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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2019
| team = Southern Arkansas Muleriders
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Great American Conference]]
| short_conf = GAC
| record = 8–4
| conf_record = 8–3
| head_coach = [[Bill Keopple]]
| hc_year = 11th
| off_coach = Landon Keopple
| oc_year = 11th
| off_scheme = [[Spread offense|Spread]]
| def_coach = Chad Adams
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme = [[Nickel defense|4–2–5]]
| captain =
| stadium = Wilkins Stadium<br />(capacity:6,000)
| bowl = [[Heritage Bowl (Corsicana)|Heritage Bowl]]
| bowl_result = L 13–20 vs. {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds|title=Eastern New Mexico}}
}}
{{2019 Great American Conference football standings}}
The '''2019 Southern Arkansas Muleriders football team''' represented [[Southern Arkansas University]] as a member of the [[Great American Conference]] (GAC) during the [[2019 NCAA Division II football season]]. Led by 11th-year head coach [[Bill Keopple]], the Muleriders played their home games at Rip Powell Field at Wilkins Stadium in [[Magnolia, Arkansas]].

==Previous season==
The Muleriders finished the 2018 season at 8–4 overall and 8–3 in GAC play. They were invited to the [[Live United Texarkana Bowl]], where they lost to {{cfb link|year=2018|team=Missouri Western Griffons|title=Missouri Western}}, 30–25.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 Mulerider Football Schedule |url=https://muleriderathletics.com/sports/football/schedule/2018 |website=MuleriderAthletics.com |accessdate=25 November 2019}}</ref>

==Offseason==

===Position key===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[Running back|Back]]
|'''B'''
|rowSpan="6" style="background-color:lightgrey;"|
|[[Center (American football)|Center]]
|'''C'''
|rowSpan="6" style="background-color:lightgrey;"|
|[[Cornerback]]
|'''CB'''
|rowSpan="6" style="background-color:lightgrey;"|
|[[Defensive back]]
|'''DB'''
|-
|[[Defensive end]]
|'''DE'''
|[[Defensive lineman]]
|'''DL'''
|[[Defensive tackle]]
|'''DT'''
|[[End (American football)|End]]
|'''E'''
|-
|[[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]]
|'''FB'''
|[[Guard (American football)|Guard]]
|'''G'''
|[[Halfback (American football)|Halfback]]
|'''HB'''
|[[Placekicker|Kicker]]
|'''K'''
|-
|[[Kickoff returner]]
|'''KR'''
|[[Offensive tackle]]
|'''OT'''
|[[Lineman (American football)|Offensive lineman]]
|'''OL'''
|[[Linebacker]]
|'''LB'''
|-
|[[Long snapper]]
|'''LS'''
|[[Punter (American football)|Punter]]
|'''P'''
|[[Punt returner]]
|'''PR'''
|[[Quarterback]]
|'''QB'''
|-
|[[Running back]]
|'''RB'''
|[[Safety (American and Canadian football position)|Safety]]
|'''S'''
|[[Tight end]]
|'''TE'''
|[[Wide receiver]]
|'''WR'''
|}

===Returning starters===
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-3}}
'''Offense'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player
! Class
! Position
|-
| Austin Paatricia
| Sophomore
| Right Tackle
|-
| Drew Crawford
| Senior
| Right Guard
|-
| Trey Thomas
| Senior
| Center
|-
| Marshall Poppenhusen
| Sophomore
| Left Guard
|-
| Mason Grantz
| Senior
| Left tackle
|-
| Jaidon Parrish
| Senior
| Fullback
|-
| Dalton Wright
| Senior
| Tight End
|-
| Michael Ingram
| Senior
| Wide Receiver
|-
| Jared Lancaster
| Senior
| Wide Receiver
|-
| colspan="3"  style="font-size:8pt; text-align:left;"|'''Reference:<ref name="starters">https://muleriderathletics.com/documents/2019/9/4//Game_1_Southern_Nazarene.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>'''
|}

{{Col-3}}
'''Defense'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-;
! Player
! Class
! Position
|-
| Lorenzo Watkins
| Senior
| Cornerback
|-
| Stacy Lawrence
| Senior
| Safety
|-
| Brock Floyd
| Senior
| Safety
|-
| La'Montrick Turner
| Senior
| Safety
|-
| Antonio Washington
| Junior
| Defensive Tackle
|-
| DeMarcus Pegue
| Junior
| Linebacker
|-
| colspan="3"  style="font-size:8pt; text-align:left;"|'''Reference:<ref name="starters" />'''
|}

