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
ConferencePioneer Football League
2019 record3–9 (1–7 PFL)
Head coachIan Shields (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorTrent Steelman (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAlan Darlin (3rd season)
Home stadiumD. 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)
1San Diego79 (7)
2Dayton66 (2)
3Drake64
4Marist52
5Davidson48
6Stetson44
7Butler37
8Jacksonville30
9Morehead State15
Valparaiso

Preseason All–PFL teams

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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.at Richmond*
MASNL 19–387,702
September 147:00 p.m.at Presbyterian*
ESPN+W 30–202,208
September 211:00 p.m.Dartmouth*
ESPN+L 6–352,077
September 281:00 p.m.Ave Maria*
ESPN+W 42–281,643
October 51:00 p.m.at Dayton
Facebook LiveL 28–562,824
October 121:00 p.m.Morehead State
ESPN+L 22–301,433
October 191:00 p.m.Davidson
YouTubeL 19–492,732
October 261:00 p.m.at Butler
YouTubeL 14–243,484
November 21:00 p.m.Stetson
ESPN+L 24–271,754
November 912:00 p.m.at Drake
Bulldog VisionL 14–281,670
November 161:00 p.m.at Marist
Red Fox NetworkW 52–45 2OT1,396
November 231:00 p.m.San Diego
ESPN+L 28–471,203

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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 4OT2OT Total
Dolphins 14 3 7 1477 52
Red Foxes 7 7 7 1770 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
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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.
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