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2009 Bowling Green

7–⁠6 (6–⁠2 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dave Clawson.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 2009, game by game: won vs. Troy 31–14; lost at No. 25 Missouri 20–27; lost at Marshall 10–17; lost vs. No. 8 Boise State 14–49; lost vs. Ohio 37–44; won at Kent State 36–35; won at Ball State 31–17; lost vs. Central Michigan 10–24; won at Buffalo 30–29; won at Miami (OH) 35–14; won vs. Akron 36–20; won vs. Toledo 38–24; lost vs. Idaho 42–43+21−35Won 31–14 vs. Troy+17TroyLost 20–27 at No. 25 Missouri-7No. 25 MissouriLost 10–17 at Marshall-7MarshallLost 14–49 vs. No. 8 Boise State-35No. 8 Boise StateLost 37–44 vs. Ohio-7OhioWon 36–35 at Kent State+1Kent StateWon 31–17 at Ball State+14Ball StateLost 10–24 vs. Central Michigan-14Central MichiganWon 30–29 at Buffalo+1BuffaloWon 35–14 at Miami (OH)+21Miami (OH)Won 36–20 vs. Akron+16AkronWon 38–24 vs. Toledo+14ToledoLost 42–43 vs. Idaho-1Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsTroyW 31–⁠1450%
Sep 12at25MissouriL 20–⁠2726%
Sep 19atMarshallL 10–⁠1755%
Sep 26vs8Boise StateL 14–⁠4928%
Oct 3vsOhioL 37–⁠4463%
Oct 10atKent StateW 36–⁠3553%
Oct 17atBall StateW 31–⁠1748%
Oct 24vsCentral MichiganL 10–⁠2442%
Nov 3atBuffaloW 30–⁠2945%
Nov 12atMiami (OH)W 35–⁠1468%
Nov 20vsAkronW 36–⁠2077%
Nov 27vsToledoW 38–⁠2474%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsIdahoHumanitarian BowlL 42–⁠4367%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Idaho 43–⁠42 in the Humanitarian Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Led the nationFreddie Barnes: receptions (155 catches), receiving touchdowns (19 TD)

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
6–⁠2 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
370–⁠357
Coach
Dave Clawson
Elo
1496 +4 this season
SP+ rating
-3.3 No. 73 of 120; offense No. 58, defense No. 79, special teams No. 113
SRS
−4.1 No. 77 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 90
Offensive coordinator
Warren Ruggiero
Defensive coordinator
Shannon Morrison

How good, play by play

  • Offense47th of 120
  • Defense89th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted45th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted97th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0640%1.0147th of 120
Defense0.0840%1.0389th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.07 def		39% off
40% def		—45th off
97th 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
Offense0.1own 331% allowed
Defense-0.1own 303% 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 yardsTyler Sheehan QB4,051 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Sheehan QB27 TD
Rushing yardsWillie Geter RB705 yds
Rushing touchdownsWillie Geter RB9 TD
Receiving yardsFreddie Barnes WR1,770 yds
Receiving touchdownsFreddie Barnes WR19 TD
InterceptionsRoger Williams DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Matt Schilz PRO★★★No. 946
Dylan Farrington WDE★★★No. 1073
Aunre Davis CB★★★No. 1341
Jordan Hopgood WR★★★No. 1341
Dwayne Woods ILB★★★No. 1359

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.834
Running backs42.50.795
Receivers23.00.823
Offensive line12.00.797
Defensive line72.10.759
Linebackers32.30.787
Defensive backs23.00.826
Athletes and specialists12.00.790
Whole class222.50.791

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 97

The 2009 roster

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

2009 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan8–⁠012–⁠223
Temple7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio7–⁠19–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠27–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠55–⁠7
Buffalo3–⁠55–⁠7
Akron2–⁠63–⁠9
Ball State2–⁠62–⁠10
Miami (OH)1–⁠71–⁠11
Eastern Michigan0–⁠80–⁠12

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