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2009 North Carolina Central

4–⁠7.

Schedule and results

North Carolina Central in 2009, game by game: lost at Hampton 24–31; lost at Liberty 10–35; lost vs. Morehead State 10–13; lost at Duke 14–49; lost at North Carolina A&T 17–23; lost at App State 21–55; won vs. Central Methodist 52–7; won vs. Central State 53–22; lost at Old Dominion 28–42; won at Winston-Salem State 18–10; won vs. Savannah State 35–14+45−35Lost 24–31 at Hampton-7HamptonLost 10–35 at Liberty-25LibertyLost 10–13 vs. Morehead State-3Morehead StateLost 14–49 at Duke-35DukeLost 17–23 at North Carolina A&T-6North Carolina …Lost 21–55 at App State-34App StateWon 52–7 vs. Central Methodist+45Central Methodi…Won 53–22 vs. Central State+31Central StateLost 28–42 at Old Dominion-14Old DominionWon 18–10 at Winston-Salem State+8Winston-Salem S…Won 35–14 vs. Savannah State+21Savannah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atHamptonL 24–⁠3130%
Sep 12atLibertyL 10–⁠3521%
Sep 19vsMorehead StateL 10–⁠1350%
Sep 26atDukeL 14–⁠4917%
Oct 3atNorth Carolina A&TL 17–⁠2342%
Oct 10atApp StateL 21–⁠5510%
Oct 17vsCentral MethodistW 52–⁠755%
Oct 31vsCentral StateW 53–⁠2264%
Nov 7atOld DominionL 28–⁠4225%
Nov 14atWinston-Salem StateW 18–⁠1051%
Nov 21vsSavannah StateW 35–⁠1472%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Savannah State 35–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 21 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
282–⁠301
Coach
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Elo
1234 +12 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−39.1 No. 104 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
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