2009 Massachusetts

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Massachusetts in 2009, game by game: lost at Kansas State 17–21; won vs. UAlbany 44–7; won vs. Rhode Island 30–10; won vs. Stony Brook 44–17; lost at Delaware 27–43; won vs. New Hampshire 23–17; lost vs. Richmond 12–34; lost at Maine 9–19; won vs. Northeastern 37–7; lost vs. James Madison 14–17; lost vs. Hofstra 38–52+37−22Lost 17–21 at Kansas State-4Kansas StateWon 44–7 vs. UAlbany+37UAlbanyWon 30–10 vs. Rhode Island+20Rhode IslandWon 44–17 vs. Stony Brook+27Stony BrookLost 27–43 at Delaware-16DelawareWon 23–17 vs. New Hampshire+6New HampshireLost 12–34 vs. Richmond-22RichmondLost 9–19 at Maine-10MaineWon 37–7 vs. Northeastern+30NortheasternLost 14–17 vs. James Madison-3James MadisonLost 38–52 vs. Hofstra-14Hofstra
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hofstra 52–⁠38; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠244
Coach
—
Elo
1373 −35 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.7 No. 14 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Massachusetts are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Drafted in 2010

The 2010 draft
Rd 2Vladimir Ducasse OGNew York Jets

2009 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Villanova7–⁠112–⁠1
Richmond7–⁠111–⁠2
William & Mary6–⁠211–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠210–⁠3
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠5
James Madison4–⁠46–⁠5
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Hofstra3–⁠55–⁠6
Massachusetts3–⁠55–⁠6
Northeastern3–⁠53–⁠8
Towson1–⁠72–⁠9
Rhode Island0–⁠81–⁠10

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