2019 Southern Arkansas Muleriders football team

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2019 Southern Arkansas Muleriders football
Heritage Bowl, L 13–20 vs. Eastern New Mexico
ConferenceGreat American Conference
2019 record8–4 (8–3 GAC)
Head coach
  • (11th season)
Offensive coordinatorLandon Keopple (11th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChad Adams (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumWilkins Stadium
(capacity:6,000)
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Great American Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Ouachita Baptist $^   11 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 15 Harding ^   10 – 1     10 – 2  
Henderson State   9 – 2     9 – 3  
Southern Arkansas   8 – 3     8 – 4  
Oklahoma Baptist   7 – 4     7 – 4  
Arkansas–Monticello   5 – 6     5 – 6  
NW Oklahoma State   4 – 7     4 – 7  
Arkansas Tech   3 – 8     3 – 8  
East Central   3 – 8     3 – 8  
SW Oklahoma State   3 – 8     3 – 8  
Southern Nazarene   2 – 9     2 – 9  
SE Oklahoma State   1 – 10     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2019 Southern Arkansas Muleriders football team represented Southern Arkansas University as a member of the Great American Conference (GAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach , the Muleriders played their home games at Rip Powell Field at Wilkins Stadium in Magnolia, Arkansas.

Previous season[]

The Muleriders finished the 2018 season at 8–4 overall and 8–3 in GAC play. They were invited to the Live United Texarkana Bowl, where they lost to Missouri Western, 30–25.[1]

Offseason[]

Position key[]

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Returning starters[]

Coaching staff[]

Name Position Year entering
Bill Keopple Head Coach 11th
Chad Adams Defensive Coordinator 2nd
Landon Keopple Offensive Coordinator 11th
Boomer "El Llorón" Cunningham Recruiting Coordinator/Offensive Line 4th
Eriq Moore Defensive Backs/Strength & Conditioning 2nd
Rashad Pittman Defensive Line 2nd
Zach Parks Graduate Assistant – Running Backs/Tight Ends 1st
Tony Lombardo Graduate Assistant – Defensive 1st
Wil Nicks Graduate Assistant – Wide Receivers 2nd
CJ Williams Student Assistant Extraordinaire/Assistant Quarterbacks 5th

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Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 56:00 p.m.at Southern Nazarene
W 34–141,237
September 146:00 p.m.Oklahoma Baptist
W 30–284,292
September 216:00 p.m.No. 23 Harding
  • Wilkins Stadium
  • Magnolia, AR
L 0–316,287
September 286:00 p.m.at Arkansas Tech
W 35–145,283
October 52:00 p.m.Southwestern Oklahoma State
  • Wilkins Stadium
  • Magnolia, AR
W 42–203,190
October 122:00 p.m.at Northwestern Oklahoma State
W 40–72,850
October 192:30 p.m.SE Oklahoma Statedagger
  • Wilkins Stadium
  • Magnolia, AR
W 49–75,796
October 263:00 p.m.at East Central
W 24–233,156
November 22:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 Ouachita Baptist
L 21–384,721
November 92:00 p.m.at No. 22 Henderson State
L 31–383,054
November 162:00 p.m.Arkansas–Monticello
W 34–322,147
December 712:00 p.m.vs. Eastern New Mexico*
L 13–201,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Coaches Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References[]

  1. ^ "2018 Mulerider Football Schedule". MuleriderAthletics.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c https://muleriderathletics.com/documents/2019/9/4//Game_1_Southern_Nazarene.pdf
  3. ^ "2019 Mulerider Football Coaches". MuleriderAthletics.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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