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2009 Gardner-Webb

6–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Big South). The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠5, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Gardner-Webb in 2009, game by game: won vs. Mars Hill 58–14; won at Western Carolina 27–20; lost at NC State 14–45; won at VMI 27–23; lost at Buffalo 3–40; won vs. Charleston Southern 27–20; won vs. Southern Virginia 65–0; lost vs. Stony Brook 14–24; lost at Coastal Carolina 21–26; won at Presbyterian 21–14+65−37Won 58–14 vs. Mars Hill+44Mars HillWon 27–20 at Western Carolina+7Western CarolinaLost 14–45 at NC State-31NC StateWon 27–23 at VMI+4VMILost 3–40 at Buffalo-37BuffaloWon 27–20 vs. Charleston Southern+7Charleston Sout…Won 65–0 vs. Southern Virginia+65Southern Virgin…Lost 14–24 vs. Stony Brook-10Stony BrookLost 21–26 at Coastal Carolina-5Coastal CarolinaWon 21–14 at Presbyterian+7Presbyterian
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsMars HillW 58–⁠1471%
Sep 12atWestern CarolinaW 27–⁠2057%
Sep 19atNC StateL 14–⁠4519%
Oct 3atVMIW 27–⁠2354%
Oct 10atBuffaloL 3–⁠4029%
Oct 17vsCharleston SouthernW 27–⁠2053%
Oct 24vsSouthern VirginiaW 65–⁠077%
Oct 31vsStony BrookL 14–⁠2464%
Nov 7atCoastal CarolinaL 21–⁠2647%
Nov 21atPresbyterianW 21–⁠1473%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Presbyterian 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big South.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Gardner-Webb’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 14vsLibertyL 28–⁠51Gardner-Webb’s article, Liberty’s article
Record
6–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
277–⁠226
Coach
—
Elo
1296 +20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.8 No. 73 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
John Windham

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.