2009 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

BCS TITLE
CHAMPIONAlabama14–0 overall
HEISMANMark Ingram IIAlabama · RB
BEST QBColt McCoyTexas · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKSam BradfordOklahoma · St. Louis Rams, 2010 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

7 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 7, 2010CITI BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEAlabama 37, Texas 21
Jan 5, 2010FedEx ORANGE BOWLIowa 24, Georgia Tech 14
Jan 5, 2010TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLBoise State 17, TCU 10
Jan 2, 2010AT&T COTTON BOWLOle Miss 21, Oklahoma State 7
Jan 1, 2010ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWLFlorida 51, Cincinnati 24
Jan 1, 2010ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY CITIOhio State 26, Oregon 17
Dec 31, 2009Peach BowlVirginia Tech 37, Tennessee 14

2009 STANDINGS

18 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Georgia Tech finished atop the 2009 ACC standings at 8–1 in conference play (11–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Georgia Tech8–111–3IOWA 24–14 GT
Virginia Tech6–210–3VT 37–14 TENN
Clemson6–39–5CLEM 21–13 UK
Miami5–39–4WIS 20–14 MIA
Boston College5–37–5USC 24–13 BC
North Carolina4–48–5PITT 19–17 UNC
Florida State4–47–6FSU 33–21 WVU
Wake Forest3–55–7–
Duke3–55–7–
NC State2–65–7–
Virginia2–63–9–
Maryland1–72–10–

BIG 12

Texas finished atop the 2009 Big 12 standings at 9–0 in conference play (13–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas9–013–1ALA 37–21 TEX
Nebraska6–310–4NEB 33–0 ARIZ
Oklahoma State6–29–4MISS 21–7 OKST
Texas Tech5–39–4TTU 41–31 MSU
Oklahoma5–38–5OU 31–27 STAN
Missouri4–48–5NAVY 35–13 MIZ
Kansas State4–46–6–
Iowa State3–57–6ISU 14–13 MINN
Texas A&M3–56–7UGA 44–20 TA&M
Colorado2–63–9–
Kansas1–75–7–
Baylor1–74–8–

BIG EAST

Cincinnati finished atop the 2009 Big East standings at 7–0 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Cincinnati7–012–1FLA 51–24 CIN
Pittsburgh5–210–3PITT 19–17 UNC
West Virginia5–29–4FSU 33–21 WVU
Rutgers3–49–4RUTG 45–24 UCF
UConn3–48–5CONN 20–7 SC
South Florida3–48–5USF 27–3 NIU
Louisville1–64–8–
Syracuse1–64–8–

BIG SKY

Sacramento State finished atop the 2009 Big Sky standings at 4–4 in conference play (5–6 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Sacramento State4–45–6

BIG SOUTH

Liberty finished atop the 2009 Big South standings at 4–1 in conference play (7–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Liberty4–17–3
Coastal Carolina2–34–6

BIG TEN

Ohio State finished atop the 2009 Big Ten standings at 8–2 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ohio State8–211–2OSU 26–17 ORE
Iowa7–211–2IOWA 24–14 GT
Penn State6–211–2PSU 19–17 LSU
Wisconsin5–310–3WIS 20–14 MIA
Northwestern5–38–5AUB 38–35 NU
Minnesota4–66–7ISU 14–13 MINN
Michigan State4–46–7TTU 41–31 MSU
Purdue4–55–7–
Illinois2–63–9–
Michigan1–75–7–
Indiana1–74–8–

CAA

James Madison finished atop the 2009 CAA standings at 4–4 in conference play (6–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
James Madison4–46–4
Delaware4–45–5
Massachusetts3–54–5

CUSA

East Carolina finished atop the 2009 CUSA standings at 8–1 in conference play (9–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
East Carolina8–19–5ARK 20–17 ECU
Houston6–310–4AF 47–20 HOU
SMU6–28–5SMU 45–10 NEV
UCF6–28–5RUTG 45–24 UCF
Southern Miss5–37–6MTSU 42–32 USM
Marshall4–47–6MRSH 21–17 OHIO
UAB4–45–7–
Tulsa3–55–7–
UTEP3–54–8–
Rice2–62–10–
Tulane1–73–9–
Memphis1–72–10–

MAC

Central Michigan finished atop the 2009 MAC standings at 9–0 in conference play (12–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Central Michigan9–012–2CMU 44–41 TROY
Temple7–19–4UCLA 30–21 TEM
Ohio7–29–5MRSH 21–17 OHIO
Bowling Green6–27–6IDHO 43–42 BGSU
Northern Illinois5–37–6USF 27–3 NIU
Kent State4–45–7–
Western Michigan4–44–7–
Buffalo3–55–7–
Toledo3–55–7–
Akron2–63–9–
Ball State2–62–10–
Miami (OH)1–71–11–
Eastern Michigan0–80–12–

MOUNTAIN WEST

TCU finished atop the 2009 Mountain West standings at 8–0 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
TCU8–012–1BOIS 17–10 TCU
BYU8–111–2BYU 44–20 ORST
Utah7–310–3UTAH 37–27 CAL
Air Force5–48–5AF 47–20 HOU
Wyoming4–47–6WYO 35–28 FRES
UNLV3–65–7–
San Diego State2–74–8–
New Mexico1–71–11–
Colorado State0–83–9–

