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2009 San Diego State

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Mountain West Conference), coached by Brady Hoke.

Schedule and results

San Diego State in 2009, game by game: lost at UCLA 14–33; won vs. Southern Utah 35–19; lost at Idaho 20–34; lost at Air Force 14–26; won vs. New Mexico State 34–17; lost vs. No. 18 BYU 28–38; won at Colorado State 42–28; won vs. New Mexico 23–20; lost vs. No. 6 TCU 12–55; lost vs. Wyoming 27–30; lost at No. 23 Utah 7–38; lost at UNLV 24–28+17−43Lost 14–33 at UCLA-19UCLAWon 35–19 vs. Southern Utah+16Southern UtahLost 20–34 at Idaho-14IdahoLost 14–26 at Air Force-12Air ForceWon 34–17 vs. New Mexico State+17New Mexico StateLost 28–38 vs. No. 18 BYU-10No. 18 BYUWon 42–28 at Colorado State+14Colorado StateWon 23–20 vs. New Mexico+3New MexicoLost 12–55 vs. No. 6 TCU-43No. 6 TCULost 27–30 vs. Wyoming-3WyomingLost 7–38 at No. 23 Utah-31No. 23 UtahLost 24–28 at UNLV-4UNLV
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atUCLAL 14–⁠3331%
Sep 12vsSouthern UtahW 35–⁠1974%
Sep 19atIdahoL 20–⁠3449%
Sep 26atAir ForceL 14–⁠2619%
Oct 3vsNew Mexico StateW 34–⁠1762%
Oct 17vs18BYUL 28–⁠3823%
Oct 24atColorado StateW 42–⁠2827%
Oct 31vsNew MexicoW 23–⁠2071%
Nov 7vs6TCUL 12–⁠5516%
Nov 14vsWyomingL 27–⁠3058%
Nov 21at23UtahL 7–⁠3810%
Nov 28atUNLVL 24–⁠2839%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UNLV 28–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 7th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
280–⁠366
Coach
Brady Hoke
Elo
1361 −23 this season
SP+ rating
-11.0 No. 95 of 120; offense No. 101, defense No. 77, special teams No. 111
SRS
−9.5 No. 98 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 85
Offensive coordinator
Al Borges
Defensive coordinator
Rocky Long
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense60th of 120
  • Defense84th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted50th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted92nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0439%1.0160th of 120
Defense0.0740%1.0784th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.06 def		39% off
40% def		—50th off
92nd 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 274% allowed
Defense-0.1own 342% 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 yardsRyan Lindley QB3,054 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Lindley QB23 TD
Rushing yardsBrandon Sullivan RB558 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Sullivan RB4 TD
Receiving yardsDeMarco Sampson WR851 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeMarco Sampson WR8 TD
InterceptionsLuke Laolagi LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Nat Berhe S★★★No. 922
Marvin Jones WR★★★No. 1237
Marcus Andrews CB★★★No. 1321
Anthony Miller RB★★★No. 1340
Colton Morrison PRO★★★No. 1388

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.796
Running backs22.50.783
Receivers62.30.776
Linebackers22.50.784
Defensive backs52.40.798
Athletes and specialists12.00.789
Whole class182.40.787

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 108

The 2009 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU8–⁠012–⁠16
BYU7–⁠111–⁠212
Utah6–⁠210–⁠318
Air Force5–⁠38–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠47–⁠6
UNLV3–⁠55–⁠7
San Diego State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠71–⁠11
Colorado State0–⁠83–⁠9

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