2009 temporada de fútbol americano de la NCAA División I FBS

Temporada 2009 de la NCAA División I FBS
Alabama contra Tennessee
Numero de equipos	120 [n 1]
Duración	3 de septiembre - 12 de diciembre
AP N ° 1 de pretemporada	Florida
Postemporada
Duración	19 de diciembre de 2009 - 7 de enero de 2010
Juegos de bolos	34
Trofeo Heisman	Mark Ingram Jr. ( corredor , Alabama )
Serie de campeonatos de bolos
Juego de campeonato BCS 2010
Sitio	Estadio Rose Bowl de Pasadena, California
Campeón (es)	Alabama
Temporadas de fútbol FBS de la División I de la NCAA
←  2008 2010  →

La temporada 2009 de fútbol americano de la División I de la NCAA FBS fue el nivel más alto de competición de fútbol americano universitario en los Estados Unidos organizado por la Asociación Nacional de Atletismo Colegiado (NCAA).

La temporada regular comenzó el 3 de septiembre de 2009 y terminó el 12 de diciembre de 2009. La postemporada concluyó el 7 de enero de 2010 con el Juego de Campeonato Nacional BCS en Pasadena, California , donde Alabama Crimson Tide derrotó a los Texas Longhorns por 37 puntos. –21.

Por primera vez en la historia del Trofeo Heisman , el premio anual para el jugador más destacado del fútbol americano universitario, dos ganadores anteriores del Heisman jugaron en la misma temporada: el ganador de 2008 Sam Bradford de Oklahoma y el ganador de 2007 Tim Tebow de Florida . ^[1] Por primera vez desde 1946, los tres principales ganadores de votos de la temporada anterior regresaron: Bradford, Colt McCoy de Texas y Tebow, en ese orden. ^[2] Seis equipos terminaron la temporada regular invictos; un récord para la era BCS.

Cambios de reglas

El comité de reglas de fútbol de la NCAA propuso varios cambios en las reglas para 2009. ^[3] Los cambios en las reglas incluyen lo siguiente:

• Si el equipo de casa usa camisetas de colores, el equipo visitante también puede usar camisetas de colores siempre que los dos equipos hayan acordado hacerlo. Esta regla viene como resultado del juego tradicional USC-UCLA donde ambos equipos vestían sus uniformes de local. Previamente, al equipo visitante se le cobraría un tiempo fuera de la primera mitad por equipo ilegal. ^[4]
• Si el apostador lleva la parte exterior de la bola de caja de pesca, que ya no está protegido por la rudeza al pateador de sanción .
• Agarrar deliberadamente la correa de la barbilla ahora se incluye como parte de la penalización de la máscara facial.
• El borde de la caja de tackle se define como cinco yardas a la izquierda y derecha del snapper, en lugar de dos líneas paralelas desde la posición de los tackles ofensivos.
• Los períodos no se extenderán para jugadas que resulten en pérdida de down (es decir, pase ilegal hacia adelante).
• Si un jugador defensivo se lesiona, el reloj de juego se reiniciará a 40 segundos. El reloj de juego se reiniciará a 25 segundos por una lesión a un jugador ofensivo.

Cambios de conferencia

Western Kentucky se unió a la Sun Belt Conference después de jugar el 2008 como independiente de FBS, completando su transición de dos años desde la Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). El número de miembros plenos de FBS aumentó a 120.

Colegio	Antigua conferencia	Nueva conferencia
Colinas del oeste de Kentucky	Independiente de FBS	Cinturón de sol

Estadios nuevos y actualizados

• Akron abrió el InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field contra Morgan State el 12 de septiembre, ganando 41-0.
• Minnesota bautizó su nuevo TCF Bank Stadium con una victoria, derrotando a Air Force 20-13 el 12 de septiembre.
• Missouri amplió la capacidad de Faurot Field de 68.349 a 71.004. ^[5]
• Indiana amplió la capacidad del Memorial Stadium de 49,225 a 52,929 con la herradura de North End Zone.

Los 10 mejores enfrentamientos de la temporada regular

Las clasificaciones reflejan la encuesta AP . Las clasificaciones para la semana 8 y posteriores incluirán las clasificaciones BCS en primer lugar y la encuesta AP en segundo lugar. Se anotarán los equipos que no pudieron estar entre los 10 mejores en una encuesta u otra.

