2009 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

American college football season

2009 Sam Houston State Bearkats football

Conference| Southland Conference
Record| 5–6 (3–4 Southland)
Head coach|

* Todd Whitten (5th season)

Defensive coordinator| Scott Stoker (1st season)
Home stadium| Bowers Stadium

Seasons

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2009 Southland Conference football standings

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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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| Western Illinois*|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| L 28–35| 6,035| [1]
September 12| North Dakota State*|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| W 48–45| 6,048| [2]
September 26| at Tulsa*|

* H. A. Chapman Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| L 3–56| 26,048| [3]
October 3| St. Joseph's (IN)*|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| W 41–0| 4,041| [4]
October 10| Nicholls State|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| W 44–21| 11,144| [5]
October 17| at Southeastern Louisiana|

* Strawberry Stadium
* Hammond, LA

| L 21–37| 6,902| [6]
October 24| at No. 15 Stephen F. Austin|

* Homer Bryce Stadium
* Nacogdoches, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)

| L 3–42| 18,546| [7]
October 31| Northwestern State|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| W 34–30| 2,134| [8]
November 7| at No. 12 McNeese State|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| L 42–63| 14,003| [9]
November 14| Central Arkansas|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| W 17–14| 2,817| [10]
November 21| at Texas State|

* Bobcat Stadium
* San Marcos, TX (rivalry)

| L 20–28| 9,118| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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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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Sam Houston Bearkats football

Venues|

* Pritchett Field (1912–1985)
* Bowers Stadium (1986–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* 2024 New Orleans Bowl
* Stephen F. Austin: Battle of the Piney Woods
* Texas State

Culture & lore|

* Sammy Bearkat
* "Bearkat Fight Song"
* Bearkat Marching Band

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