2009 NCAA Division I FBS season | |
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Number of teams | 120 [n 1] |
Duration | September 3 – December 12 |
Preseason AP No. 1 | Florida |
Post-season | |
Duration | December 19, 2009 – January 7, 2010 |
Bowl games | 34 |
Heisman Trophy | Mark Ingram II (running back, Alabama) |
Bowl Championship Series | |
2010 BCS Championship Game | |
Site | Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, California |
Champion(s) | Alabama |
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons | |
← 2008 2010 → |
The 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The regular season began on September 3, 2009 and ended on December 12, 2009. The postseason concluded on January 7, 2010 with the BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena, California, where the Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Texas Longhorns by the score of 37–21.
For the first time in the history of the Heisman Trophy, the annual award for the most outstanding player in college football, two previous Heisman winners played in the same season—2008 winner Sam Bradford of Oklahoma and 2007 winner Tim Tebow of Florida. [1] For the first time since 1946, the top three vote-getters from the previous season all returned: Bradford, Colt McCoy of Texas, and Tebow, in that order. [2] Six teams finished the regular season undefeated; a record for the BCS era.
The NCAA football rules committee proposed several rule changes for 2009. [3] The rule changes include the following:
Western Kentucky joined the Sun Belt Conference after playing the 2008 as an FBS independent, completing their two-year transition from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The number of full FBS members increased to 120.
School | Former conference | New conference |
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | FBS independent | Sun Belt |
Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 8 and beyond will list BCS Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.
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Rankings reflect the Week 14 AP Poll before the conference championship games were played.
For the first time since 1983, every conference in Division I FBS, even those that did not contest a championship game, had an undisputed champion.
* In July 2011, the NCAA released its findings from a two-year investigation into allegations that a Georgia Tech player received $321 in clothing from a runner for an agent. While no conclusive evidence was brought against the player, actions taken by the Georgia Tech athletic department were perceived as an attempt to hinder the NCAA investigation into this offense. The NCAA determined that the player should have been declared ineligible for the final three games of the 2009 season. As punishment for an accused "lack of cooperation" and hindering the investigation, Georgia Tech was required to vacate the ACC Championship Game win, along with other penalties. Consequently, there is currently no official 2009 ACC football champion. [6]
Conference | Wins | Losses | Games left | Pct. |
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Division I FBS Independents * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
MWC | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
Big East | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
SEC | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
Big Ten | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 |
Big 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
WAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
Sun Belt * | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
ACC | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 |
C-USA | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
Pac-10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
MAC | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
* Does not meet minimum game requirement of three teams needed for a conference to be eligible. (In any case, "Independent" is not a conference, rather, it is the lack of one.)
The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player
Player | School | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
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Mark Ingram II | Alabama | RB | 227 | 236 | 151 | 1,304 |
Toby Gerhart | Stanford | RB | 222 | 225 | 160 | 1,276 |
Colt McCoy | Texas | QB | 203 | 188 | 160 | 1,145 |
Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska | DT | 161 | 105 | 122 | 815 |
Tim Tebow | Florida | QB | 43 | 70 | 121 | 390 |
C. J. Spiller | Clemson | RB | 26 | 31 | 83 | 223 |
Kellen Moore | Boise State | QB | 10 | 20 | 30 | 100 |
Case Keenum | Houston | QB | 2 | 9 | 13 | 37 |
Mardy Gilyard | Cincinnati | WR | 2 | 2 | 13 | 23 |
Golden Tate | Notre Dame | WR | 2 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
Source: [22]
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Team | Outgoing coach | Date of departure | Reason | Replacement | Date of replacement |
Akron | J. D. Brookhart | November 28 | Fired [48] | Rob Ianello [49] | |
Buffalo | Turner Gill | December 12 | Hired by Kansas [50] | Jeff Quinn | December 21 (effective January 2) |
Central Michigan | Butch Jones | December 16 | Hired by Cincinnati [51] | Dan Enos | |
Cincinnati | Brian Kelly | December 10 | Hired by Notre Dame [52] | Butch Jones | December 16 (effective January 2) [51] |
East Carolina | Skip Holtz | January 14 | Hired by South Florida | Ruffin McNeil | January 21 |
Florida State | Bobby Bowden | December 1 (effective January 2) | Retired [53] | Jimbo Fisher [53] | December 1 (effective January 2) |
Kansas | Mark Mangino | December 3 | Resigned [54] | Turner Gill [50] | December 12 |
Kentucky | Rich Brooks | January 4 | Retired [55] | Joker Phillips | January 4 |
Louisiana-Monroe | Charlie Weatherbie | November 30 | Fired [56] | Todd Berry [57] | December 16 |
Louisiana Tech | Derek Dooley | January 15 | Hired by Tennessee [58] | Sonny Dykes [59] | January 20 |
Louisville | Steve Kragthorpe | November 28 | Fired [60] | Charlie Strong [61] | December 9 |
Marshall | Mark Snyder | November 29 | Resigned [62] | Doc Holliday [63] | December 17 (effective December 27) |
Memphis | Tommy West | November 9 (effective November 27) | Fired [64] | Larry Porter [65] | November 29 |
Notre Dame | Charlie Weis | November 30 | Fired [66] | Brian Kelly [52] | December 10 |
San Jose State | Dick Tomey | November 17 (effective December 5) | Retired [67] | Mike MacIntyre | December 17 |
South Florida | Jim Leavitt | January 8 | Fired [68] | Skip Holtz [69] | January 14 |
Tennessee | Lane Kiffin | January 12 | Hired by USC [70] | Derek Dooley | January 15 |
Texas Tech | Mike Leach | December 30 | Fired [71] | Tommy Tuberville [72] | January 10 |
UNLV | Mike Sanford | November 17 (effective November 28) | Fired [73] | Bobby Hauck | |
USC | Pete Carroll | January 9 | Hired by Seattle Seahawks [74] | Lane Kiffin | January 12 |
Virginia | Al Groh | November 29 | Fired [75] | Mike London [76] | December 7 |
Western Kentucky | David Elson | November 9 (effective December 3) | Fired [77] | Willie Taggart [78] | November 29 (effective December 3) |
On December 26, Florida head coach Urban Meyer announced his resignation due to health concerns, effective after the Gators' Sugar Bowl appearance. [79] However, Meyer had a change of heart and announced the following day that he would instead take an indefinite leave of absence, and expected to be back coaching by the start of the 2010 season. Offensive coordinator Steve Addazio took over Meyer's duties in his absence. [80] Meyer returned from his self-imposed leave in time for Florida's 2010 spring practice. [81]
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