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2009 Purdue

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Big Ten), coached by Danny Hope.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 2009, game by game: won vs. Toledo 52–31; lost at Oregon 36–38; lost vs. Northern Illinois 21–28; lost vs. Notre Dame 21–24; lost vs. Northwestern 21–27; lost at Minnesota 20–35; won vs. No. 7 Ohio State 26–18; won vs. Illinois 24–14; lost at Wisconsin 0–37; won at Michigan 38–36; lost vs. Michigan State 37–40; won at Indiana 38–21+21−37Won 52–31 vs. Toledo+21ToledoLost 36–38 at Oregon-2OregonLost 21–28 vs. Northern Illinois-7Northern Illino…Lost 21–24 vs. Notre Dame-3Notre DameLost 21–27 vs. Northwestern-6NorthwesternLost 20–35 at Minnesota-15MinnesotaWon 26–18 vs. No. 7 Ohio State+8No. 7 Ohio StateWon 24–14 vs. Illinois+10IllinoisLost 0–37 at Wisconsin-37WisconsinWon 38–36 at Michigan+2MichiganLost 37–40 vs. Michigan State-3Michigan StateWon 38–21 at Indiana+17Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsToledoW 52–⁠3170%
Sep 12atOregonL 36–⁠3825%
Sep 19vsNorthern IllinoisL 21–⁠2862%
Sep 26vsNotre DameL 21–⁠2444%
Oct 3vsNorthwesternL 21–⁠2751%
Oct 10atMinnesotaL 20–⁠3534%
Oct 17vs7Ohio StateW 26–⁠1819%
Oct 24vsIllinoisW 24–⁠1463%
Oct 31atWisconsinL 0–⁠3729%
Nov 7atMichiganW 38–⁠3638%
Nov 14vsMichigan StateL 37–⁠4042%
Nov 21atIndianaW 38–⁠2148%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Indiana 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
334–⁠349
Coach
Danny Hope
Elo
1485 +7 this season
SP+ rating
5.1 No. 47 of 120; offense No. 51, defense No. 46, special teams No. 71
SRS
−0.1 No. 62 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 71
Offensive coordinator
Gary Nord
Defensive coordinator
Donn Landholm
Captains
Joey Elliott, Mike Neal, Jason Werner, Torri Williams and Jared Zwilling
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense74th of 120
  • Defense50th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted77th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted47th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0239%1.0074th of 120
Defense0.0339%0.9750th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.03 def		40% off
38% def		—77th off
47th 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 323% allowed
Defense-0.4own 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 yardsJoey Elliott QB3,026 yds
Passing touchdownsJoey Elliott QB22 TD
Rushing yardsRalph Bolden RB935 yds
Rushing touchdownsRalph Bolden RB9 TD
Receiving yardsKeith Smith WR1,100 yds
Receiving touchdownsAaron Valentin WR7 TD
InterceptionsBrandon King CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Antwon Higgs WDE★★★No. 600
Gary Bush WR★★★No. 1026
Xavier Reese WR★★★No. 1026
Xavier Melton DT★★★No. 1272
Najee Tyler PRO★★★No. 1341

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.824
Receivers32.70.822
Defensive line53.00.835
Defensive backs12.00.789
Athletes and specialists52.40.780
Whole class162.70.811

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 2Michael Neal DTGreen Bay Packers

Roster 107

The 2009 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

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 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State7–⁠111–⁠25
Iowa6–⁠211–⁠27
Penn State6–⁠211–⁠29
Wisconsin5–⁠310–⁠316
Northwestern5–⁠38–⁠5
Michigan State4–⁠46–⁠7
Purdue4–⁠45–⁠7
Minnesota3–⁠56–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠63–⁠9
Michigan1–⁠75–⁠7
Indiana1–⁠74–⁠8

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