2019 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

The 2019 Jacksonville Dolphins football team represented Jacksonville University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Ian Shields and played their home games at D. B. Milne Field.[1] They were members of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). On December 3, 2019, Jacksonville University announced the discontinuation of the football program, making 2019 the final season of Dolphins football.[2]

2019 Jacksonville Dolphins football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2019 record	3–9 (1–7 PFL)
Head coach	Ian Shields (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Trent Steelman (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Alan Darlin (3rd season)
Home stadium	D. B. Milne Field (Capacity: 5,000)

2019 Pioneer Football League standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
San Diego $^		8	–	0					9	–	3
Dayton		6	–	2					8	–	3
Drake		6	–	2					6	–	5
Davidson		5	–	3					8	–	4
Stetson		4	–	4					7	–	4
Marist		4	–	4					4	–	7
Morehead State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Butler		2	–	6					3	–	9
Jacksonville		1	–	7					3	–	9
Valparaiso		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

Previous season

The Dolphins finished the 2018 season 2–8, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in last place.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Dolphins were picked to finish in eighth place.[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	San Diego	79 (7)
2	Dayton	66 (2)
3	Drake	64
4	Marist	52
5	Davidson	48
6	Stetson	44
7	Butler	37
8	Jacksonville	30
9	Morehead State	15
	Valparaiso

Preseason All–PFL teams

The Dolphins had two players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.[4]

Offense First team Garnett Nicolas – FB Jake Dempsey – OL

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at Richmond*	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	MASN	L 19–38	7,702
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN+	W 30–20	2,208
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Dartmouth*	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN+	L 6–35	2,077
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Ave Maria*	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN+	W 42–28	1,643
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	L 28–56	2,824
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Morehead State	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN+	L 22–30	1,433
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	YouTube	L 19–49	2,732
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Butler	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	YouTube	L 14–24	3,484
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Stetson	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN+	L 24–27	1,754
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	Bulldog Vision	L 14–28	1,670
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Marist	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	Red Fox Network	W 52–45 ^2OT	1,396
November 23	1:00 p.m.	San Diego	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN+	L 28–47	1,203
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	6	0	13	19
Spiders	14	17	7	0	38

See also: 2019 Richmond Spiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	7	3	20	30
Blue Hose	3	10	0	7	20

See also: 2019 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2002	L, 7–14

Dartmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Big Green	14	14	7	0	35
Dolphins	0	0	0	6	6

See also: 2019 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Ave Maria

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gyrenes	7	14	0	7	28
Dolphins	17	14	0	11	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	7	7	7	28
Flyers	7	28	7	14	56

See also: 2019 Dayton Flyers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2018	L, 7–34

Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	3	6	14	30
Dolphins	7	0	7	8	22

See also: 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–4	2016	W, 61–49

Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	14	7	21	49
Dolphins	0	3	10	6	19

See also: 2019 Davidson Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–7	2018	L, 37–44

at Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	14	0	0	0	14
Bulldogs	6	8	3	7	24

See also: 2019 Butler Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–3	2018	W, 48–44

Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	3	6	8	10	27
Dolphins	0	3	14	7	24

See also: 2019 Stetson Hatters football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2018	L, 35–38

at Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	0	0	7	14
Bulldogs	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2019 Drake Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–14	2018	L, 9–41

at Marist

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Dolphins	14	3	7	14	7	7	52
Red Foxes	7	7	7	17	7	0	45

See also: 2019 Marist Red Foxes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	2018	L, 17–20

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	10	7	13	17	47
Dolphins	0	14	7	7	28

See also: 2019 San Diego Toreros football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2018	L, 35–59

References

1. "Ian Shields - Head Coach - Football Coaches". Jacksonville University. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
2. Kelley, Kevin (December 3, 2019). "Jacksonville Dolphins discontinuing football program, effective immediately". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
3. "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
4. "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
5. "2019-20 Football Schedule". Jacksonville University. Retrieved May 31, 2019.