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2009 Tulane

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Conference USA), coached by Bob Toledo.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Tulsa 13–37; lost vs. No. 9 BYU 3–54; won vs. McNeese 42–32; won at Army 17–16; lost vs. Marshall 10–31; lost vs. No. 23 Houston 16–44; lost at Southern Miss 6–43; lost at No. 9 LSU 0–42; won vs. UTEP 45–38; lost at Rice 20–28; lost at UCF 0–49; lost at SMU 21–26+10−51Lost 13–37 vs. Tulsa-24TulsaLost 3–54 vs. No. 9 BYU-51No. 9 BYUWon 42–32 vs. McNeese+10McNeeseWon 17–16 at Army+1ArmyLost 10–31 vs. Marshall-21MarshallLost 16–44 vs. No. 23 Houston-28No. 23 HoustonLost 6–43 at Southern Miss-37Southern MissLost 0–42 at No. 9 LSU-42No. 9 LSUWon 45–38 vs. UTEP+7UTEPLost 20–28 at Rice-8RiceLost 0–49 at UCF-49UCFLost 21–26 at SMU-5SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsTulsaL 13–⁠3724%
Sep 12vs9BYUL 3–⁠5420%
Sep 26vsMcNeeseW 42–⁠3242%
Oct 3atArmyW 17–⁠1637%
Oct 10vsMarshallL 10–⁠3142%
Oct 17vs23HoustonL 16–⁠4424%
Oct 24atSouthern MissL 6–⁠4318%
Oct 31at9LSUL 0–⁠427%
Nov 7vsUTEPW 45–⁠3837%
Nov 14atRiceL 20–⁠2841%
Nov 21atUCFL 0–⁠4918%
Nov 28atSMUL 21–⁠2625%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SMU 26–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
193–⁠440
Coach
Bob Toledo
Elo
1277 −59 this season
SP+ rating
-22.2 No. 112 of 120; offense No. 99, defense No. 115, special teams No. 119
SRS
−19.7 No. 117 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 79
Offensive coordinator
Dan Dodd
Defensive coordinator
Steve Stanard
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense71st of 120
  • Defense99th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted90th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted107th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0340%0.9571st of 120
Defense0.1150%0.8199th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.08 def		39% off
47% def		—90th off
107th 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
Offense0.2own 273% allowed
Defense-0.4own 372% 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.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Tulane are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Stephen Barnett RB★★★No. 865
Cody Ledford ILB★★★No. 946
D.J. Banks WR★★★No. 1138
Devin Williams WDE★★★No. 1138
Rio Mares OG★★★No. 1229

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.841
Receivers42.30.795
Offensive line42.50.800
Defensive line43.00.827
Linebackers13.00.854
Defensive backs32.00.759
Athletes and specialists52.40.789
Whole class232.50.802

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 90

The 2009 roster

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

2009 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
East Carolina7–⁠19–⁠5
Houston6–⁠210–⁠4
SMU6–⁠28–⁠5
UCF6–⁠28–⁠5
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠6
Marshall4–⁠47–⁠6
UAB4–⁠45–⁠7
Tulsa3–⁠55–⁠7
UTEP3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice2–⁠62–⁠10
Tulane1–⁠73–⁠9
Memphis1–⁠72–⁠10

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