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2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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2018 Central Arkansas Bears football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKen Collums (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMax Thurmond (1st season)
Home stadiumEstes Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Nicholls +^   7 – 2     9 – 4  
Incarnate Word +^   6 – 2     6 – 5  
Lamar ^   6 – 3     7 – 5  
Abilene Christian   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Central Arkansas   5 – 4     6 – 5  
McNeese State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Sam Houston State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Northwestern State   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Southeastern Louisiana   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Stephen F. Austin   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Houston Baptist   0 – 9     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team represented the University of Central Arkansas in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by first-year head coach Nathan Brown and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.

Preseason

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Preseason All-Conference Teams

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On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Bears having 11 players selected.[1]

Offense First Team

  • Carlos Blackman – Jr. RB

Defense First Team

  • Chris Terrell – Jr. DL
  • Eric Jackson – Sr. DL
  • Juan Jackson – Jr. DB

Offense Second Team

  • Josh Nix – So. TE
  • Adrian Harris – So. OL
  • Hunter Watts – Jr. OL

Defense Second Team

  • Cardell Best – Sr. DL
  • Nathan Grant – So. DL
  • Raphael Garner – Sr. LB
  • Cedric Battle – Sr. KR

Preseason poll

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On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Bears predicted to finish in third place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Sam Houston State 187 (10)
2 Nicholls State 173 (6)
3 Central Arkansas 170 (5)
4 McNeese State 159 (1)
5 Southeastern Louisiana 119
6 Stephen F. Austin 90
7 Abilene Christian 89
8 Northwestern State 86
9 Incarnate Word 53
10 Lamar 52
11 Houston Baptist 32

Award watch lists

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Award Player Position Year
Buck Buchanan Award[3] Chris Terrell DE JR

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Tulsa*No. 16
ESPN3L 27–3818,356
September 86:00 pmMurray State*No. 17
SLC DigitalW 26–136,121
September 157:00 p.m.at Southeastern LouisianaNo. 18
ESPN+W 33–256,485
September 293:00 pmat No. 21 Sam Houston StateNo. 13
ESPN3L 31–34 OT7,598
October 66:00 pmHouston BaptistNo. 20
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
Bear Nation NetworkW 66–3510,210
October 133:00 p.m.at Stephen F. AustinNo. 18
ESPN3W 27–175,976
October 206:00 pmNorthwestern StateNo. 15
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
Bear Nation NetworkW 38–176,754
October 276:00 p.m.at No. 14 McNeese StateNo. 13
ESPN3L 21–2311,208
November 36:00 pmLamardaggerNo. 19
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
ELVN, CST, SLC DigitalL 24–3810,874
November 103:00 pmIncarnate Word
  • Estes Stadium
  • Conway, AR
SLC DigitalL 27–404,457
November 172:00 p.m.at Abilene Christian
ESPN+W 16–78,006
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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At Tulsa

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See also: 2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Central Arkansas at Tulsa
1 234Total
No. 16 Bears 13 077 27
• Golden Hurricane 7 14314 38
Scoring summary
112:49TULSAHobbs 49-yard pass from Skipper (Walker kick)TULSA 0–7
110:43UCACummins 19-yard FGTULSA 3–7
16:23UCACummins 40-yard FGTULSA 6–7
13:54UCAKierr 1-yard rush (Cummins kick)UCA 13–7
214:57TULSASkipper 1-yard rush (Walker kick)TULSA 13–14
25:10TULSABrooks 1-yard rush (Walker kick)TULSA 13–21
35:52UCASmith 2-yard rush (Walker kick)TULSA 20–21
31:25TULSAWalker 40-yard FGTULSA 20–24
411:08UCAMorris fumble recovery in end zone (Cummins kick)UCA 27–24
48:11TULSANeph 14-yard pass from Skipper (Walker kick)TULSA 27–31
47:36TULSABrooks 1-yard rush (Walker kick)TULSA 27–38

Murray State

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See also: 2018 Murray State Racers football team
Murray State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Racers 3 1000 13
• No. 17 Bears 7 1306 26
Sources:

At Southeastern Louisiana

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See also: 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
• No. 18 Bears 0 13146 33
Lions 7 378 25
Sources:

At Sam Houston State

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See also: 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State
1 234OTTotal
No. 13 Bears 3 77140 31
• No. 21 Bearkats 0 141433 34
Sources:

Houston Baptist

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See also: 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Huskies 14 7140 35
• No. 20 Bears 21 141714 66
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At Stephen F. Austin

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See also: 2018 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
• No. 18 Bears 7 3143 27
Lumberjacks 7 037 17
Sources:

Northwestern State

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See also: 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team
Northwestern State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Demons 0 1070 17
• No. 15 Bears 14 1473 38
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 6,754
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • Television network: Bear Nation Network
Sources:[9][10]

At McNeese State

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See also: 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team
Red Beans and Rice Bowl
1 234Total
No. 13 Bears 7 770 21
• No. 14 Cowboys 17 303 23
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 11,208
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • SW 10 • Clear
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[11]

Lamar

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See also: 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team
Lamar at Central Arkansas
(homecoming)
1 234Total
• Cardinals 21 1430 38
No. 19 Bears 10 608 24
Sources:

Incarnate Word

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See also: 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Incarnate Word at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
• Cardinals 3 141310 40
Bears 7 776 27
Sources:

At Abilene Christian

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See also: 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
• Bears 0 637 16
Wildcats 0 700 7
Sources:

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS1617181413–T2018151319RVRVRV
Coaches15171713121816151419RV——

References

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  1. ^ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams".
  2. ^ "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll".
  3. ^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Central Arkansas Bears Schedule - 2018". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  5. ^ "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 8 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 6 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "NORTHWESTERN STATE (2-5 , 1-4) -VS- CENTRAL ARKANSAS (5-2 , 4-1)". UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "Hales throws 5 TDs, Central Arkansas thumps NW State 38-17". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "CENTRAL ARKANSAS (5-3 , 4-2) -VS- MCNEESE (6-2 , 5-1)". UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
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