2009 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs

2009 NCAA Division II National
Football Championship playoffs
Teams 24
Finals Site Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, Alabama
Champions Northwest Missouri State (3rd title)
Runner-Up Grand Valley State (6th championship game)
Semifinalists Carson-Newman
California (PA)
Attendance TBD

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.

Contents

Participants

School Conference Season Record
Abilene Christian Lone Star Conference 8–3
Albany State Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 8–2
Arkansas Tech Gulf South Conference 8–2
California (PA) Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 8–3
Carson-Newman South Atlantic Conference 9–2
Central Washington Great Northwest Athletic Conference 11–0
East Stroudsburg Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 8–3
Edinboro Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 8–3
Fayetteville State Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 8–3
Grand Valley State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 10–1
Hillsdale Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 9–2
Midwestern Lone Star Conference 9–2
Minnesota Duluth Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 10–1
Minnesota State, Mankato Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 10–1
Nebraska - Kearney Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 10–1
UNC - Pembroke Independent 9–1
North Alabama Gulf South Conference 10–1
Northwest Mo. Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association 10–1
Saginaw Valley Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 9–2
Shippensburg Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 9–2
Tarleton State Lone Star Conference 9–2
Texas A&M - Kingsville Lone Star Conference 9–2
West Alabama Gulf South Conference 7–4
West Liberty West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 10–1

Bids by conference

Conference Total Schools Super 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 Athletic 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 championship game will be played at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama and broadcast live on ESPN2 on December 12.

The semifinal games will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN360, and CBS College Sports on December 5.

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 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 Mo. 35  
  6  Abilene Christian 24     6  Abilene Christian 10    
  3  Midwestern State 21         2  Northwest Mo. 21
      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 44  
  6  Hillsdale OT 27     6  Hillsdale 27    
  3  Minnesota State 24         2  Grand Valley 24
      1  Minnesota Duluth 10
      1  Minnesota Duluth 42    
  5  Saginaw Valley 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-Newman 24
      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 41  
SR2  Carson-Newman 27  
    SR3  Grand Valley 23
  SR4  Northwest Mo. 30
SR1  California (PA) 31
SR4  Northwest Mo. 56  

Individual game results

Round 1

Saginaw Valley vs. Nebraska-Kearney
1 2 3 4 Total
Saginaw Valley 6 14 0 0 20
Nebraska Kearney 0 7 7 21 35


Hillsdale vs. Minn. St. Mankato
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Hillsdale 7 7 7 3 3 27
Minn. St. Mankato 14 3 0 7 0 24


Arkansas Tech vs. UNC-Pembroke
1 2 3 4 Total
UNC-Pembroke 0 7 6 0 13
Arkansas Tech 14 10 10 7 41


West Alabama vs. Albany State
1 2 3 4 Total
West Alabama 0 21 3 0 24
Albany State 2 14 6 0 22


Edinboro vs. East Stroudsburg
1 2 3 4 Total
Edinboro 3 14 7 7 31
East Stroudsburg 7 6 0 3 16


Fayetteville State vs. California (PA)
1 2 3 4 Total
Fayetteville State 0 0 0 13 13
California (PA) 14 7 21 0 42


Tarleton State vs. Texas A&M - Kingsville
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Tarleton State 14 7 15 10 11 57
Texas A&M - Kingsville 7 24 8 7 10 56


Abilene Christian vs. Midwestern State
1 2 3 4 Total
Abilene Christian 7 0 7 10 24
Midwestern State 0 14 0 7 21


Round 2

Nebraska-Kearney vs. Minnesota Duluth
1 2 3 4 Total
Nebraska-Kearney 0 0 0 7 7
Minnesota Duluth 14 14 14 0 42


Hillsdale vs. Grand Valley State
1 2 3 4 Total
Hillsdale 0 0 13 14 27
Grand Valley State 10 27 7 0 44


Arkansas Tech vs. North Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Arkansas Tech 7 7 0 14 28
North Alabama 14 10 17 0 41


West Alabama vs. Carson-Newman
1 2 3 4 Total
West Alabama 0 20 21 0 41
Carson-Newman 14 35 0 10 59


Edinboro vs. West Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
Edinboro 7 14 21 21 63
West Liberty 28 28 21 7 84

An NCAA Division II record for combined points (147) and yards (1,394) was set during the game.[1] Edinboro quarterback Trevor Harris set the Division II record for passing, completing 50 of 76 passes for 630 yards and 5 touchdowns.[1]


California (PA) vs. Shippensburg
1 2 3 4 Total
California (PA) 14 6 6 0 26
Shippensburg 7 0 8 6 21


Tarleton State vs. Central Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
Tarleton State 3 3 0 0 6
Central Washington 7 10 3 7 27


Abilene Christian vs. Northwest Missouri
1 2 3 4 Total
Abilene Christian 3 0 0 7 10
Northwest Missouri 7 7 14 7 35


Super Regional finals

Super Region 1: California (PA) vs. West Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
California (PA) 13 23 7 14 57
West Liberty 7 0 14 14 35


Super Region 2: Carson-Newman vs. North Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Carson-Newman 10 0 7 7 24
North Alabama 0 7 7 7 21


Super Region 3: Grand Valley State vs. Minnesota Duluth
1 2 3 4 Total
Grand Valley St. 14 3 7 0 24
Minnesota Duluth 10 0 0 0 10


Super Region 4: Northwest Missouri vs. Central Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
Northwest Missouri 7 0 14 0 21
Central Washington 7 7 0 6 20


Semifinals

Carson-Newman vs. Grand Valley St.
1 2 3 4 Total
Carson-Newman 7 7 6 7 27
Grand Valley St. 17 10 7 7 41


California (PA) vs. Northwest Missouri
1 2 3 4 Total
California (PA) 3 7 14 7 31
Northwest Missouri 7 14 28 7 56


Championship

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1 2 3 4 Total
Northwest Missouri State 7 14 2 7 30
Grand Valley State 0 0 13 10 23


See also

External links

References

  1. ^ a b "D-II: West Liberty outscores Edinboro, 84-63". http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=35&url_article_id=18649&change_well_id=2.