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2009 Indiana

4–⁠8 (1–⁠7 Big Ten), coached by Bill Lynch.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 2009, game by game: won vs. Eastern Kentucky 19–13; won vs. Western Michigan 23–19; won at Akron 38–21; lost at No. 23 Michigan 33–36; lost vs. No. 9 Ohio State 14–33; lost at Virginia 7–47; won vs. Illinois 27–14; lost at Northwestern 28–29; lost at No. 7 Iowa 24–42; lost vs. No. 24 Wisconsin 28–31; lost at No. 19 Penn State 20–31; lost vs. Purdue 21–38+17−40Won 19–13 vs. Eastern Kentucky+6Eastern KentuckyWon 23–19 vs. Western Michigan+4Western MichiganWon 38–21 at Akron+17AkronLost 33–36 at No. 23 Michigan-3No. 23 MichiganLost 14–33 vs. No. 9 Ohio State-19No. 9 Ohio StateLost 7–47 at Virginia-40VirginiaWon 27–14 vs. Illinois+13IllinoisLost 28–29 at Northwestern-1NorthwesternLost 24–42 at No. 7 Iowa-18No. 7 IowaLost 28–31 vs. No. 24 Wisconsin-3No. 24 WisconsinLost 20–31 at No. 19 Penn State-11No. 19 Penn StateLost 21–38 vs. Purdue-17Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsEastern KentuckyW 19–⁠1361%
Sep 12vsWestern MichiganW 23–⁠1947%
Sep 19atAkronW 38–⁠2141%
Sep 26at23MichiganL 33–⁠3631%
Oct 3vs9Ohio StateL 14–⁠3326%
Oct 10atVirginiaL 7–⁠4737%
Oct 17vsIllinoisW 27–⁠1454%
Oct 24atNorthwesternL 28–⁠2932%
Oct 31at7IowaL 24–⁠4213%
Nov 7vs24WisconsinL 28–⁠3134%
Nov 14at19Penn StateL 20–⁠3113%
Nov 21vsPurdueL 21–⁠3852%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Led the nationRay Fisher: kickoff return average (37.4)

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
282–⁠354
Coach
Bill Lynch
Elo
1381 −13 this season
SP+ rating
-6.7 No. 89 of 120; offense No. 69, defense No. 82, special teams No. 108
SRS
−7.0 No. 88 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 66
Offensive coordinator
Matt Canada
Defensive coordinators
Brian George and Joe Palcic
Captains
Ben Chappell, Jammie Kirlew, Will Patterson and Rodger Saffold
Most valuable player
Jammie Kirlew
Offense
Pistol
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense70th of 120
  • Defense79th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted98th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0341%0.8470th of 120
Defense0.0746%0.7979th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.07 def		42% off
45% def		—62nd off
98th 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 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 314% 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 yardsBen Chappell QB2,941 yds
Passing touchdownsBen Chappell QB17 TD
Rushing yardsDarius Willis RB607 yds
Rushing touchdownsDarius Willis RB6 TD
Receiving yardsTandon Doss WR962 yds
Receiving touchdownsDamarlo Belcher WR5 TD
InterceptionsAustin Thomas S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Jamonne Chester WR★★★No. 971
Charles Chapman OT★★★No. 1056
Pat McShane OG★★★No. 1073
Adam Replogle DT★★★No. 1188
Dusty Kiel PRO★★★No. 1195

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.840
Running backs22.50.796
Receivers13.00.853
Offensive line42.80.823
Defensive line23.00.835
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.789
Whole class132.60.813

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 2Rodger Saffold OTSt. Louis Rams
Rd 7Jammie Kirlew DEDenver Broncos
Rd 7Ray Fisher CBIndianapolis Colts

Roster 104

The 2009 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 2 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 Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠111–⁠25
Iowa6–⁠211–⁠27
Penn State6–⁠211–⁠29
Wisconsin5–⁠310–⁠316
Northwestern5–⁠38–⁠5
Michigan State4–⁠46–⁠7
Purdue4–⁠45–⁠7
Minnesota3–⁠56–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Michigan1–⁠75–⁠7
Indiana1–⁠74–⁠8

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