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2009 Southern

6–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 0–⁠5, over five games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Southern in 2009, game by game: lost at Louisiana 19–42; won vs. Central State 68–0; won vs. Tennessee State 21–17; won vs. Alcorn State 48–42; lost vs. Jackson State 14–22; won vs. Fort Valley State 55–23; lost vs. Prairie View A&M 14–16; won at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24–10; won vs. Alabama State 34–24; lost vs. Grambling 13–31; lost vs. Texas Southern 25–30+68−23Lost 19–42 at Louisiana-23LouisianaWon 68–0 vs. Central State+68Central StateWon 21–17 vs. Tennessee State+4Tennessee StateWon 48–42 vs. Alcorn State+6Alcorn StateLost 14–22 vs. Jackson State-8Jackson StateWon 55–23 vs. Fort Valley State+32Fort Valley Sta…Lost 14–16 vs. Prairie View A&M-2Prairie View A&MWon 24–10 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff+14Arkansas–Pine B…Won 34–24 vs. Alabama State+10Alabama StateLost 13–31 vs. Grambling-18GramblingLost 25–30 vs. Texas Southern-5Texas Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atLouisianaL 19–⁠4227%
Sep 12vsCentral StateW 68–⁠077%
Sep 19vsTennessee StateW 21–⁠1763%
Sep 26vsAlcorn StateW 48–⁠4279%
Oct 3vsJackson StateL 14–⁠2269%
Oct 17vsFort Valley StateW 55–⁠2373%
Oct 22vsPrairie View A&ML 14–⁠1646%
Oct 31atArkansas–Pine BluffW 24–⁠1052%
Nov 14vsAlabama StateW 34–⁠2471%
Nov 28vsGramblingL 13–⁠3143%
Dec 5vsTexas SouthernL 25–⁠3063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas Southern 30–⁠25; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 5th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
335–⁠257
Coach
—
Elo
1319 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−38.5 No. 101 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Terrence Graves

2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Prairie View A&M8–⁠08–⁠1
Grambling6–⁠27–⁠4
Texas Southern5–⁠26–⁠5
Alabama A&M4–⁠37–⁠4
Southern3–⁠46–⁠5
Arkansas–Pine Bluff3–⁠45–⁠5
Alcorn State3–⁠43–⁠6
Jackson State3–⁠53–⁠7
Alabama State1–⁠64–⁠7
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠73–⁠8

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