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2009 Mississippi State

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Dan Mullen.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 2009, game by game: won vs. Jackson State 45–7; lost at Auburn 24–49; won at Vanderbilt 15–3; lost vs. No. 7 LSU 26–30; lost vs. No. 25 Georgia Tech 31–42; lost vs. Houston 24–31; won at Middle Tennessee 27–6; lost vs. No. 2 Florida 19–29; won at Kentucky 31–24; lost vs. No. 3 Alabama 3–31; lost at Arkansas 21–42; won vs. No. 20 Ole Miss 41–27+38−28Won 45–7 vs. Jackson State+38Jackson StateLost 24–49 at Auburn-25AuburnWon 15–3 at Vanderbilt+12VanderbiltLost 26–30 vs. No. 7 LSU-4No. 7 LSULost 31–42 vs. No. 25 Georgia Tech-11No. 25 Georgia TechLost 24–31 vs. Houston-7HoustonWon 27–6 at Middle Tennessee+21Middle TennesseeLost 19–29 vs. No. 2 Florida-10No. 2 FloridaWon 31–24 at Kentucky+7KentuckyLost 3–31 vs. No. 3 Alabama-28No. 3 AlabamaLost 21–42 at Arkansas-21ArkansasWon 41–27 vs. No. 20 Ole Miss+14No. 20 Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsJackson StateW 45–⁠776%
Sep 12atAuburnL 24–⁠4934%
Sep 19atVanderbiltW 15–⁠339%
Sep 26vs7LSUL 26–⁠3037%
Oct 3vs25Georgia TechL 31–⁠4245%
Oct 10vsHoustonL 24–⁠3145%
Oct 17atMiddle TennesseeW 27–⁠641%
Oct 24vs2FloridaL 19–⁠2917%
Oct 31atKentuckyW 31–⁠2432%
Nov 14vs3AlabamaL 3–⁠3124%
Nov 21atArkansasL 21–⁠4228%
Nov 28vs20Ole MissW 41–⁠2735%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ole Miss 41–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
307–⁠321
Coach
Dan Mullen
Elo
1515 +43 this season
SP+ rating
4.7 No. 49 of 120; offense No. 56, defense No. 49, special teams No. 26
SRS
4.5 No. 44 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 18
Offensive coordinator
Les Koenning
Defensive coordinator
Carl Torbush
Offense
Spread option

How good, play by play

  • Offense88th of 120
  • Defense27th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted71st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted17th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0142%0.9188th of 120
Defense-0.0043%0.8127th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
-0.00 def		43% off
41% def		—71st off
17th 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 333% allowed
Defense-0.4own 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Mississippi State are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Chad Bumphis WR★★★★No. 132
Fletcher Cox DT★★★★No. 152
Josh Boyd DT★★★★No. 172
Montrell Conner RB★★★★No. 193
Tyler Russell PRO★★★★No. 217
Dennis Thames ATH★★★★No. 335

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.914
Running backs14.00.919
Receivers53.20.874
Offensive line23.00.844
Defensive line33.70.884
Athletes and specialists14.00.893
Whole class133.50.880

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 6Anthony Dixon RBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 7Jamar Chaney ILBPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 101

The 2009 roster

101 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠01
Florida8–⁠013–⁠13
LSU5–⁠39–⁠417
Ole Miss4–⁠49–⁠420
Georgia4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠47–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠58–⁠5
Auburn3–⁠58–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠55–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠10

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