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2009 Charleston Southern

5–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Big South). The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠5, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Charleston Southern in 2009, game by game: lost at No. 1 Florida 3–62; lost at Wofford 14–42; lost at South Florida 0–59; won vs. North Greenville 34–0; won vs. Savannah State 47–10; lost at Gardner-Webb 20–27; lost vs. Liberty 13–20; won at VMI 31–21; won at Presbyterian 46–32; won vs. Coastal Carolina 30–23+37−59Lost 3–62 at No. 1 Florida-59No. 1 FloridaLost 14–42 at Wofford-28WoffordLost 0–59 at South Florida-59South FloridaWon 34–0 vs. North Greenville+34North GreenvilleWon 47–10 vs. Savannah State+37Savannah StateLost 20–27 at Gardner-Webb-7Gardner-WebbLost 13–20 vs. Liberty-7LibertyWon 31–21 at VMI+10VMIWon 46–32 at Presbyterian+14PresbyterianWon 30–23 vs. Coastal Carolina+7Coastal Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at1FloridaL 3–⁠626%
Sep 12atWoffordL 14–⁠4232%
Sep 19atSouth FloridaL 0–⁠5913%
Sep 26vsNorth GreenvilleW 34–⁠076%
Oct 3vsSavannah StateW 47–⁠1076%
Oct 17atGardner-WebbL 20–⁠2747%
Oct 24vsLibertyL 13–⁠2041%
Oct 31atVMIW 31–⁠2157%
Nov 7atPresbyterianW 46–⁠3275%
Nov 21vsCoastal CarolinaW 30–⁠2364%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Coastal Carolina 30–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big South.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Charleston Southern’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
Nov 14vsStony BrookW 30–⁠27Charleston Southern’s article, Stony Brook’s article
Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠296
Coach
—
Elo
1341 +10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.1 No. 78 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Thielen Smith

2009 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stony Brook5–⁠06–⁠4
Liberty4–⁠17–⁠3
Gardner-Webb3–⁠26–⁠4
Charleston Southern3–⁠25–⁠5
Coastal Carolina2–⁠34–⁠6
VMI1–⁠52–⁠9
Presbyterian0–⁠50–⁠10

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