2019 Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football team

2019 Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football
NJCAA champion MACJC champion
MACJC championship game, W 22–19 at Northwest Mississippi
NJCAA championship game, W 24–13 vs. Lackawanna
Conference	Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges
Division	South Division
Record	12–0 (6–0 MACJC)
Head coach	Jack Wright (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brett Shufelt (1st season)
Home stadium	A. L. May Memorial Stadium

2019 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 6 Northwest Mississippi #xy		4	–	2					8	–	3
No. 14 East Mississippi #x		4	–	2					6	–	4
Itawamba x		4	–	2					5	–	4
Holmes x		4	–	2					4	–	5
Mississippi Delta		3	–	3					3	–	6
Northeast Mississippi		2	–	4					3	–	6
Coahoma		0	–	6					1	–	8
South Division
No. 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast #xy$^		6	–	0					12	–	0
No. 10 Jones (MS) #		5	–	1					7	–	3
No. 11 Hinds		4	–	2					7	–	3
Copiah–Lincoln		2	–	3					4	–	5
East Central (MS)		3	–	3					4	–	5
Pearl River		1	–	4					3	–	6
Southwest Mississippi		0	–	6					0	–	9
Championship: Mississippi Gulf Coast 22, Northwest Mississippi 19
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NJCAA National Championship participant # – MACJC playoff participant Rankings from NJCAA Poll

The 2019 Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College as a member of the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) during the 2019 junior college football season. Led by second-year head coach Jack Wright, the Bulldogs compiled a perfect 12–0 record (6–0 in conference games), defeated Lackawanna in the national championship game, and won the NJCAA National Football Championship. It was Mississippi Gulf Coast's fifth national championship, following the 1948, 1971, 1984, and 2007 teams.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	at Mississippi Delta*	Moorhead, MS	W 49-9
September 5	Coahoma*	Perkinston, MS	W 36–6
September 12	at Holmes*	Goodman, MS	W 41–7
September 19	Jones	Perkinston, MS	W 20–14
September 26	at Copiah–Lincoln	H.L. Stone Stadium Wesson, MS	W 38–20
October 5	Southwest Mississippi	Perkinston, MS	W 55–24
October 10	at East Central (MS)	Bailey Stadium Decatur, MS	W 25–5
October 17	Pearl River	Perkinston, MS	W 25–3
October 24	at Hinds	Raymond, MS	W 31–21
November 2	East Mississippi*	Perkinston, MS (MACJC semifinal)	W 31–7
November 9	at Northwest Mississippi*	Senatobia, MS (MACJC championship game)	W 22–19
December 5	vs. Lackawanna*	Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS (NJCAA championship game)	W 24–13
*Non-conference game Homecoming