The 2009 Mid-American Conference football season is an NCAA football season that was played from September 3, 2009, to January 7, 2010. The Mid-American Conference consists of twelve full-time members, with Temple University holding an affiliate membership for football.
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Ball State entered the 2008 MAC Championship Game undefeated and as the champion of the West Division. This was also their first ever appearance in the game.[2] Ranked #12 in the country, they faced East Division champion Buffalo in the annual contest held at Ford Field. That was Buffalo's first appearance as well. The Bulls upset Ball State and took the MAC Championship, giving Ball State their first loss of the season.
After the championship game ended, four MAC football head coaches either resigned or were fired from their teams. This began with Ball State's coach Brady Hoke, who resigned to pursue a head coaching job at San Diego State University.[3] He was replaced by Stan Parrish for the 2009 season.[4] Parrish was promoted internally after serving as Ball State's assistant football coach for four seasons. The only other head coaching change in the West Division was in Eastern Michigan where Jeff Genyk, head coach for the past five years, was fired after a combined 15–42 record.[5] He was replaced by Ron English, who served as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan for five years as well as the University of Louisville during the 2008 season.[6]
In the East Division, two schools also saw head coaching changes. Miami University's head coach Shane Montgomery resigned after a 2–10 record in the 2008 season.[7] His best season at Miami was in 2005 when he led the team to a 7–4 overall record and a tie for the MAC East title. However, in that season Akron won the tiebreaker to play in the MAC Championship Game against West champion Northern Illinois. Montgomery was replaced by Mike Haywood who served four years as Notre Dame University's offensive coordinator.[8] At Bowling Green, six-year head coach Gregg Brandon was fired.[9] However, Brandon did find another job in college football when he was named the new University of Virginia offensive coordinator.[10] He was replaced at Bowling Green by Dave Clawson, who was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Tennessee.[11]
Preseason poll
The 2009 MAC Preseason Poll was announced at the Football Media Preview in Detroit on July 31.[12] In the East Division, Buffalo was selected to repeat as divisional champions, and Central Michigan selected to top the West. Also, Central Michigan received 18 votes to win the MAC Championship Game.
MAC Championship
- Central Michigan – 18 votes
- Western Michigan – 4 votes
- Buffalo – 2 votes
- Temple – 2 votes
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Week one
Opening weekend for the Mid-American Conference consisted of six home games and six away games. Also, Miami faced Kentucky in a battle contested at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bowling Green, Kent State, and Buffalo were the only teams to win the opening weekend. Buffalo was also the only team to win an away game as their season opener.
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Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
September 3 | 7 p.m. | Troy | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | | W 31–14 | 14,514[27] |
September 3 | 7 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | | W 18–0 | 16,481[28] |
September 3 | 7 p.m. | Villanova | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | | L 24–27 | 27,759[29] |
September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | North Texas | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPNU | L 10–20 | 16,054[30] |
September 5 | 12 p.m. | Toledo | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | Big Ten Network | L 31–51 | 47,551[31] |
September 5 | 12 p.m. | Akron | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | Big Ten Network | L 7–31 | 104,968[32] |
September 5 | 12 p.m. | Kentucky | Miami | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPNU | L 0–42 | 41,037[33] |
September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC/ESPN2 | L 7–31 | 109,019[34] |
September 5 | 7 p.m. | Army | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | | L 14–27 | 14,499[35] |
September 5 | 7 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | Big Ten Network | L 20–28 | 80,532[36] |
September 5 | 7 p.m. | Connecticut | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN360 | L 16–23 | 24,617[37] |
September 5 | 9 p.m. | Central Michigan | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | | L 6–19 | 51,683[38] |
September 5 | 9 p.m. | Buffalo | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX | | W 23–17 | 35,213[39] |
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Week two
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September 11 | 9 p.m. | Colorado | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN | W 54–38 | 20,082[40] |
September 12 | 12 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | ESPN Plus | L 27–57 | 21,870[41] |
September 12 | 12 p.m. | Western Michigan | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | Big Ten Network | L 19–23 | 35,162[42] |
September 12 | 12 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | Big Ten Network | L 24–27 | 19,239[43] |
September 12 | 12 p.m. | Central Michigan | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ESPN/ESPN2 | W 29–27 | 76,221[44] |
September 12 | 2 p.m. | Morgan State | Akron | InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH | | W 41–0 | 27,881[45] |
September 12 | 2 p.m. | Kent State | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | ESPN360 | L 7–34 | 25,165[46] |
September 12 | 7 p.m. | Bowling Green | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | | L 20–27 | 65,401[47] |
September 12 | 7 p.m. | Ohio | North Texas | Fouts Field • Denton, TX | | W 31–302OT | 16,674[48] |
September 12 | 7 p.m. | New Hampshire | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | | L 16–23 | 11,884[49] |
September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Western Illinois | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | | W 41–7 | 21,427[50] |
September 12 | 8 p.m. | Miami | #12 Boise State | Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID | | L 0–48 | 32,228 |
