2009 Tennessee State
4–4 (3–1 Ohio Valley Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–7, over 11 games to the eight on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Eastern Illinois 21–10Nov 19
By 11 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Alabama A&M | L 7–24 | 65% |
| Sep 12 | vs Jackson State | W 14–7 | 45% |
| Sep 19 | at Southern | L 17–21 | 37% |
| Sep 26 | vs Florida A&M | L 12–31 | 33% |
| Oct 3 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 23–17 | 63% |
| Oct 10 | at Eastern Kentucky | W 20–17 | 26% |
| Nov 14 | at Austin Peay | L 21–24 | 60% |
| Nov 19 | at Eastern Illinois | W 21–10 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Eastern Illinois 21–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Ohio Valley Conference.
In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list three games of Tennessee State’s 2009 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’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.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | vsMurray State | L 6–9 | Tennessee State’s article |
| Oct 31 | atTennessee Tech | L 13–20 | Tennessee State’s article |
| Nov 7 | vsUT Martin | L 7–28 | UT Martin’s article, Tennessee State’s article |
- Record
- 4–4
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Ohio Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 135–151
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1323 +9 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −35.1 No. 84 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Fred Kaiss
- Defensive coordinator
- Rod Reed
2009 Ohio Valley Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jacksonville State | 4–0 | 6–2 | |
 Tennessee State | 3–1 | 4–4 | |
| Eastern Illinois | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
 Tennessee Tech | 3–2 | 4–4 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 3–2 | 3–5 | |
 UT Martin | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Austin Peay | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Southeast Missouri State | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
 Murray State | 0–4 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.