2009 Schedule/Results
| DATE | OPPONENT | W-L (CONF) | RESULT |
| 9/05 | Toledo | 1-0 (0-0) | W 52-31 |
| 9/12 | @ Oregon | 1-1 (0-0) | L 38-36 |
| 9/19 | Northern Illinois | 1-2 (0-0) | L 28-21 |
| 9/26 | Notre Dame | 1-3 (0-0) | L 24-21 |
| 10/03 | Northwestern | 1-4 (0-1) | L 27-21 |
| 10/10 | @ Minnesota | 1-5 (0-2) | L 35-20 |
| 10/17 | No. 7 Ohio State | 2-5 (1-2) | W 26-18 |
| 10/24 | Illinois | 3-5 (2-2) | W 24-14 |
| 10/31 | @ Wisconsin | 3-6 (2-3) | L 37-0 |
| 11/07 | @ Michigan | 4-6 (3-3) | W 38-36 |
| 11/14 | Michigan State | 4-7 (3-4) | L 40-37 |
| 11/21 | @ Indiana | 5-7 (4-4) | W 38-21 |
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Headlines
Drew Brees is the prototype
Bruce Feldman | ESPN.com (12 days ago)
The day after the Super Bowl, Bruce Feldman -- ear to the ground on recruiting as always -- talks about how Drew Brees' ascension to SB MVP is another step in the process of him becoming the prototype idol for Texas HS quarterbacks.
Grades by conference: Big Ten 
Scouts Inc. | ESPN.com (17 days ago)
Penn State leads the way in the Big Ten, while Michigan makes a late push.
Signing day's top stories
ESPN.com (18 days ago)
From Willie Williams' recruiting diaries to Andre Smith's houndstooth salute, ESPN.com's writers and analysts compiled their favorite signing day memories.
- Purdue offers junior LB Hankins (23 days ago)
- Bryant commits to Ohio State (24 days ago)
- St. Rita's Gaston picks Purdue over ND, others (25 days ago)
- Florida wideout up to 6 offers (29 days ago)
- MacGregor: Bigger Ten? Try Better (63 days ago)
- Four-star athlete to visit FSU (67 days ago)
11/21/2009 - Final
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
| 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 | » Recap » Box Score » Drive Chart » Play-By-Play | |
| 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | ||
| PASSING » Elliott (PUR) 205 yds RUSHING » Willis (IND) 142 yds RECEIVING » Evans (IND) 112 yds | ||||||
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Award Winners
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
| 2001 | Travis Dorsch | Ray Guy Award |
| 2000 | Tim Stratton | John Mackey Award |
| 2000 | Drew Brees | Maxwell Award |
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2009 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| Iowa | 6-2 | 11-2 |
| Penn State | 6-2 | 11-2 |
| Wisconsin | 5-3 | 10-3 |
| Northwestern | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Michigan State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Purdue | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Minnesota | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Illinois | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Michigan | 1-7 | 5-7 |
| Indiana | 1-7 | 4-8 |
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2009 Team Leaders
| PASSING | ATT | COMP | YDS | TD |
| J. Elliott | 433 | 267 | 3026 | 22 |
| RUSHING | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| R. Bolden | 200 | 935 | 4.7 | 9 |
| J. Taylor | 70 | 387 | 5.5 | 4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| K. Smith | 91 | 1100 | 12.1 | 6 |
| A. Valentin | 54 | 621 | 11.5 | 7 |
| TEAM | RUSH | PASS | TOTAL |
| Offense | 136.1 | 255.3 | 391.3 |
| TEAM | PF | PA | MARGIN |
| Scoring | 27.8 | 29.1 | -1.3 |
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2009 Commitments
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
| E. McDaniel | DT | Signed | 79 |
| A. Higgs | OLB | Signed | 78 |
| G. Holmes | TE | Signed | 78 |
| E. Williams | WR | Signed | 77 |
| A. McBurse | RB | Signed | 76 |
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