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	2009 Big 12 football standings
	North
	South
	Championship: Texas vs Nebraska; December 5, 2009
	d - Division champion.; As of November 27, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll;

	2009 ACC football standings
	Atlantic
	Coastal
	Championship: Georgia Tech vs Clemson; December 5, 2009
	d - Division champion; As of November 22, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll;

2009 NCAA Division I FBS season
Total # of teams	120
Preseason AP #1	Florida Gators
Regular season	September 3 – December 12
Number of bowls	37 (34 team-competitive and 3 all-star)
Bowl games	December 19, 2009 –; February 6, 2010
National Championship	2010 BCS Championship Game
Location of Championship	Rose Bowl Stadium; Pasadena, California
«2008

The 2009 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football season, or the college football season, began on September 2, 2009,^[2] progresses through the regular season and bowl season, and (aside from all-star exhibition games that will follow) will conclude with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2010, featuring the #1 and #2 teams determined by the BCS Ranking to decide the National Champion.^[3]

This season saw two milestones related to the Heisman Trophy:

For the first time, two previous Heisman winners played in the same season—2008 winner Sam Bradford for Oklahoma and 2007 winner Tim Tebow of Florida.^[4]
For the first time since 1946, the top three vote-getters from the previous season will all return—Bradford, Colt McCoy of Texas, and Tebow.^[5]

[edit] Rule changes for 2009

The NCAA football rules committee proposed several rule changes for 2009.^[6] Before these rules are officially adopted, these proposals must be approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel. The rule changes include the following:

If the home team wears colored jerseys, the visiting team may also wear colored jerseys; so long as the two teams have agreed to do so. This comes after a traditional USC-UCLA game where both teams wore their home uniforms. Previously, the visiting team would be charged a first-half timeout for illegal equipment.
If the punter carries the ball outside of the tackle box, he is no longer protected under the roughing the kicker penalty.
Deliberately grabbing the chin strap is now included as part of the face mask penalty.
The edge of the tackle box is defined as being five yards to the left and right of the snapper, rather than two parallel lines from the position of the offensive tackles.

[edit] Records

Brandon West of Western Michigan set the NCAA Division I FBS records for career all-purpose yards and career kick return yards. On November 14, West broke the record of 7,573 all-purpose yards set by DeAngelo Williams of Memphis.^[7] Against Michigan State on November 7, West broke the record of 2,945 return yards set by Jessie Henderson of SMU.^[8]

Russell Wilson of North Carolina State set a new Division I record for most passes attempted without an interception, breaking the previous record of 325 set by André Woodson of Kentucky from 2006–07. Wilson broke the record in the third quarter of the Pack's 45–14 win over Gardner-Webb on September 19.^[9] The streak ended at 379 on October 3 against Wake Forest. Wilson's last interception had been in the third quarter of the Wolfpack's game against Clemson on September 13, 2008.^[10]

Texas' Colt McCoy picked up his 43rd career win as a starting quarterback, breaking the previous FBS record of 42 by Georgia's David Greene, with a 51–20 win over Kansas on November 21.^[11] He has since extended the record to 44 with a defeat of Texas A&M, and barring any misfortune will have two more chances to extend the record—at the Big 12 Championship Game against Nebraska, and the Longhorns' bowl game.

C. J. Spiller of Clemson set a new record for career kickoff return touchdowns on the opening kickoff of the Tigers' game against archrival South Carolina on November 28. His seventh career TD return broke the previous record held by Anthony Davis of USC and Ashlan Davis of Tulsa.^[12]

[edit] New stadiums

Two FBS teams opened new stadiums on September 12:

Akron opened InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field against Morgan State, winning 41–0.
Minnesota christened their new TCF Bank Stadium with a win, defeating Air Force 20–13.