• Semana 1
  • No. 5 Alabama derrotó a No. 7 Virginia Tech , 34-24 ( Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia )
• Semana 2
  • No. 3 USC derrotó al No. 8 Ohio State , 18-15 ( Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio )
• Semana 6
  • El No. 1 Florida derrotó al No. 4 LSU , 13-3 ( Tiger Stadium , Baton Rouge, Louisiana )
• Semana 9
  • No. 10/10 Oregon derrotó a No. 5/4 USC, 47-20 ( Autzen Stadium , Eugene, Oregon )
• Semana 10
  • No. 3/3 Alabama derrotó a No. 9/9 LSU, 24-15 ( Bryant-Denny Stadium , Tuscaloosa, Alabama )
• Semana 14
  • El No. 2/2 Alabama derrotó al No. 1/1 Florida, 32-13 ( Juego de Campeonato de la SEC 2009 , Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia )

Posiciones de la conferencia

Clasificación de fútbol de la Conferencia de la Costa Atlántica 2009 v t mi Conf     En general Equipo   W   L         W   L   División atlántica No. 24 Clemson x   6 - 2         9 - 5   Boston College   5 - 3         8 - 5   Estado de Florida   4 - 4         7 - 6   Wake Forest   3 - 5         5 - 7   Estado de NC   2 - 6         5 - 7   Maryland   1 - 7         2 - 10   División costera No. 13 Georgia Tech * x $   7 - 1         11 - 3   No. 10 Virginia Tech   6 - 2         10 - 3   No. 19 Miami   5 - 3         9 - 4   Carolina del Norte *   0 - 4         0 - 5   Duque   3 - 5         5 - 7   Virginia   2 - 6         3 - 9   Campeonato : Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34 $ - Representante de BCS como campeón de la conferencia Carolina del Norte dejó vacantes 8 victorias, incluidas 4 victorias ACC. Clasificaciones de AP Poll	Clasificación de fútbol de la Big 12 Conference 2009 v t mi Conf     En general Equipo   W   L         W   L   División del Norte No. 14 Nebraska x   6 - 2         10 - 4   Misuri   4 - 4         8 - 5   Estado de Kansas   4 - 4         6 - 6   Estado de Iowa   3 - 5         7 - 6   Colorado   2 - 6         3 - 9   Kansas   1 - 7         5 - 7   División Sur No. 2 Texas x $   8 - 0         13 - 1   Estado de Oklahoma   6 - 2         9 - 4   No. 21 Texas Tech   5 - 3         9 - 4   Oklahoma   5 - 3         8 - 5   Texas A&M   3 - 5         6 - 7   Baylor   1 - 7         4 - 8   Campeonato : Texas 13 , Nebraska 12 $ - Representante de BCS como campeón de la conferencia x - Campeón de división / co-campeones Clasificaciones de AP Poll	Clasificación de fútbol de la Big East Conference 2009 v t mi Conf     En general Equipo   W   L         W   L   No. 8 Cincinnati $   7 - 0         12 - 1   No. 25 Virginia Occidental   5 - 2         9 - 4   No. 15 Pittsburgh   5 - 2         10 - 3   Rutgers   3 - 4         9 - 4   Connecticut   3 - 4         8 - 5   Sur de la Florida   3 - 4         8 - 5   Louisville   1 - 6         4 - 8   Siracusa   1 - 6         4 - 8   $ - Representante de BCS como campeón de la conferencia Clasificaciones de AP Poll
Clasificación de fútbol de la Big Ten Conference 2009 v t mi Conf     En general Equipo   W   L         W   L   No. 5 Estado de Ohio $   7 - 1         11 - 2   No. 7 Iowa  %   6 - 2         11 - 2   No. 9 Penn State   6 - 2         11 - 2   No. 16 Wisconsin   5 - 3         10 - 3   Noroeste   5 - 3         8 - 5   estado de Michigan   4 - 4         6 - 7   Purdue   4 - 4         5 - 7   Minnesota   3 - 5         6 - 7   Illinois   2 - 6         3 - 9   Michigan   1 - 7         5 - 7   Indiana   1 - 7         4 - 8   $ - Representante de BCS como campeón de la conferencia % - Representante general de BCS Clasificaciones de AP Poll	Clasificación de fútbol de la Conferencia de EE. UU. 2009 v t mi Conf     En general Equipo   W   L         W   L   División Este Carolina del Este x $   7 - 1         9 - 5   UCF   6 - 2         8 - 5   Señorita sureña   5 - 3         7 - 6   Marshall   4 - 4         7 - 6   UAB   4 - 4         5 - 7   Memphis   1 - 7         2 - 10   División Oeste Houston xy   6 - 2         10 - 4   SMU x   6 - 2         8 - 5   Tulsa   3 - 5         5 - 7   UTEP   3 - 5         4 - 8   Arroz   2 - 6         2 - 10   Tulane   1 - 7         3 - 9   Campeonato : East Carolina 38 , Houston 32 $ - Campeón de la conferencia x - Campeón de división / co-campeones y - Participante del juego de