2009 Missouri State

6–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Missouri State in 2009, game by game: lost at Arkansas 10–48; won vs. UT Martin 24–14; won vs. Murray State 35–10; lost vs. Northern Iowa 7–35; won at Youngstown State 17–7; lost vs. South Dakota State 17–24; won at Western Illinois 17–16; won at North Dakota State 21–17; lost vs. Illinois State 14–24; won vs. Indiana State 31–7; lost vs. Southern Illinois 24–44+25−38Lost 10–48 at Arkansas-38ArkansasWon 24–14 vs. UT Martin+10UT MartinWon 35–10 vs. Murray State+25Murray StateLost 7–35 vs. Northern Iowa-28Northern IowaWon 17–7 at Youngstown State+10Youngstown StateLost 17–24 vs. South Dakota State-7South Dakota St…Won 17–16 at Western Illinois+1Western IllinoisWon 21–17 at North Dakota State+4North Dakota St…Lost 14–24 vs. Illinois State-10Illinois StateWon 31–7 vs. Indiana State+24Indiana StateLost 24–44 vs. Southern Illinois-20Southern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Southern Illinois 44–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

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

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
217–⁠246
Coach
—
Elo
1295 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.6 No. 48 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rob Christophel
Defensive coordinator
D.J. Vokolek
Captains
Cedric Alvis, David Arkin, Clay Harbor, Cody Kirby and Skylar Smith

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Missouri State 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 4Clay Harbor TEPhiladelphia Eagles

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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.