2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team
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.
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| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| 2019 record | 4–8 (4–4 NEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Darrius Smith (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Masella (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Beirne Stadium (Capacity: 4,400) |
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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 | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack * | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 6–5, 2–4 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
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 finish | Team (1st place votes) |
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| 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 Bulldogs had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[2]
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Offense Vincent Nisivoccia – WR
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Defense Tomas Wright – DL
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| 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* |
| NEC Front Row | L 30–35 | 2,242 | ||
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Saint Francis |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NEC Front Row | L 17–24 | 3,778 | ||
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Duquesne |
| NEC Front Row | W 20–16 | 1,372 | ||
| November 23 | Noon | at Wagner | NEC Front Row | W 14–10 | 1,814 | |||
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Game summaries
at Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Seawolves | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 35 |
at Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Great Danes | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 29 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Brown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
Saint Francis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Flash | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Merrimack
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Warriors | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
LIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Sharks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 25 Blue Devils | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
at Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Colonials | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |
Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pioneers | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Duquesne
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dukes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
at Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
References
- "Bryant University Bulldogs". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- "2019 Bryant Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- "2019 Bryant University Football Schedule". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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