2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football

Chick-fil-A Bowl Champions
Chick-fil-A Bowl vs. Tennessee, W 37–14
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
2009 record	10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Beamer
Offensive coordinator	Bryan Stinespring
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Bud Foster
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Lane Stadium (Capacity: 66,233, grass)
Uniform

2009 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#24 Clemson x		6	–	2		9	–	5
Boston College		5	–	3		8	–	5
Florida State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5		5	–	7
NC State		2	–	6		5	–	7
Maryland		1	–	7		2	–	10
Coastal Division
#13 Georgia Tech* x$		7	–	1		10	–	3
#10 Virginia Tech		6	–	2		10	–	3
#19 Miami		5	–	3		9	–	4
North Carolina*		0	–	4		0	–	5
Duke		3	–	5		5	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6		3	–	9
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34 December 5, 2009 (vacated)
$ – BCS representative as conference champion North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins. Also, Georgia Tech's ACC Championship Game victory was vacated by the NCAA on July 14, 2011. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Frank Beamer. The Hokies finished the season 10–3 (6–2 ACC) and won the Chick-fil-A Bowl 37–14 over Tennessee.

Coaching staff

Position	Name	First year at VT	First year in current position
Head Coach	Frank Beamer	1987	1987
Associate Head Coach and Running Backs Coach	Billy Hite	1978	2001
Offensive Coordinator and Tight Ends	Bryan Stinespring	1990	2006 (Offensive coordinator since 2002)
Defensive Coordinator and Inside linebackers	Bud Foster	1987	1995
Offensive Line	Curt Newsome	2006	2006
Wide Receivers	Kevin Sherman	2006	2006
Strong Safety, Outside Linebackers, and Recruiting Coordinator	Jim Cavanaugh	1996	2002
Quarterbacks	Mike O'Cain	2006	2006
Defensive backs	Torrian Gray	2006	2006
Defensive Line	Charley Wiles	1996	1996
Source: http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players/

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 PM	vs. No. 5 Alabama*	No. 7	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ABC	L 24–34	74,954^[1]
September 12	1:30 PM	Marshall*	No. 15	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN360	W 52–10	66,233^[2]
September 19	3:30 PM	No. 19 Nebraska*	No. 14	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ABC	W 16–15	66,233^[3]
September 26	3:30 PM	No. 9 Miami (FL)	No. 12	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	ABC/ESPN	W 31–7	66,233^[4]
October 3	12:00 PM	at Duke	No. 6	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN360	W 34–26	26,211^[5]
October 10	12:00 PM	Boston College	No. 5	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA (Rivalry)	Raycom	W 48–14	66,233^[6]
October 17	6:00 PM	at No. 20 Georgia Tech	No. 4	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Battle of the Techs)	ESPN2	L 23–28	54,405^[7]
October 29	7:30 PM	North Carolina	No. 14	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 17–20*	66,233^[8]
November 5	7:30 PM	at East Carolina*	No. 24	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN	W 16–3	43,569^[9]
November 14	1:00 PM	at Maryland	No. 21	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN360	W 36–9	51,514^[10]
November 21	3:30 PM	NC State	No. 16	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	W 38–10	66,233^[11]
November 28	3:30 PM	at Virginia	No. 14	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Battle for the Commonwealth Cup)	ABC/ESPN	W 42–13	58,555^[12]
December 31	7:30 PM	vs. Tennessee	No. 11	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–14	73,777^[13]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

*Vacated by North Carolina

Source: ACC^[14]

Roster

Flanker

Ben Barber - Freshman
Nubian Peak - Freshman
11 Dyrell Roberts - Sophomore
19 Danny Coale - Sophomore
80 Brandon Dillard - Senior
83 Patrick Terry - Sophomore

Split End

Brandon Keith - Freshman
7 Marcus Davis - Freshman
29 Xavier Boyce - Freshman
35 Austin Fuller - Freshman
81 Jarrett Boykin - Sophomore
90 D.J. Coles - Freshman

Center

Bo Gentry - Freshman
Andrew Miller - Freshman
60 Beau Warren - Junior
67 Michael Via - Freshman

