The 2019 Florida Tech Panthers football team represented the

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(FIT) during the

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. They were led by seventh-year head coach

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. The Panthers played their home games at

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, approximately one mile from the Florida Tech campus, and were members of the

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. In May 2020, Florida Tech shut down its football program due to budget cuts that followed the

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Preseason

Gulf South Conference coaches poll

On August 1, 2019, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Panthers predicted to finish in 5th place in the conference.

Preseason All-Gulf South Conference Team

The Panthers had four players at four positions selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team. Offense No players were selected Defense John McClure – DB Special teams No players were selected

Schedule

Florida Tech 2019 football schedule consists of five home and six away games in the regular season. The Panthers will host GSC foes Shorter, West Alabama,

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, and West Georgia, and will travel to Delta State,

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, North Greenville, and Valdosta State. The Panthers will host one of the three non-conference games against Fort Valley State from the

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(SIAC) and will travel to

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from the

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(SAC) and

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also from the SIAC. Two of the eleven games will be broadcast on ESPN3 and ESPN+, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week. The Week One game at Savannah State, originally scheduled for September 7, was moved back a day due to

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. The Week Seven game at Valdosta State, originally scheduled for a 3 P.M. kickoff on October 19, was moved back to a 7 P.M. start due to the forecast approach of

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earlier in the day. :Schedule Source:

Rankings

Game summaries

At Savannah State

At Newberry

At Delta State

West Georgia

Fort Valley State

At Mississippi College

At Valdosta State

West Florida

West Alabama

At North Greenville

Shorter

Awards and milestones

Gulf South Conference honors

Five players from Florida Tech were honored as All-GSC selections by the league's coaches.

Gulf South Conference All-Conference First Team

*Evan Thompson, LB

Gulf South Conference All-Conference Second Team

*Miles Kelly, WR *Kenny Hiteman, TE *Tyrone Cromwell, DB *John McClure, DB

Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Week

*September 30: Mike Diliello, QB

Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Week

*September 23: Mike Diliello, QB *September 30: Mike Diliello, QB

References

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