2018 Mercyhurst Lakers football team

The 2018 Mercyhurst Lakers football team represented Mercyhurst University as a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) during the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. The Lakers, led by 18th-year head coach Marty Schaetzle, played their home games at Tullio Field in Erie, Pennsylvania.

2018 Mercyhurst Lakers football
Conference	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	5–6 (3–4 PSAC)
Head coach	Marty Schaetzle (18th season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Kotulski (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tullio Field
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
No. 17 West Chester xy$^		6	–	0					10	–	1
Kutztown ^		5	–	1					9	–	2
Bloomsburg		4	–	2					6	–	5
Shippensburg		3	–	3					6	–	5
Millersville		2	–	4					2	–	9
Lock Haven		1	–	5					2	–	9
East Stroudsburg		0	–	6					2	–	9
West
No. 12 Slippery Rock xy^		7	–	0					11	–	3
IUP		5	–	2					8	–	3
California (PA)		5	–	2					7	–	4
Edinboro		3	–	4					6	–	5
Mercyhurst		3	–	4					5	–	6
Clarion		2	–	5					4	–	7
Gannon		2	–	5					2	–	9
Seton Hill		1	–	6					1	–	10
Championship: West Chester 33, Slippery Rock 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Hillsdale*	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 9–14	1,963	[1]
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Tiffin*	Tullio Field Erie, PA	L 20–24	1,274	[2]
September 15	1:00 p.m.	Bloomsburg*	Tullio Field Erie, PA	W 14–10	1,739
September 22	4:00 p.m.	at No. 3 IUP	George P. Miller Stadium Indiana, PA	L 7–34	3,406
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at Slippery Rock	Mihalik-Thompson Stadium Slippery Rock, PA	L 21–41	5,936	[3]
October 6	12:00 p.m.	Edinboro	Tullio Field Erie, PA	W 24–6	1,505	[4]
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at Seton Hill	Offutt Field Greensburg, PA	L 33–34	500
October 20	12:00 p.m.	California (PA)	Tullio Field Erie, PA	Suspended
October 21	12:00 p.m.	California (PA)	Tullio Field Erie, PA	L 0–23	1,082
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Gannon	McConnell Family Stadium Erie, PA	W 38–21	1,001
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Clarion	Tullio Field Erie, PA	W 14–7	1,723
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Millersville	Tullio Field Erie, PA	W 35–14	834
*Non-conference game Rankings from DII Coaches Poll All times are in Eastern time