[edit] Conference standings

v • d • e	Conf			Overall
2009 Big East football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#5 Cincinnati	6	–	0	11	–	0
#8 Pittsburgh	5	–	1	9	–	2
West Virginia	4	–	2	8	–	3
Rutgers	3	–	3	8	–	3
South Florida	3	–	3	7	–	3
Connecticut	2	–	4	6	–	5
Louisville	1	–	6	4	–	8
Syracuse	1	–	6	4	–	8

As of November 28, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll

v • d • e	Conf			Overall
2009 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#9 Ohio State †	7	–	1	10	–	2
#13 Iowa	6	–	2	10	–	2
#12 Penn State	6	–	2	10	–	2
Wisconsin	5	–	3	8	–	3
Northwestern	5	–	3	8	–	4
Michigan State	4	–	4	6	–	6
Purdue	4	–	4	5	–	7
Minnesota	3	–	5	6	–	6
Illinois	2	–	6	3	–	8
Michigan	1	–	7	5	–	7
Indiana	1	–	7	4	–	8

† – BCS representative as champion As of November 22, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll

v • d • e	Conf			Overall
2009 Conference USA football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
East
East Carolina (d)	7	–	1	8	–	4
UCF	6	–	2	8	–	4
Southern Miss	5	–	3	7	–	5
Marshall	4	–	4	6	–	6
UAB	4	–	4	5	–	7
Memphis	1	–	7	2	–	10
West
SMU	6	–	2	7	–	5
#25 Houston	5	–	2	9	–	2
Tulsa	3	–	5	5	–	7
UTEP	3	–	5	4	–	8
Rice	2	–	5	2	–	9
Tulane	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: East Carolina v. TBD December 5, 2009
d - Division champion. As of November 20, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll

v • d • e	Conf			Overall
2009 Division I FBS independents football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Navy		–		8	–	3
Notre Dame		–		6	–	5
Army		–		5	–	6

As of November 21, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll

v • d • e	Conf			Overall
2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
East
Ohio (d)	7	–	1	9	–	3
Temple	7	–	1	9	–	3
Bowling Green	6	–	2	7	–	5
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Buffalo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Akron	2	–	6	3	–	9
Miami	1	–	7	1	–	11
West
Central Michigan (d)	8	–	0	10	–	2
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	7	–	5
Western Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	7
Toledo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Ball State	2	–	6	2	–	10
Eastern Michigan	0	–	8	0	–	12
Championship: Ohio vs. Central Michigan December 4, 2009
d - Division champion. As of November 28, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll

v • d • e	Conf			Overall
2009 Mountain West football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#4 TCU †	8	–	0	12	–	0
#18 BYU	6	–	1	9	–	2
#22 Utah	6	–	1	9	–	2
Air Force	5	–	3	7	–	5
Wyoming	4	–	4	6	–	6
San Diego State	2	–	5	4	–	7
UNLV	2	–	5	4	–	7
New Mexico	1	–	7	1	–	11
Colorado St.	0	–	8	3	–	9

† – Conference champion As of November 28, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll

v • d • e	Conf			Overall
2009 Pacific-10 football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#10 Oregon	7	–	1	9	–	2
#16 Oregon State	6	–	2	8	–	3
Stanford	6	–	3	7	–	4
#21 California	5	–	3	8	–	3
Arizona	5	–	3	7	–	4
#24 USC	4	–	3	7	–	3
UCLA	3	–	5	6	–	5
Washington	2	–	5	3	–	7
Arizona State	2	–	7	4	–	8
Washington State	0	–	8	1	–	10

