2009 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2009 West Virginia Mountaineers football Big East Conference Big East 22 25 9–4 5–2 Bill Stewart 2nd Jeff Mullen 2nd Spread Jeff Casteel 8th 3–3–5 Milan Puskar Stadium Gator Bowl L 21–33 vs. Florida State The 2009 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Stewart, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big East. West Virginia was invited the Gator Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Florida State. The team played home games at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia. Schedule 2009 AP Eastern September 5 12:00 p.m. w y Liberty Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV ESPN Plus 33–20 57,950 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292480277 Liberty Flames vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score ESPN March 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100320140044/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292480277 March 20, 2010 live September 12 3:30 p.m. w y East Carolina Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV ESPN360 35–20 59,216 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292550277 East Carolina Pirates vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score ESPN March 29, 2010 September 19 7:45 p.m. l y y Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL ESPN2 30–41 87,451 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292620002 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Auburn Tigers Box Score ESPN March 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100429140457/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292620002 April 29, 2010 live October 1 7:30 p.m. w y Colorado Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV Gold Rush ESPN 35–24 60,055 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292740277 Colorado Buffaloes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score ESPN March 29, 2010 October 10 12:00 p.m. w y Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY rivalry ESPN Plus 34–13 40,144 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292830183 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Syracuse Orange Box Score ESPN March 29, 2010 October 17 3:30 p.m. w y Marshall Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV Friends of Coal Bowl ESPN Plus 24–7 54,432 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292900277 Marshall Thundering Herd vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score ESPN March 29, 2010 October 24 12:00 p.m. w y 22 Connecticut Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV ESPNU 28–24 58,106 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292970277 Connecticut Huskies vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score ESPN March 29, 2010 October 30 8:00 p.m. l y 20 South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida ESPN2 19–30 56,328 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293030058 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score ESPN March 29, 2010 November 7 12:00 p.m. w Louisville Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV ESPN Plus 17–9 55,334 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293110277 Louisville Cardinals vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score ESPN March 29, 2010 November 13 8:00 p.m. l y Cincinnati 5 Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN2 21–24 35,105 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293172132 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score ESPN March 29, 2010 November 27 7:00 p.m. w Pittsburgh 8 Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl ESPN2 19–16 56,123 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293310277 Pittsburgh Panthers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score ESPN March 29, 2010 December 5 12:00 p.m. w y 24 Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN 24–21 52,534 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293390164 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score ESPN.com March 29, 2010 January 1 1:00 p.m. l y y 18 Florida State Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, FL Gator Bowl CBS 21–33 84,129 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=300010052 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score ESPN March 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100320131231/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=300010052 March 20, 2010 live Rankings 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 – – – – – – – 22 20 – – – – 24 18 25 – – – – – – – 22 20 – 23 – – 23 17 22 5 – – 23 20 – 24 – – 25 18 7 23 21 – 25 – – 23 16 Game summaries Liberty Flames 3 7 3 7 20 Mountaineers 10 13 3 7 33 Jarrett Brown completed 19 of 26 passes for 243 yards and ran for a 22-yard touchdown, and redshirt freshman Tyler Bitancurt kicked four field goals to lead West Virginia to a 33–20 season-opening victory over Liberty. East Carolina Pirates 10 10 0 0 Mountaineers 7 14 7 7 West Virginia was able to overcome a mistake filled day to gain some payback on the East Carolina Pirates. Quarterback Jarrett Brown had a career day completing 24 of 31 passes for 334 yards and 4 touchdowns, including a 58-yard bomb to freshman Tavon Austin. Brown also picked up 73 yards on the ground. Auburn Mountaineers 21 0 9 0 30 Tigers 10 10 7 14 41 All-time record: Tied 1–1 This was the second meeting between West Virginia and Auburn, with the Mountaineers winning the first game 34–17 during the 2008 season. Colorado Buffaloes 7 3 7 7 Mountaineers 7 7 7 14 All-time record: Tied 1–1 This was the second meeting between West Virginia and Colorado, with the Buffaloes winning the first game 17–14 in overtime during the 2008 season. The game was designated a Gold Rush, meaning that fans attended the game wearing all gold. West Virginia scored early with a Noel Devine 77-yard touchdown run on the second play from scrimmage. Colorado responded with a 36-yard run from tailback Rodney Stewart. They then took the lead by making a 39-yard field goal.