2009 Auburn Tigers football team

2009 Auburn Tigers football
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 38–35 OT vs. Northwestern
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record8–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGus Malzahn (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTed Roof (1st season)
Base defense4–3, Tampa 2
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 3 Florida x%   8 0     13 1  
Georgia   4 4     8 5  
Tennessee   4 4     7 6  
Kentucky   3 5     7 6  
South Carolina   3 5     7 6  
Vanderbilt   0 8     2 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#   8 0     14 0  
No. 17 LSU   5 3     9 4  
No. 20 Ole Miss   4 4     9 4  
Arkansas   3 5     8 5  
Auburn   3 5     8 5  
Mississippi State   3 5     5 7  
Championship: Alabama 32, Florida 13
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by first year head coach Gene Chizik. Despite playing the 12th toughest schedule in the nation,[1] the Tigers finished the season 8–5 (3–5 in SEC play) and won the Outback Bowl 38–35 in overtime against Northwestern.

While Auburn was unranked at the end of the season in both major polls, several BCS participating computer rating systems such as Sagarin (#22),[2] Massey (#22),[3] Peter Wolfe (#25),[4] Howell (#24),[5] David Wilson (#21),[6] Team Rankings (#18)[7] and the FACT Foundation (#21)[8] included the Tigers in their final top 25 rankings.

The offense finished the season ranked 2nd in the SEC and 16th in the nation (with just under 432 yards per game),[9] while the defense struggled with depth issues and finished 68th and 2nd worst in the SEC.[10] The pass efficiency defense however was 3rd best in the SEC and ranked 22nd in the nation.[11]

  1. ^ "AndersonSports: The Jeff Anderson & Chris Hester College Football Computer Rankings - Part of the BCS Rankings".
  2. ^ "Jeff Sagarin NCAA football ratings". USA Today. April 1, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  3. ^ "Massey Ratings - CF". Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  4. ^ "2021 College Football".
  5. ^ "2009 NCAA Division IA Football Power Ratings". www.jhowell.net.
  6. ^ "David Wilson's Homepage".
  7. ^ "College Football Power Ratings - College FB Team Overall Power Rating".
  8. ^ Men's college football standings
  9. ^ Bowl Subdivision (FBS) National Team Report. Total Offense
  10. ^ "Bowl Subdivision (FBS) National Team Report. Total Defense". NCAA. 2009.
  11. ^ "Bowl Subdivision (FBS) National Team Report. Pass Efficiency Defense". NCAA. 2009.