As of November 22, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll

v • d • e	Conf			Overall
2009 SEC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida (d)	8	–	0	12	–	0
Georgia	4	–	4	6	–	5
Kentucky	3	–	4	7	–	4
Tennessee	3	–	4	6	–	5
South Carolina	3	–	5	7	–	5
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	10
Western Division
#2 Alabama (d)	8	–	0	12	–	0
#17 LSU	4	–	3	8	–	3
#20 Ole Miss	4	–	4	8	–	4
Arkansas	3	–	4	7	–	4
Auburn	3	–	5	7	–	5
Mississippi State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Championship: Florida vs. Alabama December 5, 2009
d - Division champion. As of November 28, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll

v • d • e	Conf			Overall
2009 Sun Belt football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Troy †	7	–	0	8	–	3
Middle Tennessee	7	–	1	9	–	3
Louisiana-Monroe	5	–	3	6	–	6
Louisiana-Lafayette	4	–	3	6	–	5
Florida Atlantic	3	–	3	3	–	7
Florida International	3	–	4	3	–	8
Arkansas State	1	–	5	2	–	8
North Texas	1	–	6	2	–	9
Western Kentucky	0	–	6	0	–	10

† – Conference champion As of November 15, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll

v • d • e	Conf			Overall
2009 WAC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#6 Boise State	7	–	0	12	–	0
Nevada	7	–	1	8	–	4
Fresno State	6	–	2	7	–	4
Idaho	4	–	3	7	–	4
Hawaiʻi	3	–	5	5	–	6
Utah State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Louisiana Tech	2	–	5	3	–	8
New Mexico State	1	–	5	3	–	8
San Jose State	0	–	6	1	–	9

As of November 27, 2009 • Rankings from AP Poll

[edit] Conference champions

Conference	Conference Defensive & Offensive Player of the Year	Conference Championship Game Venue (City)	Game Date	Team 1	Team 2	Score
ACC		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida	December 5	Clemson Tigers	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Big 12		Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas	December 5	Nebraska Cornhuskers	Texas Longhorns
C-USA		At home field of team with best record in conference play	December 5	East Winner (East Carolina Pirates or Southern Miss Golden Eagles)	West Winner (Houston Cougars or SMU Mustangs)
MAC		Ford Field Detroit, Michigan	December 4	Ohio Bobcats	Central Michigan Chippewas
SEC		Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia	December 5	Florida Gators	Alabama Crimson Tide
Conference	Conference Defensive & Offensive Player of the Year		Clinch Date	Champion		Record
Big East		No Championship Game	December 5^[13]	Winner of Cincinnati-Pittsburgh game
Big Ten			November 14^[14]	Ohio State Buckeyes		10–2 (7–1)
Mountain West			November 21	TCU Horned Frogs		12–0 (8–0)
Pac-10			December 3^[15]	Winner of Oregon-Oregon State game
Sun Belt			November 21^[16]	Troy Trojans		8–3 (7–0)
WAC			November 27	Boise State		12–0 (7–0)

