2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2009 Virginia Cavaliers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
2009 record	3–9 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gregg Brandon (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Al Groh (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Scott Stadium (Capacity: 61,500)
Uniform
File:ACC-Uniform-UVA-2006-2007,2009.png
Seasons

2009 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic
#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
#13 Georgia Tech* x†		7	–	1					11	–	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 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 Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Cavaliers were led by ninth-year head coach Al Groh. The previous season, Groh fired his offensive coordinator, his son Mike Groh, and replaced him with Gregg Brandon, who had himself been fired as the head coach at Bowling Green. Brandon installed the spread offense at Virginia. The Cavaliers finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in conference play and failed to qualify for a bowl game. Following the conclusion of the season Virginia dismissed Al Groh as head coach and hired Mike London as his replacement.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 PM	No. 14 (FCS) William & Mary*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	L 14–26	54,587
September 12	3:30 PM	No. 16 TCU*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	L 14–30	48,336
September 19	3:30 PM	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CBSCS	L 34–37	31,170
October 3	12:00 PM	at North Carolina	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (South's Oldest Rivalry)	Raycom	W 16–3	57,500
October 10	3:30 PM	Indiana*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	W 47–7	45,371
October 17	4:00 PM	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (Rivalry)	ESPNU	W 20–9	44,864
October 24	12:00 PM	No. 13 Georgia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	Raycom	L 9–34	43,016
October 31	3:30 PM	Duke	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	L 17–28	41,713
November 7	12:00 PM	at No. 17 Miami (FL)	Land Shark Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	Raycom	L 17–52	48,350
November 14	3:30 PM	Boston College	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	L 10–14	44,324
November 21	3:30 PM	at No. 19 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC/ESPN	L 21–34	77,568
November 28	3:30 PM	No. 14 Virginia Tech	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Commonwealth Cup)	ABC/ESPN	L 13–42	58,555
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Hall, VicVic Hall QB Sewell, JameelJameel Sewell QB Verica, MarcMarc Verica	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Al Groh Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt