2009 Norfolk State

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Norfolk State in 2009, game by game: won vs. Virginia State 28–10; lost at North Carolina A&T 13–17; lost vs. William & Mary 15–27; won vs. Bethune-Cookman 40–14; lost vs. South Carolina State 10–37; won vs. Hampton 46–6; lost at Florida A&M 20–34; won vs. Howard 41–6; won at Morgan State 31–23; won at Delaware State 21–16; won vs. Winston-Salem State 28–21+40−27Won 28–10 vs. Virginia State+18Virginia StateLost 13–17 at North Carolina A&T-4North Carolina …Lost 15–27 vs. William & Mary-12William & MaryWon 40–14 vs. Bethune-Cookman+26Bethune-CookmanLost 10–37 vs. South Carolina State-27South Carolina …Won 46–6 vs. Hampton+40HamptonLost 20–34 at Florida A&M-14Florida A&MWon 41–6 vs. Howard+35HowardWon 31–23 at Morgan State+8Morgan StateWon 21–16 at Delaware State+5Delaware StateWon 28–21 vs. Winston-Salem State+7Winston-Salem S…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Winston-Salem State 28–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 3rd in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠211
Coach
—
Elo
1360 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.4 No. 59 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
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2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Carolina State8–⁠010–⁠2
Florida A&M6–⁠28–⁠3
Norfolk State5–⁠37–⁠4
Morgan State4–⁠46–⁠5
Bethune-Cookman4–⁠45–⁠6
Delaware State3–⁠44–⁠6
Hampton3–⁠55–⁠6
North Carolina A&T2–⁠54–⁠6
Howard0–⁠82–⁠9

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