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2009 Wyoming

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Mountain West Conference), coached by Dave Christensen.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 2009, game by game: won vs. Weber State 29–22; lost vs. No. 2 Texas 10–41; lost at Colorado 0–24; won vs. UNLV 30–27; won at Florida Atlantic 30–28; won vs. New Mexico 37–13; lost at Air Force 0–10; lost at No. 19 Utah 10–22; lost vs. No. 25 BYU 0–52; won at San Diego State 30–27; lost vs. No. 4 TCU 10–45; won at Colorado State 17–16; won vs. Fresno State 35–28+24−52Won 29–22 vs. Weber State+7Weber StateLost 10–41 vs. No. 2 Texas-31No. 2 TexasLost 0–24 at Colorado-24ColoradoWon 30–27 vs. UNLV+3UNLVWon 30–28 at Florida Atlantic+2Florida AtlanticWon 37–13 vs. New Mexico+24New MexicoLost 0–10 at Air Force-10Air ForceLost 10–22 at No. 19 Utah-12No. 19 UtahLost 0–52 vs. No. 25 BYU-52No. 25 BYUWon 30–27 at San Diego State+3San Diego StateLost 10–45 vs. No. 4 TCU-35No. 4 TCUWon 17–16 at Colorado State+1Colorado StateWon 35–28 vs. Fresno State+7Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsWeber StateW 29–⁠2258%
Sep 12vs2TexasL 10–⁠4121%
Sep 19atColoradoL 0–⁠2443%
Sep 26vsUNLVW 30–⁠2753%
Oct 3atFlorida AtlanticW 30–⁠2838%
Oct 10vsNew MexicoW 37–⁠1366%
Oct 17atAir ForceL 0–⁠1029%
Oct 31at19UtahL 10–⁠2212%
Nov 7vs25BYUL 0–⁠5231%
Nov 14atSan Diego StateW 30–⁠2742%
Nov 21vs4TCUL 10–⁠4514%
Nov 27atColorado StateW 17–⁠1647%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvsFresno StateNew Mexico BowlW 35–⁠2829%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fresno State 35–⁠28 in the New Mexico Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 5th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠355
Coach
Dave Christensen
Elo
1439 +30 this season
SP+ rating
-14.4 No. 101 of 120; offense No. 106, defense No. 86, special teams No. 67
SRS
−6.5 No. 87 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 96
Offensive coordinator
Marcus Arroyo
Defensive coordinator
Marty English
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense109th of 120
  • Defense75th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted115th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted78th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0336%0.88109th of 120
Defense0.0645%0.8975th of 120
Opponent-adjusted-0.00 off
0.05 def		38% off
44% def		—115th off
78th 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 302% allowed
Defense0.0own 321% 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 yardsAustyn Carta-Samuels QB1,953 yds
Passing touchdownsAustyn Carta-Samuels QB10 TD
Rushing yardsAlvester Alexander RB640 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlvester Alexander RB7 TD
Receiving yardsDavid Leonard WR705 yds
Receiving touchdownsDavid Leonard WR3 TD
InterceptionsShamiel Gary 3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Austyn Carta-Samuels DUAL★★★No. 1056
Todd Knight OLB★★★No. 1195
Luke Ruff S★★★No. 1411
Terry Smith Jr. TE★★★No. 1471
Scott Criss OG★★★No. 1519

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.850
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers52.40.759
Offensive line22.50.801
Defensive line32.70.795
Linebackers32.70.802
Defensive backs62.30.787
Athletes and specialists12.00.789
Whole class222.50.787

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 98

The 2009 roster

98 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 26 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.