2009 Temple Owls football team

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2009 Temple Owls football
Temple T logo.svg
MAC East Division co-champion
EagleBank Bowl, L 21–30 vs. UCLA
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record9–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Matt Rhule (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Defensive coordinator Mark D'Onofrio (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Lincoln Financial Field
Seasons
  2008
2010  
2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  7 1   9 5  
Temple x  7 1   9 4  
Bowling Green  6 2   7 6  
Kent State  4 4   5 7  
Buffalo  3 5   5 7  
Akron  2 6   3 9  
Miami (OH)  1 7   1 11  
West Division
No. 23 Central Michigan x$  8 0   12 2  
Northern Illinois  5 3   7 6  
Western Michigan  4 4   5 7  
Toledo  3 5   5 7  
Ball State  2 6   2 10  
Eastern Michigan  0 8   0 12  
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
At the 2009 EagleBank Bowl 2009 Eagle Bank Bowl in-game action.jpg
At the 2009 EagleBank Bowl

The 2009 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the college 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Temple competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The team was coached by Al Golden and played their homes game in Lincoln Financial Field.

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The Owls finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in conference play to be co–champions of the MAC East Division and were invited to the EagleBank Bowl where they lost to UCLA 30–21. This was the Owls first bowl game since the Garden State Bowl in 1979.

Before the season

Recruiting

College recruiting information (2009)
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeight40Commit date
Cody Bohler
OL
Somerville, New JerseyImmaculata HS6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)300 lb (140 kg)Nov 9, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (75)
Levi Brown
DT
Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaLiberty HS6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)312 lb (142 kg)5.1Jun 28, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Blaze Caponegro
RB
Wall, New JerseyWall HS6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg)Dec 16, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Chris Coyer
QB
Vienna, VirginiaOakton HS6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)208 lb (94 kg)4.64Jan 14, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Kadeem Custis
DT
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSt. John Neumann HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)275 lb (125 kg)5Dec 23, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Justin Gildea
DB
Hollidaysburg, PennsylvaniaHollidaysburg Area SHS5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg)4.49Oct 27, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Elijah Grant
OL
Piscataway, New JerseyPiscataway Township HS6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)340 lb (150 kg)Jan 28, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Marcus Green
LB
Scotch Plains, New JerseyScotch Plains-Fanwood HS6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)225 lb (102 kg)Jan 7, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Aaron Hush
Delaware
Piscataway, New JerseyPiscataway Township HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)211 lb (96 kg)Jan 7, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Alex Jackson
Delaware
New Berlin, New YorkMilford Academy6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg)Dec 16, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Kamal Johnson
Delaware
Willingboro, New JerseyWillingboro HS6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)251 lb (114 kg)Feb 3, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Kwame Johnson
DB
Wayne, PennsylvaniaValley Forge Military5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)185 lb (84 kg)Jan 7, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    
Maurice Jones
DB
Chatham, Virginia Fork Union Military Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)178 lb (81 kg)Dec 16, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Brandon McManus
K
Lansdale, PennsylvaniaNorth Penn SHS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)Nov 24, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Deon Miller
WR
Fork Union, VirginiaFork Union Military Academy6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)4.7Jan 28, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    (73)
Ryan Murray
OL
Chatham, VirginiaHargrave Military Academy6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)325 lb (147 kg)5.4Sep 25, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (75)
Gary Onuekwusi
LB
Baltimore, MarylandPaul Laurence Dunbar HS6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)215 lb (98 kg)4.6Jan 25, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Andrew Opoku
WR
North Brunswick, New JerseyNorth Brunswick Township HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)209 lb (95 kg)4.67Feb 4, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (73)
Byron Parker
ATH
Virginia Beach, VirginiaTallwood HS5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)173 lb (78 kg)4.45Dec 7, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (75)
Deonte Parker
DB
Quincy, CaliforniaFeather River5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)190 lb (86 kg)Dec 19, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    
Chris Parthemore
TE
Camp Hill, PennsylvaniaCedar Cliff HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)4.7Oct 30, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Shahid Paulhill
DT
Fork Union, VirginiaFork Union Military Academy6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)275 lb (125 kg)Dec 16, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Bernard Pierce
RB
Concorde Mills, PennsylvaniaGlen Mills5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jan 5, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Geoffrey Prather
LB
Valley Forge, PennsylvaniaValley Forge Military College6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)Dec 16, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Darryl Pringle
OL
Reading, PennsylvaniaReading SHS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)305 lb (138 kg)Jul 3, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (40)
Evangelos Regas
OL
Toms River, New JerseyToms River High – North HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)325 lb (147 kg)Jul 3, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (77)
Jerry Watters
WR
Cherry Hill, New JerseyCamden Catholic5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)167 lb (76 kg)4.57Jun 26, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (71)
Jeffrey Whittingham
DT
Atlantic City, New JerseyAtlantic City HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)285 lb (129 kg)Jun 26, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (73)
Overall recruit ranking:    Scout: 89    Rivals: 112
  • ‡ Refers to 40-yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Temple Commit List for 2009". Rivals. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  • "Football Recruiting: Temple". Scout. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  • "Temple Football Recruiting 2009". ESPN. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 22, 2009.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.No. 5 (FCS) Villanova *L 24–2727,759 [1]
September 1912:00 p.m.at No. 5 Penn State * BTN L 6–31105,514 [2]
September 2612:00 p.m. Buffalo
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN Plus W 37–1313,949 [3]
October 31:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan W 24–123,364 [4]
October 101:00 p.m. Ball State
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 24–1913,420 [5]
October 171:00 p.m. Army *
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–1314,275 [6]
October 247:00 p.m.at Toledo W 40–2416,334 [7]
October 313:30 p.m.at Navy * CBSCS W 27–2428,305 [8]
November 57:30 p.m. Miami (OH)
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNU W 34–3213,827 [9]
November 138:30 p.m.at Akron ESPNUW 56–1710,927 [10]
November 211:00 p.m. Kent State
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 47–1321,046 [11]
November 2711:00 a.m.at Ohio ESPNUL 17–3514,135 [12]
December 294:30 p.m.vs. UCLA * ESPN L 21–3023,072 [13] [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Villanova

