2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team explained

Mode:	football
Year:	2018
Team:	South Alabama Jaguars
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	Sun Belt
Division:	West Division
Record:	3–9
Conf Record:	2–6
Head Coach:	Steve Campbell
Hc Year:	1st
Off Coach:	Kenny Edenfield
Oc Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	Spread
Def Coach:	Greg Stewart
Dc Year:	1st
Def Scheme:	4–3
Stadium:	Ladd–Peebles Stadium

The 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Steve Campbell. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Fred Biletnikoff Award^[1]	Jamarius Way	WR	JR
Ray Guy Award^[2]	Corliss Waitman	P	JR
Wuerffel Trophy^[3]	T.J. Brunson	LB	JR

Sun Belt coaches poll

On July 19, 2018, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Jaguars predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.^[4]

West Division
1	Arkansas State	49 (9)
2	Louisiana–Monroe	37
3	South Alabama	26 (1)
4	Louisiana	25
5	Texas State	13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Teams

The Jaguars had five players selected to the preseason all-Sun Belt teams.^[5]

Offense

1st team

Jamarius Way – WRDefense

2nd team

Tyree Turner – DL

Bull Barge – LBSpecial teams

1st team

Gavin Patterson – K

Corliss Waitman – P

Schedule

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Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.

At Oklahoma State

See also: 2018 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.

Texas State

See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team.

At Memphis

See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team.

At Appalachian State

See also: 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.

At Georgia Southern

See also: 2018 Georgia Southern Eagles football team.

Alabama State

See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team.

Troy

See also: 2018 Troy Trojans football team.

At Arkansas State

See also: 2018 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team.

Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2018 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team.

At Louisiana

See also: 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team.

Coastal Carolina

See also: 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List. July 19, 2018. July 19, 2018.
2. Web site: Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled. July 25, 2018. July 25, 2018.
3. Web site: Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List. July 26, 2018. July 26, 2018. July 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180726215108/https://www.wuerffeltrophy.org/news1/wuerffel-trophy-unveils-2018-watch-list. dead.
4. Web site: Mountaineers, Red Wolves Selected as Division Favorites in 2018 Sun Belt Football Coaches' Preseason Poll.
5. Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams.
6. Web site: 2018 South Alabama Jaguars Football Schedule. USAJaguars.com. April 27, 2018.