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2009 Towson

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Towson in 2009, game by game: lost at Northwestern 14–47; won vs. Coastal Carolina 21–17; lost at Morgan State 9–12; lost vs. New Hampshire 7–57; won at Rhode Island 36–28; lost vs. Delaware 21–49; lost vs. Northeastern 7–27; lost vs. Richmond 14–42; lost at William & Mary 0–31; lost vs. Villanova 7–49; lost at James Madison 12–43+8−50Lost 14–47 at Northwestern-33NorthwesternWon 21–17 vs. Coastal Carolina+4Coastal CarolinaLost 9–12 at Morgan State-3Morgan StateLost 7–57 vs. New Hampshire-50New HampshireWon 36–28 at Rhode Island+8Rhode IslandLost 21–49 vs. Delaware-28DelawareLost 7–27 vs. Northeastern-20NortheasternLost 14–42 vs. Richmond-28RichmondLost 0–31 at William & Mary-31William & MaryLost 7–49 vs. Villanova-42VillanovaLost 12–43 at James Madison-31James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atNorthwesternL 14–⁠4710%
Sep 19vsCoastal CarolinaW 21–⁠1746%
Sep 26atMorgan StateL 9–⁠1236%
Oct 3vsNew HampshireL 7–⁠5723%
Oct 10atRhode IslandW 36–⁠2839%
Oct 17vsDelawareL 21–⁠4935%
Oct 24vsNortheasternL 7–⁠2758%
Oct 31vsRichmondL 14–⁠4212%
Nov 7atWilliam & MaryL 0–⁠3111%
Nov 14vsVillanovaL 7–⁠4913%
Nov 21atJames MadisonL 12–⁠4311%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 43–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 11th in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
148–⁠402
Coach
—
Elo
1147 −73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.9 No. 80 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2009 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Villanova7–⁠112–⁠1
Richmond7–⁠111–⁠2
William & Mary6–⁠211–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠210–⁠3
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠5
James Madison4–⁠46–⁠5
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Hofstra3–⁠55–⁠6
Massachusetts3–⁠55–⁠6
Northeastern3–⁠53–⁠8
Towson1–⁠72–⁠9
Rhode Island0–⁠81–⁠10

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