The 2009 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Reggie Barlow, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 4âÂÂ7, with a mark of 1âÂÂ6 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC East Division.