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2009 Montana State

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Montana State in 2009, game by game: lost at Michigan State 3–44; won vs. Utah Tech 23–20; won at Northern Colorado 25–7; won at Weber State 26–21; lost vs. Northern Arizona 10–23; won vs. South Dakota 31–24; lost at Eastern Washington 24–35; won vs. Idaho State 41–10; won vs. Portland State 28–10; won vs. Sacramento State 27–17; lost vs. Montana 19–33+31−41Lost 3–44 at Michigan State-41Michigan StateWon 23–20 vs. Utah Tech+3Utah TechWon 25–7 at Northern Colorado+18Northern Colora…Won 26–21 at Weber State+5Weber StateLost 10–23 vs. Northern Arizona-13Northern ArizonaWon 31–24 vs. South Dakota+7South DakotaLost 24–35 at Eastern Washington-11Eastern Washing…Won 41–10 vs. Idaho State+31Idaho StateWon 28–10 vs. Portland State+18Portland StateWon 27–17 vs. Sacramento State+10Sacramento StateLost 19–33 vs. Montana-14Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atMichigan StateL 3–⁠4414%
Sep 12vsUtah TechW 23–⁠2081%
Sep 26atNorthern ColoradoW 25–⁠760%
Oct 3atWeber StateW 26–⁠2132%
Oct 10vsNorthern ArizonaL 10–⁠2366%
Oct 17vsSouth DakotaW 31–⁠2466%
Oct 24atEastern WashingtonL 24–⁠3537%
Oct 31vsIdaho StateW 41–⁠1087%
Nov 7vsPortland StateW 28–⁠1069%
Nov 14vsSacramento StateW 27–⁠1769%
Nov 21vsMontanaL 19–⁠3330%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 33–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 104 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
257–⁠244
Coach
—
Elo
1345 +28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.4 No. 29 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Jamie Marshall

2009 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana8–⁠013–⁠0
Eastern Washington6–⁠28–⁠4
Weber State6–⁠27–⁠5
Montana State5–⁠37–⁠4
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Sacramento State4–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Colorado1–⁠73–⁠8
Portland State1–⁠72–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠10

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