2009 Eastern Kentucky
3–5 (3–2 Ohio Valley Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–6, over 11 games to the eight on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tennessee Tech 17–7Sep 19
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Indiana | L 13–19 | 39% |
| Sep 19 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 17–7 | 76% |
| Sep 26 | at Murray State | W 23–13 | 61% |
| Oct 3 | at Eastern Illinois | W 36–31 | 43% |
| Oct 10 | vs Tennessee State | L 17–20 | 74% |
| Nov 7 | at Kentucky | L 12–37 | 24% |
| Nov 14 | vs Western Carolina | L 7–24 | 85% |
| Nov 21 | at Jacksonville State | L 26–34 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Jacksonville State 34–26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list three games of Eastern Kentucky’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.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | vsUT Martin | W 31–25 | Eastern Kentucky’s article, UT Martin’s article |
| Oct 24 | atAustin Peay | L 20–24 | Austin Peay’s article, Eastern Kentucky’s article |
| Oct 31 | vsSoutheast Missouri State | W 20–6 | Eastern Kentucky’s article, Southeast Missouri State’s article |
- Record
- 3–5
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 3rd in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 151–185
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1303 −67 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −27.1 No. 58 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Mike Springston
2009 Ohio Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 4–0 | 6–2 | |
| Tennessee State | 3–1 | 4–4 | |
| Eastern Illinois | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Tennessee Tech | 3–2 | 4–4 | |
 Eastern Kentucky | 3–2 | 3–5 | |
 UT Martin | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
 Austin Peay | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
 Southeast Missouri State | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Murray State | 0–4 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.