2019 Stetson Hatters football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2019

| team = Stetson Hatters

| sport = football

| image = StetsonBanner2019Short.png

| image_size = 225

| conference = Pioneer Football League

| short_conf= PFL

| record = 7–4

| conf_record = 4–4

| head_coach = Roger Hughes

| hc_year = 7th

| off_coach = Stan Clayton

| oc_year = 2nd

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Brian Young

| dc_year = 7th

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Spec Martin Stadium

}}

{{2019 Pioneer Football League standings}}

The 2019 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Roger Hughes, the Hatters compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the PFL. Stetson played home games at Spec Martin Stadium on DeLand, Florida.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| timezone = Eastern

| time = y

| tv = y

| attend = y

| August 31 |7:00 p.m. | | Presbyterian | Spec Martin Stadium | DeLand, FL | ESPN+ | Cancelled{{efn|group=schedule|The game against Presbyterian was cancelled on Saturday morning over safety concerns due to Hurricane Dorian.{{cite web |last1=Romero |first1=Iliana Limón |title=Hurricane Dorian forces Stetson to cancel opener against Presbyterian |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college-gridiron-365/os-sp-hurricane-dorian-stetson-0830-20190829-3fnccga6zfgxzglilbfdwg4r5q-story.html|publisher=Orlando Sentinel |website=orlandosentinel.com |accessdate=August 31, 2019}}}} |

| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | | {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Louisiana College Wildcats|title=Louisiana College}} | Spec Martin Stadium | DeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 58–13 | 2,173

| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | @ | Marist | Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field | Poughkeepsie, NY | Red Fox Network | L 23–26 | 1,456

| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | | {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Western New England Golden Bears|title=Western New England}} | Spec Martin Stadium | DeLand, FL | ESPN+| W 59–28 | 1,330

| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | | {{cfb link|year=2019|team=North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops|title=North Carolina Wesleyan}} | Spec Martin Stadium | DeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 55–21 | 1,300

| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | | Butler | Spec Martin Stadium | DeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 30–27 | 1,364

| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | | Dayton | Spec Martin Stadium | DeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 38-21 | 1,407

| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | @ | Valparaiso | Brown Stadium | Valparaiso, IN | ESPN+ | L 10–19 | 878

| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | @ | Jacksonville | D. B. Milne Field | Jacksonville, FL | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 1,754

| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | | San Diego | Spec Martin Stadium | DeLand, FL | ESPN+ | L 7–51 | 2,027

| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | | Davidson | Spec Martin Stadium | DeLand, FL | ESPN+ | L 14–42 |1,492

| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | @ | Morehead State | Jayne Stadium | Morehead, KY | ESPN+ | W 31–16 | 2,134

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Stetson Hatters Schedule 2019 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/56/season/2019 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=April 27, 2025 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2019 Football Schedule |url=https://gohatters.com/sports/football/schedule/2019 |publisher=Stetson University |access-date=April 27, 2025 }}

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Preseason

=Preseason coaches' poll=

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Hatters were picked to finish in sixth place.{{cite web |title=Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll |url=http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2019/1473/defending-champion-san-diego-again-edges-dayton-in-pfl-preseason-coaches-poll/ |website=Pioneer-Football.org |accessdate=August 10, 2019 |language=en}}

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Stetson Hatters|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}}

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| 1

San Diego79 (7)
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| 2

Dayton66 (2)
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| 3

Drake64
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| 4

Marist52
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| 5

Davidson48
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| 6

Stetson44
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| 7

Butler37
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| 8

Jacksonville30
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| rowspan=2|9

Morehead Staterowspan=2|15
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| Valparaiso

=Preseason All–PFL teams=

The Hatters had eight players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.{{cite web |title=Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams |url=http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2018/1453/four-time-first-team-selections-christian-and-smith-highlight-26th-all-pfl-teams/ |website=Pioneer-Football.org |accessdate=August 10, 2019 |language=en}}

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Offense

First team

Donald Parham – TE

Andrew Rogalski – OL

Second team

Colin McGovern – QB

Steven Burdette – WR

Jareem Westcott – RB

James McCammon – OL

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Defense

First team

Colby Duncan – LB

Second team

JJ Henderson – DB

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Game summaries

=Louisiana College=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Wildcats

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=6

|Home=Hatters

|H1=14|H2=17|H3=21|H4=6

}}

{{see also|Louisiana College Wildcats football}}

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=At Marist=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Hatters

|R1=7 |R2=3 |R3=7 |R4=6

|Home=Red Foxes

|H1=12|H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7

}}

{{see also|2019 Marist Red Foxes football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Western New England=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Golden Bears

|R1=7 |R2=0 |R3=7 |R4=14

|Home=Hatters

|H1=14|H2=14|H3=24|H4=7

}}

{{see also|Western New England Golden Bears football}}

{{Clear}}

=North Carolina Wesleyan=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Battling Bishops

|R1=14|R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=7

|Home=Hatters

|H1=7 |H2=31|H3=14|H4=3

}}

{{see also|North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops football}}

{{Clear}}

=Butler=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Bulldogs

|R1=10|R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=10

|Home=Hatters

|H1=14|H2=0 |H3=3 |H4=13

}}

{{see also|2019 Butler Bulldogs football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Dayton=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Flyers

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=7

|Home=Hatters

|H1=7 |H2=14|H3=17|H4=0

}}

{{see also|2019 Dayton Flyers football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Valparaiso=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Hatters

|R1=10|R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0

|Home=Crusaders

|H1=3 |H2=10|H3=6 |H4=0

}}

{{see also|2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Jacksonville=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Hatters

|R1=3 |R2=6 |R3=8 |R4=10

|Home=Dolphins

|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=14|H4=7

}}

{{see also|2019 Jacksonville Dolphins football team}}

{{Clear}}

=San Diego=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Toreros

|R1=13|R2=3 |R3=14|R4=21

|Home=Hatters

|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=7

}}

{{see also|2019 San Diego Toreros football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Davidson=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Wildcats

|R1=7

|R2=7

|R3=14

|R4=14

|Home=Hatters

|H1=7

|H2=7

|H3=0

|H4=0

}}

{{see also|2019 Davidson Wildcats football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Morehead State=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Hatters

|R1=0 |R2=14|R3=7 |R4=10

|Home=Eagles

|H1=0 |H2=6 |H3=7 |H4=3

}}

{{see also|2019 Morehead State Eagles football team}}

{{Clear}}

References

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