MVFC

Missouri State finished atop the 2009 MVFC standings at 4–4 in conference play (6–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Missouri State4–46–5
North Dakota State2–63–8

OVC

Jacksonville State finished atop the 2009 OVC standings at 4–0 in conference play (6–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Jacksonville State4–06–2

PACIFIC 10

Oregon finished atop the 2009 Pacific 10 standings at 10–2 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Oregon10–210–3OSU 26–17 ORE
Oregon State7–48–5BYU 44–20 ORST
USC6–49–4USC 24–13 BC
Arizona6–48–5NEB 33–0 ARIZ
Stanford6–38–5OU 31–27 STAN
California6–58–5UTAH 37–27 CAL
UCLA4–67–6UCLA 30–21 TEM
Washington4–55–7–
Arizona State2–74–8–
Washington State0–91–11–

SEC

Alabama finished atop the 2009 SEC standings at 9–0 in conference play (14–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Alabama9–014–0ALA 37–21 TEX
Florida8–113–1FLA 51–24 CIN
LSU5–39–4PSU 19–17 LSU
Ole Miss4–49–4MISS 21–7 OKST
Georgia4–48–5UGA 44–20 TA&M
Tennessee4–47–6VT 37–14 TENN
Auburn3–58–5AUB 38–35 NU
Arkansas3–58–5ARK 20–17 ECU
Kentucky3–57–6CLEM 21–13 UK
South Carolina3–57–6CONN 20–7 SC
Mississippi State3–55–7–
Vanderbilt0–82–10–

SOCON

App State finished atop the 2009 SoCon standings at 8–0 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
App State8–011–2
Georgia Southern4–45–6

SOUTHLAND

Texas State finished atop the 2009 Southland standings at 5–2 in conference play (7–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Texas State5–27–4
Sam Houston3–45–6

SUN BELT

Troy finished atop the 2009 Sun Belt standings at 8–0 in conference play (9–4 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Troy8–09–4CMU 44–41 TROY
Middle Tennessee7–110–3MTSU 42–32 USM
UL Monroe5–36–6–
Florida Atlantic5–35–7–
Louisiana4–46–6–
Arkansas State3–54–8–
Florida International3–53–9–
North Texas1–72–10–
Western Kentucky0–80–12–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Boise State finished atop the 2009 Western Athletic standings at 8–0 in conference play (14–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Boise State8–014–0BOIS 17–10 TCU
Nevada7–18–5SMU 45–10 NEV
Fresno State6–28–5WYO 35–28 FRES
Hawai'i3–56–7–
Louisiana Tech3–54–8–
Utah State3–54–8–
New Mexico State1–73–10–
San José State1–72–10–

INDEPENDENTS

Navy finished atop the 2009 independents at 10–4.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Navy10–4NAVY 35–13 MIZ
Old Dominion8–2–
Notre Dame6–6–
Army5–7–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

27 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 6, 2010GMAC BOWLCentral Michigan 44, Troy 41 (2OT)
Jan 2, 2010VALERO ALAMO BOWLTexas Tech 41, Michigan State 31
Jan 2, 2010AutoZone LIBERTY BOWLArkansas 20, East Carolina 17 (OT)
Jan 2, 2010PAPAJOHNS.com BOWLUConn 20, South Carolina 7
Jan 2, 2010INTERNATIONAL BOWLSouth Florida 27, Northern Illinois 3
Jan 1, 2010CAPITAL ONE BOWLPenn State 19, LSU 17
Jan 1, 2010KONICA MINOLTA GATOR BOWLFlorida State 33, West Virginia 21
Jan 1, 2010OUTBACK BOWLAuburn 38, Northwestern 35 (OT)
Dec 31, 2009Postseason gameIowa State 14, Minnesota 13
Dec 31, 2009Postseason gameNavy 35, Missouri 13
Dec 31, 2009Postseason gameOklahoma 31, Stanford 27
Dec 31, 2009Postseason gameAir Force 47, Houston 20
Dec 30, 2009Postseason gameNebraska 33, Arizona 0
Dec 30, 2009Postseason gameIdaho 43, Bowling Green 42
Dec 30, 2009Postseason gameWisconsin 20, Miami 14
Dec 29, 2009Postseason gameUCLA 30, Temple 21
Dec 28, 2009Postseason gameGeorgia 44, Texas A&M 20
Dec 27, 2009Postseason gameClemson 21, Kentucky 13
Dec 27, 2009Postseason gameUSC 24, Boston College 13
Dec 26, 2009Postseason gamePittsburgh 19, North Carolina 17
Dec 26, 2009Postseason gameMarshall 21, Ohio 17
Dec 24, 2009Postseason gameSMU 45, Nevada 10
Dec 23, 2009Postseason gameUtah 37, California 27
Dec 22, 2009Postseason gameBYU 44, Oregon State 20
Dec 20, 2009Postseason gameMiddle Tennessee 42, Southern Miss 32
Dec 20, 2009Postseason gameRutgers 45, UCF 24
Dec 19, 2009Postseason gameWyoming 35, Fresno State 28 (2OT)