2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team

2009 Virginia Cavaliers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal
Record3–9 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGregg Brandon (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorAl Groh (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumScott Stadium
(Capacity: 61,500)
Uniform
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
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 (FL)   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

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]

  1. ^ "ACC spring in review: No. 11 Virginia". Orlando Sentinel. May 5, 2009. Archived from the original on May 9, 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 December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2009.