The Lindenwood football team has released its 2019 schedule, which will consist of six home games and five road contests.  Of its 11 opponents this year, Lindenwood has played six teams at least once since the program started in the 1990 season.
 
The Lions played seven seasons as members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) from 2012-2018.  Lindenwood will compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) at the start of the 2019-20 school year.  The Lions will play seven conference games and four non-conference opponents, while traveling to four different states throughout the road schedule.
 
Lindenwood will open the season in Cheney, Wash. to take on 2018 NCAA Division I FCS runner-up Eastern Washington University on Saturday, September 7.  The Lions will play their first NCAA Division I FCS opponent since beating Northern Colorado 22-20 in 2011.  In the home opener, the Lions will host Midwestern State (Texas) at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium on September 14.  Lindenwood played Midwestern State once in the school's history, which ended in a 23-6 loss in 1994.
 
In the third week of the season, Lindenwood will play its first GLVC game against William Jewell at Hunter Stadium.  The Lions are 8-7 against William Jewell as the two schools competed from 1996-2010 as members of the Heart of America Conference (HAAC) in the NAIA.  Lindenwood will head to Grand Rapids, Mich. on September 28 to take on Davenport University.  The Lions will play their first road conference game of the year on October 5 when they take on McKendree in Lebanon, Ill.  The series is even at 1-1 between Lindenwood and McKendree, as the most recent game was played in 1997.
 
Lindenwood will return home on October 12 in a game against former MIAA opponent Truman State.  The two teams faced for the first time in 2012 as Truman State was in its final season in the MIAA, while Lindenwood was in its first year in the league.  Saginaw Valley State will be the final non-conference opponent for the Lions in the 2019 season on October 19.
 
Lindenwood will head to Quincy, Ill. on October 26 to take on Quincy University, before returning home for its final two home games of the regular season.  University of Indianapolis, a 2018 NCAA Division II Playoff participant will visit St. Charles, Mo. on November 2.  The Lions will play the final home game of the year against Missouri S&T on November 9 at Hunter Stadium.  In the most recent meeting, the Lions defeated Missouri S&T 27-10 at home in 2013.  Lindenwood will close out the season against Southwest Baptist on November 16 in Bolivar, Mo.  The Lions are 2-0 against the Bearcats in the two years that the teams were members of the MIAA.
 
The Lions opened up spring practice on March 20 and will hold their spring game on Thursday, April 18 at Hunter Stadium.  Lindenwood will report for fall camp in August prior to the 2019 season.