1234Total
Wildcats00141327
Owls0107724

Temple blew a 10-point lead over the Wildcats to ultimately lose 27–24 to the Villanova Wildcats to open the year on a sour note. This game was similar to many games last year where Temple would have a lead but be unable to finish off an opponent, such as the overtime loss to Navy and the Hail Mary loss to Buffalo last year. After a scoreless first quarter, Temple got a 10–0 halftime lead, then made it a 17–7 lead midway through the third after each scored, and Villanova scored to make it 17–14, but Temple would score again early in the 4th quarter to make it 24–14, but Villanova would shut out the Owls the rest of the way, making it 24–17 on a field goal soon after, late in the game Villanova tied it up, and just as Temple was about to go for the win, a turnover led to a Villanova field goal that gave them their first win of the year and put Temple at 0–1 to start the new year. It was also Villanova's first win against a I-A opponent since 2003, ironically it Temple. Villanova leads the series.

Penn State

1234Total
Owls30306
Nittany Lions7143731

Temple hadn't beaten Penn State since 1941, and that nearly 70-year losing streak remained intact, but the Owls kept themselves in the game early with a field goal and successful onside kick. Afterwards, the momentum they had gained was quickly lost as Penn State made it 21–3 at halftime and 24–6 after three. Penn State put the game out of reach with a touchdown run by Stephon Green. Soon afterwards, Penn State put their backups in, but were unable to score any more points. With the 6–31 loss, this now makes four straight games that the Owls have failed to score at least a touchdown on Penn State.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

Buffalo

1234Total
Bulls060713
Owls31710737

With the huge blowout win over Buffalo, Temple was able to get revenge for the previous two years, including a last second loss on a Hail Mary and a blowout loss the year before. This also gave Temple their first win of the year.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

Eastern Michigan

1234Total
Owls1470324
Eagles060612

With the 24–6 win over Eastern Michigan, the Owls were now .500 and undefeated in the MAC.

