2019 Southern Arkansas Muleriders football team
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.
| 2019 Southern Arkansas Muleriders football | |
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Heritage Bowl, L 13–20 vs. Eastern New Mexico | |
| Conference | Great American Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (8–3 GAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Landon Keopple (11th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Chad Adams (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Wilkins Stadium (capacity:6,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Ouachita Baptist $^ | 11 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Harding ^ | 10 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henderson State # | 9 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Arkansas # | 8 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma Baptist | 7 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Monticello | 5 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NW Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas Tech | 3 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Central | 3 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Nazarene | 2 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Oklahoma State | 1 | – | 10 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Missouri Western, 30–25.[1]
Offseason
Position key
| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Returning starters
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Offense
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Defense
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Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Year entering |
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| 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 and 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 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Nazarene | W 34–14 | 1,237 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Oklahoma Baptist |
| W 30–28 | 4,292 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 23 Harding |
| L 0–31 | 6,287 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas Tech |
| W 35–14 | 5,283 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| W 42–20 | 3,190 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northwestern Oklahoma State |
| W 40–7 | 2,850 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | SE Oklahoma State |
| W 49–7 | 5,796 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at East Central |
| W 24–23 | 3,156 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Ouachita Baptist |
| L 21–38 | 4,721 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Henderson State | L 31–38 | 3,054 | |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Monticello |
| W 34–32 | 2,147 |
| December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Eastern New Mexico* | L 13–20 | 1,500 | |
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References
- "2018 Mulerider Football Schedule". MuleriderAthletics.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- "Game 1 Southern Nazarene (PDF)" (PDF). Southern Arkansas University Athletics.
- "2019 Mulerider Football Coaches". MuleriderAthletics.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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