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2009 Michigan

5–⁠7 (1–⁠7 Big Ten), coached by Rich Rodriguez.

Schedule and results

Michigan in 2009, game by game: won vs. Western Michigan 31–7; won vs. No. 18 Notre Dame 38–34; won vs. Eastern Michigan 45–17; won vs. Indiana 36–33; lost at Michigan State 20–26; lost at No. 12 Iowa 28–30; won vs. Delaware State 63–6; lost vs. No. 13 Penn State 10–35; lost at Illinois 13–38; lost vs. Purdue 36–38; lost at No. 21 Wisconsin 24–45; lost vs. No. 9 Ohio State 10–21+57−25Won 31–7 vs. Western Michigan+24Western MichiganWon 38–34 vs. No. 18 Notre Dame+4No. 18 Notre DameWon 45–17 vs. Eastern Michigan+28Eastern MichiganWon 36–33 vs. Indiana+3IndianaLost 20–26 at Michigan State-6Michigan StateLost 28–30 at No. 12 Iowa-2No. 12 IowaWon 63–6 vs. Delaware State+57Delaware StateLost 10–35 vs. No. 13 Penn State-25No. 13 Penn StateLost 13–38 at Illinois-25IllinoisLost 36–38 vs. Purdue-2PurdueLost 24–45 at No. 21 Wisconsin-21No. 21 WisconsinLost 10–21 vs. No. 9 Ohio State-11No. 9 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsWestern MichiganW 31–⁠755%
Sep 12vs18Notre DameW 38–⁠3451%
Sep 19vsEastern MichiganW 45–⁠1781%
Sep 26vsIndianaW 36–⁠3369%
Oct 3atMichigan StateL 20–⁠2644%
Oct 10at12IowaL 28–⁠3025%
Oct 17vsDelaware StateW 63–⁠683%
Oct 24vs13Penn StateL 10–⁠3536%
Oct 31atIllinoisL 13–⁠3859%
Nov 7vsPurdueL 36–⁠3862%
Nov 14at21WisconsinL 24–⁠4525%
Nov 21vs9Ohio StateL 10–⁠2120%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 21–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 132nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 25
  2. Wk 4: 23
  3. Wk 5: 22
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 10th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 22
Points
354–⁠330
Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Elo
1443 −46 this season
SP+ rating
8.2 No. 40 of 120; offense No. 31, defense No. 56, special teams No. 22
SRS
−1.3 No. 66 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 10
Offensive coordinator
Calvin Magee
Defensive coordinator
Greg Robinson
Captains
Stevie Brown, Brandon Graham, Zoltan Mesko and Mark Ortmann
Most valuable player
Brandon Graham
Offense
Spread option
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense85th of 120
  • Defense66th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted97th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted79th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0143%0.8585th of 120
Defense0.0642%0.8966th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.05 def		43% off
41% def		—97th off
79th 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 323% allowed
Defense-0.1own 302% 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 yardsTate Forcier QB2,050 yds
Passing touchdownsTate Forcier QB13 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Minor RB502 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Minor RB8 TD
Receiving yardsRoy Roundtree WR434 yds
Receiving touchdownsRoy Roundtree WR3 TD
InterceptionsDonovan Warren CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Craig Roh WDE★★★★No. 73
Justin Turner S★★★★No. 89
William Campbell DT★★★★No. 96
Je’Ron Stokes WR★★★★No. 97
Quinton Washington OG★★★★No. 120
Tate Forcier DUAL★★★★No. 121
Denard Robinson ATH★★★★No. 122
Taylor Lewan OT★★★★No. 173

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.944
Receivers24.00.927
Offensive line34.00.927
Defensive line34.00.948
Linebackers14.00.923
Defensive backs23.00.874
Athletes and specialists43.50.889
Whole class163.80.916

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 1Brandon Graham OLBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 5Zoltan Mesko PNew England Patriots
Rd 7Steven Brown SOakland Raiders

Roster 124

The 2009 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 37 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

3 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2009 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2009 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠111–⁠25
Iowa6–⁠211–⁠27
Penn State6–⁠211–⁠29
Wisconsin5–⁠310–⁠316
Northwestern5–⁠38–⁠5
Michigan State4–⁠46–⁠7
Purdue4–⁠45–⁠7
Minnesota3–⁠56–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Michigan1–⁠75–⁠7
Indiana1–⁠74–⁠8

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