2009 Army

5–⁠7, coached by Rich Ellerson. Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat Eastern Michigan 27–⁠14Sep 5
By 13 points, its widest win.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Sep 5	atEastern Michigan	W 27–⁠14	43%
Sep 12	vsDuke	L 19–⁠35	61%
Sep 19	vsBall State	W 24–⁠17	41%
Sep 26	atIowa State	L 10–⁠31	38%
Oct 3	vsTulane	L 16–⁠17	63%
Oct 10	vsVanderbilt	W 16–⁠13	42%
Oct 17	atTemple	L 13–⁠27	28%
Oct 23	vsRutgers	L 10–⁠27	29%
Nov 7	atAir Force	L 7–⁠35	18%
Nov 14	vsVMI	W 22–⁠17	79%
Nov 21	atNorth Texas	W 17–⁠13	53%
Dec 12	vsNavy	L 3–⁠17	23%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 17–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record: 5–⁠7
Conference: —
AP final: Unranked
Points: 184–⁠263
Coach: Rich Ellerson
Elo: 1348 −26 this season
SP+ rating: -21.7 No. 111 of 120; offense No. 119, defense No. 70, special teams No. 76
SRS: −15.6 No. 109 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class: No. 114

Offensive coordinators: Gene McKeehan and Ian Shields
Defensive coordinators: Payam Saadat and Chris Smeland
Captains: Stephen Anderson, Victor Ugenyi and Alejandro Villanueva
Offense: Triple option
Defense: Double Eagle Flex

How good, play by play

Offense113th of 120
Defense37th of 120
Offense, opponent-adjusted125th of 120
Defense, opponent-adjusted58th of 120

	Success	Explosiveness	FBS rank
Offense	-0.04	36%	0.80	113th of 120
Defense	0.01	38%	1.00	37th of 120
Opponent-adjusted	-0.02 off 0.04 def	35% off 40% def	—	125th off 58th 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 40	Average start	Havoc
Offense		-0.1	own 31	2% allowed
Defense		-0.2	own 33	2% 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 yards	Trent Steelman QB	637 yds
Passing touchdowns	Trent Steelman QB	3 TD
Rushing yards	Trent Steelman QB	706 yds
Rushing touchdowns	Trent Steelman QB	5 TD
Receiving yards	Alejandro Villanueva WR	522 yds
Receiving touchdowns	Alejandro Villanueva WR	5 TD
Interceptions	Donovan Travis DB	4 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Loren Baker DT	★★★	No. 1471
Austin Noonan OG	★★★	No. 1642
Demarkus Chambliss S	★★	No. 1858
Casey Hughes S	★★	No. 1858
Cody Jackson DUAL	★★	No. 1858

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

The 2009 class by position

	Signed	Stars	Rating
Quarterbacks	1	2.0	0.767
Running backs	2	2.0	0.733
Receivers	1	2.0	0.700
Offensive line	4	2.3	0.754
Defensive line	3	2.3	0.768
Linebackers	3	2.0	0.730
Defensive backs	5	2.0	0.749
Athletes and specialists	1	2.0	0.767
Whole class	20	2.1	0.748

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.

Roster 145

The 2009 roster

145 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster