2009 Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football team

2009 Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football
Conference	South Atlantic Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 SAC)
Head coach	Fred Goldsmith (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Laurendine (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Houston (3rd season)
Home stadium	Moretz Stadium

2009 South Atlantic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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