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2009 McNeese

9–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

McNeese in 2009, game by game: won vs. Henderson State 27–24; won at App State 40–35; won vs. Savannah State 56–0; lost at Tulane 32–42; lost at Stephen F. Austin 13–16; won vs. Northwestern State 51–23; won vs. SE Louisiana 36–35; won at Nicholls 38–17; won vs. Sam Houston 63–42; won at Texas State 30–27; won vs. Central Arkansas 21–17; lost vs. New Hampshire 13–49+56−36Won 27–24 vs. Henderson State+3Henderson StateWon 40–35 at App State+5App StateWon 56–0 vs. Savannah State+56Savannah StateLost 32–42 at Tulane-10TulaneLost 13–16 at Stephen F. Austin-3Stephen F. Aust…Won 51–23 vs. Northwestern State+28Northwestern St…Won 36–35 vs. SE Louisiana+1SE LouisianaWon 38–17 at Nicholls+21NichollsWon 63–42 vs. Sam Houston+21Sam HoustonWon 30–27 at Texas State+3Texas StateWon 21–17 vs. Central Arkansas+4Central ArkansasLost 13–49 vs. New Hampshire-36New Hampshire
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsHenderson StateW 27–⁠2479%
Sep 12atApp StateW 40–⁠3529%
Sep 19vsSavannah StateW 56–⁠082%
Sep 26atTulaneL 32–⁠4258%
Oct 10atStephen F. AustinL 13–⁠1655%
Oct 17vsNorthwestern StateW 51–⁠2379%
Oct 24vsSE LouisianaW 36–⁠3569%
Oct 31atNichollsW 38–⁠1770%
Nov 7vsSam HoustonW 63–⁠4271%
Nov 14atTexas StateW 30–⁠2752%
Nov 21vsCentral ArkansasW 21–⁠1770%
Nov 28vsNew HampshireNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 13–⁠4949%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Hampshire 49–⁠13 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Southland Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Stephen F. Austin

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
420–⁠327
Coach
—
Elo
1414 +39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.4 No. 33 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Broderick Fobbs and Tim Leger

2009 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stephen F. Austin6–⁠110–⁠3
McNeese6–⁠19–⁠3
Texas State5–⁠27–⁠4
SE Louisiana4–⁠36–⁠5
Sam Houston3–⁠45–⁠6
Central Arkansas2–⁠55–⁠7
Nicholls2–⁠53–⁠8
Northwestern State0–⁠70–⁠11

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