Offensive Guard

Tyler Barfield - Freshman
Jim Brown - Freshman
David Wang - Freshman
64 Richard Graham - Senior
65 Matt Baldwin - Sophomore
68 Jaymes Brooks - Sophomore
70 Sergio Render - Senior

Offensive Tackle

Darian Fisher - Freshman
54 Nick Becton - Freshman
62 Blake DeChristopher - Sophomore
71 Vinston Painter - Freshman
72 Andrew Lanier - Sophomore
75 Greg Nosal - Sophomore
77 Ed Wang - Senior

Tight End

George George - Freshman
8 Greg Boone - Senior
13 Randall Dunn - Freshman
18 Sam Wheeler - Senior
85 Rob Stanton - Junior
86 Eric Martin - Freshman
87 Prince Parker - Junior
88 Andre Smith - Junior

Quarterback

Wll Cole - Freshman
3 Logan Thomas - Freshman
5 Tyrod Taylor - Junior
12 Joseph Clayton - Freshman
16 Jeff Beyer - Senior

Tailback

Adam Dyer - Freshman
Tony Gregory - Freshman
4 David Wilson - Freshman
20 Kenny Lewis, Jr. - Senior
25 Josh Oglesby - Sophomore
32 Darren Evans - Sophomore
34 Ryan Williams - Freshman
46 Zach Evans - Freshman

Fullback

Josh Call - Freshman
27 Joey Phillips - Freshman
31 Kenny Younger - - Junior
42 Kenny Jefferson - Senior

Defensive tackle

45 Joe Jones - Freshman
53 Dwight Tucker - Freshman
56 Demetrius Taylor - Senior
59 Courtney Prince - Freshman
91 John Graves - Junior
93 Kwamaine Battle - Sophomore
95 Cordarrow Thompson - Senior
98 Antoine Hopkins - Freshman

Defensive End

J.R. Collins - Freshman
Josh Eadie - Junior
James Gayle - Freshman
Christian Reed - Freshman
Jeff Wardach - Sophomore
Tyrel Wilson - Freshman
6 Jason Worilds - Junior
33 Chris Drager - Sophomore
47 Nekos Brown - Senior
55 Isaiah Hamlette - Freshman
82 Steven Friday - Junior

Cornerback

James Hopper - Freshman
Germond Oatneal - Sophomore
Jerrodd Williams - Freshman
9 Cris Hill - Sophomore
15 Eddie Whitley - Sophomore
20 Jayron Hosley - Freshman
21 Rashad Carmichael - Junior
22 Stephan Virgil - Senior
37 Jacob Sykes - Sophomore

Linebacker

Wiley Brown - Freshman
Telvion Clark - Freshman
Tariq Edwards - Freshman
Tim Richardson - Junior
Jack Tyler - Freshman
Jerome Williams - Freshman
26 Cody Grimm - Senior
28 Alonzo Tweedy - Freshman
36 Jake Johnson - Sophomore
38 Quilie Odom - sophomore
39 Lyndell Gibson - Freshman
41 Cam Martin - Senior
43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow - Freshman
44 Zach Luckett - Junior
51 Bruce Taylor - Freshman
52 Barquell Rivers - Sophomore
94 Mark Muncey - Senior

Free Safety

Mark Carter - Freshman
Antone Exum - Freshman
Nick Sheehan - Freshman
14 Lorenzo Williams - Sophomore
17 Kam Chancellor - Senior

Rover

2 Davon Morgan - Junior
23 Matt Reidy - Senior
24 Dorian Porch - Senior

Snapper

Ethan Dickerson - Freshman
Joe Yates - Freshman
50 Collin Carroll - Sophomore
63 Matt Tuttle - Senior

Punter

Grant Bowden - Freshman
30 Brian Saunders - Junior
97 Brent Bowden - Senior

Place Kicker

Chris Hazley - Junior
Cody Journell - Freshman
Zack Pickard - Freshman
48 Justin Myer - Sophomore
49 Matt Waldron - Senior

Source: http://www.hokiesports.com/football/players

Game notes

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	7	14	13	11	6	5	4	15	14	22	20	16	14	11	12	10
Coaches'	7	15	14	12	6	5	4	15	14	24	21	16	14	11	12	10
Harris	Not released				6	6	4	15	14	23	21	16	14	12	11	Not released
BCS	Not released							14	13	23	21	15	14	12	11	Not released

Flyovers

Virginia Tech home games have featured flyovers by military aircraft.

