The 2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represents Central Connecticut State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They are led by first-year head coach Ryan McCarthy . They play their home games at Arute Field as a member of the Northeast Conference .
Previous season
The Blue Devils finished the 2018 season 6–5, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in third place.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Blue Devils were picked to finish in third place.[1]
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 Blue Devils had six players at three positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[1]
Offense
Tyshaun James – WR
J'Von Brown – OL
Connor Mignone – OL
Cole Phelps – OL
Defense
Tajik Bagley – DB
DJ Exilhomme – DB
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 p.m. at Fordham * Stadium W 26–23 2,988
September 7 6:00 p.m. Merrimack * NEC Front Row W 40–37 5,114
September 14 2:00 p.m. at Valparaiso * ESPN+ W 42–13 2,110
September 21 3:00 p.m. at Eastern Michigan * ESPN3 L 29–34 17,286
October 5 2:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart ESPN3 W 28–3 5,402
October 12 1:00 p.m. at Columbia * ESPN+ W 24–14 3,172
October 19 1:00 p.m. Bryant No. 25 Arute Field New Britain, CT NEC Front Row W 52–14 5,114
October 26 Noon LIU No. 23 Arute Field New Britain, CT NEC Front Row W 28–0 3,156
November 2 Noon at Wagner No. 19 NEC Front Row W 27–13 1,698
November 9 Noon Saint Francis (PA) No. 20 Arute Field New Britain, CT NEC Front Row W 38–31OT
November 16 Noon Robert Morris No. 19 Arute Field New Britain, CT NEC Front Row W 49–28
November 23 Noon at Duquesne No. 18 NEC Front Row W 43–10
November 30 Noon at No. 25 Albany * No. 17 ESPN3 L 14–42
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries
at Fordham
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
8
7
0
11
26
Rams
0
6
10
7
23
Merrimack
1
2
3
4
Total
Warriors
7
7
7
16
37
Blue Devils
3
21
13
3
40
at Valparaiso
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
0
14
21
7
42
Crusaders
6
0
7
0
13
at Eastern Michigan
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
15
0
0
14
29
Eagles
7
14
0
13
34
at Sacred Heart
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
7
7
14
0
28
Pioneers
0
3
0
0
3
at Columbia
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
7
10
0
7
24
Lions
0
7
7
0
14
Bryant
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
14
0
0
14
No. 25 Blue Devils
14
14
14
10
52
LIU
1
2
3
4
Total
Sharks
0
0
0
0
0
No. 23 Blue Devils
0
14
7
7
28
at Wagner
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Blue Devils
6
7
7
7
27
Seahawks
3
10
0
0
13
Saint Francis
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Red Flash
0
14
10
7 0
31
No. 20 Blue Devils
7
7
7
10 7
38
Robert Morris
1
2
3
4
Total
Colonials
0
14
0
14
28
No. 19 Blue Devils
0
14
21
14
49
at Duquesne
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Blue Devils
12
7
17
7
43
Dukes
0
10
0
0
10
FCS Playoffs
The Blue Devils received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Albany .[5]
at Albany–First Round
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 Blue Devils
7
0
0
7
14
No. 25 Great Danes
0
7
28
7
42
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS — — — — RV RV RV 25 23 19 20 19 18 Coaches — RV — — — RV RV RV 24 19 17 18 18
References
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