The 2019 Delta State Statesmen football team represented Delta State University in the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Todd Cooley. The Statesmen played their home games at McCool Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 6-4 (5-3 GSC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Kelvin Green (1st; 7th overall season season) |
| Home stadium | Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Valdosta State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 West Florida ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Greenville | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shorter | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Gulf South Conference coaches poll
On August 1, 2019, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Statesmen predicted to finish in 6th place in the conference.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Valdosta State | 64 (8) |
| 2 | West Georgia | 55 |
| 3 | West Alabama | 49 |
| 4 | West Florida | 44 (1) |
| 5 | Florida Tech | 37 |
| 6 | Delta State | 28 |
| 7 | North Greenville | 24 |
| 8 | Mississippi College | 15 |
| 9 | Shorter | 8 |
Preseason All-Gulf South Conference Team
The Statesmen had three players at three positions selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team.[1]
Schedule
Delta State 2019 football schedule consists of five home and away games in the regular season. The Statesmen will host GSC foes Florida Tech, Valdosta State, West Alabama and West Georgia, and will travel to Mississippi College, North Greenville, Shorter, and West Florida.
The Statesmen will host one of the two non-conference games against Tusculum from the South Atlantic Conference and will travel to Grand Valley State from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Two of the ten games will be broadcast on ESPN3 and ESPN+, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.[2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Tusculum* | Statesmen Sports Network | W 24-10 | 5,123 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Grand Valley State* | ESPN3 | L 24-28 | 10,680 | |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Tech |
| ESPN3 | W 30-28 | 6,665 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Greenville | North Greenville Sports Network | W 34-9 | 3,419 | |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Florida | YurView Sports | L 3-48 | 6,088 | |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 Valdosta State |
| Statesmen Sports Network | L 13-34 | 3,165 |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | West Alabama |
| ESPN+ | W 14-7 | 3,167 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Shorter | W 38-6 | 1,028 | ||
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | West Georgia |
| Statesmen Sports Network | W 35-20 | 5,165 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | Choctaws All-Access | L 13-37 | 5,341 | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |