2009 Georgia Southern
5–6 (4–4 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western Carolina 27–3Sep 19
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs UAlbany | W 29–26 | 49% |
| Sep 12 | vs South Dakota State | L 6–44 | 46% |
| Sep 19 | vs Western Carolina | W 27–3 | 77% |
| Sep 26 | at Elon | L 14–28 | 37% |
| Oct 3 | at Wofford | W 26–21 | 37% |
| Oct 10 | at North Carolina | L 12–42 | 22% |
| Oct 17 | vs Chattanooga | W 30–20 | 65% |
| Oct 24 | at App State | L 16–52 | 23% |
| Nov 7 | at Samford | L 10–31 | 49% |
| Nov 14 | vs Furman | L 22–30 | 57% |
| Nov 21 | vs The Citadel | W 13–6 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat The Citadel 13–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 205–303
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1294 −53 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −23.7 No. 44 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Rance Gillespie
- Defensive coordinator
- Ashley Anders
- Offense
- Triple option
- Defense
- 4–3
Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Georgia Southern are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).
2009 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| App State | 8–0 | 11–2 | |
| Elon | 7–1 | 9–3 | |
| Furman | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Chattanooga | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 Georgia Southern | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Samford | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| The Citadel | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Wofford | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Western Carolina | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.