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American college football season
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] 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]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance September 5 1:30 pm Robert Morris * W 14–136,084 September 19 6:00 pm at No. 7 James Madison * L 44–1615,951 September 26 3:30 pm at No. 1 Richmond * L 38–287,554 October 3 1:30 pm Gardner–Webb Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA L 27–235,846 October 10 7:00 pm at Coastal Carolina L 20–66,506 October 17 1:30 pm Stony Brook Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA L 27–207,112 October 24 2:00 pm at Presbyterian W 31–203,483 October 31 1:30 pm Charleston Southern Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA L 31–214,217 November 7 7:00 pm at No. 16 Liberty L 54–1415,208 November 14 Noon at Army * L 22–1732,109 November 21 1:30 pm Old Dominion * Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA L 42–358,132
Team leaders [ edit ] Rushing [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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
[4]
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