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
	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

1. "Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. September 5, 2009. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
2. "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. September 12, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
3. "Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. September 19, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
4. "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. September 26, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
5. "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN. October 3, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
6. "Boston College Eagles vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. October 10, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
7. "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN. October 17, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
8. "North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
9. "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. East Carolina Pirates Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
10. "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Maryland Terrapins Box Score". ESPN. November 14, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
11. "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Virginia Tech Hokies Box Score". ESPN. November 21, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
12. "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. November 28, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
13. "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Tennessee Volunteers Box Score". ESPN. December 31, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
14. "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.
15. "Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Homecoming to feature U.S. Air Force flyover". Virginia Tech News Service. September 8, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
16. "U.S. Marine Corps flyover hosted by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets planned for Saturday". Virginia Tech News Service. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
17. "United States Air Force Flyover hosted by Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets planned for Saturday". Virginia Tech News Service. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
18. "2009 Football Stats". Hokie Sports. Retrieved August 26, 2011.

External links

• VT Athletic Department's official site
• BeamerBall.com