On July 16, 2018, during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington , the Hornets were predicted to finish in fifth place in the coaches poll and seventh place in the media poll.[ 2]
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 Hornets had three players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[ 3]
Andre Lindsey – Sr. WR
George Obinna – Sr. DE
Mister Harriel – Sr. S
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. St. Francis (IL) * CW 31 W 55–76,944 September 8 6:00 p.m. at San Diego State * L 14–2845,755 September 15 1:00 p.m. at Northern Colorado * ELVN W 28–253,768 September 22 12:00 p.m. at No. 19 Montana RTNW L 34–4124,060 October 6 6:00 p.m. Cal Poly Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA CW 31 L 27–418,930 October 13 5:00 p.m. at Southern Utah Pluto TV 236L 27–4810,424 October 20 6:00 p.m. North Dakota Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA CW 31 L 15–4110,709 October 27 6:00 p.m. Portland State Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA CW 31 L 14–413,267 November 3 11:00 a.m. at No. 4 Weber State Pluto TV 235 L 14–267,857 November 10 6:00 p.m. Northern Arizona Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA CW 31 [ a] November 17 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 9 UC Davis ELVN L 13–562,482 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
^ The game against Northern Arizona on November 10 was cancelled due to unhealthy air quality as a result of the Camp Fire in Northern California .[ 4]
^ The game against UC Davis on November 17 was moved to Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada due to unhealthy air quality as a result of the Camp Fire in Northern California.[ 5]
Despite Northern Colorado also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the September 15 game against Sacramento State was considered a non-conference game.[ 6]
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Saints
0
0
7
0
7
Hornets
10
21
14
10
55
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
0
7
7
0
14
Aztecs
7
6
0
15
28
At Northern Colorado
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1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
7
0
7
14
28
Bears
7
7
3
8
25
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
14
14
3
3
34
No. 19 Grizzlies
14
10
7
10
41
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
14
7
6
14
41
Hornets
14
0
3
10
27
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
21
3
0
3
27
Thunderbirds
7
20
14
7
48
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
14
0
20
7
41
Hornets
3
7
5
0
15
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
3
21
3
14
41
Hornets
0
7
0
7
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
0
0
7
7
14
No. 4 Wildcats
3
10
13
0
26
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
3
7
3
0
13
No. 9 Aggies
14
21
7
14
56
