2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team

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2019 Bryant Bulldogs football
Bryant Bulldogs wordmark.png
Conference Northeast Conference
Record4–8 (3–4 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrius Smith (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Masella (1st season)
Home stadium Beirne Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Northeast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ 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.

Contents

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 finishTeam (1st place votes)
1Duquesne (7)
2Sacred Heart (1)
3Central Connecticut
4Wagner
5Bryant
6Saint Francis
7Robert Morris
8LIU

Preseason All-NEC team

The Bulldogs had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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) Dagger-14-plain.png
  • 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
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3] [4]

Game summaries

At Stony Brook

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Bulldogs030710
Seawolves7715635

At Albany

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Bulldogs00033
Great Danes72171045

Fordham

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Rams0602329
Bulldogs707014

Brown

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Bears01471435
Bulldogs3771330

Saint Francis

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Red Flash0103316
Bulldogs60006

At Merrimack

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Bulldogs7107024
Warriors773017

LIU

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Sharks01001222
Bulldogs10014327

At Central Connecticut

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Bulldogs0140014
No. 25 Blue Devils1414141052

At Robert Morris

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Bulldogs1030720
Colonials0017724

Sacred Heart

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Pioneers01410024
Bulldogs0140317

Duquesne

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Dukes3031016
Bulldogs398020

At Wagner

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Bulldogs007714
Seahawks730010

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. "2019 Bryant Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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