2009 VMI Keydets football team

The 2009 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was VMI's 119th all-time football season which started in 1891. They competed in the Big South Conference, and they were led by 2nd year head coach Sparky Woods, who was appointed VMI's 30th head coach in 2008.[1] VMI played its home games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they still do ever since 1962.[2]

2009 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceBig South Conference
2009 record2–9 (1–5 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Davis (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
(Capacity: 10,000)
2009 Big South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 22 Liberty +  5 –1     8 –3  
Stony Brook +  5 –1     6 –5  
Charleston Southern  4 –2     6 –5  
Gardner–Webb  3 –3     6 –5  
Coastal Carolina  3 –3     5 –6  
VMI  1 –5     2 –9  
Presbyterian  0 –6     0 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Keydets kicked off the year by just defeating Robert Morris 14–13. Two losses followed to then-#6 James Madison and then-#1 Richmond, 44–16 and 38–28, respectively. Three more losses followed to conference opponents Gardner-Webb, Coastal Carolina, and Stony Brook. The next week, VMI held off Presbyterian for a 31–20 win. It would be their final win of the year, as the Keydets lost to Charleston Southern, Liberty, Army, and Old Dominion.[3] VMI finished 2–9 overall and 1–5 in the Big South.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 51:30 pmRobert Morris*
W 14–136,084[4]
September 196:00 pmat James Madison*
L 44–1615,951[5]
September 263:30 pmat Richmond*
L 38–287,554[6]
October 31:30 pmGardner-Webb
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 27–235,846[7]
October 107:00 pmat Coastal Carolina
L 20–66,506[8]
October 171:30 pmStony Brook
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 27–207,112[9]
October 242:00 pmat Presbyterian
W 31–203,483[10]
October 311:30 pmCharleston Southern
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 31–214,217[11]
November 77:00 pmat Liberty
L 54–1415,208[12]
November 14Noonat Army*
L 22–1732,109[13]
November 211:30 pmOld Dominion*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 42–358,132[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

Team leaders

Rushing
Name GP Attempts Net Yards Avg. TD Avg/Game
Howard Abegesah111719645.6687.6
Kyle Hughes111366424.7758.4
Tim Maypray111155194.5647.2

Passing
Name GP Comp Attempts Int TD Yards Avg/game
Kyle Hughes1147998569763.4
Cam Jones741101304.3
Tim Maypray112500111.0

Receiving
Name GP Thrown to Yards Avg. TD Avg/Game
Mario Scott111423716.9321.5
Tim Maypray111215212.7313.8
Bryan Barnson111118316.6016.6

Punt returning
Name Attempts Yards Avg. TD Long
Tim Maypray1620712.9186
Jafri Taylor13434.0034
Greg Walker11616.0016

Interceptions
Name Int Yards Avg. TD
Juan Thrasher111.00
Michael Johnson1000
Josh Sneed11111.00

Kick returning
Name Attempts Yards Avg. TD Long
Tim Maypray4697221.1047
Michael Rainey-Wiles34615.3022
Bryant Youngblood2136.507

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References
  1. "Sparky Woods".
  2. "Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium - Home of VMI Keydets Football".
  3. "Football - Schedule - VMIKeydets.com - The Official Site of Virginia Military Institute Athletics". www.vmikeydets.com.
  4. "RMU vs VMI (Sep 05, 2009)". www.nmnathletics.com.
  5. "VMI vs James Madison (Sep 19, 2009)". www.nmnathletics.com.
  6. "VMI vs Richmond (Sep 26, 2009)". www.nmnathletics.com.
  7. "Gardner-Webb vs VMI (Oct 3, 2009)". www.nmnathletics.com.
  8. "VMI vs Coastal Carolina (10-10-09)". www.nmnathletics.com.
  9. "Stony Brook vs VMI (Oct 17, 2009)". www.nmnathletics.com.
  10. "VMI vs Presbyterian College (Oct 24, 2009)". www.nmnathletics.com.
  11. "Charleston Southern vs VMI (Oct 31, 2009)". www.nmnathletics.com.
  12. "VMI vs Liberty (Nov 7, 2009)". www.nmnathletics.com.
  13. "VMI vs Army (Nov 14, 2009)". www.nmnathletics.com.
  14. "Old Dominion vs VMI (Nov 21, 2009)". www.nmnathletics.com.
  15. "VMI - Cumulative Season Statistics". www.nmnathletics.com.
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