# 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. VMI played its home games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they still do ever since 1962.
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. VMI finished 2–9 overall and 1–5 in the Big South.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 1:30 pm | Robert Morris* | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | W 14–13 | 6,084 |
| September 19 | 6:00 pm | at No. 7 James Madison* | Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA | L 44–16 | 15,951 |
| September 26 | 3:30 pm | at No. 1 Richmond* | University of Richmond StadiumRichmond, VA (rivalry) | L 38–28 | 7,554 |
| October 3 | 1:30 pm | Gardner–Webb | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | L 27–23 | 5,846 |
| October 10 | 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | Brooks StadiumConway, SC | L 20–6 | 6,506 |
| October 17 | 1:30 pm | Stony Brook | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | L 27–20 | 7,112 |
| October 24 | 2:00 pm | at Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | W 31–20 | 3,483 |
| October 31 | 1:30 pm | Charleston Southern | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | L 31–21 | 4,217 |
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | at No. 16 Liberty | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | L 54–14 | 15,208 |
| November 14 | Noon | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | L 22–17 | 32,109 |
| November 21 | 1:30 pm | Old Dominion* | Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA | L 42–35 | 8,132 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game ||||||

## Team leaders
### Rushing

| Name | GP | Attempts | Net Yards | Avg. | TD | Avg/Game |
| Howard Abegesah | 11 | 171 | 964 | 5.6 | 6 | 87.6 |
| Kyle Hughes | 11 | 136 | 642 | 4.7 | 7 | 58.4 |
| Tim Maypray | 11 | 115 | 519 | 4.5 | 6 | 47.2 |

### Passing

| Name | GP | Comp | Attempts | Int | TD | Yards | Avg/game |
| Kyle Hughes | 11 | 47 | 99 | 8 | 5 | 697 | 63.4 |
| Cam Jones | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4.3 |
| Tim Maypray | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.0 |

### Receiving

| Name | GP | Thrown to | Yards | Avg. | TD | Avg/Game |
| Mario Scott | 11 | 14 | 237 | 16.9 | 3 | 21.5 |
| Tim Maypray | 11 | 12 | 152 | 12.7 | 3 | 13.8 |
| Bryan Barnson | 11 | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 0 | 16.6 |

### Punt returning

| Name | Attempts | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long |
| Tim Maypray | 16 | 207 | 12.9 | 1 | 86 |
| Jafri Taylor | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Greg Walker | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |

### Interceptions

| Name | Int | Yards | Avg. | TD |
| Juan Thrasher | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Sneed | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |

### Kick returning

| Name | Attempts | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long |
| Tim Maypray | 46 | 972 | 21.1 | 0 | 47 |
| Michael Rainey-Wiles | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 22 |
| Bryant Youngblood | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |