2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

American college football season

2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football

SoCon champion
FCS Semifinals, L 17–24 vs. Montana
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 3
FCS Coaches	No. 3
Record	11–3 (8–0 Southern)
Head coach	Jerry Moore (21st season)
Offensive coordinator	Collaborative
Offensive scheme	Multiple spread
Defensive coordinator	John Wiley (19th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium
Seasons← 2008 2010 →

2009 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Appalachian State $^	8	–	0	11	–	3
No. 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 poll

The 2009 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	Noon	at East Carolina*	No. 1	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	MASN	L 24–29	43,279
September 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 McNeese State*	No. 2	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		L 35–40	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	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, rivalry)	SportSouth	W 52–16	26,215
October 31	Noon	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	Noon	No. 7 South Carolina State*	No. 5	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I 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 (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	MASN	W 35–31	7,272
December 12	4:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Montana*	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN	L 17–24	24,207
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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`	DeAndre Presley	So
WR	`3`	Blake Elder	Jr
RB	`4`	Rod Chisholm	Fr
WR	`6`	CoCo Hillary	Jr
QB	`7`	Travaris Cadet	So
WR	`8`	Brian Quick	So
WR	`11`	Andrew Peacock	Fr
QB	`12`	Jamal Jackson	Fr
QB	`14`	Armanti Edwards	Sr
WR	`15`	Jamill Lott	Fr
RB	`16`	Devin Radford	Jr
WR	`17`	Matt Cline	Jr
WR	`19`	Tavaris Washington	Sr
RB	`20`	Devon Moore	Jr
RB	`21`	Robert Welton	Jr
RB	`26`	Josh Jackson	Sr
WR	`27`	Tony Washington	Fr
RB	`29`	Cedric Baker	So
TE	`37`	Jey Yokeley	Fr
TE	`43`	Brandon Thompson	So
TE	`48`	Brad Hardee	Jr
OL	`51`	Sherman Holt	So
OL	`57`	Brett Irvin	Jr
OL	`60`	Louis Swaba	Jr
OL	`61`	Mario Acitelli	Sr
OL	`62`	Xan Thomas	So
OL	`63`	Daniel Kilgore	Jr
OL	`64`	Orry Frye	So
OL	`66`	Chad Turner	Fr
OL	`67`	Zach Brown	Sr
OL	`68`	Robert Wallace	Fr
OL	`70`	Matt Ruff	So
OL	`71`	Pat Mills	Jr
OL	`73`	Corbett Harris	Jr
OL	`75`	Regan Dufort	Fr
OL	`76`	Anthony Wilson	So
OL	`77`	Jason Jones	So
OL	`78`	Chris Marshall	So
WR	`80`	Ben King	So
TE	`81`	Jordan Gary	Fr
WR	`82`	Rodger Walker	Fr
WR	`83`	Dominick Magazu	So
TE	`84`	Ben Jorden	So
WR	`85`	B. J. Frazier	Jr
TE	`86`	Tim Frye	Jr
WR	`87`	Wes Springfield	Fr
WR	`89`	Nathan Dorton	Fr
WR	`97`	Levi Pate	Fr
WR		Jarrett Barnett	Fr
WR		R. J. Burton	So
OL		Blake Hart	Fr
WR		Travis Lucas	Jr
RB		Baine Martin	Fr
WR		Jonathan Shively	Fr
OL		Bradley Williams	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`5`	Cortez Gilbert	Sr
LB	`9`	D. J. Smith	Jr
DB	`10`	Demetrius McCray	Fr
DB	`13`	Mark LeGree	Jr
DB	`18`	Dominique McDuffie	Fr
DB	`22`	Ingram Bell	Fr
LB	`24`	Brandon Grier	Fr
DB	`25`	Jared Reine	Jr
DB	`28`	Ed Gainey	So
LB	`30`	Brandon Olsen	So
DB	`31`	Troy Sanders	Fr
LB	`33`	Jeremy Kimbrough	Fr
LB	`35`	Philip Strickland	So
LB	`36`	Justin Lloyd	Fr
LB	`40`	Jacque Roman	Sr
LB	`41`	Zac Baker	Fr
LB	`42`	Michael Frazier	Fr
LB	`45`	Karl Anderson	Fr
DL	`46`	Tony Robertson	Jr
DB	`47`	Justin Wray	Fr
LB	`49`	Terrence McLean	Fr
LB	`50`	Cougar Norris	Fr
DL	`52`	Demery Brewer	So
DL	`53`	Mark Moll	Fr
DL	`54`	Jabari Fletcher	Jr
DL	`55`	Justin Johnson	Sr
DL	`56`	Bobby Bozzo	Jr
DL	`58`	Daniel Finnerty	Sr
LB	`65`	Matthew Watson	Fr
DL	`91`	Malcolm Bennett	Sr
DL	`92`	Nick Canepa	Fr
DL	`93`	John Rizor	Fr
DL	`94`	Giavonni Scott	Fr
DL	`95`	Gordy Witte	So
DL	`96`	Josh Jurius	So
DL	`98`	Anthony Williams	Sr
DL	`99`	Lanston Tanyi	So
DB		Austin Crabill	Fr
DB		Michael Marsh	Fr
LB		Michael Rudisill	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`34`	Adam Kassouf	Sr
PK	`39`	Jason Vitaris	Jr
LS	`59`	Wilson Fitchett	So
LS	`79`	Dakota Walker	Fr
P	`90`	Sam Martin	Fr
LS		Alex Johnson	Fr
PK		Stewart Johnson	Fr
PK		Ethan Martin	Fr
P		Michael 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 movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	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. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
FCS Coaches (December 21, 2009). "Villanova Claims First Title, No. 1 Ranking" (PDF). Southern Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
Bowman, Tommy (February 25, 2009). "Coaching staff at ASU in place for 2009 season". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
"Appalachian State: About the University". Appalachian State University. Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
"Appalachian State Mountaineers vs. East Carolina Pirates Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
"ASU sticks it to Furman". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 1, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Mountaineers benefit from S.C. State error to break tie". The Charlotte Observer. November 29, 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	College Field (1928–1961) Kidd Brewer Stadium (1962–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Georgia Southern Marshall Western Carolina
Culture & lore	"Hi Hi Yikas" Marching Mountaineers 2007 Michigan game Miracle on the Mountain Yosef
People	Head coaches NFL draftees 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e 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) Virginia Tech (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) Wofford (2017) East Tennessee State, Furman, & Wofford (2018) Wofford (2019) VMI (2020) East Tennessee State (2021) Samford (2022) Furman (2023) Mercer (2024)
National championships in bold

v t e 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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