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2009 Baylor

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Art Briles.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 2009, game by game: won at Wake Forest 24–21; lost vs. UConn 22–30; won vs. Northwestern State 68–13; won vs. Kent State 31–15; lost at No. 19 Oklahoma 7–33; lost at Iowa State 10–24; lost vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State 7–34; lost vs. Nebraska 10–20; won at Missouri 40–32; lost vs. No. 2 Texas 14–47; lost at Texas A&M 3–38; lost vs. Texas Tech 13–20+55−35Won 24–21 at Wake Forest+3Wake ForestLost 22–30 vs. UConn-8UConnWon 68–13 vs. Northwestern State+55Northwestern St…Won 31–15 vs. Kent State+16Kent StateLost 7–33 at No. 19 Oklahoma-26No. 19 OklahomaLost 10–24 at Iowa State-14Iowa StateLost 7–34 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State-27No. 14 Oklahoma StateLost 10–20 vs. Nebraska-10NebraskaWon 40–32 at Missouri+8MissouriLost 14–47 vs. No. 2 Texas-33No. 2 TexasLost 3–38 at Texas A&M-35Texas A&MLost 13–20 vs. Texas Tech-7Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atWake ForestW 24–⁠2128%
Sep 19vsUConnL 22–⁠3048%
Sep 26vsNorthwestern StateW 68–⁠1383%
Oct 3vsKent StateW 31–⁠1569%
Oct 10at19OklahomaL 7–⁠3316%
Oct 17atIowa StateL 10–⁠2448%
Oct 24vs14Oklahoma StateL 7–⁠3430%
Oct 31vsNebraskaL 10–⁠2033%
Nov 7atMissouriW 40–⁠3219%
Nov 14vs2TexasL 14–⁠4714%
Nov 21atTexas A&ML 3–⁠3835%
Nov 28vsTexas TechL 13–⁠2019%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 20–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
249–⁠327
Coach
Art Briles
Elo
1416 −40 this season
SP+ rating
-3.6 No. 74 of 120; offense No. 85, defense No. 56, special teams No. 83
SRS
−2.6 No. 71 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 53
Offensive coordinators
Randy Clements and Philip Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Brian Norwood
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense97th of 120
  • Defense85th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted85th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0038%0.9497th of 120
Defense0.0844%0.8585th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.06 def		40% off
43% def		—85th off
93rd 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 303% allowed
Defense-0.1own 331% 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 Florence QB1,786 yds
Passing touchdownsNick Florence QB6 TD
Rushing yardsJay Finley RB370 yds
Rushing touchdownsTerrance Ganaway RB5 TD
Receiving yardsKendall Wright WR740 yds
Receiving touchdownsKendall Wright WR4 TD
InterceptionsChance Casey CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Darius Jones CB★★★★No. 197
Ivory Wade OG★★★★No. 355
Jeramie Roberts OG★★★No. 600
Skyler Scott WR★★★No. 600
Chance Casey CB★★★No. 1026

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers33.00.843
Offensive line33.30.864
Defensive line33.00.835
Linebackers23.00.811
Defensive backs53.00.839
Athletes and specialists12.00.744
Whole class173.00.835

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 3J.D. Walton CDenver Broncos
Rd 6David Gettis WRCarolina Panthers

Roster 108

The 2009 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

3 first team, 1 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 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠013–⁠12
Nebraska6–⁠210–⁠414
Oklahoma State6–⁠29–⁠4
Texas Tech5–⁠39–⁠421
Oklahoma5–⁠38–⁠5
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas State4–⁠46–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠57–⁠6
Texas A&M3–⁠56–⁠7
Colorado2–⁠63–⁠9
Kansas1–⁠75–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠74–⁠8

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