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

2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Presley, DeAndreDeAndre Presley So WR 3 Elder, BlakeBlake Elder Jr RB 4 Chisholm, RodRod Chisholm Fr WR 6 Hillary, CoCoCoCo Hillary Jr QB 7 Cadet, TravarisTravaris Cadet So WR 8 Quick, BrianBrian Quick So WR 11 Peacock, AndrewAndrew Peacock Fr QB 12 Jackson, JamalJamal Jackson Fr QB 14 Edwards, ArmantiArmanti Edwards Sr WR 15 Lott, JamillJamill Lott Fr RB 16 Radford, DevinDevin Radford Jr WR 17 Cline, MattMatt Cline Jr WR 19 Washington, TavarisTavaris Washington Sr RB 20 Moore, DevonDevon Moore Jr RB 21 Welton, RobertRobert Welton Jr RB 26 Jackson, JoshJosh Jackson Sr WR 27 Washington, TonyTony Washington Fr RB 29 Baker, CedricCedric Baker So TE 37 Yokeley, JeyJey Yokeley Fr TE 43 Thompson, BrandonBrandon Thompson So TE 48 Hardee, BradBrad Hardee Jr OL 51 Holt, ShermanSherman Holt So OL 57 Irvin, BrettBrett Irvin Jr OL 60 Swaba, LouisLouis Swaba Jr OL 61 Acitelli, MarioMario Acitelli Sr OL 62 Thomas, XanXan Thomas So OL 63 Kilgore, DanielDaniel Kilgore Jr OL 64 Frye, OrryOrry Frye So OL 66 Turner, ChadChad Turner Fr OL 67 Brown, ZachZach Brown Sr OL 68 Wallace, RobertRobert Wallace Fr OL 70 Ruff, MattMatt Ruff So OL 71 Mills, PatPat Mills Jr OL 73 Harris, CorbettCorbett Harris Jr OL 75 Dufort, ReganRegan Dufort Fr OL 76 Wilson, AnthonyAnthony Wilson So OL 77 Jones, JasonJason Jones So OL 78 Marshall, ChrisChris Marshall So WR 80 King, BenBen King So TE 81 Gary, JordanJordan Gary Fr WR 82 Walker, RodgerRodger Walker Fr WR 83 Magazu, DominickDominick Magazu So TE 84 Jorden, BenBen Jorden So WR 85 Frazier, B. J.B. J. Frazier Jr TE 86 Frye, TimTim Frye Jr WR 87 Springfield, WesWes Springfield Fr WR 89 Dorton, NathanNathan Dorton Fr WR 97 Pate, LeviLevi Pate Fr WR Barnett, JarrettJarrett Barnett Fr WR Burton, R. J.R. J. Burton So OL Hart, BlakeBlake Hart Fr WR Lucas, TravisTravis Lucas Jr RB Martin, BaineBaine Martin Fr WR Shively, JonathanJonathan Shively Fr OL Williams, BradleyBradley Williams Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 5 Gilbert, CortezCortez Gilbert Sr LB 9 Smith, D. J.D. J. Smith Jr DB 10 McCray, DemetriusDemetrius McCray Fr DB 13 LeGree, MarkMark LeGree Jr DB 18 McDuffie, DominiqueDominique McDuffie Fr DB 22 Bell, IngramIngram Bell Fr LB 24 Grier, BrandonBrandon Grier Fr DB 25 Reine, JaredJared Reine Jr DB 28 Gainey, EdEd Gainey So LB 30 Olsen, BrandonBrandon Olsen So DB 31 Sanders, TroyTroy Sanders Fr LB 33 Kimbrough, JeremyJeremy Kimbrough Fr LB 35 Strickland, PhilipPhilip Strickland So LB 36 Lloyd, JustinJustin Lloyd Fr LB 40 Roman, JacqueJacque Roman Sr LB 41 Baker, ZacZac Baker Fr LB 42 Frazier, MichaelMichael Frazier Fr LB 45 Anderson, KarlKarl Anderson Fr DL 46 Robertson, TonyTony Robertson Jr DB 47 Wray, JustinJustin Wray Fr LB 49 McLean, TerrenceTerrence McLean Fr LB 50 Norris, CougarCougar Norris Fr DL 52 Brewer, DemeryDemery Brewer So DL 53 Moll, MarkMark Moll Fr DL 54 Fletcher, JabariJabari Fletcher Jr DL 55 Johnson, JustinJustin Johnson Sr DL 56 Bozzo, BobbyBobby Bozzo Jr DL 58 Finnerty, DanielDaniel Finnerty Sr LB 65 Watson, MatthewMatthew Watson Fr DL 91 Bennett, MalcolmMalcolm Bennett Sr DL 92 Canepa, NickNick Canepa Fr DL 93 Rizor, JohnJohn Rizor Fr DL 94 Scott, GiavonniGiavonni Scott Fr DL 95 Witte, GordyGordy Witte So DL 96 Jurius, JoshJosh Jurius So DL 98 Williams, AnthonyAnthony Williams Sr DL 99 Tanyi, LanstonLanston Tanyi So DB Crabill, AustinAustin Crabill Fr DB Marsh, MichaelMichael Marsh Fr LB Rudisill, MichaelMichael Rudisill Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 34 Kassouf, AdamAdam Kassouf Sr PK 39 Vitaris, JasonJason Vitaris Jr LS 59 Fitchett, WilsonWilson Fitchett So LS 79 Walker, DakotaDakota Walker Fr P 90 Martin, SamSam Martin Fr LS Johnson, AlexAlex Johnson Fr PK Johnson, StewartStewart Johnson Fr PK Martin, EthanEthan Martin Fr P McLendon, MichaelMichael McLendon 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

1. "Final Sports Network's 2009 FCS College Football Poll". The Sports Network. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
2. FCS Coaches (December 21, 2009). "Villanova Claims First Title, No. 1 Ranking" (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
3. Bowman, Tommy (February 25, 2009). "Coaching staff at ASU in place for 2009 season". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
4. "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