2019 Merrimack Warriors football team

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2019 Merrimack Warriors football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record6–5 (1–3 NEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Gennetti (15th season)
Home stadiumDuane Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Northeast Conference football standings
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 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.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason coaches' poll[edit]

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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Virginia–Lynchburg*NEC Front RowW 45–144,047
September 76:00 p.m.at Central ConnecticutNEC Front RowL 37–405,114
September 1412:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)NEC Front RowL 14–421,455
September 211:00 p.m.Mayville State*
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
NEC Front RowW 76–73,123
September 2812:30 p.m.at Lehigh*StadiumL 3–104,511
October 51:00 p.m.Bryant
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
NEC Front RowL 17–2410,172
October 192:00 p.m.at Delaware State*ESPN+W 30–211,158
October 261:00 p.m.Presbyterian*
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
NEC Front RowW 24–211,721
November 21:00 p.m.at Rhode Island*FloSportsL 14–453,091
November 161:00 p.m.Franklin Pierce*
  • Duane Stadium
  • North Andover, MA
NEC Front RowW 57–0
November 2312:00 p.m.at LIUNEC Front RowW 24–10

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Game summaries[edit]

Virginia–Lynchburg[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Dragons 7 0 7 0 14
Warriors 17 14 0 14 45

At Central Connecticut[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 7 7 7 16 37
Blue Devils 3 21 13 3 40

At Saint Francis (PA)[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 7 7 0 0 14
Red Flash 7 13 15 7 42

Mayville State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Comets 0 7 0 0 7
Warriors 21 25 16 14 76

At Lehigh[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 0 3 0 0 3
Mountain Hawks 0 0 3 7 10

Bryant[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 10 7 0 24
Warriors 7 7 3 0 17

At Delaware State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 7 17 3 3 30
Hornets 14 7 0 0 21

Presbyterian[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 7 7 0 7 21
Warriors 7 7 0 10 24

At Rhode Island[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 0 7 0 7 14
Rams 7 7 7 21 42

Franklin Pierce[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Ravens 0 0 0 0 0
Warriors 21 20 10 6 57

At LIU[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 10 7 0 7 24
Sharks 0 0 0 10 10

Footnotes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Merrimack Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.