2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

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2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
Central Connecticut Blue Devils wordmark.png
NEC champion
Conference Northeast Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 23
FCS CoachesNo. 22
Record11–2 (7–0 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Ambrosie (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRon DiGravio (1st season)
Home stadium Arute Field
Seasons
  2018
2021  
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  
  • $ 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.

Contents

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]

Preseason All-NEC team

The Blue Devils had six players at three positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team. [1]

Schedule

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

[2] [3] [4]

Game summaries

At Fordham

1234Total
Blue Devils8701126
Rams0610723

Merrimack

1234Total
Warriors7771637
Blue Devils32113340

At Valparaiso

1234Total
Blue Devils01421742
Crusaders607013

At Eastern Michigan

1234Total
Blue Devils15001429
Eagles71401334

At Sacred Heart

1234Total
Blue Devils7714028
Pioneers03003

At Columbia

1234Total
Blue Devils7100724
Lions077014

Bryant

1234Total
Bulldogs0140014
No. 25 Blue Devils1414141052

LIU

1234Total
Sharks00000
No. 23 Blue Devils0147728

At Wagner

1234Total
No. 19 Blue Devils677727
Seahawks3100013

Saint Francis

1234OTTotal
Red Flash014107031
No. 20 Blue Devils77710738

Robert Morris

1234Total
Colonials01401428
No. 19 Blue Devils014211449

At Duquesne

1234Total
No. 18 Blue Devils12717743
Dukes0100010

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

1234Total
No. 17 Blue Devils700714
No. 25 Great Danes0728742

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RVRVRV252319201918
Coaches RVRVRVRV2419171818

References

  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.