2009 Sam Houston
5–6 (3–4 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat St. Joseph’s (IN) 41–0Oct 3
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Western Illinois | L 28–35 | 58% |
| Sep 12 | vs North Dakota State | W 48–45 | 49% |
| Sep 26 | at Tulsa | L 3–56 | 13% |
| Oct 3 | vsSt. Joseph’s (IN) | W 41–0 | 68% |
| Oct 10 | vs Nicholls | W 44–21 | 71% |
| Oct 17 | at SE Louisiana | L 21–37 | 55% |
| Oct 24 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 3–42 | 41% |
| Oct 31 | vs Northwestern State | W 34–30 | 74% |
| Nov 7 | at McNeese | L 42–63 | 29% |
| Nov 14 | vs Central Arkansas | W 17–14 | 48% |
| Nov 21 | at Texas State | L 20–28 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas State 28–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 301–371
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1290 −50 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −36.0 No. 90 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Scott Stoker
Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Sam Houston are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).
2009 Southland Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 6–1 | 10–3 | |
| McNeese | 6–1 | 9–3 | |
| Texas State | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| SE Louisiana | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
 Sam Houston | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Central Arkansas | 2–5 | 5–7 | |
| Nicholls | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Northwestern State | 0–7 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.