2009 Big East Conference football season
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The 2009 Big East football season was an NCAA football season that was played from September 5, 2009, to January 2, 2010. The Big East Conference
consists of 8 football members: Cincinnati
, Connecticut
, Louisville
, Pittsburgh
, Rutgers
, South Florida
, Syracuse
, and West Virginia
. Cincinnati won the Big East Championship for the second consecutive year and was invited to the Allstate Sugar Bowl
where they lost to Florida
51–24. Overall the Big East went 4–2 in Bowl Games.
(11-3) was the Big East champions and got the conference's automatic bid into the BCS and went to the Fedex Orange Bowl
, losing to ACC champion Virginia Tech
20-7.
Five other Big East teams went to bowl games in 2008, finishing bowl play with a record of 4-2 as a conference. Connecticut
(8-5) beat Buffalo
38-20 in the International Bowl
. Pittsburgh
(9-4) lost to Oregon State
3-0 in the Brut Sun Bowl
. Rutgers
(8-5) beat North Carolina State
29-23 in the PapaJohns.com Bowl
. South Florida
(8-5) beat Memphis
41-14 in the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl
. And West Virginia
(9-4) beat North Carolina
31-30 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl
. The only two teams not to go to a bowl game were Louisville
(5-7) and Syracuse
(3-9).
All times Eastern time.
Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week until week eight when the BCS rankings will be used.
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On October 18, UConn cornerback Jasper Howard was stabbed to death during a fight at an on campus dance. Howard had a career high 11 tackles and forced a 3rd quarter fumble to earn the game ball just hours before his death.
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Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
consists of 8 football members: Cincinnati
2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
The 2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the college football season of 2009–2010. The team, coached by Brian Kelly, played its home games in Nippert Stadium....
, Connecticut
2009 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 2009 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009 college football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut...
, Louisville
2009 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 2009 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the college football season of 2009–2010. The Cardinals were coached by Steve Kragthorpe, who was in his third season at Louisville. The Cardinals played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. The...
, Pittsburgh
2009 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The 2009 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the fifth under head coach Dave Wannstedt. The 2009 season marked the team's ninth at Heinz Field and the University's 120th season overall. The 2009...
, Rutgers
2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
The 2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2009 college football season. Their head coach was Greg Schiano and they played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Scarlet Knights finished the season 9–4, 3–4 in Big East play and...
, South Florida
2009 South Florida Bulls football team
The 2009 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida in the 2009 college football season. Their head coach was Jim Leavitt, and they played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The 2009 college football season was only the 13th season overall...
, Syracuse
2009 Syracuse Orange football team
The 2009 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange was coached by Doug Marrone and played its home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The Orange finished the season 4–8 and 1–6 in Big East...
, and West Virginia
2009 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 2009 West Virginia Mountaineer football team represented West Virginia University in the college football season of 2009. The Mountaineers were led by head coach Bill Stewart and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia...
. Cincinnati won the Big East Championship for the second consecutive year and was invited to the Allstate Sugar Bowl
2010 Sugar Bowl
The 2010 Sugar Bowl Game was an American college football bowl game that was part of the Bowl Championship Series for the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the 76th Sugar Bowl...
where they lost to Florida
2009 Florida Gators football team
The 2009 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2009 college football season...
51–24. Overall the Big East went 4–2 in Bowl Games.
Previous season
Cincinnati2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
The 2008 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represents the University of Cincinnati in the college football season of 2008–2009. The team, coached by Brian Kelly, plays its homes game in Nippert Stadium. Kelly is in his second full season with the Bearcats after coaching them to a 31–21 win...
(11-3) was the Big East champions and got the conference's automatic bid into the BCS and went to the Fedex Orange Bowl
2009 Orange Bowl
The 2009 FedEx Orange Bowl game was the 75th edition of the annual college football bowl game known as the Orange Bowl. It pitted the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference champion Virginia Tech Hokies against the Big East Conference champion Cincinnati Bearcats on January 1, 2009 at Dolphin Stadium in...
, losing to ACC champion Virginia Tech
2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
The 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represents Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach is Frank Beamer. Prior to the season, the Hokies were expected to be in a rebuilding mode, recovering after the...
20-7.
Five other Big East teams went to bowl games in 2008, finishing bowl play with a record of 4-2 as a conference. Connecticut
2008 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 2008 Connecticut Huskies football team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2008 college football season as a member of the Big East Conference...
(8-5) beat Buffalo
2008 Buffalo Bulls football team
The 2008 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. 2008 was a season of firsts for the Bulls. With a 40-34 double overtime win over Bowling Green on November 21, the Bulls won the MAC East division and gained a berth...
38-20 in the International Bowl
2009 International Bowl
The 2009 International Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Connecticut Huskies and the Buffalo Bulls at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 3, 2009. The game was the final contest of the 2008 NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision football...
. Pittsburgh
2008 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
The 2008 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2008 college football season. The season was the fourth under head coach Dave Wannstedt, who was looking to achieve his first winning season with the Panthers...
(9-4) lost to Oregon State
2008 Oregon State Beavers football team
The 2008 Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in the college football season of 2008-2009. The team's head coach is Mike Riley...
3-0 in the Brut Sun Bowl
2008 Sun Bowl
The 2008 Brut Sun Bowl, part of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I FBS bowl season, was played on December 31, 2008 at the stadium of the same name on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso in El Paso, Texas. The 75th annual contest pitted the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Oregon State Beavers....
