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2009 Florida

13–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Urban Meyer, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Florida in 2009, game by game: won vs. Charleston Southern 62–3; won vs. Troy 56–6; won vs. Tennessee 23–13; won at Kentucky 41–7; won at No. 4 LSU 13–3; won vs. Arkansas 23–20; won at Mississippi State 29–19; won vs. Georgia 41–17; won vs. Vanderbilt 27–3; won at South Carolina 24–14; won vs. Florida International 62–3; won vs. Florida State 37–10; lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 13–32; won vs. No. 4 Cincinnati 51–24+59−19Won 62–3 vs. Charleston Southern+59Charleston Sout…Won 56–6 vs. Troy+50TroyWon 23–13 vs. Tennessee+10TennesseeWon 41–7 at Kentucky+34KentuckyWon 13–3 at No. 4 LSU+10No. 4 LSUWon 23–20 vs. Arkansas+3ArkansasWon 29–19 at Mississippi State+10Mississippi Sta…Won 41–17 vs. Georgia+24GeorgiaWon 27–3 vs. Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltWon 24–14 at South Carolina+10South CarolinaWon 62–3 vs. Florida International+59Florida Interna…Won 37–10 vs. Florida State+27Florida StateLost 13–32 vs. No. 2 Alabama-19No. 2 AlabamaWon 51–24 vs. No. 4 Cincinnati+27No. 4 Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsCharleston SouthernW 62–⁠394%
Sep 12vsTroyW 56–⁠685%
Sep 19vsTennesseeW 23–⁠1385%
Sep 26atKentuckyW 41–⁠773%
Oct 10at4LSUW 13–⁠359%
Oct 17vsArkansasW 23–⁠2086%
Oct 24atMississippi StateW 29–⁠1983%
Oct 31vsGeorgiaW 41–⁠1777%
Nov 7vsVanderbiltW 27–⁠394%
Nov 14atSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠1481%
Nov 21vsFlorida InternationalW 62–⁠396%
Nov 28vsFlorida StateW 37–⁠1086%
Dec 5vs2AlabamaSEC Championship GameL 13–⁠3260%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4CincinnatiSugar BowlW 51–⁠2459%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 51–⁠24 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

SEC East champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteTim Tebow, fifth

Led the nationTim Tebow: passer rating (164.2)

John Mackey AwardAaron Hernandez, TE

Rimington TrophyMaurkice Pouncey, C

William V. Campbell TrophyTim Tebow, QB

3 consensus All-AmericansMaurkice Pouncey, C; Brandon Spikes, LB; Joe Haden, CB

Record
13–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 1
Points
502–⁠174
Coach
Urban Meyer
Elo
1854 +93 this season
SP+ rating
32.8 No. 1 of 120; offense No. 2, defense No. 3, special teams No. 18
SRS
22.7 No. 2 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 7
Offensive coordinator
Steve Addazio
Defensive coordinator
Charlie Strong
Captains
Brandon James, Joey Sorrentino, Brandon Spikes, Ryan Stamper and Tim Tebow
Most valuable player
Tim Tebow and Joe Haden
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense3rd of 120
  • Defense23rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted16th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1648%0.933rd of 120
Defense-0.0136%0.8623rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
-0.00 def		47% off
36% def		—2nd off
16th 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
Defense0.0own 274% 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 yardsTim Tebow QB2,895 yds
Passing touchdownsTim Tebow QB21 TD
Rushing yardsTim Tebow QB910 yds
Rushing touchdownsTim Tebow QB14 TD
Receiving yardsRiley Cooper WR961 yds
Receiving touchdownsRiley Cooper WR9 TD
InterceptionsJoe Haden CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Jelani Jenkins OLB★★★★★No. 7
Gary Brown DT★★★★★No. 10
Andre Debose WR★★★★★No. 15
Xavier Nixon OT★★★★★No. 21
Jon Bostic ILB★★★★No. 58
Nick Alajajian OG★★★★No. 75
Mike Gillislee RB★★★★No. 148
Jordan Reed TE★★★★No. 161

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.931
Receivers24.50.959
Offensive line44.00.926
Defensive line15.00.994
Linebackers24.50.984
Whole class104.30.952

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 1Joe Haden CBCleveland Browns
Rd 1Maurkice Pouncey CPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 1Tim Tebow QBDenver Broncos
Rd 2Jermaine Cunningham OLBNew England Patriots
Rd 2Carlos Dunlap DECincinnati Bengals
Rd 2Brandon Spikes ILBNew England Patriots
Rd 3Major Wright SChicago Bears
Rd 4Aaron Hernandez TENew England Patriots
Rd 5Riley Cooper WRPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 106

The 2009 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

7 first team, 4 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠01
Florida8–⁠013–⁠13
LSU5–⁠39–⁠417
Ole Miss4–⁠49–⁠420
Georgia4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠47–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠58–⁠5
Auburn3–⁠58–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠55–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠10

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