2018 Robert Morris Colonials football team

The 2018 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Bernard Clark and played their home games at Joe Walton Stadium. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 0–6 in NEC play to finish in last place.

2018 Robert Morris Colonials football
Conference	Northeast Conference
2018 record	2–9 (0–6 NEC)
Head coach	Bernard Clark (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gabe Luvara (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Plungas (1st season)
Home stadium	Joe Walton Stadium (Capacity: 3,000)

2018 Northeast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

Previous season

The Colonials finished the 2017 season 2–9, 0–6 in NEC play to finish in last place.

On November 19, head coach John Banaszak announced his retirement. He finished at Robert Morris with a four-year record of 8–34.

Preseason

NEC coaches poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Colonials predicted to finish in last place.[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 Colonials placed two players on the preseason all-NEC team.[2]

Defense Amir Fenwick – DL Adam Wollet – LB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 p.m.	at Dayton*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	L 28–49	3,012
September 8	Noon	Virginia State*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 22–19	2,013
September 13	7:30 p.m.[lower-alpha 1]	at No. 2 James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	Stretch Internet	L 7–73	18,112
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at Bryant	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN3	L 46–49	3,792
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	L 35–56	1,844
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 24–48	2,046
October 20	Noon	Central State*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 49–45	1,176
October 27	Noon	Saint Francis (PA)	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	L 7–20	1,359
November 3	Noon	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 7–38	1,556
November 10	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	ESPN+	L 39–40 ^OT	4,165
November 17	Noon	Wagner	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	L 7–41	1,222
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

1. Moved from Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

[3]

Game summaries

at Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	7	7	7	28
Flyers	21	7	14	7	49

Virginia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	6	6	7	19
Colonials	0	7	0	15	22

at James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	0	7	7
No. 2 Dukes	21	31	14	7	73

at Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	10	21	15	46
Bulldogs	14	14	14	7	49

Central Connecticut

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

at Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	7	3	7	24
Dukes	7	24	10	7	48

Central State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Marauders	7	12	20	6	45
Colonials	21	7	14	7	49

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	13	7	0	20
Colonials	0	0	0	7	7

at Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	0	0	7	0	7
Pioneers	21	14	0	3	38

at Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Colonials	10	13	0	10	6	39
Colonels	6	10	7	10	7	40

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	24	3	0	41
Colonials	7	0	0	0	7

References

1. http://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. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/northeastconference.org/documents/2018/7/24/FB_18_All_NEC_preseason_list.pdf?id=18285
3. "2018 Robert Morris Colonials schedule".