. Rutgers
2008 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
After losing star halfback Ray Rice to the NFL Draft, Rutgers faced a rebuilding season. Senior Mike Teel was forced to step up his game at quarterback without being able to rely on Rice so frequently. Rutgers started off very slowly, dropping 5 of the first 6 games, including two to Big East...
(8-5) beat North Carolina State
2008 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 2008 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2008 college football season. The team's Head Coach was Tom O'Brien, who began his second season as the Wolfpack head coach with a 5-7 overall record, and a 3-5 conference record at NCSU. N.C...
29-23 in the PapaJohns.com Bowl
2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl
The 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl was the third edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The game was played starting at 2 PM US CST on Monday, December 29, 2008...
. South Florida
2008 South Florida Bulls football team
The 2008 South Florida Bulls football team will represent the University of South Florida in the 2008 college football season. Their head coach is Jim Leavitt, and the USF Bulls will play all of their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The 2008 college football season is only the...
(8-5) beat Memphis
2008 Memphis Tigers football team
The 2008 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the 2008 season. Memphis competed as a member of the Conference USA.The team was led by head coach Tommy West...
41-14 in the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl
2008 St. Petersburg Bowl
The 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl was the inaugural edition of the new college football bowl game, and was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida...
. And West Virginia
2008 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 2008 West Virginia Mountaineers football team competed on behalf of West Virginia University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bill Stewart, who took over after he led the Mountaineers to a 2008 Fiesta Bowl victory over the #3 Oklahoma Sooners as the...
(9-4) beat North Carolina
2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team began their season on August 30 against McNeese State at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team originally went 4–4 in conference play and 8–5 overall, but in 2011, North Carolina vacated all its wins from the 2008 and 2009 seasons.-Recruiting:The Tar...
31-30 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl
2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl
The 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl was the seventh edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The game started at 1:00 PM US EST on Saturday, December 27, 2008. The game, telecast on ESPN, pitted the North Carolina Tar Heels...
. The only two teams not to go to a bowl game were Louisville
2008 Louisville Cardinals football team
The 2008 Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in the 2008 college football season. The team, led by Steve Kragthorpe in his second year at the school, plays their home games in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and are in their fourth year in the Big East...
(5-7) and Syracuse
2008 Syracuse Orange football team
The 2008 Syracuse Orange football team is the football team representing Syracuse University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange is coached by Greg Robinson and plays their home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York....
(3-9).
Preseason poll
The 2009 Big East Preseason Poll was announced at the Big East Media Day in Newport, RI on August 4. Pittsburgh was chosen as the favorite to win the conference.Big East Media Poll
- Pittsburgh2009 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamThe 2009 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the fifth under head coach Dave Wannstedt. The 2009 season marked the team's ninth at Heinz Field and the University's 120th season overall. The 2009...
– 161 (8) - West Virginia2009 West Virginia Mountaineers football teamThe 2009 West Virginia Mountaineer football team represented West Virginia University in the college football season of 2009. The Mountaineers were led by head coach Bill Stewart and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia...
– 151 (5) - Cincinnati2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football teamThe 2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the college football season of 2009–2010. The team, coached by Brian Kelly, played its home games in Nippert Stadium....
– 144 (8) - South Florida2009 South Florida Bulls football teamThe 2009 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida in the 2009 college football season. Their head coach was Jim Leavitt, and they played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The 2009 college football season was only the 13th season overall...
– 130 (3) - Rutgers2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football teamThe 2009 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represented Rutgers University in the 2009 college football season. Their head coach was Greg Schiano and they played their home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Scarlet Knights finished the season 9–4, 3–4 in Big East play and...
– 126 - Connecticut2009 Connecticut Huskies football teamThe 2009 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009 college football season as a member of the Big East Conference. The team was coached by Randy Edsall and played its home games at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut...
– 74 - Louisville2009 Louisville Cardinals football teamThe 2009 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the college football season of 2009–2010. The Cardinals were coached by Steve Kragthorpe, who was in his third season at Louisville. The Cardinals played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. The...
– 51 - Syracuse2009 Syracuse Orange football teamThe 2009 Syracuse Orange football team represented Syracuse University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Orange was coached by Doug Marrone and played its home games in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The Orange finished the season 4–8 and 1–6 in Big East...