[edit] Bowl games

Main article: 2009–10 NCAA football bowl games

Non BCS Contests.
Date	Game	Site	Time (US EST)	TV	Matchup
12/19^[17]	New Mexico Bowl	University Stadium University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM	2:30 PM	ESPN	MWC vs. WAC
12/19^[17]	St. Petersburg Bowl	Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL	8 PM	ESPN	Big East #6 vs. C-USA^{[N 1]}
12/20^[18]	R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	8 PM	ESPN	Troy vs. C-USA #5
12/22^[19]	Maaco Bowl Las Vegas	Sam Boyd Stadium University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	8 PM	ESPN	Pac-10 #5 vs MWC
12/23	SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	8 PM	ESPN	MWC vs. Pac-10 #6
12/24	Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	8 PM	ESPN	C-USA (Runner-up/Alternate Selection) vs. WAC/Hawaiʻi
12/26^[20] ^[21]^[22]	Little Caesars Pizza Bowl	Ford Field Detroit, MI	1 PM	ESPN	MAC Champion vs. Big Ten #7
	Meineke Car Care Bowl	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC	4:30 PM	ESPN	ACC #5/6/7 vs. Big East #3
	Emerald Bowl	AT&T Park San Francisco, CA	8:30 PM	ESPN	ACC #5/6/7 vs. Pac-10
12/27^[23]	Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl	LP Field Nashville, TN	8:15 PM	ESPN	SEC vs. ACC #5/6/7
12/28^[24]	Advocare V100 Independence Bowl	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA	5 PM	ESPN	Big 12 #7 vs. SEC^{[N 1]}
12/29^[25]	EagleBank Bowl	RFK Stadium Washington, DC	4:30 PM	ESPN	Army^{[N 2]} vs. ACC #8^{[N 3]}
12/29^[25]	Champs Sports Bowl	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	8 PM	ESPN	ACC #4 vs. Big Ten #4/5
12/30^[26]	Roady's Humanitarian Bowl	Bronco Stadium Boise State University Boise, ID	4:30 PM	ESPN	MWC vs. WAC
12/30^[26]	Pacific Life Holiday Bowl	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	8 PM	ESPN	Pac-10 #2 vs. Big 12 #3/4
12/31^[27]	Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl	Amon G. Carter Stadium Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	Noon	ESPN	MWC vs. C-USA
	Brut Sun Bowl	Sun Bowl Stadium University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	2 PM	CBS	Pac-10 #3 vs Big East #2, Notre Dame or Big 12
	Texas Bowl	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX	3:30 PM	ESPN	Big 12 #8 vs. Navy^{[N 4]}
	Insight Bowl	Sun Devil Stadium Arizona State University Tempe, AZ	5:30 PM	NFL Network	Big Ten #6 vs. Big 12 #6
	Chick-fil-A Bowl	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	7:30 PM	ESPN	ACC #2 vs. SEC
1/1^[28]	Outback Bowl	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	11 AM	ESPN	Big Ten #3 vs. SEC #3
	Konica Minolta Gator Bowl	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Jacksonville, FL	1 PM	CBS	ACC #3 vs. Big East, Notre Dame or Big 12
	Capital One Bowl	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	1 PM	ABC	Big Ten #2 vs. SEC #2
1/2	International Bowl	Rogers Centre Toronto, ON, CAN	Noon	ESPN 2	Big East vs. MAC #3
	Papajohns.com Bowl	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	2 PM	ESPN	Big East vs. SEC's lowest ranked team^{[N 1]}
	AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic	Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX	2 PM	FOX	Big 12 #2 vs. SEC
	AutoZone Liberty Bowl	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	5:30 PM	ESPN	C-USA Champion vs. SEC
	Valero Energy Alamo Bowl	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	9 PM	ESPN	Big Ten #4/5 vs. Big 12 #4/5
1/6	GMAC Bowl	Ladd Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	7:00 PM	ESPN	ACC #9^{[N 5]} vs. MAC
Bowl Championship Series 2010 Schedule
Date	Game	Site	Time (US EST)	TV	Matchup
1/1	Rose Bowl Game presented by citi	Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, CA	5 PM	ABC	Ohio State^[29] vs. Pac-10 Champion/BCS At-Large (Winner of Oregon-Oregon State game December 3rd)
1/1	Allstate Sugar Bowl	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	8:30 PM	FOX	SEC Champion/BCS At-Large vs. BCS At-Large
1/4	Tostitos Fiesta Bowl	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ	8 PM	FOX	Big 12 Champion/BCS At-Large vs. BCS At-Large
1/5	FedEx Orange Bowl	Dolphin Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	8 PM	FOX	ACC Champion/BCS At-Large vs. BCS At-Large
1/7	2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game	Rose Bowl Stadium Pasadena, CA	8 PM	ABC	BCS #1 vs. BCS #2
Note: The Big East Champion, assuming it is not one of the top two BCS teams, plays as one of the At-Large teams.

^ ^a ^b ^c In the event that a team from one of the two conferences is not bowl eligible, the Sun Belt Conference will have a team in its place, subject to the same rule.
^ Army, currently 5–6, must defeat Navy in its last game on December 12 to be eligible. Otherwise, a team from Conference USA will be selected.
^ The ACC will only have seven bowl-eligible teams. This slot will now be filled by a MAC team, which has a contingency contract for this slot, and currently has four teams with at least 7 wins—one more than its normal allotment of three bowls.
^ Navy secured its place in this bowl on November 7 with its 7th win (all against FCS opposition). The Midshipmen needed 7 wins instead of the normal 6 for eligibility because they are playing a 13-game schedule.
^ This will be an at-large slot because the ACC will have only seven eligible teams in 2009.

