2009 NCAA Division II football season

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2009 NCAA Division II football season
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Regular seasonAugust 29 – November 7, 2009
PlayoffsNovember 14 – December 12, 2009 [1]
National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
Champion Northwest Missouri State
Harlon Hill Trophy Joique Bell, Wayne State (MI)

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]

Contents

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Joique Bell, running back from Wayne State.

Conference and program changes

SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference
Incarnate Word Cardinals New program Independent
New Haven Chargers Program revived NE-10
Ohio Dominican Panthers MSFA (NAIA) Independent
Urbana Blue Knights Independent (NAIA) Independent
Western Washington Vikings GNAC Dropped program

Lake Erie completed their transition to Division II and became eligible for the postseason.

Conference standings

Super Region 1

2009 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern
Bowie State xy  5 2   6 5  
Elizabeth City State # x  5 2   7 4  
Virginia Union x  5 2   6 4  
Virginia State  4 3   6 4  
Saint Paul's  3 4   4 5  
Western
Fayetteville State xy$^  6 1   8 4  
Shaw  5 2   8 2  
St. Augustine's  4 3   4 6  
Johnson C. Smith  2 5   3 7  
Chowan  2 5   2 8  
Livingstone  0 7   0 10  
Championship: Fayetteville State 21, Bowie State 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Pioneer Bowl participant
    Lincoln (PA) played a full CIAA schedule as a provisional Division II member.
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2009 Northeast-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Bentley +  6 2   8 2  
Merrimack +  6 2   7 3  
Southern Connecticut +  6 2   6 4  
Assumption  5 3   6 4  
New Haven  4 4   5 5  
Stonehill  4 4   5 5  
American International  3 5   5 5  
Saint Anselm  1 7   2 8  
Pace  1 7   1 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
2009 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East
No. 15 Shippensburg xy$^  6 1   9 2  
Bloomsburg  5 2   8 3  
West Chester  5 2   7 4  
C. W. Post  5 2   6 5  
East Stroudsburg ^  4 3   8 4  
Millersville  2 5   3 8  
Kutztown  1 6   3 8  
Cheyney  0 7   0 11  
West
No. 7 California (PA) xy^  7 0   11 4  
Clarion  6 1   8 3  
No. 24 Edinboro ^  5 2   9 3  
Gannon  3 4   6 5  
Slippery Rock  3 4   6 5  
Mercyhurst  3 4   4 7  
IUP  1 6   5 6  
Lock Haven  0 7   0 10  
Championship: Shippensburg 42, California (PA) 35
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2009 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 West Liberty $^  8 0   11 2  
Charleston (WV)  6 2   9 2  
Glenville State  6 2   7 4  
Shepherd  5 3   7 4  
Concord  4 4   6 5  
Fairmont State  3 5   3 8  
West Virginia State  2 6   3 7  
West Virginia Wesleyan  2 6   2 8  
Seton Hill  0 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 2

2009 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 North Alabama $^  7 1   11 2  
No. 18 Arkansas Tech ^  6 2   9 3  
No. 21 West Alabama ^  5 3   8 5  
Valdosta State  5 3   6 4  
Ouachita Baptist  4 4   6 4  
Delta State  4 4   5 5  
Arkansas–Monticello  4 4   5 6  
Harding  3 5   5 6  
Henderson State  3 5   3 7  
Southern Arkansas  2 6   3 7  
West Georgia  1 7   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2009 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Carson–Newman $^  7 0   11 3  
Wingate  5 2   7 3  
Mars Hill  4 3   6 4  
Newberry  4 3   6 4  
Brevard  3 4   7 4  
Lenoir–Rhyne  2 5   5 6  
Tusculum  2 5   3 7  
Catawba  1 6   4 6  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2009 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Tuskegee # $  8 1   10 2  
No. 22 Albany State ^  7 2   8 3  
Benedict  6 3   8 3  
Morehouse  6 3   7 3  
Fort Valley State  6 3   7 4  
Kentucky State  4 5   6 5  
Miles  3 6   4 7  
Clark Atlanta  3 6   3 7  
Stillman  2 7   4 7  
Lane  0 9   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Pioneer Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2009 NCAA Division II Super Region 2 independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 20 UNC Pembroke ^    9 2  
North Greenville    2 8  
Lincoln (PA) #    5 5  
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Provisional Division II member
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 3

