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2009 Stephen F. Austin

10–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Stephen F. Austin in 2009, game by game: lost at SMU 23–31; won vs. Texas College 92–0; won at Western Illinois 40–30; won vs. North Dakota 65–31; won vs. McNeese 16–13; won at Central Arkansas 33–30; won vs. Sam Houston 42–3; lost at Texas State 7–28; won vs. Nicholls 31–27; won at SE Louisiana 41–10; won at Northwestern State 19–10; won vs. Eastern Washington 44–33; lost at Montana 0–51+92−51Lost 23–31 at SMU-8SMUWon 92–0 vs. Texas College+92Texas CollegeWon 40–30 at Western Illinois+10Western IllinoisWon 65–31 vs. North Dakota+34North DakotaWon 16–13 vs. McNeese+3McNeeseWon 33–30 at Central Arkansas+3Central ArkansasWon 42–3 vs. Sam Houston+39Sam HoustonLost 7–28 at Texas State-21Texas StateWon 31–27 vs. Nicholls+4NichollsWon 41–10 at SE Louisiana+31SE LouisianaWon 19–10 at Northwestern State+9Northwestern St…Won 44–33 vs. Eastern Washington+11Eastern Washing…Lost 0–51 at Montana-51Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atSMUL 23–⁠3127%
Sep 12vsTexas CollegeW 92–⁠066%
Sep 19atWestern IllinoisW 40–⁠3028%
Sep 26vsNorth DakotaW 65–⁠3155%
Oct 10vsMcNeeseW 16–⁠1345%
Oct 17atCentral ArkansasW 33–⁠3030%
Oct 24vsSam HoustonW 42–⁠359%
Oct 31atTexas StateL 7–⁠2851%
Nov 7vsNichollsW 31–⁠2778%
Nov 14atSE LouisianaW 41–⁠1042%
Nov 21atNorthwestern StateW 19–⁠1076%
Nov 28vsEastern WashingtonNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 44–⁠3351%
Dec 5atMontanaNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipL 0–⁠5121%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 51–⁠0 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Southland Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with McNeese

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
453–⁠297
Coach
—
Elo
1403 +186 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.0 No. 28 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Shannon Dawson
Defensive coordinator
David Gibbs

2009 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stephen F. Austin6–⁠110–⁠3
McNeese6–⁠19–⁠3
Texas State5–⁠27–⁠4
SE Louisiana4–⁠36–⁠5
Sam Houston3–⁠45–⁠6
Central Arkansas2–⁠55–⁠7
Nicholls2–⁠53–⁠8
Northwestern State0–⁠70–⁠11

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