– 27
Award watch lists
| Award | School | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy Bronko Nagurski Trophy The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America to be the best defensively in the National Collegiate Athletic Association; the award is presented by the Charlotte... |
South Florida | Jerome Murphy |
| South Florida | George Selvie | |
| Syracuse | Arthur Jones | |
| Dave Rimington Trophy Dave Rimington Trophy The Dave Rimington Trophy is awarded to the player considered to be the best center in college football. Dave Rimington was a center who played at the University of Nebraska from 1979-1982.... |
Rutgers | Ryan Blaszczyk |
| Syracuse | Jim McKenzie | |
| Lombardi Award Lombardi Award The Rotary Lombardi Award is awarded annually to the best college football lineman or linebacker. The Lombardi Award program was approved by the Rotary Club in Houston in 1970 shortly after the death of Vince Lombardi. The committee outlined the criteria for eligibility for the award, which... |
Pittsburgh | Nate Byham |
| Rutgers | Anthony Davis | |
| South Florida | George Selvie | |
| Syracuse | Arthur Jones | |
| West Virginia | Scooter Berry | |
| West Virginia | Chris Neild | |
| West Virginia | J.T. Thomas | |
| West Virginia | Reed Williams | |
| Manning Award Manning Award The Manning Award has been presented annually since 2004 to the collegiate American football quarterback adjudged by the Sugar Bowl Committee to be the best in the United States... |
Cincinnati | Tony Pike Tony Pike Anthony Steven "Tony" Pike is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft... |
| South Florida | Matt Grothe Matt Grothe Matt Grothe is a professional quarterback who is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Storm. He has been with the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He played college football at South Florida.... |
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| Maxwell Award Maxwell Award The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best football player in the United States. The... |
Cincinnati | Mardy Gilyard |
| Cincinnati | Tony Pike Tony Pike Anthony Steven "Tony" Pike is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft... |
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| South Florida | Matt Grothe Matt Grothe Matt Grothe is a professional quarterback who is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Storm. He has been with the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He played college football at South Florida.... |
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| West Virginia | Noel Devine Noel Devine Noel Devine is an American football running back for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and was released four days later after leaving the squad. He played college football at West Virginia.He had a... |
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| Lou Groza Award Lou Groza Award The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns player Lou Groza.-Winners:... |
Cincinnati | Jake Rogers |
| UConn | Dave Teggart | |
| Outland Trophy Outland Trophy The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best United States college football interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H. Outland. One of only a few players ever to be named All-America at two positions, Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in... |
Rutgers | Anthony Davis |
| Syracuse | Arthur Jones | |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award Fred Biletnikoff Award The Fred Biletnikoff Award has been presented since 1994 to America's top college football receiver by the TQC Foundation, Inc. , an independent not-for-profit organization which created the award in 1994 and has sponsored it since... |
Cincinnati | Mardy Gilyard |
| Louisville | Doug Beaumont | |
| Walter Camp Award Walter Camp Award The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football Player of the Year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation;... |
Cincinnati | Mardy Gilyard |
| South Florida | George Selvie | |
| Jim Thorpe Award Jim Thorpe Award The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986... |
Pittsburgh | Aaron Berry |
| Bednarik Award | Uconn | Scott Lutrus |
| Pittsburgh | Greg Romeus | |
| Rutgers | Ryan D'Imperio | |
| South Florida | George Selvie | |
| Syracuse | Arthur Jones | |
| West Virginia | Reed Williams | |
| Doak Walker Award Doak Walker Award The Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, honors the United States's top college football running back. It is named after the Southern Methodist and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker... |
UConn | Andre Dixon |
| Uconn | Jordan Todman | |
| West Virginia | Noel Devine Noel Devine Noel Devine is an American football running back for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and was released four days later after leaving the squad. He played college football at West Virginia.He had a... |
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| Davey O'Brien Award Davey O'Brien Award The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, named after Davey O'Brien, is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the Davey O'Brien Foundation to be the best of all National Collegiate Athletic Association quarterbacks. The... |
West Virginia | Jarrett Brown Jarrett Brown Jarrett Brown is an American football quarterback who is currently with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He played college football at West Virginia, and was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft... |
| South Florida | Matt Grothe Matt Grothe Matt Grothe is a professional quarterback who is currently a member of the Tampa Bay Storm. He has been with the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He played college football at South Florida.... |
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| Cincinnati | Tony Pike Tony Pike Anthony Steven "Tony" Pike is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft... |
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Regular season
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| Big East member won |
| Big East member lost |
| Big East teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week until week eight when the BCS rankings will be used.
Week One
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Minnesota 2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team The 2009 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team was the third under head coach Tim Brewster. They began play on September 5, 2009, at Syracuse, a member of the Big East Conference. On September 12, the Minnesota opened the new TCF Bank Stadium with a 20–13 win against Air Force, moving from the... |
Syracuse | Carrier Dome Carrier Dome The Carrier Dome is a 49,250-seat domed sports stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, New York, USA. It is home to the Syracuse Orange football, basketball, and lacrosse teams. High school football championships are also held in "The... • Syracuse, NY |
ESPN2 ESPN2 ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,... |
L 23-20 in OT | 48,617 |
| September 5 | 12:00 p.m. | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 33-20 | 57,950 | ||
| September 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field Heinz Field Heinz Field is a stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It primarily serves as the home to the Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh Panthers American football teams, members of the National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association respectively... • Pittsburgh, PA |
W 38–3 | 48,497 | ||
| September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | UConn | Ohio 2009 Ohio Bobcats football team The 2009 Ohio Bobcats football team competed on behalf of Ohio University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bobcats were led by head coach Frank Solich and played their home games in Peden Stadium located in Athens, Ohio.... |
Peden Stadium Peden Stadium Peden Stadium is a American football stadium on the banks of the Hocking River in Athens, Ohio. It has been the home of the Ohio Bobcats football team since 1929, and today has a capacity of 24,000... • Athens, OH |
W 23-16 | 24,617 | |