campeonato Clasificaciones de AP Poll	Clasificación de fútbol de la Conferencia Mid-American 2009 v t mi Conf     En general Equipo   W   L         W   L   División Este Ohio xy   7 - 1         9 - 5   Templo x   7 - 1         9 - 4   Bowling Green   6 - 2         7 - 6   Estado de Kent   4 - 4         5 - 7   Búfalo   3 - 5         5 - 7   Akron   2 - 6         3 - 9   Miami   1 - 7         1 - 11   División Oeste No. 23 Central Michigan x $   8 - 0         12 - 2   Norte de illinois   5 - 3         7 - 6   Michigan occidental   4 - 4         5 - 7   Toledo   3 - 5         5 - 7   Estado de la bola   2 - 6         2 - 10   Este de Michigan   0 - 8         0 - 12   Campeonato : Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10 $ - Campeón de la conferencia x - Campeón de división / co-campeones y - Participante del juego de campeonato Clasificaciones de AP Poll
Clasificación de fútbol de la Conferencia Mountain West 2009 v t mi Conf     En general Equipo   W   L         W   L   No. 6 TCU $   8 - 0         12 - 1   No. 12 BYU   7 - 1         11 - 2   No. 18 Utah   6 - 2         10 - 3   Fuerza Aerea   5 - 3         8 - 5   Wyoming   4 - 4         7 - 6   UNLV   3 - 5         5 - 7   Estado de San Diego   2 - 6         4 - 8   Nuevo Mexico   1 - 7         1 - 11   Estado de Colorado   0 - 8         3 - 9   $ - Campeón de la conferencia y representante de BCS como la mejor escuela no AQ para cumplir con los criterios de calificación automática Clasificaciones de AP Poll	Clasificación de fútbol de la Conferencia Pacific-10 2009 v t mi Conf     En general Equipo   W   L         W   L   No. 11 Oregón $   8 - 1         10 - 3   Arizona   6 - 3         8 - 5   Estado de Oregon   6 - 3         8 - 5   Stanford   6 - 3         8 - 5   No. 22 USC   5 - 4         9 - 4   California   5 - 4         8 - 5   Washington   4 - 5         5 - 7   UCLA   3 - 6         7 - 6   Estado de arizona   2 - 7         4 - 8   Estado de Washington   0 - 9         1 - 11   $ - Representante de BCS como campeón de la conferencia Clasificaciones de AP Poll	Clasificación de fútbol de la Conferencia Sureste de 2009 v t mi Conf     En general Equipo   W   L         W   L   División Este No. 3 Florida x%   8 - 0         13 - 1   Georgia   4 - 4         8 - 5   Tennesse   4 - 4         7 - 6   Kentucky   3 - 5         7 - 6   Carolina del Sur   3 - 5         7 - 6   Vanderbilt   0 - 8         2 - 10   División occidental No. 1 Alabama x $ #   8 - 0         14 - 0   No. 17 LSU   5 - 3         9 - 4   No. 20 Ole Miss   4 - 4         9 - 4   Arkansas   3 - 5         8 - 5   Castaño   3 - 5         8 - 5   Estado de Mississippi   3 - 5         5 - 7   Campeonato : Alabama 32 , Florida 13 # - Campeón Nacional BCS $ - Representante de BCS como campeón de la conferencia % - Representante general de BCS x - Campeón de división / co-campeones Clasificaciones de AP Poll
Clasificación de fútbol de la Sun Belt Conference 2009 v t mi Conf     En general Equipo   W   L         W   L   Troy $   8 - 0         9 - 4   Tennessee medio   7 - 1         10 - 3   Luisiana – Monroe   5 - 3         6 - 6   Atlántico de Florida   5 - 3         5 - 7   Luisiana – Lafayette   4 - 4         6 - 6   Estado de Arkansas   3 - 5         4 - 8   FIU   3 - 5         3 - 9   Norte de Texas   1 - 7         2 - 10   WKU   0 - 8         0 - 12   $ - Campeón de la conferencia	Clasificación de fútbol de la Conferencia Atlética Occidental 2009 v t mi Conf     En general Equipo   W   L         W   L   No. 4 Estado de Boise $%   8 - 0         14 - 0   Nevada   7 - 1         8 - 5   Estado de Fresno   6 - 2         8 - 5   Idaho   4 - 4         8 - 5   Hawai   3 - 5         6 - 7   Louisiana Tech   3 - 5         4 - 8   Estado de Utah   3 - 5         4 - 8   Estado de Nuevo Mexico   1 - 7         3 - 10   Estado de San José   1 - 7         2 - 10   % - Representante general de BCS $ - Campeón de la conferencia Clasificaciones de AP Poll	Récords de fútbol independientes de la NCAA División I de la FBS de 2009 v t mi Conf     En general Equipo   W   L         W   L   Armada   -         10 - 4   Notre Dame   -         6 - 6   Ejército   -         5 - 7   Clasificaciones de AP Poll

