The 2019 Morningside Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Morningside University as a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) during the 2019 NAIA football season. In their 18th season under head coach Steve Ryan, the Mustangs compiled a perfect 14–0 record (8–0 against GPAC opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating the Marian Knights, 40–38, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1]
| 2019 Morningside Mustangs football | |
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NAIA national champion GPAC champion | |
NAIA National Championship Game, W 40–38 vs. Marian (IN) | |
| Conference | Great Plains Athletic Conference |
| Record | 14–0 (8–0 GPAC) |
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| Co-defensive coordinator | Casey Jacobsen (9th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Nathan Turner (9th season) |
| Home stadium | Elwood Olsen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Morningside $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Northwestern (IA) ^ | 8 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dordt | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midland | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Briar Cliff | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doane | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (NE) | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota Wesleyan | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamestown | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hastings | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterback Joe Dolincheck completed 295 of 433 passes (68.1%) for 4,303 yards and 49 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Running back Arnijae Ponder carried the ball 323 times for 1,884 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 31 | St. Francis (IL)* | No. 1 |
| W 80–0 | 1,000 | |||
| September 14 | Dordt | No. 1 |
| W 56–14 | 1,100 | |||
| September 21 | Midland | No. 1 |
| W 51–29 | 5,600 | |||
| October 5 | at Hastings | No. 1 |
| W 69–13 | ||||
| October 12 | at Briar Cliff | No. 1 |
| W 49–14 | 1,000 | |||
| October 19 | Jamestown | No. 1 |
| W 61–0 | 1,105 | |||
| October 26 | at Dakota Wesleyan | No. 1 |
| W 69–0 | ||||
| November 2 | at Doane | No. 1 |
| W 42–10 | 1,000 | |||
| November 9 | Concordia (NE) | No. 1 |
| W 52–7 | 1,050 | [3] | ||
| November 16 | at No. 5 Northwestern (IA) | No. 1 | W 37–27 | [4] | ||||
| November 23 | No. 17 Dickinson State* | No. 1 |
| W 57–14 | 1,000 | [5] | ||
| November 30 | No. 9 Saint Xavier* | No. 1 |
| W 51–0 | 600 | [6] | ||
| December 7 | No. 4 Grand View* | No. 1 |
| W 21–16 | 4,500 | [7] | ||
| December 21 | vs. No. 2 Marian (IN)* | No. 1 |
| W 40–38 | 1,646 | [8] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2019-20 Football Schedule". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "2019-20 Football Statistics - Morningside (Iowa)". NAIA. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Concorida (NE) at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Morningside at Northwestern". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Dickinson State at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "St. Xavier (IL) at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Grand View at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Marian (IN) at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.