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2009 Tennessee

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Lane Kiffin.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 2009, game by game: won vs. Western Kentucky 63–7; lost vs. UCLA 15–19; lost at No. 1 Florida 13–23; won vs. Ohio 34–23; lost vs. Auburn 22–26; won vs. Georgia 45–19; lost at No. 1 Alabama 10–12; won vs. No. 21 South Carolina 31–13; won vs. Memphis 56–28; lost at Ole Miss 17–42; won vs. Vanderbilt 31–16; won at Kentucky 30–24; lost vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech 14–37+56−25Won 63–7 vs. Western Kentucky+56Western KentuckyLost 15–19 vs. UCLA-4UCLALost 13–23 at No. 1 Florida-10No. 1 FloridaWon 34–23 vs. Ohio+11OhioLost 22–26 vs. Auburn-4AuburnWon 45–19 vs. Georgia+26GeorgiaLost 10–12 at No. 1 Alabama-2No. 1 AlabamaWon 31–13 vs. No. 21 South Carolina+18No. 21 South CarolinaWon 56–28 vs. Memphis+28MemphisLost 17–42 at Ole Miss-25Ole MissWon 31–16 vs. Vanderbilt+15VanderbiltWon 30–24 at Kentucky+6KentuckyLost 14–37 vs. No. 12 Virginia Tech-23No. 12 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsWestern KentuckyW 63–⁠781%
Sep 12vsUCLAL 15–⁠1967%
Sep 19at1FloridaL 13–⁠2315%
Sep 26vsOhioW 34–⁠2368%
Oct 3vsAuburnL 22–⁠2647%
Oct 10vsGeorgiaW 45–⁠1941%
Oct 24at1AlabamaL 10–⁠1220%
Oct 31vs21South CarolinaW 31–⁠1353%
Nov 7vsMemphisW 56–⁠2884%
Nov 14atOle MissL 17–⁠4241%
Nov 21vsVanderbiltW 31–⁠1679%
Nov 28atKentuckyW 30–⁠2441%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs12Virginia TechChick-fil-A BowlL 14–⁠3735%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 37–⁠14 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Jim Thorpe AwardEric Berry, SS

Consensus All-AmericanEric Berry, SS

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
381–⁠289
Coach
Lane Kiffin
Elo
1582 +45 this season
SP+ rating
16.2 No. 24 of 120; offense No. 29, defense No. 17, special teams No. 100
SRS
9.2 No. 23 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 8
Offensive coordinator
Jim Chaney
Defensive coordinator
Monte Kiffin
Offense
Pro–style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense34th of 120
  • Defense44th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted31st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted48th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0743%0.9434th of 120
Defense0.0341%0.8244th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.03 def		44% off
41% def		—31st off
48th 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
Offense0.0own 342% allowed
Defense0.0own 322% 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 yardsJonathan Crompton QB2,800 yds
Passing touchdownsJonathan Crompton QB27 TD
Rushing yardsMontario Hardesty RB1,345 yds
Rushing touchdownsMontario Hardesty RB13 TD
Receiving yardsGerald Jones WR680 yds
Receiving touchdownsDenarius Moore WR7 TD
InterceptionsChris Walker DE2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Bryce Brown RB★★★★★No. 2
Nu’keese Richardson WR★★★★No. 59
Janzen Jackson S★★★★No. 62
Darren Myles S★★★★No. 78
David Oku RB★★★★No. 80
Jerod Askew ILB★★★★No. 90
JerQuari Schofield OG★★★★No. 335
Mike Edwards CB★★★★No. 356

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs24.50.981
Receivers14.00.971
Offensive line14.00.893
Linebackers14.00.959
Defensive backs34.00.941
Whole class84.10.951

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 1Eric Berry SKansas City Chiefs
Rd 1Dan Williams DTArizona Cardinals
Rd 2Montario Hardesty RBCleveland Browns
Rd 4Jacques McClendon OGIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Chris Scott OGPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Jonathan Crompton QBSan Diego Chargers

Roster 109

The 2009 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

2 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 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠01
Florida8–⁠013–⁠13
LSU5–⁠39–⁠417
Ole Miss4–⁠49–⁠420
Georgia4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠47–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠58–⁠5
Auburn3–⁠58–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
South Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠55–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠10

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