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 (–0 in conference games), defeated 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.
| 2019 Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football | |
|---|---|
NJCAA champion MACJC champion | |
MACJC championship game, W 22–19 at Northwest Mississippi | |
NJCAA championship game, W 24–13 vs. Lackawanna | |
| Conference | Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges |
| South Division | |
| Record | 12–0 (6–0 MACJC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | A. L. May Memorial Stadium |
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 29 | at Mississippi Delta* | Moorhead, MS | W 49-9 | [1] | |||
| September 5 | Coahoma* | Perkinston, MS | W 36–6 | [2] | |||
| September 12 | at Holmes* | Goodman, MS | W 41–7 | ||||
| September 19 | Jones | Perkinston, MS | W 20–14 | ||||
| September 26 | at Copiah–Lincoln |
| W 38–20 | ||||
| October 5 | Southwest Mississippi | Perkinston, MS | W 55–24 | ||||
| October 10 | at East Central (MS) |
| W 25–5 | [3] | |||
| October 17 | Pearl River | Perkinston, MS | W 25–3 | ||||
| October 24 | at Hinds | Raymond, MS | W 31–21 | [4] | |||
| November 2 | East Mississippi* | Perkinston, MS (MACJC semifinal) | W 31–7 | ||||
| November 9 | at Northwest Mississippi* | Senatobia, MS (MACJC championship game) | W 22–19 | ||||
| December 5 | vs. Lackawanna* |
| W 24–13 | [5] | |||
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References edit
- ^ "Gulf Coast Thumps Miss. Delta". Sun Herald. August 31, 2019. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gulf Coast tramples Coahoma, PRCC falls". Sun Herald. September 7, 2019. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gulf Coast rolls over East Central behind a strong defense". Sun Herald. October 12, 2019. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Gulf Coast is perfect, earns south title". Sun Herald. October 26, 2019. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scott Walsh (December 6, 2019). "Falcons fall short: Bulldogs' fourth-quarter rally quashes national title hopes". The Times-Tribune. pp. B1, B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2019 MGCCC Bulldogs Football Schedule". Mississippi Gulf Coast College. Retrieved April 13, 2024.