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2009 Missouri

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Gary Pinkel.

Schedule and results

Missouri in 2009, game by game: won vs. Illinois 37–9; won vs. Bowling Green 27–20; won vs. Furman 52–12; won at Nevada 31–21; lost vs. No. 21 Nebraska 12–27; lost at No. 16 Oklahoma State 17–33; lost vs. No. 3 Texas 7–41; won at Colorado 36–17; lost vs. Baylor 32–40; won at Kansas State 38–12; won vs. Iowa State 34–24; won vs. Kansas 41–39; lost vs. Navy 13–35+40−34Won 37–9 vs. Illinois+28IllinoisWon 27–20 vs. Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenWon 52–12 vs. Furman+40FurmanWon 31–21 at Nevada+10NevadaLost 12–27 vs. No. 21 Nebraska-15No. 21 NebraskaLost 17–33 at No. 16 Oklahoma State-16No. 16 Oklahoma StateLost 7–41 vs. No. 3 Texas-34No. 3 TexasWon 36–17 at Colorado+19ColoradoLost 32–40 vs. Baylor-8BaylorWon 38–12 at Kansas State+26Kansas StateWon 34–24 vs. Iowa State+10Iowa StateWon 41–39 vs. Kansas+2KansasLost 13–35 vs. Navy-22Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsIllinoisW 37–⁠966%
Sep 12vsBowling GreenW 27–⁠2074%
Sep 19vsFurmanW 52–⁠1287%
Sep 25atNevadaW 31–⁠2169%
Oct 8vs21NebraskaL 12–⁠2764%
Oct 17at16Oklahoma StateL 17–⁠3344%
Oct 24vs3TexasL 7–⁠4137%
Oct 31atColoradoW 36–⁠1765%
Nov 7vsBaylorL 32–⁠4081%
Nov 14atKansas StateW 38–⁠1250%
Nov 21vsIowa StateW 34–⁠2477%
Nov 28vsKansasW 41–⁠3964%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsNavyTexas BowlL 13–⁠3556%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 35–⁠13 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big 12.

In program history: The tied 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 129 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 25
  2. Wk 6: 24

Led the nationDanario Alexander: receiving yards (1,781 yds)

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
377–⁠330
Coach
Gary Pinkel
Elo
1585 −38 this season
SP+ rating
11.8 No. 33 of 120; offense No. 24, defense No. 46, special teams No. 22
SRS
4.9 No. 42 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 38
Offensive coordinator
David Yost
Defensive coordinator
Dave Steckel
Captains
Danario Alexander, Jaron Baston, Kurtis Gregory and Sean Weatherspoon
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense73rd of 120
  • Defense60th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted80th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted57th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0243%0.8473rd of 120
Defense0.0543%0.9060th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.04 def		43% off
42% def		—80th off
57th 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 303% allowed
Defense0.0own 312% 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 yardsBlaine Gabbert QB3,593 yds
Passing touchdownsBlaine Gabbert QB24 TD
Rushing yardsDerrick Washington 865 yds
Rushing touchdownsDerrick Washington 10 TD
Receiving yardsDanario Alexander WR1,781 yds
Receiving touchdownsDanario Alexander WR14 TD
InterceptionsKevin Rutland DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Sheldon Richardson DT★★★★★No. 28
Blaine Dalton DUAL★★★★No. 327
Jaleel Clark WR★★★No. 600
Jack Meiners OT★★★No. 600
Brayden Burnett SDE★★★No. 712

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.895
Receivers33.00.856
Offensive line33.00.838
Defensive line53.40.870
Linebackers13.00.853
Defensive backs32.70.804
Whole class163.10.849

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 1Sean Weatherspoon OLBAtlanta Falcons

Roster 113

The 2009 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

3 first team, 3 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 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠013–⁠12
Nebraska6–⁠210–⁠414
Oklahoma State6–⁠29–⁠4
Texas Tech5–⁠39–⁠421
Oklahoma5–⁠38–⁠5
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas State4–⁠46–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠57–⁠6
Texas A&M3–⁠56–⁠7
Colorado2–⁠63–⁠9
Kansas1–⁠75–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠74–⁠8

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