2009 Washington State

1–⁠11 (0–⁠9 Pac-10), coached by Paul Wulff.

Schedule and results

Washington State in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Stanford 13–39; lost vs. Hawai’i 20–38; won vs. SMU 30–27; lost at No. 12 USC 6–27; lost at No. 16 Oregon 6–52; lost vs. Arizona State 14–27; lost at California 17–49; lost vs. No. 25 Notre Dame 14–40; lost at No. 21 Arizona 7–48; lost vs. UCLA 7–43; lost vs. No. 20 Oregon State 10–42; lost at Washington 0–30+7−46Lost 13–39 vs. Stanford-26StanfordLost 20–38 vs. Hawai’i-18Hawai’iWon 30–27 vs. SMU+3SMULost 6–27 at No. 12 USC-21No. 12 USCLost 6–52 at No. 16 Oregon-46No. 16 OregonLost 14–27 vs. Arizona State-13Arizona StateLost 17–49 at California-32CaliforniaLost 14–40 vs. No. 25 Notre Dame-26No. 25 Notre DameLost 7–48 at No. 21 Arizona-41No. 21 ArizonaLost 7–43 vs. UCLA-36UCLALost 10–42 vs. No. 20 Oregon State-32No. 20 Oregon StateLost 0–30 at Washington-30Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 30–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Pac-10.

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

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠9 10th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
144–⁠462
Coach
Paul Wulff
Elo
1238 −134 this season
SP+ rating
-22.2 No. 112 of 120; offense No. 104, defense No. 113, special teams No. 102
SRS
−18.5 No. 115 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 63
Offensive coordinator
Todd Sturdy
Defensive coordinators
Chris Ball and Jody Sears
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense116th of 120
  • Defense117th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted127th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted125th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0533%0.95116th of 120
Defense0.1552%0.89117th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.02 off
0.11 def
33% off
49% def
—127th off
125th 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-0.2own 252% allowed
Defense-0.2own 363% 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 yardsJeff Tuel QB789 yds
Passing touchdownsJeff Tuel QB6 TD
Rushing yardsDwight Tardy RB417 yds
Rushing touchdownsDwight Tardy RB2 TD
Receiving yardsJared Karstetter WR540 yds
Receiving touchdownsJared Karstetter WR6 TD
InterceptionsXavier Hicks Jr. S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Jamal Atofau CB★★★No. 922
Sebastian Valenzuela OG★★★No. 971
William Prescott OT★★★No. 1026
Quayshawne Buckley DT★★★No. 1026
Asi Hosea CB★★★No. 1210

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.829
Running backs22.50.800
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line23.00.852
Defensive line43.00.833
Linebackers22.50.797
Defensive backs33.00.841
Whole class152.80.823

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.

Roster 108

The 2009 roster

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

All-Pac-10

1 first team

First 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.