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

*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/

Roster Wide receiver      Ben Barber - Freshman      Nubian Peak - Freshman 11 Dyrell Roberts - Sophomore 19 Danny Coale - Sophomore 80 Brandon Dillard - Senior 83 Patrick Terry - Sophomore

Split End      Brandon Keith - Freshman   7 Marcus Davis - Freshman 29 Xavier Boyce - Freshman 35 Austin Fuller - Freshman 81 Jarrett Boykin - Sophomore 90 D.J. Coles - Freshman

Center      Bo Gentry - Freshman      Andrew Miller - Freshman 60 Beau Warren - Junior 67 Michael Via - Freshman

Offensive Guard      Tyler Barfield - Freshman      Jim Brown - Freshman      David Wang - Freshman 64 Richard Graham - Senior 65 Matt Baldwin - Sophomore 68 Jaymes Brooks - Sophomore 70 Sergio Render - Senior

Offensive Tackle      Darian Fisher - Freshman 54 Nick Becton - Freshman 62 Blake DeChristopher - Sophomore 71 Vinston Painter - Freshman 72 Andrew Lanier - Sophomore 75 Greg Nosal - Sophomore 77 Ed Wang - Senior

Tight End      George George - Freshman   8 Greg Boone - Senior 13 Randall Dunn - Freshman 18 Sam Wheeler - Senior 85 Rob Stanton - Junior 86 Eric Martin - Freshman 87 Prince Parker - Junior 88 Andre Smith - Junior 89 Jay Cockrill - Freshman Quarterback      Wll Cole - Freshman   3 Logan Thomas - Freshman   5 Tyrod Taylor - Junior 12 Joseph Clayton - Freshman 16 Jeff Beyer - Senior

Tailback      Adam Dyer - Freshman      Tony Gregory - Freshman   4 David Wilson - Freshman 20 Kenny Lewis, Jr. - Senior 25 Josh Oglesby - Sophomore 32 Darren Evans - Sophomore 34 Ryan Williams - Freshman 46 Zach Evans - Freshman

Fullback      Josh Call - Freshman 27 Joey Phillips - Freshman 31 Kenny Younger - - Junior 42 Kenny Jefferson - Senior

Defensive tackle 45 Joe Jones - Freshman 53 Dwight Tucker - Freshman 56 Demetrius Taylor - Senior 59 Courtney Prince - Freshman 91 John Graves - Junior 93 Kwamaine Battle - Sophomore 95 Cordarrow Thompson - Senior 98 Antoine Hopkins - Freshman

Defensive End      J.R. Collins - Freshman      Josh Eadie - Junior      James Gayle - Freshman      Christian Reed - Freshman      Jeff Wardach - Sophomore      Tyrel Wilson - Freshman   6 Jason Worilds - Junior 33 Chris Drager - Sophomore 47 Nekos Brown - Senior 55 Isaiah Hamlette - Freshman 82 Steven Friday - Junior Cornerback      James Hopper - Freshman      Germond Oatneal - Sophomore      Jerrodd Williams - Freshman   9 Cris Hill - Sophomore 15 Eddie Whitley - Sophomore 20 Jayron Hosley - Freshman 21 Rashad Carmichael - Junior 22 Stephan Virgil - Senior 37 Jacob Sykes - Sophomore

Linebacker      Wiley Brown - Freshman      Telvion Clark - Freshman      Tariq Edwards - Freshman      Tim Richardson - Junior      Jack Tyler - Freshman      Jerome Williams - Freshman 26 Cody Grimm - Senior 28 Alonzo Tweedy - Freshman 36 Jake Johnson - Sophomore 38 Quilie Odom - sophomore 39 Lyndell Gibson - Freshman 41 Cam Martin - Senior 43 Jeron Gouveia-Winslow - Freshman 44 Zach Luckett - Junior 51 Bruce Taylor - Freshman 52 Barquell Rivers - Sophomore 94 Mark Muncey - Senior

Free Safety      Mark Carter - Freshman      Antone Exum - Freshman      Nick Sheehan - Freshman 14 Lorenzo Williams - Sophomore 17 Kam Chancellor - Senior

Rover   2 Davon Morgan - Junior 23 Matt Reidy - Senior 24 Dorian Porch - Senior

Snapper      Ethan Dickerson - Freshman      Joe Yates - Freshman 50 Collin Carroll - Sophomore 63 Matt Tuttle - Senior

Punter      Grant Bowden - Freshman 30 Brian Saunders - Junior 97 Brent Bowden - Senior

Place Kicker      Chris Hazley - Junior      Cody Journell - Freshman      Zack Pickard - Freshman 48 Justin Myer - Sophomore 49 Matt Waldron - Senior

Rankings

Season summary

Nebraska

Flyovers Virginia Tech home games have featured flyovers by military aircraft. Date OpponentaircraftorigincommentsSeptember 12Marshall UniversityRockwell B-1 LancerDyess Air Force BaseCarried the largest payload of weapons in the Air Force inventorySeptember 26University of MiamiBell AH-1 SuperCobra helicoptersMarine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775led by 1987 Virginia Tech alumniNovember 21North Carolina StateT-1A JayhawkColumbus Air Force Baseincluded 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

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