2009 Northeastern

3–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Northeastern in 2009, game by game: lost at Boston College 0–54; lost vs. Maine 7–17; lost vs. Youngstown State 21–38; lost at Villanova 7–56; lost vs. Holy Cross 21–42; lost vs. William & Mary 14–34; won vs. Towson 27–7; lost at New Hampshire 21–48; lost vs. Massachusetts 7–37; won vs. Hofstra 14–13; won at Rhode Island 33–27+20−54Lost 0–54 at Boston College-54Boston CollegeLost 7–17 vs. Maine-10MaineLost 21–38 vs. Youngstown State-17Youngstown StateLost 7–56 at Villanova-49VillanovaLost 21–42 vs. Holy Cross-21Holy CrossLost 14–34 vs. William & Mary-20William & MaryWon 27–7 vs. Towson+20TowsonLost 21–48 at New Hampshire-27New HampshireLost 7–37 vs. Massachusetts-30MassachusettsWon 14–13 vs. Hofstra+1HofstraWon 33–27 at Rhode Island+6Rhode Island
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rhode Island 33–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
172–⁠373
Coach
—
Elo
1204 −18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.3 No. 62 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2009 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Villanova7–⁠112–⁠1
Richmond7–⁠111–⁠2
William & Mary6–⁠211–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠210–⁠3
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠5
James Madison4–⁠46–⁠5
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Hofstra3–⁠55–⁠6
Massachusetts3–⁠55–⁠6
Northeastern3–⁠53–⁠8
Towson1–⁠72–⁠9
Rhode Island0–⁠81–⁠10

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