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2009 Central Connecticut

9–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Central Connecticut in 2009, game by game: won at Lehigh 28–21; lost at William & Mary 14–33; won at Columbia 22–13; won vs. Sacred Heart 24–12; won vs. Robert Morris 42–21; won at Duquesne 31–24; won at Bryant 24–23; won vs. UAlbany 31–29; lost at Wagner 27–32; won vs. Monmouth 20–19; won at Saint Francis 14–13; lost at Butler 23–28+21−19Won 28–21 at Lehigh+7LehighLost 14–33 at William & Mary-19William & MaryWon 22–13 at Columbia+9ColumbiaWon 24–12 vs. Sacred Heart+12Sacred HeartWon 42–21 vs. Robert Morris+21Robert MorrisWon 31–24 at Duquesne+7DuquesneWon 24–23 at Bryant+1BryantWon 31–29 vs. UAlbany+2UAlbanyLost 27–32 at Wagner-5WagnerWon 20–19 vs. Monmouth+1MonmouthWon 14–13 at Saint Francis+1Saint FrancisLost 23–28 at Butler-5Butler
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atLehighW 28–⁠2142%
Sep 12atWilliam & MaryL 14–⁠3338%
Sep 26atColumbiaW 22–⁠1358%
Oct 3vsSacred HeartW 24–⁠1277%
Oct 10vsRobert MorrisW 42–⁠2179%
Oct 17atDuquesneW 31–⁠2466%
Oct 24atBryantW 24–⁠2363%
Oct 31vsUAlbanyW 31–⁠2950%
Nov 7atWagnerL 27–⁠3264%
Nov 14vsMonmouthW 20–⁠1963%
Nov 21atSaint FrancisW 14–⁠1381%
Dec 5atButlerGridiron ClassicL 23–⁠2847%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Butler 28–⁠23 in the Gridiron Classic; unranked in the final AP poll; Northeast Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Northeast Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
300–⁠268
Coach
—
Elo
1380 +40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.7 No. 56 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rob Likens
Defensive coordinator
Ryan Nielsen

2009 Northeast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Connecticut7–⁠19–⁠3
UAlbany6–⁠27–⁠4
Wagner5–⁠36–⁠5
Robert Morris5–⁠35–⁠6
Bryant4–⁠45–⁠6
Monmouth4–⁠45–⁠6
Duquesne2–⁠63–⁠8
Sacred Heart2–⁠62–⁠8
Saint Francis1–⁠72–⁠9

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