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).
The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to , offensive tackle from Augustana (IL) .[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
School
2008 conference
2009 conference
Blackburn SLIAC Program dropped
Colorado College SCAC Program dropped
Principia UMAC Program dropped
Conference standings [ ]
2009 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 Mary Hardin–Baylor +^
7
–
1
10
–
2
No. 20 Mississippi College +^
7
–
1
9
–
3
Louisiana College
6
–
2
7
–
3
Hardin–Simmons
5
–
3
6
–
4
McMurry
4
–
4
4
–
6
East Texas Baptist
3
–
5
3
–
7
Howard Payne
2
–
6
4
–
6
Sul Ross
2
–
6
2
–
8
Texas Lutheran
0
–
8
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 Wesley $^
3
–
0
13
–
1
Salisbury
2
–
1
5
–
6
Frostburg State
1
–
2
1
–
9
Apprentice §
0
–
3
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant § – Not an NCAA member
2009 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 11 Johns Hopkins $^
7
–
1
10
–
3
Franklin & Marshall
6
–
2
9
–
2
Dickinson
6
–
2
8
–
2
Ursinus
6
–
2
6
–
5
McDaniel
3
–
5
5
–
5
Gettysburg
3
–
5
3
–
7
Muhlenberg
2
–
6
3
–
7
Moravian
2
–
6
2
–
8
Juniata
1
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 9 Illinois Wesleyan +^
6
–
1
10
–
2
No. 21 North Central (IL) +
6
–
1
8
–
2
Carthage
4
–
3
7
–
3
Wheaton (IL)
4
–
3
7
–
3
Augustana (IL)
4
–
3
6
–
4
Millikin
3
–
4
6
–
4
Elmhurst
1
–
6
4
–
6
North Park
0
–
7
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Norwich $
6
��
0
8
–
3
Gallaudet
4
–
2
6
–
4
Mount Ida
4
–
2
4
–
7
SUNY Maritime
3
–
3
6
–
4
Husson
3
–
3
4
–
5
Castleton
1
–
5
3
–
6
Becker
0
–
6
0
–
10
2009 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Alfred +^
4
–
1
8
–
2
St. John Fisher +
4
–
1
7
–
3
Springfield
3
–
2
8
–
2
Ithaca
3
–
2
7
–
3
Hartwick
1
–
4
5
–
5
Utica
0
–
5
4
–
6
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mount St. Joseph $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Franklin (IN)
5
–
2
7
–
3
Manchester
5
–
2
5
–
5
Rose-Hulman
4
–
3
6
–
4
Defiance
3
–
4
4
–
6
Hanover
3
–
4
3
–
7
Anderson (IN)
1
–
6
1
–
9
Bluffton
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 8 Central (IA) $^
8
–
0
10
–
1
No. 10 Coe ^
7
–
1
10
–
2
Wartburg
5
–
3
6
–
4
Dubuque
4
–
4
5
–
5
Luther
4
–
4
5
–
5
Buena Vista
3
–
5
4
–
6
Simpson
2
–
6
3
–
7
Loras
2
–
6
2
–
8
Cornell (IA)
1
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Liberty League football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Susquehanna +^
6
–
1
8
–
3
Union (NY) +
6
–
1
8
–
3
Hobart
5
–
2
6
–
3
Rochester (NY)
4
–
3
4
–
6
RPI
3
–
4
5
–
4
Merchant Marine
2
–
5
4
–
6
St. Lawrence
2
–
5
3
–
7
WPI
0
–
7
3
–
7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 17 Trine $^
6
–
0
10
–
2
Adrian
4
–
2
6
–
4
Albion
4
–
2
4
–
6
Alma
3
–
3
5
–
5
Hope
3
–
3
3
–
7
Kalamazoo
1
–
5
4
–
6
Olivet
0
–
6
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 16 Delaware Valley $^
7
–
0
10
–
2
No. 15 Albright ^
6
–
1
11
–
2
Lebanon Valley
5
–
2
9
–
2
Wilkes
3
–
4
6
–
5
Lycoming
3
–
4
4
–
6
King's
2
–
5
3
–
7
Widener
1
–
6
3
–
7
FDU Florham
1
–
6
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 18 Monmouth (IL) $^
9
