2009 schedule
East Carolina
Conference USA
Final rank
#9
Record
9-4
Points
21
Diff
+74
Scored
361
Allowed
287
Outcome
—
Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
5172
Yards allowed
5296
Rushing yards
2129
Passing yards
3135
Turnovers
23
3rd down conv.
91
4th down conv.
7
Penalties
101
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2009 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Patrick PinkneyQB259
- 2. Josh JordanWR5
- 3. Dwayne HarrisWR1
TD
- 1. Patrick PinkneyQB15
- 2. Dwayne HarrisWR0
- 3. Josh JordanWR0
YDS
- 1. Patrick PinkneyQB2947
- 2. Josh JordanWR61
- 3. Dwayne HarrisWR35
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Dominique LindsayRB239
- 2. Brandon JacksonRB84
- 3. Giavanni RuffinRB84
TD
- 1. Dominique LindsayRB6
- 2. Dwayne HarrisWR5
- 3. Giavanni RuffinRB5
YDS
- 1. Dominique LindsayRB1180
- 2. Brandon JacksonRB316
- 3. Giavanni RuffinRB308
Receiving
REC
- 1. Dwayne HarrisWR83
- 2. Darryl FreeneyWR48
- 3. Alex TaylorWR35
TD
- 1. Dwayne HarrisWR7
- 2. Darryl FreeneyWR3
- 3. Jamar BryantWR2
YDS
- 1. Dwayne HarrisWR978
- 2. Darryl FreeneyWR718
- 3. Alex TaylorWR367
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Van EskridgeDB6
- 2. Levin NealDB2
- 3. Nick JohnsonLB2
TD
- 1. Levin NealDB1
- 2. Emanuel DavisDB1
- 3. Jeremy ChamblissLB0
YDS
- 1. Van EskridgeDB126
- 2. Levin NealDB57
- 3. Emanuel DavisDB42
Kicking
FGM
- 1. Ben HartmanPK20
- 2. Ben RyanPK0
PTS
- 1. Ben HartmanPK94
- 2. Ben RyanPK10
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2009 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | FCS opponent | home | 29 – 24 | W | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | West Virginia(Premier) | away | 20 – 35 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | North Carolina(Tier 3) | away | 17 – 31 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | UCF(Tier 3) | home | 19 – 14 | W | +3 | 3 |
| 6 | Marshall(Tier 4) | away | 21 – 17 | W | +2 | 5 |
| 7 | SMU(Tier 5) | away | 21 – 28 | L | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Rice(Tier 4) | home | 49 – 13 | W | +2 | 7 |
| 10 | Memphis(Tier 4) | away | 38 – 19 | W | +2 | 9 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech(Premier) | home | 3 – 16 | L | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Tulsa(Tier 3) | away | 44 – 17 | W | +3 | 12 |
| 13 | UAB(Tier 4) | home | 37 – 21 | W | +2 | 14 |
| 14 | Southern Miss(Tier 2) | home | 25 – 20 | W | +4 | 18 |
| 15 | Houston(Tier 3) | home | 38 – 32 | W | +3 | 21 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster116 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darnel Ballard | RB | 5'7" | Fayetteville , NC |
| 1 | Giavanni Ruffin | RB | 6'1" | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 1 | Levin Neal | DB | 5'11" | Wilmington , NC |
| 2 | Jonathan Williams | RB | 6'1" | Greenville , NC |
| 3 | Brandon Jackson | RB | 5'10" | Greensboro , NC |
| 4 | Taylor Mazzone | QB | 6'1" · 200 lb | Raleigh , NC |
| 4 | Van Eskridge | DB | 6'0" | Shelby , NC |
| 5 | Josh Jordan | WR | 6'4" | St. Amant, LA |
