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2009 UCF

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Conference USA), coached by George O’Leary.

Schedule and results

UCF in 2009, game by game: won vs. Samford 28–24; lost at Southern Miss 19–26; won vs. Buffalo 23–17; lost at East Carolina 14–19; won vs. Memphis 32–14; lost vs. No. 9 Miami 7–27; won at Rice 49–7; won vs. Marshall 21–20; lost at No. 2 Texas 3–35; won vs. No. 13 Houston 37–32; won vs. Tulane 49–0; won at UAB 34–27; lost vs. Rutgers 24–45+49−32Won 28–24 vs. Samford+4SamfordLost 19–26 at Southern Miss-7Southern MissWon 23–17 vs. Buffalo+6BuffaloLost 14–19 at East Carolina-5East CarolinaWon 32–14 vs. Memphis+18MemphisLost 7–27 vs. No. 9 Miami-20No. 9 MiamiWon 49–7 at Rice+42RiceWon 21–20 vs. Marshall+1MarshallLost 3–35 at No. 2 Texas-32No. 2 TexasWon 37–32 vs. No. 13 Houston+5No. 13 HoustonWon 49–0 vs. Tulane+49TulaneWon 34–27 at UAB+7UABLost 24–45 vs. Rutgers-21Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSamfordW 28–⁠2476%
Sep 12atSouthern MissL 19–⁠2632%
Sep 19vsBuffaloW 23–⁠1752%
Sep 26atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠1936%
Oct 3vsMemphisW 32–⁠1467%
Oct 17vs9MiamiL 7–⁠2742%
Oct 24atRiceW 49–⁠752%
Nov 1vsMarshallW 21–⁠2056%
Nov 7at2TexasL 3–⁠3510%
Nov 14vs13HoustonW 37–⁠3238%
Nov 21vsTulaneW 49–⁠082%
Nov 28atUABW 34–⁠2751%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsRutgersSt. Petersburg BowlL 24–⁠4541%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 45–⁠24 in the St. Petersburg Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 40 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
340–⁠293
Coach
George O’Leary
Elo
1510 +62 this season
SP+ rating
-5.4 No. 81 of 120; offense No. 96, defense No. 58, special teams No. 87
SRS
−3.0 No. 73 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 67
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Taaffe
Defensive coordinator
Dave Huxtable

How good, play by play

  • Offense72nd of 120
  • Defense73rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted94th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted80th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0340%0.9272nd of 120
Defense0.0639%1.0673rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.05 def		38% off
38% def		—94th off
80th 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
Offense0.0own 343% allowed
Defense-0.1own 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 yardsBrett Hodges QB2,438 yds
Passing touchdownsBrett Hodges QB17 TD
Rushing yardsBrynn Harvey RB1,109 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrynn Harvey RB14 TD
Receiving yardsKamar Aiken WR610 yds
Receiving touchdownsKamar Aiken WR9 TD
InterceptionsJosh Robinson CB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Jonathan Davis OLB★★★★No. 302
Josh Robinson ATH★★★★No. 305
Nico Flores PRO★★★No. 720
Deon Simon DT★★★No. 1026
Frankie Davis DT★★★No. 1138

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.864
Receivers32.70.818
Offensive line13.00.824
Defensive line42.80.820
Linebackers33.30.852
Defensive backs42.80.813
Athletes and specialists33.00.803
Whole class192.90.823

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 2Torell Troup DTBuffalo Bills

Roster 93

The 2009 roster

93 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 29 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.