The 2019 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented Robert Morris University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bernard Clark and played their home games at Joe Walton Stadium. They were a member of the Northeast Conference.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Colonials were picked to finish in seventh place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team (1st place votes) | 
| 1 | Duquesne (7) | 
| 2 | Sacred Heart (1) | 
| 3 | Central Connecticut | 
| 4 | Wagner | 
| 5 | Bryant | 
| 6 | Saint Francis | 
| 7 | Robert Morris | 
| 8 | LIU | 
Preseason All-NEC team
The Colonials had one player selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[1]
| Offense
 Matthew Gonzalez – TE/HB
  
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
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|  | 7:00 p.m. | at Buffalo* |  | ESPN+ | L 10–38 | 18,412 | 
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Kentucky State* |  | NEC Front Row | L 7–13 | 2,118 | 
| September 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Dayton*  | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA
 | NEC Front Row | L 31–34 | 2,533 | 
| September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at VMI* |  | ESPN+ | W 31–21 | 3,900 | 
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Youngstown State* |  | ESPN+ | L 10–45 | 12,659 | 
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) |  | NEC Front Row | W 20–17 OT | 1,370 | 
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wagner |  | NEC Front Row | W 21–13 | 1,772 | 
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Bryant | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA
 | ESPN3 | W 24–20 | 1,496 | 
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | LIU | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA
 | NEC Front Row | W 28–17 | 934 | 
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Duquesne | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA
 | NEC Front Row | W 41–21 | 2,321 | 
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at  No. 19 Central Connecticut |  | NEC Front Row | L 28–49 |  | 
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA
 | NEC Front Row | W 16–14 |  | 
| *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At Buffalo
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Colonials | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 
| Bulls | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 
Kentucky State
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Thorobreds | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 
| Colonials | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 
Dayton
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Flyers | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 
| Colonials | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 
At VMI
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Colonials | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 
| Keydets | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 
At Youngstown State
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Colonials | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 
| No. 22 Penguins | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 
At Saint Francis
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Colonials | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 
| Red Flash | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 
At Wagner
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Colonials | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 
| Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 
Bryant
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Bulldogs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 
| Colonials | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 
LIU
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Sharks | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 
| Colonials | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 
Duquesne
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Dukes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 
| Colonials | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 
At Central Connecticut
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Colonials | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 
| No. 19 Blue Devils | 0 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 49 | 
Sacred Heart
|  |  |  |  |  | Total | 
| Pioneers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 
| Colonials | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 
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