2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
American college football season
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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.
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Chick-fil-A Bowl champion | |
Chick-fil-A Bowl, W 37–14 vs. Tennessee | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Coastal Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 10 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 10–3 (6–2 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bryan Stinespring (8th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Bud Foster (15th season) |
| Base defense | 4–4 |
| Home stadium | Lane Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| 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 | ABC | L 24–34 | 74,954[1] | [2][3][4] | |
| September 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Marshall* | No. 14 | ESPN360 | W 52–10 | 66,233[5] | [6][7][8] | |
| September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Nebraska* | No. 13 |
| ABC | W 16–15 | 66,233[9] | [10][11] |
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 9 Miami (FL) | No. 11 |
| ABC/ESPN | W 31–7 | 66,233[12] | [13][14][15] |
| October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | No. 6 | ESPN360 | W 34–26 | 26,211[16] | [17][18][19] | |
| October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 5 |
| Raycom | W 48–14 | 66,233[20] | [21][22][23] |
| October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Georgia Tech | No. 4 |
| ESPN2 | L 23–28 | 54,405[24] | [25][26][27] |
| October 29 | 7:30 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 14 |
| ESPN | L 17–20* | 66,233[28] | [29][30][31] |
| November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | at East Carolina* | No. 22 | ESPN | W 16–3 | 43,569[32] | [33][34][35] | |
| November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 20 | ESPN360 | W 36–9 | 51,514[36] | [37][38][39] | |
| November 21 | 3:30 p.m. | NC State | No. 16 |
| ESPNU | W 38–10 | 66,233[40] | [41][42][43] |
| November 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia | No. 14 | ABC/ESPN | W 42–13 | 58,555[44] | [45][46][47] | |
| December 31 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Tennessee* | No. 12 |
| ESPN | W 37–14 | 73,777[48] | [49][50][51] |
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*Vacated by North Carolina
Source: ACC[52]
Coaching staff
| 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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Fullback
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Rankings
Season summary
Nebraska
#19 Nebraska Cornhuskers (2–0) at #13 Virginia Tech Hokies (1–1)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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
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First quarter
Second quarter
Fourth quarter
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Flyovers
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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Offense
Rushing
| Name | GP-GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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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
| Name | GP-GS | Com | Att | Yds | TD | INT | Pct | Eff | Long | Avg/G |
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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
| Name | GP-GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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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 |