2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
American college football season
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The 2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the 80th season of play for the Mountaineers. The team was led by Jerry Moore, the 2006 Eddie Robinson Award winner for Coach of the Year. Moore is in his 21st season as head coach. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.[4]
| 2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football | |
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SoCon champion | |
NCAA Division I Semifinal, L 17–24 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 3[1] |
| FCS Coaches | No. 3[2] |
| Record | 11–3 (8–0 Southern) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Collaborative[3] |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple spread |
| Defensive coordinator | John Wiley (19th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Kidd Brewer Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Appalachian State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Elon ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at East Carolina* | No. 1 | MASN | L 24–29 | 43,279 | [5] | |
| September 12 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 McNeese State* | No. 2 | L 35–40 | 27,914 | [6] | ||
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Samford | No. 10 |
| W 20–7 | 22,139 | [7] | |
| October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | No. 10 | W 30–27 OT | 14,238 | [8] | ||
| October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central* | No. 9 |
| W 55–21 | 25,017 | [9] | |
| October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | at Wofford | No. 9 | SportSouth | W 44–34 | 8,330 | [10] | |
| October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | No. 8 |
| SportSouth | W 52–16 | 26,215 | [11] |
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at Furman | No. 7 | WLOS | W 52–27 | 11,211 | [12] | |
| November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Chattanooga | No. 7 |
| W 35–20 | 24,430 | [13] | |
| November 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Elon | No. 7 | SportSouth | W 27–10 | 14,167 | [14] | |
| November 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Carolina | No. 6 |
| W 19–14 | 30,098 | [15] | |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 7 South Carolina State* | No. 5 |
| ESPNU | W 20–13 | 12,216 | [16] |
| December 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Richmond* | No. 5 |
| MASN | W 35–31 | 7,272 | [17] |
| December 12 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Montana* | No. 5 |
| ESPN | L 17–24 | 24,207 | [18] |
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Game summaries
East Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Appalachian State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| East Carolina | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
McNeese State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| McNeese State | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| Appalachian State | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
Samford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Samford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Appalachian State | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Appalachian State | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| The Citadel | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
North Carolina Central
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| North Carolina Central | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Appalachian State | 7 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 55 |
Wofford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Appalachian State | 3 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 44 |
| Wofford | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
Georgia Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Georgia Southern | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Appalachian State | 14 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
Furman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Appalachian State | 14 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 52 |
| Furman | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
Chattanooga
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chattanooga | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| Appalachian State | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Appalachian State | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Elon | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Western Carolina | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Appalachian State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
South Carolina State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| South Carolina State | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Appalachian State | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Appalachian State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Richmond | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Appalachian State | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Montana | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Alma Mater | Year |
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| Jerry Moore | Head coach | Baylor, 1961 | 21st |
| John Wiley | Defensive coordinator/defensive Backs | East Texas State, 1984 | 19th |
| Chris Moore | Running backs | Appalachian State, 1999 | 15th |
| Dale Jones | Linebackers | Tennessee, 1988 | 14th |
| Shawn Elliott | Offensive line | Appalachian State, 1996 | 13th |
| Mark Speir | Defensive line/recruiting coordinator | Clemson, 1990 | 7th |
| Brad Glenn | Quarterbacks | Clemson, 1995 | 5th |
| John Holt | Tight ends | Appalachian State, 2008 | 2nd |
| Jason Blalock | Defensive tackles | Appalachian State, 2001 | 1st |
| Lance Taylor | Wide receivers | Alabama, 2004 | 1st |
| Josh Robertson | Strength & conditioning | ETSU, 1997 | 4th |
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| The Sports Network | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| FCS Coaches | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Awards and honors
- Walter Payton Award — Armanti Edwards
- Southern Conference Coach of the Year (coaches) — Jerry Moore
- Southern Conference Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year (media) — Armanti Edwards
- Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Armanti Edwards
- Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy — Mario Acitelli
Statistics
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Scores by quarter
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