Preseason
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Preseason polls
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The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Catamounts were picked to finish in eighth place in both polls.[1] [2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Wofford
253 (21)
2
Furman
229 (6)
3
East Tennessee State
187 (2)
4
Mercer
146
5
Chattanooga
134
6
Samford
125
7
The Citadel
111
8
Western Carolina
88
9
VMI
32
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Wofford
63 (7)
2
Furman
55 (1)
3
East Tennessee State
44 (1)
4
Chattanooga
40
5
Mercer
34
6
Samford
33
7
The Citadel
22
8
Western Carolina
21
9
VMI
12
Preseason All-SoCon Teams
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The Catamounts placed three players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]
Offense
1st team
Tyrie Adams – QB
Owen Cosenke – TE
Defense
1st team
Ronald Kent – DB
Schedule
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Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 p.m. Mercer Nexstar /ESPN+ L 27–49 10,542
September 7 12:30 p.m. at NC State * FSS L 0–41 55,681
September 14 3:30 p.m. North Greenville * E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN+ W 20–17 7,216
September 28 4:00 p.m. at Chattanooga ESPN+ L 36–60 7,636
October 5 3:30 p.m. Gardner–Webb * E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN+ L 21–24 11,865
October 12 2:00 p.m. at The Citadel ESPN3 L 17–35 8,023
October 19 1:30 p.m. at Wofford Nexstar/ESPN+ L 7–59 5,733
October 26 3:30 p.m. No. 14 Furman E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN3 L 7–28 8,174
November 2 1:30 p.m. at VMI ESPN+ W 43–35 4,568
November 9 3:30 p.m. East Tennessee State E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC Nexstar/ESPN+ W 23–20 OT 7,681
November 16 2:00 p.m. Samford E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC ESPN+ L 13–317,336
November 23 12:00 pm at No. 5 FBS Alabama * ESPN L 3–66101,821
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
[3] [4]
Game summaries
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1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
14
28
7
0
49
Catamounts
7
7
7
6
27
At NC State
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1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
0
0
0
0
0
Wolfpack
3
21
10
7
41
North Greenville
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1
2
3
4
Total
Crusaders
0
7
10
0
17
Catamounts
3
3
7
7
20
At Chattanooga
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1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
7
14
15
0
36
Mocs
6
31
7
16
60
Gardner–Webb
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1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
7
7
7
3
24
Catamounts
14
0
0
7
21
At The Citadel
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1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
3
7
7
0
17
Bulldogs
14
14
0
7
35
At Wofford
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1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
7
0
0
0
7
Terriers
7
28
14
10
59
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 14 Paladins
3
10
15
0
28
Catamounts
7
0
0
0
7
1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
14
6
7
16
43
Keydets
13
6
3
13
35
East Tennessee State
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1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Buccaneers
3
0
7
7 3
20
Catamounts
3
7
0
7 6
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
10
7
7
31
Catamounts
10
3
0
0
13
At Alabama
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1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
0
0
0
3
3
No. 5 (FBS) Crimson Tide
17
21
21
7
66
References
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