2009 VMI Keydets football team

2009 VMI Keydets football

Conference	Big South Conference
2009 record	2–9 (1–5 Big South)
Head coach	Sparky Woods (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Davis (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	A. J. Christoff (2nd year)
Home stadium	Alumni Memorial Field (Capacity: 10,000)

2009 Big South football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#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 ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	1:30 PM	Robert Morris*	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA	W 14–13	6,084^[4]
September 19	6:00 PM	at James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	L 44–16	15,951^[5]
September 26	3:30 PM	at Richmond*	City Stadium • Richmond, VA	L 38–28	7,554^[6]
October 3	1:30 PM	Gardner-Webb	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA	L 27–23	5,846^[7]
October 10	7:00 PM	at Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 20–6	6,506^[8]
October 17	1:30 PM	Stony Brook	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA	L 27–20	7,112^[9]
October 24	2:00 PM	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC	W 31–20	3,483^[10]
October 31	1:30 PM	Charleston Southern	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA	L 31–21	4,217^[11]
November 7	7:00 PM	at Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	L 54–14	15,208^[12]
November 14	Noon	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	L 22–17	32,109^[13]
November 21	1:30 PM	Old Dominion*	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA	L 42–35	8,132^[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to 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.
Juan Thrasher	1	1	1.0
Michael Johnson	1	0	0
Josh Sneed	1	11	11.0

Kick Returning

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

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References

VMI Keydets football

Venues	Alumni Field (1921–1961) Alumni Memorial Field (1962–present)

Rivalries	Military Classic of the South (The Citadel) Richmond William & Mary Virginia Tech (former)

Culture & lore	Traditions "The Spirit" Moe the Kangaroo Porter Cup

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

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