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2009 Texas A&M

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Mike Sherman.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2009, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 41–6; won vs. Utah State 38–30; won vs. UAB 56–19; lost vs. Arkansas 19–47; lost vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State 31–36; lost at Kansas State 14–62; won at No. 21 Texas Tech 52–30; won vs. Iowa State 35–10; lost at Colorado 34–35; lost at Oklahoma 10–65; won vs. Baylor 38–3; lost vs. No. 3 Texas 39–49; lost vs. Georgia 20–44+37−55Won 41–6 vs. New Mexico+35New MexicoWon 38–30 vs. Utah State+8Utah StateWon 56–19 vs. UAB+37UABLost 19–47 vs. Arkansas-28ArkansasLost 31–36 vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State-5No. 15 Oklahoma StateLost 14–62 at Kansas State-48Kansas StateWon 52–30 at No. 21 Texas Tech+22No. 21 Texas TechWon 35–10 vs. Iowa State+25Iowa StateLost 34–35 at Colorado-1ColoradoLost 10–65 at Oklahoma-55OklahomaWon 38–3 vs. Baylor+35BaylorLost 39–49 vs. No. 3 Texas-10No. 3 TexasLost 20–44 vs. Georgia-24Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsNew MexicoW 41–⁠657%
Sep 19vsUtah StateW 38–⁠3069%
Sep 26vsUABW 56–⁠1969%
Oct 3vsArkansasL 19–⁠4755%
Oct 10vs15Oklahoma StateL 31–⁠3639%
Oct 17atKansas StateL 14–⁠6245%
Oct 24at21Texas TechW 52–⁠3014%
Oct 31vsIowa StateW 35–⁠1061%
Nov 7atColoradoL 34–⁠3559%
Nov 14atOklahomaL 10–⁠6518%
Nov 21vsBaylorW 38–⁠365%
Nov 26vs3TexasL 39–⁠4919%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsGeorgiaIndependence BowlL 20–⁠4434%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 44–⁠20 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
427–⁠436
Coach
Mike Sherman
Elo
1496 +40 this season
SP+ rating
7.6 No. 43 of 120; offense No. 19, defense No. 65, special teams No. 90
SRS
3.6 No. 51 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 27
Offensive coordinator
Nolan Cromwell
Defensive coordinator
Joe Kines
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense20th of 120
  • Defense63rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted11th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted61st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1044%0.9720th of 120
Defense0.0542%0.8963rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.04 def		44% off
42% def		—11th off
61st 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 312% allowed
Defense-0.1own 321% 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 yardsJerrod Johnson QB3,579 yds
Passing touchdownsJerrod Johnson QB30 TD
Rushing yardsChristine Michael RB844 yds
Rushing touchdownsChristine Michael RB10 TD
Receiving yardsRyan Tannehill QB609 yds
Receiving touchdownsJeff Fuller WR7 TD
InterceptionsJordan Pugh DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Christine Michael RB★★★★★No. 22
Uzoma Nwachukwu WR★★★★No. 320
Brandal Jackson WR★★★★No. 323
Patrick Lewis OG★★★★No. 335
Jonathan Stewart OLB★★★No. 363

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs15.00.989
Receivers24.00.895
Offensive line14.00.893
Defensive line23.00.836
Linebackers63.00.860
Defensive backs33.00.857
Athletes and specialists22.50.823
Whole class173.20.866

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 6Jordon Pugh CBCarolina Panthers

Roster 118

The 2009 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

1 first team, 4 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 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠013–⁠12
Nebraska6–⁠210–⁠414
Oklahoma State6–⁠29–⁠4
Texas Tech5–⁠39–⁠421
Oklahoma5–⁠38–⁠5
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Kansas State4–⁠46–⁠6
Iowa State3–⁠57–⁠6
Texas A&M3–⁠56–⁠7
Colorado2–⁠63–⁠9
Kansas1–⁠75–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠74–⁠8

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