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2009 Stony Brook

6–⁠4 (5–⁠0 Big South). The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠5, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Stony Brook in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Hofstra 10–17; lost at Colgate 13–23; won vs. Brown 21–20; lost vs. Massachusetts 17–44; won vs. Presbyterian 52–14; lost at North Dakota 24–31; won at VMI 27–20; won vs. Coastal Carolina 16–10; won at Gardner-Webb 24–14; won vs. Liberty 36–33+38−27Lost 10–17 vs. Hofstra-7HofstraLost 13–23 at Colgate-10ColgateWon 21–20 vs. Brown+1BrownLost 17–44 vs. Massachusetts-27MassachusettsWon 52–14 vs. Presbyterian+38PresbyterianLost 24–31 at North Dakota-7North DakotaWon 27–20 at VMI+7VMIWon 16–10 vs. Coastal Carolina+6Coastal CarolinaWon 24–14 at Gardner-Webb+10Gardner-WebbWon 36–33 vs. Liberty+3Liberty
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsHofstraL 10–⁠1748%
Sep 12atColgateL 13–⁠2326%
Sep 19vsBrownW 21–⁠2046%
Sep 26vsMassachusettsL 17–⁠4426%
Oct 3vsPresbyterianW 52–⁠1474%
Oct 10atNorth DakotaL 24–⁠3140%
Oct 17atVMIW 27–⁠2052%
Oct 24vsCoastal CarolinaW 16–⁠1055%
Oct 31atGardner-WebbW 24–⁠1436%
Nov 21vsLibertyW 36–⁠3339%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Liberty 36–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Stony Brook’s 2009 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Nov 14atCharleston SouthernL 27–⁠30Charleston Southern’s article, Stony Brook’s article

Big South champions5–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Liberty

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
240–⁠226
Coach
—
Elo
1341 +49 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.4 No. 46 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Behrman
Defensive coordinator
Jim Gush

2009 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stony Brook5–⁠06–⁠4
Liberty4–⁠17–⁠3
Gardner-Webb3–⁠26–⁠4
Charleston Southern3–⁠25–⁠5
Coastal Carolina2–⁠34–⁠6
VMI1–⁠52–⁠9
Presbyterian0–⁠50–⁠10

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