# 2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | Noon | at East Carolina* | No. 1 | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | MASN | L 24–29 | 43,279 |
| September 12 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 McNeese State* | No. 2 | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | | L 35–40 | 27,914 |
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Samford | No. 10 | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | | W 20–7 | 22,139 |
| October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | No. 10 | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | | W 30–27 $^{OT}$ | 14,238 |
| October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central* | No. 9 | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | | W 55–21 | 25,017 |
| October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | at Wofford | No. 9 | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC | SportSouth | W 44–34 | 8,330 |
| October 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | No. 8 | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC (Black Saturday, rivalry) | SportSouth | W 52–16 | 26,215 |
| October 31 | Noon | at Furman | No. 7 | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | WLOS | W 52–27 | 11,211 |
| November 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Chattanooga | No. 7 | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | | W 35–20 | 24,430 |
| November 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Elon | No. 7 | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | SportSouth | W 27–10 | 14,167 |
| November 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Carolina | No. 6 | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug) | | W 19–14 | 30,098 |
| November 28 | Noon | No. 7 South Carolina State* | No. 5 | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPNU | W 20–13 | 12,216 |
| December 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Richmond* | No. 5 | University of Richmond StadiumRichmond, VA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) | MASN | W 35–31 | 7,272 |
| December 12 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Montana* | No. 5 | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT (NCAA Division I Semifinal) | ESPN | L 17–24 | 24,207 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Appalachian State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| East Carolina | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 |

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| McNeese State | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| Appalachian State | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |

### Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Samford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Appalachian State | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |

### The Citadel

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Appalachian State | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| The Citadel | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 27 |

### North Carolina Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Carolina Central | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Appalachian State | 7 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 55 |

### Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Appalachian State | 3 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 44 |
| Wofford | 6 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 34 |

### Georgia Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Georgia Southern | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Appalachian State | 14 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 52 |

### Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Appalachian State | 14 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 52 |
| Furman | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 27 |

### Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chattanooga | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| Appalachian State | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 35 |

### Elon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Appalachian State | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Elon | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |

### Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Western Carolina | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Appalachian State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 |

### South Carolina State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| South Carolina State | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Appalachian State | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Appalachian State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Richmond | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

### Montana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Appalachian State | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Montana | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Alma Mater | Year |
| 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 |
Coach profiles at GoASU

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| 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
### Team

| | ASU | Opp |
| Scoring | 465 | 313 |
| Points per Game | 33.2 | 22.4 |
| First Downs | 343 | 241 |
| Rushing | 168 | 108 |
| Passing | 160 | 117 |
| Penalty | 15 | 16 |
| Total Offense | 6,511 | 4,458 |
| Avg per Play | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| Avg per Game | 465.1 | 318.4 |
| Fumbles–Lost | 19–9 | 16–7 |
| Penalties–Yards | 99–936 | 72–628 |
| Avg per Game | 66.9 | 44.9 |
| | ASU | Opp |
| Punts–Yards | 52–2,080 | 78–3,185 |
| Avg per Punt | 40.0 | 40.8 |
| Time of Possession/Game | 30:43 | 29:17 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 80 for 182 | 76 for 197 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 8 for 18 | 10 for 19 |
| Touchdowns Scored | 58 | 39 |
| Field Goals–Attempts | 19–28 | 13–19 |
| PAT–Attempts | 58–58 | 34–6 |
| Attendance | 168,029 | 122,704 |
| Games/Avg per Game | 7/24,004 | 7/17,529 |

#### Scores by quarter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Opponents | 82 | 81 | 72 | 78 | 0 | 313 |
| Mountaineers | 90 | 140 | 99 | 133 | 3 | 465 |