2018 Grambling State Tigers football team explained

Sport:	football
Year:	2018
Team:	Grambling State Tigers
Conference:	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division:	West Division
Short Conf:	SWAC
Record:	6–5
Conf Record:	4–3
Head Coach:	Broderick Fobbs
Hc Year:	5th
Def Coach:	Everett Todd
Dc Year:	5th
Stadium:	Eddie Robinson Stadium

The 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team represents Grambling State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers are led by fifth-year head coach Broderick Fobbs and play their home games at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Preseason

SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to win the West Division.^[1]

Media poll

West Division
1	Grambling State	96
2	Southern	78
3	Prairie View A&M	65
4	Texas Southern	31
5	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	30

Presason All-SWAC Team

The Tigers led all SWAC schools by having 15 players selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year

De'Arius Christmas – Sr. LB

Offense

1st team

William Waddell – Jr. OL

Kyle Davis – So. OL

Darrell Clark – Jr. WR

Jordan Jones – Jr. TE

2nd team

Quintin Guice – Jr. WRDefense

1st team

Linwood Banks – Sr. DL

La’Allan Clark – Sr. DL

Brandon Varner – Sr. DL

De’Arius Christmas – Sr. LB

Percy Cargo – Sr. DB

2nd team

Anfernee Mullins – Jr. DL

De’Andre Hogues – Jr. LB

Malcolm Williams – Sr. LB

Dedrick Shy – Sr. DBSpecial teams

1st team

Marc Orozco – Sr. K

Award watch lists

Buck Buchanan Award^[2]

De'Arius Christmas

LB

SR

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Louisiana

See also: 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team.

At Northwestern State

See also: 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team.

Alabama State

See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team.

Prairie View A&M (State Fair Classic)

See also: State Fair Classic.

Oklahoma Panhandle State

At Texas Southern

See also: 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team.

At Alcorn State

See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team.

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

See also: 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team.

Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team.

At Alabama A&M

Vs. Southern (Bayou Classic)

See also: 2018 Southern Jaguars football team and Bayou Classic.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swac Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released.
2. Web site: FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced. August 2, 2018. August 2, 2018.
3. Web site: . Grambling Tigers Schedule 2018 . . August 8, 2023 .
4. Web site: 2018 Football Schedule . Grambling State University Athletics . August 8, 2023 .