[edit] Bowl Challenge Cup standings

Conference	Wins	Losses	Gms. Left	Pct.

[edit] Heisman Trophy voting

Votes for the top three candidates (C.J. Spiller, Ndamukong Suh and Mark Ingram, Jr.) in the ESPN/Nissan Heisman contest[3].

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player	School	Position	1st	2nd	3rd	Total

[edit] Other major award winners

Walter Camp Award (top player):
Maxwell Award (top player):
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player):
Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player):
Dave Rimington Trophy (center):
Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback):
Dick Butkus Award (linebacker):
Doak Walker Award (running back):
Draddy Trophy ("academic Heisman"):
Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver):
Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back):
John Mackey Award (tight end):
Johnny Unitas Award (Sr. quarterback):
Lombardi Award (top lineman):
Lott Trophy (defensive impact):
Lou Groza Award (placekicker):
Manning Award (quarterback):
Outland Trophy (interior lineman):
Ray Guy Award (punter):
Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end):
Wuerffel Trophy (humanitarian-athlete):
The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award:
Associated Press Coach of the Year:
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (head coach):
Walter Camp Coach of the Year (head coach):
Broyles Award (assistant coach):

[edit] Coaching changes

[edit] Pre-season

Pre-season
School	Outgoing coach	Reason	Replacement
Army	Stan Brock	Fired	Rich Ellerson
Auburn	Tommy Tuberville	Resigned/Retired	Gene Chizik^[30]
Ball State	Brady Hoke^[31]	Hired as head coach at San Diego State	Stan Parrish
Boston College	Jeff Jagodzinski	Fired	Frank Spaziani
Bowling Green	Gregg Brandon	Fired	Dave Clawson
Clemson	Tommy Bowden	Resigned	Dabo Swinney
Eastern Michigan	Jeff Genyk	Fired	Ron English^[32]
Iowa State	Gene Chizik	Hired as head coach at Auburn	Paul Rhoads^[33]
Kansas State	Ron Prince	Fired^[34]	Bill Snyder^[35]
Miami (OH)	Shane Montgomery	Resigned	Mike Haywood
Mississippi State	Sylvester Croom	Resigned	Dan Mullen
New Mexico	Rocky Long	Resigned	Mike Locksley^[36]
New Mexico State	Hal Mumme	Fired	DeWayne Walker
Oregon	Mike Bellotti	Resigned to become Oregon athletic director^[37]	Chip Kelly^[37]
Purdue	Joe Tiller	Retired^[38]	Danny Hope^[38]
San Diego State	Chuck Long	Fired	Brady Hoke^[31]
Syracuse	Greg Robinson	Fired	Doug Marrone^[39]
Tennessee	Phillip Fulmer	Resigned/fired	Lane Kiffin^[40]
Toledo	Tom Amstutz	Resigned	Tim Beckman
Utah State	Brent Guy	Fired	Gary Andersen
Washington	Tyrone Willingham	Fired	Steve Sarkisian^[41]
Wyoming	Joe Glenn	Fired	Dave Christensen^[42]

[edit] End of season

End of season
School	Outgoing coach	Reason	Replacement
Akron	J. D. Brookhart	Fired^[43]
Louisville	Steve Kragthorpe	Fired^[44]
Memphis	Tommy West	Fired^[45]
San Jose State	Dick Tomey	Retired^[46]
UNLV	Mike Sanford	Fired^[47]
Western Kentucky	David Elson	Fired^[48]	Willie Taggart^[49]

