Preseason
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Preseason media poll
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The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in 7th place in both polls.[1][2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Wofford |
253 (21)
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2 |
Furman |
229 (6)
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3 |
East Tennessee State |
187 (2)
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4 |
Mercer |
146
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5 |
Chattanooga |
134
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6 |
Samford |
125
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7 |
The Citadel |
111
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8 |
Western Carolina |
88
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9 |
VMI |
32
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Coaches poll
Predicted finish
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Team
|
Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Wofford |
63 (7)
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2 |
Furman |
55 (1)
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3 |
East Tennessee State |
44 (1)
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4 |
Chattanooga |
40
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5 |
Mercer |
34
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6 |
Samford |
33
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7 |
The Citadel |
22
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8 |
Western Carolina |
21
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9 |
VMI |
12
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Preseason All-SoCon Teams
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The Bulldogs placed six players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]
Offense
2nd team
Haden Haas – OL
Drew McEntyre – OL
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Defense
1st team
Joseph Randolph II – DL
Willie Eubanks III – LB
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Specialists
1st team
Matthew Campbell – P
2nd team
Jacob Godek – PK
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Schedule
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 11 Towson* | | | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 8,008 |
September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Elon* | | | FloSports | L 28–35 | 5,071 |
September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | | | ACCRSN | W 27–24 OT | 42,871 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern* | No. 25 | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| ESPN+ | W 22–13 | 9,626 |
September 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at Samford | No. 25 | | ESPN+ | L 55–61 4OT | 3,524 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | VMI | | | ESPN+ | L 21–34 | 12,126 |
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| ESPN3 | W 35–17 | 8,023 |
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Furman | | | ESPN3 | W 27–10 | 6,603 |
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Mercer | | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC
| ESPN+ | W 35–24 | 11,439 |
November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | | | ESPN3 | W 31–27 | 8,674 |
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | | | ESPN+ | L 33–34 | 7,363 |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 14 Wofford | | - Johnson Hagood Stadium
- Charleston, SC (rivalry)
| ESPN+ | L 11–31 | 6,844 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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[3]
Game summaries
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
No. 11 Tigers
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7
|
10
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0
|
11 |
28 |
Bulldogs
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0
|
14
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0
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7 |
21 |
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1
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2
|
3
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4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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0
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7
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7
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14 |
28 |
Phoenix
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7
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14
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7
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7 |
35 |
At Georgia Tech
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1
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2
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3
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4 | OT |
Total |
Bulldogs
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7
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7
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7
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3 | 3 |
27 |
Yellow Jackets
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0
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6
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8
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10 | 0 |
24 |
Charleston Southern
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Buccaneers
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0
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3
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3
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7 |
13 |
No. 25 Bulldogs
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0
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7
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13
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2 |
22 |
At Samford
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1
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2
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3
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4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT |
Total |
No. 25 CIT Bulldogs
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7
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7
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7
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17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
55 |
SAM Bulldogs
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7
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3
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14
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14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
61 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Keydets
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7
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10
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7
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10 |
34 |
Bulldogs
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7
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0
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7
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7 |
21 |
Western Carolina
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Catamounts
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3
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7
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7
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0 |
17 |
Bulldogs
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14
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14
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0
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7 |
35 |
At Furman
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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7
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0
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14
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6 |
27 |
No. 8 Paladins
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3
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0
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0
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7 |
10 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Bears
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0
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10
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14
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0 |
24 |
Bulldogs
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7
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7
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7
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14 |
35 |
At East Tennessee State
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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7
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3
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7
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14 |
31 |
Buccaneers
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10
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3
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7
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7 |
27 |
At Chattanooga
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
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2
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7
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17
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7 |
33 |
Mocs
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12
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0
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0
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22 |
34 |
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
No. 14 Terriers
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14
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0
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14
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3 |
31 |
Bulldogs
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0
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0
|
3
|
8 |
11 |
- Source: [4]
Ranking movements
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | | | | | | | | | |
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Coaches | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
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References
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