2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team

2019 South Alabama Jaguars football
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Steve Campbell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kenny Edenfield (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Greg Stewart (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Ladd–Peebles Stadium

2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 19 Appalachian State x$		7	–	1					13	–	1
Georgia Southern		5	–	3					7	–	6
Georgia State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Troy		3	–	5					5	–	7
Coastal Carolina		2	–	6					5	–	7
West Division
Louisiana x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Arkansas State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	4					5	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					3	–	9
South Alabama		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Steve Campbell.

The season was the Jaguars' final season at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, where the Jaguars played since their first season in 2009. The university is scheduled to open a new on-campus venue, Hancock Whitney Stadium, for the 2020 season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	11:00 a.m.	at No. 24 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPN	L 21–35	89,502
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Jackson State*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 37–14	14,511
September 14	2:30 p.m.	Memphis*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPNU	L 6–42	12,373
September 21	3:30 p.m.	at UAB*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	NFLN	L 3–35	27,932
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	L 17–30	16,222
October 3	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPNU	L 17–20 2OT	20,013
October 16	7:00 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (Battle for the Belt)	ESPN2	L 13–37	23,182
October 26	11:00 a.m.	No. 21 Appalachian State	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPNU	L 3–30	17,969
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	L 28–30	15,473
November 16	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	L 27–37	16,748
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 15–28	12,501
November 29	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 34–30	16,319
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Season
Steve Campbell	Head Coach	2nd
Michael Bangtson	Offensive Line,	1st
Kenny Edenfield	OC, Quarterbacks	2nd
Greg Stewart	DC, linebackers	2nd
Harland Bower	Defensive tackles	1st
Pete Bennett	Wide receivers/Recruiting Coordinator	1st
Larry Hart	Outside linebackers	1st
Josh Jones	Cornerbacks	1st
Larry Warner	Running backs	1st
Matt Kitchens	Safeties	1st
Chad Huff	Tight Ends	1st
Lance Ancar	Strength and Conditioning Coach	2nd
Mark Hewes	Director of Operations	1st
Chase Calcagni	Director of Player Personnel	1st

Game summaries

At No. 24 Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	0	14	0	21
No. 24 Cornhuskers	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	0	7	14
Jaguars	13	6	6	10	35

See also: 2019 Jackson State Tigers football team

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	16	7	12	42
Jaguars	0	0	0	6	6

See also: 2019 Memphis Tigers football team

At UAB

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	0	0	0	3
Blazers	14	14	7	0	35

See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team

At Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana–Monroe	-14.5

Week Five: South Alabama Jaguars at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	0	3	7	17
Warhawks	7	10	0	13	30

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 91° · Wind – S 9 · Sunny
• Game attendance: 16,222
• Referee: Jeremy Parker
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Lyn Rollins (play-by-play), Chris Mycoskie (color analyst) and Wayne Gentry (producer)
• [1]

Game information

First quarter (07:39) USA TD – Cephus Johnson 3-yard rush, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 7–0; Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 5:39 (06:10) ULM TD – Josh Pederson 20-yard pass from Caleb Evans, Jared Porter kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:29 Second quarter (09:34) ULM FG – Jared Porter 22-yard field goal Louisiana–Monroe 10–7; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:20 (04:12) ULM TD – Markis McCray 52-yard pass from Caleb Evans, Jared Porter kick Louisiana–Monroe 17–7; Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:45 Third quarter (08:27) USA FG – Frankie Onate 21-yard field goal Louisiana–Monroe 17–10; Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:51 Fourth quarter (13:00) ULM TD – Jonathan Hodoh 21-yard pass from Caleb Evans, Jared Porter PAT failed Louisiana–Monroe 23–10; Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:06 (07:02) ULM TD – Caleb Evans 13-yard rush, Jared Porter kick Louisiana–Monroe 30–10; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:30 (03:00) USA TD – Cephus Johnson 8-yard rush, Frankie Onate kick Louisiana–Monroe 30–17; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:02 Leading Passers USA – Cephus Johnson – 14/26, 114 yards, INT ULM – Caleb Evans – 17/25, 286 yards, 3 TD Leading Rushers USA – Trae Minter – 19 carries, 150 yards ULM – Josh Johnson – 15 carries, 93 yards Leading Receivers USA – Jalen Tolbert – 4 receptions, 44 yards ULM – Markis McCray – 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Statistics	South Alabama Jaguars	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs	24	18
Total yards	377	428
Rushing yards	263	142
Passing yards	114	286
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	35:35	24:25

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Eagles	0	10	0	7	0	3	20
Jaguars	0	7	7	3	0	0	17

See also: 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

At Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	7	3	0	13
Trojans	3	13	7	14	37

See also: 2019 Troy Trojans football team and Battle for the Belt

No. 21 Appalachian State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Mountaineers	7	6	10	7	30
Jaguars	0	0	0	3	3

See also: 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

At Texas State

See also: 2019 Texas State Bobcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas State	–7.0

South Alabama at Texas State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	7	7	7	28
Bobcats	3	10	14	3	30

at Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 15,473
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Brant Freeman (play-by-play), Joplo Bartu (analyst) and Brooke Shoemaker (sideline)
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Game information

First quarter (09:49) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 20-yard field goal Texas State 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:16 (01:47) USA TD – Carlos Davis 3-yard rush, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 7–3; Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:13 Second quarter (12:03) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 41-yard field goal South Alabama 7–6; Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:37 (03:09) TXST TD – Javen Banks 40-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 13–7; Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:51 (00:35) USA TD – Davyn Flenord 22-yard pass from Desmond Trotter, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 14–13; Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:26 Third quarter (12:24) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 38-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 20–14; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:36 (07:07) USA TD – Jalen Wayne 8-yard pass from Desmond Trotter, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 21–20; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:17 (04:36) TXST TD – Trevis Graham Jr. 17-yard pass from Tyler Vitt, Joshua Rowland kick Texas State 27–21; Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:23 Fourth quarter (09:57) USA TD – Tra Minter 6-yard rush, Frankie Onate kick South Alabama 28–27; Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:40 (06:14) TXST FG – Joshua Rowland 31-yard field goal Texas State 30–28; Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:30 Top passers USA – Desmond Trotter – 13/17, 164 yards, 2 TD TXST – Tyler Vitt – 23/33, 373 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers USA – Tra Minter – 21 carries, 87 yards, TD TXST – Tyler Vitt – 11 carries, 42 yards Top receivers USA – Kawaan Baker – 4 receptions, 34 yards TXST – Hutch White – 10 receptions, 165 yards

Statistics	South Alabama	Texas State
First downs	20	21
Total yards	348	415
Rushing yards	184	42
Passing yards	164	373
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	30:00	30:00

Louisiana

Louisiana at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total • Ragin' Cajuns 3 14 6 14 37 Jaguars 7 7 7 6 27 Date: November 16, 2019 Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Game start: 4:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 16,748 Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 8 NNW MPH Referee: Marshall Lewis Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary 1 09:16 LA Stevie Artigue 22–yard field goal (15 plays, 66 yards, 5:44) LA 3–0 06:28 USA Carlos Davis 20–yard rush (Frankie Onate kick) (6 plays, 71 yards, 2:48) USA 7–3 2 14:19 LA Neal Johnson 9–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (11 plays, 69 yards, 4:28) LA 10–7 09:44 USA Jared Wilson 4–yard rush (Frankie Onate kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 4:35) USA 14–10 07:30 LA Hunter Bergeron 1–yard pass from Levi Lewis (Stevie Artigue kick) (6 plays, 36 yards, 2:14) LA 17–14 3 09:51 USA Kawaan Baker 0–yard fumble recovered and returned (Frankie Onate kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) USA 21–17 06:41 LA Stevie Artigue 25–yard field goal (8 plays, 59 yards, 3:10) USA 21–20 02:44 LA Stevie Artigue 20–yard field goal (4 plays, 2 yards, 1:40) LA 23–21 4 07:51 LA Elijah Mitchell 1–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (17 plays, 85 yards, 7:12) LA 30–21 04:12 LA Trey Ragas 23–yard rush (Stevie Artigue kick) (3 plays, 47 yards, 1:12) LA 37–21 02:48 USA Tra Minter 11–yard rush (Desmond Trotter two–point conversion attempt failed) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:24) LA 37–27

See also: 2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana	–27.5

Statistics	Louisiana	South Alabama
First downs	23	23
Total yards	391	467
Rushing yards	255	351
Passing yards	136	116
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:02	29:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	16–29, 136 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	17 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jamal Bell	3 receptions, 51 yards
South Alabama	Passing	Desmond Trotter	8–15, 116 yards
	Rushing	Tra Minter	22 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Cade Sutherland	3 receptions, 64 yards

At Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	0	0	12	15
Panthers	0	14	7	7	28

See also: 2019 Georgia State Panthers football team

Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	7	0	10	13	30
Jaguars	14	0	6	14	34

See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team