| September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium Raymond James Stadium Raymond James Stadium, also known as the "Ray Jay", is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Tampa, Florida. It is home to the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as the NCAA's South Florida Bulls football team. The stadium seats 65,857 , and it is expandable to 75,000 for special events... • Tampa, FL |
W 40-7 | 40,360 | ||
| September 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is a football stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA and serves as the home of the University of Louisville football program. It opened in 1998, making it the second-to-last football stadium in NCAA Division I-A to open in the 20th century, with SMU's Gerald J.... • Louisville, KY |
W 30-10 | 39,344 | ||
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium Rutgers Stadium High Point Solutions Stadium is the on-campus football stadium for the football program at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. It is located on the Busch Campus at Rutgers, and overlooks the Raritan River to the South. High Point Solutions Stadium was opened on September 3, 1994 when the... • Piscataway, NJ |
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CIN 47-15 | 53,737 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tony Pike Tony Pike Anthony Steven "Tony" Pike is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft... |
Cincinnati | Lindsey Witten Lindsey Witten Lindsey Rashaun Witten is an American football defensive end for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He was cut at the end of camp and signed by the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League... |
UConn | Tyler Bitancurt | West Virginia |
Week Two
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12 | 12:00 p.m. | #19 North Carolina 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels football team The 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina during its 57th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tar Heels played in the Coastal Division of the conference. The Tar Heels finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play and lost in the Meineke Car... |
UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPNU ESPNU ESPNU is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced by, affiliated with and owned by parent network ESPN. ESPNU originates out of ESPN Regional Television's ESPNU (often referred to as The U) is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced... |
L 12-10 | 38,087 |
| September 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Buffalo 2009 Buffalo Bulls football team The 2009 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season.-Notable players:* Naaman Roosevelt, Wide Receiver, 2008 First Team all-MAC.... |
University at Buffalo Stadium University at Buffalo Stadium University at Buffalo Stadium is a stadium in Amherst, New York. It is primarily used for football and track and field events, and is the home field of the Buffalo Bulls. It opened on September 4, 1993 with a game against the University of Maine... • Amherst, NY |
ESPN2 | W 54-27 | 21,870 |
| September 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | #5 Penn State 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The 2009 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the 2009 college football season. The team is coached by Joe Paterno and plays its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. Penn State had the highest graduation rate among all of... |
Beaver Stadium Beaver Stadium Beaver Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania, United States, on the campus of The Pennsylvania State University. It is home to the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten Conference. The stadium is named for James A... • University Park, PA |
Big Ten Network | L 28-7 | 106,387 |
| September 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | W 45-7 | 43,722 | ||
| September 12 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina 2009 East Carolina Pirates football team The 2009 East Carolina Pirates football team represented East Carolina University in the college football season of 2009-10 and played their home games in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The team was coached by Skip Holtz, who was in his fifth and final year with the program... |
West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 35–20 | 59,216 | |
| September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | #23 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium Nippert Stadium Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio is the University of Cincinnati's football stadium, home to their Bearcats football team in rudimentary form since 1901, and as a complete stadium since 1924, making it the fourth oldest playing site and fifth oldest stadium in college football.In 1895, the... • Cincinnati, OH |
FSN-Ohio | W 70-3 | 30,421 | |
| September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | South Florida | Western Kentucky 2009 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team The 2009 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2009 college football season. The team's Head Coach was David Elson. WKU was formerly an Independent team in 2008, before their move to the Sun Belt Conference in 2009... |
Houchens Industries - L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | W 35-13 | 20,568 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jarrett Brown Jarrett Brown Jarrett Brown is an American football quarterback who is currently with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He played college football at West Virginia, and was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft... |
West Virginia | Adam Gunn | Pittsburgh | Mardy Gilyard | Cincinnati |
Week Three
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville | Kentucky 2009 Kentucky Wildcats football team The 2009 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Rich Brooks, in his seventh and ultimately final season at Kentucky, and played its home games at Commonwealth Stadium. The Wildcats competed... |
Commonwealth Stadium Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky) Commonwealth Stadium is the name of a stadium in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. This stadium, named for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is located on the campus of the University of Kentucky and is the home field for the school's football team, replacing the smaller Stoll Field/McLean Stadium. The field... • Lexington, KY |
ESPNU | L 31-27 | 70,988 |
| September 19 | 5:00 p.m. | UConn | Baylor 2009 Baylor Bears football team The 2009 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University in college football's 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Art Briles. The Bears played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas... |
Floyd Casey Stadium Floyd Casey Stadium Floyd Casey Stadium is a stadium in Waco, Texas. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Baylor Bears. Floyd Casey Stadium is about four miles from the Baylor campus. Floyd Casey Stadium was built in 1950 and cost $1.8 million dollars to construct... • Waco, TX |
W 30–22 | 40,147 | |
| September 19 | 5:00 p.m. | Florida International 2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team The 2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University during their 5th season of NCAA Division I FBS football and their 8th season overall. The team was coached by Mario Cristobal and played their homes games at the on-campus FIU Stadium... |
Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | W 23-15 | 45,273 | |
| September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Navy 2009 Navy Midshipmen football team The 2009 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Midshipmen, led by third year head coach Ken Niumatalolo, played their home games at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.On November 7, 2009 athletic... |
Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 27-14 | 55,064 | |
| September 19 | 6:45 p.m. | #21 Cincinnati | #24 Oregon State 2009 Oregon State Beavers football team The 2009 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the college football 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach, in his second stint with the Beavers, was Mike Riley who was in his seventh straight season and ninth overall with the football... |
