2019 Robert Morris Colonials football team

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2019 Robert Morris Colonials football
Robert Morris Colonials wordmark.svg
Conference Northeast Conference
Record7–5 (6–1 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGabe Luvara (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Plungas (2nd season)
Home stadium Joe Walton Stadium
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
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 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bernard Clark and played their home games at Joe Walton Stadium. They were a member of the Northeast Conference.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Colonials were picked to finish in seventh place. [1]

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

Preseason All-NEC team

The Colonials had one player selected to the preseason all-NEC team. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.at Buffalo *
 ESPN+ L 10–3818,412
September 71:00 p.m. Kentucky State *
NEC Front RowL 7–132,118
September 143:00 p.m. Dayton *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
NEC Front RowL 31–342,533
September 211:30 p.m.at VMI *
ESPN+W 31–213,900
September 286:00 p.m.at No. 22 Youngstown State *
ESPN+L 10–4512,659
October 1212:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)
NEC Front RowW 20–17 OT1,370
October 1912:00 p.m.at Wagner
NEC Front RowW 21–131,772
October 2612:00 p.m. Bryant
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
 ESPN3 W 24–201,496
November 212:00 p.m. LIU
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
NEC Front RowW 28–17934
November 91:00 p.m. Duquesne
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
NEC Front RowW 41–212,321
November 1612:00 p.m.at No. 19 Central Connecticut
NEC Front RowL 28–49
November 2312:00 p.m. Sacred Heart
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
NEC Front RowW 16–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2] [3]

Game summaries

At Buffalo

1234Total
Colonials730010
Bulls21710038

Kentucky State

1234Total
Thorobreds067013
Colonials70007

Dayton

1234Total
Flyers7137734
Colonials7107731

At VMI

1234Total
Colonials1477331
Keydets356721

At Youngstown State

1234Total
Colonials703010
No. 22 Penguins7247745

At Saint Francis

1234OTTotal
Colonials0377320
Red Flash3707017

At Wagner

1234Total
Colonials707721
Seahawks730313

Bryant

1234Total
Bulldogs1030720
Colonials0017724

LIU

1234Total
Sharks3140017
Colonials1407728

Duquesne

1234Total
Dukes0071421
Colonials71371441

At Central Connecticut

1234Total
Colonials01401428
No. 19 Blue Devils014211449

Sacred Heart

1234Total
Pioneers707014
Colonials073616

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. ↑ "2019 Robert Morris Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ Wilmer, Brian (April 5, 2019). "Robert Morris releases 2019 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
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