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2009 Washington

5–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Pac-10), coached by Steve Sarkisian.

Schedule and results

Washington in 2009, game by game: lost vs. No. 11 LSU 23–31; won vs. Idaho 42–23; won vs. No. 3 USC 16–13; lost at Stanford 14–34; lost at Notre Dame 30–37; won vs. Arizona 36–33; lost at Arizona State 17–24; lost vs. No. 12 Oregon 19–43; lost at UCLA 23–24; lost at Oregon State 21–48; won vs. Washington State 30–0; won vs. No. 19 California 42–10+32−27Lost 23–31 vs. No. 11 LSU-8No. 11 LSUWon 42–23 vs. Idaho+19IdahoWon 16–13 vs. No. 3 USC+3No. 3 USCLost 14–34 at Stanford-20StanfordLost 30–37 at Notre Dame-7Notre DameWon 36–33 vs. Arizona+3ArizonaLost 17–24 at Arizona State-7Arizona StateLost 19–43 vs. No. 12 Oregon-24No. 12 OregonLost 23–24 at UCLA-1UCLALost 21–48 at Oregon State-27Oregon StateWon 30–0 vs. Washington State+30Washington StateWon 42–10 vs. No. 19 California+32No. 19 California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vs11LSUL 23–⁠3125%
Sep 12vsIdahoW 42–⁠2357%
Sep 19vs3USCW 16–⁠1313%
Sep 26atStanfordL 14–⁠3429%
Oct 3atNotre DameL 30–⁠3720%
Oct 10vsArizonaW 36–⁠3326%
Oct 17atArizona StateL 17–⁠2426%
Oct 24vs12OregonL 19–⁠4318%
Nov 7atUCLAL 23–⁠2434%
Nov 14atOregon StateL 21–⁠4813%
Nov 28vsWashington StateW 30–⁠072%
Dec 5vs19CaliforniaW 42–⁠1024%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 42–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 24
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 7th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked peak No. 24
Points
313–⁠320
Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Elo
1443 +85 this season
SP+ rating
-0.2 No. 67 of 120; offense No. 49, defense No. 83, special teams No. 41
SRS
2.9 No. 54 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 75
Offensive coordinator
Doug Nussmeier
Defensive coordinator
Nick Holt
Captains
Donald Butler, Jake Locker, Daniel Te’o-Nesheim and Ryan Tolar
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense32nd of 120
  • Defense104th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted38th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted104th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0843%0.9632nd of 120
Defense0.1245%0.98104th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.08 def		42% off
43% def		—38th off
104th 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 322% allowed
Defense0.0own 302% 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 yardsJake Locker QB2,800 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Locker QB21 TD
Rushing yardsChris Polk 1,113 yds
Rushing touchdownsJake Locker QB7 TD
Receiving yardsJermaine Kearse WR866 yds
Receiving touchdownsJermaine Kearse WR8 TD
InterceptionsMason Foster LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Talia Crichton SDE★★★No. 922
Tim Tucker ILB★★★No. 922
Will Shamburger S★★★No. 1272
Semisi Tokolahi DT★★★No. 1272
Kimo Makaula ATH★★★No. 1419

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line32.70.819
Linebackers23.00.838
Defensive backs22.50.800
Athletes and specialists13.00.823
Whole class82.80.819

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 3Donald Butler ILBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 3Daniel Te’o-Nesheim DEPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 97

The 2009 roster

97 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 1 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.