The reigning Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Football Champions, Hanover College, are picked to repeat as league leaders in 2019 in a vote of the conference’s head coaches as they top the HCAC Football Preseason Poll.
The 2019 season kicks off with non-conference play on Thursday, Sept. 5. The first conference game is Thursday, Sept. 19. The final week of the regular season is Saturday, Nov. 16, with the NCAA Tournament following thereafter.
Listed below is the 2019 HCAC Football Preseason Poll and the 2019 HCAC Players to Watch.
2019 HCAC FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes
Hanover (7) 60 pts.
Franklin 52 pts.
Mount St. Joseph (1) 51 pts.
Rose-Hulman 39 pts.
Manchester 28 pts.
Bluffton 26 pts.
Anderson 17 pts.
Defiance 15 pts.
2019 Bluffton Players to Watch:
Dylan Shaffer SR Shelby LB
Adam Duncan SR Northwood WR
Steph Kosakowski JR Cleveland DB
Brian Coleman JR Toledo DB
Kais Chiles JR Wapakoneta TE
Antonio Crossty JR Wooster DB
Cade McClellan JR Edgerton OL
Keith Holmes SO Toldeo DL