–
0
10
–
1
St. Norbert
8
–
1
9
–
1
Ripon
7
–
2
7
–
3
Beloit
5
–
4
6
–
4
Carroll (WI)
5
–
4
5
–
5
Illinois College
5
–
4
5
–
5
Grinnell
2
–
7
2
–
8
Lake Forest
2
–
7
2
–
8
Lawrence
1
–
8
2
–
8
Knox
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 12 Saint John's (MN) $^
8
–
0
10
–
1
No. 5 St. Thomas (MN) ^
7
–
1
11
–
2
Bethel (MN)
6
–
2
7
–
3
Concordia–Moorhead
3
–
5
5
–
5
St. Olaf
3
–
5
5
–
5
Augsburg
3
–
5
4
–
6
Gustavus Adolphus
3
–
5
4
–
6
Hamline
2
–
6
4
–
6
Carleton
1
–
7
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 New England Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Bogan Division
Maine Maritime xy$^
6
–
1
9
–
2
Bridgewater State
5
–
2
7
–
3
Westfield State
5
–
2
7
–
3
Coast Guard
4
–
3
4
–
5
Framingham State
3
–
4
5
–
5
Fitchburg State
2
–
5
4
–
6
Massachusetts Maritime
2
–
5
3
–
7
Worcester State
1
–
6
1
–
9
Boyd Division
Curry xy
7
–
0
8
–
3
Plymouth State
6
–
1
8
–
3
Western New England
5
–
2
6
–
4
Endicott
3
–
4
5
–
5
Nichols
3
–
4
4
–
6
Salve Regina
3
–
4
4
–
6
MIT
1
–
6
1
–
8
UMass Dartmouth
0
–
7
0
–
10
Championship: Maine Maritime 48 , Curry 42
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 22 Montclair State $^
9
–
0
10
–
2
Kean
8
–
1
9
–
2
Cortland *
7
–
2
7
–
4
Rowan
6
–
3
7
–
3
William Paterson
4
–
5
5
–
5
Brockport
3
–
6
4
–
6
TCNJ
3
–
6
4
–
6
Buffalo State
2
–
7
2
–
8
Western Connecticut
2
–
7
2
–
8
Morrisville State
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Cortland later vacated all its wins.
2009 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 Wittenberg $^
7
–
0
12
–
1
No. 19 Wabash ^
6
–
1
9
–
2
Allegheny
5
–
2
8
–
2
Wooster
4
–
3
5
–
5
Earlham
3
–
4
5
–
5
Kenyon
3
–
4
3
–
7
Ohio Wesleyan
3
–
4
3
–
7
Denison
2
–
5
3
–
7
Oberlin
2
–
5
2
–
8
Hiram
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Northern Athletics Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Lakeland $^
6
–
1
6
–
5
Concordia (IL)
5
–
2
8
–
2
Benedictine (IL)
5
–
2
6
–
4
Concordia (WI)
5
–
2
5
–
5
Wisconsin Lutheran
4
–
3
5
–
5
Aurora
2
–
5
4
–
6
Rockford
1
–
6
1
–
9
Maranatha Baptist
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Linfield $^
6
–
0
12
–
1
No. 24 Willamette
5
–
1
8
–
2
Whitworth
3
–
3
5
–
5
Menlo
3
–
3
4
–
6
Pacific Lutheran
3
–
3
3
–
6
Lewis & Clark
1
–
5
2
–
7
Puget Sound
0
–
6
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Mount Union $^
9
–
0
14
–
1
No. 13 Ohio Northern
7
–
2
8
–
2
Otterbein
7
–
2
8
–
2
Capital
6
–
3
7
–
3
Muskingum
4
–
5
4
–
6
Heidelberg
3
–
6
4
–
6
Baldwin–Wallace
3
–
6
3
–
7
John Carroll
3
–
6
3
–
7
Marietta
2
–
7
3
–
7
Wilmington (OH)
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 25 Hampden–Sydney $^
6
–
0
10
–
1
Bridgewater
4
–
2
7
–
3
Randolph–Macon
4
–
2
6
–
4
Emory & Henry
3
–
3
7
–
3
Washington and Lee
2
–
4
4
–
6
Guilford
2
–
4
3
–
7
Catholic University
0
–
6
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 14 Thomas More $^
6
–
0
11
–
1
Washington & Jefferson ^
5
–
1
9
–
2
Grove City
4
–
2
5
–
5
Waynesburg
2
–
4
5
–
5
Westminster (PA)
2
–
4
4
–
6
Bethany (WV)
1
–
5
3
–
7
Thiel
1
–
5
3
–
7
Geneva #
–
8
–
3
Saint Vincent #
–
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Divisional III member; games not counted in standings
