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2009 Louisville

4–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Big East), coached by Steve Kragthorpe.

Schedule and results

Louisville in 2009, game by game: won vs. Indiana State 30–10; lost at Kentucky 27–31; lost at Utah 14–30; lost vs. Pittsburgh 10–35; won vs. Southern Miss 25–23; lost at UConn 25–38; lost at No. 5 Cincinnati 10–41; won vs. Arkansas State 21–13; lost at West Virginia 9–17; won vs. Syracuse 10–9; lost at South Florida 22–34; lost vs. Rutgers 14–34+20−31Won 30–10 vs. Indiana State+20Indiana StateLost 27–31 at Kentucky-4KentuckyLost 14–30 at Utah-16UtahLost 10–35 vs. Pittsburgh-25PittsburghWon 25–23 vs. Southern Miss+2Southern MissLost 25–38 at UConn-13UConnLost 10–41 at No. 5 Cincinnati-31No. 5 CincinnatiWon 21–13 vs. Arkansas State+8Arkansas StateLost 9–17 at West Virginia-8West VirginiaWon 10–9 vs. Syracuse+1SyracuseLost 22–34 at South Florida-12South FloridaLost 14–34 vs. Rutgers-20Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsIndiana StateW 30–⁠1093%
Sep 19atKentuckyL 27–⁠3134%
Sep 26atUtahL 14–⁠3018%
Oct 2vsPittsburghL 10–⁠3538%
Oct 10vsSouthern MissW 25–⁠2348%
Oct 17atUConnL 25–⁠3827%
Oct 24at5CincinnatiL 10–⁠4112%
Oct 31vsArkansas StateW 21–⁠1356%
Nov 7atWest VirginiaL 9–⁠1719%
Nov 14vsSyracuseW 10–⁠966%
Nov 21atSouth FloridaL 22–⁠3425%
Nov 27vsRutgersL 14–⁠3436%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big East.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 82 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
217–⁠315
Coach
Steve Kragthorpe
Elo
1411 −65 this season
SP+ rating
-5.4 No. 81 of 120; offense No. 80, defense No. 71, special teams No. 94
SRS
−7.9 No. 92 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 57
Defensive coordinator
Brent Guy
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense64th of 120
  • Defense102nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted60th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted119th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0438%0.9964th of 120
Defense0.1243%0.95102nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.10 def		39% off
43% def		—60th off
119th 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 302% allowed
Defense0.0own 322% 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 yardsAdam Froman QB1,354 yds
Passing touchdownsAdam Froman QB6 TD
Rushing yardsVictor Anderson RB473 yds
Rushing touchdownsVictor Anderson RB5 TD
Receiving yardsScott Long WR727 yds
Receiving touchdownsCameron Graham TE2 TD
InterceptionsChaz Thompson S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Jacob Geffard S★★★No. 1026
Jordan Paschal CB★★★No. 1063
Malcolm Mitchell SDE★★★No. 1111
Shenard Holton RB★★★No. 1162
Jeremy Wright RB★★★No. 1162

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.842
Receivers22.00.783
Offensive line13.00.833
Defensive line32.70.821
Linebackers32.70.801
Defensive backs52.80.822
Whole class162.70.816

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.

Roster 105

The 2009 roster

105 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cincinnati7–⁠012–⁠18
Pittsburgh5–⁠210–⁠315
West Virginia5–⁠29–⁠425
Rutgers3–⁠49–⁠4
South Florida3–⁠48–⁠5
UConn3–⁠48–⁠5
Syracuse1–⁠64–⁠8
Louisville1–⁠64–⁠8

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