Reser Stadium Reser Stadium Reser Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. on the campus of Oregon State University. It is the home of the Oregon State Beavers of the Pacific-12 Conference. Originally opened in 1953 as Parker Stadium, the stadium was renamed in 1999, and its current... • Corvallis, OR |
FSN Fox Sports Net The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :... |
W 28-18 | 41,909 |
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 59-0 | 38,798 | ||
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern 2009 Northwestern Wildcats football team The 2009 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten during the 2009–2010 college football season. Pat Fitzgerald, in his fourth season at Northwestern, was the team's head coach. The Wildcats home games were played at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois... |
Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 37-34 | 40,251 | |
| September 19 | 7:45 p.m. | West Virginia | Auburn 2009 Auburn Tigers football team The 2009 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by first year head coach Gene Chizik... |
Jordan-Hare Stadium Jordan-Hare Stadium Jordan–Hare Stadium is the playing venue for Auburn University's football team located on campus in Auburn, Alabama, USA. The stadium is named for Ralph "Shug" Jordan, the University's winningest football coach, and Cliff Hare, a member of Auburn's first football team as well as Dean of the Auburn... • Auburn, AL |
ESPN2 | L 41-30 | 87,451 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Mike Williams | Syracuse | Dan Mason | Pittsburgh | Ryan Lichtenstein | Syracuse |
Week Four
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Fresno State 2009 Fresno State Bulldogs football team The 2009 Fresno State football team represented California State University, Fresno and the Central Valley in the 2009 college football season. The team was coached by 13th-year head coach Pat Hill. 2009 was the Bulldogs' 29th in their current home of Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California... |
#15 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 28–20 | 32,910 | |
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | W 52-10 | 38,620 | |
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida | #25 Florida State 2009 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2009 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2009 college football season. The Seminoles were led by 34th year head coach Bobby Bowden... |
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPNU | W 17-7 | 83,542 |
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers | Maryland 2009 Maryland Terrapins football team The 2009 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland during its 57th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Terrapins played in the Atlantic Division of the conference, and competed against all five divisional opponents, two Coastal Division opponents on a... |
Byrd Stadium Byrd Stadium Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium , is an outdoor athletic stadium on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. It is the home of the Maryland Terrapins football and lacrosse teams, which compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference... • College Park, MD |
W 34-13 | 43,848 | |
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | North Carolina State | Carter-Finley Stadium Carter-Finley Stadium Carter-Finley Stadium is home to the North Carolina State University Wolfpack football team. It was opened in 1966 and now has a seating capacity of 57,583 seats.... • Raleigh, NC |
ESPNU | L 38-31 | 57,583 |
| September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 41-24 | 35,632 | ||
| September 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville | Utah 2009 Utah Utes football team The 2009 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by 5th year head football coach Kyle Whittingham, played its home games in Rice–Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.... |
Rice-Eccles Stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium Rice-Eccles Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the campus of the University of Utah. It is the home field of the Utah Utes of the Pacific-12 Conference... • Salt Lake City, UT |
CBS College Sports | L 30-14 | 45,588 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Mardy Gilyard | Cincinnati | Jason Pierre-Paul Jason Pierre-Paul Jason Pierre-Paul is an American football defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League. His nickname is JPP. He was drafted by the Giants in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft... |
South Florida | Teddy Dellaganna | Rutgers |
Week Five
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Colorado 2009 Colorado Buffaloes football team The 2009 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Buffaloes were led by fourth year head coach Dan Hawkins and played their home games at Folsom Field. The Buffaloes finished the season with a record of 3–9... |
West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN | W 35-24 | 60,055 |
| October 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • • Louisville, KY | ESPN2 | PITT 35–10 | 39,948 |
| October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | #23 South Florida | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | Big East Network | USF 34-20 | 40,147 |
| October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | #11 Cincinnati | Miami (OH) 2009 Miami RedHawks football team The 2009 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University in the college football season of 2009. They competed in the Mid-American Conference East Division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the football season... |
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | W 37-13 | 23,493 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Bill Stull | Pittsburgh | Nate Allen | South Florida | Scott Kozlowski | West Virginia |
Week Six
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | West Virginia | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | Big East Network | WVU 34–13 | 40,144 |
| October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | UConn | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ABC | PITT 24-21 | 44,839 |
| October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | W 42-0 | 50,169 | ||
| October 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Southern Mississippi 2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team The 2009 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented The University of Southern Mississippi in the college football season of 2009–2010. The team's head coach was Larry Fedora, who was in his second year at Southern Miss. They played their home games at M.M... |
Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPNU | W 25-23 | 37,268 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Noel Devine Noel Devine Noel Devine is an American football running back for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and was released four days later after leaving the squad. He played college football at West Virginia.He had a... |
West Virginia | Robert Vaughn | UConn | Dan Hutchins | Pittsburgh |
Week Seven
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15 | 7:30 p.m. | #9 Cincinnati | #21 South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | CIN 34–17 | 63,976 |
| October 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN | PITT 24-17 | 50,296 |
| October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | Big East Network | UCONN 38-25 | 40,000 |
| October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall 2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team The 2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the 2009 season. Marshall competed as a member of the East Division of Conference USA, and played their home... |
West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | Big East Network | W 24-7 | 54,432 |
On October 18, UConn cornerback Jasper Howard was stabbed to death during a fight at an on campus dance. Howard had a career high 11 tackles and forced a 3rd quarter fumble to earn the game ball just hours before his death.
