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2009 Eastern Michigan

0–⁠12 (0–⁠8 Mid-American Conference), coached by Ron English.

Schedule and results

Eastern Michigan in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Army 14–27; lost at Northwestern 24–27; lost at No. 25 Michigan 17–45; lost vs. Temple 12–24; lost at Central Michigan 8–56; lost vs. Kent State 6–28; lost vs. Ball State 27–29; lost at Arkansas 27–63; lost at Northern Illinois 6–50; lost vs. Western Michigan 14–35; lost at Toledo 21–47; lost at Akron 21–28+7−48Lost 14–27 vs. Army-13ArmyLost 24–27 at Northwestern-3NorthwesternLost 17–45 at No. 25 Michigan-28No. 25 MichiganLost 12–24 vs. Temple-12TempleLost 8–56 at Central Michigan-48Central MichiganLost 6–28 vs. Kent State-22Kent StateLost 27–29 vs. Ball State-2Ball StateLost 27–63 at Arkansas-36ArkansasLost 6–50 at Northern Illinois-44Northern Illino…Lost 14–35 vs. Western Michigan-21Western MichiganLost 21–47 at Toledo-26ToledoLost 21–28 at Akron-7Akron
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsArmyL 14–⁠2757%
Sep 12atNorthwesternL 24–⁠2717%
Sep 19at25MichiganL 17–⁠4519%
Oct 3vsTempleL 12–⁠2439%
Oct 10atCentral MichiganL 8–⁠5615%
Oct 17vsKent StateL 6–⁠2848%
Oct 24vsBall StateL 27–⁠2941%
Oct 31atArkansasL 27–⁠6313%
Nov 5atNorthern IllinoisL 6–⁠5014%
Nov 14vsWestern MichiganL 14–⁠3530%
Nov 20atToledoL 21–⁠4725%
Nov 27atAkronL 21–⁠2828%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Akron 28–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 64 on file).

Record
0–⁠12
Conference
0–⁠8 13th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
197–⁠459
Coach
Ron English
Elo
1192 −175 this season
SP+ rating
-32.7 No. 120 of 120; offense No. 118, defense No. 117, special teams No. 117
SRS
−24.8 No. 120 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 104
Offensive coordinator
Ken Karcher
Defensive coordinator
Eric Lewis
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense115th of 120
  • Defense105th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted121st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted122nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0437%0.84115th of 120
Defense0.1346%0.93105th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.10 def		37% off
45% def		—121st off
122nd 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 333% allowed
Defense-0.3own 322% 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 yardsAlex Gillett QB763 yds
Passing touchdownsKyle McMahon QB4 TD
Rushing yardsDwayne Priest RB633 yds
Rushing touchdownsDwayne Priest RB7 TD
Receiving yardsJacory Stone WR347 yds
Receiving touchdownsKinsman Thomas WR3 TD
InterceptionsChris May DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Kinsman Thomas WR★★★No. 1195
Devontae Payne PRO★★★No. 1210
Willie Hickman CB★★★No. 1237
Devon Davis WDE★★★No. 1461
Nick Olds WR★★No. 1693

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.792
Receivers42.30.786
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line22.50.798
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs32.30.767
Whole class132.30.782

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 94

The 2009 roster

94 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 33 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.