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2009 Central Arkansas

5–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠6, over 11 games to the 12 on file here.

Schedule and results

Central Arkansas in 2009, game by game: lost at Hawai’i 20–25; won at Western Kentucky 28–7; won vs. Glenville State 24–10; won vs. Missouri S&T 45–10; won at Northwestern State 34–0; lost vs. Stephen F. Austin 30–33; won vs. Nicholls 42–13; lost at SE Louisiana 21–25; lost vs. Texas State 24–27; lost at Sam Houston 14–17; lost at McNeese 17–21; lost vs. North Dakota 16–17+35−5Lost 20–25 at Hawai’i-5Hawai’iWon 28–7 at Western Kentucky+21Western KentuckyWon 24–10 vs. Glenville State+14Glenville StateWon 45–10 vs. Missouri S&T+35Missouri S&TWon 34–0 at Northwestern State+34Northwestern St…Lost 30–33 vs. Stephen F. Austin-3Stephen F. Aust…Won 42–13 vs. Nicholls+29NichollsLost 21–25 at SE Louisiana-4SE LouisianaLost 24–27 vs. Texas State-3Texas StateLost 14–17 at Sam Houston-3Sam HoustonLost 17–21 at McNeese-4McNeeseLost 16–17 vs. North Dakota-1North Dakota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atHawai’iL 20–⁠2522%
Sep 19atWestern KentuckyW 28–⁠745%
Sep 26vsGlenville StateW 24–⁠1083%
Oct 3vsMissouri S&TW 45–⁠1081%
Oct 10atNorthwestern StateW 34–⁠065%
Oct 17vsStephen F. AustinL 30–⁠3370%
Oct 24vsNichollsW 42–⁠1380%
Oct 31atSE LouisianaL 21–⁠2556%
Nov 7vsTexas StateL 24–⁠2764%
Nov 14atSam HoustonL 14–⁠1752%
Nov 21atMcNeeseL 17–⁠2130%
Nov 28vsNorth DakotaL 16–⁠1768%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota 17–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
315–⁠205
Coach
—
Elo
1328 −7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.5 No. 34 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brooks Hollingsworth

Drafted in 2010

The 2010 draft
Rd 5Larry Hart OLBJacksonville Jaguars

2009 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stephen F. Austin6–⁠110–⁠3
McNeese6–⁠19–⁠3
Texas State5–⁠27–⁠4
SE Louisiana4–⁠36–⁠5
Sam Houston3–⁠45–⁠6
Central Arkansas2–⁠55–⁠7
Nicholls2–⁠53–⁠8
Northwestern State0–⁠70–⁠11

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