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2009 Colorado

3–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Dan Hawkins.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Colorado State 17–23; lost at Toledo 38–54; won vs. Wyoming 24–0; lost at West Virginia 24–35; lost at No. 2 Texas 14–38; won vs. No. 17 Kansas 34–30; lost at Kansas State 6–20; lost vs. Missouri 17–36; won vs. Texas A&M 35–34; lost at Iowa State 10–17; lost at No. 12 Oklahoma State 28–31; lost vs. Nebraska 20–28+24−24Lost 17–23 vs. Colorado State-6Colorado StateLost 38–54 at Toledo-16ToledoWon 24–0 vs. Wyoming+24WyomingLost 24–35 at West Virginia-11West VirginiaLost 14–38 at No. 2 Texas-24No. 2 TexasWon 34–30 vs. No. 17 Kansas+4No. 17 KansasLost 6–20 at Kansas State-14Kansas StateLost 17–36 vs. Missouri-19MissouriWon 35–34 vs. Texas A&M+1Texas A&MLost 10–17 at Iowa State-7Iowa StateLost 28–31 at No. 12 Oklahoma State-3No. 12 Oklahoma StateLost 20–28 vs. Nebraska-8Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsColorado StateL 17–⁠2353%
Sep 11atToledoL 38–⁠5451%
Sep 19vsWyomingW 24–⁠057%
Oct 1atWest VirginiaL 24–⁠3519%
Oct 10at2TexasL 14–⁠3810%
Oct 17vs17KansasW 34–⁠3028%
Oct 24atKansas StateL 6–⁠2037%
Oct 31vsMissouriL 17–⁠3635%
Nov 7vsTexas A&MW 35–⁠3441%
Nov 14atIowa StateL 10–⁠1740%
Nov 19at12Oklahoma StateL 28–⁠3113%
Nov 27vsNebraskaL 20–⁠2821%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 28–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠346
Coach
Dan Hawkins
Elo
1386 −70 this season
SP+ rating
0.2 No. 66 of 120; offense No. 98, defense No. 31, special teams No. 94
SRS
−4.2 No. 78 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 49
Offensive coordinator
Eric Kiesau
Defensive coordinator
Ron Collins
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense101st of 120
  • Defense26th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted107th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted24th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0135%0.99101st of 120
Defense-0.0037%0.9226th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.01 def		36% off
37% def		—107th off
24th 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
Offense0.0own 292% allowed
Defense-0.2own 332% 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 Hansen QB1,440 yds
Passing touchdownsCody Hawkins QB10 TD
Rushing yardsRodney Stewart 804 yds
Rushing touchdownsRodney Stewart 9 TD
Receiving yardsScotty McKnight WR893 yds
Receiving touchdownsScotty McKnight WR6 TD
InterceptionsAnthony Perkins DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Nick Kasa SDE★★★★No. 95
Jack Harris OT★★★No. 395
Parker Orms S★★★No. 865
Nate Bonsu DT★★★No. 1019
Gus Handler OG★★★No. 1111

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.843
Receivers13.00.811
Offensive line42.80.834
Defensive line33.00.866
Linebackers13.00.840
Defensive backs22.50.823
Athletes and specialists13.00.824
Whole class132.80.838

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 107

The 2009 roster

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

All-Big 12

2 first team, 3 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.