UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~September 29, 2008~~ Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 5, 2009

CRUSADER ENERGY GROUP INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Nevada	1-32533	88-0349241
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4747 Gaillardia Parkway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73142 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


4747 Gaillardia Parkway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		73142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

~~(405) 285-7555 (~~Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (405) 285-7555

Not Applicable (Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

oITEM ~~Pre-commencement~~8.01 ~~communications~~OTHER ~~pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))~~EVENTS

oCrusader ~~Pre-commencement~~Energy ~~communications~~Group ~~pursuant~~Inc., toa ~~Rule~~Nevada ~~13e-4(c)~~corporation, ~~under~~has established the ~~Exchange~~date ~~Act~~for ~~(17~~its ~~CFR~~next ~~240~~Annual Meeting of Stockholders which will be held on May 14, 2009.~~13e-4(c))~~

~~ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE~~2

~~All of the information furnished in Item 7.01 of this report and the accompanying exhibit~~SIGNATURE ~~shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of~~ ~~1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be~~ ~~incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This report~~ ~~does not constitute a determination of whether any information included in this report is material.~~

~~ITEM~~Pursuant ~~9.01~~to ~~FINANCIAL~~the ~~STATEMENTS~~requirements ~~AND~~of ~~EXHIBITS~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

(d) Exhibits


	CRUSADER ENERGY GROUP INC.
Date: January 5, 2009
	By:	/s/ JOHN G. HEINEN

		John G. Heinen
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit No.				Description
	99.1			Crusader Energy Investor Presentation September 2008

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CRUSADER ENERGY GROUP INC.
Date: September 29, 2008	By:	/s/ John G. Heinen
		John G. Heinen
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.				Description
	99.1			Crusader Energy Investor Presentation September 2008

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