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.

2019 Bryant Bulldogs football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2019 record4–8 (4–4 NEC)
Head coachChris Merritt (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorDarrius Smith (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Masella (1st season)
Home stadiumBeirne Stadium
(Capacity: 4,400)
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  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

Previous season
Main article: 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team

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

Preseason All-NEC team

The Bulldogs had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[2]

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

[3][4]

Game summaries

at Stony Brook
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 0 7 10
Seawolves 7 7 15 6 35
See also: 2019 Stony Brook Seawolves football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2018 L, 21–50

at Albany
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 3 3
Great Danes 7 21 7 10 45
See also: 2019 Albany Great Danes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2012 L, 14–31

Fordham
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 0 23 29
Bulldogs 7 0 7 0 14
See also: 2019 Fordham Rams football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2018 L, 39–41

Brown
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 14 7 14 35
Bulldogs 3 7 7 13 30
See also: 2019 Brown Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2017 L, 23–28

Saint Francis
1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 10 3 3 16
Bulldogs 6 0 0 0 6
See also: 2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–5 2018 L, 14–27

at Merrimack
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 10 7 0 24
Warriors 7 7 3 0 17
See also: 2019 Merrimack Warriors football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–1 2017 W, 49–41

LIU
1 2 3 4 Total
Sharks 0 10 0 12 22
Bulldogs 10 0 14 3 27
See also: 2019 LIU Sharks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Central Connecticut
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14
No. 25 Blue Devils 14 14 14 10 52
See also: 2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–7 2018 L, 14–48

at Robert Morris
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 3 0 7 20
Colonials 0 0 17 7 24
See also: 2019 Robert Morris Colonials football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–2 2018 W, 49–46

Sacred Heart
1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 0 14 10 0 24
Bulldogs 0 14 0 3 17
See also: 2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–7 2018 L, 26–49

Duquesne
1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 3 0 3 10 16
Bulldogs 3 9 8 0 20
See also: 2019 Duquesne Dukes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–5 2018 W, 21–20

at Wagner
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14
Seahawks 7 3 0 0 10
See also: 2019 Wagner Seahawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–4 2018 L, 36–52
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References
  1. "Bryant University Bulldogs". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. "2019 Bryant Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  4. "2019 Bryant University Football Schedule". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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