2009 Lenoir–Rhyne Bears football team

2009 South Atlantic Conference football standings
	$ – 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	Opponent	Site	Result
August 29	Shorter*	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	W 21–14
September 5	at Concord*	Athens, WV	L 45–52 ^OT
September 12	at Davidson*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 42–0
September 19	North Greenville*	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	W 32–16
September 26	Brevard	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	L 9–14
October 3	at Tusculum	Tusculum, TN	W 38–17
October 10	Wingate	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	L 49–50
October 17	Carson–Newman	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	L 13–17
October 24	at Mars Hill	Mars Hill, NC	L 7–24
October 31	Newberry	Moretz Stadium Hickory, NC	L 21–24
November 7	at Catawba	Salisbury, NC	W 16–13
*Non-conference game

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

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