Resúmenes de conferencias

Las clasificaciones reflejan la encuesta AP de la semana 14 antes de que se jugaran los juegos de campeonato de la conferencia.

Juegos de campeonato de conferencias
Conferencia	Campeón	Subcampeón	Puntaje	Jugador ofensivo del año	Jugador defensivo del año
ACC	No. 12 Georgia Tech * (desocupado)	No. 25 Clemson	39–34	CJ Spiller , RB , Clemson	Derrick Morgan , DE , Georgia Tech
12 grandes	No. 3 Texas	No. 21 Nebraska	13-12	Colt McCoy , mariscal de campo , Texas	Ndamukong Suh , DT , Nebraska
C-EE. UU.	Carolina del Este	No. 18 Houston	38–32	Caso Keenum , QB , Houston (C-USA MVP) Joe Webb , QB , UAB (OPOY)	Bruce Miller, DE , Florida central
MAC	Michigan central	Ohio	20-10	Dan LeFevour , mariscal de campo , Central Michigan	Adrian Robinson, DE , Temple
SEGUNDO	No. 2 Alabama	No. 1 Florida	32-13	Mark Ingram , RB , Alabama	Rolando McClain , LB , Alabama
Otros campeones de la conferencia
Conferencia	Campeón		Registro	Jugador ofensivo del año	Jugador defensivo del año
Gran Este	No. 5 Cincinnati		12-0 (7-0)	Dion Lewis , RB , Pittsburgh	Greg Romeus , DE , Pittsburgh Mick Williams, DT , Pittsburgh
Diez grandes	No. 8 Estado de Ohio		10-2 (7-1)	John Clay , RB , Wisconsin	Jared Odrick , DT , Penn State Greg Jones , LB , Estado de Michigan
Montaña Oeste	No. 4 TCU		12-0 (8-0)	Andy Dalton , QB , TCU	Jerry Hughes , DE , TCU
Pac-10	No. 7 Oregón		10-2 (8-1)	Toby Gerhart , RB , Stanford	Brian Price , DT , UCLA
Cinturón de sol	Troya		9-3 (8-0)	Levi Brown, mariscal de campo , Troy	Cardia Jackson , LB , Louisiana-Monroe Chris McCoy, DE , Middle Tennessee
WAC	No. 6 Estado de Boise		13-0 (8-0)	Kellen Moore , QB , Estado de Boise	Dontay Moch , LB , Nevada

Por primera vez desde 1983, todas las conferencias en la División I FBS, incluso aquellas que no disputaron un juego de campeonato, tuvieron un campeón indiscutible.

