2009 VMI Keydets football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record2–9 (1–5 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Davis (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlumni Memorial Field
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
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 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]

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
September 196:00 pmat No. 7 James Madison*
L 44–1615,951
September 263:30 pmat No. 1 Richmond*
L 38–287,554
October 31:30 pmGardner–Webbdagger
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 27–235,846
October 107:00 pmat Coastal Carolina
L 20–66,506
October 171:30 pmStony Brook
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 27–207,112
October 242:00 pmat Presbyterian
W 31–203,483
October 311:30 pmCharleston Southern
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 31–214,217
November 77:00 pmat No. 16 Liberty
L 54–1415,208
November 14Noonat Army*
L 22–1732,109
November 211:30 pmOld Dominion*
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 42–358,132

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

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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. ^ "VMI - Cumulative Season Statistics". www.nmnathletics.com.
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