# 2019 Robert Morris Colonials football team

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.
| 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Buffalo* | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN+ | L 10–38 | 18,412 |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Kentucky State* | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | NEC Front Row | L 7–13 | 2,118 |
| September 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Dayton* | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | NEC Front Row | L 31–34 | 2,533 |
| September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at VMI* | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | ESPN+ | W 31–21 | 3,900 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Youngstown State* | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN+ | L 10–45 | 12,659 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NEC Front Row | W 20–17 $^{OT}$ | 1,370 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wagner | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NEC Front Row | W 21–13 | 1,772 |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Bryant | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | ESPN3 | W 24–20 | 1,496 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | LIU | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | NEC Front Row | W 28–17 | 934 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Duquesne | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | NEC Front Row | W 41–21 | 2,321 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Central Connecticut | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NEC Front Row | L 28–49 | |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | NEC Front Row | W 16–14 | |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonials | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bulls | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 38 |

### Kentucky State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thorobreds | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Colonials | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Colonials | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### At VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonials | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Keydets | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 |

### At Youngstown State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonials | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 22 Penguins | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 45 |

### At Saint Francis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Colonials | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Red Flash | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### At Wagner

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonials | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

### Bryant

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Colonials | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 |

### LIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sharks | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Colonials | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Duquesne

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Colonials | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 |

### At Central Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonials | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| No. 19 Blue Devils | 0 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 49 |

### Sacred Heart

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Colonials | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |