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2009 Louisiana Tech

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Derek Dooley.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 2009, game by game: lost at Auburn 13–37; lost at Navy 14–32; won vs. Nicholls 48–13; won vs. Hawai’i 27–6; lost at Nevada 14–37; won vs. New Mexico State 45–7; lost at Utah State 21–23; lost at Idaho 34–35; lost vs. No. 5 Boise State 35–45; lost at No. 9 LSU 16–24; lost at Fresno State 28–30; won vs. San José State 55–20+38−24Lost 13–37 at Auburn-24AuburnLost 14–32 at Navy-18NavyWon 48–13 vs. Nicholls+35NichollsWon 27–6 vs. Hawai’i+21Hawai’iLost 14–37 at Nevada-23NevadaWon 45–7 vs. New Mexico State+38New Mexico StateLost 21–23 at Utah State-2Utah StateLost 34–35 at Idaho-1IdahoLost 35–45 vs. No. 5 Boise State-10No. 5 Boise StateLost 16–24 at No. 9 LSU-8No. 9 LSULost 28–30 at Fresno State-2Fresno StateWon 55–20 vs. San José State+35San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atAuburnL 13–⁠3738%
Sep 12atNavyL 14–⁠3236%
Sep 19vsNichollsW 48–⁠1378%
Sep 30vsHawai’iW 27–⁠650%
Oct 9atNevadaL 14–⁠3744%
Oct 17vsNew Mexico StateW 45–⁠778%
Oct 24atUtah StateL 21–⁠2359%
Oct 31atIdahoL 34–⁠3550%
Nov 6vs5Boise StateL 35–⁠4519%
Nov 14at9LSUL 16–⁠2418%
Nov 21atFresno StateL 28–⁠3029%
Dec 5vsSan José StateW 55–⁠2074%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San José State 55–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
350–⁠309
Coach
Derek Dooley
Elo
1461 −36 this season
SP+ rating
-3.8 No. 75 of 120; offense No. 81, defense No. 65, special teams No. 76
SRS
−2.3 No. 69 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 74
Offensive coordinator
Frank Scelfo
Defensive coordinator
Tommy Spangler
Captains
Thomas Graham, Rob McGill and D’Anthony Smith
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense48th of 120
  • Defense61st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted65th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted46th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0639%1.0048th of 120
Defense0.0543%0.8561st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.03 def		39% off
42% def		—65th off
46th 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 282% allowed
Defense-0.2own 341% 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 yardsRoss Jenkins QB2,095 yds
Passing touchdownsRoss Jenkins QB17 TD
Rushing yardsDaniel Porter RB1,132 yds
Rushing touchdownsDaniel Porter RB11 TD
Receiving yardsDennis Morris TE623 yds
Receiving touchdownsDennis Morris TE12 TD
InterceptionsDeon Young S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Jordan Mills OT★★★No. 922
Kendrick James OLB★★★No. 946
Doak Raulston PRO★★★No. 1026
Shakeil Lucas WDE★★★No. 1272
Quinn Giles ATH★★★No. 1272

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.850
Running backs22.50.799
Receivers42.00.778
Offensive line42.50.806
Defensive line13.00.833
Linebackers23.00.837
Defensive backs52.60.788
Athletes and specialists23.00.822
Whole class212.60.804

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 3D’Anthony Smith DTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 6Dennis Morris TEWashington Redskins

Roster 99

The 2009 roster

99 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠014–⁠04
Nevada7–⁠18–⁠5
Fresno State6–⁠28–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠48–⁠5
Hawai’i3–⁠56–⁠7
Utah State3–⁠54–⁠8
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠73–⁠10
San José State1–⁠72–⁠10

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