2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	6–5 (4–2 NEC)
Head coach	Pete Rossomando (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ryan McCarthy
Defensive coordinator	Andrew Christ
Home stadium	Arute Field; (Capacity: 5,500)
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Northeast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Duquesne +^	5	–	1	8	–	3
Sacred Heart +	5	–	1	7	–	4
Central Connecticut	4	–	2	6	–	5
Wagner	3	–	3	4	–	7
Saint Francis (PA)	2	–	4	4	–	7
Bryant	2	–	4	6	–	5
Robert Morris	0	–	6	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Pete Rossomando and played their home games at Arute Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in third place.

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2017 season 8–4, 6–0 in NEC play to win the conference title. They received the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, their first FCS playoff appearance in school history, where they were defeated by New Hampshire in the First Round.

Preseason

NEC coaches poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Blue Devils predicted to become NEC champions.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team
1	Central Connecticut
2	Duquesne
3	Bryant
4	Saint Francis
5	Wagner
6	Sacred Heart
7	Robert Morris

Preseason All-NEC team

The Blue Devils placed seven players on the preseason all-NEC team.^[2]

Offense

Jacob Dolegala – QB

Arthur Gilmore – TE

J’Von Brown – OL

Connor Mignone – OL

Defense

Chris Tinkham – DL

Kenneth Keen – LB

Tajik Bagley – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 6–42	9,801
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Lincoln (PA)*	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NECFR	W 55–0	5,115
September 15	5:00 p.m.	Columbia*	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NECFR	L 24–41	3,789
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	W 24–13	7,134
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium	L 24–31	5,295
October 6	Noon	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 56–35	1,844
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Bryant	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	W 48–14	3,745
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	Arute Field New Britain, CT (Constitution State Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 25–28	5,117
October 27	Noon	Wagner	Arute Field New Britain, CT		W 49–24	852
November 10	Noon	at Saint Francis	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	W 30–14	912
November 17	Noon	Duquesne	Arute Field New Britain, CT		L 31–38	3,617
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	0	6	6
Cardinals	7	14	14	7	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Lincoln (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Blue Devils	27	14	7	7	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Columbia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	3	10	14	41
Blue Devils	7	7	0	10	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2009	CCSU, 22–13

at Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	10	7	7	0	24
Rams	0	6	7	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2017	FORD, 38–13

at Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	10	0	7	24
Leopards	7	7	7	10	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2016	LAF, 24–10

at Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	21	14	7	14	56
Colonials	14	7	14	0	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–17	2017	CCSU, 42–14

at Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	6	14	8	20	48
Bulldogs	14	0	0	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	2017	CCSU, 31–14

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	0	14	7	28
Blue Devils	3	14	0	8	25

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–8	2017	CCSU, 26–15

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	3	7	0	24
Blue Devils	14	7	7	21	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–16	2017	CCSU, 51–45 ^4OT

at Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	14	7	9	30
Red Flashes	7	0	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–5	2017	CCSU, 28–10

Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	7	14	7	10	38
Blue Devils	14	3	7	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–5	2017	CCSU, 28–27

References

[1] ttp://www.northeastconference.org/news/2018/7/24/football-defending-champ-ccsu-tops-preseason-coaches-poll-places-league-high-seven-on-all-nec-team.aspx

[2] ttp://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/northeastconference.org/documents/2018/7/24/FB_18_All_NEC_preseason_list.pdf?id=18285

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