American college football season
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 .
Previous season [ ]
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 * NEC Front Row W 45–144,047
September 7 6:00 p.m. at Central Connecticut NEC Front Row L 37–405,114
September 14 12:00 p.m. at Saint Francis (PA) NEC Front Row L 14–421,455
September 21 1:00 p.m. Mayville State * Duane Stadium North Andover, MA NEC Front Row W 76–73,123
September 28 12:30 p.m. at Lehigh * Stadium L 3–104,511
October 5 1:00 p.m. Bryant Duane Stadium North Andover, MA NEC Front Row L 17–2410,172
October 19 2:00 p.m. at Delaware State * ESPN+ W 30–211,158
October 26 1:00 p.m. Presbyterian * Duane Stadium North Andover, MA NEC Front Row W 24–211,721
November 2 1:00 p.m. at Rhode Island * FloSports L 14–453,091
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 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
at Central Connecticut [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Warriors
7
7
7
16
37
Blue Devils
3
21
13
3
40
at Saint Francis (PA) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Warriors
7
7
0
0
14
Red Flash
7
13
15
7
42
Mayville State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Comets
0
7
0
0
7
Warriors
21
25
16
14
76
See also: Mayville State Comets football
at Lehigh [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Warriors
0
3
0
0
3
Mountain Hawks
0
0
3
7
10
Bryant [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
10
7
0
24
Warriors
7
7
3
0
17
at Delaware State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Warriors
7
17
3
3
30
Hornets
14
7
0
0
21
Presbyterian [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Hose
7
7
0
7
21
Warriors
7
7
0
10
24
at Rhode Island [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Warriors
0
7
0
7
14
Rams
7
7
7
21
42
Franklin Pierce [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Ravens
0
0
0
0
0
Warriors
21
20
10
6
57
See also: Franklin Pierce Ravens football
at LIU [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Warriors
10
7
0
7
24
Sharks
0
0
0
10
10
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