2009–10 NCAA football bowl games explained
| Season: | 2009 |
| Number Of Bowls: | 34 |
| All Star Games: | 3 |
| Bowl Start: | December 19, 2009 |
| Bowl End: |
February 6, 2010 |
| Championship Bowl: | 2010 Citi BCS National Championship |
| Championship Location: | Rose Bowl Stadium,
Pasadena, California |
| Champions: | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Bowl Challenge Cup: | Mountain West Conference |
| Conference1: | SEC |
| Conference1 Teams: | 10 |
| Conference1 Wins: | 6 |
| Conference1 Losses: | 4 |
| Conference1 Ap Poll: | 4 |
| Conference2: | Big 12 |
| Conference2 Teams: | 8 |
| Conference2 Wins: | 4 |
| Conference2 Losses: | 4 |
| Conference2 Ap Poll: | 3 |
| Conference3: | Big Ten |
| Conference3 Teams: | 7 |
| Conference3 Wins: | 4 |
| Conference3 Losses: | 3 |
| Conference3 Ap Poll: | 4 |
| Conference4: | ACC |
| Conference4 Teams: | 7 |
| Conference4 Wins: | 3 |
| Conference4 Losses: | 4 |
| Conference4 Ap Poll: | 4 |
| Conference5: | Pac-10 |
| Conference5 Teams: | 7 |
| Conference5 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference5 Losses: | 5 |
| Conference5 Ap Poll: | 2 |
| Conference6: | Big East |
| Conference6 Teams: | 6 |
| Conference6 Wins: | 4 |
| Conference6 Losses: | 2 |
| Conference6 Ap Poll: | 3 |
| Conference7: | Conference USA |
| Conference7 Teams: | 6 |
| Conference7 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference7 Losses: | 4 |
| Conference7 Ap Poll: | 0 |
| Conference8: | Mountain West |
| Conference8 Teams: | 5 |
| Conference8 Wins: | 4 |
| Conference8 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference8 Ap Poll: | 3 |
| Conference9: | MAC |
| Conference9 Teams: | 5 |
| Conference9 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference9 Losses: | 4 |
| Conference9 Ap Poll: | 1 |
| Conference10: | WAC |
| Conference10 Teams: | 4 |
| Conference10 Wins: | 2 |
| Conference10 Losses: | 2 |
| Conference10 Ap Poll: | 1 |
| Conference11: | Sun Belt |
| Conference11 Teams: | 2 |
| Conference11 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference11 Losses: | 1 |
| Conference11 Ap Poll: | 0 |
| Conference12: | Independents |
| Conference12 Teams: | 1 |
| Conference12 Wins: | 1 |
| Conference12 Losses: | 0 |
| Conference12 Ap Poll: | 0 |
The 2009–10 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It comprised 34 team-competitive bowl games, and three all-star games. The games began play on December 19, 2009 and included the 2010 BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena, California, played on January 7 at the Rose Bowl Stadium. The post-season concluded with three all-star games: the East–West Shrine Game on January 23, the Senior Bowl on January 30, and the Texas vs. The Nation Game on February 6.
A total of 34 team-competitive games were played. While bowl games had been the purview of only the very best teams for nearly a century, this was the fourth consecutive year that teams with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games. To fill the 68 available bowl slots, a total of eight teams (12% of all participants) with non-winning seasons participated in bowl games - all eight had a .500 (6-6) season.
Selection of the teams
See main article: Bowl eligibility. NCAA by-laws state that a school with a record of 6–6 in regular season play is eligible only if conferences cannot fill out available positions for bowl games with teams possessing seven (or more) wins (excluding games played in Hawaii and conference championship games in the ACC, Big 12, Conference USA, Mid-American Conference and the SEC). An example was in 2008 when the Big Ten, the Big 12 and SEC each had two teams selected for the Bowl Championship Series games – Ohio State and Penn State from the Big Ten, Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12 and Alabama and Florida from the SEC. With each conference sending two teams to the BCS, these three conferences forfeited several bowl game slots due to a lack of teams with a winning record.
