2018 California Vulcans football team

American college football season

2018 California Vulcans football
Conference	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–4 (5–2 PSAC)
Head coach	Gary Dunn (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chad Salisbury (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Craig
Home stadium	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium
Seasons← 20172019 →

2018 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East
No. 17 West Chester xy$^	6	–	0	10	–	1
Kutztown ^	5	–	1	9	–	2
Bloomsburg	4	–	2	6	–	5
Shippensburg	3	–	3	6	–	5
Millersville	2	–	4	2	–	9
Lock Haven	1	–	5	2	–	9
East Stroudsburg	0	–	6	2	–	9
West
No. 12 Slippery Rock xy^	7	–	0	11	–	3
IUP	5	–	2	8	–	3
California (PA)	5	–	2	7	–	4
Edinboro	3	–	4	6	–	5
Mercyhurst	3	–	4	5	–	6
Clarion	2	–	5	4	–	7
Gannon	2	–	5	2	–	9
Seton Hill	1	–	6	1	–	10
Championship: West Chester 33, Slippery Rock 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

Background

In the 2017 season the Vulcan went 9–3 overall (5–2 PSAC) and lost in the first round of the NCAA Division II Football Championship to Assumption College, 31–40.

Player	Position	Reason left	Hometown
Vondel Bell	DB	Graduated	Wheeling, WV
Tom Greene	WR	Graduated	Pittsburgh, PA
Nick Grissom	RB	Graduated	Cincinnati, OH
Luke Smorey	WR	Graduated	Pittsburgh, PA
DeVonte Suber	LB	Graduated	Coatesville, PA
Michael Keir	QB	Graduated	Philadelphia, PA
Bryant Harper	DB	Graduated	McKeesport, PA
Cameron Tarver	LB	Graduated	Columbus, OH

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Ohio Dominican*	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	L 23–28	1,513
September 8	12:00 p.m.	at Kutztown*	Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA	L 31–34	3,162
September 15	1:00 p.m.	at Shippensburg*	Seth Grove Stadium Shippensburg, PA	W 57–14	5,311
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Edinboro	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA	W 40–35	4,523
September 29	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 IUP	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA (Coal Bowl)	W 36–24	4,902
October 6	2:00 p.m.	at Clarion	Memorial Stadium Clarion, PA	W 41–27	2,100
October 13	3:00 p.m.	Gannon	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA	L 15–29	2,720
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst	Louis J Tullio Field Erie, PA	W 23–0	1,082
October 27	1:00 p.m.	Slippery Rock	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA	L 21–44	1,984
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Seton Hill	Offutt Field Greensburg, PA	W 49–34	650
November 10	1:00 p.m.	West Chester	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA	W 28–13	741
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll All times are in Eastern time

Name	Position
Gary Dunn	Head coach
Chad Salisbury	Offensive coordinator
Mike Craig	Defensive coordinator
Peter Davila	Defensive backs
Larry Wilson	Wide receivers/Special teams
Dave Durich	Offensive line

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Venues	Adamson Stadium (1971–present)
Bowls & rivalries	IUP: Coal Bowl
Culture & lore	Blaze the Vulcan
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024