2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
NEC champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 14–42 vs. Albany
Conference	Northeast Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 23
FCS Coaches	No. 22
Record	11–2 (7–0 NEC)
Head coach	Ryan McCarthy (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Ambrosie (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron DiGravio (1st season)
Home stadium	Arute Field
	Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

Last updated January 09, 2025

2019 Northeast Conference football standings
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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 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Ryan McCarthy. They played 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
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Fordham *		Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	W 26–23	2,988
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Merrimack *		Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	W 40–37	5,114
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso *		Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+	W 42–13	2,110
September 21	3:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan *		Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 29–34	17,286
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart		Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	W 28–3	5,402
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Columbia *		Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	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	Wagner College Stadium New York City, NY	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 38–31^OT
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	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row	W 43–10
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Albany *	No. 17	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY (NCAA Division I First Round)	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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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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	25	23	19	20	19	18
Coaches	—	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	24	19	17	18	18

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References

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.
↑ 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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[2019_NEC_Coaches_Poll_and_Team-1] 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.

[2] Wilmer, Brian (April 3, 2019). "Central Connecticut State releases 2019 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[3] "2019 Football Schedule". Central Connecticut Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2019.

[4] "2019 Central Connecticut Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 9, 2019.

[5] "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

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