2018 Grambling
6–5 (5–3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Oklahoma Panhandle 62–7Oct 6
By 55 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Louisiana 17–49Sep 1
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Louisiana | L 17–49 | 45% |
| Sep 8 | at Northwestern State | L 7–34 | 68% |
| Sep 22 | vs Alabama State | W 34–0 | 73% |
| Sep 29 | vs Prairie View A&M | L 16–22 | 63% |
| Oct 6 | vsOklahoma Panhandle | W 62–7 | 81% |
| Oct 13 | at Texas Southern | W 34–21 | 75% |
| Oct 20 | at Alcorn State | L 26–33 | 41% |
| Oct 27 | vs Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 45–38 | 86% |
| Nov 3 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 24–19 | 90% |
| Nov 10 | at Alabama A&M | W 29–16 | 56% |
| Nov 24 | vs Southern | L 28–38 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Southern 38–28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 3rd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 322–277
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1373 −72 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −35.5 No. 89 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 149
Leaders
| Passing yards | Geremy Hickbottom QB | 112 yds |
| Rushing yards | Geremy Hickbottom QB | 52 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Geremy Hickbottom QB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Quintin Guice WR | 54 yds |
| Tackles | De’Arius Christmas LB | 9 tkl |
| Sacks | De’Arius Christmas LB | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Devanir Martin DB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Maurice Robinson ATH | ★★★ | No. 977 |
| Ricky Travis PRO | ★★ | No. 2350 |
| Ryan Fields CB | ★★ | No. 2888 |
| Queze Brutton RB | ★★ | No. 3241 |
| Keilon Elder RB |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.795 |
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.763 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.779 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.854 |
| Whole class | 4 | 2.3 | 0.798 |
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 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.