2009 NCAA Division II football season

Regular season

August 29 – November 7, 2009

Postseason

November 14 – December 12, 2009^[1]

National Championship

Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL

Champions

Northwest Missouri State

Harlon Hill Trophy

Joique Bell, Wayne State (MI)

Division II football season

«2008

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The 2008 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.^[2]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Joique Bell, running back from Wayne State.

Conference standings

2009 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#1 NW Missouri St. $^		9	–	0		14	–	1
Missouri Western State		6	–	3		9	–	3
Central Missouri		6	–	3		8	–	3
#25 Washburn		6	–	3		8	–	3
Nebraska-Omaha		6	–	3		7	–	5
Fort Hays State		4	–	5		6	–	5
Pittsburg State		3	–	6		5	–	6
Truman State		3	–	6		3	–	6
Emporia State		1	–	8		2	–	9
Truman State		1	–	8		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

2009 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#8 Neb.–Kearney $^		9	–	0		11	–	2
Colorado Mines		8	–	1		8	–	3
CSU–Pueblo		6	–	3		7	–	4
Chadron State		6	–	3		7	–	4
Adams State		5	–	4		5	–	6
Mesa State		5	–	4		5	–	6
Western State (CO)		3	–	6		3	–	8
Western New Mexico		1	–	8		2	–	8
Fort Lewis		1	–	8		2	–	9
New Mexico Highlands		1	–	8		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central 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

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.

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 Athletics 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 Athletics 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)
3rd	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.^[3] Edinboro quarterback Trevor Harris set the Division II record for passing, completing 50 of 76 passes for 630 yards and 5 touchdowns.^[3]

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

Main article: 2009 NCAA Division II National Football Championship game

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

References

↑ "2005-2009 Grand Valley State Schedules". College Football Warehouse. cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
↑ "2009 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
1 2 "D-II: West Liberty outscores Edinboro, 84-63".

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