2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football
Michigan MAC Trophy Champions
GMAC Bowl Champions
MAC Champions
MAC West Division Champions
GMAC Bowl, W 44–41 2OT vs. Troy
Conference Mid-American Conference West Division
Ranking
Coaches #24
AP #23
2009 record 12–2 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach Butch Jones
Steve Stripling (Interim: GMAC Bowl)
Offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian
Defensive coordinator Tim Banks
Home stadium Kelly/Shorts Stadium
2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
Ohio xy   7 1         9 5  
Temple x   7 1         9 4  
Bowling Green   6 2         7 6  
Kent State   4 4         5 7  
Buffalo   3 5         5 7  
Akron   2 6         3 9  
Miami   1 7         1 11  
Western Division
#23 Central Michigan x   8 0         12 2  
Northern Illinois   5 3         7 6  
Western Michigan   4 4         5 7  
Toledo   3 5         5 7  
Ball State   2 6         2 10  
Eastern Michigan   0 8         0 12  
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
Conference champion
x Division champion/co-champions
y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Central Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Butch Jones and played their home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The Chippewas finished the regular season 11–2 and 8–0 in conference play, beat Ohio in the 2009 MAC Championship Game to win the MAC title and were invited to the GMAC Bowl where they defeated Sun Belt Champion Troy 44–41 in double overtime.

At the end of the season Jones departed CMU to become the head coach of the University of Cincinnati. Steve Stripling, the defensive ends coach, became interim head coach and coached the GMAC bowl.[1]

Before the season

Recruiting

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 10:00 p.m. at Arizona* Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ L 19–6   51,683[2]
September 12 12:00 p.m. at Michigan State* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN W 29–27   76,221[3]
September 19 3:30 p.m. Alcorn State* Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI W 48–0   18,323[4]
September 26 3:30 p.m. Akron Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI FSO W 48–21   20,032[5]
October 3 3:30 p.m. at Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY W 20–13   18,092[6]
October 10 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigandagger Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) ESPN+ W 56–8   26,730[7]
October 17 3:30 p.m. at Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy, WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy) FSD+[8] W 34–23   27,896[9]
October 24 12:00 p.m. at Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH ESPN+ W 24–10   10,042[10]
October 31 3:30 p.m. at Boston College* Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA ESPNU L 10–31   34,128[11]
November 11 8:00 p.m. Toledo Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN2 W 56–28   18,310[12]
November 18 8:00 p.m. at Ball State Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN ESPN2 W 35–3   5,736[13]
November 27 1:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPNU W 45–31   15,113[14]
December 4 8:00 p.m. vs. Ohio Ford FieldDetroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) ESPN2 W 20–10   23,714[15]
January 6 7:00 p.m. vs. Troy* Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GMAC Bowl) ESPN W 44–41 2OT  34,486[16]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Roster

2009 Central Michigan Chippewas roster

Wide Receivers

  •  1 Kito Poblah - Junior
  •  4 Jahleel Addae - Freshman
  •  7 Bryan Anderson - Senior
  • 10 Ronnie Kennedy - Freshman
  • 11 Cornelius Gallon - Sophomore
  • 11 Cody Wilson - Freshman
  • 25 Sean Skergan - Junior
  • 27 Antonio Brown - Junior
  • 35 Jordan McConnell - Freshman
  • 80 Cedric Fraser - Sophomore
  • 81 Jerry Harris - Sophomore
  • 83 Reggie Brown - Freshman
  • 84 Deja Alexander - Freshman
  • 85 Matt Torres - Junior
  • 87 Jeremy Wilson - Sophomore
  • 88 Valtorrey Showers - Freshman
  • 89 Connor Odykirk - Freshman

Offensive Line

  • Zach Wiersma - Freshman
  • 58 Anthony Quinn - Junior
  • 63 Colin Miller - Junior
  • 64 Allen Ollenburger - Senior
  • 65 Darren Keyton - Freshman
  • 66 Jeff Maddux - Junior
  • 67 Mike Repovz - Freshman
  • 68 Richard Hayes - Freshman
  • 69 Nick Reynolds - Freshman
  • 70 Adam Schneid - Freshman
  • 71 Matt Kanitz - Freshman
  • 73 Jake Olson - Freshman
  • 74 Jeff Fantuzzi - Freshman
  • 76 Todd Johnson - Senior
  • 77 Jon Czerwienski - Freshman
  • 78 Rocky Weaver - Sophomore
  • 79 Eric Fisher - Freshman

Tight Ends

  • Charlie Hoch - Freshman
  • 82 David Blackburn - Sophomore
  • 86 Bobby James - Freshman

Quarterbacks

  •  8 Ryan Radcliff - Freshman
  • 13 Dan LeFevour - Senior
  • 16 Derek Rifenbury - Sophomore
  • 18 A.J. Westendorp - Freshman

