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2019 Bryant Bulldogs football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record4–8 (3–4 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrius G. Smith (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Masella (1st season)
Home stadiumBeirne Stadium
Seasons← 20182020 →
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 (PA)   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

The 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Chris Merritt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the NEC. Bryant played home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in fifth place.

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

Preseason All-NEC team

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

Offense

Vincent Nisivoccia – WR


Defense

Tomas Wright – DL

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 (PA)
  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. "Bryant Bulldogs Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  3. "2019 Football Schedule". Bryant University Athletics. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
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