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2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football
Chick-fil-A Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
2009 record10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coachFrank Beamer (23rd season)
Offensive coordinatorBryan Stinespring (8th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBud Foster (15th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLane Stadium
(Capacity: 66,233, grass)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 ACC football standings
v · d · e 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 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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 58:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 Alabama*No. 7
ABCL 24–3474,954[1]
September 121:30 p.m.Marshall*No. 14ESPN360W 52–1066,233[2]
September 193:30 p.m.No. 19 Nebraska*No. 13
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ABCW 16–1566,233[3]
September 263:30 p.m.No. 9 Miami (FL)No. 11
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
ABC/ESPNW 31–766,233[4]
October 312:00 p.m.at DukeNo. 6ESPN360W 34–2626,211[5]
October 1012:00 p.m.Boston CollegedaggerNo. 5
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA (rivalry)
RaycomW 48–1466,233[6]
October 176:00 p.m.at No. 19 Georgia TechNo. 4ESPN2L 23–2854,405[7]
October 297:30 p.m.North CarolinaNo. 14
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNL 17–20*66,233[8]
November 57:30 p.m.at East Carolina*No. 22ESPNW 16–343,569[9]
November 141:00 p.m.at MarylandNo. 20ESPN360W 36–951,514[10]
November 213:30 p.m.NC StateNo. 16
  • Lane Stadium
  • Blacksburg, VA
ESPNUW 38–1066,233[11]
November 283:30 p.m.at VirginiaNo. 14ABC/ESPNW 42–1358,555[12]
December 317:30 p.m.vs. TennesseeNo. 12
ESPNW 37–1473,777[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the 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 - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 80 Brandon Dillard - Redshirt Senior
  • 83 Patrick Terry - Redshirt Sophomore
Split End
  •      Brandon Keith - Freshman
  •   7 Marcus Davis - Redshirt Freshman
  • 29 Xavier Boyce - Redshirt Freshman
  • 35 Austin Fuller - Redshirt Freshman
  • 81 Jarrett Boykin - Sophomore
  • 90 D.J. Coles - Freshman
Center
  •      Bo Gentry - Redshirt Freshman
  •      Andrew Miller - Freshman
  • 60 Beau Warren - Redshirt Junior
  • 67 Michael Via - Redshirt Freshman
Offensive Guard
  •      Tyler Barfield - Freshman
  •      Jim Brown - Freshman
  •      David Wang - Freshman
  • 64 Richard Graham - Redshirt Senior
  • 65 Matt Baldwin - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 68 Jaymes Brooks - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 70 Sergio Render - Senior
Offensive Tackle
Tight End
 
Quarterback
Tailback

Fullback

Defensive tackle
Defensive End
  •      J.R. Collins - Freshman
  •      Josh Eadie - Redshirt Junior
  •      James Gayle - Freshman
  •      Christian Reed - Freshman
  •      Jeff Wardach - Redshirt Sophomore
  •      Tyrel Wilson - Freshman
  •   6 Jason Worilds - Redshirt Junior
  • 33 Chris Drager - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 47 Nekos Brown - Senior
  • 55 Isaiah Hamlette - Redshirt Freshman
  • 82 Steven Friday - Redshirt Junior
 
Cornerback
  •      James Hopper - Freshman
  •      Germond Oatneal - Sophomore
  •      Jerrodd Williams - Freshman
  •   9 Cris Hill - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 15 Eddie Whitley - Sophomore
  • 20 Jayron Hosley - Freshman
  • 21 Rashad Carmichael - Redshirt Junior
  • 22 Stephan Virgil - Senior
  • 37 Jacob Sykes - Redshirt Sophomore
Linebacker
  •      Wiley Brown - Freshman
  •      Telvion Clark - Freshman
  •      Tariq Edwards - Freshman
  •      Tim Richardson - Redshirt Junior
  •      Jack Tyler - Freshman
  •      Jerome Williams - Redshirt Freshman
  • 26 Cody Grimm - Redshirt Senior
  • 28 Alonzo Tweedy - Redshirt Freshman
  • 36 Jake Johnson - Sophomore
  • 38 Quilie Odom - sophomore
  • 39 Lyndell Gibson - Redshirt Freshman
  • 41 Cam Martin - Redshirt Senior
  • 43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow - Redshirt Freshman
  • 44 Zach Luckett - Junior
  • 51 Bruce Taylor - Redshirt Freshman
  • 52 Barquell Rivers - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 94 Mark Muncey - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt Senior
  • 24 Dorian Porch - Redshirt Senior
Snapper
  •      Ethan Dickerson - Freshman
  •      Joe Yates - Freshman
  • 50 Collin Carroll - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 63 Matt Tuttle - Redshirt Senior
Punter
  •      Grant Bowden - Freshman
  • 30 Brian Saunders - Redshirt Junior
  • 97 Brent Bowden - Redshirt Senior
Place Kicker
  •      Chris Hazley - Junior
  •      Cody Journell - Freshman
  •      Zack Pickard - Freshman
  • 48 Justin Myer - Sophomore
  • 49 Matt Waldron - Redshirt Senior

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

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

References[]

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