Fullbacks

  • 39 Tyler Reed - Junior

Running Backs

  •  5 Tim Phillips - Freshman
  •  6 Paris Cotton - Sophomore
  •  2 Bryan Schroeder - Sophomore
  • 20 Malek Redd - Freshman
  • 29 Carl Volny - Junior
  • 34 Zurlon Tipton - Freshman

Defensive Line

  • 15 Sam Williams - Senior
  • 47 Josh Allison - Sophomore
  • 49 Daniel Jackson - Freshman
  • 53 Aaron McCord - Freshman
  • 54 Sean Murnane - Junior
  • 55 Steve Winston - Freshman
  • 56 Kashawn Fraser - Sophomore
  • 60 Chris Reeves - Freshman
  • 72 Cody Pettit - Freshman
  • 75 Aaron Kaczmarski - Freshman
  • 90 Galen Clemons - Freshman
  • 94 John Williams - Sophomore
  • 95 Larry Knight - Senior
  • 97 Darryll Stinson - Freshman
  • 98 Frank Zombo - Senior
  • 99 Caesar Rodriguez - Freshman

Linebackers

  • 17 Tim Brazzel - Senior
  • 23 Derek Carter - Sophomore
  • 26 Shamari Benton - Freshman
  • 33 Mike Petrucci - Sophomore
  • 41 Armond Staten - Sophomore
  • 43 Nick Bellore - Junior
  • 45 Landon Carter - Sophomore
  • 46 Matt Berning - Junior
  • 47 Kyle Zelinsky - Freshman
  • 48 Will Schwarz - Freshman
  • 50 Kevin Sweet - Freshman
  • 51 Adam Fenton - Freshman
  • 52 Alex Smith - Freshman
  • 57 Jake Bentley - Freshman
  • 59 Shane Torzy - Junior
  • 69 Kyle Torzy - Freshman

Defensive Backs

  •  9 Bobby Seay - Junior
  • 10 Lorenzo White - Freshman
  • 12 Eric Fraser - Senior
  • 14 Tommy Mama - Senior
  • 19 Josh Gordy - Senior
  • 21 Gary Jackson - Sophomore
  • 22 Vince Agnew - Junior
  • 24 LaVarus Williams - Freshman
  • 28 D.J. Scott - Freshman
  • 30 Evan Ray - Freshman
  • 31 Kirkston Edwards - Senior
  • 38 Jason Johnson - Freshman
  • 40 John Carr - Sophomore
  • 42 Leron Eaddy - Freshman
  • 44 Dannie Bolden - Sophomore

Punters

  • 44 Jake Linklater - Freshman

Kickers

  • 36 Andrew Aguila - Senior
  • 37 Connor Gagnon - Freshman
  • 96 Brett Hartmann - Junior
  • 99 Richie Hogan - Freshman

Long Snappers

  • 61 Brian Bennyhoff - Sophomore
  • 92 Jake Ekkens - Junior
  • 93 Chris Starkey - Junior
  • † Starter at position
  • * Injured, will not play in 2009

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at school
Butch Jones Head Coach 3rd
Mike Bajakian Offensive Coordinator 3rd
Tim Banks Defensive Coordinator
Secondary Coach
3rd
Zach Azzanni Assistant Head Coach
Wide Receivers Coach
3rd
Steve Stripling Associate Head Coach - Defense
Defensive Ends Coach
1st
Jeff Beckles Running Backs Coach 3rd
Mark Elder Linebackers Coach 3rd
Max Glowacki Recruiting Coordinator
Tight Ends Coach
3rd
Don Mahoney Offensive Line Coach 3rd
Paul Volero Special Teams Coordinator
Defensive Tackles Coach
3rd

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Game notes

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 0 0 6 6
Wildcats 6 7 3 3 19

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter


Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 3 10 0 16 29
Spartans 10 7 3 7 27

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter


Alcorn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 0 0 0 0
Chippewas 10 24 14 0 48

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter


Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 7 7 7 21
Chippewas 13 21 7 7 48

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter


Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 6 7 0 20
Bulls 0 10 3 0 13


Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 8 8
Chippewas 14 21 14 7 56

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter


Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 10 17 0 7 34
Broncos 3 10 3 7 23


Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 7 3 7 24
Falcons 0 10 0 0 10

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter


Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 3 0 7 10
Eagles 0 7 17 7 31

Scoring Summary

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

4th Quarter


Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 7 7 0 14 28
Chippewas 7 28 14 7 56


Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 14 14 0 35
Cardinals 0 3 0 0 3


Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 10 0 21 31
Chippewas 10 14 14 7 45


Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 0 3 0 10
Chippewas 10 7 3 0 20


Troy

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Chippewas 3 6 10 1573 44
Trojans 7 3 14 1070 41


This is the first ever meeting between these two teams.

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