American college football season
2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football |
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NEC champion |
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
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Ranking |
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STATS | No. 23 |
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FCS Coaches | No. 22 |
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Record | 11–2 (7–0 NEC) |
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Head coach | - Ryan McCarthy (1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Jeff Ambrosie (1st season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Ron DiGravio (1st season) |
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Home stadium | Arute Field |
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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 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represents Central Connecticut State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by first-year head coach Ryan McCarthy. They play their home games at Arute Field as a member of the Northeast Conference.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Blue Devils were picked to finish in third 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 Blue Devils had six players at three positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[1]
Offense Tyshaun James – WR J'Von Brown – OL Connor Mignone – OL Cole Phelps – OL | Defense Tajik Bagley – DB DJ Exilhomme – DB |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Fordham* | | | Stadium | W 26–23 | 2,988 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Merrimack* | | | NEC Front Row | W 40–37 | 5,114 |
September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Valparaiso* | | | ESPN+ | W 42–13 | 2,110 |
September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan* | | | ESPN3 | L 29–34 | 17,286 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart | | | ESPN3 | W 28–3 | 5,402 |
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Columbia* | | | ESPN+ | W 24–14 | 3,172 |
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Bryant | No. 25 | - Arute Field
- New Britain, CT
| NEC Front Row | W 52–14 | 5,114 |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | LIU | No. 23 | - Arute Field
- New Britain, CT
| NEC Front Row | W 28–0 | 3,156 |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wagner | No. 19 | | NEC Front Row | W 27–13 | 1,698 |
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | No. 20 | - Arute Field
- New Britain, CT
| NEC Front Row | W 38–31OT | |
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | No. 19 | - Arute Field
- New Britain, CT
| NEC Front Row | W 49–28 | |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duquesne | No. 18 | | NEC Front Row | W 43–10 | |
November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Albany* | No. 17 | | ESPN3 | L 14–42 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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[2][3][4]
Game summaries
At Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 8 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 26 |
Rams | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
Merrimack
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Warriors | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
Blue Devils | 3 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 40 |
At Valparaiso
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
Crusaders | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
At Eastern Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 29 |
Eagles | 7 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
At Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
Pioneers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
At Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Devils | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Lions | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
No. 25 Blue Devils | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
LIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 23 Blue Devils | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
At Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 19 Blue Devils | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Seahawks | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Saint Francis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Red Flash | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
No. 20 Blue Devils | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonials | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
No. 19 Blue Devils | 0 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
At Duquesne
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 18 Blue Devils | 12 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
Dukes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
FCS Playoffs
The Blue Devils received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Albany.[5]
At Albany–First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 17 Blue Devils | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 25 Great Danes | 0 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 42 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
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Coaches | — | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
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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.
- ^ Wilmer, Brian (April 3, 2019). "Central Connecticut State releases 2019 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Central Connecticut Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Central Connecticut Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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