Ball State

1234Total
Cardinals0013619
Owls1007724

Despite going 12–2 last year and being ranked as high as #12, the Ball State Cardinals remained winless this year after giving Temple a game that appeared closer than it really was. Temple took a 10–0 lead, but fell behind 13–10, but soon retook the lead and would hold on for the 24–19 win, giving up a meaningless touchdown on the game's final play to make the game look like a nailbiter. Temple also was 3–0 in the MAC and 3–2 overall with the win.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter

Army

1234Total
Black Knights0310013
Owls7601427

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 10:43 Bernard Pierce 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 0–7

2nd Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 13:17 Jason Harper 37 Yd Pass From Vaughn Charlton (Pat Failed) 0–13
  • ARMY FG 02:11 Alex Carlton 24 Yd 3–13

3rd Quarter

  • ARMY FG 07:50 Alex Carlton 23 Yd 6–13
  • ARMY TD 04:06 Ali Villanueva 4 Yd Pass From Trent Steelman (Alex Carlton Kick) 13–13

4th Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 07:25 Steve Maneri 6 Yd Pass From Vaughn Charlton (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 13–20
  • TEMPLE TD 05:26 Kee-ayre Griffin 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 13–27

Toledo

1234Total
Owls131010740
Rockets7100724

Temple defeated a favored Toledo team 40–24 in the Glass Bowl. Like Temple, Toledo had improved greatly from last year.

1234Total
Owls01431027
Midshipmen377724

With this win, Temple became bowl eligible.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • NAVY FG 03:11 Joe Buckley 30 Yd 0–3

2nd Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 11:11 Bernard Pierce 68 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 7–3
  • NAVY TD 01:55 David Wright 3 Yd Punt Return (Joe Buckley Kick) 7–10
  • TEMPLE TD 01:41 James Nixon 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 14–10

3rd Quarter

  • TEMPLE FG 12:08 Brandon McManus 45 Yd 17–10
  • NAVY TD 07:54 Vince Murray 5 Yd Run (Joe Buckley Kick) 17–17

4th Quarter

  • NAVY TD 14:55 Kriss Proctor 2 Yd Run (Joe Buckley Kick) 17–24
  • TEMPLE FG 12:02 Brandon McManus 21 Yd 20–24
  • TEMPLE TD 02:41 Bernard Pierce 41 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 27–24

Miami (OH)

1234Total
RedHawks31001932
Owls14710334

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • 11:20 TEMPLE Bernard Pierce 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 0–7
  • 07:57 MIAMI (Ohio) Trevor Cook 20 Yd 3–7
  • 01:50 TEMPLE Vaughn Charlton 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 3–14

2nd Quarter

  • 05:21 TEMPLE Bernard Pierce 7 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 3–21
  • 03:41 MIAMI (Ohio) Armand Robinson 11 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Trevor Cook Kick) 10–21
  • 00:11 MIAMI (Ohio) Trevor Cook 26 Yd 13–21

3rd Quarter

  • 09:17 TEMPLE Brandon McManus 42 Yd 13–24
  • 02:37 TEMPLE Bernard Pierce 14 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 13–31

4th Quarter

  • 13:35 MIAMI (Ohio) Steve Marck 24 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Trevor Cook Kick) 20–31
  • 08:52 MIAMI (Ohio) Armand Robinson 14 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) 26–31
  • 02:36 MIAMI (Ohio) Thomas Merriweather 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 32–31
  • 00:03 TEMPLE Brandon McManus 18 Yd 32–34

