The 2018 Delta State Statesmen football team represented Delta State University in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Todd Cooley. The Statesmen played their home games at McCool Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
Preseason
Gulf South Conference coaches poll On August 2, 2018, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Statesmen predicted to finish in 4th place in the conference.
1 West Alabama 62 (6) 2 West Florida 59 (3) 3 West Georgia 44 4 Delta State 41 5 Valdosta State 38 6 Florida Tech 32 7 North Greenville 24 8 Mississippi College 16 9 Shorter 8
Preseason All-Gulf South Conference Team The Statesmen had three players at three positions selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team.Gulf South Conference
Offense
Innis Claud V – OG
Defense
Ovenson Cledanord – LB
Tramond Lofton – DL
Schedule Delta State 2018 football schedule consists of five home and away games in the regular season. The Statesmen will host GSC foes Mississippi College, North Greenville, Shorter, and West Florida, and will travel to Florida Tech, Valdosta State, West Alabama and West Georgia.
The Statesmen will host one of the two non-conference games against Grand Valley State from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and will travel to Tarleton State from the Lone Star Conference.
Three of the ten games will be broadcast on ESPN3, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.
Rankings
Game summaries
At Tarleton State
Grand Valley State
At Florida Tech
North Greenville
West Florida
At Valdosta State
At West Alabama
Shorter
At West Georgia
Mississippi College
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