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2018 Florida Tech Panthers football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJayson Martin (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Minter (2nd season)
Home stadiumFlorida Tech Panther Stadium
Seasons← 20172019 →
2018 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Valdosta State $^   8 – 0     14 – 0  
No. 16 West Georgia ^   7 – 1     10 – 2  
Florida Tech ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
West Alabama ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
West Florida   4 – 4     6 – 5  
North Greenville   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Delta State   2 – 6     2 – 8  
Mississippi College   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Shorter   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2018 Florida Tech Panthers football team represented Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) during the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Steve Englehart. The Panthers played their home games at Florida Tech Panther Stadium, approximately one mile from the Florida Tech campus, and were members of the Gulf South Conference.

The 2018 season saw FIT finish with a record of 8-4, earning their second trip to the NCAA Division II Football Championship where they were eliminated in the first round at Lenoir-Rhyne. The Panthers finished with a record of 5-3 in GSC play, including their first ever win over in-state rival West Florida with a 30-28 victory in Pensacola that saw them record the largest comeback in program history after trailing by 18 points in the first half.

Preseason

Gulf South Conference coaches poll

On August 2, 2018, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Panthers predicted to finish in 6th place in the conference.

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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 Panthers had four players at four positions selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team.

Offense

Romell Guerrier – WR

Antwuan Haynes – RB

Defense

Adonis Davis – DL

J. T. Hassell – LB

Schedule

Florida Tech 2018 football schedule consists of five home and six away games in the regular season. The Panthers will host GSC foes Delta State, Mississippi College, North Greenville, and Valdosta State, and will travel to Shorter, West Alabama, West Florida, and West Georgia.

The Panthers will host one of the three non-conference games against Newberry from the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) and will travel to Benedict from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Wingate also from the SAC.

Two of the eleven games will be broadcast on ESPN3, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Benedict*W 33-141,528
September 81:00 p.m.Newberry*W 17-102,500
September 157:00 p.m.Delta State
  • Florida Tech Panther Stadium
  • Melbourne, FL
ESPN3W 30-123,567
September 222:00 p.m.at No. 8 West GeorgiaL 21-302,524
September 293:00 p.m.at Wingate*ESPN3W 26-232,171
October 67:00 p.m.Mississippi College
  • Florida Tech Panther Stadium
  • Melbourne, FL
W 31-242,543
October 131:00 p.m.No. 8 Valdosta State
  • Florida Tech Panther Stadium
  • Melbourne, FL
L 21-513,679
October 205:00 p.m.at No. 17 West FloridaW 30-285,191
October 275:00 p.m.at West AlabamaESPN3L 22-295,106
November 32:00 p.m.North Greenville
  • Florida Tech Panther Stadium
  • Melbourne, FL
W 37-72,800
November 101:00 p.m.at ShorterW 55-71,575
November 172:00 p.m.at No. 17 Lenoir-RhyneL 21-432,436
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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Game summaries

At Benedict

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 16 3 7 7 33
Tigers 7 0 0 7 14

Newberry

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolves 0 3 7 0 10
Panthers 0 7 10 0 17

Delta State

1 2 3 4 Total
Statesmen 0 6 6 0 12
Panthers 21 9 0 0 30

At West Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 7 0 21
Wolves 7 0 10 13 30

At Wingate

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 7 12 26
Bulldogs 0 10 7 6 23

Mississippi College

1 2 3 4 Total
Choctaws 0 14 7 3 24
Panthers 3 7 7 14 31

Valdosta State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 14 10 0 27 51
Panthers 0 0 7 14 21

At West Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 7 10 10 30
Argonauts 14 7 0 7 28

At West Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 10 9 3 22
Tigers 14 0 7 8 29

North Greenville

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 0 7 0 7
Panthers 20 10 7 0 37

At Shorter

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 28 10 7 55
Hawks 0 0 0 7 7

At Lenoir-Rhyne

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 0 14 0 21
Bears 17 10 13 3 43

Awards and milestones

Gulf South Conference honors

Four players from Florida Tech were honored as All-GSC selections by the league's coaches. Linebacker J.T. Hassell was named the GSC Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the second Panther to receive the honor.

Gulf South Conference All-Conference First Team

  • J.T. Hassell, LB
  • Adonis Davis, DL
  • Romell Guerrier, WR

Gulf South Conference All-Conference Second Team

  • Antwuan Haynes, RB

Gulf South Conference offensive player of the week

  • October 22: Romell Guerrier

Gulf South Conference defensive player of the week

  • September 10: J.T. Hassell
  • October 1: J.T. Hassell
  • October 29: J.T. Hassell
  • November 5: Dezmond Morgan

Gulf South Conference special teams player of the week

  • November 5: Trey Schaneville

School records

  • Most career rushing yards: 3,496, Antwuan Haynes
  • Most career rushing touchdowns: 25, Antwuan Haynes
  • Most career sacks: 23, Adonis Davis
  • Most career tackles for loss: 52, Adonis Davis
  • Most touchdown receptions in a season: 13, Romell Guerrier
  • Most tackles in a season: 124, J.T. Hassell
  • Most interceptions in a season: 4, John McClure
  • Most defensive touchdowns in a season: 3, Richard Leveille
  • Most tackles in a game: 20, J.T. Hassell (October 6, 2018)
  • Most sacks in a single game: 4, J.T. Hassell (September 29, 2018)
  • T-Most interceptions in a single game: 2, Dezmond Morgan (November 3, 2018) and John McClure (September 1, 2018)
  • T-Most tackles for loss in a single game: 4, J.T. Hassell (September 29, 2018)
  • Most carries in a single game: 29, Antwuan Haynes (October 20, 2018)
  • Largest comeback: 18 at West Florida (October 20, 2018)
  • Most points scored in single game: 55 at Shorter (November 10, 2018)

References

  1. "Panthers' Season Ends with NCAA Playoff Loss to Lenoir-Rhyne". Florida Institute of Technology. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. "Florida Tech Comes Back to Win Coastal Classic". Florida Institute of Technology. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. "West Alabama Tops GSC Football Preseason Poll". Gulf South Conference. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  4. Gulf South Conference 2018
  5. "Football Announces 2018 Schedule" (Press release). Florida Institute of Technology Department of Athletics. March 2, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  6. "Florida Tech Panthers football adds Newberry to 2018 schedule" (Press release). Hometown News. March 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  7. "GSC Announces 2018 Football Game of the Week Schedule". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. "Florida Tech unveils 2018 football schedule". Florida Today. March 2, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  9. "GSC Announces 2018 Football All-Conference Awards". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  10. "GSC Football Players of the Week: October 22, 2018". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  11. "GSC Football Players of the Week: September 10, 2018". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  12. "GSC Football Players of the Week: October 1, 2018". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  13. "GSC Football Players of the Week: October 29, 2018". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  14. ^ "GSC Football Players of the Week: November 5, 2018". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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