2009 Tennessee Tech

4–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Tennessee Tech in 2009, game by game: won vs. Pikeville 51–10; lost at Eastern Kentucky 7–17; lost at Kansas State 7–49; won vs. Austin Peay 31–23; won at UT Martin 35–28; lost at Georgia 0–38; lost at Jacksonville State 28–55; won vs. Murray State 45–14+41−42Won 51–10 vs. Pikeville+41PikevilleLost 7–17 at Eastern Kentucky-10Eastern KentuckyLost 7–49 at Kansas State-42Kansas StateWon 31–23 vs. Austin Peay+8Austin PeayWon 35–28 at UT Martin+7UT MartinLost 0–38 at Georgia-38GeorgiaLost 28–55 at Jacksonville State-27Jacksonville St…Won 45–14 vs. Murray State+31Murray State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Murray State 45–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ohio Valley Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list three games of Tennessee Tech’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.

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
204–⁠234
Coach
—
Elo
1246 +65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.8 No. 73 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2009 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State4–⁠06–⁠2
Tennessee State3–⁠14–⁠4
Eastern Illinois3–⁠25–⁠4
Tennessee Tech3–⁠24–⁠4
Eastern Kentucky3–⁠23–⁠5
UT Martin2–⁠33–⁠5
Austin Peay2–⁠33–⁠5
Southeast Missouri State1–⁠42–⁠6
Murray State0–⁠41–⁠6

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