The 2009 Ohio Bobcats football

Ohio Bobcats football

The Ohio Bobcats football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team represents the university as a member of the Mid-American Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the Division 1 Bowl Subdivision level...

 team competed on behalf of Ohio University

Ohio University

Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...

 during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on September 2, 2009, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2010, featuring the...

. The Bobcats were led by head coach

Head coach

A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...

 Frank Solich

Frank Solich

Frank Solich is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Ohio University, a position he has held since the 2005 season...

 and played their home games in 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...

 located in Athens, Ohio

Athens, Ohio

Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...

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The Bobcats finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in 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...

 play to be co-champions of the east division. Ohio represented the east division in the MAC Championship Game

2009 MAC Championship Game

The 2009 Marathon MAC Championship Game was a college football game played by the Central Michigan Chippewas and the Ohio Bobcats. The game, sponsored by Marathon Oil, was the final regular season contest of the 2009 college football season for the Mid-American Conference...

, losing to Central Michigan

2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2009 Central Michigan University Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University 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. Central...

 20–10. The Bobcats were invited to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

The 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association bowl game played at 1:00 PM EST on December 26, 2009 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan and aired on ESPN....

, losing to 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...

 21–17.

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