2018 Robert Morris Colonials football team

American college football season

2018 Robert Morris Colonials football

Conference| Northeast Conference
Record| 2–9 (0–6 NEC)
Head coach|

* Bernard Clark (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Gabe Luvara (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Dave Plungas (1st season)
Home stadium| Joe Walton Stadium
(Capacity: 3,000)

Seasons

<- 2017

2019 ->

2018 Northeast Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 21 Duquesne +^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Sacred Heart \+  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Central Connecticut |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Wagner |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Saint Francis (PA) |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Bryant |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Robert Morris |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Bernard Clark and played their home games at Joe Walton Stadium. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 0–6 in NEC play to finish in last place.

## Contents

* 1 Previous season
* 2 Preseason
* 2.1 NEC coaches poll
* 2.2 Preseason All-NEC team
* 3 Schedule
* 4 Game summaries
* 4.1 at Dayton
* 4.2 Virginia State
* 4.3 at James Madison
* 4.4 at Bryant
* 4.5 Central Connecticut
* 4.6 at Duquesne
* 4.7 Central State
* 4.8 Saint Francis (PA)
* 4.9 at Sacred Heart
* 4.10 at Eastern Kentucky
* 4.11 Wagner
* 5 References

## Previous season[edit]

The Colonials finished the 2017 season 2–9, 0–6 in NEC play to finish in last place.

On November 19, head coach John Banaszak announced his retirement. He finished at Robert Morris with a four-year record of 8–34.

## Preseason[edit]

### NEC coaches poll[edit]

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Colonials predicted to finish in last place.[1]

Predicted finish  | Team

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1 | Central Connecticut
2 | Duquesne
3 | Bryant
4 | Saint Francis
5 | Wagner
6 | Sacred Heart
7 | Robert Morris

### Preseason All-NEC team[edit]

The Colonials placed two players on the preseason all-NEC team.[2]

Defense

Amir Fenwick – DL

Adam Wollet – LB

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 1| 1:00 p.m.| at Dayton*|

* Welcome Stadium
* Dayton, OH

| Facebook Live| L 28–49| 3,012
September 8| Noon| Virginia State*|

* Joe Walton Stadium
* Moon Township, PA

| NECFR| W 22–19| 2,013
September 13| 7:30 p.m.[a]| at No. 2 James Madison*|

* Bridgeforth Stadium
* Harrisonburg, VA

| Stretch Internet| L 7–73| 18,112
September 22| 1:00 p.m.| at Bryant|

* Beirne Stadium
* Smithfield, RI

| ESPN3| L 46–49| 3,792
October 6| 1:00 p.m.| Central Connecticut|

* Joe Walton Stadium
* Moon Township, PA

| NECFR| L 35–56| 1,844
October 13| 7:00 p.m.| at Duquesne|

* Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| ESPN3| L 24–48| 2,046
October 20| Noon| Central State*|

* Joe Walton Stadium
* Moon Township, PA

| NECFR| W 49–45| 1,176
October 27| Noon| Saint Francis (PA)|

* Joe Walton Stadium
* Moon Township, PA

| NECFR| L 7–20| 1,359
November 3| Noon| at Sacred Heart|

* Campus Field
* Fairfield, CT

| NECFR| L 7–38| 1,556
November 10| 1:00 p.m.| at Eastern Kentucky*|

* Roy Kidd Stadium
* Richmond, KY

| ESPN+| L 39–40 OT| 4,165
November 17| Noon| Wagner|

* Joe Walton Stadium
* Moon Township, PA

| NECFR| L 7–41| 1,222

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

1. ^ Moved from Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

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## Game summaries[edit]

### at Dayton[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Colonials  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 28
Flyers | 21  | 7  | 14  | 7 | 49

See also: 2018 Dayton Flyers football team

### Virginia State[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Trojans  | 0  | 6  | 6  | 7 | 19
Colonials | 0  | 7  | 0  | 15 | 22

### at James Madison[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Colonials  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7
No. 2 Dukes | 21  | 31  | 14  | 7 | 73

See also: 2018 James Madison Dukes football team

### at Bryant[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Colonials  | 0  | 10  | 21  | 15 | 46
Bulldogs | 14  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 49

See also: 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team

### Central Connecticut[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Blue Devils | 21  | 14  | 7  | 14 | 56
Colonials  | 14  | 7  | 14  | 0 | 35

See also: 2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

### at Duquesne[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Colonials  | 7  | 7  | 3  | 7 | 24
Dukes  | 7  | 24  | 10  | 7 | 48

See also: 2018 Duquesne Dukes football team

### Central State[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Marauders  | 7  | 12  | 20  | 6 | 45
Colonials  | 21  | 7  | 14  | 7 | 49

### Saint Francis (PA)[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Red Flash  | 0  | 13  | 7  | 0 | 20
Colonials  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7

See also: 2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

### at Sacred Heart[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Colonials  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7
Pioneers | 21  | 14  | 0  | 3 | 38

See also: 2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

### at Eastern Kentucky[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4| OT | Total

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Colonials  | 10  | 13  | 0  | 10| 6 | 39
Colonels | 6  | 10  | 7  | 10| 7 | 40

See also: 2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

### Wagner[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Seahawks | 14  | 24  | 3  | 0 | 41
Colonials  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 7

See also: 2018 Wagner Seahawks football team

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Defending Champ CCSU Tops Preseason Coaches' Poll, Places League-high Seven on All-NEC Team".
2. ^ http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/northeastconference.org/documents/2018/7/24/FB_18_All_NEC_preseason_list.pdf?id=18285[bare URL PDF]
3. ^ "2018 Robert Morris Colonials schedule".

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