American college football season
The 2009 NCAA Division II football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began on August 29, 2009, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 12, 2009 at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama , hosted by the University of North Alabama . The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats defeated the Grand Valley State , 30–23, to win their third Division II national title.[ 2]
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Joique Bell , running back from Wayne State .
Conference and program changes [ edit ] Lake Erie completed their transition to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.
Conference standings [ edit ] Conference summaries [ edit ] 2009 NCAA Division II Football Championship Teams 24 Finals Site Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Winning coach Attendance TBD
The 2009 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs involved 24 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football.
The tournament began on November 14, 2009 and will conclude on December 13, 2009 with the 2009 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama .
The first-round games were conducted on the campus of one of the competing institutions as determined by the NCAA Division II Football Committee. Two teams in each super regional earned first-round byes. The first-round winners advanced to face a bye team in their super regional. Second-round winners met in the quarterfinals and quarterfinal winners advanced to play in the semifinals.
First-round, second-round, quarterfinal and semifinal games were played on the campus of one of the competing institutions as determined by the NCAA Division II Football Committee. The home team at the championship was determined by the Division II Football Committee and the Shoals National Championship Committee.
National television coverage [ edit ] The semifinal games were broadcast on ESPN , ESPN360 , and CBS College Sports on December 5.
The championship game was played at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama and broadcast live on ESPN2 on December 12.
Bracket and standings [ edit ] Semifinals and championship [ edit ] Semifinals December 5 Championship December 12 SR3 Grand Valley State 41 SR2 Carson–Newman 27 SR3 Grand Valley State 23 SR4 Northwest Missouri State 30 SR1 California (PA) 31 SR4 Northwest Missouri State 56
Individual game results [ edit ] Saginaw Valley vs. Nebraska–Kearney[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Saginaw Valley 6 14 0 0 20 Nebraska–Kearney 0 7 7 21 35
Hillsdale vs. Minn. St. Mankato [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total Hillsdale 7 7 7 3 3 27 Minn. St. Mankato 14 3 0 7 0 24
Arkansas Tech vs. UNC-Pembroke [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total UNC-Pembroke 0 7 6 0 13 Arkansas Tech 14 10 10 7 41
West Alabama vs. Albany State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total West Alabama 0 21 3 0 24 Albany State 2 14 6 0 22
Edinboro vs. East Stroudsburg [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Edinboro 3 14 7 7 31 East Stroudsburg 7 6 0 3 16
Fayetteville State vs. California (PA)[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Fayetteville State 0 0 0 13 13 California (PA) 14 7 21 0 42
Tarleton State vs. Texas A&M - Kingsville[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total Tarleton State 14 7 15 10 11 57 Texas A&M - Kingsville 7 24 8 7 10 56
Abilene Christian vs. Midwestern State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Abilene Christian 7 0 7 10 24 Midwestern State 0 14 0 7 21
Nebraska–Kearney vs. Minnesota Duluth[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska–Kearney 0 0 0 7 7 Minnesota Duluth 14 14 14 0 42
Hillsdale vs. Grand Valley State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hillsdale 0 0 13 14 27 Grand Valley State 10 27 7 0 44
Arkansas Tech vs. North Alabama [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas Tech 7 7 0 14 28 North Alabama 14 10 17 0 41
West Alabama vs. Carson-Newman [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total West Alabama 0 20 21 0 41 Carson-Newman 14 35 0 10 59
Edinboro vs. West Liberty [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Edinboro 7 14 21 21 63 West Liberty 28 28 21 7 84
An NCAA Division II record for combined points (147) and yards (1,394) was set during the game.[ 3] Edinboro quarterback Trevor Harris set the Division II record for passing, completing 50 of 76 passes for 630 yards and 5 touchdowns.[ 3]
California (PA) vs. Shippensburg[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total California (PA) 14 6 6 0 26 Shippensburg 7 0 8 6 21
Tarleton State vs. Central Washington [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Tarleton State 3 3 0 0 6 Central Washington 7 10 3 7 27
Abilene Christian vs. Northwest Missouri [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Abilene Christian 3 0 0 7 10 Northwest Missouri 7 7 14 7 35
Super Regional finals [ edit ] Super Region 1: California (PA) vs. West Liberty[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total California (PA) 13 23 7 14 57 West Liberty 7 0 14 14 35
Super Region 2: Carson-Newman vs. North Alabama [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Carson-Newman 10 0 7 7 24 North Alabama 0 7 7 7 21
Super Region 3: Grand Valley State vs. Minnesota Duluth [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Grand Valley St. 14 3 7 0 24 Minnesota Duluth 10 0 0 0 10
Super Region 4: Northwest Missouri vs. Central Washington [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Northwest Missouri 7 0 14 0 21 Central Washington 7 7 0 6 20
Carson-Newman vs. Grand Valley St. [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Carson-Newman 7 7 6 7 27 Grand Valley St. 17 10 7 7 41
California (PA) vs. Northwest Missouri[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total California (PA) 3 7 14 7 31 Northwest Missouri 7 14 28 7 56
1 2 3 4 Total Northwest Missouri State 7 14 2 7 30 Grand Valley State 0 0 13 10 23
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