2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team

The 2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Cavaliers were led by ninth-year head coach Al Groh. The previous season, Groh fired his offensive coordinator, his son Mike Groh, and replaced him with Gregg Brandon, who had himself been fired as the head coach at Bowling Green. Brandon installed the spread offense at Virginia.[1] The Cavaliers finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in conference play and failed to qualify for a bowl game. Following the conclusion of the season Virginia dismissed Al Groh as head coach and hired Mike London as his replacement.[2][3]

2009 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
2009 record3–9 (2–6 ACC)
Head coachAl Groh (9th season)
Offensive coordinatorGregg Brandon (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorAl Groh (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 61,500)
Uniform
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 24 Clemson x  6 –2     9 –5  
Boston College  5 –3     8 –5  
Florida State  4 –4     7 –6  
Wake Forest  3 –5     5 –7  
NC State  2 –6     5 –7  
Maryland  1 –7     2 –10  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$  7 –1     11 –3  
No. 10 Virginia Tech  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 19 Miami  5 –3     9 –4  
North Carolina *  0 –4     0 –5  
Duke  3 –5     5 –7  
Virginia  2 –6     3 –9  
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 PMNo. 14 (FCS) William & Mary*
ESPN360L 14–2654,587[4]
September 123:30 PMNo. 16 TCU*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPNUL 14–3048,336[5]
September 193:30 PMat Southern Miss*
CBSCSL 34–3731,170[6]
October 312:00 PMat North Carolina
RaycomW 16–357,500[7]
October 103:30 PMIndiana*
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN360W 47–745,371[8]
October 174:00 PMat Maryland
ESPNUW 20–944,864[9]
October 2412:00 PMNo. 13 Georgia Tech
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
RaycomL 9–3443,016[10]
October 313:30 PMDuke
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN360L 17–2841,713[11]
November 712:00 PMat No. 17 Miami (FL)
RaycomL 17–5248,350[12]
November 143:30 PMBoston College
  • Scott Stadium
  • Charlottesville, VA
ESPN360L 10–1444,324[13]
November 213:30 PMat No. 19 Clemson
ABC/ESPNL 21–3477,568[14]
November 283:30 PMNo. 14 Virginia Tech
ABC/ESPNL 13–4258,555[15]

Personnel
2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Vic Hall
QB Jameel Sewell
QB Marc Verica
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt
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    References
    1. "ACC spring in review: No. 11 Virginia". Orlando Sentinel. May 5, 2009. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
    2. "Groh Fired". WVIR. Charlottesville. November 29, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
    3. Heucert, Dan (December 7, 2009). "Mike London Named Head Football Coach at U.Va". UVA Today. Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
    4. "William & Mary Tribe vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. September 5, 2009. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
    5. "TCU Horned Frogs vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. September 12, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
    6. "Virginia Cavaliers vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles Box Score". ESPN. September 19, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
    7. "Virginia Cavaliers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score". ESPN. October 3, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
    8. "Indiana Hoosiers vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. October 10, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
    9. "Virginia Cavaliers vs. Maryland Terrapins Box Score". ESPN. October 17, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
    10. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. October 24, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
    11. "Duke Blue Devils vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. October 31, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
    12. "Virginia Cavaliers vs. Miami (FL) Hurricanes Box Score". ESPN. November 7, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
    13. "Boston College Eagles vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. November 14, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
    14. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
    15. "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN. November 28, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
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