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Record: 12-1 (7-0) Big East Champions Final Rank: #4 Coaches & Media Poll |
Hokie Season - 2009
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Record: 12-1 (7-0) Big East Champions Final Rank: #4 Coaches & Media Poll |
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Summary Blacksburg (AP) - The Hokies routed the Cowboys for the 2nd year in a row. Last year the Hokies beat the Cowboys 52-7, but this year it was even worse as the Hokies rolled 59-3. Anthony Sorenson led the offense with 159 yards rushing which included a 73 yard TD run. Backup HB Henry Suber picked up 207 all-purpose yards with 78 yards coming on a punt return for a TD. Freshman WR Reggie Esbjorn hauled in a 56 yard TD pass from Chuck Hendricks. Chris Jewell led the defense with a 22 yard interception return for a TD. |
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Summary Blacksburg (AP) - The Hokies picked up win #2 behind the rifle arm of Chuck Hendricks who tossed 6 TD passes. Hendricks was named Big East Player of the Week for his efforts. Dwayne Winborne, Henry Suber, and Steve Dantzler each caught a pair of TD passes for the Hokies. LB Junior Zala led the defensive attack with 9 tackles and 2 sacks. SS Lake Mobley had a solid game on defense with 7 tackles. Henry Suber had another big day with 268 all-purpose yards which included 28 yard and 48 yard TD catches. |
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Summary Blacksburg (AP) - The Hokies held the Red Raiders scoreless after halftime as the offense rolled up 20 points to break a 17-17 tie. Big East Player of the Week Anthony Sorenson rushed for 161 yards and 2 TD's while the speicial teams rolled up some impressive yardage totals. Reggie Esbjorn raced 98 yards on a kickoff return for a touchdown while Henry Suber collected 211 all-purpose yards. The Hokie defense was led by Chris Jewell, Travares Murphy, and Lake Mobley with 6 tackles each. Junior Zala and Fred Alexander each contributed 2 sacks each on the day. |
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Summary Iowa City, IA (AP) - On a wet and windy day the Hokie defense broke open a close game right before halftime as Tech went on to a 42-20 win. Cade Collins forced a fumble on Iowa's final possession of the 1st half and Nick Dyer raced 68 yards for a TD to give the Hokies a 21-13 lead. The Hokies went on to score the next 21 points of the game behind Anthony Sorenson and Chuck Hendricks. Hendricks tossed 3 TD's and 213 yards while Sorenson ran for 154 yards plus 2 TD's. Dwayne Winborne collected 5 passes for 120 yards and a score while Henry Suber caught 2 TD passes. Besides the efforts of Big East Player of the Week Dyer and Collins, the defense was lead by Chris Jewell with 7 tackles and 1 interception. |
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Summary Philadelphia (AP) - The Hokies destroyed an upstart Temple team behind the arms and legs of Chuck Hendricks. Temple who pulled off perhaps the upset of the decade early in the season with a 33-26 win over defending National Champion UCLA was never in the game and failed to score until the final minute of the game. Hendricks, the Big East Player of the Week, led the Hokies with 2 TD passes (18,7) and 2 TD runs (11,22). Anthony Sorenson also scored twice on the ground while Steve Dantzler caught both of Hendricks TD passes. Nick Dyer and Chris Jewell led another strong defensive attack with 8 tackles while Junior Zala picked up 2 sacks. |
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Summary Blacksburg (AP) - On a typical wet and rainy night in Blacksburg, the Hokies crushed the Syracuse Orangemen. The Hokies rolled up 35 points in the 1st half and the Hokie defense stymied the Orangemen throughout game. Chuck Hendricks tossed 2 TD's along with 260 yards. Steve Dantzler and Dwayne Winborne each caught a TD pass and both went over 100 yards receiving. Anthony Sorenson rushed for 151 yards and 2 TD's on the wet grass while FB Jeff Johnson also scored twice on one yard runs. Freshman LE Natrone Frazier led the defense with 2 sacks while Rover Fred Alexander picked up a safety for the Hokies. |
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Summary New Brunswick, NJ (AP) - THe Hokies won their 7th straight game of the season with a 31-7 victory over Rutgers. Dwayne Winborne caught 5 passes for 134 yards including a 38 yard TD. Anthony Sorenson ran for 107 yards and a 35 yard score. Chuck Hendricks passed for 2 TD's with the 2nd going to Steve Dantzler for a 10 yard score. Natron Frazier led the defensive attack with 3 sacks while Nick Dyer recorded 6 tackles. SS Lake Mobley intercepted a pass in addition to making 5 tackles. |
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Summary Pittsburgh (AP) - Nick Dyer again came up huge for the Hokies and kept their undefeated record intact with a 28-26 win over Pittsburgh. Dyer tipped away a two-point conversion attempt in the closing minute of the game to keep the Panthers from tying the game. Dyer, who was named Big East Player of the Week, recorded 9 tackles in the game and returned an interception 17 yards for a TD. With the offense struggling for the 1st time all season, the defense forced 3 Pittsburgh turnovers. Besides Dyer's interception, Chris Jewell recovered a fumble and intercepted a pass. Henry Suber put the offense in good field position several times with 164 all-purpose yards. Chuck Hendricks tossed two short TD passes, but only passed for 110 yards as the Hokies escaped with the narrow victory. |
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Summary Morgantown (AP) - The Hokies came into the West Virginia game with an 8-0 record for the 2nd year in a row. However, this time they had the extra motivation of last year's loss to the Mountaineers to provide extra motivation. The trio of Chuck Hendricks, Anthony Sorenson, and Dwayne Winborne provided the firepower once again for the Hokies. Hendricks passed for 254 yards and 3 TD's with Winborne hauling in two of the touchdowns to go with his 136 receiving yards. Sorenson cruised through the wet field and the Mountaineers for 146 yards and 3 TD's. RE Eugene Cole provided the spark for the Hokies defense when he recovered a fumble in the end zone. |
