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2009 Northern Iowa

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Northern Iowa in 2009, game by game: lost at No. 22 Iowa 16–17; won vs. South Dakota 66–7; won vs. Saint Francis 30–0; won at Missouri State 35–7; won vs. Indiana State 62–7; won at North Dakota State 42–27; lost vs. Southern Illinois 20–27; lost vs. South Dakota State 14–24; won vs. Youngstown State 28–7; won vs. Western Illinois 34–0; lost at Illinois State 20–22+59−10Lost 16–17 at No. 22 Iowa-1No. 22 IowaWon 66–7 vs. South Dakota+59South DakotaWon 30–0 vs. Saint Francis+30Saint FrancisWon 35–7 at Missouri State+28Missouri StateWon 62–7 vs. Indiana State+55Indiana StateWon 42–27 at North Dakota State+15North Dakota St…Lost 20–27 vs. Southern Illinois-7Southern Illino…Lost 14–24 vs. South Dakota State-10South Dakota St…Won 28–7 vs. Youngstown State+21Youngstown StateWon 34–0 vs. Western Illinois+34Western IllinoisLost 20–22 at Illinois State-2Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at22IowaL 16–⁠1727%
Sep 12vsSouth DakotaW 66–⁠784%
Sep 19vsSaint FrancisW 30–⁠090%
Sep 26atMissouri StateW 35–⁠767%
Oct 3vsIndiana StateW 62–⁠795%
Oct 10atNorth Dakota StateW 42–⁠2767%
Oct 17vsSouthern IllinoisL 20–⁠2762%
Oct 24vsSouth Dakota StateL 14–⁠2457%
Nov 7vsYoungstown StateW 28–⁠780%
Nov 14vsWestern IllinoisW 34–⁠088%
Nov 21atIllinois StateL 20–⁠2271%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 22–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 89 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
367–⁠145
Coach
—
Elo
1480 +3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.6 No. 5 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Bill Salmon and Mario Verduzco
Defensive coordinator
Chris Klieman

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Illinois8–⁠011–⁠2
South Dakota State7–⁠18–⁠4
Northern Iowa5–⁠37–⁠4
Illinois State5–⁠36–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠46–⁠5
Missouri State4–⁠46–⁠5
North Dakota State2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana State1–⁠71–⁠10
Western Illinois0–⁠81–⁠10

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