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2009 Utah

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Mountain West Conference), coached by Kyle Whittingham, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Utah in 2009, game by game: won vs. Utah State 35–17; won at San José State 24–14; lost at Oregon 24–31; won vs. Louisville 30–14; won at Colorado State 24–17; won at UNLV 35–15; won vs. Air Force 23–16; won vs. Wyoming 22–10; won vs. New Mexico 45–14; lost at No. 4 TCU 28–55; won vs. San Diego State 38–7; lost at No. 18 BYU 23–26; won vs. California 37–27+31−27Won 35–17 vs. Utah State+18Utah StateWon 24–14 at San José State+10San José StateLost 24–31 at Oregon-7OregonWon 30–14 vs. Louisville+16LouisvilleWon 24–17 at Colorado State+7Colorado StateWon 35–15 at UNLV+20UNLVWon 23–16 vs. Air Force+7Air ForceWon 22–10 vs. Wyoming+12WyomingWon 45–14 vs. New Mexico+31New MexicoLost 28–55 at No. 4 TCU-27No. 4 TCUWon 38–7 vs. San Diego State+31San Diego StateLost 23–26 at No. 18 BYU-3No. 18 BYUWon 37–27 vs. California+10California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsUtah StateW 35–⁠1787%
Sep 12atSan José StateW 24–⁠1476%
Sep 19atOregonL 24–⁠3151%
Sep 26vsLouisvilleW 30–⁠1482%
Oct 10atColorado StateW 24–⁠1768%
Oct 17atUNLVW 35–⁠1583%
Oct 24vsAir ForceW 23–⁠1678%
Oct 31vsWyomingW 22–⁠1088%
Nov 7vsNew MexicoW 45–⁠1494%
Nov 14at4TCUL 28–⁠5537%
Nov 21vsSan Diego StateW 38–⁠790%
Nov 28at18BYUL 23–⁠2649%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsCaliforniaPoinsettia BowlW 37–⁠2765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 37–⁠27 in the Poinsettia Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 18
  4. Wk 7: 24
  5. Wk 8: 19
  6. Wk 9: 19
  7. Wk 10: 17
  8. Wk 11: 16
  9. Wk 12: 23
  10. Wk 13: 22
  11. Wk 15: 23
  12. Final: 18
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 16
Points
388–⁠263
Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Elo
1708 +29 this season
SP+ rating
15.1 No. 26 of 120; offense No. 43, defense No. 24, special teams No. 11
SRS
7.2 No. 32 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 46
Offensive coordinator
Dave Schramm
Defensive coordinator
Kalani Sitake
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense79th of 120
  • Defense10th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted99th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted12th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0243%0.8079th of 120
Defense-0.0336%0.9510th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
-0.01 def		42% off
37% def		—99th off
12th 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-0.1own 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 yardsTerrance Cain QB1,624 yds
Passing touchdownsTerrance Cain QB11 TD
Rushing yardsEddie Wide RB1,069 yds
Rushing touchdownsEddie Wide RB12 TD
Receiving yardsDavid Reed WR1,188 yds
Receiving touchdownsJereme Brooks WR7 TD
InterceptionsRobert Johnson DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Chris Washington S★★★★No. 133
Percy Taumoelau OG★★★No. 865
Kapua Sai OG★★★No. 1188
Jeremiah Tofaeono DT★★★No. 1229
Jamal Smith WR★★★No. 1272

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.810
Receivers23.00.826
Offensive line23.00.849
Defensive line22.50.812
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs14.00.939
Athletes and specialists22.50.800
Whole class112.80.826

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 2Koa Misi OLBMiami Dolphins
Rd 2Zane Beadles OGDenver Broncos
Rd 5Robert Johnson STennessee Titans
Rd 5David Reed WRBaltimore Ravens
Rd 5Stevenson Sylvester OLBPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7R.J. Stanford CBCarolina Panthers

Roster 110

The 2009 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Mountain West Conference standings

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.