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The 2009 NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) football season , part of the college football season, began in August 2009 and concluded with the national championship game on December 18, 2009 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, won by Villanova 23–21 over Montana.
Rule changes for 2009
The NCAA football rules committee proposed several rule changes for 2009. Before these rules were officially adopted, the proposals had to be approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel. The rule changes include the following:
- If the home team wears colored jerseys, the visiting team may also wear colored jerseys; so long as the two teams have agreed to do so.
- If the punter carries the ball outside of the tackle box, he is no longer protected under the roughing the kicker penalty.
- Deliberately grabbing the chin strap is now included as part of the face mask penalty.
- The edge of the tackle box is defined as being 5 yards to the left and right of the snapper, rather than 2 parallel lines from the position of the offensive tackles.
FCS team wins over FBS teams
In the 2009 season, FCS teams played a total of 91 games against FBS opponents. Notably, four of the five victorious FCS teams—all except Central Arkansas—were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. All four made that season's playoffs and advanced to the quarterfinals. Richmond lost in that round to Appalachian State, while Villanova defeated both New Hampshire (quarterfinals) and William & Mary (semifinals) on its way to the national title.
- September 3 – Villanova 27, Temple 24
- September 5 – William & Mary 26, Virginia 14
- September 5 – Richmond 24, Duke 16
- September 12 – New Hampshire 23, Ball State 16
- September 19 – Central Arkansas 28, Western Kentucky 7
Notable upsets
- August 27 – Quincy 26, Indiana State 20 (OT)
- September 5 – Arkansas-Monticello 27, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3
- September 5 – Shaw 20, Bethune-Cookman 6
- September 5 – Saint Joseph's (IN) 31, Valparaiso 6
- September 5 – Stonehill 45, Wagner 42
- September 12 – Birmingham-Southern 35, Campbell 28 (OT)
- September 12 – Lenoir-Rhyne 42, Davidson 0
- September 12 – Urbana 13, Dayton 10
- September 26 – Carthage 34, Valparaiso 24
- September 26 – Concordia (AL) 23, Savannah State 21
- September 26 – Central Washington 33, Idaho State 22
- October 17 – Sioux Falls 28, North Dakota 13
- November 14 – Webber International 35, Savannah State 20
- November 26 – Tuskegee 21, Alabama State 0
Dropped programs
After Northeastern' s final game of the season, a 33–27 win over Rhode Island on November 21st, the school announced that it was dropping the football program. The Huskies ended their 74th season with a 3–8 record, but school officials cited that losing seasons were not the determining factor. The $3 million-plus annual program needed more help—millions more each year—than Northeastern wanted to give. School officials stated that the recession also played no role in the decision.
On December 3rd, Hofstra also announced that it was dropping their football program. University President Stuart Rabinowitz announced that it was to reinvest those resources into new academic programs and need-based scholarships. The football team, which finished the season 5–6 after a 52–38 win over Massachusetts, ended their program after 73 years.
Eastern Illinois coach's death
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. The single-vehicle accident occurred south of Effingham when Hoover, his family and EIU strength coach Eric Cash and his family were driving home from Carbondale, the home of SIU. According to Illinois State Police District 12, Hoover’s wife, Penny, was driving a Chevrolet Suburban northbound on the interstate when she swerved the vehicle in an attempt to avoid a deer in the roadway at mile post 148, near Watson, at 7:43 p.m. The vehicle rolled several times, before landing in the east side of the roadway. Effingham County Coroner Leigh Hammer pronounced Jeffrey Hoover dead at the scene, resulting from blunt force trauma to the head and chest.
Hoover's death was the second Eastern Illinois coaching death within a month. On November 4, assistant women's basketball coach Jackie Moore, 28, died after collapsing during a workout on campus.
Conference standings
Conference champions
Automatic berths
- Big Sky Conference – Montana
- Colonial Athletic Association – Villanova
- Missouri Valley Football Conference – Southern Illinois
- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State
- Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Illinois (Jacksonville State had the best record in conference play, but was not eligible for the FCS playoffs because of APR violations.)
- Patriot League – Holy Cross
- Southern Conference – Appalachian State
- Southland Conference – Stephen F. Austin
Invitation
- Great West Conference – UC Davis
- Big South Conference – Liberty and Stony Brook, co-champions
- Northeast Conference – Central Connecticut State
- Pioneer Football League – Butler and Dayton, co-champions; Butler received the conference's berth in the Gridiron Classic.
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
- Ivy League – Penn (8–2, 7–0)
- Southwestern Athletic Conference – Prairie View A&M (9–1, 7–0)
Postseason
NCAA FCS Playoff bracket
* Host institution
SWAC Championship Game
Gridiron Classic
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.
Final poll standings
Standings are from the FCS Coaches final poll.
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Armanti Edwards wins 2009 Walter Payton Award". The Sports Network . http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2009payton_edwards_900.htm . Retrieved 2008-12-17 .
- ^ "Arthur Moats captures 2009 Buck Buchanan Award". The Sports Network . http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2009buchanan_moats_815.htm . Retrieved 2009-12-17 .
- ^ "2009: 32nd Annual Division I Championship". NCAA . http://www.ncaa.com/champ/football-fcs-champ.html . Retrieved 2009-02-28 .
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Kristin L. Musall. "NCAA Football Rules Committee proposed changes (PDF)".
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