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Summary Blacksburg (AP) - Miami came out with some extra motivation following last year's blowout loss to the Hokies and nearly pulled a huge upset behind 2nd string QB Aaron Fisher. However, when Fisher was knocked from the game in the 4th quarter the Canes hopes went with him. Lake Mobley led the defense with 10 tackles and Cade Collins returned an intercepted pass inside the Miami 5 to set up the go ahead score by Anthony Sorenson. Chuck Hendricks hit Steve Dantzler for a 10 yard score and Dwayne Winborne with a 3 yard TD pass during the game. The game was made closer than expected by the Hokies Henry Suber who fumbled two punts that were returned for touchdowns. However, thanks to the strong Hokie defense and 3 FG's by Harry Washington the Hokies remained undefeated. |
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Summary Charlottesville (AP) - QB Chuck Hendricks was named NCAA Player of the Week after passing for 484 yards and 4 TD's. Hendricks also scored twice on the ground from 28 and 7 yards. The Hokies piled on the points as they continued to try to make up ground on undefeated Michigan and Nebraska in the national title race. Dwayne Winborne led the receivers with 10 catches for 196 yards and 2 TD's Winborne caught TD passes from 46 and 49 yards with the 2nd TD coming on a Lynn Swann like diving reception into the end zone. Steve Dantzler also caught two TD passes while Anthony Sorenson ran for a pair of scores. The defense was led by Travares Murphy with 2 sacks. The Hokies broke the game open with 35 points in the 2nd half after leading 24-14 at the half. |
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Summary Blacksburg (AP) - The Hokies defense played their most impressive game of the season as Tech locked up their 4th straight Big East title with a 41-0 win over Boston College. Nick Dyer led the defensive attack with 10 tackles while Chris Jewell recorded 4 tackles, 3 pass defenses, and 1 forced fumble. Brian Reeves blocked his 2nd punt of the season for the Hokies. Anthony Sorenson led the offense with 176 rushing yards and 3 TD's. Chuck Hendricks passed for 258 yards and 2 TD's. Dwayne Winborne led the receivers once again with 8 catches for 95 yards and a score. With the win the Hokies completed the season undefeated, but must hope for a Nebraska loss to Texas Tech in the Big 12 Title game in order to reach the Rose Bowl. Editor's Note: Texas Tech beats Nebrask 20-17 in the Big 12 Title game which allows the Hokies to play for the national title in the Rose Bowl. |
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Summary Pasadena, CA (AP) - The Hokies returned to play for the national title almost 10 years to the day since their last title effort led by now Atlanta Falcons superstar Michael Vick. However, the end result for the Hokies was the same as they fell to #1 ranked Michigan 25-22. Despite shooting themselves in the foot in ever way possible the Hokies still almost pulled off the improbable comeback. Michigan who was playing in their 3rd straight title game, but looking for their 1st title since 2005 broke a scoreless game at the end of the 1st quarter when Heisman winner Roman Bell raced 56 yards for a TD. The Hokies answered back when with a two yard TD run by Anthony Sorenson, but Harry Washington missed the PAT after connecting on all 69 attempts during the regular season. The missed attempt was a sign of things to come for the remainder of the 1st half. Michigan scored on their next possession on a 72 yard TD pass from Napolean Norman to Alonzo Webber. On the ensuing kickoff, Reggie Esbjorn fumbled the kickoff away setting Michigan up in excellent field position. The Hokie defense held strong forcing a 33 yard FG by Matt Mercer which made the score 17-6. On Tech's next possession QB Chuck Hendricks was sacked twice setting up a Henry Washington punt attempt from the end zone. Backup Wolverine FB Reggie Norman sacked Washington in the end zone for a safety with 23 seconds remaining before halftime. The misery continued for the Hokies as Roman Bell returned the free kick following the safety to the Hokies' 6 yardline. From there Michigan made the score 22-6 as Mercer connected on a 23 yard FG. Chris Jewell intercepted a pass for the Hokies to stop Michigan's 1st drive of the 2nd half. Henry Washington's 41 yard FG provided Tech with the only points of the 3rd quarter, but Matt Mercer answered back with a 30 yard FG early in the 4th quarter to make the score 25-9. From there the Hokie defense rallied to hold Michigan scoreless the rest of the game. Hendricks found TE Steve Dantzler on a 7 yard pass to pull the Hokies within 10 points, but the conversion pass to Dwayne Winborne was tipped away. The Hokies defense held Michigan and Hendricks hit Dantzler again on a TD pass to make the score 25-22. With no timeouts remaining the Hokies forced Michigan to punt with 58 seconds left. On 3rd down Hendricks found Winborne at the Wolverine 38, but Winborne was unable to get out of bounds and just short of a 1st down. The Hokie kicking team rushed onto the field to attempt a FG, but time expired on them and their title dreams before the attempt could be made. Following the game the disappointment continued for the Hokies who looked to be a title contender again in 2010. However, those title dreams were delivered a severe blow as QB Chuck Hendricks, HB Anthony Sorenson, WR Dwayne Winborne, and CB Chris Jewell announced plans to leave Blacksburgh for the NFL. All four players had been selected to the All-American team this season. |