2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football

Southern Conference Champions
FCS Semifinals vs. Montana, L 24–17
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 3^[1]
FCS Coaches	No. 3^[2]
2009 record	11–3 (8–0 Southern)
Head coach	Jerry Moore (21st year)
Offensive coordinator	Collaborative^[3]
Offensive scheme	Multiple Spread
Defensive coordinator	John Wiley (19th year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium (Capacity: 21,650)

The 2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the college football season of 2009–2010. 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]

2009 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Appalachian State $^		8	–	0		11	–	3
#9 Elon ^		7	–	1		9	–	3
Furman		5	–	3		6	–	5
Chattanooga		4	–	4		6	–	5
Georgia Southern		4	–	4		5	–	6
Samford		3	–	5		5	–	6
Wofford		2	–	6		3	–	8
The Citadel		2	–	6		4	–	7
Western Carolina		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Before the season

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:00 p.m.	at East Carolina*	No. 1	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	MASN	L 29–24	43,279
September 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 McNeese State*	No. 2	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC		L 40–35	27,914
September 26	3:30 p.m.	Samford	No. 10	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC		W 20–7	22,139
October 3	1:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	No. 10	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC		W 30–27 ^OT	14,238
October 10	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina Central*	No. 9	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC		W 55–21	25,017
October 17	3:00 p.m.	at Wofford	No. 9	Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC	SportSouth	W 44–34	8,330
October 24	3:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	No. 8	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Black Saturday)	SportSouth	W 52–16	26,215
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at Furman	No. 7	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC	WLOS	W 52–27	11,211
November 7	3:30 p.m.	Chattanooga	No. 7	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC		W 35–20	24,430
November 14	3:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Elon	No. 7	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC	SportSouth	W 27–10	14,167
November 21	3:30 p.m.	Western Carolina	No. 6	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug)		W 19–14	30,098
November 28	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 South Carolina State*	No. 5	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (FCS First Round)	ESPNU	W 20–13	12,216
December 5	7:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Richmond*	No. 5	University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, VA (FCS Quarterfinals)	MASN	W 35–31	7,272
December 12	4:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Montana*	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT (FCS Semifinals)	ESPN	L 24–17	24,207
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Appalachian State	0	7	0	17	24
East Carolina	17	10	2	0	29

McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
McNeese State	7	7	13	13	40
Appalachian State	0	7	21	7	35

Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Samford	0	0	0	7	7
Appalachian State	7	13	0	0	20

The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Appalachian State	0	7	10	10	3	30
The Citadel	7	6	0	14	0	27

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina Central	14	0	0	7	21
Appalachian State	7	17	10	21	55

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Appalachian State	3	17	7	17	44
Wofford	6	21	7	0	34

Georgia Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia Southern	7	3	6	0	16
Appalachian State	14	21	10	7	52

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Appalachian State	14	21	17	0	52
Furman	0	13	14	0	27

Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chattanooga	0	7	10	3	20
Appalachian State	21	0	0	14	35

Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Appalachian State	14	7	3	3	27
Elon	0	0	3	7	10

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Western Carolina	7	0	0	7	14
Appalachian State	3	0	7	9	19

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina State	3	7	3	0	13
Appalachian State	0	13	0	7	20

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Appalachian State	7	0	7	21	35
Richmond	7	7	7	10	31

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Appalachian State	0	10	7	0	17
Montana	7	0	7	10	24

