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2009 Schedule
Date/Time Opponent Result/Recap
Sept 5, Noon ESPN Navy W 31-27 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
September 12, 8PM ABC USC L 18-15 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
September 19, Noon ESPN-Plus regional basis @ Toldeo (Cleve Browns Stadium) W 38-0 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
September 26, 3:30PM ABC Illinois W 30-0 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
October 3, 7PM @ Indiana W 33-14 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
October 10, 3:30PM ABC regional (ESPN in other markets) Wisconsin W 31-13 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
October 17, Noon Big Ten Network @ Purdue L 26-18 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
October 24, Noon ESPN Minnesota W 38-7 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
October 31, Noon Big Ten Network New Mexico State W 45-0 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
November 7, 3:30PM ABC @ Penn State W 24-7 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
November 14, 3:30PM ABC Iowa W 27-24 OT Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
November 21, Noon ABC @ Michigan W 21-10 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
January 1, 2010 ABC @ Oregon Rose Bowl W 26-17 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive
The Associated Press Top 25 Poll Updated: January 8, 2010
RK Team W-L Points Prev Last 1 Alabama (60) 14-0 1500 1 W37-21 Texas 2 Texas 13-1 1399 2 L21-37 at Ala 3 Florida 13-1 1370 5 W51-24 at UC 4 Boise State 14-0 1366 6 W17-10 at TCU 5 Ohio State 11-2 1224 8 W26-17 at UO 6 TCU 12-1 1163 3 L10-17 Boise St 7 Iowa 11-2 1126 10 W24-14 at GT 8 Cincinnati 12-1 1060 4 L24-51 Florida 9 Penn State 11-2 1016 11 W19-17 at LSU 10 Virginia Tech 10-3 953 12 W37-14 at Tenn 11 Oregon 10-3 886 7 L17-26 Ohio St 12 Brigham Young 11-2 806 15 W44-20 Ore St 13 Georgia Tech 11-3 768 9 L14-24 Iowa 14 Nebraska 10-4 724 20 W33-0 Arizona 15 Pittsburgh 10-3 697 17 W19-17 at UNC 16 Wisconsin 10-3 571 24 W20-14 Miami 17 LSU 9-4 501 13 L17-19 Penn St 18 Utah 10-3 491 23 W37-27 at Cal 19 Miami (FL) 9-4 310 14 L14-20 at Wis 20 Mississippi 9-4 296 32 W21-7 Ok State 21 Texas Tech 9-4 224 28 W41-31 MSU 22 USC 9-4 216 29 W24-13 BC 23 Central Michigan 12-2 166 25 W44-41 at Troy 24 Clemson 9-5 125 31 W21-13 UK 25 West Virginia 9-4 91 18 L21-33 at Fla St Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 90, Oregon State 89, Navy 85, Stanford 67, Oklahoma State 40, Rutgers 37, Auburn 8, Georgia 7, Florida State 6, Arizona 5, Connecticut 5, Middle Tennessee State 4, Arkansas 3, Air Force 3.
Final USA Today Coaches Poll Updated: Jan. 8, 2010
Rank
Team Record
Points
Final Reg Season Rank
1.
14-0
1,450
1
2.
13-1
1,360
2
3.
13-1
1,323
5
4.
14-0
1,312
6
5.
11-2
1,190
8
6.
12-1
1,104
3
7.
11-2
1,087
11
8.
11-2
1,071
9
9.
Cincinnati 12-1
943
4
10.
10-3
940
12
11.
Oregon 10-3
846
7
12.
11-2
814
14
13.
11-3
741
10
14.
10-4
671
19
15.
10-3
667
16
16.
10-3
587
22
17.
LSU 9-4
530
13
18.
Utah 10-3
466
24
19.
9-4
336
15
20.
9-4
217
NR
21.
Mississippi 9-4
192
NR
22.
West Virginia 9-4
159
17
23.
9-4
152
NR
24.
Central Michigan 12-2
123
NR
25.
Oklahoma State 9-4
92
18
Dropped out No. 20 Oregon State (8-5, lost to then-No. 14 Brigham Young 44-20), No. 21 Stanford (8-5, lost to Oklahoma 31-27), No. 23 Arizona (8-5, lost to then-No. 19 Nebraska 33-0), No. 25 Houston (10-4, lost to Air Force 47-20). Others receiving votes Navy (10-4) 89; Oregon State (8-5) 78; Clemson (9-5) 75; Oklahoma (8-5) 67; Stanford (8-5) 49; Auburn (8-5) 17; Georgia (8-5) 13; Houston (10-4) 12; Middle Tennessee (10-3) 12; Arizona (8-5) 11; Arkansas (8-5) 10; Connecticut (8-5) 10; Florida State (7-6) 9; Air Force (8-5) 7; Rutgers (9-4) 7; Northwestern (8-5) 6; East Carolina (9-5) 4; Southern Methodist (8-5) 1.
The Associated Press Top 25 Poll Updated: Tuesday November 24, 2009
Rank Team Record Votes Previous 1 Florida (36) 11-0 1,463 1 2 Alabama (13) 11-0 1,428 2 3 Texas (11) 11-0 1,425 3 4 TCU 11-0 1,309 4 5 Cincinnati 10-0 1,245 5 6 Boise State 11-0 1,218 6 7 Georgia Tech 10-1 1,138 7 8 Pittsburgh 9-1 1,041 8 9 Ohio State 10-2 1,016 9 10 Oregon 9-2 983 11 11 Oklahoma State 9-2 793 12 12 Penn State 10-2 773 13 13 Iowa 10-2 766 15 14 Virginia Tech 8-3 675 16 15 Clemson 8-3 609 18 16 Oregon State 8-3 541 20 17 LSU 8-3 409 10 18 Brigham Young 9-2 399 19 19 Miami (FL) 8-3 347 21 20 Mississippi 8-3 333 NR 21 California 8-3 263 NR 22 Utah 9-2 249 23 23 North Carolina 8-3 237 NR 24 USC 7-3 225 22 25 Houston 9-2 199 24 Others Receiving Votes: Stanford 169, Nebraska 126, Wisconsin 40, Temple 32, Navy 24, Texas Tech 11, West Virginia 3, Northwestern 3, Nevada 2, Kentucky 2, Auburn 2, Central Michigan 1, Arizona 1
USA Today Coaches Poll Updated: Tuesday November 24, 2009
RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 Florida (47)11-0 1459 2 Texas (4)11-0 1398 3 Alabama (8)11-0 1388 4 TCU 11-0 1279 5 Cincinnati 10-0 1224 6 Boise State 11-0 1181 7 Georgia Tech 10-1 1125 8 Ohio State 10-2 1031 9 Pittsburgh 9-1 1021 10 Oregon 9-2 941 11 Penn State 10-2 843 12 Oklahoma State 9-2 815 13 Iowa 10-2 714 14 Virginia Tech 8-3 656 15 Brigham Young 9-2 510 16 Clemson 8-3 467 17 LSU 8-3 463 18 Oregon State 8-3 450 19 Utah 9-2 318 20 Houston 9-2 305 21 Miami (FL) 8-3 266 22 USC 7-3 261 23 Nebraska 8-3 191 24 North Carolina 8-3 167 25 Mississippi 8-3 165
Others receiving votes: California 149, Wisconsin 123, Stanford 58, Navy 50, West Virginia 30, CENTRL MICHIGAN 27, Arkansas 17, Temple 17, Arizona 15, Northwestern 13, Texas Tech 12, Nevada 12, Auburn 9, TROY 2, South Florida 1, Kentucky 1, Missouri 1
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