2009 Texas State

7–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Texas State in 2009, game by game: won vs. Angelo State 48–28; lost at No. 15 TCU 21–56; won vs. Texas Southern 52–18; lost at Southern Utah 16–38; lost vs. SE Louisiana 50–51; won at Nicholls 34–28; won at Northwestern State 20–17; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 28–7; won at Central Arkansas 27–24; lost vs. McNeese 27–30; won vs. Sam Houston 28–20+34−35Won 48–28 vs. Angelo State+20Angelo StateLost 21–56 at No. 15 TCU-35No. 15 TCUWon 52–18 vs. Texas Southern+34Texas SouthernLost 16–38 at Southern Utah-22Southern UtahLost 50–51 vs. SE Louisiana-1SE LouisianaWon 34–28 at Nicholls+6NichollsWon 20–17 at Northwestern State+3Northwestern St…Won 28–7 vs. Stephen F. Austin+21Stephen F. Aust…Won 27–24 at Central Arkansas+3Central ArkansasLost 27–30 vs. McNeese-3McNeeseWon 28–20 vs. Sam Houston+8Sam Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sam Houston 28–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
351–⁠317
Coach
—
Elo
1358 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.0 No. 45 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Ben Norton and Travis Bush
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Texas State are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

2009 Southland Conference standings

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.