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2009 Kentucky

7–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Rich Brooks.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 2009, game by game: won vs. Miami (OH) 42–0; won vs. Louisville 31–27; lost vs. No. 1 Florida 7–41; lost vs. No. 3 Alabama 20–38; lost at No. 25 South Carolina 26–28; won at Auburn 21–14; won vs. UL Monroe 36–13; lost vs. Mississippi State 24–31; won vs. Eastern Kentucky 37–12; won at Vanderbilt 24–13; won at Georgia 34–27; lost vs. Tennessee 24–30; lost vs. Clemson 13–21+42−34Won 42–0 vs. Miami (OH)+42Miami (OH)Won 31–27 vs. Louisville+4LouisvilleLost 7–41 vs. No. 1 Florida-34No. 1 FloridaLost 20–38 vs. No. 3 Alabama-18No. 3 AlabamaLost 26–28 at No. 25 South Carolina-2No. 25 South CarolinaWon 21–14 at Auburn+7AuburnWon 36–13 vs. UL Monroe+23UL MonroeLost 24–31 vs. Mississippi State-7Mississippi Sta…Won 37–12 vs. Eastern Kentucky+25Eastern KentuckyWon 24–13 at Vanderbilt+11VanderbiltWon 34–27 at Georgia+7GeorgiaLost 24–30 vs. Tennessee-6TennesseeLost 13–21 vs. Clemson-8Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsMiami (OH)W 42–⁠075%
Sep 19vsLouisvilleW 31–⁠2766%
Sep 26vs1FloridaL 7–⁠4127%
Oct 3vs3AlabamaL 20–⁠3835%
Oct 10at25South CarolinaL 26–⁠2831%
Oct 17atAuburnW 21–⁠1431%
Oct 24vsUL MonroeW 36–⁠1369%
Oct 31vsMississippi StateL 24–⁠3168%
Nov 7vsEastern KentuckyW 37–⁠1276%
Nov 14atVanderbiltW 24–⁠1361%
Nov 21atGeorgiaW 34–⁠2733%
Nov 28vsTennesseeL 24–⁠3059%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsClemsonMusic City BowlL 13–⁠2143%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 21–⁠13 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
339–⁠295
Coach
Rich Brooks
Elo
1547 +24 this season
SP+ rating
2.1 No. 59 of 120; offense No. 78, defense No. 44, special teams No. 22
SRS
4.7 No. 43 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 47
Offensive coordinator
Joker Phillips
Defensive coordinator
Steve Brown
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense94th of 120
  • Defense71st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted70th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted68th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0038%0.9294th of 120
Defense0.0641%0.9671st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.05 def		40% off
40% def		—70th off
68th 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 332% allowed
Defense-0.2own 303% 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 yardsMike Hartline QB802 yds
Passing touchdownsMike Hartline QB6 TD
Rushing yardsDerrick Locke 907 yds
Rushing touchdownsRandall Cobb WR10 TD
Receiving yardsRandall Cobb WR447 yds
Receiving touchdownsRandall Cobb WR4 TD
InterceptionsSam Maxwell LB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Morgan Newton DUAL★★★★No. 137
La’Rod King WR★★★No. 1026
Ryan Mosby OLB★★★No. 1138
Tristian Johnson WDE★★★No. 1138
Brian Adams ATH★★★No. 1162

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.936
Running backs12.00.700
Receivers33.00.827
Offensive line13.00.811
Defensive line33.00.823
Linebackers23.00.828
Defensive backs12.00.789
Athletes and specialists13.00.842
Whole class132.90.822

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 3Corey Peters DTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Trevard Lindley CBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5John Conner FBNew York Jets

Roster 110

The 2009 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 first team, 5 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠01
Florida8–⁠013–⁠13
LSU5–⁠39–⁠417
Ole Miss4–⁠49–⁠420
Georgia4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠47–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠58–⁠5
Auburn3–⁠58–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠55–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠10

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