| 2019 Morningside Mustangs football | |
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| NAIA national champion GPAC champion | |
| NAIA National Championship Game, W 40–38 vs. Marian (IN) | |
| Conference | Great Plains Athletic Conference |
| Record | 14–0 (8–0 GPAC) |
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| Co-defensive coordinator | Casey Jacobsen (9th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Nathan Turner (9th season) |
| Home stadium | Elwood Olsen Stadium |
| Seasons← 20182020 → | |
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| No. 1 Morningside $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Northwestern (IA) ^ | 8 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dordt | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midland | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Briar Cliff | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doane | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (NE) | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota Wesleyan | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamestown | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hastings | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Morningside Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Morningside University as a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) during the 2019 NAIA football season. In their 18th season under head coach Steve Ryan, the Mustangs compiled a perfect 14–0 record (8–0 against GPAC opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating the Marian Knights, 40–38, in the NAIA National Championship Game.
Quarterback Joe Dolincheck completed 295 of 433 passes (68.1%) for 4,303 yards and 49 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Running back Arnijae Ponder carried the ball 323 times for 1,884 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 31 | St. Francis (IL)* | No. 1 |
| W 80–0 | 1,000 | |||
| September 14 | Dordt | No. 1 |
| W 56–14 | 1,100 | |||
| September 21 | Midland | No. 1 |
| W 51–29 | 5,600 | |||
| October 5 | at Hastings | No. 1 |
| W 69–13 | ||||
| October 12 | at Briar Cliff | No. 1 |
| W 49–14 | 1,000 | |||
| October 19 | Jamestown | No. 1 |
| W 61–0 | 1,105 | |||
| October 26 | at Dakota Wesleyan | No. 1 |
| W 69–0 | ||||
| November 2 | at Doane | No. 1 |
| W 42–10 | 1,000 | |||
| November 9 | Concordia (NE) | No. 1 |
| W 52–7 | 1,050 | |||
| November 16 | at No. 5 Northwestern (IA) | No. 1 | W 37–27 | |||||
| November 23 | No. 17 Dickinson State* | No. 1 |
| W 57–14 | 1,000 | |||
| November 30 | No. 9 Saint Xavier* | No. 1 |
| W 51–0 | 600 | |||
| December 7 | No. 4 Grand View* | No. 1 |
| W 21–16 | 4,500 | |||
| December 21 | vs. No. 2 Marian (IN)* | No. 1 |
| W 40–38 | 1,646 | |||
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References
- "2019-20 Football Schedule". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- "2019-20 Football Statistics - Morningside (Iowa)". NAIA. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- "Concorida (NE) at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- "Morningside at Northwestern". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- "Dickinson State at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- "St. Xavier (IL) at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- "Grand View at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- "Marian (IN) at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
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