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Dion Lewis Dion Lewis Dion John Lewis is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Eagles in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft... |
Pittsburgh | Lawrence Wilson | UConn | Jacob Rogers | Cincinnati |
Week Eight
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Rutgers | Army 2009 Army Black Knights football team The 2009 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the 2009 season. Army competed as an Independent, with no conference affiliation and were led by... |
Michie Stadium Michie Stadium Michie Stadium is an outdoor football stadium located on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. It is the home field for the Army Black Knights. It opened in 1924 and has a current seating capacity of 38,000.... • West Point, NY |
ESPN2 | W 27-10 | 24,098 |
| October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | UConn | #23 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPNU | WVU 28-24 | 58,106 |
| October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida | #20 Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | Big East Network | PITT 41-14 | 50,019 |
| October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisville | #5 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPNU | CIN 41-10 | 35,099 |
| October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron 2009 Akron Zips football team The 2009 University of Akron Zips football team represented The University of Akron in the college football season of 2009. They competed in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football during the football season. Akron competed as a member of... |
Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | W 28-14 | 36,991 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Noel Devine Noel Devine Noel Devine is an American football running back for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and was released four days later after leaving the squad. He played college football at West Virginia.He had a... |
West Virginia | Dom DeCicco | Pittsburgh | Tavon Austin | West Virginia |
Week Nine
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30 | 8:00 p.m. | #21 West Virginia | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN2 | USF 30-19 | 56,328 |
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | #8 Cincinnati | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPNU | CIN 28-7 | 33,802 |
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | Big East Network | RUTG 28-24 | 37,045 |
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | Arkansas State 2009 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team The 2009 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team represented Arkansas State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Red Wolves, led by 8th year head coach Steve Roberts, played their home games at ASU Stadium. The Red Wolves finished the season 4–8 and 3–5 in Sun... |
Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | W 21-13 | 21,497 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tim Brown | Rutgers | Kion Wilson | South Florida | Devin McCourty | Rutgers |
Week Ten
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | Big East Network | WVU 17-9 | 55,334 |
| November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | #13 Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPNU | PITT 37-10 | 46,855 |
| November 7 | 8:00 p.m. | UConn | #5 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ABC | CIN 47-45 | 35,100 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Zach Collaros Zach Collaros Zach Collaros is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He graduated from Steubenville High School in 2007, and has been named the Bearcats' starter going into the 2010 season.- 2008 season :... |
Cincinnati | Julian Miller | West Virginia | Jacob Rogers | Cincinnati |
Week Eleven
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | #24 South Florida | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN | RUTG 31-0 | 48,057 |
| November 13 | 8:00 p.m. | #25 West Virginia | #5 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN2 | CIN 24-21 | 35,105 |
| November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | Big East Network | LOU 10-9 | 33,223 |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Notre Dame 2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team The 2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2009 college football season. Charlie Weis entered his fifth season as head coach with the expectation from the Notre Dame administration that his team would be in position to compete for a BCS Bowl berth... |
#12 Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ABC | W 27-22 | 65,374 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jonathan Baldwin | Pittsburgh | Chris Campa | Louisville | Devin McCourty | Rutgers |
Week Twelve
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | Big East Network | USF 34-22 | 49,388 |
| November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | UConn | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame Stadium is the home football stadium for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. The stadium is located on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, just north of the city of South Bend.... • [Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame, IN]] |
NBC Notre Dame Football on NBC Notre Dame Football on NBC is a presentation of the Notre Dame football television package on NBC. The television network broadcasts all Notre Dame home games.-History:... |
W 33-30 in 2OT | 80,795 |
| November 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Rutgers | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | SYR 31-13 | 36,759 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| B.J. Daniels | South Florida | Doug Hogue | Syracuse | Jordan Todman | UConn |
Week Thirteen
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 27 | 11:00 a.m. | Rutgers | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN2 | RUTG 34-14 | 23,422 |
| November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Illinois 2009 Illinois Fighting Illini football team The 2009 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois during the 2009–2010 college football season. The team's head football coach was Ron Zook. The Illini played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. This was Ron Zook's fifth season as the... |
#5 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ABC | W 49-36 | 35,106 |
| November 27 | 7:00 p.m. | #9 Pittsburgh | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN2 | WVU 19-16 | 56,123 |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | Big East Network | UCONN 56-31 | 40,000 |
| November 28 | 3:30 p.m. | #17 Miami 2009 Miami Hurricanes football team The 2009 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2009 Division I college football season. The Hurricanes were coached by Randy Shannon and played their home games at Land Shark Stadium... |
South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ABC | L 31-10 | 66,469 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tony Pike | Cincinnati | Robert Sands | West Virginia | Tyler Bitancurt | West Virginia |
Week Fourteen
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5 | 12:00 p.m. | #5 Cincinnati | #15 Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ABC | CIN 45-44 | 63,387 |
| December 5 | 12:00 p.m. | #23 West Virginia | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN | WVU 24-21 | 52,534 |
