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2009 Kent State

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Doug Martin.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 2009, game by game: won vs. Coastal Carolina 18–0; lost at Boston College 7–34; lost vs. Iowa State 14–34; won vs. Miami (OH) 29–19; lost at Baylor 15–31; lost vs. Bowling Green 35–36; won at Eastern Michigan 28–6; won at Ohio 20–11; won vs. Western Michigan 26–14; lost at Akron 20–28; lost at Temple 13–47; lost vs. Buffalo 6–9+22−34Won 18–0 vs. Coastal Carolina+18Coastal CarolinaLost 7–34 at Boston College-27Boston CollegeLost 14–34 vs. Iowa State-20Iowa StateWon 29–19 vs. Miami (OH)+10Miami (OH)Lost 15–31 at Baylor-16BaylorLost 35–36 vs. Bowling Green-1Bowling GreenWon 28–6 at Eastern Michigan+22Eastern MichiganWon 20–11 at Ohio+9OhioWon 26–14 vs. Western Michigan+12Western MichiganLost 20–28 at Akron-8AkronLost 13–47 at Temple-34TempleLost 6–9 vs. Buffalo-3Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsCoastal CarolinaW 18–⁠072%
Sep 12atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠3421%
Sep 19vsIowa StateL 14–⁠3461%
Sep 26vsMiami (OH)W 29–⁠1967%
Oct 3atBaylorL 15–⁠3131%
Oct 10vsBowling GreenL 35–⁠3647%
Oct 17atEastern MichiganW 28–⁠652%
Oct 24atOhioW 20–⁠1129%
Oct 31vsWestern MichiganW 26–⁠1449%
Nov 7atAkronL 20–⁠2861%
Nov 21atTempleL 13–⁠4724%
Nov 27vsBuffaloL 6–⁠954%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Buffalo 9–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
231–⁠269
Coach
Doug Martin
Elo
1391 −10 this season
SP+ rating
-11.9 No. 98 of 120; offense No. 107, defense No. 62, special teams No. 116
SRS
−12.6 No. 103 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 93
Offensive coordinator
A.J. Pratt
Defensive coordinator
Pete Rekstis
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense114th of 120
  • Defense21st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted126th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted28th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0437%0.90114th of 120
Defense-0.0139%0.9621st of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.02 off
0.01 def		36% off
40% def		—126th off
28th 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 323% allowed
Defense-0.1own 332% 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 yardsSpencer Keith QB2,147 yds
Passing touchdownsSpencer Keith QB14 TD
Rushing yardsJacquise Terry RB649 yds
Rushing touchdownsJacquise Terry RB4 TD
Receiving yardsTyshon Goode WR755 yds
Receiving touchdownsTyshon Goode WR5 TD
InterceptionsBrian Lainhart S7 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Spencer Keith PRO★★★No. 1069
Fabrice Pratt S★★★No. 1439
Bryan Wagner OT★★★No. 1461
Danny Gress ILB★★★No. 1651
Tyler Arend OT★★★No. 1651

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.847
Running backs12.00.700
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line42.50.789
Defensive line12.00.780
Linebackers42.30.748
Defensive backs22.50.760
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class152.30.764

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 7Jameson Konz FBSeattle Seahawks

Roster 102

The 2009 roster

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

2009 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan8–⁠012–⁠223
Temple7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio7–⁠19–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠27–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠55–⁠7
Buffalo3–⁠55–⁠7
Akron2–⁠63–⁠9
Ball State2–⁠62–⁠10
Miami (OH)1–⁠71–⁠11
Eastern Michigan0–⁠80–⁠12

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