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2009 TCU

12–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Mountain West Conference), coached by Gary Patterson, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

TCU in 2009, game by game: won at Virginia 30–14; won vs. Texas State 56–21; won at Clemson 14–10; won vs. SMU 39–14; won at Air Force 20–17; won vs. Colorado State 44–6; won at No. 16 BYU 38–7; won vs. UNLV 41–0; won at San Diego State 55–12; won vs. No. 16 Utah 55–28; won at Wyoming 45–10; won vs. New Mexico 51–10; lost vs. No. 6 Boise State 10–17+43−7Won 30–14 at Virginia+16VirginiaWon 56–21 vs. Texas State+35Texas StateWon 14–10 at Clemson+4ClemsonWon 39–14 vs. SMU+25SMUWon 20–17 at Air Force+3Air ForceWon 44–6 vs. Colorado State+38Colorado StateWon 38–7 at No. 16 BYU+31No. 16 BYUWon 41–0 vs. UNLV+41UNLVWon 55–12 at San Diego State+43San Diego StateWon 55–28 vs. No. 16 Utah+27No. 16 UtahWon 45–10 at Wyoming+35WyomingWon 51–10 vs. New Mexico+41New MexicoLost 10–17 vs. No. 6 Boise State-7No. 6 Boise State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12atVirginiaW 30–⁠1468%
Sep 19vsTexas StateW 56–⁠2191%
Sep 26atClemsonW 14–⁠1052%
Oct 3vsSMUW 39–⁠1490%
Oct 10atAir ForceW 20–⁠1763%
Oct 17vsColorado StateW 44–⁠682%
Oct 24at16BYUW 38–⁠751%
Oct 31vsUNLVW 41–⁠091%
Nov 7atSan Diego StateW 55–⁠1284%
Nov 14vs16UtahW 55–⁠2863%
Nov 21atWyomingW 45–⁠1086%
Nov 28vsNew MexicoW 51–⁠1096%
Jan 4Bowls & playoffvs6Boise StateFiesta BowlL 10–⁠1749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Boise State 17–⁠10 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 16
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 12
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Wk 10: 6
  11. Wk 11: 4
  12. Wk 12: 4
  13. Wk 13: 4
  14. Wk 14: 4
  15. Wk 15: 3
  16. Final: 6

Mountain West Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Ted Hendricks AwardJerry Hughes, OLB

Consensus All-AmericanJerry Hughes, OLB

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearGary Patterson, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach and Bobby Dodd Award

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 3
Points
498–⁠166
Coach
Gary Patterson
Elo
1772 +130 this season
SP+ rating
25.6 No. 5 of 120; offense No. 15, defense No. 11, special teams No. 29
SRS
18.4 No. 5 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 44
Offensive coordinators
Jarrett Anderson and Justin Fuente
Defensive coordinator
Dick Bumpas
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense35th of 120
  • Defense2nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted28th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0747%0.7635th of 120
Defense-0.0929%1.032nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
-0.05 def		47% off
31% def		—28th off
2nd 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 361% allowed
Defense-0.2own 282% 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 yardsAndy Dalton QB2,756 yds
Passing touchdownsAndy Dalton QB23 TD
Rushing yardsJoseph Turner 754 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoseph Turner 11 TD
Receiving yardsJeremy Kerley WR532 yds
Receiving touchdownsAntoine Hicks WR6 TD
InterceptionsDaryl Washington LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Waymon James RB★★★★No. 208
Jurell Thompson S★★★★No. 335
Casey Pachall PRO★★★★No. 354
Josh Boyce ATH★★★No. 701
John Wooldridge OT★★★No. 865

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.892
Running backs23.50.886
Offensive line23.00.848
Defensive line22.50.820
Defensive backs23.50.852
Athletes and specialists23.00.839
Whole class113.20.853

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 1Jerry Hughes OLBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 2Daryl Washington OLBArizona Cardinals
Rd 5Marshall Newhouse OGGreen Bay Packers

Roster 105

The 2009 roster

105 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.