2009 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2009 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorScott Stoker (1st season)
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
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.