2009 Geneva Golden Tornadoes football team
The 2009 Geneva Golden Tornadoes football team represented Geneva College in the 2009 NCAA Division III football season and finished as NCCAA champions.[1] The Golden Tornadoes played their home games at Reeves Field.
2009 Geneva Golden Tornadoes football | |
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NCCAA champion | |
Victory Bowl, W 29–28 vs. Greenville | |
Conference | Presidents' Athletic Conference |
2009 record | 8–3 (5–3 *provisional member PAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Geno DeMarco |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Pinchotti |
Home stadium | Reeves Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Thomas More $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington & Jefferson ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grove City | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Waynesburg | 2 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Westminster (PA) | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethany (WV) | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thiel | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geneva # | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Vincent # | – | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The season began with a non-conference game against Frostburg State, followed by a non-conference game against conference opponent and fellow provisional NCAA Division III member Saint Vincent. Following eight conference games in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, the Golden Tornadoes played Greenville in the 2009 Victory Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 7:00 pm | Frostburg State* | W 41–28 | ||
September 12 | 2:00 pm | at Saint Vincent* | W 32–17 | ||
September 26 | 7:00 pm | Thiel |
| W 37–13 | |
October 3 | 2:00 pm | at Washington & Jefferson | L 10–31 | n/a | |
October 10 | 4:00 pm | Grove City |
| W 34–17 | |
October 17 | 1:30 pm | at Waynesburg |
| W 49–39 | |
October 24 | 7:00 pm | Saint Vincent |
| W 38–20 | |
October 31 | 1:00 pm | Bethany (WV) |
| W 54–21 | n/a |
November 7 | 2:00 pm | at Thomas More |
| L 12–21 | |
November 14 | 1:30 pm | at Westminster (PA) |
| L 28–31 | |
November 21 | n/a | at Greenville* | W 29–28 | 800 | |
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Coaching staff
Head coach
The head coach was Geno DeMarco, who was in his seventeenth season at the helm of the Golden Tornadoes. DeMarco also worked as the offensive coordinator for the team.
Assistant coaches
Assistant coaches for the team were:
- Defensive Coordinator- Mike Pinchotti
- Offensive Line - Jason Wargo
- Defensive Backs - Tom Contena
- Tight Ends/Inside Receivers - Barry Emge
- Wide Receivers - Keith Humphries
- Quarterbacks - Don Costa
- Running Backs - Luke Travelpiece
- Outside Linebackers - Jeff Stephens
- Defensive Line - Mike Wickline