| December 5 | 8:00 p.m. | South Florida | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPN2 | UCONN 29-27 | 35,624 |
Players of the Week
| Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tony Pike | Cincinnati | Reed Williams | West Virginia | Mardy Gilyard | Cincinnati |
Rankings
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | AP | RV | 23 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| C | RV | 23 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| BCS | Not released | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||
| Connecticut | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||
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| Pittsburgh | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 15 | |
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | ||
| BCS | Not released | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | ||||||||
| Rutgers | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | ||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||
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| South Florida | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | RV | RV | 23 | ||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | RV | RV | 24 | RV | ||||||
| BCS | Not released | 25 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| West Virginia | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 25 | ||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | RV | 23 | RV | RV | 23 | 17 | 22 | |||
| BCS | Not released | 23 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 16 | |||||||||||
Records against other conferences
As of games through week 13| Conference | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 2009 ACC football season The 2009 ACC football season was an NCAA football season that was played from September 3, 2009, to January 5, 2010. The Atlantic Coast Conference consists of 12 members in two divisions. The Atlantic division consists of Boston College, Clemson, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina State and... |
2 | 3 |
| Big 12 2009 Big 12 Conference football season The 2009 Big 12 Conference football season is the 14th season for the Big 12, as part of the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season.-Coaching changes:-Media Poll:Ranked by total points, first place votes shown in parenthesis.-Rankings:... |
2 | 0 |
| Big Ten 2009 Big Ten Conference football season The 2009 Big Ten Conference football season was the 114th for the conference, and saw Ohio State conclude the regular season as Big Ten Conference champion for the 5th consecutive time, their 34th Big Ten title. This earned them the conference's automatic selection to a Bowl Championship Series... |
2 | 2 |
| CUSA 2009 Conference USA football season The 2009 Conference USA football season was the 15th season of the conference's existence.-Previous season:East Carolina won the conference championship.-C-USA vs. BCS matchups:-Regular season:-Week one:-Week two:-Week three:-Week four:... |
3 | 0 |
| Independents | 4 | 0 |
| MAC 2009 Mid-American Conference football season 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.- Previous season :Ball... |
4 | 0 |
| Mountain West 2009 Mountain West Conference football season The 2009 Mountain West Conference football season was the 11th since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the Mountain West Conference.-Previous season:... |
0 | 1 |
| Pac-10 2009 Pac-10 Conference football season The 2009 Pacific-10 Conference football season started on Thursday, September 3, 2009. Oregon won the Pac-10 title, which had been held by USC for the past seven years... |
1 | 0 |
| SEC | 0 | 2 |
| Sun Belt 2009 Sun Belt Conference football season The 2009 Sun Belt Conference football season was a NCAA football season that was played from September 3, 2009, to January 6, 2010. The Sun Belt Conference consists of 9 football members: Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle... |
3 | 0 |
| WAC 2009 WAC football season The 2009 Western Athletic Conference football season was an NCAA football season played from September 3, 2009, to January 4, 2010. The Western Athletic Conference consists of 9 members: Boise State, Fresno State, Hawai'i, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, New Mexico State, San Jose State, and Utah... |
1 | 0 |
| All FCS | 10 | 0 |
| Overall | 32 | 8 |
Bowl games
| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Matchups/Results | Attandance | Payout (US$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Petersburg Bowl 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl The 2009 St. Petersburg Bowl presented by Beef 'O' Brady's, formerly known as the St. Petersburg Bowl, was the second edition of the college football bowl game and was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The game began at 8:00 PM US EST on Saturday, December 19, 2009, was... |
December 19, 2009 | Tropicana Field Tropicana Field Tropicana Field is a domed stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida, which has been the home of Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays since the team's inaugural season in 1998, when they were the Devil Rays. It has also served as the host stadium for the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, an NCAA-sanctioned college... |
St. Petersburg, FL | ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... |
Rutgers 45, UCF 2009 UCF Knights football team The 2009 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was George O'Leary, in his sixth season with the team. Coaching changes included new offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe... 24 |
29,763 | $1,000,000 |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl The 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl was the eighth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The game started at 4:30 PM US EST on Saturday, December 26, 2009 and was telecasted on ESPN and ESPN360... |
December 26, 2009 | Bank of America Stadium Bank of America Stadium Bank of America Stadium is a 73,778-seat football stadium located on of land in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It is the home facility of the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise. It also hosts the annual Belk Bowl which features teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big East... |
Charlotte, NC | ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... |
Pittsburgh 19, North Carolina 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels football team The 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina during its 57th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Tar Heels played in the Coastal Division of the conference. The Tar Heels finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play and lost in the Meineke Car... 17 |
50,389 | $1,000,000 |
| Konica Minolta Gator Bowl 2010 Gator Bowl The 2010 Gator Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Florida State University Seminoles from the ACC, and the West Virginia University Mountaineers representing the Big East, and was played on Friday, January 1, 2010, at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville,... |
January 1, 2010 | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | CBS CBS Sports CBS Sports is a division of CBS Broadcasting which airs sporting events on the American television network. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on West 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street.CBS... |
