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 represents Bryant University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by first-year head coach Chris Merritt[1] and play their home games at Beirne Stadium. They are a member of the Northeast Conference.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in fifth place.[2]
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.[2]
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
- ^ "Bryant University Bulldogs". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2019 Bryant Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Bryant University Football Schedule". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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