2018 South Carolina State
5–6 (5–4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Florida A&M 44–21Nov 10
By 23 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to No. 19 UCF 0–38Sep 8
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Georgia Southern | L 6–37 | 25% |
| Sep 8 | at 19UCF | L 0–38 | 6% |
| Sep 22 | vs Norfolk State | L 7–17 | 56% |
| Sep 27 | at North Carolina A&T | L 16–31 | 14% |
| Oct 6 | at Morgan State | W 21–18 | 51% |
| Oct 13 | vs Bethune-Cookman | L 26–28 | 43% |
| Oct 20 | vs Delaware State | W 30–19 | 75% |
| Oct 27 | at Howard | W 27–21 | 32% |
| Nov 10 | at Florida A&M | W 44–21 | 33% |
| Nov 17 | vsSavannah State | W 21–17 | 74% |
| Nov 24 | vs North Carolina Central | L 17–21 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to North Carolina Central 21–17; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 5–4 5th in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 215–268
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1277 +22 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −33.8 No. 84 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 241
- Offensive coordinator
- Daniel Lewis
Leaders
| Passing yards | Tyrece Nick QB | 68 yds |
| Rushing yards | Tyrece Nick QB | 144 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Tyrece Nick QB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | De’ Montrez Burroughs WR | 40 yds |
| Tackles | Jaylen Evans DB | 14 tkl |
| Interceptions | Alex Brown DB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Jordan Johnson RB | ★★ | No. 3646 |
| Decobie Durant CB | ||
| B.J. Davis LB |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.740 |
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 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina A&T | 6–2 | 10–2 | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 5–2 | 7–5 | |
| Florida A&M | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Howard | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
 South Carolina State | 5–4 | 5–6 | |
| Morgan State | 4–4 | 4–7 | |
| North Carolina Central | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Norfolk State | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Delaware State | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Savannah State | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.