* En julio de 2011, la NCAA publicó sus hallazgos de una investigación de dos años sobre las acusaciones de que un jugador de Georgia Tech recibió $ 321 en ropa de un corredor para un agente. Si bien no se presentó evidencia concluyente contra el jugador, las acciones tomadas por el departamento de atletismo de Georgia Tech fueron percibidas como un intento de obstaculizar la investigación de la NCAA sobre esta ofensa. La NCAA determinó que el jugador debería haber sido declarado inelegible para los últimos tres juegos de la temporada 2009. Como castigo por una acusada "falta de cooperación" y obstaculizar la investigación, se requirió que Georgia Tech anulara la victoria del Juego de Campeonato ACC, junto con otras sanciones. En consecuencia, actualmente no hay ningún campeón oficial de fútbol de la ACC 2009. ^[6]

Juegos de bolos

Artículo principal: Juegos de bolos de fútbol de la NCAA 2009-10

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No BCS cuencos
Fecha	Juego	Sitio	Equipos	Ganador
19 de diciembre [8]	Tazón de fuente de Nuevo México	Estadio universitario Universidad de Nuevo México Albuquerque, Nuevo México	Wyoming (6–6, 4–4 MWC) Estado de Fresno (8–4, 6–2 WAC)	Wyoming 35 - 28 (2 tiempo extra)
	San Petersburgo Bowl presentado por Beef 'O' Brady's	Tropicana Field San Petersburgo, Florida	Rutgers (8–4, 3–4 Big East) UCF (8–4, 6–2 C-EE. UU.)	Rutgers 45-24
20 de diciembre [9]	R + L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	Louisiana Superdome Nueva Orleans	Middle Tennessee (9–3, 7–1 Sun Belt) Southern Miss (7–5, 5–3 C-EE. UU.)	Medio Tennessee 42–32
22 de diciembre [10]	Maaco Bowl Las Vegas	Estadio Sam Boyd Universidad de Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas	No. 14 BYU (10–2, 7–1 MWC) No. 18 Estado de Oregon (8–4, 6–3 Pac-10)	BYU 44–20
23 de diciembre	Tazón SDCCU Poinsettia	Estadio Qualcomm San Diego	No. 23 Utah (9–3, 6–2 MWC) California (8–4, 5–4 Pac-10)	Utah 37-27
24 de diciembre	Tazón Sheraton Hawaiʻi	Estadio Aloha Honolulu, HI	SMU (7–5, 6–2 C-EE. UU.) Nevada (8–4, 7–1 WAC)	SMU 45–10
26 de diciembre [11] [12] [13]	Tazón de Pizza Little Caesars	Ford Field Detroit	Marshall (6–6, 4–4 C-EE. UU.) Ohio (9–4, 7–1 MAC)	Marshall 26-17
	Recipiente para el cuidado del automóvil de Meineke	Estadio Bank of America Charlotte, Carolina del Norte	No. 17 Pittsburgh (9–3, 5–2 Big East) Carolina del Norte (8–4, 4–4 ACC)	Pittsburgh 19-17
	Cuenco de esmeralda	AT&T Park San Francisco	No. 24 USC (8–4, 5–4 Pac-10) Boston College (8–4, 5–3 ACC)	USC 24-13
27 de diciembre [14]	Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl	LP Field Nashville, Tennessee	Clemson (8–5, 6–2 ACC) Kentucky (7–5, 3–5 SEG)	Clemson 21-13
28 de diciembre [15]	Advocare V100 Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium Shreveport, Louisiana	Georgia (7–5, 4–4 SEC) Texas A&M (6–6, 3–5 Big 12)	Georgia 44–20
Dec 29[16]	EagleBank Bowl	RFK Stadium Washington, D.C.	UCLA (6–6, 3–6 Pac-10) Temple (9–3, 7–1 MAC)	UCLA 30–21
	Champs Sports Bowl	Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida	No. 25 Wisconsin (9–3, 5–3 Big Ten) No. 15 Miami (9–3, 5–3 ACC)	Wisconsin 20–14
Dec 30[17]	Roady's Humanitarian Bowl	Bronco Stadium Boise State University Boise, Idaho	Idaho (7–5, 4–4 WAC) Bowling Green (7–5, 6–2 MAC)	Idaho 43–42
	Pacific Life Holiday Bowl	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego	No. 22 Nebraska (9–4, 6–3 Big 12) No. 20 Arizona (8–4, 6–3 Pac-10)	Nebraska 33–0
Dec 31[18]	Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl	Amon G. Carter Stadium Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas	Air Force (7–5, 5–3 MWC) Houston (10–3, 6–2 C–USA)	Air Force 47–20
	Brut Sun Bowl	Sun Bowl Stadium University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas	Oklahoma (7–5, 5–3 Big 12) No. 21 Stanford (8–4, 6–3 Pac-10)	Oklahoma 31–27
	Texas Bowl	Reliant Stadium Houston	Navy (9–4)[N 1] Missouri 13 (8–4, 4–4 Big 12)[19]	Navy 35–13
	Insight Bowl	Sun Devil Stadium Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona	Iowa State (6–6, 3–5 Big 12) Minnesota (6–6, 3–5 Big Ten)	Iowa State 14–13
	Chick-fil-A Bowl	Georgia Dome Atlanta	No. 11 Virginia Tech (9–3, 6–2 ACC) Tennessee (7–5, 4–4 SEC)	Virginia Tech 37–14
Jan 1[20]	Outback Bowl	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida	Auburn (7–5, 3–5 SEC) Northwestern (8–4, 5–3 Big Ten)	Auburn 38–35 (OT)
	Konica Minolta Gator Bowl	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, Florida	Florida State (6–6, 4–4 ACC) No. 16 West Virginia (9–3, 5–2 Big East)	Florida State 33–21
	Capital One Bowl	Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida	No. 13 Penn State (10–2, 6–2 Big Ten) No. 12 LSU[21] (9–3, 5–3 SEC)	Penn State 19–17
Jan 2	International Bowl	Rogers Centre Toronto, Canada	South Florida (7–5, 3–4 Big East) Northern Illinois (7–5, 5–3 MAC)	South Florida 27–3
	Papajohns.com Bowl	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama	Connecticut (7–5, 3–4 Big East) South Carolina (7–5, 3–5 SEC)	Connecticut 20–7
	AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic	Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas	Ole Miss (8–4, 4–4 SEC) No. 19 Oklahoma State (9–3, 6–2 Big 12)	Ole Miss 21–7
	AutoZone Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	Arkansas (7–5, 3–5 SEC) East Carolina (9–4, 7–1 C–USA)	Arkansas 20–17 (OT)
	Valero Energy Alamo Bowl	Alamodome San Antonio	Texas Tech (8–4, 5–3 Big 12) Michigan State (6–6, 4–4 Big Ten)	Texas Tech 41–31
Jan 6	GMAC Bowl	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama	Central Michigan (11–2, 8–0 MAC) Troy (9–3, 8–0 Sun Belt)	Central Michigan 44–41 (2OT)
Bowl Championship Series
Date	Game	Site	Teams	Winner
Jan 1	Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi	Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, California	No. 8 Ohio State (10–2, 7–1 Big Ten) No. 7 Oregon (10–2, 8–1 Pac-10)	Ohio State 26–17
	Allstate Sugar Bowl	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans	No. 5 Florida (12–1, 8–0 SEC) No. 3 Cincinnati (12–0, 7–0 Big East)	Florida 51–24
Jan 4	Tostitos Fiesta Bowl	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona	No. 6 Boise State (13–0, 8–0 WAC) No. 4 TCU (12–0, 8–0 MWC)	Boise State 17–10
Jan 5	FedEx Orange Bowl	Land Shark Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida	No. 10 Iowa (10–2, 6–2 Big Ten) No. 9 Georgia Tech (11–2, 7–1 ACC)	Iowa 24–14
Jan 7	2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game	Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, California	No. 1 Alabama (13–0, 8–0 SEC) No. 2 Texas (13–0, 8–0 Big 12)	Alabama 37–21

1. Navy won seven games to be bowl-eligible, as they are playing a 13-game schedule. They secured the bid on November 7 with a 23–21 win over Notre Dame.