[edit] See also

College football portal

2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

[edit] Notes and references

^ With the addition of Western Kentucky University as a full Division I FBS member in 2009, the total number of teams went from 119 to 120.
^ "NCAA Football Schedules Week 1". CBS Sportsline. http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/schedules/week1. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
^ "Future BCS Schedules". BCSFootball.org (Fox Sports). http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/future. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
^ Maisel, Ivan (2009-08-10). "Stage set for historic 2009 season". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview09/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=4387052. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
^ Maisel, Ivan (2009-02-25). "For the love of the game". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=3932678. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
^ Kristin L. Musall. "NCAA Football Rules Committee proposed changes (PDF)". NCAA. Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5iiUJomeB. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=293182199
^ http://mac-sports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=204830144
^ Associated Press (2009-09-19). "NC State's Wilson sets passing record in rout". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=292620152. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
^ Associated Press (2009-10-03). "Wilson picked off after 379 attempts". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4528905. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
^ Associated Press (2009-11-21). "McCoy sets NCAA record with 43rd career win as Texas claims title". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=293250251. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
^ "Spiller runs back NCAA-best 7th kickoff". ESPN.com. 2009-11-28. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4695569. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
^ The winner of the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh game on this date will claim the Big East's automatic BCS bowl bid.
^ Ohio State clinched the conference's BCS berth on this date. The Buckeyes won the title outright on November 21 by defeating archrival Michigan.
^ The winner of the Oregon State–Oregon game on this date will claim the Pac-10's berth in the Rose Bowl.
^ Troy clinched the conference's automatic bowl berth in the New Orleans Bowl on this date. Middle Tennessee can still potentially tie for the conference title, but Troy will win the tiebreaker by virtue of a head-to-head win on October 6.
^ http://www.espnplus.com/releaseStPete2.php
^ http://neworleansbowl.com/2007/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=1
^ http://www.lvbowl.com/media.php?id=43
^ http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4210018
^ http://www.meinekecarcarebowl.com/media/article_09date.html
^ http://emeraldbowl.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040809aab.html
^ http://www.musiccitybowl.com/newsroom/news.php?nid=169
^ http://www.independencebowl.org
^ http://www.eaglebankbowl.com/pdf/press/2009EagleBank%20Bowl_4_23_09.pdf
^ http://www.holidaybowl.com/2009/game-dates-set-for-san-diego-bowl-games.html
^ http://www.chick-fil-abowl.com/PressBox/News/20090311GameDate/tabid/161/Default.aspx
^ http://www.outbackbowl.com/facts/about.html
^ Ohio State's 27–24 overtime win over Iowa on November 14 clinched the Big Ten's BCS berth for the Buckeyes, and their 21–10 win over Michigan on November 21 clinched the Big Ten title outright.
^ Iowa State's Chizik to Take Over at Auburn
^ ^a ^b "San Diego State to hire Ball State's Hoke, source says". ESPN.com. 2008-12-15. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3768737. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
^ "English to be announced as EMU coach". ESPN.com. 2008-12-15. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3784036. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
^ Source: Rhoads to be named new ISU football coach
^ Kansas State University Athletic Department (2008-11-05). "Ron Prince Will Not Return for 2009". Press release. http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3065&SPID=212&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=1618716. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
^ Kansas State University Athletic Department (2008-11-24). "Bill Snyder Named Head Football Coach". Press release. http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3065&SPID=212&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=3622165. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
^ "Mike Locksley – New Mexico's 29th Head Football Coach". – Lobos Football. – (c/o CBS Interactive). – December 9, 2008.
^ ^a ^b Associated Press (2009-03-13). "Kelly succeeds Bellotti as Ducks coach". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3977901. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
^ ^a ^b Purdue University Athletics Department (2008-01-11). "Plenty Of Reasons For Hope". Press release. http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011108aas.html. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
^ Doug Marrone in Syracuse Friday; will be named head coach
^ [1]
^ [2]
^ MU’s Christensen accepts Wyoming job
^ Associated Press (2009-11-28). "Brookhart out at Akron". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4695502. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
^ Forde, Pat (2009-11-28). "Kragthorpe out at Louisville". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4695416. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
^ University of Memphis Athletic Department (2009-11-09). "Memphis Football Coach Tommy West Relieved Of Duties". Press release. http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110909aaa.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
^ "San Jose State's Tomey announces he will retire at end of season". cbssports.com. 2009-11-17. http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/12530914/san-jose-states-tomey-announces-he-will-retire-at-end-of-season. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
^ UNLV Athletics Department (2009-11-15). "Sanford Won't Return In 2010". Press release. http://unlvrebels.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111509aaa.html. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
^ Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics (2009-11-09). "WKU Head Football Coach David Elson Will Not Be Retained Following 2009 Season". Press release. http://www.wkusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=28825&SPID=2242&ATCLID=204830306&DB_OEM_ID=5400. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
^ Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics (2009-11-23). "WKU Names Willie Taggart New Head Football Coach". Press release. http://www.wkusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204838864&DB_OEM_ID=5400. Retrieved 2009-11-23.

