2009_NCAA_Division_III_football_season

2009 NCAA Division III football season

2009 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season

The 2009 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2009, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2009 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks won their second Division III championship by defeating the Mount Union Purple Raiders, 38−28. This was the fifth of seven straight championship games between Mount Union (3 wins) and Wisconsin–Whitewater (4 wins).

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The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Blaine Westemeyer, offensive tackle from Augustana (IL).[1]

Conference changes and new programs

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Conference standings

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Conference champions

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Postseason

The 2009 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 37th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the 17th time.[2]

Qualification

Twenty-three conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, four conferences had no Pool A bid. The ECFC and UMAC were in the first year of the two-year waiting period, while the ACFC and UAA failed to meet the seven-member requirement.

Schools not in Pool A conferences were eligible for Pool B. The number of Pool B bids was determined by calculating the ratio of Pool A conferences to schools in those conferences and applying that ratio to the number of Pool B schools. The 23 Pool A conferences contained 196 schools, an average of 8.5 teams per conference. Twenty-eight schools were in Pool B, enough for three bids.

The remaining six playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.

Playoff bracket

First Round
Campus Sites 		Second Round
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia
Mount Union 55
Washington & Jefferson 0 Mount Union 62
Montclair State 38 Montclair State 14
Maine Maritime 22 Mount Union 55
Albright 35 Albright 3
Alfred 25 Albright 27
Delaware Valley 66 Delaware Valley 3
Susquehanna 7 Mount Union 24
Wesley 55 Wesley 7
North Carolina Wesleyan 23 Wesley 43
Mississippi College 56 Mississippi College 9
Huntingdon 35 Wesley 12
Johns Hopkins 23 Johns Hopkins 0
Hampden–Sydney 7 Johns Hopkins 31
Thomas More 49 Thomas More 29
DePauw 39 Mount Union 28
Wisconsin–Whitewater 70 Wisconsin–Whitewater 38
Lakeland 7 Wisconsin–Whitewater 45
Illinois Wesleyan 41 Illinois Wesleyan 7
Wabash 35 Wisconsin–Whitewater 31
Trine 51 Wittenberg 13
Case 38 Trine 17
Wittenberg 42 Wittenberg 34
Mount St. Joseph 14 Wisconsin–Whitewater 27
Coe 34 Linfield 17
Saint John's (MN) 27 Coe 7
St. Thomas (MN) 43 St. Thomas (MN) 34
Monmouth (IL) 21 St. Thomas (MN) 20
Mary Hardin–Baylor 42 Linfield 31
Central (IA) 40 Mary Hardin–Baylor 21
Linfield 38 Linfield 53
Cal Lutheran 17

* Overtime

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "2009 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
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