# 2019 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

The 2019 Jacksonville Dolphins football team represented Jacksonville University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Ian Shields and played their home games at D. B. Milne Field. They were members of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). On December 3, 2019, Jacksonville University announced the discontinuation of the football program, making 2019 the final season of Dolphins football.

## Previous season

The Dolphins finished the 2018 season 2–8, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in last place.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Dolphins were picked to finish in eighth 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 Dolphins had two players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Richmond* | E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA | MASN | L 19–38 | 7,702 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian* | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN+ | W 30–20 | 2,208 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Dartmouth* | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN+ | L 6–35 | 2,077 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Ave Maria* | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN+ | W 42–28 | 1,643 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dayton | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | L 28–56 | 2,824 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN+ | L 22–30 | 1,433 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Davidson | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | YouTube | L 19–49 | 2,732 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Butler | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | YouTube | L 14–24 | 3,484 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetson | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 1,754 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Drake | Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA | Bulldog Vision | L 14–28 | 1,670 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Marist | Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY | Red Fox Network | W 52–45 $^{2OT}$ | 1,396 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN+ | L 28–47 | 1,203 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 19 |
| Spiders | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 38 |

### At Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 30 |
| Blue Hose | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### Dartmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Big Green | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |

### Ave Maria

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gyrenes | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Dolphins | 17 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 42 |

### At Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Flyers | 7 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 56 |

### Morehead State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 |

### Davidson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 |

### At Butler

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 |

### Stetson

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

### At Drake

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### At Marist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Dolphins | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
| Red Foxes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 45 |

### San Diego

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 10 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 47 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |