2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football
NEC champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 14–42 vs. Albany
Conference	Northeast Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 23
FCS Coaches	No. 22
Record	11–2 (7–0 NEC)
Head coach	Ryan McCarthy (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Ambrosie (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron DiGravio (1st season)
Home stadium	Arute Field
	Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

The 2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team represented Central Connecticut State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Ryan McCarthy. They played their home games at Arute Field as a member of the Northeast Conference.

STATSNo. 23

FCS CoachesNo. 22

Record11–2 (7–0 NEC)

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2019 Northeast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 23 Central Connecticut $^	7	–	0	11	–	1
Robert Morris	6	–	1	7	–	5
Duquesne	4	–	3	6	–	5
Sacred Heart	4	–	3	7	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)	3	–	4	6	–	6
Bryant	3	–	4	4	–	8
Wagner	1	–	6	1	–	11
LIU	0	–	7	0	–	10
Merrimack *	0	–	0	6	–	5

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I, and also ineligible for NEC title due to not playing a full conference schedule Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Fordham*		Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	W 26–23	2,988
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Merrimack*		Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	W 40–37	5,114
September 14	2:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso*		Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+	W 42–13	2,110
September 21	3:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan*		Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 29–34	17,286
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart		Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	W 28–3	5,402
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Columbia*		Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	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	12:00 p.m.	LIU	No. 23	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	W 28–0	3,156
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Wagner	No. 19	Wagner College Stadium New York City, NY	NEC Front Row	W 27–13	1,698
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	No. 20	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	W 38–31^OT
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Robert Morris	No. 19	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	W 49–28
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	No. 18	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row	W 43–10
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Albany*	No. 17	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 14–42
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	8	7	0	11	26
Rams	0	6	10	7	23

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	14	21	7	42
Crusaders	6	0	7	0	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	15	0	0	14	29
Eagles	7	14	0	13	34

Preseason

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Red Flash	0	14	10	7	0	31
No. 20 Blue Devils	7	7	7	10	7	38