Bowl Challenge Cup standings

Conference	Wins	Losses	Games left	Pct.
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.)

Awards and honors

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player	School	Position	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Mark Ingram	Alabama	RB	227	236	151	1304
Toby Gerhart	Stanford	RB	222	225	160	1276
Colt McCoy	Texas	QB	203	188	160	1145
Ndamukong Suh	Nebraska	DT	161	105	122	815
Tim Tebow	Florida	QB	43	70	121	390[22]

Other award winners

• Walter Camp Award (top player): Colt McCoy, QB, Texas
• Maxwell Award (top player): Colt McCoy, QB, Texas
• AP Player of the Year: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska
• Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player): Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska^[23]
• Campbell Trophy (academic award, formerly the Draddy Trophy): Tim Tebow, QB, Florida
• Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player): Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska
• Dave Rimington Trophy (center): Maurkice Pouncey, C, Florida
• Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback): Colt McCoy, QB, Texas
• Dick Butkus Award (linebacker): Rolando McClain, LB, Alabama
• Doak Walker Award (running back): Toby Gerhart, RB, Stanford
• Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver): Golden Tate, WR, Notre Dame
• Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back): Eric Berry, CB, Tennessee
• John Mackey Award (tight end): Aaron Hernandez, TE, Florida
• Johnny Unitas Award (Sr. quarterback): Colt McCoy, QB, Texas
• Lombardi Award (top lineman): Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska
• Lott Trophy (defensive impact): Jerry Hughes, DE, TCU
• Lou Groza Award (placekicker): Kai Forbath, K, UCLA
• Manning Award (quarterback): Colt McCoy, QB, Texas
• Outland Trophy (interior lineman): Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska
• Ray Guy Award (punter): Drew Butler, P, Georgia
• Sammy Baugh Trophy (quarterback, specifically passer): Case Keenum, QB, Houston
• Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end): Jerry Hughes, DE, TCU
• Wuerffel Trophy (humanitarian-athlete): Tim Hiller, QB, Western Michigan^[24]
• The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award: Brian Kelly, Cincinnati
• AP Coach of the Year: Gary Patterson, TCU
• Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (head coach): Chris Petersen, Boise State
• Walter Camp Coach of the Year (head coach): Gary Patterson, TCU
• Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award: Nick Saban, Alabama
• Broyles Award (assistant coach): Kirby Smart, Alabama

All-Americans

Main article: 2009 College Football All-America Team

Records

• The Iowa Hawkeyes became the first NCAA Division I FBS team to block two field goals on consecutive plays in their season-opening win over Northern Iowa.
• Brandon West of Western Michigan set the NCAA Division I FBS records for career all-purpose yards and career kick return yards. On November 14, West broke the record of 7,573 all-purpose yards set by DeAngelo Williams of Memphis.^[25] Against Michigan State on November 7, West broke the record of 2,945 return yards set by Jessie Henderson of SMU.^[26] West finished the season setting the records at 3,118 kick return yards and 7,764 total yards.^[27][28]
• Russell Wilson of North Carolina State set a new Division I record for most passes attempted without an interception, breaking the previous record of 325 set by André Woodson of Kentucky from 2006–07. Wilson broke the record in the third quarter of the Pack's 45–14 win over Gardner–Webb on September 19.^[29] The streak ended at 379 on October 3 against Wake Forest. Wilson's last interception had been in the third quarter of the Wolfpack's game against Clemson on September 13, 2008.^[30]
• Texas' Colt McCoy picked up his 43rd career win as a starting quarterback, breaking the previous FBS record of 42 by Georgia's David Greene, with a 51–20 win over Kansas on November 21.^[31] The record was extended to 45 with wins over Texas A&M in the regular-season finale and Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship Game. However, his streak ended at the BCS Championship when he was injured early in the first quarter, and the Longhorns lost 37-21.
• C. J. Spiller of Clemson set a new record for career kickoff return touchdowns on the opening kickoff of the Tigers' game against archrival South Carolina on November 28. His seventh career TD return broke the previous record held by Anthony Davis of USC and Ashlan Davis of Tulsa.^[32]
• Central Michigan quarterback Dan LeFevour set a new FBS record for most combined career touchdowns passing, rushing, and receiving in the MAC Championship Game against Ohio. His two TD passes in the game gave him a career total of 148, surpassing the previous record of 147 held by Colt Brennan of Hawaiʻi and Graham Harrell of Texas Tech. In the GMAC Bowl, he passed for a TD and ran for another, ending his career with a total of 150 TDs.
• On December 12, 2009 against rival Army, Navy quarterback Ricky Dobbs ran for his 24th rushing touchdown on the season, giving him the single-season record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback.^[33]
• On December 30, 2009 in the Humanitarian Bowl against Idaho, Bowling Green wide receiver Freddie Barnes broke the single-season record for receptions, accumulating 155 total receptions on the year.

