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2009 Miami (OH)

1–⁠11 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Michael Haywood.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Kentucky 0–42; lost at No. 12 Boise State 0–48; lost at Western Michigan 26–48; lost at Kent State 19–29; lost vs. No. 10 Cincinnati 13–37; lost at Northwestern 6–16; lost at Ohio 7–28; lost vs. Northern Illinois 22–27; won vs. Toledo 31–24; lost at Temple 32–34; lost vs. Bowling Green 14–35; lost vs. Buffalo 17–42+7−48Lost 0–42 vs. Kentucky-42KentuckyLost 0–48 at No. 12 Boise State-48No. 12 Boise StateLost 26–48 at Western Michigan-22Western MichiganLost 19–29 at Kent State-10Kent StateLost 13–37 vs. No. 10 Cincinnati-24No. 10 CincinnatiLost 6–16 at Northwestern-10NorthwesternLost 7–28 at Ohio-21OhioLost 22–27 vs. Northern Illinois-5Northern Illino…Won 31–24 vs. Toledo+7ToledoLost 32–34 at Temple-2TempleLost 14–35 vs. Bowling Green-21Bowling GreenLost 17–42 vs. Buffalo-25Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsKentuckyL 0–⁠4225%
Sep 12at12Boise StateL 0–⁠488%
Sep 19atWestern MichiganL 26–⁠4823%
Sep 26atKent StateL 19–⁠2933%
Oct 3vs10CincinnatiL 13–⁠3712%
Oct 10atNorthwesternL 6–⁠1615%
Oct 17atOhioL 7–⁠2818%
Oct 24vsNorthern IllinoisL 22–⁠2727%
Oct 31vsToledoW 31–⁠2439%
Nov 5atTempleL 32–⁠3414%
Nov 12vsBowling GreenL 14–⁠3532%
Nov 18vsBuffaloL 17–⁠4236%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Buffalo 42–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
1–⁠7 12th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠410
Coach
Michael Haywood
Elo
1235 −100 this season
SP+ rating
-18.9 No. 109 of 120; offense No. 103, defense No. 101, special teams No. 120
SRS
−18.2 No. 114 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 89
Offensive coordinator
Peter Vaas
Defensive coordinator
Carl Reese
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense31st of 120
  • Defense46th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted35th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0842%1.0031st of 120
Defense0.0343%0.8846th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.03 def		41% off
42% def		—35th off
52nd 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 273% allowed
Defense-0.1own 382% 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 yardsZac Dysert QB2,611 yds
Passing touchdownsZac Dysert QB12 TD
Rushing yardsThomas Merriweather RB291 yds
Rushing touchdownsZac Dysert QB5 TD
Receiving yardsArmand Robinson WR788 yds
Receiving touchdownsArmand Robinson WR4 TD
InterceptionsBrandon Stephens DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Justin Semmes FB★★★No. 971
Brian Slack TE★★★No. 1111
Pat Hinkel S★★★No. 1111
John Anevski OG★★★No. 1138
Austin Moore ILB★★★No. 1321

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.810
Running backs32.70.794
Receivers32.70.815
Offensive line52.20.772
Defensive line32.00.737
Linebackers62.50.793
Defensive backs22.50.806
Whole class232.40.786

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 102

The 2009 roster

102 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan8–⁠012–⁠223
Temple7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio7–⁠19–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠27–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠55–⁠7
Buffalo3–⁠55–⁠7
Akron2–⁠63–⁠9
Ball State2–⁠62–⁠10
Miami (OH)1–⁠71–⁠11
Eastern Michigan0–⁠80–⁠12

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