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2009 Rutgers

9–⁠4 (3–⁠4 Big East), coached by Greg Schiano.

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Cincinnati 15–47; won vs. Howard 45–7; won vs. Florida International 23–15; won at Maryland 34–13; won vs. Texas Southern 42–0; lost vs. Pittsburgh 17–24; won at Army 27–10; won at UConn 28–24; won vs. No. 23 South Florida 31–0; lost at Syracuse 13–31; won at Louisville 34–14; lost vs. No. 24 West Virginia 21–24; won vs. UCF 45–24+42−32Lost 15–47 vs. Cincinnati-32CincinnatiWon 45–7 vs. Howard+38HowardWon 23–15 vs. Florida International+8Florida Interna…Won 34–13 at Maryland+21MarylandWon 42–0 vs. Texas Southern+42Texas SouthernLost 17–24 vs. Pittsburgh-7PittsburghWon 27–10 at Army+17ArmyWon 28–24 at UConn+4UConnWon 31–0 vs. No. 23 South Florida+31No. 23 South FloridaLost 13–31 at Syracuse-18SyracuseWon 34–14 at Louisville+20LouisvilleLost 21–24 vs. No. 24 West Virginia-3No. 24 West VirginiaWon 45–24 vs. UCF+21UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsCincinnatiL 15–⁠4754%
Sep 12vsHowardW 45–⁠792%
Sep 19vsFlorida InternationalW 23–⁠1577%
Sep 26atMarylandW 34–⁠1350%
Oct 10vsTexas SouthernW 42–⁠094%
Oct 16vsPittsburghL 17–⁠2452%
Oct 23atArmyW 27–⁠1071%
Oct 31atUConnW 28–⁠2445%
Nov 12vs23South FloridaW 31–⁠058%
Nov 21atSyracuseL 13–⁠3177%
Nov 27atLouisvilleW 34–⁠1464%
Dec 5vs24West VirginiaL 21–⁠2451%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsUCFSt. Petersburg BowlW 45–⁠2459%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCF 45–⁠24 in the St. Petersburg Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big East.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 12: 25
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Big East
AP final
Unranked peak No. 25
Points
375–⁠233
Coach
Greg Schiano
Elo
1620 +32 this season
SP+ rating
3.1 No. 56 of 120; offense No. 89, defense No. 28, special teams No. 52
SRS
4.2 No. 46 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 29
Offensive coordinators
Kirk Ciarrocca and Kyle Flood
Defensive coordinators
Bob Fraser and Ed Pinkham
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense120th of 120
  • Defense30th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted128th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted38th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0633%1.02120th of 120
Defense0.0036%1.0830th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.03 off
0.02 def		35% off
37% def		—128th off
38th 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 373% allowed
Defense-0.1own 283% 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 yardsTom Savage QB2,211 yds
Passing touchdownsTom Savage QB14 TD
Rushing yardsJoe Martinek FB967 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoe Martinek FB9 TD
Receiving yardsTim Brown WR1,150 yds
Receiving touchdownsTim Brown WR9 TD
InterceptionsBilly Anderson DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Tom Savage PRO★★★★No. 104
De’Antwan Williams RB★★★★No. 190
Antwan Lowery DT★★★★No. 205
Jamil Merrell OLB★★★No. 377
Duron Harmon ATH★★★No. 600

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.953
Running backs23.50.883
Receivers33.00.853
Offensive line22.00.755
Defensive line14.00.917
Linebackers32.70.841
Defensive backs13.00.867
Athletes and specialists23.00.861
Whole class153.00.854

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 1Anthony Davis OTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 1Devin McCourty CBNew England Patriots
Rd 7Ryan D’Imperio ILBMinnesota Vikings

Roster 107

The 2009 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cincinnati7–⁠012–⁠18
Pittsburgh5–⁠210–⁠315
West Virginia5–⁠29–⁠425
Rutgers3–⁠49–⁠4
South Florida3–⁠48–⁠5
UConn3–⁠48–⁠5
Syracuse1–⁠64–⁠8
Louisville1–⁠64–⁠8

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