American college football season
The2019 Emporia State Hornets football team representedEmporia State University in the2019 NCAA Division II football season . The Hornets played their home games on Jones Field atFrancis G. Welch Stadium inEmporia, Kansas , as they had done since1937 .[ 1] [ 2] Garin Higgins , who was in his 18th season overall, and 13th season at Emporia State as head coach.[ 3] Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) since 1991.[ 4]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance September 5 7:00 p.m. Northeastern State W 51–144,861 September 14 7:00 p.m. at No. 23Pittsburg State L 23–478,597 September 21 2:00 p.m. Nebraska–Kearney L 21–314,087 September 28 6:00 p.m. atLincoln (MO) W 50–73,108 October 5 2:00 p.m. No. 7Northwest Missouri State L 23–344,098 October 12 7:00 p.m. atFort Hays State L 3–196,735 October 19 2:00 p.m. No. 15Central Missouri L 27–344,532 October 26 1:00 p.m. atMissouri Western L 0–284,583 November 2 2:00 p.m. Washburn L 17–374,098 November 9 2:00 p.m. atMissouri Southern W 29–64,327 November 16 2:00 p.m. Central Oklahoma W 34–143,017
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The Hornets entered the 2018 season after finishing with an 8–4 overall and 7–4 in conference play the previous season under Higgins.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Northeastern State at Emporia State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Northeastern State 0 0 0 14 14 • Emporia State 20 10 14 7 51
Date: September 5Location: Welch Stadium ,Emporia, KS Game start: 7:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 3:02Game attendance: 4,861Game weather: Sunny, 90°FReferee: James Brockhart
Emporia State at Pittsburg State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Emporia State 7 0 8 8 23 • Pittsburg State 0 13 10 24 47
Date: October 5Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KSGame start: 2:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 3:08Game attendance: 8,597Game weather: Clear skies, 87°FReferee: Bob Pritchett
Nebraska–Kearney at Emporia State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Nebraska–Kearney 7 10 7 7 31 Emporia State 0 6 15 0 21
Date: September 21Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KSGame start: 2:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 2:54Game attendance: 4,087Game weather: Overcast, 78°FReferee: Brian Moore
Emporia State at Lincoln (MO)
Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Emporia State 13 13 21 3 50 Lincoln (MO) 7 0 0 0 7
Date: September 28Location: Dwight T. Reed Stadium,Jefferson City, MO Game start: 6:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 2:51Game attendance: 3,108Game weather: Overcast, 72°FReferee: Scott Hardin
Northwest Missouri State [ edit ] Northwest Missouri State at Emporia State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total • #7 Northwest Missouri State 5 7 19 3 34 Emporia State 10 7 6 0 23
Date: October 5Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KSGame start: 2:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 3:03Game attendance: 4,098Game weather: Cloudy, 71°FReferee: Gary Anspach
Emporia State at Fort Hays State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Emporia State 0 0 3 0 3 • Fort Hays State 3 13 3 0 19
Date: October 12Location: Lewis Field Stadium ,Hays, KS Game start: 7:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 2:35Game attendance: 6,735Game weather: Cool, 65°FReferee: Bob Pritchett
Central Missouri at Emporia State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total • #14 Central Missouri 10 10 6 8 34 Emporia State 7 13 0 7 27
Date: October 19Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KSGame start: 2:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 3:18Game attendance: 4,532Game weather: Mostly clear, 67°FReferee: Scott Hardin
Emporia State at Missouri Western
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Emporia State 0 0 0 0 0 • Missouri Western 7 14 0 7 28
Date: October 26Location: Spratt Stadium ,Saint Joseph, MO Game start: 1:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 4,583Game weather: Partly sunny, 53°FReferee: Dwight Neibling
Washburn at Emporia State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Washburn 14 14 7 2 37 Emporia State 7 3 7 0 17
Date: November 2Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KSGame start: 2:00 pmCDT Elapsed time: 2:43Game attendance: 4,098Game weather: Sunny, 53°FReferee: James Brookhart
Emporia State at Missouri Southern
Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Emporia State 3 6 13 7 29 Missouri Southern 0 0 0 6 6
Central Oklahoma at Emporia State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Central Oklahoma 0 7 7 0 14 • Emporia State 10 7 0 17 34
Date: November 16Location: Welch Stadium, Emporia, KSGame start: 2:00 pmCST Elapsed time: 2:42Game attendance: 3,017Game weather: Sunny, 60°FReferee: Craig Helser
Along with Higgins, there are 9 assistants.
Name Position Seasons at Alma mater Garin Higgins Head coach 13 Emporia State (1992)Bryan Nardo Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers Coach 8 Ohio (2008)Mike LoPorto Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach 10 Emporia State (2010) Nathan Linsey Defensive Secondary/special teams coordinator 8 Emporia State (2010) Cayden Cochran Passing Game/recruiting coordinator/Receivers 2 Valdosta State (2013)Tony Koehling Running game coordinator/offensive line coach 5 Ohio (2013) Daniel Goodman Strength and conditioning coach/running backs 2 Emporia State (2015) Jermaine Lopez Special Teams Quality Control 1 Emporia State (2017) Evan Porter Offensive Quality Control Ethan Sharp Defensive Quality Control Reference: [ 9]
^ "Emporia State University Athletics - Facilities - Welch Stadium" . RetrievedJune 28, 2019 .^ Weast, Don (September 3, 2019)."Emporia State Football Opens Season Against Northeastern State" .Emporia State University Athletics (Press release). RetrievedSeptember 4, 2019 . ^ "Higgins, Garin" . RetrievedMay 17, 2016 .^ "Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Conference History" . Themiaa.com. May 21, 2012. RetrievedJune 28, 2019 .^ "2019 Football Schedule" .Emporia State University . RetrievedApril 6, 2025 .^ Weast, Don (November 10, 2018)."Emporia State Football Secures Bowl Bid with 35–28 win at Central Oklahoma" (Press release). RetrievedJune 28, 2019 . ^ "Football Media Day Set For July 31, MIAA Network To Stream Event" .Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association . RetrievedJune 28, 2019 .^ Sherwood, Dylan (July 31, 2019)."Hornets picked sixth in MIAA Preseason Poll" .Emporia Gazette . RetrievedAugust 4, 2019 . ^ "Emporia State University Athletics - 2019 Football Roster" . Emporia State Athletics. RetrievedJune 28, 2019 .
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