# 2019 Stetson Hatters football team

The 2019 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by seventh-year head coach Roger Hughes and played their home games at Spec Martin Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Hatters were picked to finish in sixth place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | San Diego | 79 (7) |
| 2 | Dayton | 66 (2) |
| 3 | Drake | 64 |
| 4 | Marist | 52 |
| 5 | Davidson | 48 |
| 6 | Stetson | 44 |
| 7 | Butler | 37 |
| 8 | Jacksonville | 30 |
| 9 | Morehead State | 15 |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 15 |

### Preseason All–PFL teams

The Hatters had eight players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Presbyterian* | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | Cancelled | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana College* | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 58–13 | 2,173 |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Marist | Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY | Red Fox Network | L 23–26 | 1,456 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Western New England* | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 59–28 | 1,330 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | North Carolina Wesleyan* | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 55–21 | 1,300 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Butler | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 30–27 | 1,364 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Dayton | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 38–21 | 1,407 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Valparaiso | Brown StadiumValparaiso, IN | ESPN+ | L 10–19 | 878 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 1,754 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | L 7–51 | 2,027 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Davidson | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | L 14–42 | 1,492 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Morehead State | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | W 31–16 | 2,134 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* ↑ The game against Presbyterian was cancelled on Saturday morning over safety concerns due to Hurricane Dorian.

## Game summaries
### Louisiana College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Hatters | 14 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 58 |

### At Marist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Red Foxes | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 26 |

### Western New England

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Hatters | 14 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 59 |

### North Carolina Wesleyan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Battling Bishops | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Hatters | 7 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 55 |

### Butler

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| Hatters | 14 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 30 |

### Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Hatters | 7 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 38 |

### At Valparaiso

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Crusaders | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |

### At Jacksonville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |

### San Diego

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 13 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 51 |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Davidson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Hatters | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### At Morehead State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Eagles | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |