American college football season
2019 Bryant Bulldogs football |
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
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Record | 4–8 (3–4 NEC) |
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Head coach | - Chris Merritt (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Darrius G. Smith (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Tom Masella (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Beirne Stadium |
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Seasons |
2019 Northeast Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
No. 23 Central Connecticut $^ | | 7 | – | 0 | | | | | 11 | – | 1 | |
Robert Morris | | 6 | – | 1 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
Duquesne | | 4 | – | 3 | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | |
Sacred Heart | | 4 | – | 3 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
Saint Francis (PA) | | 3 | – | 4 | | | | | 6 | – | 6 | |
Bryant | | 3 | – | 4 | | | | | 4 | – | 8 | |
Wagner | | 1 | – | 6 | | | | | 1 | – | 11 | |
LIU | | 0 | – | 7 | | | | | 0 | – | 10 | |
Merrimack * | | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | |
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- $ – Conference champion
- ^ – FCS playoff participant
- * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I, and also ineligible for NEC title due to not playing a full conference schedule
Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Chris Merritt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the NEC. Bryant played home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in fifth place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team (1st place votes) |
1 | Duquesne (7) |
2 | Sacred Heart (1) |
3 | Central Connecticut |
4 | Wagner |
5 | Bryant |
6 | Saint Francis |
7 | Robert Morris |
8 | LIU |
Preseason All-NEC team
The Bulldogs had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[1]
Offense Vincent Nisivoccia – WR | Defense Tomas Wright – DL |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Stony Brook* | | FloSports | L 10–35 | 9,652 |
September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany* | | FloSports | L 3–45 | 5,014 |
September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Fordham* | | NEC Front Row | L 14–29 | 1,362 |
September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Brown* | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| NEC Front Row | L 30–35 | 2,242 |
September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| NEC Front Row | L 6–16 | 2,894 |
October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Merrimack | | NEC Front Row | W 24–17 | 10,172 |
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | LIU | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| NEC Front Row | W 27–22 | 1,268 |
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Central Connecticut | | NEC Front Row | L 14–52 | 5,114 |
October 26 | Noon | at Robert Morris | | NEC Front Row | L 20–24 | 1,496 |
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| NEC Front Row | L 17–24 | 3,778 |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Duquesne | - Beirne Stadium
- Smithfield, RI
| NEC Front Row | W 20–16 | 1,372 |
November 23 | Noon | at Wagner | | NEC Front Row | W 14–10 | 1,814 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Seawolves | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 35 |
At Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Great Danes | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 29 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Brown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
Saint Francis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Red Flash | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Bulldogs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
At Merrimack
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Warriors | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
LIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Sharks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
At Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
No. 25 Blue Devils | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
At Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Colonials | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pioneers | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Duquesne
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Dukes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Bulldogs | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
At Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
References
- ^ a b "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "Bryant Bulldogs Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Bryant University Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
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