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2009 Illinois State

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Illinois State in 2009, game by game: lost at Eastern Illinois 6–31; lost at Illinois 17–45; won vs. Austin Peay 38–7; lost vs. South Dakota State 17–38; won at North Dakota State 27–24; lost vs. Southern Illinois 23–43; won vs. Indiana State 38–21; won at Missouri State 24–14; won vs. Western Illinois 25–7; lost at Youngstown State 18–30; won vs. Northern Iowa 22–20+31−28Lost 6–31 at Eastern Illinois-25Eastern IllinoisLost 17–45 at Illinois-28IllinoisWon 38–7 vs. Austin Peay+31Austin PeayLost 17–38 vs. South Dakota State-21South Dakota St…Won 27–24 at North Dakota State+3North Dakota St…Lost 23–43 vs. Southern Illinois-20Southern Illino…Won 38–21 vs. Indiana State+17Indiana StateWon 24–14 at Missouri State+10Missouri StateWon 25–7 vs. Western Illinois+18Western IllinoisLost 18–30 at Youngstown State-12Youngstown StateWon 22–20 vs. Northern Iowa+2Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atEastern IllinoisL 6–⁠3137%
Sep 12atIllinoisL 17–⁠4515%
Sep 19vsAustin PeayW 38–⁠762%
Sep 26vsSouth Dakota StateL 17–⁠3834%
Oct 3atNorth Dakota StateW 27–⁠2427%
Oct 10vsSouthern IllinoisL 23–⁠4321%
Oct 17vsIndiana StateW 38–⁠2182%
Oct 31atMissouri StateW 24–⁠1433%
Nov 7vsWestern IllinoisW 25–⁠768%
Nov 14atYoungstown StateL 18–⁠3046%
Nov 21vsNorthern IowaW 22–⁠2029%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Iowa 22–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
255–⁠280
Coach
—
Elo
1305 +38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.5 No. 42 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 116
Offensive coordinator
Steve Farmer
Defensive coordinator
Phil Elmassian
Captains
Matt Brown, Drew Kiel and Doni Phelps
Most valuable player
Matt Brown and Eric Brunner

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Illinois8–⁠011–⁠2
South Dakota State7–⁠18–⁠4
Northern Iowa5–⁠37–⁠4
Illinois State5–⁠36–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠46–⁠5
Missouri State4–⁠46–⁠5
North Dakota State2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana State1–⁠71–⁠10
Western Illinois0–⁠81–⁠10

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