{{Col-3}}
'''Special Teams'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player
! Class
! Position
|-
| Austin Wilkerson
| Sophomore
| Kicker
|-
| Jaidon Parrish
| Senior
| Long snapper
|-
| colspan="3"  style="font-size:8pt; text-align:left;"|'''Reference:<ref name="starters" />'''
|}
{{Col-end}}

===Coaching staff===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;"
! Name || Position || Year entering
|-
|Bill Keopple||[[Head Coach]]|| 11th
|-
|Chad Adams||[[Defensive Coordinator]]|| 2nd
|-
|Landon Keopple||[[Offensive Coordinator]]||11th
|-
|Boomer "El Llorón" Cunningham||Recruiting Coordinator/Offensive Line|| 4th
|-
|Eriq Moore||Defensive Backs/Strength & Conditioning|| 2nd
|-
|Rashad Pittman||Defensive Line|| 2nd
|-
|Zach Parks||Graduate Assistant – Running Backs/Tight Ends|| 1st
|-
|Tony Lombardo||Graduate Assistant – Defensive||1st
|-
|Wil Nicks||Graduate Assistant – Wide Receivers|| 2nd
|-
|CJ Williams||Student Assistant Extraordinaire/Assistant Quarterbacks|| 5th
|}
<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Mulerider Football Coaches |url=https://muleriderathletics.com/sports/football/coaches/2019 |website=MuleriderAthletics.com |accessdate=25 November 2019}}</ref>

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2019
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = AFCA Coaches
| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm|title=Southern Nazarene}}
| site_stadium = [[SNU Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Bethany, Oklahoma|Bethany, OK]]
| tv =
| score = 34–14
| attend = 1,237
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Oklahoma Baptist Bison|title=Oklahoma Baptist}}
| site_stadium = Wilkins Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Magnolia, Arkansas|Magnolia, AR]]
| tv =
| score = 30–28
| attend = 4,292
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Harding Bisons|title=Harding}}
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Wilkins Stadium
| site_cityst = Magnolia, AR
| tv =
| score = 0–31
| attend = 6,287
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys|title=Arkansas Tech}}
| site_stadium = Thone Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Russellville, Arkansas|Russellville, AR]]
| tv =
| score = 35–14
| attend = 5,283
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs|title=Southwestern Oklahoma State}}
| site_stadium = Wilkins Stadium
| site_cityst = Magnolia, AR
| tv =
| score = 42–20
| attend = 3,190
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers|title=Northwestern Oklahoma State}}
| site_stadium = Ranger Field
| site_cityst = [[Alva, Oklahoma|Alva, OK]]
| tv =
| score = 40–7
| attend = 2,850
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm|title=SE Oklahoma State}}
| site_stadium = Wilkins Stadium
| site_cityst = Magnolia, AR
| tv =
| score = 49–7
| attend = 5,796
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2019|team=East Central Tigers|title=East Central}}
| site_stadium = Koi Ishto Stadium
| site_cityst = [[Ada, Oklahoma|Ada, OK]]
| tv =
| score = 24–23
| attend = 3,156
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Ouachita Baptist Tigers|title=Ouachita Baptist}}
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = [[El Dorado, Arkansas|El Dorado, AR]]
| tv =
| score = 21–38
| attend = 4,721
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Henderson State Reddies|title=Henderson State}}
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = [[Carpenter–Haygood Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Arkadelphia, Arkansas|Arkadelphia, AR]]
| tv =
| score = 31–38
| attend = 3,054
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils|title=Arkansas–Monticello}}
| site_stadium = Wilkins Stadium
| site_cityst = Magnolia, AR
| gamename = [[Battle of the Timberlands]]
| tv =
| score = 34–32
| attend = 2,147
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 7
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds|title=Eastern New Mexico}}
| site_stadium = [[Tiger Stadium (Corsicana)|Tiger Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Corsicana, Texas|Corsicana, TX]]
| gamename = [[Heritage Bowl (Corsicana)|Heritage Bowl]]
| tv =
| score = 13–20
| attend = 1,500
}}
}}
<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Football Schedule|url=https://muleriderathletics.com/sports/football/schedule|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2019 Great American Conference football season|Southern Arkansas]]
[[Category:Southern Arkansas Muleriders football seasons]]
[[Category:2019 in sports in Arkansas|Southern Arkansas Muleriders football]]