2009 VMI

2–⁠9 (1–⁠5 Big South).

Schedule and results

VMI in 2009, game by game: won vs. Robert Morris 14–13; lost at James Madison 16–44; lost vs. Richmond 28–38; lost vs. Gardner-Webb 23–27; lost at Coastal Carolina 6–20; lost vs. Stony Brook 20–27; won at Presbyterian 31–20; lost vs. Charleston Southern 21–31; lost at Liberty 14–54; lost at Army 17–22; lost vs. Old Dominion 35–42+11−40Won 14–13 vs. Robert Morris+1Robert MorrisLost 16–44 at James Madison-28James MadisonLost 28–38 vs. Richmond-10RichmondLost 23–27 vs. Gardner-Webb-4Gardner-WebbLost 6–20 at Coastal Carolina-14Coastal CarolinaLost 20–27 vs. Stony Brook-7Stony BrookWon 31–20 at Presbyterian+11PresbyterianLost 21–31 vs. Charleston Southern-10Charleston Sout…Lost 14–54 at Liberty-40LibertyLost 17–22 at Army-5ArmyLost 35–42 vs. Old Dominion-7Old Dominion
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Old Dominion 42–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big South.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠5 6th in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
225–⁠338
Coach
—
Elo
1144 −81 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.9 No. 80 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brent Davis
Defensive coordinator
A.J. Christoff
Offense
Option
Defense
4–⁠3

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.