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2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season

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2009 NCAA Division I FCS season
Regular season
Number of teams125
DurationAugust – November
Payton AwardArmanti Edwards[1]
Buchanan AwardArthur Moats[2]
Playoff
DurationNovember 28 – December 18
Championship dateDecember 18, 2009
Championship siteFinley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee
ChampionVillanova
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons

The 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season, the 2009 season of college football for teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), began in August 2009 and concluded with the 2009 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on December 18, 2009, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, won by Villanova 23–21 over Montana.[3]

FCS team wins over FBS teams

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September 3 – Villanova 27, Temple 24
September 5 – Richmond 24, Duke 16
September 5 – William & Mary 26, Virginia 14
September 12 – New Hampshire 23, Ball State 16
September 19 – Central Arkansas 28, Western Kentucky 7

Notable upsets

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Conference changes and new programs

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School 2008 Conference 2009 Conference
Bryant FCS Independent NEC
Iona Dropped Program
Marist Pioneer
Old Dominion New Program FCS Independent

Eastern Illinois coach's death

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On Saturday, November 28, just hours after Eastern Illinois lost to Southern Illinois 48–7 in the first round of the FCS playoffs, Eastern Illinois' offensive coordinator Jeffrey O. Hoover, age 41, was killed in a car accident.[4] The single-vehicle accident occurred south of Effingham when Hoover, his family and EIU strength coach Eric Cash struck a deer while driving home from Carbondale, the home of SIU.[5]

Hoover's death was the second Eastern Illinois coaching death within a month. On November 4, women's basketball assistant coach Jackie Moore, 28, died after collapsing during a workout on campus.[4]

Conference standings

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2009 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   8 0     14 1  
No. 13 Eastern Washington ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 17 Weber State ^   6 2     7 5  
Montana State   5 3     7 4  
Northern Arizona   4 4     5 6  
Sacramento State   4 4     5 6  
Northern Colorado   1 7     3 8  
Portland State   1 7     2 9  
Idaho State   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2009 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Liberty +   5 1     8 3  
Stony Brook +   5 1     6 5  
Charleston Southern   4 2     6 5  
Gardner–Webb   3 3     6 5  
Coastal Carolina   3 3     5 6  
VMI   1 5     2 9  
Presbyterian   0 6     0 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 7 New Hampshire x^   6 2     10 3  
Maine   4 4     5 6  
Hofstra   3 5     5 6  
UMass   3 5     5 6  
Northeastern   3 5     3 8  
Rhode Island   0 8     1 10  
South Division
No. 1 Villanova x+^   7 1     14 1  
No. 5 Richmond x+^   7 1     11 2  
No. 4 William & Mary ^   6 2     11 3  
Delaware   4 4     6 5  
James Madison   4 4     6 5  
Towson   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2009 Great West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UC Davis $   3 1     6 5  
North Dakota   2 2     6 5  
South Dakota   2 2     5 5  
Southern Utah   2 2     5 6  
Cal Poly   1 3     4 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
2009 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Penn $   7 0     8 2  
Harvard   6 1     7 3  
Brown   4 3     6 4  
Columbia   3 4     4 6  
Princeton   3 4     4 6  
Yale   2 5     4 6  
Dartmouth   2 5     2 8  
Cornell   1 6     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 South Carolina State $^   7 1     10 2  
No. 23 Florida A&M   6 2     8 3  
Norfolk State   5 3     7 4  
Morgan State   4 4     6 5  
Bethune–Cookman   4 4     5 6  
Delaware State   4 4     4 7  
Hampton   3 5     5 6  
North Carolina A&T   2 5     4 6  
Howard   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^   8 0     11 2  
No. 11 South Dakota State ^   7 1     8 3  
No. 18 Northern Iowa   5 3     7 4  
Illinois State   5 3     6 5  
Missouri State   4 4     6 5  
Youngstown State   4 4     6 5  
North Dakota State   2 6     3 8  
Indiana State   1 7     1 10  
Western Illinois   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2009 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Central Connecticut State $   7 1     9 3  
Albany   6 2     7 4  
Wagner   5 3     6 5  
Robert Morris   5 3     5 6  
Monmouth   4 4     5 6  
Bryant   4 4     5 6  
Duquesne   2 6     3 8  
Sacred Heart   2 6     2 8  
Saint Francis (PA)   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2009 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Jacksonville State   6 1     8 3  
No. 19 Eastern Illinois $^   6 2     8 4  
Tennessee Tech   5 3     6 5  
Eastern Kentucky   5 3     5 6  
UT Martin   4 4     5 6  
Tennessee State   3 4     4 7  
Austin Peay   3 5     4 7  
Murray State   2 6     3 8  
Southeast Missouri State   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Jacksonville State had the best record in conference play, but was not eligible for the FCS playoffs because of APR violations.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2009 Patriot League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Holy Cross $^   5 1     9 3  
No. 21 Colgate   4 2     9 2  
No. 24 Lafayette   4 2     8 3  
Lehigh   4 2     4 7  
Fordham   2 4     5 6  
Bucknell   2 4     4 7  
Georgetown   0 6     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2009 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Butler +   7 1     11 1  
Dayton +   7 1     9 2  
Drake   6 2     8 3  
Jacksonville   6 2     7 4  
Marist   5 3     7 4  
San Diego   3 5     4 7  
Davidson   3 5     3 7  
Campbell   2 6     3 8  
Morehead State   1 7     3 8  
Valparaiso   0 8     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2009 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Appalachian State $^   8 0     11 3  
No. 9 Elon ^   7 1     9 3  
Furman   5 3     6 5  
Chattanooga   4 4     6 5  
Georgia Southern   4 4     5 6  
Samford   3 5     5 6  
Wofford   2 6     3 8  
The Citadel   2 6     4 7  
Western Carolina   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2009 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Stephen F. Austin +^   6 1     10 3  
No. 12 McNeese State +^   6 1     9 2  
No. 25 Texas State   5 2     7 4  
Southeastern Louisiana   4 3     6 5  
Sam Houston State   3 4     5 6  
Central Arkansas   2 5     5 6  
Nicholls State   2 5     3 9  
Northwestern State   0 7     0 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alabama A&M xy   4 3     7 5  
Alcorn State   3 4     3 6  
Jackson State   3 4     3 7  
Alabama State   1 6     4 7  
Mississippi Valley State   1 6     3 8  
West Division
No. 15 Prairie View A&M xy$   7 0     9 1  
Grambling State   5 2     7 4  
Texas Southern   5 2     6 5  
Southern   3 4     6 6  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 4     5 5  
Championship: Prairie View A&M 30, Alabama A&M 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
2009 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Old Dominion       9 2  
North Carolina Central       4 7  
Savannah State       2 8  
Winston–Salem State       1 10  