Roster

See also: American football positions

2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Presley, DeAndreDeAndre Presley	3.0 !So
WR	`3`	Elder, BlakeBlake Elder	5.0 !Jr
RB	`4`	Chisholm, RodRod Chisholm	1.0 !Fr
WR	`6`	Hillary, CoCoCoCo Hillary	5.0 !Jr
QB	`7`	Cadet, TravarisTravaris Cadet	3.0 !So
WR	`8`	Quick, BrianBrian Quick	3.0 !So
WR	`11`	Peacock, AndrewAndrew Peacock	1.0 !Fr
QB	`12`	Jackson, JamalJamal Jackson	1.0 !Fr
QB	`14`	Edwards, ArmantiArmanti Edwards	57.0 !Sr
WR	`15`	Lott, JamillJamill Lott	1.0 !Fr
RB	`16`	Radford, DevinDevin Radford	5.0 !Jr
WR	`17`	Cline, MattMatt Cline	5.0 !Jr
WR	`19`	Washington, TavarisTavaris Washington	57.0 !Sr
RB	`20`	Moore, DevonDevon Moore	5.0 !Jr
RB	`21`	Welton, RobertRobert Welton	5.0 !Jr
RB	`26`	Jackson, JoshJosh Jackson	57.0 !Sr
WR	`27`	Washington, TonyTony Washington	1.0 !Fr
RB	`29`	Baker, CedricCedric Baker	3.0 !So
TE	`37`	Yokeley, JeyJey Yokeley	1.0 !Fr
TE	`43`	Thompson, BrandonBrandon Thompson	3.0 !So
TE	`48`	Hardee, BradBrad Hardee	5.0 !Jr
OL	`51`	Holt, ShermanSherman Holt	3.0 !So
OL	`57`	Irvin, BrettBrett Irvin	5.0 !Jr
OL	`60`	Swaba, LouisLouis Swaba	5.0 !Jr
OL	`61`	Acitelli, MarioMario Acitelli	57.0 !Sr
OL	`62`	Thomas, XanXan Thomas	3.0 !So
OL	`63`	Kilgore, DanielDaniel Kilgore	5.0 !Jr
OL	`64`	Frye, OrryOrry Frye	3.0 !So
OL	`66`	Turner, ChadChad Turner	1.0 !Fr
OL	`67`	Brown, ZachZach Brown	57.0 !Sr
OL	`68`	Wallace, RobertRobert Wallace	1.0 !Fr
OL	`70`	Ruff, MattMatt Ruff	3.0 !So
OL	`71`	Mills, PatPat Mills	5.0 !Jr
OL	`73`	Harris, CorbettCorbett Harris	5.0 !Jr
OL	`75`	Dufort, ReganRegan Dufort	1.0 !Fr
OL	`76`	Wilson, AnthonyAnthony Wilson	3.0 !So
OL	`77`	Jones, JasonJason Jones	3.0 !So
OL	`78`	Marshall, ChrisChris Marshall	3.0 !So
WR	`80`	King, BenBen King	3.0 !So
TE	`81`	Gary, JordanJordan Gary	1.0 !Fr
WR	`82`	Walker, RodgerRodger Walker	1.0 !Fr
WR	`83`	Magazu, DominickDominick Magazu	3.0 !So
TE	`84`	Jorden, BenBen Jorden	3.0 !So
WR	`85`	Frazier, B. J.B. J. Frazier	5.0 !Jr
TE	`86`	Frye, TimTim Frye	5.0 !Jr
WR	`87`	Springfield, WesWes Springfield	1.0 !Fr
WR	`89`	Dorton, NathanNathan Dorton	1.0 !Fr
WR	`97`	Pate, LeviLevi Pate	1.0 !Fr
WR		Barnett, JarrettJarrett Barnett	1.0 !Fr
WR		Burton, R. J.R. J. Burton	3.0 !So
OL		Hart, BlakeBlake Hart	1.0 !Fr
WR		Lucas, TravisTravis Lucas	5.0 !Jr
RB		Martin, BaineBaine Martin	1.0 !Fr