Florida State 2009 Florida State Seminoles football team The 2009 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2009 college football season. The Seminoles were led by 34th year head coach Bobby Bowden... 33, West Virginia 21 |
84,129 | $2,500,000 |
| Sugar Bowl 2010 Sugar Bowl The 2010 Sugar Bowl Game was an American college football bowl game that was part of the Bowl Championship Series for the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the 76th Sugar Bowl... |
January 1, 2010 | Louisiana Superdome Louisiana Superdome The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, previously known as the Louisiana Superdome and colloquially known as the Superdome, is a sports and exhibition arena located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA... |
New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population... |
FOX | Florida 2009 Florida Gators football team The 2009 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 2009 college football season... 51, Cincinnati 24 |
65,207 | $18,000,000 |
| International Bowl 2010 International Bowl The 2010 International Bowl was the fourth and final edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The game started at 12:00 PM US EST on Saturday, January 2, 2010. The game was telecast on ESPN2 and the South Florida Bulls defeated the... |
January 2, 2010 | Rogers Centre Rogers Centre Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League... |
Toronto, ON | ESPN2 ESPN2 ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,... |
South Florida 27, Northern Illinois 2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team The 2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University in during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Northern Illinois competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference West Division. The team was coached by Jerry Kill and played their home games in... 3 |
22,185 | $750,000 |
| PapaJohns.com Bowl 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl The 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Connecticut Huskies of the Big East Conference and the South Carolina Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference , on January 2, 2010 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama... |
January 2, 2010 | Legion Field Legion Field Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. The stadium is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans. At its peak... |
Birmingham, AL | ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... |
UConn 20, South Carolina 2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team The 2009 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the college football season of 2009–2010. The team's head football coach was Steve Spurrier, who was in his fifth season at USC. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams-Brice Stadium in... 7 |
45,254 | $900,000 |
Attendance
| Team | Stadium (Capacity) | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium Nippert Stadium Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio is the University of Cincinnati's football stadium, home to their Bearcats football team in rudimentary form since 1901, and as a complete stadium since 1924, making it the fourth oldest playing site and fifth oldest stadium in college football.In 1895, the... (35,098) |
30,421 | 32,910 | 35,099 | 35,100 | 35,105 | 35,106 | 203,651 | 33,942 | 96.7 | ||
| Connecticut | Rentschler Field (40,000) | 38,087 | 38,620 | 40,000 | 37,045 | 40,000 | 35,624 | 229,376 | 38,229 | 95.6 | ||
| Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is a football stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA and serves as the home of the University of Louisville football program. It opened in 1998, making it the second-to-last football stadium in NCAA Division I-A to open in the 20th century, with SMU's Gerald J.... (42,000) |
39,344 | 39,948 | 37,268 | 21,497 | 33,223 | 23,422 | 194702 | 32,450 | 77.3 | ||
| Pittsburgh | Heinz Field Heinz Field Heinz Field is a stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It primarily serves as the home to the Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh Panthers American football teams, members of the National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association respectively... (65,050) |
48,497 | 55,064 | 44,839 | 50,019 | 46,855 | 65,374 | 63,387 | 374,035 | 53,434 | 82.1 | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium Rutgers Stadium High Point Solutions Stadium is the on-campus football stadium for the football program at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. It is located on the Busch Campus at Rutgers, and overlooks the Raritan River to the South. High Point Solutions Stadium was opened on September 3, 1994 when the... (52,454) |
53,737 | 43,722 | 45,273 | 50,169 | 50,296 | 48,057 | 52,534 | 343,788 | 49,113 | 93.6 | |
| South Florida | Raymond James Stadium Raymond James Stadium Raymond James Stadium, also known as the "Ray Jay", is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Tampa, Florida. It is home to the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as the NCAA's South Florida Bulls football team. The stadium seats 65,857 , and it is expandable to 75,000 for special events... (65,857) |
40,360 | 38,798 | 63,976 | 56,328 | 49,388 | 66,469 | 315,319 | 52,553 | 79.8 | ||
| Syracuse | Carrier Dome Carrier Dome The Carrier Dome is a 49,250-seat domed sports stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, New York, USA. It is home to the Syracuse Orange football, basketball, and lacrosse teams. High school football championships are also held in "The... (49,250) |
48,617 | 40,251 | 35,632 | 40,147 | 40,144 | 36,991 | 33,802 | 36,759 | 312,343 | 39,043 | 79.3 |
| West Virginia | Mountaineer Field Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium Mountaineer Field is the football stadium for the West Virginia Mountaineers, an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision team. The stadium is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, on the health sciences campus of West Virginia University.... (60,000) |
57,950 | 59,216 | 60,055 | 54,432 | 58,106 | 55,334 | 56,123 | 401,216 | 57,316 | 95.5 | |
Big East Conference Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big East Conference football coaches.| 2009 Big East Football Individual Awards | ||||||
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| Offensive Player of the Year | Dion Lewis Dion Lewis Dion John Lewis is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Eagles in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft... , RB, PITTSBURGH |
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| Defensive Player of the Year | Greg Romeus Greg Romeus Greg Romeus is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He played as a defensive end for the Pittsburgh Panthers at the University of Pittsburgh. Romeus played football for just one year before entering college... , DE, PITTSBURGH Mick Williams, DL, PITTSBURGH |
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| Special Teams Player of the Year | Mardy Gilyard, KR, CINCINNATI |
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| Rookie of the Year | Dion Lewis, RB, PITTSBURGH |
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| Coach of the Year | Brian Kelly Brian Kelly (coach) Brian Keith Kelly is an American football coach and former player in the United States. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame, a position he has held since the 2010 season... , CINCINNATI |
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