In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Dukes were predicted to win the CAA championship.[ 2]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
James Madison 241 (21)
2
New Hampshire
206 (2)
3
Delaware
182
4
Stony Brook
169
5
Elon
168 (1)
6
Villanova
164
7
Richmond
127
8
Maine
81
9
Albany
78
10
Towson
74
11
William & Mary
55
12
Rhode Island
39
Preseason All-CAA Team
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The Dukes had six players selected to the preseason all-CAA team, including cornerback Rashad Robinson being selected as preseason defensive player of the year.
Offense
Marcus Marshall – RB
Jahee Jackson – OL
Defense
Darrious Carter – DL
Jimmy Moreland – DB
Rashad Robinson – DB
Special teams
Harry O'Kelly – P
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 12:00 p.m. at NC State * No. 2 ESPNU L 13–2456,073 September 8 6:00 p.m. at Norfolk State * No. 2 ESPN3 W 17–0[ a] 6,482 7:30 p.m.[ b] Robert Morris * No. 2 NBCS WA+ W 73–718,112 September 22 3:30 p.m. William & Mary No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry ) NBCS WA+ W 51–025,130 September 29 3:00 p.m. at Richmond No. 2 NBCS WA+ W 63–108,217 October 6 1:30 p.m. No. 10 Elon No. 2 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MASN /SNY L 24–2725,484 October 13 1:00 p.m. at Villanova No. 6 FCS /FSGO W 37–05,219 October 27 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Stony Brook No. 3 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MASN/SNY W 13–1025,244 November 3 1:00 p.m. at New Hampshire No. 3 FCS L 24–357,741 November 10 2:00 p.m. Rhode Island No. 9 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA MASN/SNY W 48–3124,199 November 17 2:00 p.m at No. 15 Towson No. 7 CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveW 38–177,208 November 24 3:00 p.m. No. 21 Delaware * No. 6 ESPN3 W 20–67,297 December 1 1:00 p.m. at No. 9 Colgate * No. 6 ESPN3 L 20–236,418 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Source: [ 4]
^ The JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after first quarter due to inclement weather.
^ Moved from Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in anticipation of Hurricane Florence .
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Dukes
7
0
3
3
13
Wolfpack
0
17
0
7
24
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Dukes
17
17
Spartans
0
0
Due to inclement weather, the JMU–Norfolk State game was mutually ended after the first quarter.
1
2
3
4
Total
Colonials
0
0
0
7
7
No. 2 Dukes
21
31
14
7
73
1
2
3
4
Total
Tribe
0
0
0
0
0
No. 2 Dukes
7
10
21
13
51
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Dukes
7
28
21
7
63
Spiders
3
7
0
0
10
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Phoenix
0
7
3
17
27
No. 2 Dukes
3
6
3
12
24
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Dukes
10
6
14
7
37
Wildcats
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 15 Seawolves
0
10
0
0
10
No. 3 Dukes
7
0
0
6
13
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Dukes
3
0
7
14
24
Wildcats
14
7
7
7
35
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
7
7
10
7
31
No. 9 Dukes
14
13
7
14
48
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Dukes
7
17
7
7
38
No. 15 Tigers
7
3
0
7
17
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1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Fightin' Blue Hens
0
3
3
0
6
No. 6 Dukes
3
9
8
0
20
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1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Dukes
7
3
3
7
20
No. 9 Raiders
3
3
14
3
23
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 2 (6) 2 (1) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (3) 2 (3) 6–T 4 3 3 9 7 6 9 Coaches 2 (3) 2 2 (1) 2 2 2 8 5 3 3 10 8 6 10
Players drafted into the NFL
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