2009 Alabama State

4–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Alabama State in 2009, game by game: won vs. Concordia (AL) 38–33; won at Savannah State 20–17; won vs. Edward Waters 38–6; lost vs. Mississippi Valley State 3–10; lost vs. Prairie View A&M 10–24; lost vs. Grambling 12–23; won vs. Alcorn State 24–17; lost vs. Alabama A&M 7–21; lost at Jackson State 7–19; lost vs. Southern 24–34; lost vs. Tuskegee 0–21+32−21Won 38–33 vs. Concordia (AL)+5Concordia (AL)Won 20–17 at Savannah State+3Savannah StateWon 38–6 vs. Edward Waters+32Edward WatersLost 3–10 vs. Mississippi Valley State-7Mississippi Val…Lost 10–24 vs. Prairie View A&M-14Prairie View A&MLost 12–23 vs. Grambling-11GramblingWon 24–17 vs. Alcorn State+7Alcorn StateLost 7–21 vs. Alabama A&M-14Alabama A&MLost 7–19 at Jackson State-12Jackson StateLost 24–34 vs. Southern-10SouthernLost 0–21 vs. Tuskegee-21Tuskegee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tuskegee 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠6 9th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠225
Coach
—
Elo
1158 −73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−47.6 No. 120 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 117

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Terren Jones OT★★No. 1858

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

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.