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2009 Southern Utah

5–⁠6 (2–⁠2 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

Southern Utah in 2009, game by game: won vs. Utah Tech 36–7; lost at San Diego State 19–35; lost at Northern Arizona 39–42; lost at Utah State 34–53; won vs. Texas State 38–16; lost at Cal Poly 23–24; won vs. North Dakota 35–10; won vs. UC Davis 56–35; lost at South Dakota 21–45; lost vs. Eastern Washington 28–41; won at San Diego 37–32+29−24Won 36–7 vs. Utah Tech+29Utah TechLost 19–35 at San Diego State-16San Diego StateLost 39–42 at Northern Arizona-3Northern ArizonaLost 34–53 at Utah State-19Utah StateWon 38–16 vs. Texas State+22Texas StateLost 23–24 at Cal Poly-1Cal PolyWon 35–10 vs. North Dakota+25North DakotaWon 56–35 vs. UC Davis+21UC DavisLost 21–45 at South Dakota-24South DakotaLost 28–41 vs. Eastern Washington-13Eastern Washing…Won 37–32 at San Diego+5San Diego
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsUtah TechW 36–⁠771%
Sep 12atSan Diego StateL 19–⁠3526%
Sep 19atNorthern ArizonaL 39–⁠4233%
Sep 26atUtah StateL 34–⁠5322%
Oct 3vsTexas StateW 38–⁠1642%
Oct 17atCal PolyL 23–⁠2428%
Oct 24vsNorth DakotaW 35–⁠1055%
Oct 31vsUC DavisW 56–⁠3552%
Nov 7atSouth DakotaL 21–⁠4551%
Nov 14vsEastern WashingtonL 28–⁠4138%
Nov 21atSan DiegoW 37–⁠3232%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San Diego 37–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Great West Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 30 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
366–⁠340
Coach
—
Elo
1274 +50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.4 No. 31 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.