2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2009
Team:Appalachian State Mountaineers
Conference:Southern Conference
Short Conf:Southern
Tsnrank:3[1]
Fcscoachrank:3[2]
Record:11–3
Conf Record:8–0
Head Coach:Jerry Moore
Hc Year:21st
Off Coach:Collaborative[3]
Off Scheme:Multiple spread
Def Coach:John Wiley
Dc Year:19th
Def Scheme:4–3
Stadium:Kidd Brewer Stadium
Champion:SoCon champion
Bowl:FCS Semifinals
Bowl Result:L 17–24 vs. Montana

The 2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the 80th season of play for the Mountaineers. The team was led by Jerry Moore, the 2006 Eddie Robinson Award winner for Coach of the Year. Moore is in his 21st season as head coach. The Mountaineers played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, North Carolina.[4]

Game summaries

East Carolina

See also: 2009 East Carolina Pirates football team.

McNeese State

Samford

The Citadel

North Carolina Central

Wofford

Georgia Southern

Furman

Chattanooga

Elon

Western Carolina

South Carolina State

Richmond

See also: 2009 Richmond Spiders football team.

Montana

Roster

See also: American football positions.

Coaching staff

NamePositionAlma MaterYear
Head coach Baylor, 1961 21st
John Wiley Defensive coordinator/defensive Backs East Texas State, 1984 19th
Chris Moore Running backs Appalachian State, 1999 15th
Dale Jones Linebackers Tennessee, 1988 14th
Shawn Elliott Offensive line Appalachian State, 1996 13th
Mark Speir Defensive line/recruiting coordinator Clemson, 1990 7th
Brad Glenn Quarterbacks Clemson, 1995 5th
John Holt Tight ends Appalachian State, 2008 2nd
Jason Blalock Defensive tackles Appalachian State, 2001 1st
Lance Taylor Wide receivers Alabama, 2004 1st
Josh Robertson Strength & conditioning ETSU, 1997 4th
Coach profiles at GoASU

Awards and honors

Statistics

Team

ASU Opp
Scoring 465 313
  Points per Game 33.2 22.4
First Downs 343 241
  Rushing 168 108
  Passing 160 117
  Penalty 15 16
Total Offense 6,511 4,458
  Avg per Play 6.4 5.0
  Avg per Game 465.1 318.4
Fumbles–Lost 19–9 16–7
Penalties–Yards 99–936 72–628
  Avg per Game 66.9 44.9
ASU Opp
Punts–Yards 52–2,080 78–3,185
  Avg per Punt 40.0 40.8
Time of Possession/Game 30:43 29:17
3rd Down Conversions 80 for 182 76 for 197
4th Down Conversions 8 for 18 10 for 19
Touchdowns Scored 58 39
Field Goals–Attempts 19–28 13–19
PAT–Attempts 58–58 34–6
Attendance 168,029 122,704
  Games/Avg per Game 7/24,004 7/17,529

Scores by quarter

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final Sports Network's 2009 FCS College Football Poll. The Sports Network. November 22, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110622081235/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2009_poll.htm. June 22, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  2. News: Villanova Claims First Title, No. 1 Ranking. FCS Coaches. Southern Conference. PDF. December 21, 2009. January 6, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220163952/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/FCS/polls/09polls/2009_release_finalpoll.pdf. February 20, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
  3. News: Coaching staff at ASU in place for 2009 season. Tommy. Bowman. Winston-Salem Journal. February 25, 2009. February 28, 2009. https://archive.today/20121216094731/http://www2.journalnow.com/sports/2009/feb/25/coaching-staff-at-asu-in-place-for-2009-season-ar-129635/. 2012-12-16. dead.
  4. Web site: Appalachian State: About the University . Appalachian State University . February 28, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090125233931/http://www.appstate.edu/top/about/ . January 25, 2009 . dead .