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2009 Iowa State

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Paul Rhoads.

Schedule and results

Iowa State in 2009, game by game: won vs. North Dakota State 34–17; lost vs. Iowa 3–35; won at Kent State 34–14; won vs. Army 31–10; lost vs. Kansas State 23–24; lost at No. 16 Kansas 36–41; won vs. Baylor 24–10; won at Nebraska 9–7; lost at Texas A&M 10–35; lost vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State 8–34; won vs. Colorado 17–10; lost at Missouri 24–34; won vs. Minnesota 14–13+21−32Won 34–17 vs. North Dakota State+17North Dakota St…Lost 3–35 vs. Iowa-32IowaWon 34–14 at Kent State+20Kent StateWon 31–10 vs. Army+21ArmyLost 23–24 vs. Kansas State-1Kansas StateLost 36–41 at No. 16 Kansas-5No. 16 KansasWon 24–10 vs. Baylor+14BaylorWon 9–7 at Nebraska+2NebraskaLost 10–35 at Texas A&M-25Texas A&MLost 8–34 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State-26No. 18 Oklahoma StateWon 17–10 vs. Colorado+7ColoradoLost 24–34 at Missouri-10MissouriWon 14–13 vs. Minnesota+1Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorth Dakota StateW 34–⁠1754%
Sep 12vsIowaL 3–⁠3531%
Sep 19atKent StateW 34–⁠1439%
Sep 26vsArmyW 31–⁠1062%
Oct 3vsKansas StateL 23–⁠2448%
Oct 10at16KansasL 36–⁠4120%
Oct 17vsBaylorW 24–⁠1052%
Oct 24atNebraskaW 9–⁠721%
Oct 31atTexas A&ML 10–⁠3539%
Nov 7vs18Oklahoma StateL 8–⁠3431%
Nov 14vsColoradoW 17–⁠1060%
Nov 21atMissouriL 24–⁠3423%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsMinnesotaInsight BowlW 14–⁠1342%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 14–⁠13 in the Insight Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
267–⁠284
Coach
Paul Rhoads
Elo
1447 +70 this season
SP+ rating
1.0 No. 60 of 120; offense No. 64, defense No. 67, special teams No. 18
SRS
−2.5 No. 70 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 72
Offensive coordinator
Tom Herman
Defensive coordinator
Wally Burnham
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense55th of 120
  • Defense86th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted47th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted105th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0443%0.8755th of 120
Defense0.0847%0.8286th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.08 def		44% off
47% def		—47th off
105th 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 303% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% 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 yardsAusten Arnaud QB2,015 yds
Passing touchdownsAusten Arnaud QB14 TD
Rushing yardsAlexander Robinson RB1,195 yds
Rushing touchdownsAusten Arnaud QB8 TD
Receiving yardsMarquis Hamilton WR606 yds
Receiving touchdownsJake Williams WR5 TD
InterceptionsDavid Sims DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Darius Reynolds ATH★★★No. 701
Aaron Moore OC★★★No. 913
Kyle Lichtenberg OT★★★No. 1063
James White RB★★★No. 1063
Beau Blankenship RB★★★No. 1069

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.810
Running backs23.00.848
Receivers33.00.827
Offensive line23.00.853
Defensive line13.00.832
Linebackers42.80.822
Defensive backs42.80.818
Athletes and specialists22.50.828
Whole class192.80.828

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 7Reginald Stephens OGCincinnati Bengals

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, 1 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.