2018 East Mississippi Lions football team

2018 East Mississippi Lions football
NJCAA champion MACJC champion MACJC North Division champion
MACJC championship game, W 19–14 vs. Jones
NJCAA championship game, W 10–9 vs. Garden City
Conference	Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges
Division	North Division
Record	12–0 (6–0 MACJC)
Head coach	Buddy Stephens (11th season)
Home stadium	Sullivan-Windham Field

2018 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 1 East Mississippi #xy$^		6	–	0					12	–	0
No. 7 Northwest Mississippi #		5	–	1					8	–	2
Holmes		3	–	3					5	–	4
Itawamba		3	–	3					5	–	4
Mississippi Delta		3	–	6					3	–	6
Northeast Mississippi		1	–	5					1	–	8
Coahoma		0	–	6					0	–	9
South Division
No. 5 Jones (MS) #xy		6	–	0					10	–	2
No. 18 Copiah–Lincoln #		5	–	1					6	–	4
No. 12 Mississippi Gulf Coast		4	–	2					7	–	2
East Central (MS)		3	–	3					4	–	5
Hinds		2	–	4					4	–	5
Pearl River		2	–	5					2	–	7
Southwest Mississippi		0	–	6					1	–	8
Championship: East Mississippi 19, Jones 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NJCAA National Championship participant # – MACJC playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Poll

The 2018 East Mississippi Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Mississippi Community College as a member of the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) during the 2018 junior college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Buddy Stephens, Lions compiled a perfect 12–0 record (6–0 in conference games), defeated Garden City in the national championship game, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was East Mississippi's fifth national championship, following the 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2018 teams.

The team played its home games at Sullivan-Windham Field in Scooba, Mississippi.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Hinds*	Sullivan-Windham Field Scooba, MS	W 50–0
September 6	at Pearl River*	Dobie Holden Stadium Poplarville, MS	W 59–10
September 13	at Itawamba	Fulton, MS	W 56–26
September 20	Mississippi Delta	Sullivan-Windham Field Scooba, MS	W 54–13
September 27	at East Central (MS)*	Decatur, MS	W 24–21
October 4	at Northwest Mississippi	Senatobia, MS	W 34–6
October 13	Holmes	Sullivan-Windham Field Scooba, MS	W 56–21
October 18	Coahoma	Sullivan-Windham Field Scooba, MS	W 47–0
October 25	at Northeast Mississippi	Booneville, MS	W 26–7
November 3	Copiah–Lincoln*	Sullivan-Windham Field Scooba, MS (MACJC semifinal)	W 31–7
November 10	Jones*	Sullivan-Windham Field Scooba, MS (MACJC championship game)	W 19–14
November 29	vs. Garden City*	Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS (NJCAA championship game)	W 10–9
*Non-conference game