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2009 Maryland

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ralph Friedgen.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2009, game by game: lost at No. 12 California 13–52; won vs. James Madison 38–35; lost vs. Middle Tennessee 31–32; lost vs. Rutgers 13–34; won vs. Clemson 24–21; lost at Wake Forest 32–42; lost vs. Virginia 9–20; lost at Duke 13–17; lost at NC State 31–38; lost vs. No. 20 Virginia Tech 9–36; lost at Florida State 26–29; lost vs. Boston College 17–19+7−39Lost 13–52 at No. 12 California-39No. 12 CaliforniaWon 38–35 vs. James Madison+3James MadisonLost 31–32 vs. Middle Tennessee-1Middle TennesseeLost 13–34 vs. Rutgers-21RutgersWon 24–21 vs. Clemson+3ClemsonLost 32–42 at Wake Forest-10Wake ForestLost 9–20 vs. Virginia-11VirginiaLost 13–17 at Duke-4DukeLost 31–38 at NC State-7NC StateLost 9–36 vs. No. 20 Virginia Tech-27No. 20 Virginia TechLost 26–29 at Florida State-3Florida StateLost 17–19 vs. Boston College-2Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at12CaliforniaL 13–⁠5234%
Sep 12vsJames MadisonW 38–⁠3561%
Sep 19vsMiddle TennesseeL 31–⁠3267%
Sep 26vsRutgersL 13–⁠3450%
Oct 3vsClemsonW 24–⁠2143%
Oct 10atWake ForestL 32–⁠4231%
Oct 17vsVirginiaL 9–⁠2054%
Oct 24atDukeL 13–⁠1742%
Nov 7atNC StateL 31–⁠3840%
Nov 14vs20Virginia TechL 9–⁠3625%
Nov 21atFlorida StateL 26–⁠2920%
Nov 28vsBoston CollegeL 17–⁠1933%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boston College 19–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The tied 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 12th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
256–⁠375
Coach
Ralph Friedgen
Elo
1395 −135 this season
SP+ rating
-4.1 No. 77 of 120; offense No. 94, defense No. 55, special teams No. 58
SRS
−6.2 No. 86 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 31
Offensive coordinator
James Franklin
Defensive coordinator
Don Brown
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense87th of 120
  • Defense34th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted83rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted43rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0137%0.9787th of 120
Defense0.0141%0.8934th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.03 def		39% off
41% def		—83rd off
43rd 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 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 363% 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 Turner QB2,069 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Turner QB10 TD
Rushing yardsDa’Rel Scott RB425 yds
Rushing touchdownsDavin Meggett RB6 TD
Receiving yardsTorrey Smith WR824 yds
Receiving touchdownsTorrey Smith WR5 TD
InterceptionsCameron Chism DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

D.J. Adams RB★★★★No. 159
Travis Hawkins CB★★★★No. 169
De’Onte Arnett SDE★★★★No. 182
Peter White OG★★★★No. 216
Caleb Porzel APB★★★★No. 242

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.843
Running backs24.00.918
Offensive line32.70.816
Defensive line23.50.885
Linebackers43.00.848
Defensive backs33.30.861
Athletes and specialists22.50.821
Whole class173.10.854

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 4Bruce Campbell OTOakland Raiders
Rd 5Nolan Carroll CBMiami Dolphins

Roster 114

The 2009 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠111–⁠313
Virginia Tech6–⁠210–⁠310
Clemson6–⁠29–⁠524
Miami5–⁠39–⁠419
Boston College5–⁠38–⁠5
North Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida State4–⁠47–⁠6
Wake Forest3–⁠55–⁠7
Duke3–⁠55–⁠7
NC State2–⁠65–⁠7
Virginia2–⁠63–⁠9
Maryland1–⁠72–⁠10

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