2018 Mississippi College Choctaws football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2018
Team:Mississippi College Choctaws
Conference:Gulf South Conference
Short Conf:GSC
Record:3–7
Conf Record:1–6
Head Coach:John Bland
Hc Year:5th
Off Coach:Tommy Laurendine[1]
Oc Year:1st
Def Coach:Michael Collins
Dc Year:3rd
Stadium:Robinson-Hale Stadium

The 2018 Mississippi College Choctaws football team represented Mississippi College during the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach John Bland. The Choctaws played their home games at Robinson-Hale Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference (GSC).

Preseason

Gulf South Conference coaches poll

On August 2, 2018, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Choctaws predicted to finish eighth place in the conference.[2]

1 West Alabama 62 (6)
2 West Florida 59 (3)
3 West Georgia 44
4 Delta State 41
5 Valdosta State 38
6 Florida Tech 32
7 North Greenville 24
8 Mississippi College 16
9 Shorter 8

Preseason All-Gulf South Conference Team

The Choctaws had one player at one position selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team.[3]

Special teamsChakel Gates – RS

Schedule

Mississippi College 2018 football schedule consists of six home and five away games in the regular season. The Choctaws will host GSC foes Valdosta State, West Alabama, West Florida, West Georgia, and will travel to Delta State, Florida Tech, North Greenville, and Shorter.

The Choctaws will host two of the three non-conference games against Clark Atlanta from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southwest Baptist Bearcats football from the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and will travel to North Alabama, which is a FCS Independent team.

Two of the eleven games will be broadcast on ESPN3, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.[4]

Schedule Source:[5]

The game between North Greenville and Mississippi College was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Florence.[6] The game will not be rescheduled.

Rankings

Game summaries

Clark Atlanta

Southwest Baptist

West Florida

Valdosta State

At Florida Tech

At North Alabama

At Shorter

West Georgia

West Alabama

At Delta State

Notes and References

  1. Tommy Laurendine Joins Mississippi College Football Staff. Mississippi College Athletics. January 12, 2018. June 25, 2018.
  2. Web site: West Alabama Tops GSC Football Preseason Poll. Gulf South Conference. August 2, 2018. August 28, 2018.
  3. Web site: Gulf South Conference 2018. amazonaws.com. 6 March 2023.
  4. Web site: GSC Announces 2018 Football Game of the Week Schedule. Gulf South Conference. July 18, 2018.
  5. Web site: 2018 Football Schedule. Florida Today. June 25, 2018.
  6. Web site: MC football game against NGU canceled ahead of Hurricane Florence. WLBT3. September 12, 2018. September 12, 2018.