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2009 New Mexico State

3–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Western Athletic Conference), coached by DeWayne Walker.

Schedule and results

New Mexico State in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Idaho 6–21; won vs. Prairie View A&M 21–18; lost vs. UTEP 12–38; won at New Mexico 20–17; lost at San Diego State 17–34; won vs. Utah State 20–17; lost at Louisiana Tech 7–45; lost vs. Fresno State 3–34; lost at No. 17 Ohio State 0–45; lost at Hawai’i 6–24; lost vs. Nevada 20–63; lost at San José State 10–13; lost at No. 6 Boise State 7–42+7−45Lost 6–21 vs. Idaho-15IdahoWon 21–18 vs. Prairie View A&M+3Prairie View A&MLost 12–38 vs. UTEP-26UTEPWon 20–17 at New Mexico+3New MexicoLost 17–34 at San Diego State-17San Diego StateWon 20–17 vs. Utah State+3Utah StateLost 7–45 at Louisiana Tech-38Louisiana TechLost 3–34 vs. Fresno State-31Fresno StateLost 0–45 at No. 17 Ohio State-45No. 17 Ohio StateLost 6–24 at Hawai’i-18Hawai’iLost 20–63 vs. Nevada-43NevadaLost 10–13 at San José State-3San José StateLost 7–42 at No. 6 Boise State-35No. 6 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsIdahoL 6–⁠2161%
Sep 12vsPrairie View A&MW 21–⁠1846%
Sep 19vsUTEPL 12–⁠3846%
Sep 26atNew MexicoW 20–⁠1730%
Oct 3atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠3438%
Oct 10vsUtah StateW 20–⁠1744%
Oct 17atLouisiana TechL 7–⁠4522%
Oct 24vsFresno StateL 3–⁠3425%
Oct 31at17Ohio StateL 0–⁠456%
Nov 14atHawai’iL 6–⁠2424%
Nov 21vsNevadaL 20–⁠6316%
Nov 28atSan José StateL 10–⁠1334%
Dec 5at6Boise StateL 7–⁠423%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 42–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
3–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 8th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠411
Coach
DeWayne Walker
Elo
1240 −103 this season
SP+ rating
-28.5 No. 118 of 120; offense No. 120, defense No. 95, special teams No. 106
SRS
−22.1 No. 118 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 107
Offensive coordinator
Timm Rosenbach
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense118th of 120
  • Defense106th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted129th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted114th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0533%0.86118th of 120
Defense0.1342%1.08106th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.05 off
0.09 def		33% off
42% def		—129th off
114th 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 312% allowed
Defense-0.2own 332% 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 yardsJeff Fleming QB789 yds
Passing touchdownsJeff Fleming QB4 TD
Rushing yardsSeth Smith RB1,016 yds
Rushing touchdownsJeff Fleming QB3 TD
Receiving yardsMarcus Allen WR308 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarcus Allen WR2 TD
InterceptionsDavon House DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Tanner Rust PRO★★★No. 1073
Erick Hunter CB★★★No. 1272
Robert Clay RB★★★No. 1530
James Hall APB★★No. 1714
David Quiroga WR★★No. 1858

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.847
Running backs22.50.800
Receivers22.00.767
Defensive backs22.50.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.756
Whole class82.40.784

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.

Roster 93

The 2009 roster

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

2009 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠014–⁠04
Nevada7–⁠18–⁠5
Fresno State6–⁠28–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠48–⁠5
Hawai’i3–⁠56–⁠7
Utah State3–⁠54–⁠8
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠73–⁠10
San José State1–⁠72–⁠10

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