2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team

2019 Bryant Bulldogs football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	4–8 (3–4 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Merritt (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Darrius G. Smith (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Masella (1st season)
Home stadium	Beirne Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	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 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.

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook*	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	L 10–35	9,652
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at Albany*	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 3–45	5,014
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Fordham*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	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	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	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	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	L 14–52	5,114
October 26	Noon	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	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	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	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

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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

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