2018 Florida Tech Panthers football team

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
← 2017
2019 →
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.[1] 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.[2]

  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.