2019 Stetson Hatters football team

The 2019 Stetson Hatters football team represents Stetson University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by seventh-year[1] head coach Roger Hughes and play their home games at Spec Martin Stadium. They are members of the Pioneer Football League.

2019 Stetson Hatters football
ConferencePioneer Football League
2019 record7–4 (4–4 PFL)
Head coachRoger Hughes (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorStan Clayton (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Young (8th season)
Home stadiumSpec Martin Stadium
(Capacity: 6,000)
2019 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
San Diego $^  8 0     9 3  
Dayton  6 2     8 3  
Drake  6 2     6 5  
Davidson  5 3     8 4  
Stetson  4 4     7 4  
Marist  4 4     4 7  
Morehead State  3 5     5 7  
Butler  2 6     3 9  
Jacksonville  1 7     3 9  
Valparaiso  1 7     1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant

Previous season

The Hatters finished the 2018 season 8–2, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in a tie for second place.

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.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1San Diego79 (7)
2Dayton66 (2)
3Drake64
4Marist52
5Davidson48
6Stetson44
7Butler37
8Jacksonville30
9Morehead State15
Valparaiso

Preseason All–PFL teams

The Hatters had eight players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. Presbyterian* ESPN+ Cancelled
September 7 6:00 p.m. Louisiana College*
  • Spec Martin Stadium
  • DeLand, FL
ESPN+ W 58–13 2,173
September 14 12:00 p.m. at Marist Red Fox Network L 23–26 1,456
September 21 6:00 p.m. Western New England*
  • Spec Martin Stadium
  • DeLand, FL
ESPN+W 59–28 1,330
September 28 1:00 p.m. 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. at Valparaiso ESPN+ L 10–19 878
November 2 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville 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 14–421,492
November 23 1:00 p.m. at Morehead State ESPN+ W 31–16 2,134
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5]

  1. The game against Presbyterian was cancelled on Saturday morning over safety concerns due to Hurricane Dorian.[4]

Game summaries

Louisiana College

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 6 13
Hatters 14 17 21 6 58
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1924 W, 32–0

at Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 7 3 7 6 23
Red Foxes 12 7 0 7 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–4 2018 W, 19–14

Western New England

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 7 0 7 14 28
Hatters 14 14 24 7 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

North Carolina Wesleyan

1 2 3 4 Total
Battling Bishops 14 0 0 7 21
Hatters 7 31 14 3 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 7 0 10 27
Hatters 14 0 3 13 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2018 L, 23–28

Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 0 7 7 7 21
Hatters 7 14 17 0 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2018 L, 10–21

at Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 10 0 0 0 10
Crusaders 3 10 6 0 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2018 W, 45–31

at Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 3 6 8 10 27
Dolphins 0 3 14 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–5 2018 W, 38–35

San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 13 3 14 21 51
Hatters 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–6 2018 L, 10–49

Davidson

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 7 14 14 42
Hatters 7 7 0 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–4 2018 W, 56–53

at Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 0 14 7 10 31
Eagles 0 6 7 3 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2018 W, 48–24

References

  1. "Roger Hughes - Football Coach". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  2. "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  4. Romero, Iliana Limón. "Hurricane Dorian forces Stetson to cancel opener against Presbyterian". orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  5. "2019 Football Schedule". Stetson University Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
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