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2009 BYU

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Mountain West Conference), coached by Bronco Mendenhall, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2009, game by game: won vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 14–13; won at Tulane 54–3; lost vs. Florida State 28–54; won vs. Colorado State 42–23; won vs. Utah State 35–17; won at UNLV 59–21; won at San Diego State 38–28; lost vs. No. 10 TCU 7–38; won at Wyoming 52–0; won at New Mexico 24–19; won vs. Air Force 38–21; won vs. No. 22 Utah 26–23; won vs. No. 16 Oregon State 44–20+52−31Won 14–13 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma+1No. 3 OklahomaWon 54–3 at Tulane+51TulaneLost 28–54 vs. Florida State-26Florida StateWon 42–23 vs. Colorado State+19Colorado StateWon 35–17 vs. Utah State+18Utah StateWon 59–21 at UNLV+38UNLVWon 38–28 at San Diego State+10San Diego StateLost 7–38 vs. No. 10 TCU-31No. 10 TCUWon 52–0 at Wyoming+52WyomingWon 24–19 at New Mexico+5New MexicoWon 38–21 vs. Air Force+17Air ForceWon 26–23 vs. No. 22 Utah+3No. 22 UtahWon 44–20 vs. No. 16 Oregon State+24No. 16 Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vs3OklahomaW 14–⁠1334%
Sep 12atTulaneW 54–⁠380%
Sep 19vsFlorida StateL 28–⁠5464%
Sep 26vsColorado StateW 42–⁠2365%
Oct 2vsUtah StateW 35–⁠1782%
Oct 10atUNLVW 59–⁠2173%
Oct 17atSan Diego StateW 38–⁠2877%
Oct 24vs10TCUL 7–⁠3849%
Nov 7atWyomingW 52–⁠069%
Nov 14atNew MexicoW 24–⁠1984%
Nov 21vsAir ForceW 38–⁠2165%
Nov 28vs22UtahW 26–⁠2351%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvs16Oregon StateLas Vegas BowlW 44–⁠2052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon State 44–⁠20 in the Las Vegas Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 19
  5. Wk 5: 20
  6. Wk 6: 18
  7. Wk 7: 18
  8. Wk 8: 16
  9. Wk 10: 25
  10. Wk 11: 22
  11. Wk 12: 19
  12. Wk 13: 18
  13. Wk 14: 16
  14. Wk 15: 15
  15. Final: 12

Consensus All-AmericanDennis Pitta, TE

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 7
Points
461–⁠280
Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Elo
1701 +96 this season
SP+ rating
12.7 No. 30 of 120; offense No. 26, defense No. 37, special teams No. 76
SRS
8.0 No. 29 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 55
Offensive coordinator
Robert Anae
Defensive coordinator
Jaime Hill
Captains
Matt Bauman, Max Hall, Scott Johnson, Jan Jorgensen and Dennis Pitta
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense4th of 120
  • Defense41st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted42nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1649%0.914th of 120
Defense0.0239%0.8941st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.02 def		48% off
39% def		—3rd off
42nd 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-0.2own 333% allowed
Defense0.0own 323% 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 yardsMax Hall QB3,560 yds
Passing touchdownsMax Hall QB33 TD
Rushing yardsHarvey Unga RB1,087 yds
Rushing touchdownsHarvey Unga RB11 TD
Receiving yardsDennis Pitta TE829 yds
Receiving touchdownsDennis Pitta TE8 TD
InterceptionsAndrew Rich DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Richard Wilson TE★★★★No. 357
Terry Alletto OC★★★No. 377
Jray Galea’i S★★★No. 922
Mitch Mathews WR★★★No. 1026
Trevor Bateman CB★★★No. 1073

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.826
Receivers53.00.830
Offensive line33.00.852
Defensive line12.00.790
Defensive backs23.00.851
Whole class132.90.835

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 4Dennis Pitta TEBaltimore Ravens

Roster 104

The 2009 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 28 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU8–⁠012–⁠16
BYU7–⁠111–⁠212
Utah6–⁠210–⁠318
Air Force5–⁠38–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠47–⁠6
UNLV3–⁠55–⁠7
San Diego State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠71–⁠11
Colorado State0–⁠83–⁠9

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