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2009 Jackson State

3–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Jackson State in 2009, game by game: lost at Mississippi State 7–45; lost vs. Tennessee State 7–14; lost vs. Grambling 17–27; won at Southern 22–14; lost vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13–20; lost vs. Texas Southern 17–19; won at Mississippi Valley State 25–16; won vs. Alabama State 19–7; lost at Alabama A&M 5–13; lost vs. Alcorn State 7–14+12−38Lost 7–45 at Mississippi State-38Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–14 vs. Tennessee State-7Tennessee StateLost 17–27 vs. Grambling-10GramblingWon 22–14 at Southern+8SouthernLost 13–20 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff-7Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 17–19 vs. Texas Southern-2Texas SouthernWon 25–16 at Mississippi Valley State+9Mississippi Val…Won 19–7 vs. Alabama State+12Alabama StateLost 5–13 at Alabama A&M-8Alabama A&MLost 7–14 vs. Alcorn State-7Alcorn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atMississippi StateL 7–⁠4524%
Sep 12vsTennessee StateL 7–⁠1455%
Sep 19vsGramblingL 17–⁠2740%
Oct 3atSouthernW 22–⁠1431%
Oct 10vsArkansas–Pine BluffL 13–⁠2070%
Oct 17vsTexas SouthernL 17–⁠1972%
Oct 24atMississippi Valley StateW 25–⁠1659%
Nov 7vsAlabama StateW 19–⁠765%
Nov 14atAlabama A&ML 5–⁠1343%
Nov 21vsAlcorn StateL 7–⁠1473%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alcorn State 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 8th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
139–⁠189
Coach
—
Elo
1237 −90 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−41.7 No. 111 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Prairie View A&M8–⁠08–⁠1
Grambling6–⁠27–⁠4
Texas Southern5–⁠26–⁠5
Alabama A&M4–⁠37–⁠4
Southern3–⁠46–⁠5
Arkansas–Pine Bluff3–⁠45–⁠5
Alcorn State3–⁠43–⁠6
Jackson State3–⁠53–⁠7
Alabama State1–⁠64–⁠7
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠73–⁠8

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