From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
2009 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2009 |
| team | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| sport | football |
| conference | Big East Conference |
| short_conf | Big East |
| CoachRank | 22 |
| APRank | 25 |
| record | 9–4 |
| conf_record | 5–2 |
| head_coach | Bill Stewart |
| hc_year | 2nd |
| off_coach | Jeff Mullen |
| oc_year | 2nd |
| off_scheme | Spread |
| def_coach | Jeff Casteel |
| dc_year | 8th |
| def_scheme | [3–3–5](3-3-5-defense) |
| stadium | Milan Puskar Stadium |
| bowl | [Gator Bowl](2010-gator-bowl) |
| bowl_result | L 21–33 vs. [Florida State](2009-florida-state-seminoles-football-team) |
The 2009 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Stewart, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Big East. West Virginia was invited the Gator Bowl, where the Mountaineers lost to Florida State. The team played home games at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l
Rankings
Game summaries
Liberty
Jarrett Brown completed 19 of 26 passes for 243 yards and ran for a 22-yard touchdown, and redshirt freshman Tyler Bitancurt kicked four field goals to lead West Virginia to a 33–20 season-opening victory over Liberty.
East Carolina
West Virginia was able to overcome a mistake filled day to gain some payback on the East Carolina Pirates. Quarterback Jarrett Brown had a career day completing 24 of 31 passes for 334 yards and 4 touchdowns, including a 58-yard bomb to freshman Tavon Austin. Brown also picked up 73 yards on the ground.
Auburn
All-time record: Tied 1–1
This was the second meeting between West Virginia and Auburn, with the Mountaineers winning the first game 34–17 during the 2008 season.
Colorado
All-time record: Tied 1–1
This was the second meeting between West Virginia and Colorado, with the Buffaloes winning the first game 17–14 in overtime during the 2008 season. The game was designated a Gold Rush, meaning that fans attended the game wearing all gold. West Virginia scored early with a Noel Devine 77-yard touchdown run on the second play from scrimmage. Colorado responded with a 36-yard run from tailback Rodney Stewart. They then took the lead by making a 39-yard field goal.(He had missed 2 field goals earlier in the game.)West Virginia responded with a 6-yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Brown to Jock Sanders. Despite 4 fumbles lost in the first half for West Virginia, they still led 14–10 at halftime. The second half started with a 48-yard touchdown pass to receiver Bradley Starks to put the Mountaineers up 21–10, Colorado responded by converting on 4th and 10 for a 26-yard touchdown to trim the lead to 4. In the 4th quarter, freshmen fullback Ryan Clarke rumbled for a 1-yard touchdown run, and later ran for an 8-yard run putting the Mountaineers up 35–17 with 2 minutes to play. Colorado scored the final touchdown of the night with 3 seconds left, but it was too late for any sort of comeback as the Mountaineers won 35–24. Noel Devine had a career-high 220 yards rushing with an average of 10 yards per carry.
Syracuse
WVU jumped out to a 27–0 halftime lead en route to beating the Orange for an 8th straight time. Jarrett Brown completed 22–30 passing for 244 yards and a touchdown pass to Noel Devine, who also had 97 yards on the ground with a touchdown.
Marshall
Starting QB Jarrett Brown was knocked out of the game on the Mountaineer's opening drive, forcing true freshman Geno Smith to step in. The emotional punch of having Brown out of the game showed as Marshall was able to head into the half with a 7–3 lead. WVU responded by scoring on its first possession of the second half, on the way to 21 second half points. Smith finished 15–21 passing for 147 yards and a touchdown, Noel Devine added 103 yards on the ground scoring 2 touchdowns
Connecticut
South Florida
Louisville
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
West Virginia's Tyler Bitancurt kicked a 43-yard field goal as time expired to give WVU a win in the 102nd Backyard Brawl. The 2009 Backyard Brawl, broadcast by ESPN2, was the most watched college football game in the history of ESPN2.
Rutgers
Florida State
2010 Konica Minolta Gator Bowl marked the final game for legendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, who also spent six seasons as head coach at West Virginia.