As with the 2006 and 2008 seasons, all eligible teams with at least 7 wins made it in to a bowl game. Of the 71 eligible teams, only 68 could play in a game, and all three eligible teams that sat out bowl season were 6-6: Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, and Notre Dame, who opted not to play in a bowl game themselves after the firing of head coach Charlie Weis.
For the first time in BCS history, every participant in a BCS bowl was ranked in the top 10 of the final BCS standings.
Fox ends BCS contract
Fox Sports no longer broadcast the Bowl Championship Series following the conclusion of the Orange Bowl on January 5; the network had carried the first three BCS National Championship stand-alone games. ABC telecast this season's contest because of their separate agreement with the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the organizers of the Rose Bowl Game and the hosts of the 2010 national championship. Beginning in 2011, ABC sibling company ESPN will begin carrying all of the BCS bowls, in an agreement that will last through 2014. Fox has signed a long-term contract extension with the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic through 2014, with a new prime-time Friday night date starting in 2011.
Sponsorship and stadium changes
Maaco became the new title sponsor of the Las Vegas Bowl replacing Pioneer Corporation, and the game was rebranded as the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas. In another change, the Motor City Bowl thanks to Little Caesars now carries the name of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Advocare became the title sponsor of the Independence Bowl. In a stadium shift, the Cotton Bowl Classic moves from its self-named home for 73 years at the grounds of Fair Park to Jerry Jones's new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. The St. Petersburg Bowl was initially to be played without a sponsor after being sponsored by MagicJack in 2008, but just a few weeks before the Bowl, Beef O'Brady's agreed to be the sponsor, so the game became the "St. Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef O'Brady's".[1]
New bowls in 2010–11
The Cotton Bowl in Fair Park will be the site of a new bowl game, the TicketCity Bowl, on New Years Day 2011, with the Big Ten and Conference USA providing opponents, and Yankee Stadium will host a game dubbed the Pinstripe Bowl in December 2010, pitting teams from the Big East and Big 12. This contest would be the first bowl game in the Metropolitan New York area since the now defunct Garden State Bowl, and the first in New York City since the now defunct Gotham Bowl was played in the original Yankee Stadium, while a third bowl, called the Cure Bowl benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure would pit members of the Sun Belt Conference and C-USA at Bright House Networks Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. The NCAA Football Issues Committee must approve of these games in the spring of 2010 to make them official.
Coaching changes
As a result of head coaching changes between the regular season and the bowl season, the following teams played their postseason contests with interim head coaches:
In addition, the following coach retired, but worked his team's bowl game:
Notes
- Kelly left Cincinnati to take the same job at Notre Dame.
- Jones left Central Michigan to fill the Cincinnati vacancy.
- Leach was suspended by Texas Tech on December 28 when redshirt sophomore wide receiver Adam James, son of ESPN analyst Craig James, and his family filed a complaint alleging mistreatment by Leach after the younger James had suffered a concussion.[2] Two days later, Leach was fired.[3]
- On December 26, Florida head coach Urban Meyer announced his resignation due to health concerns, effective after the Gators' Sugar Bowl appearance.[4] However, Meyer had a change of heart and announced the following day that he would instead take an indefinite leave of absence, and expected to be back coaching by the start of the 2010 season. Offensive coordinator Steve Addazio took over Meyer's duties during his leave.[5] Meyer returned to his job in time to lead the Gators' 2010 spring practice.[6]
Bowl schedule
See also: Automatic bids to college bowl games. All dates and game times for the 34 2009–10 season bowl games were announced on April 30, 2009, and are subject to change. They received licenses from the NCAA Football Issues Committee.[7] [8]
NOTE: Rankings from final BCS Standings of December 6, 2009.
| Non-BCS Contests |
|---|
| Date | Bowl | Location | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
|---|
| 12/19[9] | New Mexico Bowl | University Stadium
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico | Wyoming Cowboys (6–6)
Fresno State (8–4) | MWC
WAC | Wyoming 35
Fresno State 28 |
| St. Petersburg Bowl | Tropicana Field
St. Petersburg, Florida | Rutgers (8–4)
UCF (8–4) | Big East
C-USA | Rutgers 45
UCF 24 |
| 12/20[10] | New Orleans Bowl | Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans | Middle Tennessee (9–3)
Southern Miss (7–5) | Sun Belt
C-USA | Middle Tennessee 42
Southern Miss 32 |
| 12/22[11] | Maaco Bowl Las Vegas | Sam Boyd Stadium
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Whitney, Nevada | - 14 BYU (10–2)
#18 Oregon State (8–4)
| MWC
Pac-10 | BYU 44
Oregon State 20 |
| 12/23 | Poinsettia Bowl | Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego | - 23 Utah (9–3)
California (8–4)
| MWC
Pac-10 | Utah 37
California 27 |
| 12/24 | Hawaii Bowl | | SMU (7–5)
Nevada (8–4) | C-USA
WAC | SMU 45
Nevada 10 |
| 12/26 | Little Caesars Pizza Bowl[12] | Ford Field
Detroit | Marshall (6–6)
Ohio (9–4) | C-USA
MAC | Marshall 21
Ohio 17 |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl[13] | Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, North Carolina | - 17 Pittsburgh (9–3)
North Carolina (8–4)
| Big East
ACC | Pittsburgh 19
North Carolina 17 |
| Emerald Bowl[14] | AT&T Park
San Francisco | - 24 USC (8–4)
Boston College (8–4)
| Pac-10
ACC | USC 24
Boston College 13 |
| 12/27[15] | Music City Bowl | LP Field
Nashville, Tennessee | Clemson (8–5)[16]
Kentucky (7–5)[17] | ACC
SEC | Clemson 21
Kentucky 13 |
| 12/28[18] | Independence Bowl | Independence Stadium
Shreveport, Louisiana | Georgia (7–5)[19]
Texas A&M (6–6) | | Georgia 44
Texas A&M 20 |
| 12/29[20] | EagleBank Bowl | RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C. | UCLA (6–6)[21]
Temple (9–3) | Pac-10
MAC | UCLA 30
Temple 21 |
| Champs Sports Bowl | Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida | - 25 Wisconsin (9–3)
#15 Miami (FL) (9–3)
| Big Ten
ACC | Wisconsin 20
Miami (FL) 14 |
| 12/30[22] | Humanitarian Bowl | Bronco Stadium
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho | Idaho (7–5)
Bowling Green (7–5) | WAC
MAC | Idaho 43
Bowling Green 42 |
| Holiday Bowl | Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego | - 22 Nebraska (9–4)
#20 Arizona (8–4)
| Big 12
Pac-10 | Nebraska 33
Arizona 0 |
| 12/31[23] [24] | Armed Forces Bowl | Amon G. Carter Stadium
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas | Air Force (7–5)
Houston (10–3)[25] | MWC
C-USA | Air Force 47
Houston 20 |
| Sun Bowl | Sun Bowl Stadium
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas | Oklahoma (7–5)
#21 Stanford (8–4) | Big 12
Pac-10 | Oklahoma 31
Stanford 27 |
| Texas Bowl | Reliant Stadium
Houston | Navy (9–4)
Missouri (8–4) [26] | Independent
Big 12 | Navy 35
Missouri 13 |
| Insight Bowl | Sun Devil Stadium
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona | Iowa State (6–6)[27]
Minnesota (6–6) | Big 12
Big Ten | Iowa State 14
Minnesota 13 |
| Chick-fil-A Bowl | Georgia Dome
Atlanta | - 11 Virginia Tech (9–3)
Tennessee (7–5)
| ACC
SEC | Virginia Tech 37
Tennessee 14 |
| 1/1[28] | Outback Bowl | Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida | Auburn (7–5)
Northwestern (8–4) | SEC
Big Ten | Auburn 38
Northwestern 35 (OT) |
| Gator Bowl | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida | Florida State (6–6)
#16 West Virginia (9–3) | ACC
Big East | Florida State 33
West Virginia 21 |
| Capital One Bowl | Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Florida | - 13 Penn State (10–2)
#12 LSU (9–3)
| Big Ten
SEC | Penn State 19
LSU 17 |
| 1/2 | International Bowl | Rogers Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | South Florida (7–5)
NIU (7–5) | Big East
MAC | South Florida 27
NIU 3 |
| PapaJohns.com Bowl | Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama | UConn (7–5)
South Carolina (7–5) | Big East
SEC | UConn 20
South Carolina 7 |
