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2009 Samford

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Samford in 2009, game by game: lost at UCF 24–28; won vs. Jacksonville 27–0; won vs. Miles 31–12; lost at App State 7–20; won vs. Western Carolina 16–3; lost vs. Chattanooga 7–14; lost at Furman 24–26; lost at The Citadel 16–28; won vs. Georgia Southern 31–10; won at Wofford 27–24; lost vs. Elon 7–27+27−20Lost 24–28 at UCF-4UCFWon 27–0 vs. Jacksonville+27JacksonvilleWon 31–12 vs. Miles+19MilesLost 7–20 at App State-13App StateWon 16–3 vs. Western Carolina+13Western CarolinaLost 7–14 vs. Chattanooga-7ChattanoogaLost 24–26 at Furman-2FurmanLost 16–28 at The Citadel-12The CitadelWon 31–10 vs. Georgia Southern+21Georgia SouthernWon 27–24 at Wofford+3WoffordLost 7–27 vs. Elon-20Elon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atUCFL 24–⁠2824%
Sep 12vsJacksonvilleW 27–⁠043%
Sep 19vsMilesW 31–⁠1276%
Sep 26atApp StateL 7–⁠2029%
Oct 3vsWestern CarolinaW 16–⁠381%
Oct 10vsChattanoogaL 7–⁠1471%
Oct 17atFurmanL 24–⁠2636%
Oct 31atThe CitadelL 16–⁠2843%
Nov 7vsGeorgia SouthernW 31–⁠1051%
Nov 14atWoffordW 27–⁠2438%
Nov 21vsElonL 7–⁠2740%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Elon 27–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 79 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
217–⁠192
Coach
—
Elo
1311 +4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.6 No. 27 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Brickey
Defensive coordinator
Bill D’Ottavio

2009 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
App State8–⁠011–⁠2
Elon7–⁠19–⁠3
Furman5–⁠36–⁠5
Chattanooga4–⁠46–⁠5
Georgia Southern4–⁠45–⁠6
Samford3–⁠55–⁠6
The Citadel2–⁠64–⁠7
Wofford2–⁠63–⁠8
Western Carolina1–⁠72–⁠9

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