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2009 Kansas

5–⁠7 (1–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Mark Mangino.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 2009, game by game: won vs. Northern Colorado 49–3; won at UTEP 34–7; won vs. Duke 44–16; won vs. Southern Miss 35–28; won vs. Iowa State 41–36; lost at Colorado 30–34; lost vs. No. 25 Oklahoma 13–35; lost at Texas Tech 21–42; lost at Kansas State 10–17; lost vs. Nebraska 17–31; lost at No. 3 Texas 20–51; lost vs. Missouri 39–41+46−31Won 49–3 vs. Northern Colorado+46Northern Colora…Won 34–7 at UTEP+27UTEPWon 44–16 vs. Duke+28DukeWon 35–28 vs. Southern Miss+7Southern MissWon 41–36 vs. Iowa State+5Iowa StateLost 30–34 at Colorado-4ColoradoLost 13–35 vs. No. 25 Oklahoma-22No. 25 OklahomaLost 21–42 at Texas Tech-21Texas TechLost 10–17 at Kansas State-7Kansas StateLost 17–31 vs. Nebraska-14NebraskaLost 20–51 at No. 3 Texas-31No. 3 TexasLost 39–41 vs. Missouri-2Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsNorthern ColoradoW 49–⁠394%
Sep 12atUTEPW 34–⁠763%
Sep 19vsDukeW 44–⁠1680%
Sep 26vsSouthern MissW 35–⁠2867%
Oct 10vsIowa StateW 41–⁠3680%
Oct 17atColoradoL 30–⁠3472%
Oct 24vs25OklahomaL 13–⁠3542%
Oct 31atTexas TechL 21–⁠4235%
Nov 7atKansas StateL 10–⁠1752%
Nov 14vsNebraskaL 17–⁠3142%
Nov 21at3TexasL 20–⁠5111%
Nov 28vsMissouriL 39–⁠4136%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 41–⁠39; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 25
  2. Wk 2: 24
  3. Wk 3: 22
  4. Wk 4: 20
  5. Wk 5: 18
  6. Wk 6: 16
  7. Wk 7: 17
  8. Wk 8: 24
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
353–⁠341
Coach
Mark Mangino
Elo
1505 −71 this season
SP+ rating
8.0 No. 42 of 120; offense No. 30, defense No. 46, special teams No. 92
SRS
2.4 No. 56 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 45
Offensive coordinator
Ed Warinner
Defensive coordinators
Clint Bowen and Bill Miller
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense22nd of 120
  • Defense70th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted21st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted77th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1045%0.9322nd of 120
Defense0.0640%1.0270th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.05 def		45% off
39% def		—21st off
77th 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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 yardsTodd Reesing QB3,616 yds
Passing touchdownsTodd Reesing QB22 TD
Rushing yardsToben Opurum RB554 yds
Rushing touchdownsToben Opurum RB9 TD
Receiving yardsDezmon Briscoe WR1,337 yds
Receiving touchdownsDezmon Briscoe WR9 TD
InterceptionsRyan Murphy S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Prinz Kande S★★★★No. 348
Bradley McDougald S★★★★No. 350
Tyrone Sellers WDE★★★No. 712
Jacoby Thomas WDE★★★No. 834
Huldon Tharp OLB★★★No. 865

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.842
Receivers13.00.854
Offensive line22.50.817
Defensive line23.00.862
Linebackers23.00.856
Defensive backs33.70.881
Whole class113.10.855

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 4Darrell Stuckey SSan Diego Chargers
Rd 5Kerry Meier WRAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Dezmon Briscoe WRCincinnati Bengals

Roster 98

The 2009 roster

98 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 19 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.