# 2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
| September 5 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Alabama* | No. 7 | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) (College GameDay) | ABC | L 24–34 | 74,954 | [2] [3] [4] |
| September 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Marshall* | No. 14 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPN360 | W 52–10 | 66,233 | [6] [7] [8] |
| September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Nebraska* | No. 13 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ABC | W 16–15 | 66,233 | [10] [11] |
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 9 Miami (FL) | No. 11 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | ABC/ESPN | W 31–7 | 66,233 | [13] [14] [15] |
| October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duke | No. 6 | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN360 | W 34–26 | 26,211 | [17] [18] [19] |
| October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | No. 5 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA (rivalry) | Raycom | W 48–14 | 66,233 | [21] [22] [23] |
| October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Georgia Tech | No. 4 | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA (Battle of the Techs) | ESPN2 | L 23–28 | 54,405 | [25] [26] [27] |
| October 29 | 7:30 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 14 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPN | L 17–20* | 66,233 | [29] [30] [31] |
| November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | at East Carolina* | No. 22 | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | ESPN | W 16–3 | 43,569 | [33] [34] [35] |
| November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Maryland | No. 20 | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | ESPN360 | W 36–9 | 51,514 | [37] [38] [39] |
| November 21 | 3:30 p.m. | NC State | No. 16 | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPNU | W 38–10 | 66,233 | [41] [42] [43] |
| November 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia | No. 14 | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (Battle for the Commonwealth Cup) | ABC/ESPN | W 42–13 | 58,555 | [45] [46] [47] |
| December 31 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. Tennessee* | No. 12 | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Bowl) | ESPN | W 37–14 | 73,777 | [49] [50] [51] |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||
*Vacated by North Carolina
Source: ACC

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name | First year at VT | First year in current position |
| 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/ ||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | 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 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Coaches | 7 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 14 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | Not released |

## Season summary
### Nebraska

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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
Game information :
First quarter
VT – Ryan Williams 1-yard run (Matt Waldron kick), 11:15. Virginia Tech 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:45.
NU – Alex Henery 40-yard field goal, 0:56. Virginia Tech 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 1:29.
Second quarter
NU – Alex Henery 27-yard field goal, 12:49. Virginia Tech 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:49.
NU – Alex Henery 19-yard field goal, 5:23. Nebraska 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:32.
VT – Matt Waldron 39-yard field goal, 2:30. Virginia Tech 10–9. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:53.
NU – Alex Henery 38-yard field goal, 0:18. Nebraska 12–10. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:06.
Fourth quarter
NU – Alex Henery 38-yard field goal, 4:33. Nebraska 15–10. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:01.
VT – Dyrell Roberts 11-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (pass failed), 0:21. Virginia Tech 16–15. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 1:23.
Top passers
NU – Zac Lee – 11/30, 136 yards, 2 INT
VT – Tyrod Taylor – 12/27, 192 yards, TD
Top rushers
NU – Roy Helu Jr. – 28 rushes, 169 yards
VT – Ryan Williams – 21 rushes, 107 yards, TD
Top receivers
NU – Curenski Gilleylen – 1 reception, 35 yards
VT – Danny Coale – 2 receptions, 89 yards :

## Flyovers

Virginia Tech home games have featured flyovers by military aircraft.
| Date | Opponent | aircraft | origin | comments |
| September 12 | Marshall University | Rockwell B-1 Lancer | Dyess Air Force Base | Carried the largest payload of weapons in the Air Force inventory |
| September 26 | University of Miami | Bell AH-1 SuperCobra helicopters | Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775 | led by 1987 Virginia Tech alumni |
| November 21 | North Carolina State | T-1A Jayhawk | Columbus Air Force Base | included 3 alumni in the air crews |

## Statistics
### Team

| | Team | Opp |
| Scoring | 414 | 203 |
| Points per Game | 31.8 | 15.6 |
| First Downs | 232 | 194 |
| Rushing | 124 | 91 |
| Passing | 96 | 90 |
| Penalty | 12 | 13 |
| Total Offense | 5097 | 3841 |
| Avg per Play | 6.2 | 4.6 |
| Avg per Game | 392.1 | 295.5 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 19-10 | 23-13 |
| Penalties-Yards | 75-634 | 80-611 |
| Avg per Game | 48.8 | 47.0 |
| | Team | Opp |
| Punts-Yards | 57-2,495 | 82-3,374 |
| Avg per Punt | 43.8 | 41.1 |
| Time of Possession/Game | 30:21 | 29:38 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 74/172 | 69/197 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 4/12 | 8/17 |
| Touchdowns Scored | 51 | 20 |
| Field Goal-Attempts | 20-23 | 21-23 |
| PAT-Attempts | 48-48 | 18-18 |
| Attendance | 397,398 | 234,254 |
| Games/Avg per Game | 6-66,233 | 5-46,851 |

### Offense
#### Rushing

| Name | GP-GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |