2019 Bryant Bulldogs football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record4–8 (3–4 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrius Smith (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Masella (1st season)
Home stadiumBeirne Stadium
2019 Northeast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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)
1Duquesne (7)
2Sacred Heart (1)
3Central Connecticut
4Wagner
5Bryant
6Saint Francis
7Robert Morris
8LIU

Preseason All-NEC team

The Bulldogs had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 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)dagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings 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

  1. ↑ "Bryant University Bulldogs". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2019 Bryant Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2019 Bryant University Football Schedule". Bryant University Bulldogs. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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