2019 Merrimack Warriors football team

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.

2019 Merrimack Warriors football
Conference	Northeast Conference
2019 record	6–5 (1–3 NEC)
Head coach	Dan Curran (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Gennetti (15th season)
Home stadium	Duane Stadium (Capacity: 4,000)

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		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

Previous season

The Warriors finished the 2018 season 5–5, 5–4 in NE-10 Conference play to finish in seventh place.

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 45–14	4,047
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	L 37–40	5,114
September 14	12:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 14–42	1,455
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Mayville State*	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 76–7	3,123
September 28	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	L 3–10	4,511
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Bryant	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 17–24	10,172
October 19	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 30–21	1,158
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Presbyterian*	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 24–21	1,721
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	L 14–45	3,091
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Franklin Pierce*	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	W 57–0
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row	W 24–10
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

[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.