# 2019 Southern Arkansas Muleriders football team

The 2019 Southern Arkansas Muleriders football team represented Southern Arkansas University as a member of the Great American Conference (GAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bill Keopple, the Muleriders played their home games at Rip Powell Field at Wilkins Stadium in Magnolia, Arkansas.

## Offseason
### Position key

| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB |
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E |
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K |
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB |
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |

### Returning starters

| Player | Class | Position |
| Austin Paatricia | Sophomore | Right Tackle |
| Drew Crawford | Senior | Right Guard |
| Trey Thomas | Senior | Center |
| Marshall Poppenhusen | Sophomore | Left Guard |
| Mason Grantz | Senior | Left tackle |
| Jaidon Parrish | Senior | Fullback |
| Dalton Wright | Senior | Tight End |
| Michael Ingram | Senior | Wide Receiver |
| Jared Lancaster | Senior | Wide Receiver |
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| Player | Class | Position |
| Lorenzo Watkins | Senior | Cornerback |
| Stacy Lawrence | Senior | Safety |
| Brock Floyd | Senior | Safety |
| La'Montrick Turner | Senior | Safety |
| Antonio Washington | Junior | Defensive tackle |
| DeMarcus Pegue | Junior | Linebacker |
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| Player | Class | Position |
| Austin Wilkerson | Sophomore | Kicker |
| Jaidon Parrish | Senior | Long snapper |
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### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year entering |
| Bill Keopple | Head coach | 11th |
| Chad Adams | Defensive coordinator | 2nd |
| Landon Keopple | Offensive coordinator | 11th |
| Boomer "El Llorón" Cunningham | Recruiting coordinator/offensive line | 4th |
| Eriq Moore | Defensive backs/Strength and Conditioning | 2nd |
| Rashad Pittman | Defensive line | 2nd |
| Zach Parks | Graduate Assistant – Running backs/tight ends | 1st |
| Tony Lombardo | Graduate Assistant – Defensive | 1st |
| Wil Nicks | Graduate Assistant – Wide receivers | 2nd |
| CJ Williams | Student Assistant Extraordinaire/Assistant Quarterbacks | 5th |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Nazarene | SNU StadiumBethany, OK | W 34–14 | 1,237 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Oklahoma Baptist | Wilkins StadiumMagnolia, AR | W 30–28 | 4,292 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 23 Harding | Wilkins StadiumMagnolia, AR | L 0–31 | 6,287 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas Tech | Thone StadiumRussellville, AR | W 35–14 | 5,283 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Southwestern Oklahoma State | Wilkins StadiumMagnolia, AR | W 42–20 | 3,190 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northwestern Oklahoma State | Ranger FieldAlva, OK | W 40–7 | 2,850 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | SE Oklahoma State | Wilkins StadiumMagnolia, AR | W 49–7 | 5,796 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at East Central | Koi Ishto StadiumAda, OK | W 24–23 | 3,156 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Ouachita Baptist | Memorial StadiumEl Dorado, AR | L 21–38 | 4,721 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Henderson State | Carpenter–Haygood StadiumArkadelphia, AR | L 31–38 | 3,054 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Monticello | Wilkins StadiumMagnolia, AR (Battle of the Timberlands) | W 34–32 | 2,147 |
| December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Eastern New Mexico* | Tiger StadiumCorsicana, TX (Heritage Bowl) | L 13–20 | 1,500 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Coaches Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||