2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

American college football season

2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football

Chick-fil-A Bowl champion

Chick-fil-A Bowl, W 37–14 vs. Tennessee

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Division| Coastal Division
Ranking
Coaches| No. 10
AP| No. 10
Record| 10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach|

* Frank Beamer (23rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Bryan Stinespring (8th season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Bud Foster (15th season)
Base defense| 4–4
Home stadium| Lane Stadium

Uniform

Seasons

← 2008

2010 →

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
Atlantic Division
No. 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
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$  |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 11  | – | 3  |
No. 10 Virginia Tech |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 3  |
No. 19 Miami (FL) |   | 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

* $ – BCS representative as conference champion
* North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins.

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 5| 8:00 p.m.| vs. No. 5 Alabama*| No. 7|

* Georgia Dome
* Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) (College GameDay)

| ABC| L 24–34| 74,954[1]| [2][3][4]
September 12| 1:30 p.m.| Marshall*| No. 14|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| ESPN360| W 52–10| 66,233[5]| [6][7][8]
September 19| 3:30 p.m.| No. 19 Nebraska*| No. 13|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| ABC| W 16–15| 66,233[9]| [10][11]
September 26| 3:30 p.m.| No. 9 Miami (FL)| No. 11|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| ABC/ESPN| W 31–7| 66,233[12]| [13][14][15]
October 3| 12:00 p.m.| at Duke| No. 6|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| ESPN360| W 34–26| 26,211[16]| [17][18][19]
October 10| 12:00 p.m.| Boston College| No. 5|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)

| Raycom| W 48–14| 66,233[20]| [21][22][23]
October 17| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 19 Georgia Tech| No. 4|

* Bobby Dodd Stadium
* Atlanta, GA (Battle of the Techs)

| ESPN2| L 23–28| 54,405[24]| [25][26][27]
October 29| 7:30 p.m.| North Carolina| No. 14|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| ESPN| L 17–20*| 66,233[28]| [29][30][31]
November 5| 7:30 p.m.| at East Carolina*| No. 22|

* Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
* Greenville, NC

| ESPN| W 16–3| 43,569[32]| [33][34][35]
November 14| 1:00 p.m.| at Maryland| No. 20|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| ESPN360| W 36–9| 51,514[36]| [37][38][39]
November 21| 3:30 p.m.| NC State| No. 16|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| ESPNU| W 38–10| 66,233[40]| [41][42][43]
November 28| 3:30 p.m.| at Virginia| No. 14|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA (Battle for the Commonwealth Cup)

| ABC/ESPN| W 42–13| 58,555[44]| [45][46][47]
December 31| 7:30 p.m.| vs. Tennessee*| No. 12|

* Georgia Dome
* Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Bowl)

| ESPN| W 37–14| 73,777[48]| [49][50][51]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

*Vacated by North Carolina

Source: ACC[52]

## Coaching staff

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Position | Name | First year at VT | First year in current position

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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/

## Roster

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Wide receiver

*      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
* 89 Jay Cockrill - Freshman

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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

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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

## Rankings

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See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking| Week

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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

## Season summary

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### Nebraska

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See also: 2009 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

#19 Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–0) at #13 Virginia Tech Hokies (1–1)

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Nebraska | 3 | 9 | 0| 3| 15
Virginia Tech | 7 | 3 | 0| 6| 16

at Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Virginia

* Date: September 19, 2009
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,233
* Referee: Karl Richins
* TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Sean McDonough, Matt Millen, and Holly Rowe
* Box Score

Game information

First quarter

* VT – Ryan Williams 1-yard run (Matt Waldron kick), 11:15. Virginia Tech 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:45.
* NU – Alex Henery 40-yard field goal, 0:56. Virginia Tech 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 1:29.

Second quarter

* NU – Alex Henery 27-yard field goal, 12:49. Virginia Tech 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:49.
* NU – Alex Henery 19-yard field goal, 5:23. Nebraska 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:32.
* VT – Matt Waldron 39-yard field goal, 2:30. Virginia Tech 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:53.
* NU – Alex Henery 38-yard field goal, 0:18. Nebraska 12–10. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:06.

Fourth quarter

* NU – Alex Henery 38-yard field goal, 4:33. Nebraska 15–10. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:01.
* VT – Dyrell Roberts 11-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (pass failed), 0:21. Virginia Tech 16–15. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 1:23.

Top passers

* NU – Zac Lee – 11/30, 136 yards, 2 INT
* VT – Tyrod Taylor – 12/27, 192 yards, TD

Top rushers

* NU – Roy Helu Jr. – 28 rushes, 169 yards
* VT – Ryan Williams – 21 rushes, 107 yards, TD

Top receivers

* NU – Curenski Gilleylen – 1 reception, 35 yards
* VT – Danny Coale – 2 receptions, 89 yards

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## Flyovers

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Virginia Tech home games have featured flyovers by military aircraft.

Date | Opponent | aircraft | origin | comments

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September 12 | Marshall University | Rockwell B-1 Lancer | Dyess Air Force Base | Carried the largest payload of weapons in the Air Force inventory[53]
September 26 | University of Miami | Bell AH-1 SuperCobra helicopters | Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775 | led by 1987 Virginia Tech alumni[54]
November 21 | North Carolina State | T-1A Jayhawk | Columbus Air Force Base | included 3 alumni in the air crews[55]

## Statistics

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### Team

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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
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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

### Offense

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#### Rushing

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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

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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

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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

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55. ^ "United States Air Force Flyover hosted by Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets planned for Saturday". Virginia Tech News Service. Retrieved October 18, 2010.

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Venues|

* Sheib Field (1894–1901)
* Gibboney Field (1902–1908)
* Miles Field (1909–1925)
* Miles Stadium (1926–1964)
* Lane Stadium (1965–present)
* Victory Stadium (alternate, 1942–1971)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Boston College
* Georgia Tech
* Miami
* Virginia
* VMI
* West Virginia

Culture & lore|

* HokieBird
* "Tech Triumph"
* "Enter Sandman"
* The Marching Virginians
* Battle at Bristol
* Skipper
* "Lunch Pail Defense"
* 1986 Peach Bowl
* 2000 Sugar Bowl
* 2012 Sugar Bowl

Media|

* WBRW
* Virginia Tech Sports Network

People|

* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1892
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