(He had missed 2 field goals earlier in the game.)West Virginia responded with a 6-yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Brown to Jock Sanders. Despite 4 fumbles lost in the first half for West Virginia, they still led 14–10 at halftime. The second half started with a 48-yard touchdown pass to receiver Bradley Starks to put the Mountaineers up 21–10, Colorado responded by converting on 4th and 10 for a 26-yard touchdown to trim the lead to 4. In the 4th quarter, freshmen fullback Ryan Clarke rumbled for a 1-yard touchdown run, and later ran for an 8-yard run putting the Mountaineers up 35–17 with 2 minutes to play. Colorado scored the final touchdown of the night with 3 seconds left, but it was too late for any sort of comeback as the Mountaineers won 35–24. Noel Devine had a career-high 220 yards rushing with an average of 10 yards per carry. Syracuse Mountaineers 14 13 0 7 Orange 0 0 6 7 WVU jumped out to a 27–0 halftime lead en route to beating the Orange for an 8th straight time. Jarrett Brown completed 22–30 passing for 244 yards and a touchdown pass to Noel Devine, who also had 97 yards on the ground with a touchdown. Marshall Thundering Herd 7 0 0 0 7 Mountaineers 0 3 7 14 24 Friends of Coal Bowl Starting QB Jarrett Brown was knocked out of the game on the Mountaineer's opening drive, forcing true freshman Geno Smith to step in. The emotional punch of having Brown out of the game showed as Marshall was able to head into the half with a 7–3 lead. WVU responded by scoring on its first possession of the second half, on the way to 21 second half points. Smith finished 15–21 passing for 147 yards and a touchdown, Noel Devine added 103 yards on the ground scoring 2 touchdowns Connecticut Huskies 7 10 0 7 #22 Mountaineers 7 7 7 7 South Florida #20 Mountaineers 9 3 7 0 19 Bulls 10 10 7 3 30 Louisville Cardinals 0 6 0 3 9 Mountaineers 0 7 10 0 17 Cincinnati Mountaineers 7 7 0 7 21 #5 Bearcats 7 7 7 3 24 Pittsburgh #8 Panthers 0 3 3 10 16 Mountaineers 0 3 10 6 19 West Virginia's Tyler Bitancurt kicked a 43-yard field goal as time expired to give WVU a win in the 102nd Backyard Brawl. The 2009 Backyard Brawl, broadcast by ESPN2, was the most watched college football game in the history of ESPN2. Rutgers #24 Mountaineers 14 0 7 3 24 Scarlet Knights 3 0 11 7 21 Florida State #18 Mountaineers 14 0 0 7 21 Seminoles 3 10 10 10 33 2010 Konica Minolta Gator Bowl marked the final game for legendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, who also spent six seasons as head coach at West Virginia. Statistics Team statistics through six games (October 18) WVU OPP SCORING 191  125    Points per Game 31.8  20.8  FIRST DOWNS 121  95    Rushing 55  29    Passing 60  57    Penalty 6  9  RUSHING YARDAGE 1,108  481    Rushing Yards Gained 1,279  661    Rushing Yards Lost 171  180    Rushing Attempts 223  182    Average Per Rush 5.0  2.6    Average Per Game 184.7  80.2    Rushing TDs 16  4  PASSING YARDAGE 1,451  1,276    Comp-Att-Int 120–174–6  111–220–9    Average Per Pass 8.3  5.8    Average Per Catch 12.1  11.5    Average Per Game 241.1  212.7    Passing TDs 9  10  TOTAL OFFENSE 2,559  1,757    Total Plays 397  402    Avg per Play 6.4  4.4    Avg per Game 426.5  292.8  WVU OPP KICK RETURNS: #-Yards-TD 24–518–0  34–736–0  KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.6  21.6  PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards-TD 13–160–0  11–111–0  PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 12.3  10.1  FUMBLES-LOST 16–11  8–3  PENALTIES-Yards 36–337  37–305 −0   Avg per Game 56.2  50.8  PUNTS-Yards 23–1,065  34–1,410    Avg Per Punt 46.3  41.5    Net Punt Average 38.9  35.0  TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:32  28:28  3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 35/76  32/95    3rd Down Pct 46%  34%  4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS 1/4  4/9    4th Down Pct 25%  44%  SACKS BY-Yards 14–88  9–89  TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 25  15  RED-ZONE SCORING 20–23 87%  9–12 75%  FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6–6  7–11  PAT-ATTEMPTS 23–24 96%  14–15 93%  ATTENDANCE 231,653  127,595    Games/Avg per Game 3/59,074  2/63,798  Scores by quarter West Virginia 59 50 33 49 Opponents 37 30 23 35 Offense Rushing Name GP Att Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Noel Devine  6  114  734  6.4  9  77  122.3  Jarrett Brown  6  50  209  4.2  1  26  34.8  Jock Sanders  6  11  62  5.9  1  12  10.8  Ryan Clarke  5  19  61  3.2  5  4  12.2  Shawne Alston  5  6  18  3.0  0  8  3.6  Geno Smith  3  7  15  2.1  0  13  5.0  Tavon Austin  6  2  8  4.0  0  4  1.3  Coley White  1  3  7  2.3  0  13  7.0  Mark Rodgers  6  4  5  1.2  0  4  0.8  Brad Starks  5  2  −3  −1.5  0  2  −0.5  TEAM 5  5  −11  −2.2  0  0  −2.2                 Total 6  223  1,108  5.0  16  77  184.7  Opponents 6  182  481  2.6  4  36  80.2  Passing Name GP Att-Comp Pct Yds TD INT Lng Avg/G Jarrett Brown 6  96–140  68.6  1,209  8  5 58  201.5  Geno Smith 3  23–33  69.7  211  1  1 33  70.0  Brad Starks 6  1–1  100  31  0  0 31  5.2                 Total 6  120–174  69.0  1,451  9  6  58  241.0  Opponents 6  111–220  50.5  1,279  10  9  82  212.7  Receiving Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GJock Sanders  5  41  394  9.6  2  38  78.8 Brad Starks  5  14  296  21.1  1  58  59.2 Alric Arnett  5  14  194  13.9  2  46  38.8 Noel Devine  5  11  72  6.5  1  17  14.4 Tavon Austin  5  8  103  12.9  1  58  20.6 Wes Lyons  5  6  76  12.7  0  16  15.2 Tyler Urban  5  4  72  18.0  0  33  14.4 Will Johnson  5  4  63  15.8  1  33  12.6 Ryan Clark  5  2  15  7.5  0  9  3.0                Total 5  104  1,285  12.4  8  58  257.0 Opponents 5  94  1,127  12.0  10  82  225.4  Special teams Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Total Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Total References West Virginia Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football seasons West Virginia Mountaineers football