Akron

1234Total
Owls142171456
Zips1700017

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 12:34 Michael Campbell 63 Yd Pass From Chester Stewart (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 7–0
  • AKRON TD 09:30 Andre Jones 9 Yd Pass From Patrick Nicely (Branko Rogovic Kick) 7–7
  • AKRON FG 05:00 Branko Rogovic 45 Yd 7–10
  • AKRON TD 03:06 Sean Fobbs Recovered Fumble In End Zone (Branko Rogovic Kick) 7–17
  • TEMPLE TD 00:10 James Nixon 22 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 14–17

2nd Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 06:15 Delano Green 66 Yd Punt Return (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 21–17
  • TEMPLE TD 01:06 Chester Stewart 8 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 28–17
  • TEMPLE TD 00:31 Bernard Pierce 2 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 35–17

3rd Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 09:37 Joe Jones 24 Yd Pass From Chester Stewart (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 42–17

4th Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 14:30 Chester Stewart 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 49–17
  • TEMPLE TD 11:31 Matt Brown 5 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 56–17

Kent State

1234Total
Golden Flashes370313
Owls09241447

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • KSU FG 08:58 Freddy Cortez 21 Yd 3–0

2nd Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 11:12 Evan Rodriguez 10 Yd Pass From Kevin Armstrong (Pat Blocked) 3–6
  • KSU TD 04:48 Kendrick Pressley 6 Yd Pass From Spencer Keith (Freddy Cortez Kick) 10–6
  • TEMPLE FG 00:17 Brandon McManus 24 Yd 10–9

3rd Quarter

  • TEMPLE FG 10:41 Brandon McManus 28 Yd 10–12
  • TEMPLE TD 09:00 Matt Brown 71 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–19
  • TEMPLE TD 06:55 Kee-ayre Griffin 36 Yd Interception Return (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–26
  • TEMPLE TD 01:38 Matt Brown 1 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–33

4th Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 13:56 Delano Green 52 Yd Punt Return (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–40
  • TEMPLE TD 09:08 Delano Green 50 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–47
  • KSU FG 04:22 Freddy Cortez 46 Yd 13–47

Ohio

1234Total
Owls0107017
Bobcats7613935

Ohio defeated Temple, and by virtue of a tie-breaker, advanced to the MAC Championship Game. Temple still won a share of the MAC East Division.

EagleBank Bowl

The UCLA Bruins (6–6) played the Temple Owls (9–3) at the 2009 EagleBank Bowl at RFK Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. The bowl game was scheduled to start at 4:30 PM US EST on Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Temple was playing in its first bowl game since the 1979 Garden State Bowl and made only its third bowl appearance in school history. [16] After a dominant first half, UCLA staged a second half rally, and defeated the Owls 30–21.

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Bruins7371330
Owls7140021

Personnel

Roster

As of 2009-08-21 [17]

Wide receivers

  • Ryan Alderman – Freshman
  • 8 Nyles Bynum – Junior
  • 10 Delano Green – Junior
  • 13 Josh Hutchison – Junior
  • 15 Dy'Onne Crudup – Senior
  • 18 Jason Harper – Senior
  • 19 Deione Sydnor-Robinson – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 22 Matt Brown – Freshman
  • 23 James Nixon – Sophomore
  • 39 Matt Brookhart – Freshman
  • 80 C. J. Hammond – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 81 Deven Baker – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 84 Michael Campbell – Junior
  • 85 Vaughn Carraway – Freshman

Offensive line

  • David Kim – Freshman
  • 59 Jerry Barlow – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 50 Jeff Whittingham – Freshman
  • 57 Marcus Brown – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 61 Sean Pearson – Freshman
  • 62 Steve Ciocci – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 63 Derek DennisJunior
  • 66 Darryl Pringle – Freshman
  • 67 Matt Paul – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 68 Jeremy Schonbrunner Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 69 Wayne Tribue – Sophomore
  • 70 Colin Madison – Junior
  • 71 Darius Morris – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 72 Cody Bohler – Freshman
  • 73 Devin Tyler – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 74 Evan Regas – Freshman
  • 75 Simon Ogunleye – Freshman
  • 76 Steve Caputo – Sophomore
  • 77 John Palumbo – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 78 Sean Boyle – Sophomore
  • 79 Pat Boyle – Sophomore

