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2009 Louisiana

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Rickey Bustle.

Schedule and results

Louisiana in 2009, game by game: won vs. Southern 42–19; won vs. Kansas State 17–15; lost at No. 9 LSU 3–31; lost at No. 25 Nebraska 0–55; won vs. North Texas 38–34; won at Western Kentucky 30–22; lost vs. Florida Atlantic 29–51; lost at Florida International 17–20; won at Arkansas State 21–18; lost at Middle Tennessee 17–34; won vs. UL Monroe 21–17; lost vs. Troy 31–48+23−55Won 42–19 vs. Southern+23SouthernWon 17–15 vs. Kansas State+2Kansas StateLost 3–31 at No. 9 LSU-28No. 9 LSULost 0–55 at No. 25 Nebraska-55No. 25 NebraskaWon 38–34 vs. North Texas+4North TexasWon 30–22 at Western Kentucky+8Western KentuckyLost 29–51 vs. Florida Atlantic-22Florida AtlanticLost 17–20 at Florida International-3Florida Interna…Won 21–18 at Arkansas State+3Arkansas StateLost 17–34 at Middle Tennessee-17Middle TennesseeWon 21–17 vs. UL Monroe+4UL MonroeLost 31–48 vs. Troy-17Troy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSouthernW 42–⁠1973%
Sep 12vsKansas StateW 17–⁠1556%
Sep 19at9LSUL 3–⁠3123%
Sep 26at25NebraskaL 0–⁠5523%
Oct 10vsNorth TexasW 38–⁠3474%
Oct 17atWestern KentuckyW 30–⁠2271%
Oct 24vsFlorida AtlanticL 29–⁠5163%
Oct 31atFlorida InternationalL 17–⁠2054%
Nov 7atArkansas StateW 21–⁠1840%
Nov 14atMiddle TennesseeL 17–⁠3435%
Nov 21vsUL MonroeW 21–⁠1751%
Nov 28vsTroyL 31–⁠4835%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Troy 48–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 5th in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
266–⁠364
Coach
Rickey Bustle
Elo
1401 −48 this season
SP+ rating
-23.8 No. 114 of 120; offense No. 115, defense No. 111, special teams No. 49
SRS
−13.8 No. 106 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 113
Offensive coordinator
Ron Hudson
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Fouquier
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense75th of 120
  • Defense82nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted95th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted101st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0239%0.9075th of 120
Defense0.0742%0.9582nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.07 def		38% off
43% def		—95th off
101st 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 282% allowed
Defense-0.1own 351% 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 yardsChris Masson QB2,406 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Masson QB10 TD
Rushing yardsUndrea Sails RB432 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrad McGuire QB7 TD
Receiving yardsLadarius Green TE533 yds
Receiving touchdownsLuke Aubrey TE3 TD
InterceptionsGerren Blount 3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Justin Anderson WDE★★★No. 1341
Javone Lawson WR★★★No. 1530
Ashton Tyler OT★★No. 1702
Melvin White ATH★★No. 1714
Winston Burnette S★★No. 1858

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers32.30.759
Offensive line42.00.753
Defensive line13.00.831
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists22.00.745
Whole class122.20.762

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 5Hall Davis DESt. Louis Rams

Roster 106

The 2009 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Troy8–⁠09–⁠4
Middle Tennessee7–⁠110–⁠3
UL Monroe5–⁠36–⁠6
Florida Atlantic5–⁠35–⁠7
Louisiana4–⁠46–⁠6
Arkansas State3–⁠54–⁠8
Florida International3–⁠53–⁠9
North Texas1–⁠72–⁠10
Western Kentucky0–⁠80–⁠12

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