2018 Central Arkansas
6–5 (5–4 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Houston Christian 66–35Oct 6
By 31 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Tulsa 27–38Sep 1
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Tulsa | L 27–38 | 40% |
| Sep 8 | vs Murray State | W 26–13 | 85% |
| Sep 15 | at SE Louisiana | W 33–25 | 55% |
| Sep 29 | at Sam Houston | L 31–34 | 45% |
| Oct 6 | vs Houston Christian | W 66–35 | 89% |
| Oct 13 | at Stephen F. Austin | W 27–17 | 75% |
| Oct 20 | vs Northwestern State | W 38–17 | 83% |
| Oct 27 | at McNeese | L 21–23 | 54% |
| Nov 3 | vs Lamar | L 24–38 | 80% |
| Nov 10 | vs Incarnate Word | L 27–40 | 71% |
| Nov 17 | at Abilene Christian | W 16–7 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Abilene Christian 16–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 5–4 tied for 4th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 336–287
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1382 −55 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −22.9 No. 42 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 155
- Offensive coordinator
- Ken Collums
- Defensive coordinator
- Max Thurmond
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–2–5
Leaders
| Passing yards | Breylin Smith QB | 165 yds |
| Rushing yards | Carlos Blackman RB | 57 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Breylin Smith QB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Jakari Dillard WR | 61 yds |
| Tackles | Juan Jackson DB | 16 tkl |
| Sacks | Chris Terrell DL | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Donavon Foley TE | ★★★ | No. 2064 |
| Alejandro Ramirez DT | ★★★ | No. 2119 |
| Cameron Myers RB | ★★ | No. 2381 |
| Matthew Morgan OT | ||
| Will Burgess OT |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.795 |
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.809 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.806 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.7 | 0.804 |
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.
2018 Southland Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nicholls | 7–2 | 9–4 | |
| Incarnate Word | 6–2 | 6–5 | |
| Lamar | 6–3 | 7–5 | |
| McNeese | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Sam Houston | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
 Central Arkansas | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Abilene Christian | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Northwestern State | 4–5 | 5–6 | |
| SE Louisiana | 4–5 | 4–7 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 2–7 | 2–8 | |
| Houston Christian | 0–9 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.