2009 LENOIR �RHYNE BEARS FOOTBALL TEAM

2009 South Atlantic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Carson–Newman $^	7	–	0	11	–	3
Wingate	5	–	2	7	–	3
Mars Hill	4	–	3	6	–	4
Newberry	4	–	3	6	–	4
Brevard	3	–	4	7	–	4
Lenoir–Rhyne	2	–	5	5	–	6
Tusculum	2	–	5	3	–	7
Catawba	1	–	6	4	–	6

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2009 Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football team represented Lenoir–Rhyne University in the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. The Bears offense scored 293 points while the defense allowed 241 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 29		Shorter*	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	W 21–14	5,126
September 5		at Concord*	Athens, WV	L 45–52 ^OT	1,818
September 12	1:00 p.m.	at Davidson*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 42–0	4,177
September 19		North Greenville*	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	W 32–16	4,606
September 26		Brevard	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	L 9–14	1,491
October 3		at Tusculum	Tusculum, TN	W 38–17	1,830
October 10		Wingate	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	L 49–50	6,107
October 17		No. 25 Carson–Newman	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	L 13–17	2,761
October 24		at Mars Hill	Mars Hill, NC	L 7–24	3,788
October 31		Newberry	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	L 21–24	2,798
November 7		at Catawba	Salisbury, NC	W 16–13	2,081
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "2009 Football Schedule". Lenoir–Rhyne University Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

v t e Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football
Venues	Moretz Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
Culture & lore	Joe and Josie Bear
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912–1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championships in bold

v t e Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football
Venues	Moretz Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
Culture & lore	Joe and Josie Bear
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912–1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championships in bold