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2009 Georgia

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Richt.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 2009, game by game: lost at No. 9 Oklahoma State 10–24; won vs. South Carolina 41–37; won at Arkansas 52–41; won vs. Arizona State 20–17; lost vs. No. 4 LSU 13–20; lost at Tennessee 19–45; won at Vanderbilt 34–10; lost vs. No. 1 Florida 17–41; won vs. Tennessee Tech 38–0; won vs. Auburn 31–24; lost vs. Kentucky 27–34; won at No. 7 Georgia Tech 30–24; won vs. Texas A&M 44–20+38−26Lost 10–24 at No. 9 Oklahoma State-14No. 9 Oklahoma StateWon 41–37 vs. South Carolina+4South CarolinaWon 52–41 at Arkansas+11ArkansasWon 20–17 vs. Arizona State+3Arizona StateLost 13–20 vs. No. 4 LSU-7No. 4 LSULost 19–45 at Tennessee-26TennesseeWon 34–10 at Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltLost 17–41 vs. No. 1 Florida-24No. 1 FloridaWon 38–0 vs. Tennessee Tech+38Tennessee TechWon 31–24 vs. Auburn+7AuburnLost 27–34 vs. Kentucky-7KentuckyWon 30–24 at No. 7 Georgia Tech+6No. 7 Georgia TechWon 44–20 vs. Texas A&M+24Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at9Oklahoma StateL 10–⁠2452%
Sep 12vsSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠3768%
Sep 19atArkansasW 52–⁠4160%
Sep 26vsArizona StateW 20–⁠1773%
Oct 3vs4LSUL 13–⁠2059%
Oct 10atTennesseeL 19–⁠4559%
Oct 17atVanderbiltW 34–⁠1062%
Oct 31vs1FloridaL 17–⁠4123%
Nov 7vsTennessee TechW 38–⁠092%
Nov 14vsAuburnW 31–⁠2462%
Nov 21vsKentuckyL 27–⁠3467%
Nov 28at7Georgia TechW 30–⁠2428%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsTexas A&MIndependence BowlW 44–⁠2066%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 44–⁠20 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 21
  3. Wk 3: 23
  4. Wk 4: 21
  5. Wk 5: 18

Ray Guy AwardDrew Butler, P

Consensus All-AmericanDrew Butler, P

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
376–⁠337
Coach
Mark Richt
Elo
1650 −6 this season
SP+ rating
19.1 No. 15 of 120; offense No. 27, defense No. 23, special teams No. 3
SRS
8.0 No. 29 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 4
Offensive coordinator
Mike Bobo
Defensive coordinator
Willie Martinez
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense38th of 120
  • Defense48th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted29th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted39th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0738%1.0638th of 120
Defense0.0340%0.9248th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.02 def		40% off
39% def		—29th off
39th 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 302% allowed
Defense0.0own 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 yardsJoe Cox QB2,584 yds
Passing touchdownsJoe Cox QB24 TD
Rushing yardsWashaun Ealey 717 yds
Rushing touchdownsCaleb King 7 TD
Receiving yardsA.J. Green 808 yds
Receiving touchdownsA.J. Green 6 TD
InterceptionsReshad Jones 4 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Branden Smith CB★★★★★No. 18
Aaron Murray DUAL★★★★★No. 19
Marlon Brown WR★★★★★No. 27
Chris Burnette OG★★★★No. 48
Austin Long OT★★★★No. 67
Washaun Ealey RB★★★★No. 92
Orson Charles WR★★★★No. 110
Abry Jones WDE★★★★No. 117

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.50.966
Running backs14.00.958
Receivers44.30.945
Offensive line24.00.971
Defensive line33.70.922
Linebackers14.00.897
Defensive backs24.50.940
Whole class154.10.944

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 3Rennie Curran OLBTennessee Titans
Rd 4Geno Atkins DTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Reshad Jones SMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Jeffrey Owens DTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Kade Weston DTNew England Patriots

Roster 128

The 2009 roster

128 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 first team, 5 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.