2018 Alabama State
3–7 (3–4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–7, over 11 games to the 10 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas Southern 30–21Nov 3
By 9 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to No. 7 Auburn 9–63Sep 8
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at 7Auburn | L 9–63 | 7% |
| Sep 15 | at Kennesaw State | L 13–62 | 19% |
| Sep 22 | at Grambling | L 0–34 | 27% |
| Oct 6 | at Alcorn State | W 28–25 | 22% |
| Oct 13 | at South Alabama | L 7–45 | 29% |
| Oct 27 | at Alabama A&M | L 10–27 | 43% |
| Nov 3 | vs Texas Southern | W 30–21 | 69% |
| Nov 10 | vs Jackson State | L 2–20 | 62% |
| Nov 17 | at Prairie View A&M | L 13–66 | 31% |
| Nov 22 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 31–24 | 76% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Mississippi Valley State 31–24; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Alabama State’s 2018 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vsTuskegee | W 26–20 | Alabama State’s article |
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 3–4 7th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 143–387
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1171 −95 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −47.3 No. 117 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 194
- Offensive coordinator
- Mark Orlando
- Defensive coordinator
- Osita Alaribe
Leaders
| Passing yards | KaDarius Davis QB | 140 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | KaDarius Davis QB | 2 TD |
| Rushing yards | Tallesin Farmer RB | 40 yds |
| Receiving yards | Tyrek Allen WR | 85 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Joe Williams IV WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Darron Johnson LB | 14 tkl |
| Sacks | Ishmael Aurismond DE | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Delancey Tolliver WR | ★★ | No. 2342 |
| Taurrian Stafford OG | ★★ | No. 2399 |
| Juwan Callines OG | ★★ | No. 3329 |
| Daniel Troutman S | ||
| Michael Jefferson WR |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.796 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 2.0 | 0.777 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.0 | 0.784 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Drafted in 2019
The 2019 draft| Rd 1 | Tytus Howard OT | Houston Texans |
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State | 8–1 | 9–4 | |
 Southern | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
| Grambling | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Alabama A&M | 5–3 | 5–5 | |
| Jackson State | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Prairie View A&M | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
 Alabama State | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
 Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
| Texas Southern | 1–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.