2018 Texas Southern
1–9 (1–7 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–9, over 11 games to the 10 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mississippi Valley State 42–14Oct 27
By 28 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Texas State 20–36Sep 8
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Texas State | L 20–36 | 26% |
| Sep 15 | at Alcorn State | L 15–27 | 22% |
| Sep 22 | at Houston | L 14–70 | 7% |
| Oct 6 | vs Alabama A&M | L 21–42 | 49% |
| Oct 13 | vs Grambling | L 21–34 | 25% |
| Oct 20 | at Southern | L 7–21 | 14% |
| Oct 27 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 42–14 | 62% |
| Nov 3 | at Alabama State | L 21–30 | 31% |
| Nov 17 | vs Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 10–15 | 65% |
| Nov 24 | at Prairie View A&M | L 14–60 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Prairie View A&M 60–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 29 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Texas Southern’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 | vsUT Permian Basin | W 26–16 | Texas Southern’s article |
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 1–7 10th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 185–349
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1078 −104 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −45.9 No. 114 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 192
- Offensive coordinator
- Morris Watts
- Defensive coordinator
- Tom Anthony
Leaders
| Passing yards | Jay Christophe QB | 436 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Jay Christophe QB | 4 TD |
| Rushing yards | Brad Woodard RB | 41 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Terio Brown RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Bobby Hartzog Jr. WR | 173 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Tren’Davian Dickson WR | 2 TD |
| Tackles | Matthew Stevenson DB | 18 tkl |
| Sacks | Julian Marcantel LB | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Julian Marcantel LB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Drake Centers OG | ★★★ | No. 2148 |
| Deondre Spencer S | ★★ | No. 3377 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.805 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.758 |
| Whole class | 2 | 2.5 | 0.782 |
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.