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2009 South Dakota State

8–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota State in 2009, game by game: won vs. Georgia Southern 44–6; won vs. Indiana State 41–0; won at Illinois State 38–17; lost at Cal Poly 14–21; won at Missouri State 24–17; won vs. North Dakota State 28–13; won vs. Northern Iowa 24–14; won at Youngstown State 17–3; lost vs. Southern Illinois 15–34; lost at Minnesota 13–16; won at Western Illinois 27–7; lost at Montana 48–61+41−19Won 44–6 vs. Georgia Southern+38Georgia SouthernWon 41–0 vs. Indiana State+41Indiana StateWon 38–17 at Illinois State+21Illinois StateLost 14–21 at Cal Poly-7Cal PolyWon 24–17 at Missouri State+7Missouri StateWon 28–13 vs. North Dakota State+15North Dakota St…Won 24–14 vs. Northern Iowa+10Northern IowaWon 17–3 at Youngstown State+14Youngstown StateLost 15–34 vs. Southern Illinois-19Southern Illino…Lost 13–16 at Minnesota-3MinnesotaWon 27–7 at Western Illinois+20Western IllinoisLost 48–61 at Montana-13Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsGeorgia SouthernW 44–⁠654%
Sep 19vsIndiana StateW 41–⁠088%
Sep 26atIllinois StateW 38–⁠1766%
Oct 3atCal PolyL 14–⁠2157%
Oct 10atMissouri StateW 24–⁠1757%
Oct 17vsNorth Dakota StateW 28–⁠1367%
Oct 24vsNorthern IowaW 24–⁠1443%
Oct 31atYoungstown StateW 17–⁠366%
Nov 7vsSouthern IllinoisL 15–⁠3444%
Nov 14atMinnesotaL 13–⁠1640%
Nov 21atWestern IllinoisW 27–⁠778%
Nov 28atMontanaNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 48–⁠6130%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 61–⁠48 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
333–⁠209
Coach
—
Elo
1465 +77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.6 No. 9 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Luke Meadows
Defensive coordinators
Clint Brown and Jay Bubak

Drafted in 2010

The 2010 draft
Rd 6Dan Batten DEBuffalo Bills

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Illinois8–⁠011–⁠2
South Dakota State7–⁠18–⁠4
Northern Iowa5–⁠37–⁠4
Illinois State5–⁠36–⁠5
Youngstown State4–⁠46–⁠5
Missouri State4–⁠46–⁠5
North Dakota State2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana State1–⁠71–⁠10
Western Illinois0–⁠81–⁠10

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