2009 VMI Keydets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2009 VMI Keydets football VMI Keydets logo.svg 100 Big South Conference Big South 2–9 1–5 Sparky Woods 2nd Brent Davis 4th Option A. J. Christoff 2nd 4–3 Alumni Memorial Field 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.http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43758&SPID=3895&DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=1431676&Q_SEASON=2010 Sparky Woods May 13, 2011 September 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928084602/http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43758&SPID=3895&DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=1431676&Q_SEASON=2010 dead VMI played its home games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they still do ever since 1962.http://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9800&ATCLID=1357385 Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium - Home of VMI Keydets Football 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.http://www.vmikeydets.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=43759&SPID=3895&DB_OEM_ID=9800&KEY=&Q_SEASON=2009 Football - Schedule - VMIKeydets.com - The Official Site of Virginia Military Institute Athletics www.vmikeydets.com VMI finished 2–9 overall and 1–5 in the Big South. Schedule 2009 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network September 5 1:30 pm w y Robert Morris Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 14–13 6,084 September 19 6:00 pm l y y James Madison 7 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA 44–16 15,951 September 26 3:30 pm l y y Richmond 1 University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA rivalry 38–28 7,554 October 3 1:30 pm l y Gardner–Webb Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 27–23 5,846 October 10 7:00 pm l y Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium Conway, SC 20–6 6,506 October 17 1:30 pm l Stony Brook Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 27–20 7,112 October 24 2:00 pm w y Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC 31–20 3,483 October 31 1:30 pm l Charleston Southern Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 31–21 4,217 November 7 7:00 pm l y Liberty 16 Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA 54–14 15,208 November 14 Noon l y y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY 22–17 32,109 November 21 1:30 pm l y Old Dominion Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA 42–35 8,132 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 http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/9800/stats/2009-2010/football/teamcume.htm VMI - Cumulative Season Statistics www.nmnathletics.com References VMI Category:VMI Keydets football seasons VMI Keydets football