Coaching changes

Preseason

Pre-season
School	Outgoing coach	Reason	Replacement
Army	Stan Brock	Fired	Rich Ellerson
Auburn	Tommy Tuberville	Resigned/Retired	Gene Chizik[34]
Ball State	Brady Hoke[35]	Hired as head coach at San Diego State	Stan Parrish
Boston College	Jeff Jagodzinski	Fired	Frank Spaziani
Bowling Green	Gregg Brandon	Fired	Dave Clawson
Clemson	Tommy Bowden	Resigned	Dabo Swinney
Eastern Michigan	Jeff Genyk	Fired	Ron English[36]
Iowa State	Gene Chizik	Hired as head coach at Auburn	Paul Rhoads[37]
Kansas State	Ron Prince	Fired[38]	Bill Snyder[39]
Miami (OH)	Shane Montgomery	Resigned	Mike Haywood
Mississippi State	Sylvester Croom	Resigned	Dan Mullen
New Mexico	Rocky Long	Resigned	Mike Locksley[40]
New Mexico State	Hal Mumme	Fired	DeWayne Walker
Oregon	Mike Bellotti	Promoted to Oregon athletic director[41]	Chip Kelly[41]
Purdue	Joe Tiller	Retired[42]	Danny Hope[42]
San Diego State	Chuck Long	Fired	Brady Hoke[35]
Syracuse	Greg Robinson	Fired	Doug Marrone[43]
Tennessee	Phillip Fulmer	Resigned/fired	Lane Kiffin[44]
Toledo	Tom Amstutz	Resigned	Tim Beckman[45]
Utah State	Brent Guy	Fired	Gary Andersen
Washington	Tyrone Willingham	Fired	Steve Sarkisian[46]
Wyoming	Joe Glenn	Fired	Dave Christensen[47]

Postseason

Note:

• All November and December dates are in 2009; all January dates are in 2010.
• Incoming coaches who were the designated replacement for their predecessors are in bold italics.

End of season
School	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]

TV ratings

Ten most watched regular season games in 2009

• 1. December 5 – 2009 SEC Championship – CBS – 1 Florida vs 2 Alabama – 17.969 million viewers
• 2. December 5 – 2009 Big 12 Championship – ESPN on ABC – 3 Texas vs 22 Nebraska – 12.693 million viewers
• 3. September 12 – ESPN – 3 USC vs 8 Ohio State – 10.586 million viewers
• 4. October 10 – CBS – 4 LSU vs 1 Florida – 10.496 million viewers
• 5. October 17 – Red River Rivalry – ESPN on ABC – 20 Oklahoma vs 3 Texas – 8.713 million Viewers
• 6. September 7 – ESPN – Miami vs 18 Florida State – 8.406 million viewers
• 7. September 12 – ESPN on ABC – 18 Notre Dame vs Michigan – 8.391 million viewers
• 8. November 27 – Iron Bowl – CBS – 2 Alabama vs Auburn – 8.124 million viewers
• 9. October 3 – ESPN on ABC Regional – 8 Oklahoma vs 17 Miami & California vs 7 USC – 7.834 million viewers
• 10. November 28 – CBS – Florida State vs 1 Florida – 7.491 million viewers

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Notes

1. With the addition of Western Kentucky University as a full Division I FBS member in 2009, the total number of teams went from 119 to 120.

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External links

• Media related to 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season at Wikimedia Commons