On July 16, 2018, during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington , the Wildcats were predicted to finish in second place by both the coaches and media.[ 1]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Eastern Washington
134 (6)
2
Weber State
124 (3)
3
Northern Arizona
121 (3)
4
Idaho
101 (1)
5
Sacramento State
94
6
Southern Utah
91
7
Montana
82
8
Montana State
76
9
UC Davis
64
10
Cal Poly
40
11
Northern Colorado
30
12
Idaho State
29
13
Portland State
21
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Eastern Washington
651 (27)
2
Weber State
636 (19)
3
Northern Arizona
535 (1)
4
Montana
496 (2)
5
Idaho
483 (3)
6
Southern Utah
449 (1)
7
Sacramento State
415
8
Montana State
391 (1)
9
UC Davis
331 (1)
10
Idaho State
170
11
Cal Poly
169
12
Northern Colorado
166
13
Portland State
103
Preseason All-Conference Team
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The Wildcats had a conference leading six players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[ 2]
Iosua Opeta – Sr. OT
Trey Tuttle, – So. K
Rashid Shaheed – So. KR
Jonah Williams – Jr. DE
LeGrand Toia, – Sr. LB
Brady May – Sr. ST Specialist
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 6:00 p.m. at Utah * No. 8 P12N L 10–4145,988
September 8 7:00 p.m. at Cal Poly * No. 10 Pluto TV 244W 24–176,020
September 15 6:00 p.m. No. 22 South Dakota * No. 11 Pluto TV 235 W 27–108,455
September 22 6:00 p.m. Northern Colorado No. 7 Pluto TV 235 W 45–288,668
October 6 2:30 p.m. at Northern Arizona No. 6 ELVN L 24–2810,000
October 13 4:00 p.m. No. 4 Eastern Washington No. 13 ELVN W 14–68,211
October 20 4:00 p.m. Montana State No. 7 ATTRM W 34–248,062
October 27 1:00 p.m. at No. 22 North Dakota No. 4 Pluto TV 240 W 35–308,650
November 3 12:00 p.m. Sacramento State No. 4 Pluto TV 235 W 26–147,857
November 10 5:00 p.m. at Southern Utah No. 3 ELVN W 31–187,415
November 17 2:30 p.m. at Idaho State No. 3 Pluto TV 243 W 26–1310,077
December 1 2:00 p.m. No. 20 Southeast Missouri State * No. 3 ESPN3 W 48–238,838
6:00 p.m. No. 12 Maine No. 3 Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) ESPN2 L 18–237,726
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky, the game against Cal Poly was considered a non-conference matchup having no effect on conference standings.
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Wildcats
10
0
0
0
10
Utes
7
10
14
10
41
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Wildcats
7
3
7
7
24
Mustangs
0
3
7
7
17
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Coyotes
0
3
0
7
10
No. 11 Wildcats
11
7
3
6
27
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
14
7
0
28
No. 7 Wildcats
14
7
14
10
45
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Wildcats
0
8
13
3
24
Lumberjacks
7
0
14
7
28
At Eastern Washington
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1
2
3
4
Total
No. 13 Wildcats
14
0
0
0
14
No. 4 Eagles
0
3
3
0
6
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
10
7
0
24
No. 7 Wildcats
0
14
10
10
34
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Wildcats
7
14
7
7
35
No. 22 Fighting Hawks
0
20
3
7
30
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
0
0
7
7
14
No. 4 Wildcats
3
10
13
0
26
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Wildcats
7
14
7
3
31
Thunderbirds
6
6
6
0
18
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Wildcats
3
9
7
7
26
Bengals
0
0
13
0
13
Southeast Missouri State–Second Round
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1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Redhawks
7
0
7
9
23
No. 3 Wildcats
0
27
7
14
48
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 Black Bears
0
7
7
9
23
No. 3 Wildcats
0
3
9
6
18
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 8 10 11 7 6 6 13 7 4 4 3 3 3 6 Coaches 8 13 13 8 7 7 13 9 5 5 4 4 3 6