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
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | | {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Louisiana College Wildcats|title=Louisiana College}}
| 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}}
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | | {{cfb link|year=2019|team=North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops|title=North Carolina Wesleyan}}
| 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
| 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 }}
{{notelist|group=schedule}}
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}}
class="wikitable" | ||
align="center"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Stetson Hatters|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}} | ||
align="center"
| 1 | San Diego | 79 (7) |
align="center"
| 2 | Dayton | 66 (2) |
align="center"
| 3 | Drake | 64 |
align="center"
| 4 | Marist | 52 |
align="center"
| 5 | Davidson | 48 |
align="center"
| 6 | Stetson | 44 |
align="center"
| 7 | Butler | 37 |
align="center"
| 8 | Jacksonville | 30 |
align="center"
| rowspan=2|9 | Morehead State | rowspan=2|15 |
align="center"
| 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}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
Offense
First team
Donald Parham – TE
Andrew Rogalski – OL
Second team
Colin McGovern – QB
Steven Burdette – WR
Jareem Westcott – RB
James McCammon – OL
{{col-break}}
Defense
First team
Colby Duncan – LB
Second team
JJ Henderson – DB
{{col-end}}
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}}
{{Clear}}
=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}}