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2009 Arizona State

4–⁠8 (2–⁠7 Pac-10), coached by Dennis Erickson.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 2009, game by game: won vs. Idaho State 50–3; won vs. UL Monroe 38–14; lost at No. 21 Georgia 17–20; lost vs. Oregon State 17–28; won at Washington State 27–14; won vs. Washington 24–17; lost at Stanford 14–33; lost vs. California 21–23; lost vs. No. 12 USC 9–14; lost at No. 14 Oregon 21–44; lost at UCLA 13–23; lost vs. Arizona 17–20+47−23Won 50–3 vs. Idaho State+47Idaho StateWon 38–14 vs. UL Monroe+24UL MonroeLost 17–20 at No. 21 Georgia-3No. 21 GeorgiaLost 17–28 vs. Oregon State-11Oregon StateWon 27–14 at Washington State+13Washington StateWon 24–17 vs. Washington+7WashingtonLost 14–33 at Stanford-19StanfordLost 21–23 vs. California-2CaliforniaLost 9–14 vs. No. 12 USC-5No. 12 USCLost 21–44 at No. 14 Oregon-23No. 14 OregonLost 13–23 at UCLA-10UCLALost 17–20 vs. Arizona-3Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsIdaho StateW 50–⁠391%
Sep 19vsUL MonroeW 38–⁠1470%
Sep 26at21GeorgiaL 17–⁠2027%
Oct 3vsOregon StateL 17–⁠2853%
Oct 10atWashington StateW 27–⁠1467%
Oct 17vsWashingtonW 24–⁠1774%
Oct 24atStanfordL 14–⁠3346%
Oct 31vsCaliforniaL 21–⁠2341%
Nov 7vs12USCL 9–⁠1425%
Nov 14at14OregonL 21–⁠4416%
Nov 21atUCLAL 13–⁠2343%
Nov 28vsArizonaL 17–⁠2039%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 20–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠7 9th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
268–⁠253
Coach
Dennis Erickson
Elo
1449 −68 this season
SP+ rating
8.2 No. 40 of 120; offense No. 71, defense No. 19, special teams No. 102
SRS
0.8 No. 59 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 32
Offensive coordinator
Rich Olson
Defensive coordinator
Craig Bray
Captains
Dexter Davis, Shawn Lauvao and Mike Nixon
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense91st of 120
  • Defense25th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted96th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0138%0.9291st of 120
Defense-0.0137%0.9625th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.00 def		38% off
37% def		—96th off
22nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 312% allowed
Defense-0.2own 322% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDanny Sullivan QB1,939 yds
Passing touchdownsDanny Sullivan QB10 TD
Rushing yardsDimitri Nance RB795 yds
Rushing touchdownsDimitri Nance RB6 TD
Receiving yardsKyle Williams WR815 yds
Receiving touchdownsKyle Williams WR8 TD
InterceptionsJarrell Holman S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Vontaze Burfict ILB★★★★★No. 11
Corey Adams DT★★★★No. 45
Matthew Tucker ATH★★★No. 363
Kody Koebensky OG★★★No. 701
Marcus Washington RB★★★No. 712

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.866
Receivers23.00.824
Offensive line33.00.845
Defensive line14.00.976
Linebackers33.30.846
Athletes and specialists23.00.872
Whole class123.20.859

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2010

The 2010 draft
Rd 3Shawn Lauvao OGCleveland Browns
Rd 6Travis Goethel ILBOakland Raiders
Rd 6Kyle Williams WRSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Dexter Davis OLBSeattle Seahawks

Roster 106

The 2009 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2009 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2009 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠110–⁠311
Oregon State6–⁠38–⁠5
Arizona6–⁠38–⁠5
Stanford6–⁠38–⁠5
USC5–⁠49–⁠422
California5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington4–⁠55–⁠7
UCLA3–⁠67–⁠6
Arizona State2–⁠74–⁠8
Washington State0–⁠91–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.