2009 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

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2009 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
2009 FCS Champ Logo.png
1234Total
Montana770721
Villanova367723
DateDecember 18, 2009
Season 2009
Stadium Finley Stadium
Location Chattanooga, Tennessee
MVP Matt Szczur (WR, Villanova) [1]
Favorite Villanova by 2 [2]
Referee Matt Young (OVC) [3]
Attendance14,328 [3]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2
NCAA Division I Football Championship
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The 2009 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Villanova Wildcats and the Montana Grizzlies. It was played on December 18, 2009, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by Villanova, 23–21.

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Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2009 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.

Montana Grizzlies

Montana finished their regular season with an 11–0 record (8–0 in conference). As the first-seed in the tournament, the Grizzlies defeated South Dakota State, Stephen F. Austin, and Appalachian State to reach the final. This was Montana's second consecutive and seventh overall appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game, having previously won in 1995 and 2001, and having lost in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008.

Villanova Wildcats

Villanova finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (7–1 in conference). As the second-seed in the tournament, the Wildcats defeated Holy Cross, New Hampshire (who had given Villanova their only loss during the regular season), and William & Mary to reach the final. This was Villanova's first appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP MONTNOVA
15:125793:55NOVA23-yard field goal by Nick Yako03
13:155691:57MONT Marc Mariani 24-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Selle, Brody McKnight kick good73
26:489804:13MONT Jabin Sambrano 4-yard touchdown reception from Selle, McKnight kick good143
23:347663:14NOVA Matt Szczur 5-yard touchdown run, Yako kick no good149
35:2713817:28NOVAChris Farmer 3-yard touchdown reception from Chris Whitney, Yako kick good1416
411:0410954:47NOVASzczur 3-yard touchdown run, Yako kick good1423
41:075931:10MONTSambrano 53-yard touchdown reception from Selle, McKnight kick good2123
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2123

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Game statistics

1234Total
No. 1 Grizzlies770721
No. 2 Wildcats367723
Montana wide receiver Marc Mariani Marc Mariani 2014.jpg
Montana wide receiver Marc Mariani
StatisticsMONTNOVA
First downs1822
Plays–yards56–42564–493
Rushes–yards19–6051–351
Passing yards365142
Passing: comp–att–int28–37–010–13–1
Time of possession26:3333:27
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MontanaPassingAndrew Selle27–35, 351 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Chase Reynolds 15 car, 64 yds
Receiving Marc Mariani 9 rec, 178 yds, 1 TD
VillanovaPassingChris Whitney10–13, 142 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Matt Szczur 14 car, 159 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Matt Szczur 4 rec, 68 yds

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