2019 Merrimack Warriors football team

The 2019 Merrimack Warriors football team represented Merrimack College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Dan Curran and played their home games at Duane Stadium. They were first year members of the Northeast Conference.

2019 Merrimack Warriors football
Conference	Northeast Conference
2019 record	6–5 (1–3 NEC)
Head coach	Dan Curran (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Gennetti (15th season)
Home stadium	Duane Stadium (Capacity: 4,000)

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 Merrimack Warriors football team

The Warriors finished the 2018 season 5–5, 5–4 in NE-10 Conference play to finish in seventh place.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Warriors were not ranked due to their transition to NCAA Division I and their lack of a full conference schedule.[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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 45–14	4,047
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	L 37–40	5,114
September 14	12:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 14–42	1,455
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Mayville State*	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 76–7	3,123
September 28	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	L 3–10	4,511
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Bryant	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 17–24	10,172
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 30–21	1,158
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Presbyterian*	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 24–21	1,721
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	L 14–45	3,091
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Franklin Pierce*	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 57–0
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row	W 24–10
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Virginia–Lynchburg

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	7	0	7	0	14
Warriors	17	14	0	14	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	7	7	7	16	37
Blue Devils	3	21	13	3	40

See also: 2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2007	CCSU, 45–7

at Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	7	7	0	0	14
Red Flash	7	13	15	7	42

See also: 2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Mayville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Comets	0	7	0	0	7
Warriors	21	25	16	14	76

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	3	0	0	3
Mountain Hawks	0	0	3	7	10

See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Bryant

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

See also: 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–8	2017	BRY, 45–7

at Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	7	17	3	3	30
Hornets	14	7	0	0	21

See also: 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	7	7	0	7	21
Warriors	7	7	0	10	24

See also: 2019 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	7	0	7	14
Rams	7	7	7	21	42

See also: 2019 Rhode Island Rams football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2006	URI, 42–7

Franklin Pierce

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	0	0	0	0	0
Warriors	21	20	10	6	57

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at LIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	10	7	0	7	24
Sharks	0	0	0	10	10

See also: 2019 LIU Sharks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting as LIU.[lower-alpha 1]

Footnotes

1. The current LIU Sharks football team is the direct successor to the LIU Post Pioneers, which before Long Island University merged its two athletic programs in 2019 was the only football team that represented any LIU campus during the existence of Merrimack football. The Warriors and Pioneers played annually during two different periods—first from 1998 to 2007, and then 2013 to 2018. Post led the series 13–3 at the time of LIU's athletic merger.

References

1. "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
2. "2019 Football Schedule". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
3. "2019 Merrimack Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.