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American college football season
The 2009 NCAA Division III football season , part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2009, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2009 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks won their second Division III championship by defeating the Mount Union Purple Raiders , 38−28. This was the fifth of seven straight championship games between Mount Union (3 wins) and Wisconsin–Whitewater (4 wins).
The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Blaine Westemeyer , offensive tackle from Augustana (IL) .[ 1]
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The 2009 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 37th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the 17th time.[ 2]
Twenty-three conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, four conferences had no Pool A bid. The ECFC and UMAC were in the first year of the two-year waiting period, while the ACFC and UAA failed to meet the seven-member requirement.
Schools not in Pool A conferences were eligible for Pool B. The number of Pool B bids was determined by calculating the ratio of Pool A conferences to schools in those conferences and applying that ratio to the number of Pool B schools. The 23 Pool A conferences contained 196 schools, an average of 8.5 teams per conference. Twenty-eight schools were in Pool B, enough for three bids.
The remaining six playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.
First Round Campus Sites
Second Round Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia
Mount Union
55
Washington & Jefferson
0
Mount Union
62
Montclair State
38
Montclair State
14
Maine Maritime
22
Mount Union
55
Albright
35
Albright
3
Alfred
25
Albright
27
Delaware Valley
66
Delaware Valley
3
Susquehanna
7
Mount Union
24
Wesley
55
Wesley
7
North Carolina Wesleyan
23
Wesley
43
Mississippi College
56
Mississippi College
9
Huntingdon
35
Wesley
12
Johns Hopkins
23
Johns Hopkins
0
Hampden–Sydney
7
Johns Hopkins
31
Thomas More
49
Thomas More
29
DePauw
39
Mount Union
28
Wisconsin–Whitewater
70
Wisconsin–Whitewater
38
Lakeland
7
Wisconsin–Whitewater
45
Illinois Wesleyan
41
Illinois Wesleyan
7
Wabash
35
Wisconsin–Whitewater
31
Trine
51
Wittenberg
13
Case Western
38
Trine
17
Wittenberg
42
Wittenberg
34
Mount St. Joseph
14
Wisconsin–Whitewater
27
Coe
34
Linfield
17
Saint John's (MN)
27
Coe
7
St. Thomas (MN)
43
St. Thomas (MN)
34
Monmouth (IL)
21
St. Thomas (MN)
20
Mary Hardin–Baylor
42
Linfield
31
Central (IA)
40
Mary Hardin–Baylor
21
Linfield
38
Linfield
53
Cal Lutheran
17
* Overtime