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2009 Stanford

8–⁠5 (6–⁠3 Pac-10), coached by Jim Harbaugh.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 2009, game by game: won at Washington State 39–13; lost at Wake Forest 17–24; won vs. San José State 42–17; won vs. No. 24 Washington 34–14; won vs. UCLA 24–16; lost at Oregon State 28–38; lost at Arizona 38–43; won vs. Arizona State 33–14; won vs. No. 7 Oregon 51–42; won at No. 11 USC 55–21; lost vs. California 28–34; won vs. Notre Dame 45–38; lost vs. Oklahoma 27–31+34−10Won 39–13 at Washington State+26Washington StateLost 17–24 at Wake Forest-7Wake ForestWon 42–17 vs. San José State+25San José StateWon 34–14 vs. No. 24 Washington+20No. 24 WashingtonWon 24–16 vs. UCLA+8UCLALost 28–38 at Oregon State-10Oregon StateLost 38–43 at Arizona-5ArizonaWon 33–14 vs. Arizona State+19Arizona StateWon 51–42 vs. No. 7 Oregon+9No. 7 OregonWon 55–21 at No. 11 USC+34No. 11 USCLost 28–34 vs. California-6CaliforniaWon 45–38 vs. Notre Dame+7Notre DameLost 27–31 vs. Oklahoma-4Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atWashington StateW 39–⁠1355%
Sep 12atWake ForestL 17–⁠2435%
Sep 19vsSan José StateW 42–⁠1765%
Sep 26vs24WashingtonW 34–⁠1471%
Oct 3vsUCLAW 24–⁠1657%
Oct 10atOregon StateL 28–⁠3834%
Oct 17atArizonaL 38–⁠4333%
Oct 24vsArizona StateW 33–⁠1454%
Nov 7vs7OregonW 51–⁠4228%
Nov 14at11USCW 55–⁠2120%
Nov 21vsCaliforniaL 28–⁠3461%
Nov 28vsNotre DameW 45–⁠3866%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvsOklahomaSun BowlL 27–⁠3136%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma 31–⁠27 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 25
  2. Wk 12: 14
  3. Wk 14: 23
  4. Wk 15: 19

Heisman voteToby Gerhart, second

Led the nationToby Gerhart: rushing yards (1,871 yds), rushing touchdowns (28 TD), points (166 pts)

Doak Walker AwardToby Gerhart, RB

Consensus All-AmericanToby Gerhart, RB

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 14
Points
461–⁠345
Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Elo
1612 +150 this season
SP+ rating
10.7 No. 35 of 120; offense No. 3, defense No. 84, special teams No. 5
SRS
10.8 No. 21 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 21
Offensive coordinator
David Shaw
Defensive coordinators
Andy Buh and Ron Lynn
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense6th of 120
  • Defense107th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted6th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted117th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1446%0.996th of 120
Defense0.1345%0.98107th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.10 def		46% off
45% def		—6th off
117th 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 343% allowed
Defense-0.1own 261% 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 yardsAndrew Luck QB2,575 yds
Passing touchdownsAndrew Luck QB13 TD
Rushing yardsToby Gerhart RB1,871 yds
Rushing touchdownsToby Gerhart RB27 TD
Receiving yardsRyan Whalen WR926 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Owusu WR5 TD
InterceptionsBo McNally 2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Shayne Skov ILB★★★★No. 98
Jamal-Rashad Patterson WR★★★★No. 145
Josh Nunes PRO★★★★No. 149
Jemari Roberts WR★★★★No. 198
Levine Toilolo TE★★★★No. 210
Zach Ertz TE★★★★No. 223

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.931
Receivers44.00.920
Defensive line52.80.831
Linebackers23.50.901
Defensive backs13.00.824
Whole class133.40.876

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 2Toby Gerhart RBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Jim Dray TEArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Erik Lorig DETampa Bay Buccaneers

Roster 98

The 2009 roster

98 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

3 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.