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2009 Toledo

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Tim Beckman.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 2009, game by game: lost at Purdue 31–52; won vs. Colorado 54–38; lost vs. No. 11 Ohio State 0–38; won at Florida International 41–31; won at Ball State 37–30; lost vs. Western Michigan 26–58; won vs. Northern Illinois 20–19; lost vs. Temple 24–40; lost at Miami (OH) 24–31; lost at Central Michigan 28–56; won vs. Eastern Michigan 47–21; lost at Bowling Green 24–38+26−38Lost 31–52 at Purdue-21PurdueWon 54–38 vs. Colorado+16ColoradoLost 0–38 vs. No. 11 Ohio State-38No. 11 Ohio StateWon 41–31 at Florida International+10Florida Interna…Won 37–30 at Ball State+7Ball StateLost 26–58 vs. Western Michigan-32Western MichiganWon 20–19 vs. Northern Illinois+1Northern Illino…Lost 24–40 vs. Temple-16TempleLost 24–31 at Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Lost 28–56 at Central Michigan-28Central MichiganWon 47–21 vs. Eastern Michigan+26Eastern MichiganLost 24–38 at Bowling Green-14Bowling Green
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atPurdueL 31–⁠5231%
Sep 11vsColoradoW 54–⁠3849%
Sep 19vs11Ohio StateL 0–⁠3818%
Sep 26atFlorida InternationalW 41–⁠3142%
Oct 3atBall StateW 37–⁠3038%
Oct 10vsWestern MichiganL 26–⁠5856%
Oct 17vsNorthern IllinoisW 20–⁠1945%
Oct 24vsTempleL 24–⁠4046%
Oct 31atMiami (OH)L 24–⁠3161%
Nov 11atCentral MichiganL 28–⁠5617%
Nov 20vsEastern MichiganW 47–⁠2175%
Nov 27atBowling GreenL 24–⁠3826%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bowling Green 38–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
356–⁠452
Coach
Tim Beckman
Elo
1353 −37 this season
SP+ rating
-7.4 No. 91 of 120; offense No. 56, defense No. 103, special teams No. 67
SRS
−13.0 No. 104 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 86

How good, play by play

  • Offense25th of 120
  • Defense52nd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted27th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted74th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0942%0.9825th of 120
Defense0.0440%1.0052nd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.05 def		41% off
41% def		—27th off
74th 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 302% allowed
Defense0.0own 363% 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 yardsAaron Opelt QB1,997 yds
Passing touchdownsAaron Opelt QB16 TD
Rushing yardsDaJuane Collins RB992 yds
Rushing touchdownsDaJuane Collins RB14 TD
Receiving yardsEric Page WR1,159 yds
Receiving touchdownsEric Page WR7 TD
InterceptionsDouglas Westbrook DE3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

James Green WR★★★★No. 195
Robert Bell ILB★★★No. 922
Byron Best CB★★★No. 1321
Eric Page CB★★★No. 1341
Dan Molls ILB★★★No. 1461

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.800
Receivers42.50.777
Offensive line22.00.722
Defensive line42.00.717
Linebackers23.00.837
Defensive backs52.40.778
Whole class192.40.768

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.

Roster 89

The 2009 roster

89 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan8–⁠012–⁠223
Temple7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio7–⁠19–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠27–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠55–⁠7
Buffalo3–⁠55–⁠7
Akron2–⁠63–⁠9
Ball State2–⁠62–⁠10
Miami (OH)1–⁠71–⁠11
Eastern Michigan0–⁠80–⁠12

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