# 2019 Delta State Statesmen football team

The 2019 Delta State Statesmen football team represented Delta State University in the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Todd Cooley. The Statesmen played their home games at McCool Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.

## Preseason
### Gulf South Conference coaches poll

On August 1, 2019, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Statesmen predicted to finish in 6th place in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Valdosta State | 64 (8) |
| 2 | West Georgia | 55 |
| 3 | West Alabama | 49 |
| 4 | West Florida | 44 (1) |
| 5 | Florida Tech | 37 |
| 6 | Delta State | 28 |
| 7 | North Greenville | 24 |
| 8 | Mississippi College | 15 |
| 9 | Shorter | 8 |

### Preseason All-Gulf South Conference Team

The Statesmen had three players at three positions selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team.

## Schedule

Delta State 2019 football schedule consists of five home and away games in the regular season. The Statesmen will host GSC foes Florida Tech, Valdosta State, West Alabama and West Georgia, and will travel to Mississippi College, North Greenville, Shorter, and West Florida.
The Statesmen will host one of the two non-conference games against Tusculum from the South Atlantic Conference and will travel to Grand Valley State from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Two of the ten games will be broadcast on ESPN3 and ESPN+, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Tusculum* | McCool StadiumCleveland, MS | Statesmen Sports Network | W 24-10 | 5,123 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Grand Valley State* | Lubbers StadiumAllendale, MI | ESPN3 | L 24-28 | 10,680 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Tech | McCool StadiumCleveland, MS | ESPN3 | W 30-28 | 6,665 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Greenville | Younts StadiumTigerville, SC | North Greenville Sports Network | W 34-9 | 3,419 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Florida | Blue Wahoos StadiumPensacola, FL | YurView Sports | L 3-48 | 6,088 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 Valdosta State | McCool StadiumCleveland, MS | Statesmen Sports Network | L 13-34 | 3,165 |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | West Alabama | McCool StadiumCleveland, MS | ESPN+ | W 14-7 | 3,167 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Shorter | Barron StadiumRome, GA | | W 38-6 | 1,028 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | West Georgia | McCool StadiumCleveland, MS | Statesmen Sports Network | W 35-20 | 5,165 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | Robinson-Hale StadiumClinton, MS (rivalry) | Choctaws All-Access | L 13-37 | 5,341 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |