2009 Mid-American Conference football season

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2009 Mid-American Conference football season
Mid-American Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport football
DurationSeptember 3, 2009
through January 7, 2010
Number of teams13
TV partner(s) ESPN [1]
Regular season
Season MVP Dan LeFevour
MAC Championship Game
Football seasons
  2008
2010  
2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  7 1   9 5  
Temple x  7 1   9 4  
Bowling Green  6 2   7 6  
Kent State  4 4   5 7  
Buffalo  3 5   5 7  
Akron  2 6   3 9  
Miami (OH)  1 7   1 11  
West Division
No. 23 Central Michigan x$  8 0   12 2  
Northern Illinois  5 3   7 6  
Western Michigan  4 4   5 7  
Toledo  3 5   5 7  
Ball State  2 6   2 10  
Eastern Michigan  0 8   0 12  
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

Previous season

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

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.

West Division

  1. Central Michigan – 154 points
  2. Western Michigan – 126 points
  3. Northern Illinois – 103 points
  4. Toledo – 71 points
  5. Ball State – 58 points
  6. Eastern Michigan – 34 points

East Division

  1. Buffalo – 155 points
  2. Temple – 144 points
  3. Akron – 128 points
  4. Ohio – 116 points
  5. Bowling Green – 101 points
  6. Kent State – 51 points
  7. Miami – 33 points

MAC Championship

  1. Central Michigan – 18 votes
  2. Western Michigan – 4 votes
  3. Buffalo – 2 votes
  4. Temple – 2 votes

Award watch lists

AwardSchoolPlayer
Bronko Nagurski Trophy [13] TempleAndre Neblett
ToledoBarry Church
Dave Rimington Trophy [14] Bowling GreenBen Bojicic
Central MichiganColin Miller
Northern IllinoisEddie Adamski
Lombardi Award [15] Central MichiganNick Bellore
Frank Zombo
Western MichiganAustin Pritchard
Manning Award [16] Bowling GreenTyler Sheehan
Central Michigan Dan LeFevour
Western MichiganTim Hiller
Maxwell Award [17] Central MichiganDan LeFevour
Lou Groza Award [18] Northern IllinoisMike Salerno
ToledoAlex Steigerwald
Outland Trophy [19] TempleAndre Neblett
Fred Biletnikoff Award [20] BuffaloNaaman Roosevelt
Central Michigan Antonio Brown
Eastern MichiganJacory Stone
Ohio Taylor Price
ToledoStephen Williams
Walter Camp Award [21] Ball StateMiQuale Lewis
Western MichiganTim Hiller
Jim Thorpe Award [22] ToledoBarry Church
Ted Hendricks Award [23] Central MichiganFrank Zombo
Ray Guy Award [24] Western MichiganBen Armer
Doak Walker Award [25] Ball StateMiQuale Lewis
Buffalo James Starks
Kent StateEugene Jarvis
ToledoDeJuane Collins
Western MichiganBrandon West
Davey O'Brien Award [26] Central MichiganDan LeFevour
Western MichiganTim Hiller

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Mid-American Conference member won
Mid-American Conference member lost
Mid-American Conference teams in bold

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.

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37 p.m. Troy Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH W 31–1414,514 [27]
September 37 p.m. Coastal Carolina Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH W 18–016,481 [28]
September 37 p.m. Villanova Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA L 24–2727,759 [29]
September 37:30 p.m. North Texas Ball State Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN ESPNU L 10–2016,054 [30]
September 512 p.m.Toledo Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN Big Ten Network L 31–5147,551 [31]
September 512 p.m.Akron Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA Big Ten Network L 7–31104,968 [32]
September 512 p.m. Kentucky Miami Paul Brown StadiumCincinnati, OH ESPNU L 0–4241,037 [33]
September 53:30 p.m.Western Michigan Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC/ESPN2 L 7–31109,019 [34]
September 57 p.m. Army Eastern Michigan Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI L 14–2714,499 [35]
September 57 p.m.Northern Illinois Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI Big Ten Network L 20–2880,532 [36]
September 57 p.m. Connecticut Ohio Peden StadiumAthens, OH ESPN360 L 16–2324,617 [37]
September 59 p.m.Central Michigan Arizona Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ L 6–1951,683 [38]
September 59 p.m.Buffalo UTEP Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX W 23–1735,213 [39]

Week two

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 119 p.m. Colorado Toledo Glass BowlToledo, OH ESPN W 54–3820,082 [40]
September 1212 p.m. Pittsburgh Buffalo UB StadiumAmherst, NY ESPN Plus L 27–5721,870 [41]
September 1212 p.m.Western Michigan Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN Big Ten Network L 19–2335,162 [42]
September 1212 p.m.Eastern Michigan Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL Big Ten Network L 24–2719,239 [43]
September 1212 p.m.Central Michigan Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ESPN/ESPN2 W 29–2776,221 [44]
September 122 p.m. Morgan State Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH W 41–027,881 [45]
September 122 p.m.Kent State Boston College Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA ESPN360 L 7–3425,165 [46]
September 127 p.m.Bowling Green Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO L 20–2765,401 [47]
September 127 p.m.Ohio North Texas Fouts FieldDenton, TX W 31–302OT16,674 [48]
September 127 p.m. New Hampshire Ball State Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN L 16–2311,884 [49]
September 127:30 p.m. Western Illinois Northern Illinois Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL W 41–721,427 [50]
September 128 p.m.Miami#12 Boise State Bronco StadiumBoise, ID L 0–4832,228

Week three

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1912 p.m.Northern Illinois Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN Big Ten Network W 28–2153,240 [51]
September 1912 p.m.Temple Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA Big Ten Network L 6–31105,514 [52]
September 1912 p.m.Ball State Army Michie StadiumWest Point, NY L 17–2425,646 [53]
September 1912 p.m. Ohio State Toledo Cleveland Browns StadiumCleveland, OH ESPN Plus L 0–3871,727 [54]
September 1912 p.m.Eastern Michigan Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI Big Ten Network L 17–45107,903 [55]
September 193:30 p.m. Alcorn State Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI W 48–018,323 [56]
September 193:30 p.m. Indiana Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH ESPNU L 38–2118,340 [57]
September 197 p.m. Iowa State Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH ESPN360 L 34–1415,808 [58]
September 197 p.m. Cal Poly Ohio Peden StadiumAthens, OH W 28–1016,018 [59]
September 197 p.m.Bowling Green Marshall Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV L 17–1023,029 [60]
September 197:30 p.m.Buffalo Central Florida Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL L 23–1733,689 [61]

Week four

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 263:30 p.m. Idaho Northern Illinois Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL CSN Chicago [62] L 34–3116,320 [63]
September 267 p.m. Hofstra Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI College Sports Direct [62] W 24–1016,116 [64]
September 267 p.m. Boise State Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH KTVB, ESPN360 [62] L 49–1422,396 [65]
September 267 p.m.Toledo Florida International FIU StadiumMiami, FL College Sports Direct [62] W 41–3111,047 [66]
September 267 p.m.Ohio Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN ESPN360 [62] L 34–2395,535 [67]
September 267 p.m.Ball State Auburn Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL Fox Sports Net [62] L 54–3083,118 [68]

Week five

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 31 p.m. Cincinnati Miami Yager StadiumOxford, OH L 37–1323,493 [69]
October 37 p.m.Kent State Baylor Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX Fox Sports Net L 31–1527,047 [70]

Week six

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 1012 p.m.Miami Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ESPN L 6–1623,085 [71]
October 103:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb Buffalo UB StadiumAmherst, NY W 40–315,812 [72]

Week seven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 171 p.m. Army Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA W 27–1314,275 [73]

Week eight

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 243:30 p.m.Akron Syracuse Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY L 28–1436,991 [74]

Week nine

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 313:30 p.m.Temple Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CBS College Sports W 27–2428,305
October 313:30 p.m.Central Michigan Boston College Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA ESPNU L 31–1034,128
October 317:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR ESPNU L 63–2762,501

Week ten

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 712 p.m.Western Michigan Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI Big Ten Network L 49–1473,910

Homecoming games

Players of the Week

East Division

WeekOffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
1 [75] Freddie Barnes Bowling Green Cobrani Mixon Kent State Matt Weller Ohio
2 [76] Zach Maynard Buffalo Brian Wagner Akron Jerry Phillips Bowling Green
3 [77] Tyler Sheehan Bowling Green Brian Lainhart Kent State Brandon McManus Temple
4 [78] Theo Scott Ohio Elijah Joseph Temple Freddy Cortez Kent State
5 [79] Bernard Pierce Temple Dak Notestine OhioJerry PhillipsBowling Green
6 [80] Freddie BarnesBowling Green Jaiquawn Jarret Temple Melvin Payne Ohio
7 [81] Tyler SheehanBowling Green Mike Newton Buffalo Chad Clemens Ohio
8 [82] Bernard PierceTemple Kevin Hogan Kent State Dashan Miller Akron
9 [83] Bernard PierceTemple Monte Simmons Kent StateMatt WellerOhio
10 [84] Tyler SheehanBowling GreenMiguel GrahamAkronBrandon McManusTemple
11 [85] Naaman Roosevelt Buffalo Jerett Sanderson Bowling GreenMatt WellerOhio

West Division

WeekOffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
1 [75] Aaron Opelt Toledo Cory Hanson Northern Illinois Mike Salerno Northern Illinois
2 [76] Aaron OpeltToledo Austin Pritchard Western Michigan Andrew Aguila Central Michigan
3 [77] Me'co Brown Northern Illinois Jamail Berry Western MichiganAntonio BrownCentral Michigan
4 [78] Dan LeFevour Central MichiganAustin PritchardWestern Michigan Alex Steigerwald Toledo
5 [79] Stephen WilliamsToledo Jake Coffman Northern Illinois Brett Hartmann Central Michigan
6 [80] Brandon West Western Michigan Nick Bellore Central MichiganAntonio BrownCentral Michigan
7 [81] Dan LeFevourCentral Michigan Brandon Bice Northern Illinois Barry Church Toledo
8 [82] MiQuale Lewis Ball StateLarry KnightCentral MichiganBrandon WestWestern Michigan
9 [83] Chad SpannNorthern Illinois Justin Braska Western MichiganMike SalernoNorthern Illinois
10 [84] Chad SpannNorthern IllinoisCory HansonNorthern IllinoisBrandon WestWestern Michigan
11 [85] Dan LeFevourCentral MichiganJamail BerryWestern MichiganBrandon WestWestern Michigan

Bowl games

Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTelevisionMatchup/ResultsPayout (US$)Attendance
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl December 26, 2009 Ford Field Detroit, Michigan ESPN Marshall 21, Ohio 17$750,00030,311
EagleBank Bowl December 29, 2009 RFK Stadium Washington, D.C. ESPN UCLA 30, Temple 21$1,000,00023,072
Roady's Humanitarian Bowl December 30, 2009 Bronco Stadium Boise, Idaho ESPN Idaho 43, Bowling Green 42$750,00026,726
International Bowl January 2, 2010 Rogers Centre Toronto, Ontario ESPN2 South Florida 27, Northern Illinois 3$750,00022,185
GMAC Bowl January 6, 2010 Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, Alabama ESPNCentral Michigan 44, Troy 41 (2OT)$750,00034,486

2009 MAC Specialty Award Winners

Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner: Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Coach of the Year: Al Golden, Temple
Offensive Player of the Year: Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year: Adrian Robinson, Temple
Special Teams Player of the Year: Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Bernard Pierce, Temple [86]

All Conference Teams

2009 All-MAC First Team Offense
Quarterback – Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan
Center – Eddie Adamski, Northern Illinois
Offensive Lineman – Allen Ollenburger, Central Michigan
Offensive Linemen – Jason Onyebuagu, Northern Illinois
Offensive Linemen – Darius Morris, Temple
Offensive Lineman – Colin Madison, Temple
Tight End – Jesse Rack, Buffalo
Wide Receiver – Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green
Wide Receiver – Antonio Brown, Central Michigan
Wide Receiver – Naaman Roosevelt, Buffalo
Wide Receiver – Stephen Williams, Toledo
Running Back – Bernard Pierce, Temple
Running Back – Chad Spann, Northern Illinois
Placekicker – Matt Weller, Ohio

2009 All-MAC First Team Defense
Outside Linebacker – Lee Renfro, Ohio
Outside Linebacker – Elijah Joseph, Temple
Inside Linebacker – Nick Bellore, Central Michigan
Inside Linebacker – Cobrani Mixon, Kent State
Down Lineman – Andre Neblett, Temple
Down Lineman – Adrian Robinson, Temple
Down Lineman – Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple
Down Lineman – Frank Zombo, Central Michigan
Defensive Back – Barry Church, Toledo
Defensive Back – Davonte Shannon, Buffalo
Defensive Back – Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple
Defensive Back – Brian Lainhart, Kent State
Punter – Matt Rinehart, Kent State

2009 All-MAC First Team Specialists
Kickoff Return Specialist – Chris Garrett, Ohio
Punt Return Specialist – Antonio Brown, Central Michigan

2009 All-MAC Second Team Offense
Quarterback – Tim Hiller, Western Michigan
Center – Colin Miller, Central Michigan
Offensive Lineman – Peter Bittner, Buffalo
Offensive Lineman – Brandon Brooks, Miami
Offensive Lineman – Anthony Parker, Western Michigan
Offensive Lineman – Devin Tyler, Temple
Tight End – Jimmy Scheidler, Bowling Green
Wide Receiver – Eric Page, Toledo
Wide Receiver – Bryan Anderson, Central Michigan
Wide Receiver – Taylor Price, Ohio
Wide Receiver – LaVon Brazill, Ohio
Running Back – Brandon West, Western Michigan
Running Back – MiQuale Lewis, Ball State
Placekicker – Mike Salerno, Northern Illinois

2009 All-MAC Second Team Defense
Outside Linebacker – Austin Pritchard, Western Michigan
Outside Linebacker – Robert Eddins, Ball State
Inside Linebacker – Brian Wagner, Akron
Inside Linebacker – Noah Keller, Ohio
Down Lineman – Brandon Crawford, Ball State
Down Lineman – Jake Coffman, Northern Illinois
Down Lineman – Monte Simmons, Kent State
Down Lineman – Brandon Bice, Northern Illinois
Defensive Back – Mike Newton, Buffalo
Defensive Back – Thad Turner, Ohio
Defensive Back – Josh Gordy, Central Michigan
Defensive Back – Miguel Graham, Akron
Punter – Zach Johnson, Eastern Michigan

2009 All-MAC Second Team Specialists
Kickoff Return Specialist – James Nixon, Temple
Punt Return Specialist – LaVon Brazill, Ohio

2009 All-MAC Third Team Offense
Quarterback – Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green
Center – John Palumbo, Temple
Offensive Lineman – Joe Flading, Ohio
Offensive Lineman – Shane Steffy, Bowling Green
Offensive Lineman – Chris Rodgers, Ohio
Offensive Lineman – Corey Woods, Akron
Tight End – Steve Maneri, Temple
Wide Receiver – Robert Arnheim, Western Michigan
Wide Receiver – Juan Nunez, Western Michigan
Wide Receiver – Armand Robinson, Miami
Wide Receiver – Brett Hamlin, Buffalo
Running Back – DaJuane Collins, Toledo
Running Back – Me'co Brown, Northern Illinois
Placekicker – Alex Steigerwald, Toledo

2009 All-MAC Third Team Defense
Outside Linebacker – Andre Hatchett, Eastern Michigan
Outside Linebacker – Amara Kamara, Temple
Inside Linebacker – Alex Joseph, Temple
Inside Linebacker – Archie Donald, Toledo
Down Lineman – Almondo Sewell, Akron
Down Lineman – Ernie Hodge, Ohio
Down Lineman – Larry Knight, Central Michigan
Down Lineman – Sean Murnane, Central Michigan
Defensive Back – Gerald Moore, Ohio
Defensive Back – Dominique Harris, Temple
Defensive Back – Anthony Kokal, Miami
Defensive Back – Jalil Carter, Akron
Punter – Ben Armer, Western Michigan

2009 All-MAC Third Team Specialists
Kickoff Return Specialist – Dashan Miller, Akron
Punt Return Specialist – Tommy Davis, Northern Illinois

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