2009 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Grand Valley State $^  9 1   13 2  
No. 11 Hillsdale ^  8 2   10 3  
No. 19 Saginaw Valley State ^  8 2   9 3  
Northwood  7 3   7 3  
Findlay  6 4   7 4  
Northern Michigan  6 4   6 4  
Ashland  6 4   6 5  
Wayne State (MI)  5 5   6 5  
Indianapolis  3 7   4 7  
Michigan Tech  2 8   2 8  
Ferris State  0 10   1 10  
Tiffin  0 10   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll
2009 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 5 Minnesota–Duluth $^  10 0   11 2  
Bemidji State  7 3   8 3  
St. Cloud State  7 3   7 4  
Mary  5 5   5 6  
Northern State  2 8   2 9  
Minnesota State–Moorhead  1 9   2 9  
Minnesota–Crookston  0 10   1 10  
South Division
No. 12 Minnesota State ^  9 1   10 2  
Wayne State (NE)  7 3   8 3  
Augustana (SD) #  7 3   8 4  
Winona State  6 4   7 4  
SW Minnesota State  4 6   5 6  
Concordia–St. Paul  3 7   3 8  
Upper Iowa  2 8   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Mineral Water Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2009 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Nebraska–Kearney $^  9 0   11 2  
Colorado Mines  8 1   8 3  
Chadron State  6 3   7 4  
CSU Pueblo  6 3   7 4  
Adams State  5 4   5 6  
Mesa State  5 4   5 6  
Western State  3 6   3 8  
Western New Mexico  1 8   2 8  
Fort Lewis  1 8   2 9  
New Mexico Highlands  1 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2009 Great Lakes Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Saint Joseph's (IN) $  4 0   5 6  
Missouri S&T  2 1   4 7  
Kentucky Wesleyan  2 2   2 9  
Central State (OH)  1 2   1 10  
Lincoln (MO)  0 4   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
2009 NCAA Division II Super Region 3 independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Ohio Dominican #    7 3  
Lake Erie    7 4  
Urbana #    6 5  
  • # – Provisional Division II member
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Super Region 4

2009 Great Northwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Central Washington $^  6 0   12 1  
Western Oregon  3 3   5 5  
Dixie State  2 4   4 7  
Humboldt State  1 5   5 5  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2009 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North
SE Oklahoma State  5 4   7 4  
Texas A&M–Commerce  5 4   5 5  
Central Oklahoma  4 5   4 7  
Northeastern State  2 7   2 9  
SW Oklahoma State  1 8   1 10  
East Central  0 9   0 11  
South
No. 10 Tarleton State +^  7 2   10 3  
No. 14 Midwestern St. +^  7 2   9 3  
No. 16 Texas A&M–Kingsville +^  7 2   9 3  
No. 13 Abilene Christian ^  6 3   9 4  
West Texas A&M #  6 3   7 5  
Angelo State  5 4   6 5  
Eastern New Mexico 2 7   3 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Kanza Bowl participant
    † – Eastern New Mexico vacated all three wins
Rankings from AFCA Poll
2009 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 NW Missouri State $^  9 0   14 1  
Missouri Western #  6 3   9 3  
Central Missouri  6 3   8 3  
No. 25 Washburn  6 3   8 3  
Nebraska–Omaha #  6 3   7 5  
Fort Hays State  4 5   6 5  
Pittsburg State  3 6   5 6  
Missouri Southern  3 6   3 7  
Emporia State  1 8   2 9  
Truman  1 8   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – bowl game participant (Missouri Western: Mineral Water Bowl, Nebraska–Omaha: Kanza Bowl
Rankings from AFCA poll)
2009 NCAA Division II Super Region 4 independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Southwest Baptist    6 5  
OK Panhandle State    5 6  
Incarnate Word    4 5  
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

Conference champions

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Fayetteville State
Great Lakes Football Conference –Saint Joseph's (IN)
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Grand Valley State
Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Central Washington
Gulf South Conference – North Alabama
Lone Star Conference – Midwestern State, Tarleton State, and Texas A&M–Kingsville
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Northwest Missouri State
Northeast-10 Conference – Bentley, Merrimack, and Southern Connecticut State
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Duluth
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Shippensburg
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Nebraska–Kearney
South Atlantic Conference – Carson-Newman
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Tuskegee
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – West Liberty

Postseason

2009 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams24
Finals Site
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinalists
Winning coach
  • championship
AttendanceTBD

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.


Participants

SchoolConferenceSeason record
Abilene Christian Lone Star Conference 83
Albany State Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 82
Arkansas Tech Gulf South Conference 82
California (PA) Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 83
Carson-Newman South Atlantic Conference 92
Central Washington Great Northwest Athletic Conference110
East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference83
Edinboro Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference83
Fayetteville State Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 83
Grand Valley State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 101
Hillsdale Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference92
Midwestern Lone Star Conference92
Minnesota Duluth Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 101
Minnesota State, Mankato Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 101
Nebraska–Kearney Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 101
UNC - Pembroke Independent 91
North Alabama Gulf South Conference101
Northwest Mo. Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 101
Saginaw Valley Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference92
Shippensburg Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference92
Tarleton State Lone Star Conference92
Texas A&M - Kingsville Lone Star Conference92
West Alabama Gulf South Conference74
West Liberty West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 101

Bids by conference

ConferenceTotalSchoolsSuper Region
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1 Fayetteville State 1
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 3 Grand Valley State
Hillsdale
Saginaw Valley
3
Great Northwest Athletic Conference 1 Central Washington 4
Gulf South Conference 3 Arkansas Tech
North Alabama
West Alabama
2
Independent 1 UNC - Pembroke 2
Lone Star Conference 4 Abilene Christian
Midwestern State
Tarleton State
Texas A&M - Kingsville
4
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1 Northwest Missouri State 4
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 2 Minnesota-Duluth
Minnesota-Mankato
3
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 4 California (PA)
East Stroudsburg
Edinboro
Shippensburg
1
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 1 Nebraska–Kearney 3
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 Albany State University 2
South Atlantic Conference 1 Carson-Newman College 2
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1 West Liberty 1

Playoff format

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

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.

Tournament notes

Final standings

PlaceSchool
1st Northwest Missouri State University
2nd Grand Valley State University
3rd California (PA)
Carson-Newman
5th Central Washington
Minnesota Duluth
North Alabama
West Liberty
9th Abilene Christian
Arkansas Tech
Edinboro
Hillsdale
Nebraska–Kearney
Shippensburg
Tarleton State
West Alabama
17th Albany State
East Stroudsburg
Fayetteville State
Midwestern
Minnesota State
UNC - Pembroke
Saginaw Valley
Texas A&M - Kingsville

Bracket and standings

Super Regional 1

First round
November 14
Second round
November 21
Super Regional finals
November 28
2 Shippensburg 21
6 Fayetteville State 13 3 California (PA)26
3 California (PA) 42 3 California (PA)57
1 West Liberty 35
1 West Liberty 84
5 Edinboro 31 5 Edinboro 63
4 East Stroudsburg 16

Super Regional 4

First round
November 14
Second round
November 21
Super Regional finals
November 28
2 Northwest Missouri State 35
6 Abilene Christian 24 6 Abilene Christian 10
3 Midwestern State 21 2 Northwest Missouri State21
1 Central Washington 20
1 Central Washington 27
5 Tarleton State 2OT 57 5 Tarleton State 6
4 Texas A&M–Kingsville 56

