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2009 Kansas State

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Bill Snyder.

Schedule and results

Kansas State in 2009, game by game: won vs. Massachusetts 21–17; lost at Louisiana 15–17; lost at UCLA 9–23; won vs. Tennessee Tech 49–7; won vs. Iowa State 24–23; lost at Texas Tech 14–66; won vs. Texas A&M 62–14; won vs. Colorado 20–6; lost at No. 22 Oklahoma 30–42; won vs. Kansas 17–10; lost vs. Missouri 12–38; lost at Nebraska 3–17+48−52Won 21–17 vs. Massachusetts+4MassachusettsLost 15–17 at Louisiana-2LouisianaLost 9–23 at UCLA-14UCLAWon 49–7 vs. Tennessee Tech+42Tennessee TechWon 24–23 vs. Iowa State+1Iowa StateLost 14–66 at Texas Tech-52Texas TechWon 62–14 vs. Texas A&M+48Texas A&MWon 20–6 vs. Colorado+14ColoradoLost 30–42 at No. 22 Oklahoma-12No. 22 OklahomaWon 17–10 vs. Kansas+7KansasLost 12–38 vs. Missouri-26MissouriLost 3–17 at Nebraska-14Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsMassachusettsW 21–⁠1765%
Sep 12atLouisianaL 15–⁠1744%
Sep 19atUCLAL 9–⁠2337%
Sep 26vsTennessee TechW 49–⁠785%
Oct 3vsIowa StateW 24–⁠2352%
Oct 10atTexas TechL 14–⁠6620%
Oct 17vsTexas A&MW 62–⁠1455%
Oct 24vsColoradoW 20–⁠663%
Oct 31at22OklahomaL 30–⁠4215%
Nov 7vsKansasW 17–⁠1048%
Nov 14vsMissouriL 12–⁠3850%
Nov 21atNebraskaL 3–⁠1720%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 17–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
276–⁠280
Coach
Bill Snyder
Elo
1474 +9 this season
SP+ rating
5.0 No. 48 of 120; offense No. 72, defense No. 35, special teams No. 49
SRS
−0.7 No. 64 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 70
Offensive coordinators
Dana Dimel and Del Miller
Defensive coordinators
Chris Cosh and Vic Koenning
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense68th of 120
  • Defense92nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted59th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted86th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0340%0.9868th of 120
Defense0.0944%0.9192nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.06 def		40% off
42% def		—59th off
86th 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 352% allowed
Defense0.0own 272% 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 yardsGrant Gregory QB1,096 yds
Passing touchdownsGrant Gregory QB4 TD
Rushing yardsDaniel Thomas RB1,265 yds
Rushing touchdownsDaniel Thomas RB11 TD
Receiving yardsBrandon Banks WR705 yds
Receiving touchdownsAttrail Snipes WR2 TD
InterceptionsTysyn Hartman DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Timothy Flanders ATH★★★No. 712
Torell Miller S★★★No. 971
Keenan Taylor OT★★★No. 1026
Tomasi Mariner DT★★★No. 1111
Clarence Bumpas OLB★★★No. 1195

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.833
Receivers32.70.812
Offensive line33.00.824
Defensive line23.00.828
Linebackers23.00.820
Defensive backs33.00.833
Athletes and specialists33.00.829
Whole class172.90.825

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 5Joshua Moore CBChicago Bears

Roster 121

The 2009 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

4 first team

First 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.