Tight ends

  • Cody Booth – Freshman
  • Robert Feeley – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • Richard Fricke – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 44 Lawrence Turner – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 83 Chris Parthemore – Freshman
  • 86 Steve Maneri – Senior
  • 87 Anthony Pekarski – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 88 Evan Rodriguez – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 89 Matt Balasavage Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 98 Alex Jackson – Freshman
 

Quarterbacks

  • Matt Falcone – Freshman
  • 7 Chester Stewart – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 11 Chris Coyer – Freshman
  • 12 Vaughn Charlton – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 13 Bryan Morris – Freshman
  • 14 Mike Gerardi – Redshirt.svg Sophomore

Running backs

  • 3 Lamar McPherson – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 20 Kee-ayre Griffin – Sophomore
  • 24 Ahkeem Smith – Sophomore
  • 26 Joe Jones – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 30 Bernard Pierce – Freshman

Fullbacks

  • 48 Zack Collins – Redshirt.svg Freshman

Defensive line

  • 2 Andre Neblett – Senior
  • 43 Adrian Robinson, Jr. – Sophomore
  • 45 Morris Blueford, Jr. – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 52 Brian Sanford – Senior
  • 65 Dave Nwasike – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 72 Grigory Frenk – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 90 Cameron Wise – Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 91 Elisha Joseph – Junior
  • 92 Shahid Paulhill – Freshman
  • 93 Kamal Johnson – Freshman
  • 94 Kadeem Custis – Freshman
  • 95 Morkeith Brown – Sophomore
  • 96 Muhammad WilkersonSophomore
  • 97 Geoffrey Prather – Freshman
  • 99 Levi Brown – Freshman
 

Linebackers

  • Vince Tuzze – Freshman
  • 4 Alex Joseph – Senior
  • 31 Tahir Whitehead – Sophomore
  • 32 Quinten White, Jr. – Sophomore
  • 33 Blaze Caponegro – Freshman
  • 34 Zach Kane – Freshman
  • 36 Gary Onuekwusi – Freshman
  • 40 Jordan Martin – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 41 Marcus Green – Freshman
  • 46 John Haley – Senior
  • 51 James Namude – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 53 Stephen Johnson – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 54 Dan Van Norton – Freshman
  • 56 Amara Kamara – Junior
  • 58 Elijah Joseph – Junior

Defensive backs

  • 1 Wilbert Brinson, Jr. – Senior
  • 5 Jaiquawn Jarrett – Junior
  • 6 Dominique Harris Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 9 Anthony Ferla – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 14 Ricky Ueberroth – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 16 Maurice Jones – Freshman
  • 17 Marlin Terrell – Sophomore
  • 21 Jared Williams – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 24 Mina Gould – Freshman
  • 25 Deonte Parker – Junior
  • 28 Marquise Liverpool – Junior
  • 29 Justin Gildea – Freshman
  • 35 Kwame Johnson – Freshman
  • 37 Kevin Kroboth – Sophomore
  • 39 Aaron Haas – Freshman
  • 42 Byron Parker – Freshman
  • 48 Matt Duncan – Redshirt.svg Freshman

Punters

  • 47 Jake Brownell – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 49 Jeff Wathne – Junior

Kickers

  • 19 Brandon McManus – Freshman
  • 90 Ryan Novak – Junior
† Starter at position     * Injured; will not play in 2009.

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at school
Al Golden Head coach
Special teams coordinator
4th
Mark D'Onofrio Assistant head coach
Defensive coordinator
4th
Matt Rhule Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks coach
4th
Jared BackusLinebackers coach3rd
Andrew DeesOffensive line coach4th
Ed Foley Tight ends coach
Assistant offensive line coach
Recruiting coordinator
2nd
Tyree ForemanRunning backs coach3rd
Kevin M. Gilbride Wide receivers coach3rd
Randy Melvin Defensive line coach1st
Paul WilliamsDefensive backs coach4th

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