| 5 | Nathan Przestrzelski | P | 6'5" · 195 lb | Black Mountain , NC |
| 6 | J.R. Rogers | RB | 5'11" | Raleigh , NC |
| 6 | Wes Pittman | LB | 5'11" · 203 lb | Raleigh , NC |
| 7 | Rio Johnson | QB | 6'2" | Atlanta, GA |
| 8 | Jacobi Jenkins | DB | 6'0" | Rocky Mount , NC |
| 8 | Reyn Willis | WR | 6'3" | Raleigh , NC |
| 9 | Brad Wornick | QB | 6'2" | Charlotte , NC |
| 9 | Melvin Patterson | LB | 6'3" · 235 lb | Alachua, FL |
| 10 | Jamar Bryant | WR | 6'2" | Hamlet , NC |
| 10 | Marke Powell | OLB | 6'3" · 222 lb | Troy , NC |
| 12 | Ben Ryan | PK | 6'2" | Marshville , NC |
| 12 | Dayon Arrington | WR | 6'2" | Silver Spring, MD |
| 13 | Joe Sloan | ? | 5'11" · 180 lb | Chester, VA |
| 13 | Travis Simmons | DB | 5'10" | Tallahassee, FL |
| 14 | Mike Price | WR | 6'1" | New Bern , NC |
| 14 | Rob Kass | TE | 6'4" | Longwood, FL |
| 15 | Patrick Pinkney | QB | 6'0" | Fayetteville , NC |
| 15 | Reese Wiggins | WR | 5'11" | Durham , NC |
| 17 | Dwayne Harris | WR | 6'0" | Stone Mountain, GA |
| 19 | Andrew Bodenheimer | WR | 6'3" | Clemmons , NC |
| 19 | Chris Mattocks | LB | 6'0" · 214 lb | New Bern , NC |
| 20 | Kyle Tudor | ILB | 6'3" | Augusta, GA |
| 21 | Rahkeem Morgan | DB | 6'0" | Asheville , NC |
| 22 | Michael Bowman | WR | 5'9" | Wadesboro , NC |
| 24 | Dominique Lindsay | RB | 5'10" | Charlotte , NC |
| 24 | Jeremy Bullock | DB | 6'0" · 189 lb | Littleton , NC |
| 25 | Leonard Paulk | DB | 5'11" · 199 lb | Columbia, SC |
| 26 | Derek Blacknall | DB | 5'11" | Greensboro , NC |
| 27 | Devon Wallace | DB | 6'2" · 200 lb | Burlington , NC |
| 27 | James Craig | OLB | 5'10" · 189 lb | Richmond, VA |
| 28 | Matt Thompson | LB | 6'2" · 212 lb | Mebane , NC |
| 30 | Ben Hartman | PK | 5'11" | Winston-Salem , NC |
| 30 | Justin Ruffin | WR | 5'10" · 200 lb | Garner , NC |
| 31 | Bill Wallace | DB | 5'11" · 200 lb | Haw River , NC |
| 32 | Justin Brockmeyer | RB | 5'10" | Pasadena, MD |
| 32 | Justin Venable | DB | 6'1" · 197 lb | Climax , NC |
| 33 | Doug Mayo-Tapp | DB | — | — |
| 33 | Norman Whitley | RB | 5'9" | Hamlet , NC |
| 34 | Torrance Hunt | RB | 5'8" | Durham , NC |
| 35 | Michael Dobson | DB | 6'0" | Mount Airy , NC |
| 37 | Carter Gagnon | WR | 6'0" · 216 lb | Greenville , NC |
| 37 | Jack Schultz | DB | 5'9" | Greensboro , NC |
| 38 | Emanuel Davis | DB | 5'11" | Manteo , NC |
| 38 | Lorenzo Norfolk | RB | 6'0" · 220 lb | Raleigh , NC |
| 39 | Ben Herlocker | FB | 6'0" · 225 lb | Charlotte , NC |
| 40 | Cliff Perryman | OLB | 6'1" · 224 lb | Richmond, VA |
| 41 | Korey Reynolds | DL | 6'2" | Hoover, AL |
| 42 | Matt Dodge | P | 6'2" | Morehead City , NC |
| 43 | Matt Millisor | PK | 6'0" · 200 lb | Greensboro , NC |
| 43 | T.C. Baity | FB | 6'0" · 232 lb | High Point , NC |
| 44 | Nick Johnson | LB | 6'1" | Charlotte , NC |
| 45 | Kevin Gidrey | TE | 6'2" | Virginia Beach, VA |
| 46 | A.J. Johnson | DL | 6'2" · 241 lb | Atlanta, GA |
| 46 | Jimmy Booth | FB | 6'2" | Greenville , NC |
| 47 | Dustin Lineback | LB | 5'11" | Climax , NC |
| 48 | Ryan Williams | ? | 6'0" · 200 lb | Hampstead , NC |
