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2009 UNLV

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Mountain West Conference), coached by Mike Sanford Sr.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 2009, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 38–3; lost vs. Oregon State 21–23; won vs. Hawai’i 34–33; lost at Wyoming 27–30; lost at Nevada 28–63; lost vs. No. 18 BYU 21–59; lost vs. No. 24 Utah 15–35; won at New Mexico 34–17; lost at No. 8 TCU 0–41; won vs. Colorado State 35–16; lost at Air Force 17–45; won vs. San Diego State 28–24+35−41Won 38–3 vs. Sacramento State+35Sacramento StateLost 21–23 vs. Oregon State-2Oregon StateWon 34–33 vs. Hawai’i+1Hawai’iLost 27–30 at Wyoming-3WyomingLost 28–63 at Nevada-35NevadaLost 21–59 vs. No. 18 BYU-38No. 18 BYULost 15–35 vs. No. 24 Utah-20No. 24 UtahWon 34–17 at New Mexico+17New MexicoLost 0–41 at No. 8 TCU-41No. 8 TCUWon 35–16 vs. Colorado State+19Colorado StateLost 17–45 at Air Force-28Air ForceWon 28–24 vs. San Diego State+4San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSacramento StateW 38–⁠375%
Sep 12vsOregon StateL 21–⁠2331%
Sep 19vsHawai’iW 34–⁠3341%
Sep 26atWyomingL 27–⁠3047%
Oct 3atNevadaL 28–⁠6335%
Oct 10vs18BYUL 21–⁠5927%
Oct 17vs24UtahL 15–⁠3517%
Oct 24atNew MexicoW 34–⁠1745%
Oct 31at8TCUL 0–⁠419%
Nov 7vsColorado StateW 35–⁠1654%
Nov 14atAir ForceL 17–⁠4522%
Nov 28vsSan Diego StateW 28–⁠2461%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San Diego State 28–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 6th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
298–⁠389
Coach
Mike Sanford Sr.
Elo
1408 +6 this season
SP+ rating
-11.5 No. 96 of 120; offense No. 69, defense No. 105, special teams No. 87
SRS
−8.2 No. 95 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 84
Offensive coordinator
Todd Berry
Defensive coordinator
Dennis Therrell

How good, play by play

  • Offense89th of 120
  • Defense119th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted91st of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted129th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0139%1.0289th of 120
Defense0.1850%0.93119th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.02 off
0.13 def		40% off
47% def		—91st off
129th 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 313% allowed
Defense0.0own 282% 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 yardsOmar Clayton QB2,230 yds
Passing touchdownsOmar Clayton QB13 TD
Rushing yardsChanning Trotter RB541 yds
Rushing touchdownsChanning Trotter RB9 TD
Receiving yardsRyan Wolfe WR760 yds
Receiving touchdownsPhillip Payne WR7 TD
InterceptionsAlex De Giacomo DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Jordan Barrett ILB★★★No. 600
Bradley Randle APB★★★No. 1195
Caleb Herring PRO★★★No. 1224
Doug Zismann OG★★★No. 1355
Charles Childers S★★★No. 1439

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.838
Running backs13.00.840
Receivers22.00.778
Offensive line42.30.766
Linebackers22.50.822
Defensive backs32.70.802
Whole class132.50.796

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 4Joseph Hawley OGAtlanta Falcons

Roster 86

The 2009 roster

86 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU8–⁠012–⁠16
BYU7–⁠111–⁠212
Utah6–⁠210–⁠318
Air Force5–⁠38–⁠5
Wyoming4–⁠47–⁠6
UNLV3–⁠55–⁠7
San Diego State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico1–⁠71–⁠11
Colorado State0–⁠83–⁠9

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