| Cotton Bowl Classic | Cowboys Stadium
Arlington, Texas | Ole Miss (8–4)
#19 Oklahoma State (9–3) | SEC
Big 12 | Ole Miss 21
Oklahoma State 7 |
| Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, Tennessee | Arkansas (7–5)
East Carolina (9–4) | SEC
C-USA | Arkansas 20
East Carolina 17 (OT) |
| Energy Alamo Bowl | Alamodome
San Antonio | Texas Tech (8–4)
Michigan State (6–6) | Big 12
Big Ten | Texas Tech 41
Michigan State 31 |
| 1/6 | GMAC Bowl | Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, Alabama | Central Michigan (11–2)
Troy (9–3) | MAC
Sun Belt | Central Michigan 44
Troy 41 (2 OT) |
| Bowl Championship Series 2010 Schedule |
|---|
| Date | Bowl | Location | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
|---|
| 1/1 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California | - 8 Ohio State (10–2)
#7 Oregon (10–2)
| Big Ten
Pac-10 | Ohio State 26
Oregon 17 |
| Sugar Bowl | Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans | - 5 Florida (12–1)
#3 Cincinnati (12–0)
| SEC
Big East | Florida 51
Cincinnati 24 |
| 1/4 | Fiesta Bowl | University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Arizona | - 6 Boise State (13–0)
#4 TCU (12–0)
| WAC
MWC | Boise State 17
TCU 10 |
| 1/5 | Orange Bowl | Land Shark Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida | - 10 Iowa (10–2)
#9 Georgia Tech (11–2)
| Big Ten
ACC | Iowa 24
Georgia Tech 14 |
| 1/7 | BCS National Championship Game | Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California | - 1 Alabama (13–0)
#2 Texas (13–0)
| SEC
Big 12 | Alabama 37
Texas 21 | |
Post-BCS all-star games
| Conference | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
|---|
| Independents • | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West † | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 6 | 4 | .600 |
| 4 | 3 | .571 |
| 4 | 4 | .500 |
| 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Sun Belt • | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| 3 | 4 | .429 |
| 2 | 4 | .333 |
| 2 | 5 | .286 |
| 1 | 4 | .200 |
|
• – Does not meet minimum game requirement of three teams needed for a conference to be eligible.
† – Bowl Challenge Cup winner.
Notes and References
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- News: Leach fired short of Tech's bowl game . ESPN.com . 2009-12-30 . 2009-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20100102062945/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls09/news/story?id=4781981. 2 January 2010 . live.
- News: Meyer to coach final game at Sugar Bowl . ESPN.com . 2009-12-26 . 2009-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20091229081909/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4772952. 29 December 2009 . live.
- News: Meyer has change of heart . ESPN . 2009-12-27 . 2009-12-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20091229081920/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4774134. 29 December 2009 . live.
- News: Meyer returns from leave of absence . Associated Press . ESPN.com . 2010-03-19 . 2010-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20100323021954/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5004096. 23 March 2010 . live.
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- Web site: Motor City Bowl scheduled for Dec. 26 . ESPN.com . May 27, 2009 . 27 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090529125553/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4210018 . 29 May 2009 . live .
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- Web site: Emerald Bowl returns to prime time for 4th consecutive season . April 8, 2009 . 1 May 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090412032058/http://emeraldbowl.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040809aab.html . 12 April 2009 . live .
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- Web site: Home. Independence Bowl.
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- Web site: Roundup: USC accepts bid for non-BCS bowl. December 6, 2009. ESPN.com.
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