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2009 Auburn

8–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gene Chizik.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 2009, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 37–13; won vs. Mississippi State 49–24; won vs. West Virginia 41–30; won vs. Ball State 54–30; won at Tennessee 26–22; lost at Arkansas 23–44; lost vs. Kentucky 14–21; lost at No. 9 LSU 10–31; won vs. No. 24 Ole Miss 33–20; won vs. Furman 63–31; lost at Georgia 24–31; lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 21–26; won vs. Northwestern 38–35+32−21Won 37–13 vs. Louisiana Tech+24Louisiana TechWon 49–24 vs. Mississippi State+25Mississippi Sta…Won 41–30 vs. West Virginia+11West VirginiaWon 54–30 vs. Ball State+24Ball StateWon 26–22 at Tennessee+4TennesseeLost 23–44 at Arkansas-21ArkansasLost 14–21 vs. Kentucky-7KentuckyLost 10–31 at No. 9 LSU-21No. 9 LSUWon 33–20 vs. No. 24 Ole Miss+13No. 24 Ole MissWon 63–31 vs. Furman+32FurmanLost 24–31 at Georgia-7GeorgiaLost 21–26 vs. No. 2 Alabama-5No. 2 AlabamaWon 38–35 vs. Northwestern+3Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsLouisiana TechW 37–⁠1362%
Sep 12vsMississippi StateW 49–⁠2466%
Sep 19vsWest VirginiaW 41–⁠3046%
Sep 26vsBall StateW 54–⁠3075%
Oct 3atTennesseeW 26–⁠2253%
Oct 10atArkansasL 23–⁠4457%
Oct 17vsKentuckyL 14–⁠2169%
Oct 24at9LSUL 10–⁠3129%
Oct 31vs24Ole MissW 33–⁠2047%
Nov 7vsFurmanW 63–⁠3186%
Nov 14atGeorgiaL 24–⁠3138%
Nov 27vs2AlabamaL 21–⁠2628%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsNorthwesternOutback BowlW 38–⁠3549%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northwestern 38–⁠35 in the Outback Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 17
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 17
Points
433–⁠358
Coach
Gene Chizik
Elo
1571 +46 this season
SP+ rating
17.4 No. 18 of 120; offense No. 16, defense No. 33, special teams No. 21
SRS
9.3 No. 22 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 23
Offensive coordinator
Gus Malzahn
Defensive coordinator
Ted Roof
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3, Tampa 2

How good, play by play

  • Offense45th of 120
  • Defense28th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted30th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted26th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0643%0.9445th of 120
Defense-0.0041%0.9028th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.01 def		43% off
41% def		—30th off
26th 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-0.1own 335% 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 yardsChris Todd QB2,612 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Todd QB22 TD
Rushing yardsBen Tate RB1,362 yds
Rushing touchdownsBen Tate RB10 TD
Receiving yardsDarvin Adams WR997 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarvin Adams WR10 TD
InterceptionsWalter McFadden DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Tyrik Rollison DUAL★★★★No. 129
Dontae Aycock RB★★★★No. 202
Philip Lutzenkirchen TE★★★★No. 210
Reggie Taylor CB★★★★No. 335
Terrance Coleman WDE★★★★No. 351

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.854
Running backs23.50.876
Receivers33.30.891
Offensive line13.00.844
Defensive line14.00.893
Linebackers13.00.846
Defensive backs14.00.893
Whole class113.40.873

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 2Ben Tate RBHouston Texans
Rd 5Walter McFadden CBOakland Raiders

Roster 107

The 2009 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 4 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠01
Florida8–⁠013–⁠13
LSU5–⁠39–⁠417
Ole Miss4–⁠49–⁠420
Georgia4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠47–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠58–⁠5
Auburn3–⁠58–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠55–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠10

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