Conference champions

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Automatic berths

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Invitation

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In order to be eligible for the playoffs, these teams must have a minimum of eight Division I wins, with at least two against teams in automatic bid conferences. They also must be ranked an average of 16 or better in the national rankings, made up of the following components:

  • The Sports Network media poll
  • The FCS Coaches poll
  • A variation of the Gridiron Power Index, using only five of the computer rankings used in that system

No team in the invitational conferences qualified. Starting in 2010, the Big South and NEC will become automatic bid conferences with the expansion of the playoff field to 20 teams.

Abstains

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(Overall Record, Conference Record)

Postseason

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NCAA Division I playoff bracket

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First Round
November 28
Campus sites
Quarterfinals
December 5
Campus sites
Semifinals
December 11 and December 12
Campus sites
National Championship Game

December 18
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee

            
South Dakota State (8–3) 48
1 Montana* (11–0) 61
1 Montana* 51
Stephen F. Austin 0
Eastern Washington (8–3) 33
Stephen F. Austin* (9–2) 44
1 Montana* 24
Appalachian State 17
Elon (9–2) 13
4 Richmond* (10–1) 16
4 Richmond* 31
Appalachian State 35
South Carolina State (10–1) 13
Appalachian State* (9–2) 20
1 Montana 21
2 Villanova 23
Holy Cross (9–2) 28
2 Villanova* (10–1) 38
2 Villanova* 46
New Hampshire 7
New Hampshire (9–2) 49
McNeese State* (9–2) 13
2 Villanova* 14
William & Mary 13
Eastern Illinois (8–3) 7
3 Southern Illinois* (10–1) 48
3 Southern Illinois* 3
William & Mary 24
Weber State (7–4) 0
William & Mary* (9–2) 38

* Host institution

Date Location Venue West Div. Champion East Div. Champion Result
December 12 Birmingham, Alabama Legion Field Prairie View A&M Alabama A&M Prairie View A&M 30–24

Gridiron Classic

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The Gridiron Classic is an annual game between the champions of the Northeast Conference and the Pioneer Football League that has been held since December 2006.

Date Location Venue NEC Champion PFL Champion Result
December 5 Indianapolis Butler Bowl Central Connecticut State Butler Butler 28–23

Final poll standings

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References

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  1. ^ "Armanti Edwards wins 2009 Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
  2. ^ "Arthur Moats captures 2009 Buck Buchanan Award". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on April 4, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "2009: 32nd Annual Division I Championship". NCAA. Retrieved February 28, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b Mitchell, Fred (November 30, 2009). "Eastern Illinois assistant football coach dies in car crash". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  5. ^ Huffman, Tony (30 November 2009). "EIU football coach killed in I-57 accident". Effingham Daily News. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2009.