Statistics
Team statistics through six games (October 18)
| WVU | OPP |
|---|---|
| SCORING | 191 |
| Points per Game | 31.8 |
| FIRST DOWNS | 121 |
| Rushing | 55 |
| Passing | 60 |
| Penalty | 6 |
| RUSHING YARDAGE | 1,108 |
| Rushing Yards Gained | 1,279 |
| Rushing Yards Lost | 171 |
| Rushing Attempts | 223 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.0 |
| Average Per Game | 184.7 |
| Rushing TDs | 16 |
| PASSING YARDAGE | 1,451 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 120–174–6 |
| Average Per Pass | 8.3 |
| Average Per Catch | 12.1 |
| Average Per Game | 241.1 |
| Passing TDs | 9 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE | 2,559 |
| Total Plays | 397 |
| Avg per Play | 6.4 |
| Avg per Game | 426.5 |
| WVU | OPP |
|---|---|
| KICK RETURNS: #-Yards-TD | 24–518–0 |
| KICK RETURN AVERAGE | 21.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards-TD | 13–160–0 |
| PUNT RETURN AVERAGE | 12.3 |
| FUMBLES-LOST | 16–11 |
| PENALTIES-Yards | 36–337 |
| PUNTS-Yards | 23–1,065 |
| Avg Per Punt | 46.3 |
| Net Punt Average | 38.9 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION/Game | 31:32 |
| 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS | 35/76 |
| 3rd Down Pct | 46% |
| 4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS | 1/4 |
| 4th Down Pct | 25% |
| SACKS BY-Yards | 14–88 |
| TOUCHDOWNS SCORED | 25 |
| RED-ZONE SCORING | 20–23 87% |
| FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS | 6–6 |
| PAT-ATTEMPTS | 23–24 96% |
| ATTENDANCE | 231,653 |
| Games/Avg per Game | 3/59,074 |
|}
Scores by quarter
| {{Linescore Amfootball | Road=West Virginia | R1= 59 | R2= 50 | R3= 33 | R4= 49 | Home=Opponents | H1= 37 | H2= 30 | H3= 23 | H4= 35 |
|---|
Offense
Rushing
| Name | GP | Att | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Devine | 6 | 114 | 734 | 6.4 | 9 | 77 | 122.3 | |
| Jarrett Brown | 6 | 50 | 209 | 4.2 | 1 | 26 | 34.8 | |
| Jock Sanders | 6 | 11 | 62 | 5.9 | 1 | 12 | 10.8 | |
| Ryan Clarke | 5 | 19 | 61 | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 12.2 | |
| Shawne Alston | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | 3.6 | |
| Geno Smith | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 13 | 5.0 | |
| Tavon Austin | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | |
| Coley White | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 13 | 7.0 | |
| Mark Rodgers | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 0 | 4 | 0.8 | |
| Brad Starks | 5 | 2 | −3 | −1.5 | 0 | 2 | −0.5 | |
| TEAM | 5 | 5 | −11 | −2.2 | 0 | 0 | −2.2 | |
| **Total** | 6 | 223 | 1,108 | 5.0 | 16 | 77 | 184.7 | |
| **Opponents** | 6 | 182 | 481 | 2.6 | 4 | 36 | 80.2 |
Passing
| Name | GP | Att-Comp | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Lng | Avg/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Brown | 6 | 96–140 | 68.6 | 1,209 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 201.5 |
| Geno Smith | 3 | 23–33 | 69.7 | 211 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 70.0 |
| Brad Starks | 6 | 1–1 | 100 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5.2 |
| **Total** | 6 | 120–174 | 69.0 | 1,451 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 241.0 |
| **Opponents** | 6 | 111–220 | 50.5 | 1,279 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 212.7 |
Receiving
| Name | GP | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jock Sanders | 5 | 41 | 394 | 9.6 | 2 | 38 | 78.8 |
| Brad Starks | 5 | 14 | 296 | 21.1 | 1 | 58 | 59.2 |
| Alric Arnett | 5 | 14 | 194 | 13.9 | 2 | 46 | 38.8 |
| Noel Devine | 5 | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 1 | 17 | 14.4 |
| Tavon Austin | 5 | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 1 | 58 | 20.6 |
| Wes Lyons | 5 | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 16 | 15.2 |
| Tyler Urban | 5 | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 33 | 14.4 |
| Will Johnson | 5 | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | 33 | 12.6 |
| Ryan Clark | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | 3.0 |
| **Total** | 5 | 104 | 1,285 | 12.4 | 8 | 58 | 257.0 |
| **Opponents** | 5 | 94 | 1,127 | 12.0 | 10 | 82 | 225.4 |
Special teams
| Name | Punting | Kickoffs | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Total** |
| Name | Punt returns | Kick returns | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Total** |
References
References
- "Liberty Flames vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.
- "East Carolina Pirates vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.
- "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Auburn Tigers Box Score". ESPN.
- "Colorado Buffaloes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.
- "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Syracuse Orange Box Score". ESPN.
- "Marshall Thundering Herd vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.
- "Connecticut Huskies vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.
- "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN.
- "Louisville Cardinals vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.
- "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.
- "Pittsburgh Panthers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.
- "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN.com.
- "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". ESPN.
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about 2009 West Virginia Mountaineers football team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report