# 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team

The 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Chris Merritt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the NEC. Bryant played home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in fifth 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 Bulldogs had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Stony Brook* | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | FloSports | L 10–35 | 9,652 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany* | Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY | FloSports | L 3–45 | 5,014 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Fordham* | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NEC Front Row | L 14–29 | 1,362 |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Brown* | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NEC Front Row | L 30–35 | 2,242 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NEC Front Row | L 6–16 | 2,894 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Merrimack | Duane StadiumNorth Andover, MA | NEC Front Row | W 24–17 | 10,172 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | LIU | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NEC Front Row | W 27–22 | 1,268 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Central Connecticut | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NEC Front Row | L 14–52 | 5,114 |
| October 26 | Noon | at Robert Morris | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | NEC Front Row | L 20–24 | 1,496 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NEC Front Row | L 17–24 | 3,778 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Duquesne | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NEC Front Row | W 20–16 | 1,372 |
| November 23 | Noon | at Wagner | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NEC Front Row | W 14–10 | 1,814 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Stony Brook

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Seawolves | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 35 |

### At Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Great Danes | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |

### Fordham

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 29 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### Brown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 |

### Saint Francis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### At Merrimack

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

### LIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sharks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 27 |

### At Central Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 25 Blue Devils | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 52 |

### At Robert Morris

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

### Sacred Heart

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |

### Duquesne

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |

### At Wagner

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |