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2009 South Dakota

5–⁠5 (2–⁠2 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota in 2009, game by game: won vs. William Penn 52–0; lost at Northern Iowa 7–66; won vs. Drake 51–21; won vs. SE Louisiana 44–13; lost at North Dakota 12–27; lost vs. UC Davis 23–24; lost at Montana State 24–31; lost at Northern Colorado 17–21; won vs. Southern Utah 45–21; won at Cal Poly 50–48+52−59Won 52–0 vs. William Penn+52William PennLost 7–66 at Northern Iowa-59Northern IowaWon 51–21 vs. Drake+30DrakeWon 44–13 vs. SE Louisiana+31SE LouisianaLost 12–27 at North Dakota-15North DakotaLost 23–24 vs. UC Davis-1UC DavisLost 24–31 at Montana State-7Montana StateLost 17–21 at Northern Colorado-4Northern Colora…Won 45–21 vs. Southern Utah+24Southern UtahWon 50–48 at Cal Poly+2Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsWilliam PennW 52–⁠055%
Sep 12atNorthern IowaL 7–⁠6616%
Sep 19vsDrakeW 51–⁠2140%
Sep 26vsSE LouisianaW 44–⁠1354%
Oct 3atNorth DakotaL 12–⁠2748%
Oct 10vsUC DavisL 23–⁠2458%
Oct 17atMontana StateL 24–⁠3134%
Oct 31atNorthern ColoradoL 17–⁠2155%
Nov 7vsSouthern UtahW 45–⁠2149%
Nov 14atCal PolyW 50–⁠4837%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cal Poly 50–⁠48; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Great West Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
325–⁠272
Coach
—
Elo
1284 +78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.8 No. 30 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2009 Great West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UC Davis3–⁠16–⁠5
North Dakota2–⁠26–⁠5
South Dakota2–⁠25–⁠5
Southern Utah2–⁠25–⁠6
Cal Poly1–⁠34–⁠7

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