2009 Geneva Golden Tornadoes football team

2009 Geneva Golden Tornadoes football
NCCAA champion
Victory Bowl, W 29–28 vs. Greenville
ConferencePresidents' Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (5–3 *provisional member PAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeno DeMarco
Defensive coordinatorMike Pinchotti
Home stadiumReeves Field
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • # – Provisional NCAA Divisional III member; games not counted in standings
Rankings from D3football.com

The 2009 Geneva Golden Tornadoes football team represented Geneva College in the 2009 NCAA Division III football season and finished as NCCAA champions. The Golden Tornadoes played their home games at Reeves Field.

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 57:00 pmFrostburg State*
W 41–286,245
September 122:00 pmat Saint Vincent*
W 32–171,558
September 267:00 pmThiel
  • Reeves Field
  • Beaver Falls, PA
W 37–133,245
October 32:00 pmat Washington & Jefferson
L 10–313,445
October 104:00 pmGrove Citydagger
  • Reeves Field
  • Beaver Falls, PA
W 34–176,625
October 171:30 pmat Waynesburg
W 49–391,200
October 247:00 pmSaint Vincent
  • Reeves Field
  • Beaver Falls, PA
W 38–203,240
October 311:00 pmBethany (WV)
  • Reeves Field
  • Beaver Falls, PA
W 54–212,340
November 72:00 pmat No. 10 Thomas More
L 12–213,056
November 141:30 pmat Westminster (PA)
L 28–312,104
November 21at Greenville*
W 29–28800
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from NCAA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Coaching staff

Head coach

The head coach was Geno DeMarco, who was in his 17th 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

References

  1. ^ "Geneva Football Record Book" (PDF). Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania: Geneva College. 2021. p. 8. Retrieved September 19, 2021.