WR		Shively, JonathanJonathan Shively	1.0 !Fr
OL		Williams, BradleyBradley Williams	1.0 !Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`5`	Gilbert, CortezCortez Gilbert	57.0 !Sr
LB	`9`	Smith, D. J.D. J. Smith	5.0 !Jr
DB	`10`	McCray, DemetriusDemetrius McCray	1.0 !Fr
DB	`13`	LeGree, MarkMark LeGree	5.0 !Jr
DB	`18`	McDuffie, DominiqueDominique McDuffie	1.0 !Fr
DB	`22`	Bell, IngramIngram Bell	1.0 !Fr
LB	`24`	Grier, BrandonBrandon Grier	1.0 !Fr
DB	`25`	Reine, JaredJared Reine	5.0 !Jr
DB	`28`	Gainey, EdEd Gainey	3.0 !So
LB	`30`	Olsen, BrandonBrandon Olsen	3.0 !So
DB	`31`	Sanders, TroyTroy Sanders	1.0 !Fr
LB	`33`	Kimbrough, JeremyJeremy Kimbrough	1.0 !Fr
LB	`35`	Strickland, PhilipPhilip Strickland	3.0 !So
LB	`36`	Lloyd, JustinJustin Lloyd	1.0 !Fr
LB	`40`	Roman, JacqueJacque Roman	57.0 !Sr
LB	`41`	Baker, ZacZac Baker	1.0 !Fr
LB	`42`	Frazier, MichaelMichael Frazier	1.0 !Fr
LB	`45`	Anderson, KarlKarl Anderson	1.0 !Fr
DL	`46`	Robertson, TonyTony Robertson	5.0 !Jr
DB	`47`	Wray, JustinJustin Wray	1.0 !Fr
LB	`49`	McLean, TerrenceTerrence McLean	1.0 !Fr
LB	`50`	Norris, CougarCougar Norris	1.0 !Fr
DL	`52`	Brewer, DemeryDemery Brewer	3.0 !So
DL	`53`	Moll, MarkMark Moll	1.0 !Fr
DL	`54`	Fletcher, JabariJabari Fletcher	5.0 !Jr
DL	`55`	Johnson, JustinJustin Johnson	57.0 !Sr
DL	`56`	Bozzo, BobbyBobby Bozzo	5.0 !Jr
DL	`58`	Finnerty, DanielDaniel Finnerty	57.0 !Sr
LB	`65`	Watson, MatthewMatthew Watson	1.0 !Fr
DL	`91`	Bennett, MalcolmMalcolm Bennett	57.0 !Sr
DL	`92`	Canepa, NickNick Canepa	1.0 !Fr
DL	`93`	Rizor, JohnJohn Rizor	1.0 !Fr
DL	`94`	Scott, GiavonniGiavonni Scott	1.0 !Fr
DL	`95`	Witte, GordyGordy Witte	3.0 !So
DL	`96`	Jurius, JoshJosh Jurius	3.0 !So
DL	`98`	Williams, AnthonyAnthony Williams	57.0 !Sr
DL	`99`	Tanyi, LanstonLanston Tanyi	3.0 !So
DB		Crabill, AustinAustin Crabill	1.0 !Fr
DB		Marsh, MichaelMichael Marsh	1.0 !Fr
LB		Rudisill, MichaelMichael Rudisill	1.0 !Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`34`	Kassouf, AdamAdam Kassouf	57.0 !Sr
PK	`39`	Vitaris, JasonJason Vitaris	5.0 !Jr
LS	`59`	Fitchett, WilsonWilson Fitchett	3.0 !So
LS	`79`	Walker, DakotaDakota Walker	1.0 !Fr
P	`90`	Martin, SamSam Martin	1.0 !Fr
LS		Johnson, AlexAlex Johnson	1.0 !Fr
PK		Johnson, StewartStewart Johnson	1.0 !Fr
PK		Martin, EthanEthan Martin	1.0 !Fr
P		McLendon, MichaelMichael McLendon	1.0 !Fr

