2019 Merrimack Warriors football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record6–5 (1–3 NEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Gennetti (15th season)
Home stadiumDuane 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 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

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)
1Duquesne (7)
2Sacred Heart (1)
3Central Connecticut
4Wagner
5Bryant
6Saint Francis
7Robert Morris
8LIU

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Virginia–Lynchburg*
NEC Front RowW 45–144,047
September 76:00 p.m.at Central Connecticut
NEC 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 LIU
NEC Front RowW 24–10

[2][3]

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

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

At LIU

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

Footnotes

    References

    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.
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