2019 Southern Arkansas Muleriders football team

2019 Southern Arkansas Muleriders football
Heritage Bowl, L 13–20 vs. Eastern New Mexico
Conference	Great American Conference
Record	8–4 (8–3 GAC)
Head coach	Bill Keopple (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Landon Keopple (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chad Adams (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Wilkins Stadium

2019 Great American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – bowl participant (Southern Arkansas - Heritage Bowl, Henderson State - Live United Texarkana Bowl) Rankings from AFCA Poll

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.

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

Offense Player Class Position Austin Paatricia Sophomore Right Tackle Drew Crawford Senior Right Guard Trey Thomas Senior Center Marshall Poppenhusen Sophomore Left Guard Mason Grantz Senior Left tackle Jaidon Parrish Senior Fullback Dalton Wright Senior Tight End Michael Ingram Senior Wide Receiver Jared Lancaster Senior Wide Receiver Reference:[1]

Defense Player Class Position Lorenzo Watkins Senior Cornerback Stacy Lawrence Senior Safety Brock Floyd Senior Safety La'Montrick Turner Senior Safety Antonio Washington Junior Defensive tackle DeMarcus Pegue Junior Linebacker Reference:[1]

Special teams Player Class Position Austin Wilkerson Sophomore Kicker Jaidon Parrish Senior Long snapper Reference:[1]

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year entering
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

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Nazarene	SNU Stadium Bethany, OK	W 34–14	1,237
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Oklahoma Baptist	Wilkins Stadium Magnolia, AR	W 30–28	4,292
September 21	6:00 p.m.	No. 23 Harding	Wilkins Stadium Magnolia, AR	L 0–31	6,287
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas Tech	Thone Stadium Russellville, AR	W 35–14	5,283
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Southwestern Oklahoma State	Wilkins Stadium Magnolia, AR	W 42–20	3,190
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Northwestern Oklahoma State	Ranger Field Alva, OK	W 40–7	2,850
October 19	2:30 p.m.	SE Oklahoma State	Wilkins Stadium Magnolia, AR	W 49–7	5,796
October 26	3:00 p.m.	at East Central	Koi Ishto Stadium Ada, OK	W 24–23	3,156
November 2	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Ouachita Baptist	Memorial Stadium El Dorado, AR	L 21–38	4,721
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Henderson State	Carpenter–Haygood Stadium Arkadelphia, AR	L 31–38	3,054
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Monticello	Wilkins Stadium Magnolia, AR (Battle of the Timberlands)	W 34–32	2,147
December 7	12:00 p.m.	vs. Eastern New Mexico*	Tiger Stadium Corsicana, TX (Heritage Bowl)	L 13–20	1,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Coaches Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Game 1 Southern Nazarene (PDF)" (PDF). Southern Arkansas University Athletics.
2. "2019 Mulerider Football Coaches". MuleriderAthletics.com. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
3. "2019 Football Schedule". Retrieved November 25, 2019.