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2009 Middle Tennessee

10–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Rick Stockstill.

Schedule and results

Middle Tennessee in 2009, game by game: lost at Clemson 14–37; won vs. Memphis 31–14; won at Maryland 32–31; won at North Texas 37–21; lost at Troy 7–31; lost vs. Mississippi State 6–27; won vs. Western Kentucky 62–24; won at Florida Atlantic 27–20; won vs. Florida International 48–21; won vs. Louisiana 34–17; won vs. Arkansas State 38–14; won at UL Monroe 38–19; won vs. Southern Miss 42–32+38−24Lost 14–37 at Clemson-23ClemsonWon 31–14 vs. Memphis+17MemphisWon 32–31 at Maryland+1MarylandWon 37–21 at North Texas+16North TexasLost 7–31 at Troy-24TroyLost 6–27 vs. Mississippi State-21Mississippi Sta…Won 62–24 vs. Western Kentucky+38Western KentuckyWon 27–20 at Florida Atlantic+7Florida AtlanticWon 48–21 vs. Florida International+27Florida Interna…Won 34–17 vs. Louisiana+17LouisianaWon 38–14 vs. Arkansas State+24Arkansas StateWon 38–19 at UL Monroe+19UL MonroeWon 42–32 vs. Southern Miss+10Southern Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atClemsonL 14–⁠3726%
Sep 12vsMemphisW 31–⁠1460%
Sep 19atMarylandW 32–⁠3133%
Sep 26atNorth TexasW 37–⁠2159%
Oct 6atTroyL 7–⁠3134%
Oct 17vsMississippi StateL 6–⁠2759%
Oct 24vsWestern KentuckyW 62–⁠2481%
Oct 31atFlorida AtlanticW 27–⁠2037%
Nov 7vsFlorida InternationalW 48–⁠2172%
Nov 14vsLouisianaW 34–⁠1765%
Nov 21vsArkansas StateW 38–⁠1473%
Nov 28atUL MonroeW 38–⁠1953%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsSouthern MissNew Orleans BowlW 42–⁠3251%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern Miss 42–⁠32 in the New Orleans Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 63 on file).

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
416–⁠308
Coach
Rick Stockstill
Elo
1564 +126 this season
SP+ rating
-2.1 No. 69 of 120; offense No. 82, defense No. 54, special teams No. 71
SRS
0.1 No. 61 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 82
Offensive coordinator
Tony Franklin
Defensive coordinator
Manny Diaz
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense104th of 120
  • Defense11th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted124th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted19th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0240%0.91104th of 120
Defense-0.0336%0.9511th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.02 off
-0.00 def		38% off
37% def		—124th off
19th 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 333% allowed
Defense-0.1own 323% 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 yardsDwight Dasher QB2,789 yds
Passing touchdownsDwight Dasher QB23 TD
Rushing yardsDwight Dasher QB1,154 yds
Rushing touchdownsDwight Dasher QB13 TD
Receiving yardsChris McClover WR541 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris McClover WR5 TD
InterceptionsMarcus Udell CB7 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Arthur Williams WR★★★No. 971
Justin Jones OLB★★★No. 1138
David Jones RB★★★No. 1237
Benny Cunningham RB★★★No. 1237
Richard Drake WR★★★No. 1272

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.824
Running backs32.70.813
Receivers23.00.843
Offensive line42.50.791
Defensive line42.00.769
Linebackers42.80.817
Defensive backs23.00.812
Athletes and specialists32.30.772
Whole class232.60.800

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 7Chris McCoy OLBMiami Dolphins

Roster 98

The 2009 roster

98 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Sun Belt Conference standings

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.