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Week three
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Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
September 19 | 12 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | Big Ten Network | W 28–21 | 53,240[51] |
September 19 | 12 p.m. | Temple | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | Big Ten Network | L 6–31 | 105,514[52] |
September 19 | 12 p.m. | Ball State | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | | L 17–24 | 25,646[53] |
September 19 | 12 p.m. | Ohio State | Toledo | Cleveland Browns Stadium • Cleveland, OH | ESPN Plus | L 0–38 | 71,727[54] |
September 19 | 12 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | Big Ten Network | L 17–45 | 107,903[55] |
September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Alcorn State | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | | W 48–0 | 18,323[56] |
September 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Indiana | Akron | InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, OH | ESPNU | L 38–21 | 18,340[57] |
September 19 | 7 p.m. | Iowa State | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN360 | L 34–14 | 15,808[58] |
September 19 | 7 p.m. | Cal Poly | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | | W 28–10 | 16,018[59] |
September 19 | 7 p.m. | Bowling Green | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | | L 17–10 | 23,029[60] |
September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Buffalo | Central Florida | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL | | L 23–17 | 33,689[61] |
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September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Idaho | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | CSN Chicago[62] | L 34–31 | 16,320[63] |
September 26 | 7 p.m. | Hofstra | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | College Sports Direct[62] | W 24–10 | 16,116[64] |
September 26 | 7 p.m. | Boise State | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | KTVB, ESPN360[62] | L 49–14 | 22,396[65] |
September 26 | 7 p.m. | Toledo | Florida International | FIU Stadium • Miami, FL | College Sports Direct[62] | W 41–31 | 11,047[66] |
September 26 | 7 p.m. | Ohio | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | ESPN360[62] | L 34–23 | 95,535[67] |
September 26 | 7 p.m. | Ball State | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | Fox Sports Net[62] | L 54–30 | 83,118[68] |
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Freddie Barnes |
Bowling Green |
Cobrani Mixon |
Kent State |
Matt Weller |
Ohio |
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Zach Maynard |
Buffalo |
Brian Wagner |
Akron |
Jerry Phillips |
Bowling Green |
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Tyler Sheehan |
Bowling Green |
Brian Lainhart |
Kent State |
Brandon McManus |
Temple |
4[78] |
Theo Scott |
Ohio |
Elijah Joseph |
Temple |
Freddy Cortez |
Kent State |
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Bernard Pierce |
Temple |
Dak Notestine |
Ohio |
Jerry Phillips |
Bowling Green |
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Freddie Barnes |
Bowling Green |
Jaiquawn Jarret |
Temple |
Melvin Payne |
Ohio |
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Tyler Sheehan |
Bowling Green |
Mike Newton |
Buffalo |
Chad Clemens |
Ohio |
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Bernard Pierce |
Temple |
Kevin Hogan |
Kent State |
Dashan Miller |
Akron |
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Bernard Pierce |
Temple |
Monte Simmons |
Kent State |
Matt Weller |
Ohio |
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Tyler Sheehan |
Bowling Green |
Miguel Graham |
Akron |
Brandon McManus |
Temple |
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Naaman Roosevelt |
Buffalo |
Jerett Sanderson |
Bowling Green |
Matt Weller |
Ohio |
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Aaron Opelt |
Toledo |
Cory Hanson |
Northern Illinois |
Mike Salerno |
Northern Illinois |
2[76] |
Aaron Opelt |
Toledo |
Austin Pritchard |
Western Michigan |
Andrew Aguila |
Central Michigan |
3[77] |
Me'co Brown |
Northern Illinois |
Jamail Berry |
Western Michigan |
Antonio Brown |
Central Michigan |
4[78] |
Dan LeFevour |
Central Michigan |
Austin Pritchard |
Western Michigan |
Alex Steigerwald |
Toledo |
5[79] |
Stephen Williams |
Toledo |
Jake Coffman |
Northern Illinois |
Brett Hartmann |
Central Michigan |
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Brandon West |
Western Michigan |
Nick Bellore |
Central Michigan |
Antonio Brown |
Central Michigan |
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Dan LeFevour |
Central Michigan |
Brandon Bice |
Northern Illinois |
Barry Church |
Toledo |
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MiQuale Lewis |
Ball State |
Larry Knight |
Central Michigan |
Brandon West |
Western Michigan |
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Chad Spann |
Northern Illinois |
Justin Braska |
Western Michigan |
Mike Salerno |
Northern Illinois |
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Chad Spann |
Northern Illinois |
Cory Hanson |
Northern Illinois |
Brandon West |
Western Michigan |
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Dan LeFevour |
Central Michigan |
Jamail Berry |
Western Michigan |
Brandon West |
Western Michigan |
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Little Caesars Pizza Bowl |
December 26, 2009 |
Ford Field |
Detroit, Michigan |
ESPN |
Marshall 21, Ohio 17 |
$750,000 |
30,311 |
EagleBank Bowl |
December 29, 2009 |
RFK Stadium |
Washington, D.C. |
ESPN |
UCLA 30, Temple 21 |
$1,000,000 |
23,072 |
Roady's Humanitarian Bowl |
December 30, 2009 |
Bronco Stadium |
Boise, Idaho |
ESPN |
Idaho 43, Bowling Green 42 |
$750,000 |
26,726 |
International Bowl |
January 2, 2010 |
Rogers Centre |
Toronto, Ontario |
ESPN2 |
South Florida 27, Northern Illinois 3 |
$750,000 |
22,185 |
GMAC Bowl |
January 6, 2010 |
Ladd–Peebles Stadium |
Mobile, Alabama |
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Central Michigan 44, Troy 41 (2OT) |
$750,000 |
34,486 |
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"Toledo vs Purdue" (Press release). PurdueSports.com. September 5, 2009. Archived from the original on January 5, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2009.