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2009 Oregon

10–⁠3 (8–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by Chip Kelly, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 2009, game by game: lost at No. 14 Boise State 8–19; won vs. Purdue 38–36; won vs. No. 18 Utah 31–24; won vs. No. 6 California 42–3; won vs. Washington State 52–6; won at UCLA 24–10; won at Washington 43–19; won vs. No. 4 USC 47–20; lost at Stanford 42–51; won vs. Arizona State 44–21; won at Arizona 44–41; won vs. No. 13 Oregon State 37–33; lost vs. No. 8 Ohio State 17–26+46−11Lost 8–19 at No. 14 Boise State-11No. 14 Boise StateWon 38–36 vs. Purdue+2PurdueWon 31–24 vs. No. 18 Utah+7No. 18 UtahWon 42–3 vs. No. 6 California+39No. 6 CaliforniaWon 52–6 vs. Washington State+46Washington StateWon 24–10 at UCLA+14UCLAWon 43–19 at Washington+24WashingtonWon 47–20 vs. No. 4 USC+27No. 4 USCLost 42–51 at Stanford-9StanfordWon 44–21 vs. Arizona State+23Arizona StateWon 44–41 at Arizona+3ArizonaWon 37–33 vs. No. 13 Oregon State+4No. 13 Oregon StateLost 17–26 vs. No. 8 Ohio State-9No. 8 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at14Boise StateL 8–⁠1940%
Sep 12vsPurdueW 38–⁠3675%
Sep 19vs18UtahW 31–⁠2449%
Sep 26vs6CaliforniaW 42–⁠360%
Oct 3vsWashington StateW 52–⁠691%
Oct 10atUCLAW 24–⁠1068%
Oct 24atWashingtonW 43–⁠1982%
Oct 31vs4USCW 47–⁠2049%
Nov 7atStanfordL 42–⁠5172%
Nov 14vsArizona StateW 44–⁠2184%
Nov 21atArizonaW 44–⁠4160%
Dec 3vs13Oregon StateW 37–⁠3368%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8Ohio StateRose BowlL 17–⁠2649%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 26–⁠17 in the Rose Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 5: 16
  3. Wk 6: 13
  4. Wk 7: 13
  5. Wk 8: 12
  6. Wk 9: 10
  7. Wk 10: 7
  8. Wk 11: 14
  9. Wk 12: 11
  10. Wk 13: 10
  11. Wk 14: 7
  12. Wk 15: 7
  13. Final: 11

Pac-10 champions8–⁠1 in the conference

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠1 first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 7
Points
469–⁠309
Coach
Chip Kelly
Elo
1725 +74 this season
SP+ rating
22.4 No. 9 of 120; offense No. 13, defense No. 17, special teams No. 11
SRS
14.8 No. 7 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 30
Offensive coordinator
Mark Helfrich
Defensive coordinator
Nick Aliotti
Offense
No-huddle spread option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense27th of 120
  • Defense22nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted19th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0843%0.9727th of 120
Defense-0.0136%0.9622nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.00 def		43% off
37% def		—19th off
23rd 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 332% 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.

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

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Cliff Harris CB★★★★No. 54
Diante Jackson WR★★★★No. 348
Michael Clay OLB★★★No. 399
Mike Bowlin K★★★No. 971
Anthony Anderson WDE★★★No. 1026

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Receivers33.00.835
Offensive line13.00.827
Defensive line42.80.819
Linebackers13.00.887
Defensive backs14.00.973
Athletes and specialists23.00.847
Whole class132.90.841

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 2T.J. Ward SCleveland Browns
Rd 3Ed Dickson TEBaltimore Ravens
Rd 4Walter Thurmond CBSeattle Seahawks

Roster 104

The 2009 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

2 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 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠110–⁠311
Oregon State6–⁠38–⁠5
Arizona6–⁠38–⁠5
Stanford6–⁠38–⁠5
USC5–⁠49–⁠422
California5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington4–⁠55–⁠7
UCLA3–⁠67–⁠6
Arizona State2–⁠74–⁠8
Washington State0–⁠91–⁠11

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