American college football season
The 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team represents Bryant University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They are led by first-year head coach Chris Merritt [1] and play their home games at Beirne Stadium . They are a member of the Northeast Conference .
Previous season [ ]
The Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 6–5, 2–4 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
Preseason [ ]
Preseason coaches' poll [ ]
The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in fifth place.[2]
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.[2]
Offense
Vincent Nisivoccia – WR
Defense
Tomas Wright – DL
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 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 HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
[3] [4]
Game summaries [ ]
at Stony Brook [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
3
0
7
10
Seawolves
7
7
15
6
35
at Albany [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
0
0
3
3
Great Danes
7
21
7
10
45
Fordham [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
6
0
23
29
Bulldogs
7
0
7
0
14
Brown [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
14
7
14
35
Bulldogs
3
7
7
13
30
Saint Francis [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Red Flash
0
10
3
3
16
Bulldogs
6
0
0
0
6
at Merrimack [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
10
7
0
24
Warriors
7
7
3
0
17
LIU [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Sharks
0
10
0
12
22
Bulldogs
10
0
14
3
27
at Central Connecticut [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
14
0
0
14
No. 25 Blue Devils
14
14
14
10
52
at Robert Morris [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
10
3
0
7
20
Colonials
0
0
17
7
24
Sacred Heart [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Pioneers
0
14
10
0
24
Bulldogs
0
14
0
3
17
Duquesne [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Dukes
3
0
3
10
16
Bulldogs
3
9
8
0
20
at Wagner [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
0
7
7
14
Seahawks
7
3
0
0
10
References [ ]
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