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The Bears were led by first-year head coach Nathan Brown and played their home games at Estes Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6\u20135, 5\u20134 in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.Table of ContentsPrevious season[edit]Preseason[edit]Preseason All-Conference Teams[edit]Preseason Poll[edit]Award watch lists[edit]Schedule[edit]Game summaries[edit]At Tulsa[edit]Murray State[edit]At Southeastern Louisiana[edit]At Sam Houston State[edit]Houston Baptist[edit]At Stephen F. Austin[edit]Northwestern State[edit]At McNeese State[edit]Lamar[edit]Incarnate Word[edit]At Abilene Christian[edit]Ranking movements[edit]References[edit]Previous season[edit]The Bears finished the 2017 season 10\u20132, 9\u20130 in Southland play to be crowned Southland Conference champions. They received the Southland’s automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to New Hampshire in the second round.On December 7, head coach Steve Campbell resigned to become the head coach at South Alabama.[1] He finished at Central Arkansas with a four-year record of 33\u201315.Preseason[edit]Preseason All-Conference Teams[edit]On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Bears having 11 players selected.[2]Offense First TeamCarlos Blackman \u2013 Jr. RBDefense First TeamChris Terrell \u2013 Jr. DLEric Jackson \u2013 Sr. DLJuan Jackson \u2013 Jr. DBOffense Second TeamJosh Nix \u2013 So. TEAdrian Harris \u2013 So. OLHunter Watts \u2013 Jr. OLDefense Second TeamCardell Best \u2013 Sr. DLNathan Grant \u2013 So. DLRaphael Garner \u2013 Sr. LBCedric Battle \u2013 Sr. KRPreseason Poll[edit]On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Bears predicted to finish in third place.[3]Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)1Sam Houston State187 (10)2Nicholls State173 (6)3Central Arkansas170 (5)4McNeese State159 (1)5Southeastern Louisiana1196Stephen F. Austin907Abilene Christian898Northwestern State869Incarnate Word5310Lamar5211Houston Baptist32Award watch lists[edit]Schedule[edit]Source:  [5][6][7][8][9][10]DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 16:00 p.m.at Tulsa*No. 16ESPN3L 27\u20133818,356September 86:00 pmMurray State*No. 17SLC DigitalW 26\u2013136,121September 157:00 p.m.at Southeastern LouisianaNo. 18ESPN+W 33\u2013256,485September 293:00 pmat No.\u00a021 Sam Houston StateNo. 13ESPN3L 31\u201334 OT7,598October 66:00 pmHouston BaptistNo. 20Bear Nation NetworkW 66\u20133510,210October 133:00 p.m.at Stephen F. AustinNo. 18ESPN3W 27\u2013175,976October 206:00 pmNorthwestern StateNo. 15Bear Nation NetworkW 38\u2013176,754October 276:00 p.m.at No.\u00a014 McNeese StateNo. 13ESPN3L 21\u20132311,208November 36:00 pmLamarNo. 19ELVN\/CST\/SLC DigitalL 24\u20133810,874November 103:00 pmIncarnate WordSLC DigitalL 27\u2013404,457November 172:00 p.m.at Abilene ChristianESPN+W 16\u201378,006*Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time*-Indicates Game Broadcast via Tape DelayGame summaries[edit]At Tulsa[edit]Central Arkansas at Tulsa 1234Total  No. 16 Bears1307727\u2022 Golden Hurricane71431438Scoring summary112:49TULSAHobbs 49-yard pass from Skipper (Walker kick)TULSA 0\u20137110:43UCACummins 19-yard FGTULSA 3\u2013716:23UCACummins 40-yard FGTULSA 6\u2013713:54UCAKierr 1-yard rush (Cummins kick)UCA 13\u20137214:57TULSASkipper 1-yard rush (Walker kick)TULSA 13\u20131425:10TULSABrooks 1-yard rush (Walker kick)TULSA 13\u20132135:52UCASmith 2-yard rush (Walker kick)TULSA 20\u20132131:25TULSAWalker 40-yard FGTULSA 20\u201324411:08UCAMorris fumble recovery in end zone (Cummins kick)UCA 27\u20132448:11TULSANeph 14-yard pass from Skipper (Walker kick)TULSA 27\u20133147:36TULSABrooks 1-yard rush (Walker kick)TULSA 27\u201338Murray State[edit]Murray State at Central Arkansas 1234Total  Racers3100013\u2022 No. 17 Bears7130626Sources:At Southeastern Louisiana[edit]Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana 1234Total\u2022  No. 18 Bears01314633 Lions737825Sources:At Sam Houston State[edit]Central Arkansas at Sam Houston State 1234OTTotal  No. 13 Bears37714031\u2022 No. 21 Bearkats014143334Sources:Houston Baptist[edit]Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas 1234Total  Huskies14714035\u2022 No. 20 Bears2114171466Sources:At Stephen F. Austin[edit]Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin 1234Total\u2022  No. 18 Bears7314327 Lumberjacks703717Sources:Northwestern State[edit]Northwestern State at Central Arkansas 1234Total  Demons0107017\u2022 No. 15 Bears14147338Date: October 20Location: Estes StadiumConway, ARGame start: 6:00 pm CDTElapsed time: 3:05Game attendance: 6,754Referee: Cooper CastleberryTelevision network: Bear Nation NetworkSources:[11][12]At McNeese State[edit]Red Beans and Rice Bowl 1234Total  No. 13 Bears777021\u2022 No. 14 Cowboys1730323Date: October 27Location: Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LAGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDTElapsed time: 3:15Game attendance: 11,208Game weather: 73\u00a0\u00b0F (23\u00a0\u00b0C) \u2022 SW 10  \u2022 ClearReferee: Michael VanderVeldeTelevision network: ESPN3Sources:[13]Lamar[edit]Lamar at Central Arkansas(homecoming) 1234Total\u2022  Cardinals21143038 No. 19 Bears1060824Sources:Incarnate Word[edit]Incarnate Word at Central Arkansas 1234Total\u2022  Cardinals314131040 Bears777627Sources:At Abilene Christian[edit]Central Arkansas at Abilene Christian 1234Total\u2022  Bears063716 Wildcats07007Sources:Ranking movements[edit]Ranking movementsLegend: \u2588\u2588 Increase in ranking. \u2588\u2588 Decrease in ranking.\u2014 = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. \u0442 = Tied with team above or below.WeekPollPre123456789101112FinalSTATS FCS1617181413\u2013T2018151319RVRVRVCoaches15171713121816151419RV\u2014\u2014References[edit]^ “South Alabama Names Steve Campbell Head Football Coach”.^ “Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams”.^ “Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll”.^ “FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced”. August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.^ “2018 Football Schedule”. UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2018.^ “Central Arkansas Bears Schedule – 2018”. ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2018.^ “Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections”. Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.^ “SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS”. Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.^ “SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 8 TV SELECTIONS”. Southland Conference. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.^ “SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 6 TV SELECTIONS”. Southland Conference. September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.^ “NORTHWESTERN STATE (2-5 , 1-4) -VS- CENTRAL ARKANSAS (5-2 , 4-1)”. UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2018.^ “Hales throws 5 TDs, Central Arkansas thumps NW State 38-17”. ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2018.^ “CENTRAL ARKANSAS (5-3 , 4-2) -VS- MCNEESE (6-2 , 5-1)”. UCA Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2018."},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki10\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki10\/2018-central-arkansas-bears-football-team\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team"}}]}]