2009 Auburn Tigers football team

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2009 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo.svg
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 38–35 OT vs. Northwestern
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
2009 record8–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
  • Gene Chizik (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorGus Malzahn (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTed Roof (1st season)
Base defense4–3, Tampa 2
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
(Capacity: 87,451)
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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]

Coaching change[]

On December 3, 2008, Auburn University announced that 10-year head coach Tommy Tuberville would not return for an eleventh season. The coaching search ended less than two weeks later when Auburn announced Iowa State's second-year head coach and former Auburn defensive coordinator Gene Chizik as the Tigers' next head coach.[12] Auburn had interviewed at least eight coaches, including Buffalo's Turner Gill and TCU's Gary Patterson.[13]

Schedule[]

Auburn's schedule consisted of eight Southeastern Conference opponents (four home, four away) and four non-conference opponents. Auburn opened the season against Louisiana Tech. It was the twelfth matchup between the schools and the first meeting since 2004. The Tigers also hosted Mid-American Conference opponent Ball State for the third time. Also, Football Championship Subdivision foe Furman visited for the first time since 1956. Auburn began conference play in the second week, hosting Mississippi State. The following week, the Tigers hosted West Virginia, the second game in a home-and-home series between the two teams. The Tigers had previously faced all twelve regular season opponents, with Auburn holding the all-time series lead going into the season against all but Alabama (33–39–1), LSU (19–23–1), and West Virginia (0–1).

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmLouisiana Tech*
ESPNUW 37–1381,143[14]
September 126:00 pmMississippi State
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
SECRNW 49–2485,269[15]
September 196:45 pmWest Virginia*
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
ESPN2W 41–3087,451[16]
September 266:00 pmBall State*
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
SECRNW 54–3083,118[17]
October 36:45 pmat Tennessee
  • Neyland Stadium
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
ESPNW 26–22102,941[18]
October 1011:00 amat ArkansasNo. 17
ESPNL 23–4472,559[19]
October 176:30 pmKentucky
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
ESPNUL 14–2186,217[20]
October 246:30 pmat No. 9 LSU
ESPN2L 10–3192,654[21]
October 3111:21 amNo. 25 Ole Miss
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
SECNW 33–2084,756[22]
November 712:30 pm(FCS) Furman*daggerNo. 25
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
PPVW 63–3181,506[23]
November 146:00 pmat GeorgiaNo. 25
ESPN2L 24–3192,746[24]
November 271:30 pmNo. 2 Alabama
  • Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)
CBSL 21–2687,451[25]
January 110:00 amvs. Northwestern*
ESPNW 38–35 OT49,383[26]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll
  • All times are in Central time

[27]

Depth chart[]

Starters and backups.[28]

Rankings[]

See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP – – – – – 17 – – – – – – – – – –
Coaches – – – – – 19 – – – – 25 – – – – –
Harris Not released – 19 – – – – – – – – –
BCS Not released – – – – – – – –

Coaching staff[]

Name Position Alma mater Year Entering
Gene Chizik Head Coach Florida 1st
Gus Malzahn Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Henderson State 1st
Ted Roof Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Georgia Tech 1st
Trooper Taylor Assistant head coach/Wide receivers Baylor 1st
Curtis Luper Running backs/Recruiting Coordinator Stephen F. Austin 1st
Jeff Grimes Offensive line UTEP 1st
Jay Boulware Special teams Coordinator/Tight ends Texas 1st
Phillip Lolley Cornerbacks Livingston 1st
Tommy Thigpen North Carolina 1st
Tracy Rocker Auburn 1st
Kevin Yoxall Head Strength and Conditioning Coach TCU 10th

*Entering season

Game summaries[]

Louisiana Tech[]

1 234Total
Louisiana Tech 7 330 13
• Auburn 10 31014 37

Mississippi State[]

1 234Total
Mississippi State 0 1707 24
• Auburn 14 14147 49
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
  • Game start: 6:07 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 85,269
  • Game weather: 79°, Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (SECRN): Bob Rathbun (play-by-play), David Archer (color), Jenn Hildreth (sidelines)

West Virginia[]

1 234Total
West Virginia 21 090 30
• Auburn 10 10714 41
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
  • Game start: 7:50 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:31
  • Game attendance: 87,451
  • Game weather: 71°, Light Rain
  • Referee: Dennis Hannigan
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Bob Davie (color)

Ball State[]

1 234Total
Ball State 7 3713 30
• Auburn 7 26147 54
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
  • Game start: 6:30 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 83,118
  • Game weather: 73°, Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (SECRN): Bob Rathbun (play-by-play), David Archer (color), Jenn Hildreth (sidelines)

Tennessee[]

1 234Total
• Auburn 6 7310 26
Tennessee 0 6016 22
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
  • Game start: 6:47 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:38
  • Game attendance: 102,941
  • Game weather: 65°, Clear
  • Referee: Tom Ritter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Erin Andrews (sidelines)

Arkansas[]

1 234Total
#17 Auburn 0 3200 23
• Arkansas 6 21710 44
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, AR
  • Game start: 11:02 AM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 72,559
  • Game weather: 45°, Overcast
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Bob Griese and Chris Spielman (color)

Kentucky[]

1 234Total
• Kentucky 0 7014 21
Auburn 7 700 14
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
  • Game start: 6:35 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 86,217
  • Game weather: 48°, Cloudy
  • Referee: Tom Ritter
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Collins (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color)

LSU[]

Tiger Bowl
1 234Total
Auburn 0 037 10
• #9 LSU 14 3140 31
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Game start: 6:34 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 92,654
  • Game weather: 64°, 42% Humidity
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Bob Davie (color)

Ole Miss[]

1 234Total
#24 Ole Miss 7 0130 20
• Auburn 3 7230 33
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
  • Game start: 11:21 AM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 84,756
  • Game weather: 57°, Cloudy
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sidelines)

Furman[]

2009 Homecoming Game
1 234Total
Furman 3 01414 31
• Auburn 21 21714 63
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
  • Game start: 12:35 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 81,506
  • Game weather: 68°, Sunny
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (PPV): Andy Burcham (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (color), Melissa Lee (sidelines)

Georgia[]

Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
1 234Total
Auburn 14 037 24
• Georgia 0 71014 31
  • Date: November 14
  • Location: Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA
  • Game start: 6:06 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Game weather: 65°, Clear
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Bob Davie (color)

Alabama[]

Iron Bowl
1 234Total
• #2 Alabama 0 1466 26
Auburn 14 070 21
  • Date: November 27
  • Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL
  • Game start: 1:40 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:19
  • Game attendance: 87,451
  • Game weather: 57°, Sunny
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Craig Bolerjack (play-by-play), Steve Beuerlein (color)

Northwestern[]

2010 Outback Bowl
1 234OTTotal
Northwestern 7 014140 35
• Auburn 14 70143 38
  • Date: January 1, 2010
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
  • Game start: 10:02 AM CST
  • Elapsed time: 4:05
  • Game attendance: 49,383
  • Game weather: 63°, Cloudy
  • Referee: Greg Burks
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Bob Griese and Chris Spielman (color), Rob Stone (sidelines)

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