[SunBelt-17] In the event that a team from one of the two conferences is not bowl eligible, the Sun Belt Conference will have a team in its place, subject to the same rule.

[Army-26] Army, currently 5–6, must defeat Navy in its last game on December 12 to be eligible. Otherwise, a team from Conference USA will be selected.

[ACC8-27] The ACC will only have seven bowl-eligible teams. This slot will now be filled by a MAC team, which has a contingency contract for this slot, and currently has four teams with at least 7 wins—one more than its normal allotment of three bowls.

[Navy-30] Navy secured its place in this bowl on November 7 with its 7th win (all against FCS opposition). The Midshipmen needed 7 wins instead of the normal 6 for eligibility because they are playing a 13-game schedule.

[ACC9-32] This will be an at-large slot because the ACC will have only seven eligible teams in 2009.

[0] With the addition of Western Kentucky University as a full Division I FBS member in 2009, the total number of teams went from 119 to 120.

[1] "NCAA Football Schedules Week 1". CBS Sportsline. http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/schedules/week1. Retrieved 2009-01-20.

[Future_BCS-2] "Future BCS Schedules". BCSFootball.org (Fox Sports). http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/future. Retrieved 2007-10-29.

[Maisel_20090810-3] Maisel, Ivan (2009-08-10). "Stage set for historic 2009 season". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview09/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=4387052. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

[Maisel_20090225-4] Maisel, Ivan (2009-02-25). "For the love of the game". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=3932678. Retrieved 2009-02-26.

[5] Kristin L. Musall. "NCAA Football Rules Committee proposed changes (PDF)". NCAA. Archived from the original on 2009-08-01. http://www.webcitation.org/5iiUJomeB. Retrieved 2009-05-13.

[6] ttp://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=293182199

[7] ttp://mac-sports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=204830144

[8] Associated Press (2009-09-19). "NC State's Wilson sets passing record in rout". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=292620152. Retrieved 2009-11-11.

[9] Associated Press (2009-10-03). "Wilson picked off after 379 attempts". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4528905. Retrieved 2009-11-11.

[10] Associated Press (2009-11-21). "McCoy sets NCAA record with 43rd career win as Texas claims title". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=293250251. Retrieved 2009-11-21.

[11] "Spiller runs back NCAA-best 7th kickoff". ESPN.com. 2009-11-28. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4695569. Retrieved 2009-11-28.

[12] The winner of the Cincinnati-Pittsburgh game on this date will claim the Big East's automatic BCS bowl bid.

[13] Ohio State clinched the conference's BCS berth on this date. The Buckeyes won the title outright on November 21 by defeating archrival Michigan.

[14] The winner of the Oregon State–Oregon game on this date will claim the Pac-10's berth in the Rose Bowl.

