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2009 Furman

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Furman in 2009, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 45–21; won at Chattanooga 38–20; lost at Missouri 12–52; won at Western Carolina 33–14; lost vs. Elon 12–19; won vs. Samford 26–24; lost at The Citadel 28–38; lost vs. App State 27–52; lost at Auburn 31–63; won at Georgia Southern 30–22; won vs. Wofford 58–21+37−40Won 45–21 vs. Presbyterian+24PresbyterianWon 38–20 at Chattanooga+18ChattanoogaLost 12–52 at Missouri-40MissouriWon 33–14 at Western Carolina+19Western CarolinaLost 12–19 vs. Elon-7ElonWon 26–24 vs. Samford+2SamfordLost 28–38 at The Citadel-10The CitadelLost 27–52 vs. App State-25App StateLost 31–63 at Auburn-32AuburnWon 30–22 at Georgia Southern+8Georgia SouthernWon 58–21 vs. Wofford+37Wofford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsPresbyterianW 45–⁠2174%
Sep 12atChattanoogaW 38–⁠2066%
Sep 19atMissouriL 12–⁠5213%
Sep 26atWestern CarolinaW 33–⁠1470%
Oct 3vsElonL 12–⁠1955%
Oct 17vsSamfordW 26–⁠2464%
Oct 24atThe CitadelL 28–⁠3855%
Oct 31vsApp StateL 27–⁠5233%
Nov 7atAuburnL 31–⁠6314%
Nov 14atGeorgia SouthernW 30–⁠2243%
Nov 21vsWoffordW 58–⁠2158%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wofford 58–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
340–⁠346
Coach
—
Elo
1364 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.1 No. 26 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Justin Brown, Julian Hicks, Kyle McKinney, Jordan Sorrells and Chris Truss

2009 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State8–⁠011–⁠2
Elon7–⁠19–⁠3
Furman5–⁠36–⁠5
Chattanooga4–⁠46–⁠5
Georgia Southern4–⁠45–⁠6
Samford3–⁠55–⁠6
The Citadel2–⁠64–⁠7
Wofford2–⁠63–⁠8
Western Carolina1–⁠72–⁠9

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