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2009 Southern Illinois

11–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

Southern Illinois in 2009, game by game: lost at Marshall 28–31; won vs. Southwest Baptist 59–7; won vs. North Dakota State 24–14; won at Western Illinois 30–10; won vs. Illinois State 43–23; won at Northern Iowa 27–20; won vs. Youngstown State 27–8; won at Indiana State 33–0; won vs. South Dakota State 34–15; won vs. Missouri State 44–24; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 42–24; won vs. Eastern Illinois 48–7; lost vs. William & Mary 3–24+52−21Lost 28–31 at Marshall-3MarshallWon 59–7 vs. Southwest Baptist+52Southwest Bapti…Won 24–14 vs. North Dakota State+10North Dakota St…Won 30–10 at Western Illinois+20Western IllinoisWon 43–23 vs. Illinois State+20Illinois StateWon 27–20 at Northern Iowa+7Northern IowaWon 27–8 vs. Youngstown State+19Youngstown StateWon 33–0 at Indiana State+33Indiana StateWon 34–15 vs. South Dakota State+19South Dakota St…Won 44–24 vs. Missouri State+20Missouri StateWon 42–24 vs. Southeast Missouri State+18Southeast Misso…Won 48–7 vs. Eastern Illinois+41Eastern IllinoisLost 3–24 vs. William & Mary-21William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atMarshallL 28–⁠3146%
Sep 19vsSouthwest BaptistW 59–⁠783%
Sep 26vsNorth Dakota StateW 24–⁠1460%
Oct 3atWestern IllinoisW 30–⁠1065%
Oct 10vsIllinois StateW 43–⁠2379%
Oct 17atNorthern IowaW 27–⁠2038%
Oct 24vsYoungstown StateW 27–⁠876%
Oct 31atIndiana StateW 33–⁠092%
Nov 7vsSouth Dakota StateW 34–⁠1556%
Nov 14vsMissouri StateW 44–⁠2482%
Nov 21vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 42–⁠2489%
Nov 28vsEastern IllinoisNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 48–⁠781%
Dec 5vsWilliam & MaryNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipL 3–⁠2462%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 24–⁠3 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Football Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Missouri Valley Football Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
442–⁠207
Coach
—
Elo
1560 +109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.4 No. 4 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Phil Longo
Defensive coordinator
Bubba Schweigert

Drafted in 2010

The 2010 draft
Rd 6Deji Karim RBJacksonville Jaguars

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.