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2009 NC State

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom O’Brien.

Schedule and results

NC State in 2009, game by game: lost vs. South Carolina 3–7; won vs. Murray State 65–7; won vs. Gardner-Webb 45–14; won vs. Pittsburgh 38–31; lost at Wake Forest 24–30; lost vs. Duke 28–49; lost at Boston College 20–52; lost at Florida State 42–45; won vs. Maryland 38–31; lost vs. No. 24 Clemson 23–43; lost at No. 16 Virginia Tech 10–38; won vs. No. 23 North Carolina 28–27+58−32Lost 3–7 vs. South Carolina-4South CarolinaWon 65–7 vs. Murray State+58Murray StateWon 45–14 vs. Gardner-Webb+31Gardner-WebbWon 38–31 vs. Pittsburgh+7PittsburghLost 24–30 at Wake Forest-6Wake ForestLost 28–49 vs. Duke-21DukeLost 20–52 at Boston College-32Boston CollegeLost 42–45 at Florida State-3Florida StateWon 38–31 vs. Maryland+7MarylandLost 23–43 vs. No. 24 Clemson-20No. 24 ClemsonLost 10–38 at No. 16 Virginia Tech-28No. 16 Virginia TechWon 28–27 vs. No. 23 North Carolina+1No. 23 North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsSouth CarolinaL 3–⁠756%
Sep 12vsMurray StateW 65–⁠784%
Sep 19vsGardner-WebbW 45–⁠1481%
Sep 26vsPittsburghW 38–⁠3143%
Oct 3atWake ForestL 24–⁠3040%
Oct 10vsDukeL 28–⁠4974%
Oct 17atBoston CollegeL 20–⁠5229%
Oct 31atFlorida StateL 42–⁠4528%
Nov 7vsMarylandW 38–⁠3160%
Nov 14vs24ClemsonL 23–⁠4334%
Nov 21at16Virginia TechL 10–⁠3816%
Nov 28vs23North CarolinaW 28–⁠2733%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina 28–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Led the nationOwen Spencer: yards per catch (25.5)

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 10th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
364–⁠374
Coach
Tom O’Brien
Elo
1452 −65 this season
SP+ rating
0.6 No. 62 of 120; offense No. 42, defense No. 80, special teams No. 63
SRS
−3.0 No. 73 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 48
Offensive coordinator
Dana Bible
Defensive coordinator
Mike Archer
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense61st of 120
  • Defense81st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted87th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0440%1.0261st of 120
Defense0.0745%0.8781st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.06 def		41% off
44% def		—52nd off
87th 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-0.2own 293% allowed
Defense-0.1own 352% 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 yardsRussell Wilson QB3,027 yds
Passing touchdownsRussell Wilson QB31 TD
Rushing yardsToney Baker 773 yds
Rushing touchdownsToney Baker 6 TD
Receiving yardsOwen Spencer WR765 yds
Receiving touchdownsJarvis Williams WR11 TD
InterceptionsClem Johnson S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Denzelle Good OT★★★★No. 358
Rickey Dowdy OLB★★★No. 442
Brian Slay DT★★★No. 600
Tyson Chandler DT★★★No. 712
Quintin Payton WR★★★No. 865

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers33.00.840
Offensive line23.50.869
Defensive line53.00.846
Linebackers43.00.850
Defensive backs23.00.832
Athletes and specialists23.00.843
Whole class183.10.846

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 6Ted Larsen CNew England Patriots
Rd 7Willie Young DEDetroit Lions

Roster 112

The 2009 roster

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

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠111–⁠313
Virginia Tech6–⁠210–⁠310
Clemson6–⁠29–⁠524
Miami5–⁠39–⁠419
Boston College5–⁠38–⁠5
North Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida State4–⁠47–⁠6
Wake Forest3–⁠55–⁠7
Duke3–⁠55–⁠7
NC State2–⁠65–⁠7
Virginia2–⁠63–⁠9
Maryland1–⁠72–⁠10

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