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2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team

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2019 Bryant Bulldogs football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record4–8 (3–4 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrius G. Smith (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Masella (1st season)
Home stadiumBeirne 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 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Chris Merritt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the NEC. Bryant played home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Preseason

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Preseason coaches' poll

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The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in fifth 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

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The Bulldogs had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[1]

Schedule

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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
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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At Stony Brook

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 0 7 10
Seawolves 7 7 15 6 35

At Albany

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 3 3
Great Danes 7 21 7 10 45

Fordham

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 0 23 29
Bulldogs 7 0 7 0 14

Brown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 14 7 14 35
Bulldogs 3 7 7 13 30

Saint Francis

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 10 3 3 16
Bulldogs 6 0 0 0 6

At Merrimack

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 10 7 0 24
Warriors 7 7 3 0 17

LIU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Sharks 0 10 0 12 22
Bulldogs 10 0 14 3 27

At Central Connecticut

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14
No. 25 Blue Devils 14 14 14 10 52

At Robert Morris

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 3 0 7 20
Colonials 0 0 17 7 24

Sacred Heart

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 0 14 10 0 24
Bulldogs 0 14 0 3 17

Duquesne

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1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 3 0 3 10 16
Bulldogs 3 9 8 0 20

At Wagner

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14
Seahawks 7 3 0 0 10

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Bryant Bulldogs Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Bryant University Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2024.