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2009 Texas

13–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Big 12), coached by Mack Brown, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2009, game by game: won vs. UL Monroe 59–20; won at Wyoming 41–10; won vs. Texas Tech 34–24; won vs. UTEP 64–7; won vs. Colorado 38–14; won vs. No. 20 Oklahoma 16–13; won at Missouri 41–7; won at No. 13 Oklahoma State 41–14; won vs. UCF 35–3; won at Baylor 47–14; won vs. Kansas 51–20; won at Texas A&M 49–39; won vs. No. 21 Nebraska 13–12; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 21–37+57−16Won 59–20 vs. UL Monroe+39UL MonroeWon 41–10 at Wyoming+31WyomingWon 34–24 vs. Texas Tech+10Texas TechWon 64–7 vs. UTEP+57UTEPWon 38–14 vs. Colorado+24ColoradoWon 16–13 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma+3No. 20 OklahomaWon 41–7 at Missouri+34MissouriWon 41–14 at No. 13 Oklahoma State+27No. 13 Oklahoma StateWon 35–3 vs. UCF+32UCFWon 47–14 at Baylor+33BaylorWon 51–20 vs. Kansas+31KansasWon 49–39 at Texas A&M+10Texas A&MWon 13–12 vs. No. 21 Nebraska+1No. 21 NebraskaLost 21–37 vs. No. 1 Alabama-16No. 1 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsUL MonroeW 59–⁠2087%
Sep 12atWyomingW 41–⁠1079%
Sep 19vsTexas TechW 34–⁠2466%
Sep 26vsUTEPW 64–⁠789%
Oct 10vsColoradoW 38–⁠1490%
Oct 17vs20OklahomaW 16–⁠1353%
Oct 24atMissouriW 41–⁠763%
Oct 31at13Oklahoma StateW 41–⁠1459%
Nov 7vsUCFW 35–⁠390%
Nov 14atBaylorW 47–⁠1486%
Nov 21vsKansasW 51–⁠2089%
Nov 26atTexas A&MW 49–⁠3981%
Dec 5vs21NebraskaBig 12 Championship GameW 13–⁠1271%
Jan 7Bowls & playoffvs1AlabamaBCS National ChampionshipL 21–⁠3752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 37–⁠21 in the BCS National Championship; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Big 12 champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Big 12 champions8–⁠0 in the conference, won the Big 12 Championship Game

Heisman voteColt McCoy, third

Maxwell AwardColt McCoy, QB; also the Walter Camp, Davey O’Brien, Unitas Golden Arm and Manning

3 consensus All-AmericansColt McCoy, QB; Jordan Shipley, WR; Earl Thomas, S

Record
13–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Big 12
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
550–⁠234
Coach
Mack Brown
Elo
1818 +119 this season
SP+ rating
30.0 No. 3 of 120; offense No. 10, defense No. 6, special teams No. 16
SRS
21.8 No. 3 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 6
Offensive coordinator
Greg Davis
Defensive coordinator
Will Muschamp
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense50th of 120
  • Defense1st of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted43rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted1st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0544%0.8950th of 120
Defense-0.1035%0.801st of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
-0.06 def		45% off
36% def		—43rd off
1st 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 342% allowed
Defense-0.3own 313% 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 yardsColt McCoy QB3,521 yds
Passing touchdownsColt McCoy QB27 TD
Rushing yardsTre’ Newton RB552 yds
Rushing touchdownsCody Johnson RB12 TD
Receiving yardsJordan Shipley WR1,485 yds
Receiving touchdownsJordan Shipley WR13 TD
InterceptionsEarl Thomas S8 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Garrett Gilbert PRO★★★★★No. 13
Mason Walters OT★★★★★No. 16
Alex Okafor SDE★★★★No. 36
Chris Whaley ATH★★★★No. 66
Marcus Davis CB★★★★No. 102
Thomas Ashcraft OG★★★★No. 114
Tariq Allen ILB★★★★No. 130
Greg Timmons WR★★★★No. 138

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.992
Receivers24.00.930
Offensive line44.30.947
Defensive line43.80.923
Linebackers14.00.940
Defensive backs14.00.955
Athletes and specialists14.00.968
Whole class144.10.942

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 1Earl Thomas SSeattle Seahawks
Rd 2Sergio Kindle OLBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 2Lamarr Houston DTOakland Raiders
Rd 3Jordan Shipley WRCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3Colt McCoy QBCleveland Browns
Rd 4Roddrick Muckelroy ILBCincinnati Bengals

Roster 109

The 2009 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 35 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

4 first team, 5 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.