2009 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Cal Lutheran $^
6
–
0
8
–
2
Occidental
5
–
1
7
–
2
Redlands
4
–
2
7
–
2
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps
3
–
3
5
–
4
Pomona–Pitzer
2
–
4
4
–
5
Whittier
1
–
5
3
–
6
La Verne
0
–
6
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2009 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
DePauw +^
5
–
1
7
–
3
Millsaps +
5
–
1
7
–
3
Centre
4
–
2
7
–
2
Trinity (TX)
4
–
2
7
–
3
Austin
2
–
4
4
–
5
Rhodes
1
–
5
3
–
7
Sewanee
0
–
6
0
–
9
Birmingham–Southern #
–
4
–
6
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant # – Provisional Division III member; games not counted in standings
2009 University Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 23 Case Western Reserve $^
3
–
0
10
–
1
Chicago
1
–
2
5
–
4
Carnegie Mellon
1
–
2
5
–
5
Washington University
1
–
2
4
–
6
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant
2009 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North
Martin Luther x
4
–
0
7
–
3
Northwestern (MN)
3
–
1
5
–
5
St. Scholastica
2
–
2
4
–
6
Crown
1
–
3
4
–
6
Minnesota–Morris
0
–
4
4
–
6
South
Greenville x
3
–
0
7
–
3
Westminster (MO)
2
–
1
5
–
5
Eureka
1
–
2
4
–
6
MacMurray
0
–
3
1
–
9
x – Division champion/co-champions
2009 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North Carolina Wesleyan $^
7
–
0
8
–
3
Averett
5
–
2
7
–
3
Christopher Newport
4
–
3
5
–
5
Greensboro
4
–
3
5
–
5
Ferrum
3
–
4
5
–
5
Maryville (TN)
3
–
4
4
–
6
Methodist
2
–
5
3
–
7
Shenandoah
0
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor and Mississippi College
Atlantic Central Football Conference – Wesley
Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Illinois Wesleyan and North Central (IL)
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Norwich Empire 8 Conference – Alfred and St. John Fisher and
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Mount St. Joseph
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Liberty League – Susquehanna and Union (NY)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Trine
Middle Atlantic Conference – Delaware Valley
Midwest Conference – Monmouth (IL)
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Maine Maritime (Bogan Division), Curry (Boyd Division)
Championship Game: Maine Maritime 48, Curry 42
New England Small College Athletic Conference – Amherst
New Jersey Athletic Conference – Montclair State
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference – Lakeland
Northwest Conference – Linfield
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Hampden–Sydney
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Thomas More
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Cal Lutheran
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – DePauw and Millsaps
University Athletic Association – Case Western Reserve
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Martin Luther and Greenville
USA South Athletic Conference – North Carolina Wesleyan
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater
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
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