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2009 Iowa

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Big Ten), coached by Kirk Ferentz, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 2009, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 17–16; won at Iowa State 35–3; won vs. Arizona 27–17; won at No. 5 Penn State 21–10; won vs. Arkansas State 24–21; won vs. Michigan 30–28; won at Wisconsin 20–10; won at Michigan State 15–13; won vs. Indiana 42–24; lost vs. Northwestern 10–17; lost at No. 10 Ohio State 24–27; won vs. Minnesota 12–0; won vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech 24–14+32−7Won 17–16 vs. Northern Iowa+1Northern IowaWon 35–3 at Iowa State+32Iowa StateWon 27–17 vs. Arizona+10ArizonaWon 21–10 at No. 5 Penn State+11No. 5 Penn StateWon 24–21 vs. Arkansas State+3Arkansas StateWon 30–28 vs. Michigan+2MichiganWon 20–10 at Wisconsin+10WisconsinWon 15–13 at Michigan State+2Michigan StateWon 42–24 vs. Indiana+18IndianaLost 10–17 vs. Northwestern-7NorthwesternLost 24–27 at No. 10 Ohio State-3No. 10 Ohio StateWon 12–0 vs. Minnesota+12MinnesotaWon 24–14 vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech+10No. 9 Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsNorthern IowaW 17–⁠1673%
Sep 12atIowa StateW 35–⁠369%
Sep 19vsArizonaW 27–⁠1759%
Sep 26at5Penn StateW 21–⁠1035%
Oct 3vsArkansas StateW 24–⁠2184%
Oct 10vsMichiganW 30–⁠2875%
Oct 17atWisconsinW 20–⁠1054%
Oct 24atMichigan StateW 15–⁠1358%
Oct 31vsIndianaW 42–⁠2487%
Nov 7vsNorthwesternL 10–⁠1783%
Nov 14at10Ohio StateL 24–⁠2734%
Nov 21vsMinnesotaW 12–⁠078%
Jan 5Bowls & playoffvs9Georgia TechOrange BowlW 24–⁠1448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 24–⁠14 in the Orange Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 22
  2. Wk 5: 13
  3. Wk 6: 12
  4. Wk 7: 11
  5. Wk 8: 7
  6. Wk 9: 7
  7. Wk 10: 8
  8. Wk 11: 15
  9. Wk 12: 15
  10. Wk 13: 13
  11. Wk 14: 9
  12. Wk 15: 10
  13. Final: 7
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 7
Points
301–⁠200
Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Elo
1705 +110 this season
SP+ rating
17.3 No. 19 of 120; offense No. 72, defense No. 5, special teams No. 26
SRS
9.0 No. 24 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 64
Offensive coordinator
Ken O’Keefe
Defensive coordinator
Norm Parker
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense107th of 120
  • Defense5th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted112th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted8th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0238%0.89107th of 120
Defense-0.0436%0.925th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.00 off
-0.02 def		39% off
35% def		—112th off
8th 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 343% allowed
Defense-0.2own 293% 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 yardsRicky Stanzi QB2,417 yds
Passing touchdownsRicky Stanzi QB17 TD
Rushing yardsAdam Robinson RB834 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Wegher RB8 TD
Receiving yardsDerrell Johnson-Koulianos WR750 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarvin McNutt WR8 TD
InterceptionsTyler Sash DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Keenan Davis WR★★★★No. 118
Brandon Wegher RB★★★★No. 228
Nolan MacMillan OG★★★No. 865
Martin Hopkins ILB★★★No. 1321
Anthony Schiavone TE★★★No. 1321

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.850
Receivers33.30.863
Offensive line52.80.814
Defensive line12.00.722
Linebackers52.80.803
Defensive backs22.50.809
Whole class182.80.818

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 1Bryan Bulaga OTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2Patrick Angerer ILBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 3Amari Spievey CBDetroit Lions
Rd 3Tony Moeaki TEKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4A.J. Edds OLBMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Kyle Calloway OTBuffalo Bills

Roster 111

The 2009 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

8 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 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.