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2009 Portland State

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

Portland State in 2009, game by game: lost at Oregon State 7–34; won vs. Southern Oregon 34–10; lost at Montana 17–49; lost vs. Weber State 29–36; lost vs. Sacramento State 14–31; won at Northern Colorado 23–18; lost vs. Northern Arizona 23–44; lost vs. UC Davis 31–34; lost vs. Eastern Washington 10–47; lost vs. Montana State 10–28; lost at Idaho State 34–41+24−37Lost 7–34 at Oregon State-27Oregon StateWon 34–10 vs. Southern Oregon+24Southern OregonLost 17–49 at Montana-32MontanaLost 29–36 vs. Weber State-7Weber StateLost 14–31 vs. Sacramento State-17Sacramento StateWon 23–18 at Northern Colorado+5Northern Colora…Lost 23–44 vs. Northern Arizona-21Northern ArizonaLost 31–34 vs. UC Davis-3UC DavisLost 10–47 vs. Eastern Washington-37Eastern Washing…Lost 10–28 vs. Montana State-18Montana StateLost 34–41 at Idaho State-7Idaho State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atOregon StateL 7–⁠349%
Sep 12vsSouthern OregonW 34–⁠1062%
Sep 19atMontanaL 17–⁠4919%
Sep 26vsWeber StateL 29–⁠3632%
Oct 3vsSacramento StateL 14–⁠3156%
Oct 10atNorthern ColoradoW 23–⁠1852%
Oct 17vsNorthern ArizonaL 23–⁠4436%
Oct 24vsUC DavisL 31–⁠3439%
Oct 31vsEastern WashingtonL 10–⁠4726%
Nov 7vsMontana StateL 10–⁠2831%
Nov 14atIdaho StateL 34–⁠4161%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Idaho State 41–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 7th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
232–⁠372
Coach
—
Elo
1148 −115 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.1 No. 78 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2009 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana8–⁠013–⁠0
Eastern Washington6–⁠28–⁠4
Weber State6–⁠27–⁠5
Montana State5–⁠37–⁠4
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Sacramento State4–⁠45–⁠6
Northern Colorado1–⁠73–⁠8
Portland State1–⁠72–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠10

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