Date	Opponent	aircraft	origin	comments
September 12	Marshall University	Rockwell B-1 Lancer	Dyess Air Force Base	Carried the largest payload of weapons in the Air Force inventory^[15]
September 26	University of Miami	Bell AH-1 SuperCobra helicopters	Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775	led by 1987 Virginia Tech alumni^[16]
November 21	North Carolina State	T-1A Jayhawk	Columbus Air Force Base	included 3 alumni in the air crews^[17]

Statistics

Team

	Team	Opp
Scoring	414	203
Points per Game	31.8	15.6
First Downs	232	194
Rushing	124	91
Passing	96	90
Penalty	12	13
Total Offense	5097	3841
Avg per Play	6.2	4.6
Avg per Game	392.1	295.5
Fumbles-Lost	19-10	23-13
Penalties-Yards	75-634	80-611
Avg per Game	48.8	47.0

	Team	Opp
Punts-Yards	57-2,495	82-3,374
Avg per Punt	43.8	41.1
Time of Possession/Game	30:21	29:38
3rd Down Conversions	74/172	69/197
4th Down Conversions	4/12	8/17
Touchdowns Scored	51	20
Field Goal-Attempts	20-23	21-23
PAT-Attempts	48-48	18-18
Attendance	397,398	234,254
Games/Avg per Game	6-66,233	5-46,851

Source Hokiesports.com^[18]

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Yards	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Ryan Williams	13-13	293	1655	5.6	21	66	127.3
Tyrod Taylor	13-13	106	370	3.5	5	46	28.5
Josh Oglesby	13-0	78	335	4.3	2	34	25.8
David Wilson	13-0	59	334	5.7	4	51	25.7
Dyrell Roberts	13-5	10	48	4.8	0	21	3.4
Greg Boone	12-12	2	9	4.5	0	5	0.8
Danny Coale	13-12	2	8	4.0	0	5	0.6
Marcus Davis	12-0	1	7	7	0	7	0.6
Zac Evans	3-0	1	6	6	0	6	2.0
Ju-Ju Clayton	5-0	3	-13	-4.3	0	0	-4.4
Total	13	573	2706	4.7	32	66	208.2
Opponents	13	468	1669	3.6	10	61	128.4

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Com	Att	Yds	TD	INT	Pct	Eff	Long	Avg/G
Tyrod Taylor	13-13	136	243	2311	13	5	56.0	149.4	81	177.8
Ju-Ju Clayton	5-0	1	5	80	1	0	20.0	220.4	80	16.0
Greg Boone	12-12	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0
Total	13	137	249	2391	14	5	55.0	150.2	81	183.9
Opponents	13	174	367	2172	9	11	47.4	99.2	74	167.1

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Jarrett Boykin	13-10	40	835	20.9	5	64	64.2
Danny Coale	13-12	30	614	20.5	2	81	47.2
Dyrell Roberts	13-5	22	390	17.7	3	41	30.0
Ryan Williams	13-13	16	180	11.3	1	43	13.8
Xavier Boyce	13-3	8	88	11.0	1	21	6.8
Greg Boone	12-12	7	75	10.7	0	20	6.3
Marcus Davis	12-0	5	125	25.0	1	80	10.4
Andre Smith	13-6	3	27	9.0	1	17	2.1
Josh Oglesby	13-0	3	20	6.7	0	13	1.5
Sam Wheeler	13-2	2	30	15.0	0	16	2.3
Kenny Jefferson	12-2	1	7	7.0	0	7	0.6
Total	13	137	2391	17.5	14	81	183.9
Opponents	13	174	2172	12.5	9	74	167.1

Notes

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↑ "2009 Schedule and Results". Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
↑ "Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Homecoming to feature U.S. Air Force flyover". Virginia Tech News Service. September 8, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
↑ "U.S. Marine Corps flyover hosted by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets planned for Saturday". Virginia Tech News Service. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
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