The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Wildcats were picked to finish in seventh place.[1]
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
Nicholls |
200 (20)
|
2 |
Central Arkansas |
154
|
3 |
Incarnate Word |
150 (1)
|
4 |
Sam Houston State |
146
|
5 |
Lamar |
123
|
6 |
McNeese State |
114
|
7 |
Abilene Christian |
112 (1)
|
8 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
71
|
9 |
Stephen F. Austin |
63
|
10 |
Northwestern State |
56
|
11 |
Houston Baptist |
21
|
Preseason All–Southland Teams
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The Wildcats placed five players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]
Offense
1st team
Billy McCrary – RB
2nd team
Josh Fink – WR
Kade Parmelly – OL
|
Defense
1st team
Jeremiah Chambers – LB
2nd team
Bolu Onifade – DB
|
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|
August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | at North Texas* | | ESPN+ | L 31–51 | 23,057 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Arizona Christian* | | ESPN+ | W 66–14 | 7,463 |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Central Arkansas | | ESPN3 | L 30–31 | 10,123 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | McNeese State | - Wildcat Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 9,624 |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | | UIWtv | L 24–31 | 2,989 |
October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Lamar | | ESPN3 | L 24–27 | 6,016 |
October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist | - Wildcat Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| ESPN3 | W 45–20 | 7,636 |
October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | - Wildcat Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| ESPN+ | W 31–24 2OT | 11,096 |
October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Nicholls | | CST/ESPN+ | W 37–31 OT | 5,012 |
November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Sam Houston State | - Wildcat Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| ESPN+ | L 10–24 | 6,491 |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana | - Wildcat Stadium
- Abilene, TX
| ESPN+ | L 14–35 | 4,981 |
November 23 | 6:30 p.m | at Mississippi State* | | SECN | L 7–45 | 54,683 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
|
Source: [3][4]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
14 |
31 |
Mean Green
|
17
|
21
|
10
|
3 |
51 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Firestorm
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
Wildcats
|
14
|
31
|
7
|
14 |
66 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
13 |
30 |
No. 14 Bears
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
22 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cowboys
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
Wildcats
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
7 |
24 |
Cardinals
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
11 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
13
|
11
|
0 |
24 |
Cardinals
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
10 |
27 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Huskies
|
0
|
6
|
14
|
0 |
20 |
Wildcats
|
14
|
7
|
17
|
7 |
45 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
Lumberjacks
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
10 | 0 | 0 |
24 |
Wildcats
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
0 | 0 | 7 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
17
|
14
|
0 | 6 |
37 |
No. 15 Colonels
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
10 | 0 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bearkats
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
0 |
24 |
Wildcats
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Southeastern Louisiana
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 23 Lions
|
14
|
21
|
0
|
0 |
35 |
Wildcats
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
At Mississippi State
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
17 |
45 |