 In early August 2009, the President Moulton hired Dr. Joel Erdmann to take over as Athletic Director tapping into Erdmann's experience building sports programs and his experience with both football operations and game day programming.On September 5, 2009, the South Alabama Jaguars defeated Hargrave Military Academy 30-13 in their first ever game, and finished their first ever football season on November 12, 2009 with a shutout of an NCAA Division III team with a 35-0 victory over Huntingdon (Ala.) College.USA completed its first season undefeated at 7-0, outscoring its opponents by a combined score of 321-41.