Super Regional 3

First round
November 14
Second round
November 21
Super Regional finals
November 28
2 Grand Valley State 44
6 Hillsdale OT 27 6 Hillsdale 27
3 Minnesota State 24 2 Grand Valley State24
1 Minnesota–Duluth 10
1 Minnesota–Duluth 42
5 Saginaw Valley State 20 4 Nebraska–Kearney 7
4 Nebraska–Kearney 35

Super Regional 2

First round
November 14
Second round
November 21
Super Regional finals
November 28
2 Carson–Newman 59
6 West Alabama 24 3 West Alabama 41
3 Albany State 22 2 Carson–Newman24
1 North Alabama 21
4 Arkansas Tech 28
5 UNC Pembroke 13 1 North Alabama 41
4 Arkansas Tech 41

Semifinals and championship

Semifinals
December 5
Championship
December 12
      
SR3 Grand Valley State41
SR2 Carson–Newman 27
SR3 Grand Valley State 23
SR4 Northwest Missouri State30
SR1 California (PA) 31
SR4 Northwest Missouri State56

Individual game results

Round 1

Saginaw Valley vs. Nebraska–Kearney
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Saginaw Valley6140020
Nebraska–Kearney0772135
Hillsdale vs. Minn. St. Mankato
1234OTTotal
Hillsdale7773327
Minn. St. Mankato14307024
Arkansas Tech vs. UNC-Pembroke
1234Total
UNC-Pembroke076013
Arkansas Tech141010741
West Alabama vs. Albany State
1234Total
West Alabama0213024
Albany State2146022
Edinboro vs. East Stroudsburg
1234Total
Edinboro3147731
East Stroudsburg760316
Fayetteville State vs. California (PA)
1234Total
Fayetteville State0001313
California (PA)14721042
Tarleton State vs. Texas A&M - Kingsville
1234OTTotal
Tarleton State14715101157
Texas A&M - Kingsville724871056
Abilene Christian vs. Midwestern State
1234Total
Abilene Christian7071024
Midwestern State0140721

Round 2

Nebraska–Kearney vs. Minnesota Duluth
1234Total
Nebraska–Kearney00077
Minnesota Duluth141414042
Hillsdale vs. Grand Valley State
1234Total
Hillsdale00131427
Grand Valley State10277044
Arkansas Tech vs. North Alabama
1234Total
Arkansas Tech7701428
North Alabama141017041
West Alabama vs. Carson-Newman
1234Total
West Alabama02021041
Carson-Newman143501059
Edinboro vs. West Liberty
1234Total
Edinboro714212163
West Liberty282821784

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
1234Total
California (PA)1466026
Shippensburg708621
Tarleton State vs. Central Washington
1234Total
Tarleton State33006
Central Washington7103727
Abilene Christian vs. Northwest Missouri
1234Total
Abilene Christian300710
Northwest Missouri7714735

Super Regional finals

Super Region 1: California (PA) vs. West Liberty
1234Total
California (PA)132371457
West Liberty70141435
Super Region 2: Carson-Newman vs. North Alabama
1234Total
Carson-Newman1007724
North Alabama077721
Super Region 3: Grand Valley State vs. Minnesota Duluth
1234Total
Grand Valley St.1437024
Minnesota Duluth1000010
Super Region 4: Northwest Missouri vs. Central Washington
1234Total
Northwest Missouri7014021
Central Washington770620

Semifinals

Carson-Newman vs. Grand Valley St.
1234Total
Carson-Newman776727
Grand Valley St.17107741
California (PA) vs. Northwest Missouri
1234Total
California (PA)3714731
Northwest Missouri71428756

Championship

1234Total
Northwest Missouri State7142730
Grand Valley State00131023

See also

References

  1. "2005-2009 Grand Valley State Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  2. "2009 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "D-II: West Liberty outscores Edinboro, 84-63".