Head coach

Jerry Moore (21st season)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

John Wiley - Defensive Coordinator
Chris Moore
Dale Jones
Shawn Elliott
Mark Speir
Brad Glenn
John Holt
Jason Blalock
Lance Taylor
Josh Robertson

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2009

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma Mater	Year
Jerry Moore	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

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Final
The Sports Network	1	2	10	10	10	9	9	8	7	7	7	6	5	3
FCS Coaches	1	2	9	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	6	5	3

Awards and honors

Walter Payton Award — Armanti Edwards
Southern Conference Coach of the Year (coaches) — Jerry Moore
Southern Conference Roy M. "Legs" Hawley Offensive Player of the Year (media) — Armanti Edwards
Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year (coaches) — Armanti Edwards
Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy — Mario Acitelli

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Opponents	82	81	72	78	0	313
Mountaineers	90	140	99	133	3	465

References

↑ "Final Sports Network's 2009 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
↑ FCS Coaches (December 21, 2009). "Villanova Claims First Title, No. 1 Ranking" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
↑ Bowman, Tommy (February 25, 2009). "Coaching staff at ASU in place for 2009 season". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
↑ "Appalachian State: About the University". Appalachian State University. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2009.

External links

GoASU.com - Official Appalachian State Mountaineers football website

Appalachian State Mountaineers football

Venues	College Field (1928–1961) Kidd Brewer Stadium (1962–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Playoff games Georgia Southern Western Carolina (Battle for the Old Mountain Jug) 2015 Camellia Bowl

Culture & lore	"Hi Hi Yikas" Marching Mountaineers 2007 Michigan game Miracle on the Mountain Yosef

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Southern Conference football champions

Pre-SEC	Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech & North Carolina (1922) Vanderbilt & Washington and Lee (1923) Alabama (1924) Alabama & Tulane (1925) Alabama (1926) Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & NC State (1927) Georgia Tech (1928) Tulane (1929) Alabama & Tulane (1930) Tulane (1931) Tennessee & Auburn & LSU (1932)

Pre-ACC	Duke (1933) Washington and Lee (1934) Duke (1935) Duke (1936) Maryland (1937) Duke (1938) Duke (1939) Clemson (1940) Duke (1941) William & Mary (1942) Duke (1943) Duke (1944) Duke (1945) North Carolina (1946) William & Mary (1947) Clemson (1948) North Carolina (1949) Washington and Lee (1950) Maryland & VMI (1951) Duke (1952)

Post-ACC	West Virginia (1953) West Virginia (1954) West Virginia (1955) West Virginia (1956) VMI (1957) West Virginia (1958) VMI (1959) VMI (1960) The Citadel (1961) VMI (1962) VPI (1963) West Virginia (1964) West Virginia (1965) East Carolina & William & Mary (1966) West Virginia (1967) Richmond (1968) Davidson & Richmond (1969) William & Mary (1970) Richmond (1971) East Carolina (1972) East Carolina (1973) VMI (1974) Richmond (1975) East Carolina (1976) Chattanooga & VMI (1977) Chattanooga & Furman (1978) Chattanooga (1979) Furman (1980) Furman (1981)

I-AA/FCS	Furman (1982) Furman (1983) Chattanooga (1984) Furman (1985) Appalachian State (1986) Appalachian State (1987) Furman & Marshall (1988) Furman (1989) Furman (1990) Appalachian State (1991) The Citadel (1992) Georgia Southern (1993) Marshall (1994) Appalachian State (1995) Marshall (1996) Georgia Southern (1997) Georgia Southern (1998) Appalachian State, Furman, & Georgia Southern (1999) Georgia Southern (2000) Furman & Georgia Southern (2001) Georgia Southern (2002) Wofford (2003) Furman & Georgia Southern (2004) Appalachian State (2005) Appalachian State (2006) Appalachian State & Wofford (2007) Appalachian State (2008) Appalachian State (2009) Appalachian State & Wofford (2010) Georgia Southern (2011) Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, & Wofford (2012) Chattanooga, Furman, & Samford (2013) Chattanooga (2014) Chattanooga & The Citadel (2015) The Citadel (2016)

National championships in bold

2009 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Elon Holy Cross McNeese State Montana New Hampshire Richmond South Carolina State South Dakota State Southern Illinois Stephen F. Austin Villanova Weber State William & Mary

Champion – Villanova Wildcats

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