2009 VMI Keydets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2009
| team = VMI Keydets
| sport = football
| image = VMI Keydets logo.svg
| image_size = 100
| conference = Big South Conference
| short_conf = Big South
| record = 2–9
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = Sparky Woods
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = Brent Davis
| oc_year = 4th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = A. J. Christoff
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
}}
{{2009 Big South Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43758&SPID=3895&DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=1431676&Q_SEASON=2010|title=Sparky Woods|publisher=}} VMI played its home games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they still do ever since 1962.{{cite web|url=http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=1357385|title=Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium - Home of VMI Keydets Football|publisher=}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.vmikeydets.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=43759&SPID=3895&DB_OEM_ID=9800&KEY=&Q_SEASON=2009|title=Football - Schedule - VMIKeydets.com - The Official Site of Virginia Military Institute Athletics|website=www.vmikeydets.com}} VMI finished 2–9 overall and 1–5 in the Big South.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2009
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Robert Morris
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 14–13
| attend = 6,084
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Bridgeforth Stadium
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| score = 44–16
| attend = 15,951
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Richmond
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = University of Richmond Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 38–28
| attend = 7,554
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Gardner–Webb
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 27–23
| attend = 5,846
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Coastal Carolina
| site_stadium = Brooks Stadium
| site_cityst = Conway, SC
| score = 20–6
| attend = 6,506
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Stony Brook
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 27–20
| attend = 7,112
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Presbyterian
| site_stadium = Bailey Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clinton, SC
| score = 31–20
| attend = 3,483
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Charleston Southern
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 31–21
| attend = 4,217
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Liberty
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| score = 54–14
| attend = 15,208
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time = Noon
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 22–17
| attend = 32,109
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 42–35
| attend = 8,132
}}
}}
Team leaders
=Rushing=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Name
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Attempts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Net Yards ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | TD ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg/Game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| Howard Abegesah | 11 | 171 | 964 | 5.6 | 6 | 87.6 |
| align="center"
| Kyle Hughes | 11 | 136 | 642 | 4.7 | 7 | 58.4 |
| align="center" | 11 | 115 | 519 | 4.5 | 6 | 47.2 |
| align="center" |
=Passing=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Name
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Comp ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Attempts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Int ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | TD ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Yards ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg/game | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| Kyle Hughes | 11 | 47 | 99 | 8 | 5 | 697 | 63.4 |
| align="center"
| Cam Jones | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4.3 |
| align="center"
| Tim Maypray | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.0 |
| align="center" |
=Receiving=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Name
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Thrown to ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Yards ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | TD ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg/Game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| Mario Scott | 11 | 14 | 237 | 16.9 | 3 | 21.5 |
| align="center"
| Tim Maypray | 11 | 12 | 152 | 12.7 | 3 | 13.8 |
| align="center"
| Bryan Barnson | 11 | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 0 | 16.6 |
| align="center" |
=Punt returning=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Name
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Attempts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Yards ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | TD ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Long | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| Tim Maypray | 16 | 207 | 12.9 | 1 | 86 |
| align="center"
| Jafri Taylor | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
| align="center"
| Greg Walker | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| align="center" |
=Interceptions=
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Name
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Int ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Yards ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| Juan Thrasher | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| Michael Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| Josh Sneed | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| align="center" |
=Kick returning=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Name
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Attempts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Yards ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | TD ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Long | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| Tim Maypray | 46 | 972 | 21.1 | 0 | 47 |
| align="center"
| Michael Rainey-Wiles | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 22 |
| align="center"
| Bryant Youngblood | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| align="center" |