2019 Morningside Mustangs football
NAIA national champion
GPAC champion
ConferenceGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Record14–0 (8–0 GPAC)
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorCasey Jacobsen (9th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorNathan Turner (9th season)
Home stadiumElwood Olsen Stadium
2019 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

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]

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31St. Francis (IL)*No. 1
W 80–01,000
September 14DordtNo. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA
W 56–141,100
September 21MidlandNo. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA
W 51–295,600
October 5at HastingsNo. 1
W 69–13
October 12at Briar CliffNo. 1
  • Memorial Field
  • Sioux City, IA
W 49–141,000
October 19JamestownNo. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadiu
  • Sioux City, IA
W 61–01,105
October 26at Dakota WesleyanNo. 1
W 69–0
November 2at DoaneNo. 1
W 42–101,000
November 9Concordia (NE)No. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA
W 52–71,050[3]
November 16at No. 5 Northwestern (IA)No. 1W 37–27[4]
November 23 No. 17 Dickinson State*No. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA (NAIA first round)
W 57–141,000[5]
November 30 No. 9 Saint Xavier*No. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA (NAIA quarterfinal)
W 51–0600[6]
December 7 No. 4 Grand View*No. 1
  • Elwood Olsen Stadium
  • Sioux City, IA (NAIA semifinal)
W 21–164,500[7]
December 21vs. No. 2 Marian (IN)*No. 1
W 40–381,646[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from NAIA Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2019-20 Football Schedule". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. "2019-20 Football Statistics - Morningside (Iowa)". NAIA. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. "Concorida (NE) at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  4. "Morningside at Northwestern". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  5. "Dickinson State at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  6. "St. Xavier (IL) at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. "Grand View at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. "Marian (IN) at Morningside". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
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