| Year Game Played: | 2009 |
| Game Name: | NCAA Division I Football Championship |
| Subheader: | FCS National Championship Game |
| Visitor Name Short: | Montana |
| Visitor Nickname: | Grizzlies |
| Home Nickname: | Wildcats |
| Visitor School: | University of Montana |
| Home Name Short: | Villanova |
| Football Season: | 2009 |
| Home School: | Villanova University |
| Visitor Record: | 11–0 |
| Home Record: | 10–1 |
| Visitor Conference: | Big Sky |
| Home Conference: | CAA |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 6 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Visitor Coach: | Bobby Hauck |
| Home Coach: | Andy Talley |
| Visitor Rank Tsn: | 1 |
| Visitor Seed: | 1 |
| Home Rank Tsn: | 2 |
| Home Seed: | 2 |
| Date Game Played: | December 18 |
| Stadium: | Finley Stadium |
| City: | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Mvp: | Matt Szczur (WR, Villanova)[1] |
| Odds: | Villanova by 2[2] |
| Referee: | Matt Young (OVC) |
| Attendance: | 14,328 |
| Us Network: | ESPN2 |
| Different Previous: | 2008 |
| Different Next: | 2011 |
The 2009 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Villanova Wildcats and the Montana Grizzlies. It was played on December 18, 2009, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by Villanova, 23–21.
The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2009 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.
See main article: 2009 Montana Grizzlies football team. Montana finished their regular season with an 11–0 record (8–0 in conference). As the first-seed in the tournament, the Grizzlies defeated South Dakota State, Stephen F. Austin, and Appalachian State to reach the final. This was Montana's second consecutive and seventh overall appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game, having previously won in 1995 and 2001, and having lost in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008.
See main article: 2009 Villanova Wildcats football team. Villanova finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (7–1 in conference). As the second-seed in the tournament, the Wildcats defeated Holy Cross, New Hampshire (who had given Villanova their only loss during the regular season), and William & Mary to reach the final. This was Villanova's first appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game.