# 2019 Merrimack Warriors football team

The 2019 Merrimack Warriors football team represented Merrimack College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Dan Curran and played their home games at Duane Stadium. They were first year members of the Northeast Conference.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Warriors were not ranked due to their transition to NCAA Division I and their lack of a full conference schedule.
| 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 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | Duane StadiumNorth Andover, MA | NEC Front Row | W 45–14 | 4,047 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Central Connecticut | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NEC Front Row | L 37–40 | 5,114 |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NEC Front Row | L 14–42 | 1,455 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Mayville State* | Duane StadiumNorth Andover, MA | NEC Front Row | W 76–7 | 3,123 |
| September 28 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh* | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA | Stadium | L 3–10 | 4,511 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Bryant | Duane StadiumNorth Andover, MA | NEC Front Row | L 17–24 | 10,172 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State* | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | ESPN+ | W 30–21 | 1,158 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Presbyterian* | Duane StadiumNorth Andover, MA | NEC Front Row | W 24–21 | 1,721 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island* | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports | L 14–45 | 3,091 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Franklin Pierce* | Duane StadiumNorth Andover, MA | NEC Front Row | W 57–0 | |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at LIU | Bethpage Federal Credit Union StadiumBrookville, NY | NEC Front Row | W 24–10 | |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Virginia–Lynchburg

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dragons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Warriors | 17 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 45 |

### At Central Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 40 |

### At Saint Francis (PA)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Red Flash | 7 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 42 |

### Mayville State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Comets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Warriors | 21 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 76 |

### At Lehigh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mountain Hawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |

### Bryant

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

### At Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| Hornets | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

### Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Warriors | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |

### At Rhode Island

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |

### Franklin Pierce

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ravens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warriors | 21 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 57 |

### At LIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |