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2009 South Carolina State

10–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

South Carolina State in 2009, game by game: won vs. Grambling 34–31; won at Bethune-Cookman 24–3; won vs. Winston-Salem State 27–10; lost at South Carolina 14–38; won at Norfolk State 37–10; won vs. Florida A&M 35–20; won at Hampton 21–9; won vs. Delaware State 52–10; won at Howard 43–13; won vs. Morgan State 37–13; won vs. North Carolina A&T 28–10; lost at App State 13–20+42−24Won 34–31 vs. Grambling+3GramblingWon 24–3 at Bethune-Cookman+21Bethune-CookmanWon 27–10 vs. Winston-Salem State+17Winston-Salem S…Lost 14–38 at South Carolina-24South CarolinaWon 37–10 at Norfolk State+27Norfolk StateWon 35–20 vs. Florida A&M+15Florida A&MWon 21–9 at Hampton+12HamptonWon 52–10 vs. Delaware State+42Delaware StateWon 43–13 at Howard+30HowardWon 37–13 vs. Morgan State+24Morgan StateWon 28–10 vs. North Carolina A&T+18North Carolina …Lost 13–20 at App State-7App State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsGramblingW 34–⁠3152%
Sep 12atBethune-CookmanW 24–⁠364%
Sep 26vsWinston-Salem StateW 27–⁠1089%
Oct 3atSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠3828%
Oct 10atNorfolk StateW 37–⁠1063%
Oct 17vsFlorida A&MW 35–⁠2066%
Oct 24atHamptonW 21–⁠971%
Oct 31vsDelaware StateW 52–⁠1080%
Nov 7atHowardW 43–⁠1388%
Nov 14vsMorgan StateW 37–⁠1386%
Nov 21vsNorth Carolina A&TW 28–⁠1092%
Nov 28atApp StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 13–⁠2037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to App State 20–⁠13 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
365–⁠187
Coach
—
Elo
1523 +96 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.5 No. 19 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 2010

The 2010 draft
Rd 7Phillip Adams CBSan Francisco 49ers

2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Carolina State8–⁠010–⁠2
Florida A&M6–⁠28–⁠3
Norfolk State5–⁠37–⁠4
Morgan State4–⁠46–⁠5
Bethune-Cookman4–⁠45–⁠6
Delaware State3–⁠44–⁠6
Hampton3–⁠55–⁠6
North Carolina A&T2–⁠54–⁠6
Howard0–⁠82–⁠9

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