2019 Robert Morris Colonials football team

2019 Robert Morris Colonials football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record7–5 (6–1 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGabe Luvara (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Plungas (2nd season)
Home stadiumJoe Walton Stadium
2019 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Central Connecticut $^   7 – 0     11 – 1  
  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 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bernard Clark and played their home games at Joe Walton Stadium. They were a member of the Northeast Conference.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Colonials were picked to finish in seventh place.[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

Preseason All-NEC team

The Colonials had one player selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.at Buffalo*
ESPN+L 10–3818,412
September 71:00 p.m.Kentucky State*
NEC Front RowL 7–132,118
September 143:00 p.m.Dayton*
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
NEC Front RowL 31–342,533
September 211:30 p.m.at VMI*
ESPN+W 31–213,900
September 286:00 p.m.at No. 22 Youngstown State*
ESPN+L 10–4512,659
October 1212:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)
NEC Front RowW 20–17 OT1,370
October 1912:00 p.m.at Wagner
NEC Front RowW 21–131,772
October 2612:00 p.m.Bryant
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
ESPN3W 24–201,496
November 212:00 p.m.LIU
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
NEC Front RowW 28–17934
November 91:00 p.m.Duquesne
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
NEC Front RowW 41–212,321
November 1612:00 p.m.at No. 19 Central Connecticut
NEC Front RowL 28–49
November 2312:00 p.m.Sacred Heart
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
NEC Front RowW 16–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

Game summaries

At Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 7 3 0 0 10
Bulls 21 7 10 0 38
See also: 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team

Kentucky State

1 2 3 4 Total
Thorobreds 0 6 7 0 13
Colonials 7 0 0 0 7
See also: Kentucky State Thorobreds football

Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 7 13 7 7 34
Colonials 7 10 7 7 31
See also: 2019 Dayton Flyers football team

At VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 14 7 7 3 31
Keydets 3 5 6 7 21
See also: 2019 VMI Keydets football team

At Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 7 0 3 0 10
No. 22 Penguins 7 24 7 7 45
See also: 2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team

At Saint Francis

1 2 3 4OT Total
Colonials 0 3 7 73 20
Red Flash 3 7 0 70 17
See also: 2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

At Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 7 0 7 7 21
Seahawks 7 3 0 3 13
See also: 2019 Wagner Seahawks football team

Bryant

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 3 0 7 20
Colonials 0 0 17 7 24
See also: 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team

LIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Sharks 3 14 0 0 17
Colonials 14 0 7 7 28
See also: 2019 LIU Sharks football team

Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 0 0 7 14 21
Colonials 7 13 7 14 41
See also: 2019 Duquesne Dukes football team

At Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 0 14 0 14 28
No. 19 Blue Devils 0 14 21 14 49
See also: 2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 7 0 7 0 14
Colonials 0 7 3 6 16
See also: 2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

References

  1. ^ a b "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 Robert Morris Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Wilmer, Brian (April 5, 2019). "Robert Morris releases 2019 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
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