2009-2010 End of Season Review
Final Top 25
1. Auburn (61) (13-1) * Mildly Disputed Champions, 46 AP First Place Votes
2. Tennessee (12-2)
3. LSU (12-1) - 15 AP First Place Votes
4. USC (11-2)
5. Nebraska (13-1) - 3 AP First Place Votes
6. Virginia Tech (13-1)
7. Texas A&M (12-2)
8. Penn State (11-2)
9. California (12-1)
10. Oklahoma (10-2)
11. Ohio State (11-2)
12. Texas (10-3)
13. Wisconsin (10-3)
14. Florida (10-3)
15. Notre Dame (10-3)
16. Oklahoma State (10-3)
17. West Virginia (10-3)
18. Florida State (10-3)
19. Louisville (11-2)
20. Michigan State (10-3)
21. Iowa (10-3)
22. Oregon (9-4)
23. Georgia Tech (10-3)
24. Texas Christian (11-2)
25. Western Michigan (12-2)
Others Receiving Votes: Troy, Maryland, Arkansas, Kansas State, Tulsa, UCLA, Arkansas State
Dropped Out: #25 Arkansas State
Season Schedule
9/5 - Boston College (5-7) - L 10-42
9/12 - Central Michigan (7-5) - W 24-14
9/19 - at Connecticut (5-7) - W 31-28
9/22 - at San Diego State (6-7) - W 31-14
10/3 - Middle Tennessee State (2-10) - W 45-42
10/7 - at Arkansas (9-4) - L 24-48
10/17 - at UL Monroe (3-9) - L 26-38
10/24 - at #3 LSU (12-1) - L 10-23
11/14 - Marshall (3-9) - W 23-21
11/21 - at Georgia (6-6) - L 3-34
11/29 - Harvard (FCS) - W 40-7
12/5 - Brigham Young (3-9) - L 10-42
Final Record: 6-6
Yale Bulldogs Individual Statistics
Passing
Nate Ellerbee: 255/413, 2871 Yds, 19 TD, 13 Int, 61% Comp, 129.0 Rat
Jordan Clark: 4/9, 49 Yds, TD, 44% Comp, 126.8 Rat
Rushing
Robbie Payne: 205 Car, 890 Yds, 4.3 Avg, 7 TD
Jordan Clark: 31 Car, 260 Yds, 8.3 Avg, 1 TD
Kenny Nance: 15 Car, 68 Yds, 4.5 Avg
Clay Moore: 7 Car, 28 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Nate Ellerbee: 57 Car, -193 Yds, -3.3 Avg, 3 TD
Receiving
Mason Jones: 68 Rec, 922 Yds, 13.5 Avg, 5 TD
Matt Hughes: 50 Rec, 573 Yds, 11.4 Avg, 5 TD
Jordan Bush: 22 Rec, 467 Yds, 21.2 Avg, 3 TD
Robbie Payne: 60 Rec, 428 Yds, 7.1 Avg, 1 TD
Bryant Payne: 42 Rec, 402 Yds, 9.5 Avg, 3 TD
Erik Lawson: 10 Rec, 76 Yds, 7.6 Avg, 2 TD
Tyrell Bryant: 2 Rec, 44 Yds, 22.0 Avg
Kenny Nance: 1 Rec, 9 Yds, 9.0 Avg, TD
Clay Moore: 3 Rec, 3 Yds, 1.0 Avg
Joey Williams: 1 Rec, -5 Yds, -5.0 Avg
Blocking
Dustin Bryant: 27 Pan, 6 Sck
Jerald Thomas: 24 Pan
Tim Keller: 20 Pan, 13 Sck
Andy West: 10 Pan, 1 Sck
Donta McKinney: 8 Pan
Tim Walker: 8 Pan, 1 Sck
Robbie Payne: 2 Pan, 2 Sck
Erik Lawson: 2 Pan
Jordan Bush: 2 Pan
Matt Hughes: 2 Pan
Mason Jones: 1 Pan
Defensive (Minimum 10 Tackles)
Kelvin Jones: 62 Tkl, 8 TFL, 2 Int, 8 Def, 5 FF, 2 FR
Kevin Robinson: 47 Tkl, 3 TFL, 1 Int, 8 Def, 3 FF, 1 FR
Sean Maxey: 41 Tkl, 3 Def
Marcus Rust: 37 Tkl, 2 TFL, 1 Sck, 2 FR
Joe Boyd: 35 Tkl, 2 TFL, 2 Int, 1 Def, 1 FF, 1 FR
Johnnie Lester: 34 Tkl, 1 Int, 4 Def, 1 FF, 2 FR
Chase Callahan: 34 Tkl, 5 TFL, 1 Sck, 4 Int, 7 Def, 1 FF
Mark Steele: 20 Tkl, 13 TFL, 6 Sck, 1 Def
Joey Williams: 17 Tkl
Will Winston: 15 Tkl, 1 Int, 1 Def, 1 FF
Jason Hansbro: 14 Tkl, 5 TFL, 1 Sck, 1 FF
Bryant Payne: 12 Tkl
Ron Pitts: 11 Tkl, 4 TFL
Michael Gray: 10 Tkl, 3 Def
Kicking
Jerry Dickerson: 16/18 FG, 88%, Long 52, 31/32 PAT
Punting
Jerry Dickerson: 38 Punts, 1536 Yds, 40.4 Avg, 30.4 Net Avg, 9 Inside 20
Kick Returns
Mason Jones: 29 KR, 726 Yds, 25.0 Avg, 2 TD
Jordan Bush: 15 KR, 289 Yds, 19.2 Avg
Will Winston: 7 KR, 123 Yds, 17.5 Avg
Matt Hughes: 2 KR, 16 Yds, 8.0 Avg
Joey Williams: 1 KR, 4 Yds. 4.0 Avg
Punt Returns
Mason Jones: 20
PR, 131 Yds, 6.5 Avg
Will Winston: 1
PR, 7 Yds, 7.0 Avg
Joe Boyd: 1
PR, 0 Yds, 0.0 Avg
Team Stats (NCAA Ranking)
Offense
Total YPG: 439.0 (101)
Offensive YPG: 331.0 (80)
Passing YPG: 243.3 (33)
Rushing YPG: 87.7 (108)
PPG: 23.0 (86)
Passing TD: 20 (T84)
Rushing TD: 11 (T87)
Defense
Total YPG: 348.0 (52)
Passing YPG: 204.0 (46)
Rushing YPG: 144.0 (75)
PPG: 29.4 (74)
Sacks: 10 (119)
Interceptions: 11 (T101)
Fumbles Recovered: 10 (T15)
Efficiency
3rd Downs: 63/148 (42%) (T55)
4th Downs: 13/23 (56%) (65)
Red Zone Offense
Attempts: 43 (73)
Touchdowns: 25 (T75)
Field Goals: 10 (T18)
Offensive %: 81% (T21)
Red Zone Defense
Attempts: 28 (T5)
Touchdowns: 20 (T24)
Field Goals: 4 (T9)
Defensive %: 85% (T107)
Turnovers
Interceptions Thrown: 13 (T25)
Fumbles Lost: 12 (T110)
Giveaways: 25 (T70)
Interceptions: 11 (T101)
Fumbles Recovered: 10 (T15)
Takeaways: 21 (T81)
Turnover Margin: -4 (T82)
Avg Turnover Diff: -0.3 (T82)