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2009 Tulsa

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Todd Graham.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 2009, game by game: won at Tulane 37–13; won at New Mexico 44–10; lost at No. 12 Oklahoma 0–45; won vs. Sam Houston 56–3; won at Rice 27–10; lost vs. No. 5 Boise State 21–28; lost at UTEP 24–28; lost vs. SMU 13–27; lost vs. No. 13 Houston 45–46; lost vs. East Carolina 17–44; lost at Southern Miss 34–44; won vs. Memphis 33–30+53−45Won 37–13 at Tulane+24TulaneWon 44–10 at New Mexico+34New MexicoLost 0–45 at No. 12 Oklahoma-45No. 12 OklahomaWon 56–3 vs. Sam Houston+53Sam HoustonWon 27–10 at Rice+17RiceLost 21–28 vs. No. 5 Boise State-7No. 5 Boise StateLost 24–28 at UTEP-4UTEPLost 13–27 vs. SMU-14SMULost 45–46 vs. No. 13 Houston-1No. 13 HoustonLost 17–44 vs. East Carolina-27East CarolinaLost 34–44 at Southern Miss-10Southern MissWon 33–30 vs. Memphis+3Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atTulaneW 37–⁠1376%
Sep 12atNew MexicoW 44–⁠1066%
Sep 19at12OklahomaL 0–⁠4531%
Sep 26vsSam HoustonW 56–⁠387%
Oct 3atRiceW 27–⁠1066%
Oct 14vs5Boise StateL 21–⁠2843%
Oct 21atUTEPL 24–⁠2867%
Oct 31vsSMUL 13–⁠2784%
Nov 7vs13HoustonL 45–⁠4647%
Nov 15vsEast CarolinaL 17–⁠4459%
Nov 21atSouthern MissL 34–⁠4437%
Nov 27vsMemphisW 33–⁠3077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Memphis 33–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
351–⁠328
Coach
Todd Graham
Elo
1479 −108 this season
SP+ rating
-1.1 No. 68 of 120; offense No. 59, defense No. 81, special teams No. 9
SRS
−4.4 No. 81 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 58
Offensive coordinator
Herb Hand
Defensive coordinators
Keith Patterson, Paul Randolph and Ron West
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense63rd of 120
  • Defense38th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted82nd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted34th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0441%0.9463rd of 120
Defense0.0140%0.8838th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.01 def		40% off
39% def		—82nd off
34th 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 322% allowed
Defense-0.2own 292% 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 yardsG.J. Kinne QB2,732 yds
Passing touchdownsG.J. Kinne QB22 TD
Rushing yardsG.J. Kinne QB399 yds
Rushing touchdownsCharles Clay RB7 TD
Receiving yardsDamaris Johnson WR1,131 yds
Receiving touchdownsTrae Johnson WR8 TD
InterceptionsJohn Destin DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Shavodrick Beaver DUAL★★★★No. 219
Justin Skillens CB★★★No. 971
Shawn Jackson OLB★★★No. 1073
Daeshon Bufford SDE★★★No. 1073
Greg Brown TE★★★No. 1210

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.914
Running backs13.00.837
Receivers33.00.827
Offensive line22.50.808
Defensive line33.00.829
Linebackers32.70.811
Defensive backs43.00.827
Athletes and specialists23.00.827
Whole class192.90.828

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 91

The 2009 roster

91 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 28 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.