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. The Golden Tornadoes played their home games at Reeves Field.

2009 Geneva Golden Tornadoes football
NCCAA champion
Victory Bowl, W 29–28 vs. Greenville
Conference	Presidents' Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (5–3 *provisional member PAC)
Head coach	Geno DeMarco (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Geno DeMarco
Defensive coordinator	Mike Pinchotti
Home stadium	Reeves Field

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 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
September 5	7:00 pm	Frostburg State*	Reeves Field Beaver Falls, PA	W 41–28	6,245
September 12	2:00 pm	at Saint Vincent*	Chuck Noll Field Latrobe, PA	W 32–17	1,558
September 26	7:00 pm	Thiel	Reeves Field Beaver Falls, PA	W 37–13	3,245
October 3	2:00 pm	at Washington & Jefferson	Cameron Stadium Washington, PA	L 10–31	3,445
October 10	4:00 pm	Grove City	Reeves Field Beaver Falls, PA	W 34–17	6,625
October 17	1:30 pm	at Waynesburg	Wiley Stadium Waynesburg, PA	W 49–39	1,200
October 24	7:00 pm	Saint Vincent	Reeves Field Beaver Falls, PA	W 38–20	3,240
October 31	1:00 pm	Bethany (WV)	Reeves Field Beaver Falls, PA	W 54–21	2,340
November 7	2:00 pm	at No. 10 Thomas More	The Bank of Kentucky Field Crestview Hills, KY	L 12–21	3,056
November 14	1:30 pm	at Westminster (PA)	Harold Burry Stadium New Wilmington, PA	L 28–31	2,104
November 21		at Greenville*	Francis Field Greenville, IL (Victory Bowl)	W 29–28	800
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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