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2009 Sacred Heart

2–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Sacred Heart in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Marist 12–31; lost at Holy Cross 21–52; lost vs. UAlbany 9–22; lost at Central Connecticut 12–24; won vs. Saint Francis 29–7; lost vs. Monmouth 20–42; lost at Wagner 28–49; lost at Robert Morris 7–9; won vs. Bryant 24–14; lost vs. Duquesne 42–45+22−31Lost 12–31 vs. Marist-19MaristLost 21–52 at Holy Cross-31Holy CrossLost 9–22 vs. UAlbany-13UAlbanyLost 12–24 at Central Connecticut-12Central Connect…Won 29–7 vs. Saint Francis+22Saint FrancisLost 20–42 vs. Monmouth-22MonmouthLost 28–49 at Wagner-21WagnerLost 7–9 at Robert Morris-2Robert MorrisWon 24–14 vs. Bryant+10BryantLost 42–45 vs. Duquesne-3Duquesne
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsMaristL 12–⁠3165%
Sep 12atHoly CrossL 21–⁠5223%
Sep 26vsUAlbanyL 9–⁠2229%
Oct 3atCentral ConnecticutL 12–⁠2423%
Oct 10vsSaint FrancisW 29–⁠767%
Oct 17vsMonmouthL 20–⁠4241%
Oct 24atWagnerL 28–⁠4938%
Oct 31atRobert MorrisL 7–⁠937%
Nov 7vsBryantW 24–⁠1448%
Nov 14vsDuquesneL 42–⁠4563%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duquesne 45–⁠42; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 7th in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
204–⁠295
Coach
—
Elo
1166 −109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−40.6 No. 109 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2009 Northeast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Connecticut7–⁠19–⁠3
UAlbany6–⁠27–⁠4
Wagner5–⁠36–⁠5
Robert Morris5–⁠35–⁠6
Bryant4–⁠45–⁠6
Monmouth4–⁠45–⁠6
Duquesne2–⁠63–⁠8
Sacred Heart2–⁠62–⁠8
Saint Francis1–⁠72–⁠9

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