2009 NCAA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 2009 NCAA logo.svg August 29 – November 7, 2009 November 14 – December 12, 20092005-2009 Grand Valley State Schedules http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/gliac/grand_valley_state/2005-2009_yearly_results.php College Football Warehouse cfbdatawarehouse.com January 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140111200502/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ii/gliac/grand_valley_state/2005-2009_yearly_results.php January 11, 2014 dead mdy-all December 12, 2009 Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL Northwest Missouri State 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.2009 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d2/2012DIIfbchamp.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 24, 2014 15 The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Joique Bell, running back from Wayne State. Conference and program changes School Former conference New 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 Super Region 2 Super Region 3 Super Region 4 Conference summaries List of NCAA Division II football seasons Conference championsCentral 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 II 2009 24 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, Alabama Northwest Missouri State 3rd Grand Valley State 6th Carson-Newman California (PA) TBDThe 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 School Conference Season record Abilene ChristianLone Star Conference8–3Albany StateSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference8–2Arkansas TechGulf South Conference8–2California (PA)Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference8–3Carson-NewmanSouth Atlantic Conference9–2Central WashingtonGreat Northwest Athletic Conference11–0East StroudsburgPennsylvania State Athletic Conference8–3EdinboroPennsylvania State Athletic Conference 8–3Fayetteville StateCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association8–3Grand Valley StateGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference10–1HillsdaleGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9–2MidwesternLone Star Conference9–2Minnesota DuluthNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference10–1Minnesota State, MankatoNorthern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 10–1Nebraska–KearneyRocky Mountain Athletic Conference10–1UNC - PembrokeIndependent9–1North AlabamaGulf South Conference10–1Northwest Mo.Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association10–1Saginaw ValleyGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference9–2ShippensburgPennsylvania State Athletic Conference9–2Tarleton StateLone Star Conference9–2Texas A&M - KingsvilleLone Star Conference9–2West AlabamaGulf South Conference7–4West LibertyWest Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference10–1 Bids by conference Conference TotalSchools Super Region Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association1 Fayetteville State1 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference3 Grand Valley StateHillsdaleSaginaw Valley3 Great Northwest Athletic Conference 1 Central Washington 4 Gulf South Conference3 Arkansas TechNorth AlabamaWest Alabama2 Independent1 UNC - Pembroke2 Lone Star Conference 4 Abilene ChristianMidwestern StateTarleton StateTexas A&M - Kingsville4 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association1 Northwest Missouri State4 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference2 Minnesota-DuluthMinnesota-Mankato3 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference4 California (PA)East StroudsburgEdinboroShippensburg1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference1 Nebraska–Kearney3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1 Albany State University2 South Atlantic Conference1 Carson-Newman College2 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1 West Liberty1 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 Place School 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 roundNovember 14 Second roundNovember 21 Super Regional finalsNovember 28 6 2009 Fayetteville State Broncos Fayetteville State 13 3 2009 California Vulcans California (PA) 42 5 2009 Edinboro Fighting Scots Edinboro 31 4 2009 East Stroudsburg Warriors East Stroudsburg 16 2 2009 Shippensburg Raiders Shippensburg 21 3 California (PA) 26 1 2009 West Liberty Hilltoppers West Liberty 84 5 Edinboro 63 3 California (PA) 57 1 West Liberty 35 Super Regional 4 First roundNovember 14 Second roundNovember 21 Super Regional finalsNovember 28 6 Abilene Christian 24 3 2009 Midwestern State Mustangs Midwestern State 21 5 2009 Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State 2OT 57 4 2009 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&M–Kingsville 56 2 Northwest Missouri State 35 6 Abilene Christian 10 1 2009 Central Washington Wildcats Central Washington 27 5 Tarleton State 6 2 Northwest Missouri State 21 1 Central Washington 20 Super Regional 3 First roundNovember 14 Second roundNovember 21 Super Regional finalsNovember 28 6 2009 Hillsdale Chargers Hillsdale OT 27 3 2009 Minnesota State Mavericks Minnesota State 24 5 Saginaw Valley State 20 4 2009 Nebraska–Kearney Lopers Nebraska–Kearney 35 2 Grand Valley State 44 6 Hillsdale 27 1 2009 Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs Minnesota–Duluth 42 4 Nebraska–Kearney 7 2 Grand Valley State 24 1 Minnesota–Duluth 10 Super Regional 2 First roundNovember 14 Second roundNovember 21 Super Regional finalsNovember 28 6 2009 West Alabama Tigers West Alabama 24 3 2009 Albany State Golden Rams Albany State 22 5 2009 UNC Pembroke Braves UNC Pembroke 13 4 2009 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys Arkansas Tech 41 2 2009 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman 59 3 West Alabama 41 4 Arkansas Tech 28 1 North Alabama 41 2 Carson–Newman 24 1 North Alabama 21 Semifinals and championship SemifinalsDecember 5 ChampionshipDecember 12 SR3 Grand Valley State 41 SR2 Carson–Newman 27 SR1 California (PA) 31 SR4 Northwest Missouri State 56 SR3 Grand Valley State 23 SR4 Northwest Missouri State 30 Individual game results Round 1 Saginaw Valley vs. Nebraska–Kearney Saginaw Valley 6 14 0 0 Nebraska–Kearney 0 7 7 21 Hillsdale vs. Minn. St. Mankato Hillsdale 7 7 7 3 3 Minn. St. Mankato 14 3 0 7 0 Arkansas Tech vs. UNC-Pembroke UNC-Pembroke 0 7 6 0 Arkansas Tech 14 10 10 7 West Alabama vs. Albany State West Alabama 0 21 3 0 Albany State 2 14 6 0 Edinboro vs. East Stroudsburg Edinboro 3 14 7 7 East Stroudsburg 7 6 0 3 Fayetteville State vs. California (PA) Fayetteville State 0 0 0 13 California (PA) 14 7 21 0 Tarleton State vs. Texas A&M - Kingsville Tarleton State 14 7 15 10 11 Texas A&M - Kingsville 7 24 8 7 10 Abilene Christian vs. Midwestern State Abilene Christian 7 0 7 10 Midwestern State 0 14 0 7 Round 2 Nebraska–Kearney vs. Minnesota Duluth Nebraska–Kearney 0 0 0 7 Minnesota Duluth 14 14 14 0 Hillsdale vs. Grand Valley State Hillsdale 0 0 13 14 Grand Valley State 10 27 7 0 Arkansas Tech vs. North Alabama Arkansas Tech 7 7 0 14 North Alabama 14 10 17 0 West Alabama vs. Carson-Newman West Alabama 0 20 21 0 Carson-Newman 14 35 0 10 Edinboro vs. West Liberty Edinboro 7 14 21 21 West Liberty 28 28 21 7An NCAA Division II record for combined points (147) and yards (1,394) was set during the game.http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=35&url_article_id=18649&change_well_id=2 D-II: West Liberty outscores Edinboro, 84-63 Edinboro quarterback Trevor Harris set the Division II record for passing, completing 50 of 76 passes for 630 yards and 5 touchdowns. California (PA) vs. Shippensburg California (PA) 14 6 6 0 Shippensburg 7 0 8 6 Tarleton State vs. Central Washington Tarleton State 3 3 0 0 Central Washington 7 10 3 7 Abilene Christian vs. Northwest Missouri Abilene Christian 3 0 0 7 Northwest Missouri 7 7 14 7 Super Regional finals Super Region 1: California (PA) vs. West Liberty California (PA) 13 23 7 14 West Liberty 7 0 14 14 Super Region 2: Carson-Newman vs. North Alabama Carson-Newman 10 0 7 7 North Alabama 0 7 7 7 Super Region 3: Grand Valley State vs. Minnesota Duluth Grand Valley St. 14 3 7 0 Minnesota Duluth 10 0 0 0 Super Region 4: Northwest Missouri vs. Central Washington Northwest Missouri 7 0 14 0 Central Washington 7 7 0 6 Semifinals Carson-Newman vs. Grand Valley St. Carson-Newman 7 7 6 7 Grand Valley St. 17 10 7 7 California (PA) vs. Northwest Missouri California (PA) 3 7 14 7 Northwest Missouri 7 14 28 7 Championship 2009 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game Northwest Missouri State 7 14 2 7 Grand Valley State 0 0 13 10 See also 2009 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season 2009 NCAA Division III football season 2009 NAIA football season References