The 2018 Texas–Permian Basin Falcons football team represented University of Texas of the Permian Basin in the

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. They were led by third-year head coach Justin Carrigan. The Falcons played their home games at

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in Odessa, Texas, with one home game played at Grande Communications Stadium in

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, and were members of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The team matched its record from the previous two seasons, finishing with a record of 2–9 and went 1–7 in conference play. Prior to the start of the season, it was announced that offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Scott Preston had left the program. Preston took a coaching position with an unknown team. Head coach Justin Carrigan took over as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Preseason

LSC media poll

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Schedule

The Falcons' 2018 schedule was released on April 11, 2018, and consisted of six home games and five away games. The team hosted LSC foes Midwestern State, , , and Texas A&M–Commerce, and traveled to

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, , and

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. The Falcons hosted non-conference foe

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from the

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and traveled to

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from the

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and from the

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Roster

Game summaries

At Texas Southern

Statistics Kickoff was originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m., but was delayed two-and-a-half hours due to severe weather and heavy rain in Houston.

At Northern Michigan

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No. 7 Midwestern State

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At Tarleton State

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Western New Mexico

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At West Texas A&M

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Humboldt State

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Angelo State

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At Eastern New Mexico

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No. 16 Texas A&M–Commerce

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At Texas A&M–Kingsville

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Scoring

;Scores against non-conference opponents ;Scores against the Lone Star Conference ;Scores against all opponents

References

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