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2019 Central Arkansas

9–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Central Arkansas in 2019, game by game: won at Western Kentucky 35–28; won at Austin Peay 24–16; won vs. Abilene Christian 31–30; lost at Hawai’i 16–35; lost at Nicholls 14–34; won vs. McNeese 40–31; won at Northwestern State 31–30; won vs. Sam Houston 29–25; won at Lamar 45–17; lost vs. SE Louisiana 0–34; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 30–7; won at Incarnate Word 52–35; lost vs. Illinois State 14–24+28−34Won 35–28 at Western Kentucky+7Western KentuckyWon 24–16 at Austin Peay+8Austin PeayWon 31–30 vs. Abilene Christian+1Abilene Christi…Lost 16–35 at Hawai’i-19Hawai’iLost 14–34 at Nicholls-20NichollsWon 40–31 vs. McNeese+9McNeeseWon 31–30 at Northwestern State+1Northwestern St…Won 29–25 vs. Sam Houston+4Sam HoustonWon 45–17 at Lamar+28LamarLost 0–34 vs. SE Louisiana-34SE LouisianaWon 30–7 vs. Stephen F. Austin+23Stephen F. Aust…Won 52–35 at Incarnate Word+17Incarnate WordLost 14–24 vs. Illinois State-10Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atWestern KentuckyW 35–⁠2831%
Sep 7atAustin PeayW 24–⁠1652%
Sep 14vsAbilene ChristianW 31–⁠3070%
Sep 21atHawai’iL 16–⁠3537%
Oct 5atNichollsL 14–⁠3444%
Oct 12vsMcNeeseW 40–⁠3166%
Oct 19atNorthwestern StateW 31–⁠3074%
Oct 26vsSam HoustonW 29–⁠2555%
Nov 2atLamarW 45–⁠1758%
Nov 9vsSE LouisianaL 0–⁠3468%
Nov 16vsStephen F. AustinW 30–⁠783%
Nov 22atIncarnate WordW 52–⁠3560%
Dec 7vsIllinois StateFCS Championship – Second RoundL 14–⁠2453%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 24–⁠14 in the FCS Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Southland Conference champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Nicholls

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 shared first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
361–⁠346
Coach
—
Elo
1378 +23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.2 No. 23 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 136
Offensive coordinator
Ken Collums
Defensive coordinator
Chad Williams
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsBreylin Smith QB509 yds
Passing touchdownsBreylin Smith QB3 TD
Rushing yardsCarlos Blackman RB189 yds
Rushing touchdownsCarlos Blackman RB2 TD
Receiving yardsLujuan Winningham WR275 yds
Receiving touchdownsLujuan Winningham WR3 TD
TacklesDarin Davenport LB9 tkl
SacksCaden Brown DL1 sacks
InterceptionsDeandre Lamont DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Tyler Hudson WR★★★No. 1536
Julian Hawkins DT★★★No. 1625
Derrick Wise II ATH★★★No. 2086
Darius Bowers DUAL★★★No. 2453
Darin Davenport ILB★★★No. 2482

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.804
Running backs22.00.779
Receivers22.50.813
Offensive line32.00.773
Defensive line22.50.798
Linebackers22.50.791
Defensive backs22.50.791
Athletes and specialists22.50.802
Whole class162.40.792

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2019 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Arkansas7–⁠29–⁠4
Nicholls7–⁠29–⁠5
SE Louisiana6–⁠38–⁠5
Sam Houston6–⁠37–⁠5
McNeese5–⁠47–⁠5
Abilene Christian4–⁠55–⁠7
Incarnate Word4–⁠55–⁠7
Stephen F. Austin3–⁠63–⁠9
Northwestern State3–⁠63–⁠9
Houston Christian2–⁠65–⁠7
Lamar2–⁠74–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.