2009 North Dakota

6–⁠5 (2–⁠2 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

North Dakota in 2009, game by game: lost at Texas Tech 13–38; won at Northwestern State 27–20; lost at Stephen F. Austin 31–65; won vs. South Dakota 27–12; won vs. Stony Brook 31–24; lost vs. Sioux Falls 13–28; lost at Southern Utah 10–35; won vs. Cal Poly 31–17; won vs. Southern Oregon 30–24; lost at UC Davis 20–28; won at Central Arkansas 17–16+15−34Lost 13–38 at Texas Tech-25Texas TechWon 27–20 at Northwestern State+7Northwestern St…Lost 31–65 at Stephen F. Austin-34Stephen F. Aust…Won 27–12 vs. South Dakota+15South DakotaWon 31–24 vs. Stony Brook+7Stony BrookLost 13–28 vs. Sioux Falls-15Sioux FallsLost 10–35 at Southern Utah-25Southern UtahWon 31–17 vs. Cal Poly+14Cal PolyWon 30–24 vs. Southern Oregon+6Southern OregonLost 20–28 at UC Davis-8UC DavisWon 17–16 at Central Arkansas+1Central Arkansas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Arkansas 17–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Great West Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠307
Coach
—
Elo
1271 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.5 No. 47 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Greg Breitbach
Defensive coordinators
John Kelling and Mike Mannausau

2009 Great West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UC Davis3–⁠16–⁠5
North Dakota2–⁠26–⁠5
South Dakota2–⁠25–⁠5
Southern Utah2–⁠25–⁠6
Cal Poly1–⁠34–⁠7

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