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2009 Arizona

8–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Pac-10), coached by Mike Stoops.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 2009, game by game: won vs. Central Michigan 19–6; won vs. Northern Arizona 34–17; lost at Iowa 17–27; won at Oregon State 37–32; lost at Washington 33–36; won vs. Stanford 43–38; won vs. UCLA 27–13; won vs. Washington State 48–7; lost at California 16–24; lost vs. No. 11 Oregon 41–44; won at Arizona State 20–17; won at No. 20 USC 21–17; lost vs. No. 20 Nebraska 0–33+41−33Won 19–6 vs. Central Michigan+13Central MichiganWon 34–17 vs. Northern Arizona+17Northern ArizonaLost 17–27 at Iowa-10IowaWon 37–32 at Oregon State+5Oregon StateLost 33–36 at Washington-3WashingtonWon 43–38 vs. Stanford+5StanfordWon 27–13 vs. UCLA+14UCLAWon 48–7 vs. Washington State+41Washington StateLost 16–24 at California-8CaliforniaLost 41–44 vs. No. 11 Oregon-3No. 11 OregonWon 20–17 at Arizona State+3Arizona StateWon 21–17 at No. 20 USC+4No. 20 USCLost 0–33 vs. No. 20 Nebraska-33No. 20 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsCentral MichiganW 19–⁠668%
Sep 12vsNorthern ArizonaW 34–⁠1789%
Sep 19atIowaL 17–⁠2741%
Sep 26atOregon StateW 37–⁠3242%
Oct 10atWashingtonL 33–⁠3674%
Oct 17vsStanfordW 43–⁠3867%
Oct 24vsUCLAW 27–⁠1375%
Nov 7vsWashington StateW 48–⁠790%
Nov 14atCaliforniaL 16–⁠2446%
Nov 21vs11OregonL 41–⁠4440%
Nov 28atArizona StateW 20–⁠1761%
Dec 5at20USCW 21–⁠1729%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs20NebraskaHoliday BowlL 0–⁠3341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 33–⁠0 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The tied 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 23
  2. Wk 10: 21
  3. Wk 11: 18
  4. Wk 15: 22
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
356–⁠311
Coach
Mike Stoops
Elo
1596 +8 this season
SP+ rating
7.1 No. 44 of 120; offense No. 55, defense No. 36, special teams No. 81
SRS
6.5 No. 35 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 50
Offensive coordinator
Sonny Dykes
Defensive coordinator
Mark Stoops
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense77th of 120
  • Defense36th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted81st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted32nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0242%0.9177th of 120
Defense0.0138%0.8936th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.01 def		42% off
39% def		—81st off
32nd 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
Offense-0.1own 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 yardsNick Foles QB2,486 yds
Passing touchdownsNick Foles QB19 TD
Rushing yardsKeola Antolin RB637 yds
Rushing touchdownsNic Grigsby RB5 TD
Receiving yardsJuron Criner WR582 yds
Receiving touchdownsJuron Criner WR9 TD
InterceptionsTrevin Wade CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Adam Hall S★★★★No. 215
Trevor Erno OLB★★★★No. 305
Jonathan Hollins DT★★★No. 377
Sione Tuihalamaka DT★★★No. 919
Chris Putton OG★★★No. 922

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line23.00.849
Defensive line32.70.845
Linebackers33.30.867
Defensive backs23.50.863
Whole class103.10.856

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 2Rob Gronkowski TENew England Patriots
Rd 3Earl Mitchell DTHouston Texans

Roster 103

The 2009 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

1 first team, 5 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.