2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season

2009 NCAA Division I FCS season
Duration	August – November
Playoff
Duration	November 28 – December 18
Championship site	Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
Champion	Villanova Wildcats
Payton Award	Armanti Edwards
Buchanan Award	Arthur Moats
Division I FCS football season
«2008 2010»

2009 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#2 Montana $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
#13 Eastern Washington ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
#17 Weber State ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
Montana State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					5	–	6
Sacramento State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Northern Colorado		1	–	7					3	–	8
Portland State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2009 Big South football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#22 Liberty +		5	–	1					8	–	3
Stony Brook +		5	–	1					6	–	5
Charleston Southern		4	–	2					6	–	5
Gardner–Webb		3	–	3					6	–	5
Coastal Carolina		3	–	3					5	–	6
VMI		1	–	5					2	–	9
Presbyterian		0	–	6					0	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2009 CAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#7 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
UMass		3	–	5					5	–	6
Northeastern		3	–	5					3	–	8
Rhode Island		0	–	8					1	–	10
South
#1 Villanova x+^		7	–	1					14	–	1
#5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					11	–	2
#4 William & Mary ^		6	–	2					11	–	3
Delaware		4	–	4					6	–	5
James Madison		4	–	4					6	–	5
Towson		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2009 Great West football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
UC Davis $		3	–	1					6	–	5
North Dakota		2	–	2					6	–	5
South Dakota		2	–	2					5	–	5
Southern Utah		2	–	2					5	–	6
Cal Poly SLO		1	–	3					4	–	7
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2009 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#20 Penn $		7	–	0					8	–	2
Harvard		6	–	1					7	–	3
Brown		4	–	3					6	–	4
Columbia		3	–	4					4	–	6
Princeton		3	–	4					4	–	6
Yale		2	–	5					4	–	6
Dartmouth		2	–	5					2	–	8
Cornell		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion The Ivy League does not participate in the FCS Playoffs Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2009 MEAC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#8 South Carolina State $^		7	–	1					10	–	2
#23 Florida A&M		6	–	2					8	–	3
Norfolk State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Morgan State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Bethune-Cookman		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware State		4	–	4					4	–	7
Hampton		3	–	5					5	–	6
North Carolina A&T		2	–	5					4	–	6
Howard		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2009 MVFC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#6 Southern Illinois $^		8	–	0					11	–	2
#11 South Dakota St. ^		7	–	1					8	–	3
#18 Northern Iowa		5	–	3					7	–	4
Illinois State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Missouri State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Youngstown State		4	–	4					6	–	5
North Dakota State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Western Illinois		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2009 NEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Central Connecticut State $		7	–	1					9	–	3
Albany		6	–	2					7	–	4
Wagner		5	–	3					6	–	5
Robert Morris		5	–	3					5	–	6
Monmouth		4	–	4					5	–	6
Bryant		4	–	4					5	–	6
Duquesne		2	–	6					3	–	8
Sacred Heart		2	–	6					2	–	8
Saint Francis (PA)		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

2009 OVC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#16 Jacksonville State		6	–	1					8	–	3
#19 Eastern Illinois $^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Tennessee Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		5	–	3					5	–	6
UT Martin		4	–	4					5	–	6
Tennessee State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Austin Peay		3	–	5					4	–	7
Murray State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Southeast Missouri State		1	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Jacksonville State had the best record in conference play, but was not eligible for the FCS playoffs because of APR violations. Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2009 NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) football season, part of the college football season, began in August 2009 and concluded with the national championship game on December 18, 2009, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, won by Villanova 23–21 over Montana.

The NCAA football rules committee proposed several rule changes for 2009. Before these rules were officially adopted, the proposals had to be approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel. The rule changes include the following:

In the 2009 season, FCS teams played a total of 91 games against FBS opponents. Notably, four of the five victorious FCS teams—all except Central Arkansas—were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. All four made that season's playoffs and advanced to the quarterfinals. Richmond lost in that round to Appalachian State, while Villanova defeated both New Hampshire (quarterfinals) and William & Mary (semifinals) on its way to the national title.

After Northeastern's final game of the season, a 33–27 win over Rhode Island on November 21, the school announced that it was dropping the football program. The Huskies ended their 74th season with a 3–8 record, but school officials cited that losing seasons were not the determining factor.

On December 3, Hofstra also announced that it was dropping their football program in favor of academic funding. The football team, which finished the season 5–6 after a 52–38 win over Massachusetts, ended their program after 73 years.

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