[15] Troy clinched the conference's automatic bowl berth in the New Orleans Bowl on this date. Middle Tennessee can still potentially tie for the conference title, but Troy will win the tiebreaker by virtue of a head-to-head win on October 6.

[16] ttp://www.espnplus.com/releaseStPete2.php

[18] ttp://neworleansbowl.com/2007/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=1

[19] ttp://www.lvbowl.com/media.php?id=43

[20] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4210018

[21] ttp://www.meinekecarcarebowl.com/media/article_09date.html

[22] ttp://emeraldbowl.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040809aab.html

[23] ttp://www.musiccitybowl.com/newsroom/news.php?nid=169

[24] ttp://www.independencebowl.org

[25] ttp://www.eaglebankbowl.com/pdf/press/2009EagleBank%20Bowl_4_23_09.pdf

[28] ttp://www.holidaybowl.com/2009/game-dates-set-for-san-diego-bowl-games.html

[29] ttp://www.chick-fil-abowl.com/PressBox/News/20090311GameDate/tabid/161/Default.aspx

[31] ttp://www.outbackbowl.com/facts/about.html

[33] Ohio State's 27–24 overtime win over Iowa on November 14 clinched the Big Ten's BCS berth for the Buckeyes, and their 21–10 win over Michigan on November 21 clinched the Big Ten title outright.

[34] Iowa State's Chizik to Take Over at Auburn

[Hoke-35] "San Diego State to hire Ball State's Hoke, source says". ESPN.com. 2008-12-15. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3768737. Retrieved 2008-12-15.

[36] "English to be announced as EMU coach". ESPN.com. 2008-12-15. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3784036. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

[37] Source: Rhoads to be named new ISU football coach

[38] Kansas State University Athletic Department (2008-11-05). "Ron Prince Will Not Return for 2009". Press release. http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3065&SPID=212&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=1618716. Retrieved 2008-11-27.

[39] Kansas State University Athletic Department (2008-11-24). "Bill Snyder Named Head Football Coach". Press release. http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3065&SPID=212&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=3622165. Retrieved 2008-11-27.

[40] "Mike Locksley – New Mexico's 29th Head Football Coach". – Lobos Football. – (c/o CBS Interactive). – December 9, 2008.

[Oregon_coach-41] Associated Press (2009-03-13). "Kelly succeeds Bellotti as Ducks coach". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3977901. Retrieved 2009-03-15.

[Purdue_coach-42] Purdue University Athletics Department (2008-01-11). "Plenty Of Reasons For Hope". Press release. http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011108aas.html. Retrieved 2008-11-27.

[43] Doug Marrone in Syracuse Friday; will be named head coach

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[46] MU’s Christensen accepts Wyoming job

[47] Associated Press (2009-11-28). "Brookhart out at Akron". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4695502. Retrieved 2009-11-28.

[48] Forde, Pat (2009-11-28). "Kragthorpe out at Louisville". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4695416. Retrieved 2009-11-28.

[49] University of Memphis Athletic Department (2009-11-09). "Memphis Football Coach Tommy West Relieved Of Duties". Press release. http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110909aaa.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10.

[50] "San Jose State's Tomey announces he will retire at end of season". cbssports.com. 2009-11-17. http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/12530914/san-jose-states-tomey-announces-he-will-retire-at-end-of-season. Retrieved 2009-11-17.

[51] UNLV Athletics Department (2009-11-15). "Sanford Won't Return In 2010". Press release. http://unlvrebels.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111509aaa.html. Retrieved 2009-11-17.

[52] Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics (2009-11-09). "WKU Head Football Coach David Elson Will Not Be Retained Following 2009 Season". Press release. http://www.wkusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=28825&SPID=2242&ATCLID=204830306&DB_OEM_ID=5400. Retrieved 2009-11-10.

[53] Western Kentucky University Department of Athletics (2009-11-23). "WKU Names Willie Taggart New Head Football Coach". Press release. http://www.wkusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204838864&DB_OEM_ID=5400. Retrieved 2009-11-23.

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