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2009 Boise State

14–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Chris Petersen, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Boise State in 2009, game by game: won vs. No. 16 Oregon 19–8; won vs. Miami (OH) 48–0; won at Fresno State 51–34; won at Bowling Green 49–14; won vs. UC Davis 34–16; won at Tulsa 28–21; won at Hawai’i 54–9; won vs. San José State 45–7; won at Louisiana Tech 45–35; won vs. Idaho 63–25; won at Utah State 52–21; won vs. Nevada 44–33; won vs. New Mexico State 42–7; won vs. No. 3 TCU 17–10+48Won 19–8 vs. No. 16 Oregon+11No. 16 OregonWon 48–0 vs. Miami (OH)+48Miami (OH)Won 51–34 at Fresno State+17Fresno StateWon 49–14 at Bowling Green+35Bowling GreenWon 34–16 vs. UC Davis+18UC DavisWon 28–21 at Tulsa+7TulsaWon 54–9 at Hawai’i+45Hawai’iWon 45–7 vs. San José State+38San José StateWon 45–35 at Louisiana Tech+10Louisiana TechWon 63–25 vs. Idaho+38IdahoWon 52–21 at Utah State+31Utah StateWon 44–33 vs. Nevada+11NevadaWon 42–7 vs. New Mexico State+35New Mexico StateWon 17–10 vs. No. 3 TCU+7No. 3 TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs16OregonW 19–⁠860%
Sep 12vsMiami (OH)W 48–⁠092%
Sep 18atFresno StateW 51–⁠3467%
Sep 26atBowling GreenW 49–⁠1472%
Oct 3vsUC DavisW 34–⁠1695%
Oct 14atTulsaW 28–⁠2157%
Oct 24atHawai’iW 54–⁠982%
Oct 31vsSan José StateW 45–⁠792%
Nov 6atLouisiana TechW 45–⁠3581%
Nov 14vsIdahoW 63–⁠2592%
Nov 20atUtah StateW 52–⁠2188%
Nov 27vsNevadaW 44–⁠3378%
Dec 5vsNew Mexico StateW 42–⁠797%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvs3TCUFiesta BowlW 17–⁠1051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat TCU 17–⁠10 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 4 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 6
  10. Wk 10: 5
  11. Wk 11: 6
  12. Wk 12: 6
  13. Wk 13: 6
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Wk 15: 6
  16. Final: 4

Western Athletic Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Paul “Bear” Bryant AwardChris Petersen, coach

Record
14–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 4
Points
591–⁠240
Coach
Chris Petersen
Elo
1819 +150 this season
SP+ rating
19.9 No. 13 of 120; offense No. 11, defense No. 27, special teams No. 37
SRS
13.9 No. 10 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 69
Offensive coordinator
Bryan Harsin
Defensive coordinator
Justin Wilcox
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 120
  • Defense4th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted26th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted4th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1045%0.9319th of 120
Defense-0.0636%0.924th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
-0.05 def		44% off
35% def		—26th off
4th 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 352% allowed
Defense-0.1own 284% 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 yardsKellen Moore QB3,536 yds
Passing touchdownsKellen Moore QB39 TD
Rushing yardsJeremy Avery RB1,150 yds
Rushing touchdownsDoug Martin RB15 TD
Receiving yardsTitus Young WR1,041 yds
Receiving touchdownsAustin Pettis WR14 TD
InterceptionsBrandyn Thompson CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Joe Southwick PRO★★★No. 600
Malcolm Johnson APB★★★No. 1019
Kharyee Marshall SDE★★★No. 1073
Allen Mooney ILB★★★No. 1073
Gabe Linehan ATH★★★No. 1111

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.841
Running backs13.00.851
Receivers22.50.817
Offensive line22.50.785
Defensive line42.50.792
Linebackers13.00.847
Defensive backs13.00.833
Athletes and specialists32.70.813
Whole class162.70.814

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 1Kyle Wilson CBNew York Jets

Roster 105

The 2009 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 37 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠014–⁠04
Nevada7–⁠18–⁠5
Fresno State6–⁠28–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠48–⁠5
Hawai’i3–⁠56–⁠7
Utah State3–⁠54–⁠8
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠73–⁠10
San José State1–⁠72–⁠10

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