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2009 Troy

9–⁠4 (8–⁠0 Sun Belt Conference), coached by Larry Blakeney.

Schedule and results

Troy in 2009, game by game: lost at Bowling Green 14–31; lost at No. 1 Florida 6–56; won vs. UAB 27–14; won at Arkansas State 30–27; won vs. Middle Tennessee 31–7; won at Florida International 42–33; won vs. North Texas 50–26; won vs. UL Monroe 42–21; won at Western Kentucky 40–20; lost at Arkansas 20–56; won vs. Florida Atlantic 47–21; won at Louisiana 48–31; lost vs. No. 25 Central Michigan 41–44+26−50Lost 14–31 at Bowling Green-17Bowling GreenLost 6–56 at No. 1 Florida-50No. 1 FloridaWon 27–14 vs. UAB+13UABWon 30–27 at Arkansas State+3Arkansas StateWon 31–7 vs. Middle Tennessee+24Middle TennesseeWon 42–33 at Florida International+9Florida Interna…Won 50–26 vs. North Texas+24North TexasWon 42–21 vs. UL Monroe+21UL MonroeWon 40–20 at Western Kentucky+20Western KentuckyLost 20–56 at Arkansas-36ArkansasWon 47–21 vs. Florida Atlantic+26Florida AtlanticWon 48–31 at Louisiana+17LouisianaLost 41–44 vs. No. 25 Central Michigan-3No. 25 Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atBowling GreenL 14–⁠3150%
Sep 12at1FloridaL 6–⁠5615%
Sep 19vsUABW 27–⁠1468%
Sep 26atArkansas StateW 30–⁠2752%
Oct 6vsMiddle TennesseeW 31–⁠766%
Oct 17atFlorida InternationalW 42–⁠3368%
Oct 24vsNorth TexasW 50–⁠2687%
Oct 31vsUL MonroeW 42–⁠2176%
Nov 7atWestern KentuckyW 40–⁠2088%
Nov 14atArkansasL 20–⁠5647%
Nov 21vsFlorida AtlanticW 47–⁠2175%
Nov 28atLouisianaW 48–⁠3165%
Jan 6Bowls & playoffvs25Central MichiganGMAC BowlL 41–⁠4445%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Michigan 44–⁠41 in the GMAC Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Sun Belt Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Sun Belt Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Sun Belt Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
438–⁠387
Coach
Larry Blakeney
Elo
1590 +41 this season
SP+ rating
0.5 No. 63 of 120; offense No. 37, defense No. 87, special teams No. 33
SRS
1.2 No. 57 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 59
Offensive coordinator
Neal Brown
Defensive coordinator
Jeremy Rowell
Offense
Air Raid
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense17th of 120
  • Defense83rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted84th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1145%0.9717th of 120
Defense0.0740%1.0783rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.06 def		43% off
40% def		—22nd off
84th 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
Offense0.1own 312% allowed
Defense0.0own 302% 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 yardsLevi Brown QB4,254 yds
Passing touchdownsLevi Brown QB23 TD
Rushing yardsShawn Southward RB602 yds
Rushing touchdownsShawn Southward RB12 TD
Receiving yardsJerrel Jernigan WR1,101 yds
Receiving touchdownsTebiarus Gill WR6 TD
InterceptionsBryan Willis DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Anthony Williams WR★★★No. 600
Vinson Bass DT★★★No. 865
Jeremy Simmons OG★★★No. 922
Jay Stansberry SDE★★★No. 1321
Bradley Wallace ATH★★★No. 1341

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

Drafted in 2010

The 2010 draft
Rd 5Cameron Sheffield OLBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 6Jorrick Calvin CBArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Levi Brown QBBuffalo Bills

Roster 120

The 2009 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Sun Belt Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Troy8–⁠09–⁠4
Middle Tennessee7–⁠110–⁠3
UL Monroe5–⁠36–⁠6
Florida Atlantic5–⁠35–⁠7
Louisiana4–⁠46–⁠6
Arkansas State3–⁠54–⁠8
Florida International3–⁠53–⁠9
North Texas1–⁠72–⁠10
Western Kentucky0–⁠80–⁠12

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