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2009 Texas Tech

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Mike Leach, then Ruffin McNeill (interim, bowl game), finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas Tech in 2009, game by game: won vs. North Dakota 38–13; won vs. Rice 55–10; lost at No. 2 Texas 24–34; lost at No. 17 Houston 28–29; won vs. New Mexico 48–28; won vs. Kansas State 66–14; won at No. 15 Nebraska 31–10; lost vs. Texas A&M 30–52; won vs. Kansas 42–21; lost at No. 17 Oklahoma State 17–24; won vs. Oklahoma 41–13; won vs. Baylor 20–13; won vs. Michigan State 41–31+52−22Won 38–13 vs. North Dakota+25North DakotaWon 55–10 vs. Rice+45RiceLost 24–34 at No. 2 Texas-10No. 2 TexasLost 28–29 at No. 17 Houston-1No. 17 HoustonWon 48–28 vs. New Mexico+20New MexicoWon 66–14 vs. Kansas State+52Kansas StateWon 31–10 at No. 15 Nebraska+21No. 15 NebraskaLost 30–52 vs. Texas A&M-22Texas A&MWon 42–21 vs. Kansas+21KansasLost 17–24 at No. 17 Oklahoma State-7No. 17 Oklahoma StateWon 41–13 vs. Oklahoma+28OklahomaWon 20–13 vs. Baylor+7BaylorWon 41–31 vs. Michigan State+10Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsNorth DakotaW 38–⁠1392%
Sep 12vsRiceW 55–⁠1074%
Sep 19at2TexasL 24–⁠3434%
Sep 26at17HoustonL 28–⁠2950%
Oct 3vsNew MexicoW 48–⁠2887%
Oct 10vsKansas StateW 66–⁠1480%
Oct 17at15NebraskaW 31–⁠1041%
Oct 24vsTexas A&ML 30–⁠5286%
Oct 31vsKansasW 42–⁠2165%
Nov 14at17Oklahoma StateL 17–⁠2441%
Nov 21vsOklahomaW 41–⁠1343%
Nov 28vsBaylorW 20–⁠1381%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsMichigan StateAlamo BowlW 41–⁠3167%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan State 41–⁠31 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 21 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 21
  2. Final: 21
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big 12
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 21
Points
481–⁠292
Coach
Mike Leach, then Ruffin McNeill (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1699 +62 this season
SP+ rating
24.6 No. 7 of 120; offense No. 5, defense No. 13, special teams No. 40
SRS
11.8 No. 19 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 39
Offensive coordinator
Lincoln Riley
Defensive coordinator
Ruffin McNeill
Captains
Brandon Carter, Ra’Jon Henley, Taylor Potts and Jamar Wall
Offense
Air raid
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense13th of 120
  • Defense49th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted9th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted50th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1146%1.0013th of 120
Defense0.0340%0.9249th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.10 off
0.03 def		46% off
40% def		—9th off
50th 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 331% allowed
Defense-0.3own 303% 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 yardsTaylor Potts QB3,440 yds
Passing touchdownsTaylor Potts QB22 TD
Rushing yardsBaron Batch RB884 yds
Rushing touchdownsBaron Batch RB14 TD
Receiving yardsDetron Lewis WR844 yds
Receiving touchdownsLyle Leong WR9 TD
InterceptionsFranklin Mitchem S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Eric Ward WR★★★★No. 235
Kyle Clark OG★★★★No. 305
Brandon Mahoney OLB★★★★No. 319
Kerry Hyder SDE★★★No. 865
Yahshua Williams S★★★No. 865

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.50.883
Offensive line14.00.897
Defensive line43.00.825
Linebackers33.30.866
Defensive backs32.70.816
Athletes and specialists13.00.853
Whole class143.10.847

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 6Jamar Wall CBDallas Cowboys

Roster 104

The 2009 roster

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

All-Big 12

2 first team, 2 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

Conference page
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.