2009 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorScott Stoker (1st season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Stephen F. Austin +^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 12 McNeese State +^   6 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 25 Texas State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Southeastern Louisiana   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Sam Houston State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Central Arkansas   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   2 – 5     3 – 9  
Northwestern State   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Todd Whitten, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Western Illinois*
L 28–356,035[1]
September 12North Dakota State*
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 48–456,048[2]
September 26at Tulsa*
L 3–5626,048[3]
October 3St. Joseph's (IN)*
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 41–04,041[4]
October 10Nicholls State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 44–2111,144[5]
October 17at Southeastern Louisiana
L 21–376,902[6]
October 24at No. 15 Stephen F. Austin
L 3–4218,546[7]
October 31Northwestern State
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 34–302,134[8]
November 7at No. 12 McNeese State
L 42–6314,003[9]
November 14Central Arkansas
  • Bowers Stadium
  • Huntsville, TX
W 17–142,817[10]
November 21at Texas State
L 20–289,118[11]

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References

  1. ^ "WIU hangs on for opening win". The Pantagraph. September 4, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Too little too late for Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. September 13, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Golden debut - Kinne, TU roll in home opener". Tulsa World. September 27, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pumas shut out by Bearkats". The Times. October 4, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston State overtakes Nicholls State". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 11, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SE Louisiana 37, Sam Houston State 21". Times Record News. October 18, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SFA 42, Sam Houston State 3". Longview News-Journal. October 25, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "NSU comeback fails". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McNeese State 63, Sam Houston State 42". Austin American-Statesman. November 8, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sam Houston State 17, Central Arkansas 14". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 15, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas State 28, Sam Houston State 20". Austin American-Statesman. November 22, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Sam Houston Bearkats Schedule 2009". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "2009 Football Schedule". Sam Houston State University. Retrieved December 15, 2022.


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