| 49 | Jeremy Chambliss | LB | 6'0" | Tyrone, GA |
| 49 | Ty Holmes | ILB | 6'1" | Lexington , NC |
| 50 | Austin Haynes | LB | 6'2" · 210 lb | Jacksonville , NC |
| 51 | Steve Spence | LB | 6'2" · 225 lb | Norfolk, VA |
| 52 | Matt Pick | LB | 6'0" · 232 lb | Oakton, VA |
| 53 | Scotty Robinson | DL | 6'4" · 271 lb | Salisbury , NC |
| 54 | Sean Allen | OL | 6'3" · 310 lb | Wilson , NC |
| 55 | Chris Allen | DE | 6'1" · 235 lb | Portsmouth, NH |
| 55 | Robert Jones | OL | 6'3" · 309 lb | Stone Mountain, GA |
| 57 | Lamar McLendon | LB | 6'0" | Fayetteville , NC |
| 60 | Andrew Farr | DL | 6'4" · 284 lb | Pell City, AL |
| 61 | William Smith | ? | 5'11" · 261 lb | Goldsboro , NC |
| 62 | Hugh Parker | OL | 6'3" · 272 lb | Morehead City , NC |
| 63 | Doug Polochak | OL | 6'4" · 303 lb | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| 64 | Travis Melvin | OL | 6'6" · 295 lb | Fayetteville , NC |
| 65 | Kemory Mann | OL | 6'2" · 289 lb | Pittsboro , NC |
| 66 | D.J. Scott | OL | 6'6" · 323 lb | Green Cove Springs, FL |
| 67 | Grant Harner | OL | 6'6" · 304 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 68 | Will Towery | OL | 6'5" · 308 lb | Asheville , NC |
| 69 | Willie Smith | OL | 6'6" · 290 lb | Kenly , NC |
| 70 | Doug Palmer | OL | 6'3" · 317 lb | Fayetteville , NC |
| 70 | Will Simmons | OL | 6'5" · 342 lb | Ahoskie , NC |
| 71 | Josh Clark | OL | 6'4" · 300 lb | Gastonia , NC |
| 72 | Stephen Heis | OL | 6'5" · 289 lb | Cincinnati, OH |
| 73 | T.J. Harper | OL | 6'2" · 320 lb | Meridian, MS |
| 74 | Terence Campbell | OL | 6'5" · 318 lb | Maxton , NC |
| 75 | Cory Dowless | OL | 6'5" · 309 lb | Franklinville , NC |
| 76 | Dalton Faulds | OL | 6'3" · 287 lb | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| 77 | C.J. Brown | OL | 6'4" · 315 lb | Wilmington , NC |
| 78 | Jordan Davis | OL | 6'3" · 297 lb | Fort Walton Beach, FL |
| 79 | Steven Baker | OL | 6'8" · 310 lb | Rocky Mount , NC |
| 80 | Alex Taylor | WR | 6'4" | Greensboro , NC |
| 81 | Darryl Freeney | WR | 5'11" | Suffolk, VA |
| 82 | Joe Womack | WR | 6'1" | Jacksonville , NC |
| 83 | T.J. Terrell | WR | 5'10" | San Antonio, TX |
| 84 | Justin Jones | WR | 6'8" | Conyers, GA |
| 85 | Javon Brumsey | WR | 6'4" | Elizabeth City , NC |
| 86 | Michael Byrd | WR | 6'4" | Thomasville , NC |
| 87 | Zico Pasut | RB | 6'3" | Charlotte , NC |
| 89 | Jeremy Davis | WR | 5'10" | Warrenton , NC |
| 90 | Jay Ross | DL | 6'3" | Wilmington , NC |
| 90 | Ryan Mahoney | DE | 6'4" · 272 lb | Cary , NC |
| 91 | Josh Smith | DL | 6'1" · 274 lb | Raleigh , NC |
| 92 | Michael Brooks | NT | 6'3" | Roxboro , NC |
| 93 | Kwaku Danso | DL | 6'6" · 330 lb | Kumasi |
| 94 | Maurice Mercer | DL | 6'5" · 264 lb | Nashville , NC |
| 95 | C.J. Wilson | DL | 6'4" | Belhaven , NC |
| 96 | Allen Crowder | DL | 6'2" · 265 lb | Mebane , NC |
| 97 | Linval Joseph | DL | 6'6" | Gainesville, FL |
| 98 | Matt Milner | DE | 6'4" · 260 lb | Raleigh , NC |
| 99 | Antonio Allison | DT | 6'4" · 284 lb | Statesville , NC |
| — | Julian Vann | DB | 5'11" · 170 lb | Kenansville , NC |