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2009 Ohio

9–⁠5 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Frank Solich.

Schedule and results

Ohio in 2009, game by game: lost vs. UConn 16–23; won at North Texas 31–30; won vs. Cal Poly 28–10; lost at Tennessee 23–34; won at Bowling Green 44–37; won at Akron 19–7; won vs. Miami (OH) 28–7; lost vs. Kent State 11–20; won at Ball State 20–17; won at Buffalo 27–24; won vs. Northern Illinois 38–31; won vs. Temple 35–17; lost vs. Central Michigan 10–20; lost vs. Marshall 17–21+21−11Lost 16–23 vs. UConn-7UConnWon 31–30 at North Texas+1North TexasWon 28–10 vs. Cal Poly+18Cal PolyLost 23–34 at Tennessee-11TennesseeWon 44–37 at Bowling Green+7Bowling GreenWon 19–7 at Akron+12AkronWon 28–7 vs. Miami (OH)+21Miami (OH)Lost 11–20 vs. Kent State-9Kent StateWon 20–17 at Ball State+3Ball StateWon 27–24 at Buffalo+3BuffaloWon 38–31 vs. Northern Illinois+7Northern Illino…Won 35–17 vs. Temple+18TempleLost 10–20 vs. Central Michigan-10Central MichiganLost 17–21 vs. Marshall-4Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsUConnL 16–⁠2343%
Sep 12atNorth TexasW 31–⁠3051%
Sep 19vsCal PolyW 28–⁠1064%
Sep 26atTennesseeL 23–⁠3432%
Oct 3atBowling GreenW 44–⁠3737%
Oct 10atAkronW 19–⁠753%
Oct 17vsMiami (OH)W 28–⁠782%
Oct 24vsKent StateL 11–⁠2071%
Oct 31atBall StateW 20–⁠1752%
Nov 10atBuffaloW 27–⁠2448%
Nov 21vsNorthern IllinoisW 38–⁠3152%
Nov 27vsTempleW 35–⁠1747%
Dec 4vsCentral MichiganMid-American Championship GameL 10–⁠2038%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvsMarshallLittle Caesar’s Pizza BowlL 17–⁠2162%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Marshall 21–⁠17 in the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

MAC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Temple

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
347–⁠298
Coach
Frank Solich
Elo
1497 +62 this season
SP+ rating
-8.6 No. 92 of 120; offense No. 111, defense No. 50, special teams No. 52
SRS
−3.8 No. 76 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 103
Offensive coordinators
Tim Albin and Gerry Gdowski
Defensive coordinator
Jim Burrow

How good, play by play

  • Offense112th of 120
  • Defense53rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted120th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted64th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0335%1.02112th of 120
Defense0.0439%1.0153rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.05 def		35% off
40% def		—120th off
64th 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-0.4own 332% allowed
Defense-0.1own 313% 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 yardsTheo Scott QB2,369 yds
Passing touchdownsTheo Scott QB20 TD
Rushing yardsChris Garrett RB621 yds
Rushing touchdownsTheo Scott QB3 TD
Receiving yardsTaylor Price WR784 yds
Receiving touchdownsTerrence McCrae WR9 TD
InterceptionsGerald Moore S6 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Jon Lechner OT★★★No. 377
Xavier Hughes S★★★No. 865
James Davis OG★★★No. 1210
Gary Fortune CB★★★No. 1272
Tim Edmond FB★★★No. 1658

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Running backs32.30.749
Receivers12.00.700
Offensive line32.70.809
Defensive line32.00.716
Linebackers12.00.700
Defensive backs32.70.817
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class162.30.764

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 3Taylor Price WRNew England Patriots

Roster 108

The 2009 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 36 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan8–⁠012–⁠223
Temple7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio7–⁠19–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠27–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠55–⁠7
Buffalo3–⁠55–⁠7
Akron2–⁠63–⁠9
Ball State2–⁠62–⁠10
Miami (OH)1–⁠71–⁠11
Eastern Michigan0–⁠80–⁠12

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