2009 VMI Keydets football team explained

Year:2009
Team:VMI Keydets
Sport:football
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
Def Coach:A. J. Christoff
Dc Year:2nd
Stadium: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.[1] VMI played its home games at Alumni Memorial Field, as they still do ever since 1962.[2]

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.[3] VMI finished 2–9 overall and 1–5 in the Big South.

Team leaders

Rushing

NameGPAttemptsNet YardsAvg.TDAvg/Game
Howard Abegesah 11 171 964 5.6 6 87.6
Kyle Hughes 11 136 642 4.7 7 58.4
11 115 519 4.5 6 47.2

Passing

NameGPCompAttemptsIntTDYardsAvg/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

NameGPThrown toYardsAvg.TDAvg/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

NameAttemptsYardsAvg.TDLong
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

NameIntYardsAvg.TD
Juan Thrasher 1 1 1.0 0
Michael Johnson 1 0 0 0
Josh Sneed 1 11 11.0 0

Kick returning

NameAttemptsYardsAvg.TDLong
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
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sparky Woods.
  2. Web site: Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium - Home of VMI Keydets Football.
  3. Web site: Football - Schedule - VMIKeydets.com - The Official Site of Virginia Military Institute Athletics. www.vmikeydets.com.
  4. Web site: VMI - Cumulative Season Statistics. www.nmnathletics.com.