2009 Alabama A&M

7–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠5, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Alabama A&M in 2009, game by game: won at Tennessee State 24–7; won vs. Hampton 31–24; lost vs. Jacksonville State 13–45; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 28–7; won vs. Tuskegee 35–15; lost at Grambling 20–41; lost at Alcorn State 16–34; won vs. Alabama State 21–7; lost vs. Prairie View A&M 27–33; won vs. Jackson State 13–5; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 17–12+21−32Won 24–7 at Tennessee State+17Tennessee StateWon 31–24 vs. Hampton+7HamptonLost 13–45 vs. Jacksonville State-32Jacksonville St…Won 28–7 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+21Arkansas–Pine B…Won 35–15 vs. Tuskegee+20TuskegeeLost 20–41 at Grambling-21GramblingLost 16–34 at Alcorn State-18Alcorn StateWon 21–7 vs. Alabama State+14Alabama StateLost 27–33 vs. Prairie View A&M-6Prairie View A&MWon 13–5 vs. Jackson State+8Jackson StateWon 17–12 vs. Mississippi Valley State+5Mississippi Val…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mississippi Valley State 17–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Alabama A&M’s 2009 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 12vsPrairie View A&ML 24–⁠30Alabama A&M’s article, Prairie View A&M’s article

SWAC East champions4–⁠3 in the conference

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 4th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠230
Coach
—
Elo
1307 +48 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.2 No. 94 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Cedric Pearl

2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Prairie View A&M8–⁠08–⁠1
Grambling6–⁠27–⁠4
Texas Southern5–⁠26–⁠5
Alabama A&M4–⁠37–⁠4
Southern3–⁠46–⁠5
Arkansas–Pine Bluff3–⁠45–⁠5
Alcorn State3–⁠43–⁠6
Jackson State3–⁠53–⁠7
Alabama State1–⁠64–⁠7
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.