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2009 San José State

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Dick Tomey.

Schedule and results

San José State in 2009, game by game: lost at No. 4 USC 3–56; lost vs. No. 17 Utah 14–24; lost at Stanford 17–42; won vs. Cal Poly 19–9; lost vs. Idaho 25–29; lost at Fresno State 21–41; lost at No. 6 Boise State 7–45; lost vs. Nevada 7–62; lost at Utah State 9–24; lost vs. Hawai’i 10–17; won vs. New Mexico State 13–10; lost at Louisiana Tech 20–55+10−55Lost 3–56 at No. 4 USC-53No. 4 USCLost 14–24 vs. No. 17 Utah-10No. 17 UtahLost 17–42 at Stanford-25StanfordWon 19–9 vs. Cal Poly+10Cal PolyLost 25–29 vs. Idaho-4IdahoLost 21–41 at Fresno State-20Fresno StateLost 7–45 at No. 6 Boise State-38No. 6 Boise StateLost 7–62 vs. Nevada-55NevadaLost 9–24 at Utah State-15Utah StateLost 10–17 vs. Hawai’i-7Hawai’iWon 13–10 vs. New Mexico State+3New Mexico StateLost 20–55 at Louisiana Tech-35Louisiana Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at4USCL 3–⁠5612%
Sep 12vs17UtahL 14–⁠2424%
Sep 19atStanfordL 17–⁠4235%
Sep 26vsCal PolyW 19–⁠963%
Oct 10vsIdahoL 25–⁠2961%
Oct 17atFresno StateL 21–⁠4125%
Oct 31at6Boise StateL 7–⁠458%
Nov 8vsNevadaL 7–⁠6234%
Nov 14atUtah StateL 9–⁠2442%
Nov 21vsHawai’iL 10–⁠1743%
Nov 28vsNew Mexico StateW 13–⁠1066%
Dec 5atLouisiana TechL 20–⁠5526%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisiana Tech 55–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 91 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 8th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
165–⁠414
Coach
Dick Tomey
Elo
1303 −137 this season
SP+ rating
-25.2 No. 115 of 120; offense No. 115, defense No. 112, special teams No. 94
SRS
−18.1 No. 113 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 118
Offensive coordinators
Brent Brennan and Steve Morton
Defensive coordinator
Keith Burns

How good, play by play

  • Offense110th of 120
  • Defense120th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted117th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted126th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0334%1.04110th of 120
Defense0.1949%1.00120th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.12 def		36% off
45% def		—117th off
126th 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-0.2own 282% allowed
Defense0.0own 323% 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 yardsJordan La Secla QB1,926 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan La Secla QB10 TD
Rushing yardsLamon Muldrow RB592 yds
Rushing touchdownsLamon Muldrow RB3 TD
Receiving yardsKevin Jurovich WR777 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarquis Avery WR6 TD
InterceptionsPeyton Thompson CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Travis Johnson WDE★★No. 2199

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line12.00.700

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 103

The 2009 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State8–⁠014–⁠04
Nevada7–⁠18–⁠5
Fresno State6–⁠28–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠48–⁠5
Hawai’i3–⁠56–⁠7
Utah State3–⁠54–⁠8
Louisiana Tech3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠73–⁠10
San José State1–⁠72–⁠10

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