2009 Austin Peay

3–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Ohio Valley Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠9, over 11 games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Austin Peay in 2009, game by game: won vs. Newberry 34–23; lost at Youngstown State 21–38; lost at Illinois State 7–38; lost vs. Eastern Illinois 20–30; lost at Tennessee Tech 23–31; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 24–14; won vs. Tennessee State 24–21; lost at UT Martin 38–48+11−31Won 34–23 vs. Newberry+11NewberryLost 21–38 at Youngstown State-17Youngstown StateLost 7–38 at Illinois State-31Illinois StateLost 20–30 vs. Eastern Illinois-10Eastern IllinoisLost 23–31 at Tennessee Tech-8Tennessee TechWon 24–14 vs. Southeast Missouri State+10Southeast Misso…Won 24–21 vs. Tennessee State+3Tennessee StateLost 38–48 at UT Martin-10UT Martin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UT Martin 48–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 33 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list three games of Austin Peay’s 2009 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’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.

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 6th in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
191–⁠243
Coach
—
Elo
1178 −20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−38.5 No. 101 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Granville Eastman

2009 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State4–⁠06–⁠2
Tennessee State3–⁠14–⁠4
Eastern Illinois3–⁠25–⁠4
Tennessee Tech3–⁠24–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky3–⁠23–⁠5
UT Martin2–⁠33–⁠5
Austin Peay2–⁠33–⁠5
Southeast Missouri State1–⁠42–⁠6
Murray State0–⁠41–⁠6

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