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2009 UCLA

7–⁠6 (3–⁠6 Pac-10), coached by Rick Neuheisel.

Schedule and results

UCLA in 2009, game by game: won vs. San Diego State 33–14; won at Tennessee 19–15; won vs. Kansas State 23–9; lost at Stanford 16–24; lost vs. No. 13 Oregon 10–24; lost vs. California 26–45; lost at Arizona 13–27; lost at Oregon State 19–26; won vs. Washington 24–23; won at Washington State 43–7; won vs. Arizona State 23–13; lost at No. 24 USC 7–28; won vs. Temple 30–21+36−21Won 33–14 vs. San Diego State+19San Diego StateWon 19–15 at Tennessee+4TennesseeWon 23–9 vs. Kansas State+14Kansas StateLost 16–24 at Stanford-8StanfordLost 10–24 vs. No. 13 Oregon-14No. 13 OregonLost 26–45 vs. California-19CaliforniaLost 13–27 at Arizona-14ArizonaLost 19–26 at Oregon State-7Oregon StateWon 24–23 vs. Washington+1WashingtonWon 43–7 at Washington State+36Washington StateWon 23–13 vs. Arizona State+10Arizona StateLost 7–28 at No. 24 USC-21No. 24 USCWon 30–21 vs. Temple+9Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSan Diego StateW 33–⁠1469%
Sep 12atTennesseeW 19–⁠1533%
Sep 19vsKansas StateW 23–⁠963%
Oct 3atStanfordL 16–⁠2443%
Oct 10vs13OregonL 10–⁠2432%
Oct 17vsCaliforniaL 26–⁠4544%
Oct 24atArizonaL 13–⁠2725%
Oct 31atOregon StateL 19–⁠2623%
Nov 7vsWashingtonW 24–⁠2366%
Nov 14atWashington StateW 43–⁠765%
Nov 21vsArizona StateW 23–⁠1357%
Nov 28at24USCL 7–⁠2819%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsTempleEagleBank BowlW 30–⁠2140%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Temple 30–⁠21 in the EagleBank Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Lou Groza AwardKai Forbath, K

Consensus All-AmericanKai Forbath, K

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠6 8th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠276
Coach
Rick Neuheisel
Elo
1510 +45 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 51 of 120; offense No. 77, defense No. 39, special teams No. 9
SRS
2.7 No. 55 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 13
Offensive coordinator
Norm Chow
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Bullough
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense82nd of 120
  • Defense20th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted18th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0240%0.9182nd of 120
Defense-0.0140%0.8620th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
-0.00 def		40% off
40% def		—93rd off
18th 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-0.3own 323% allowed
Defense0.0own 293% 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 yardsKevin Prince QB2,050 yds
Passing touchdownsKevin Prince QB8 TD
Rushing yardsJohnathan Franklin RB566 yds
Rushing touchdownsChane Moline FB5 TD
Receiving yardsNelson Rosario WR723 yds
Receiving touchdownsTerrence Austin WR4 TD
InterceptionsRahim Moore 10 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Morrell Presley TE★★★★No. 38
Xavier Su’a-Filo OT★★★★No. 43
Randall Carroll ATH★★★★No. 53
Richard Brehaut PRO★★★★No. 84
Stan Hasiak OG★★★★No. 166
Keenan Graham WDE★★★★No. 192
Marlon Pollard CB★★★★No. 203
Todd Golper ILB★★★★No. 236

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.961
Receivers23.50.918
Offensive line43.50.907
Defensive line14.00.919
Linebackers33.00.850
Defensive backs63.30.883
Athletes and specialists14.00.973
Whole class183.40.898

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 2Brian Price DTTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 4Alterraun Verner CBTennessee Titans
Rd 7Terrence Austin WRWashington Redskins

Roster 113

The 2009 roster

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

All-Pac-10

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2009 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2009 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠110–⁠311
Oregon State6–⁠38–⁠5
Arizona6–⁠38–⁠5
Stanford6–⁠38–⁠5
USC5–⁠49–⁠422
California5–⁠48–⁠5
Washington4–⁠55–⁠7
UCLA3–⁠67–⁠6
Arizona State2–⁠74–⁠8
Washington State0–⁠91–⁠11

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