2019 Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2019

| team = Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges

| short_conf = MACJC

| division = South Division

| record = 12–0

| conf_record = 6–0

| head_coach = Jack Wright

| hc_year = 2nd

| def_coach = Brett Shufelt

| dc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = A. L. May Memorial Stadium

| champion = NJCAA champion
MACJC champion

| conf_champ = MACJC championship game

| conf_champ_result = W 22–19 at {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Northwest Mississippi Rangers|title=Northwest Mississippi}}

| bowl = NJCAA championship game

| bowl_result = W 24–13 vs. {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Lackawanna Falcons|title=Lackawanna}}

}}

{{2019 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings}}

The 2019 Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College as a member of the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) during the 2019 junior college football season. Led by second-year head coach Jack Wright, the Bulldogs compiled a perfect 12–0 record (6–0 in conference games), defeated {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Lackawanna Falcons|title=Lackawanna}} in the national championship game, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was Mississippi Gulf Coast's fifth national championship, following the 1948, 1971, 1984, and 2007 teams.

Schedule

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|August 29|at|{{cfb link|year=2019|team=Mississippi Delta Trojans|title=Mississippi Delta}}||Moorhead, MS|W 49-9||{{cite news|title=Gulf Coast Thumps Miss. Delta|newspaper=Sun Herald|date=August 31, 2019|page=B3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-gulf-coast-thumps-miss-delta/145303841/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 5||{{cfb link|year=2019|team=Coahoma Tigers|title=Coahoma}}||Perkinston, MS|W 36-6||{{cite news|title=Gulf Coast tramples Coahoma, PRCC falls|newspaper=Sun Herald|date=September 7, 2019|page=B4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-gulf-coast-tramples-coahoma/145302902/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 12|at|{{cfb link|year=2019|team=Holmes Bulldogs|title=Holmes}}||Goodman, MS|W 41-7||

|September 19||{{cfb link|year=2019|team=Jones Bobcats|title=Jones}}||Perkinston, MS|W 20-14||

|September 26|at|{{cfb link|year=2019|team=Copiah–Lincoln Wolves|title=Copiah–Lincoln}}|H.L. Stone Stadium|Wesson, MS|W 38-20||

|October 5||{{cfb link|year=2019|team=Southwest Mississippi Bears|title=Southwest Mississippi}}||Perkinston, MS|W 55-24||

|October 10|at|{{cfb link|year=2019|team=East Central Warriors|title=East Central (MS)}}|Bailey Stadium|Decatur, MS|W 25-5||{{cite news|title=Gulf Coast rolls over East Central behind a strong defense|newspaper=Sun Herald|date=October 12, 2019|page=B3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-gulf-coast-rolls-over-east-ce/145302413/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 17||{{cfb link|year=2019|team=Pearl River Wildcats|title=Pearl River}}||Perkinston, MS|W 25-3||

|October 24|at|{{cfb link|year=2019|team=Hinds Eagles|title=Hinds}}||Raymond, MS|W 31-21||{{cite news|title=Mississippi Gulf Coast is perfect, earns south title|newspaper=Sun Herald|date=October 26, 2019|page=B3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-mississippi-gulf-coast-is-per/145302146/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 2||{{cfb link|year=2019|team=East Mississippi Lions|title=East Mississippi}}||Perkinston, MS (MACJC semifinal)|W 31-7||

|November 9|at|{{cfb link|year=2019|team=Northwest Mississippi Rangers|title=Northwest Mississippi}}||Senatobia, MS (MACJC championship game)|W 22-19||

|December 5|vs|{{cfb link|year=2019|team=Lackawanna Falcons|title=Lackawanna}}|Carnie Smith Stadium|Pittsburg, KS (NJCAA championship game)|W 24-13| |{{cite news|title=Falcons fall short: Bulldogs' fourth-quarter rally quashes national title hopes|newspaper=The Times-Tribune|author=Scott Walsh|date=December 6, 2019|pages=B1, B3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-tribune-falcons-fall-short-bu/145300039/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web|title=2019 MGCCC Bulldogs Football Schedule|publisher=Mississippi Gulf Coast College|accessdate=April 13, 2024|url=https://www.mgcccbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2019-20/schedule}}

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