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2009 Florida A&M

8–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Florida A&M in 2009, game by game: won vs. Delaware State 21–12; won at Winston-Salem State 34–10; won vs. Howard 48–10; won vs. Tennessee State 31–12; lost at No. 11 Miami 16–48; lost at South Carolina State 20–35; won vs. Norfolk State 34–20; won at Morgan State 31–28; won vs. North Carolina A&T 31–27; lost at Hampton 0–25; won vs. Bethune-Cookman 42–6+38−32Won 21–12 vs. Delaware State+9Delaware StateWon 34–10 at Winston-Salem State+24Winston-Salem S…Won 48–10 vs. Howard+38HowardWon 31–12 vs. Tennessee State+19Tennessee StateLost 16–48 at No. 11 Miami-32No. 11 MiamiLost 20–35 at South Carolina State-15South Carolina …Won 34–20 vs. Norfolk State+14Norfolk StateWon 31–28 at Morgan State+3Morgan StateWon 31–27 vs. North Carolina A&T+4North Carolina …Lost 0–25 at Hampton-25HamptonWon 42–6 vs. Bethune-Cookman+36Bethune-Cookman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsDelaware StateW 21–⁠1264%
Sep 10atWinston-Salem StateW 34–⁠1068%
Sep 17vsHowardW 48–⁠1084%
Sep 26vsTennessee StateW 31–⁠1267%
Oct 10at11MiamiL 16–⁠4825%
Oct 17atSouth Carolina StateL 20–⁠3534%
Oct 24vsNorfolk StateW 34–⁠2069%
Oct 31atMorgan StateW 31–⁠2858%
Nov 7vsNorth Carolina A&TW 31–⁠2785%
Nov 14atHamptonL 0–⁠2565%
Nov 21vsBethune-CookmanW 42–⁠663%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Bethune-Cookman 42–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
308–⁠233
Coach
—
Elo
1405 +43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.6 No. 53 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Earl Holmes

2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Carolina State8–⁠010–⁠2
Florida A&M6–⁠28–⁠3
Norfolk State5–⁠37–⁠4
Morgan State4–⁠46–⁠5
Bethune-Cookman4–⁠45–⁠6
Delaware State3–⁠44–⁠6
Hampton3–⁠55–⁠6
North Carolina A&T2–⁠54–⁠6
Howard0–⁠82–⁠9

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