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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,[3] won by
Villanova 23–21 over Montana.
Rule
changes for 2009
The NCAA football rules committee proposed several rule changes
for 2009.[4] 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.
Notable
upsets
- August 27 – Quincy 26, Indiana State 20 (OT)
(Division II over Division I FCS)
- September 5 – Arkansas-Monticello
27, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3 (Division II
over Division I FCS)
- September 5 – Shaw 20, Bethune-Cookman 6 (Division II over
Division I FCS)
- September 5 – Saint Joseph's (IN)
31, Valparaiso 6 (Division II over
Division I FCS non-scholarship)
- September 5 – Stonehill 45, Wagner 42 (Division II over Division
I FCS)
- September 12 – Birmingham-Southern
35, Campbell 28 (OT) (Division III over
Division I FCS non-scholarship)
- September 12 – Lenoir-Rhyne 42, Davidson
0 (Division II over Division I FCS
non-scholarship)
- September 12 – Urbana 13, Dayton 10 (Division II over Division
I FCS non-scholarship)
- September 26 – Carthage 34, Valparaiso 24 (Division III over
Division I FCS non-scholarship)
- September 26 – Concordia (AL) 23, Savannah State
21 (USCAA
over Division I FCS)
- September 26 – Central Washington 33, Idaho
State 22 (Division II over Division I FCS)
- October 17 – Sioux Falls 28, North Dakota 13
(NAIA over Division I FCS)
- November 14 – Webber International
35, Savannah State
20 (NAIA over Division I FCS)
- November 26 – Tuskegee 21, Alabama
State 0 (Division II over Division I FCS)
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.[5]
The Huskies ended their 74th season with a 3–8 record, but school
officials cited that losing seasons were not the determining
factor.[5]
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.[5]
On December 3rd, Hofstra also
announced that it was dropping their football program.[6]
University President Stuart Rabinowitz announced that it
was to reinvest those resources into new academic programs and
need-based scholarships.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[8]
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.[7]
Conference
standings
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2009 Patriot League football standings |
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Overall |
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W |
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L |
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W |
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L |
| #14 Holy Cross† |
5 |
– |
1 |
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9 |
– |
3 |
| #21 Colgate |
4 |
– |
2 |
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9 |
– |
2 |
| #24 Lafayette |
4 |
– |
2 |
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8 |
– |
3 |
| Lehigh |
4 |
– |
2 |
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4 |
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7 |
| Fordham |
2 |
– |
4 |
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5 |
– |
6 |
| Bucknell |
2 |
– |
4 |
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4 |
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7 |
| Georgetown |
0 |
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6 |
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0 |
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11 |
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† – Conference Champion
Rankings: The Sports Network FCS Poll
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Conference
champions
Automatic
berths
Invitation
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
(Overall Record, Conference Record)
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
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Standings are from The Sports
Network final poll.
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Standings are from the FCS Coaches final
poll.
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See also
Notes and
references
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