2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

The 2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Central Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division. The team was coached by Butch Jones and played their home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The Chippewas finished the regular season 11–2 and 8–0 in conference play, beat Ohio in the 2009 MAC Championship Game to win the MAC title and were invited to the GMAC Bowl where they defeated Sun Belt Champion Troy 44–41 in double overtime.

2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football
MAC champion
MAC West Division champion
GMAC Bowl champion
GMAC Bowl, W 44–41 2OT vs. Troy
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 23
2009 record12–2 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Bajakian
Defensive coordinatorTim Banks
Home stadiumKelly/Shorts Stadium
2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  7 –1     9 –5  
Temple x  7 –1     9 –4  
Bowling Green  6 –2     7 –6  
Kent State  4 –4     5 –7  
Buffalo  3 –5     5 –7  
Akron  2 –6     3 –9  
Miami  1 –7     1 –11  
West Division
No. 23 Central Michigan x$  8 –0     12 –2  
Northern Illinois  5 –3     7 –6  
Western Michigan  4 –4     5 –7  
Toledo  3 –5     5 –7  
Ball State  2 –6     2 –10  
Eastern Michigan  0 –8     0 –12  
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

At the end of the season, Jones departed Central Michigan to become the head coach of the University of Cincinnati. Steve Stripling, the defensive ends coach, became interim head coach and coached the GMAC bowl.[1]

Before the season

Recruiting

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 510:00 p.m.at Arizona*
L 6-1951,683[2]
September 1212:00 p.m.at Michigan State*
ESPNW 29–2776,221[3]
September 193:30 p.m.Alcorn State*
W 48–018,323[4]
September 263:30 p.m.Akron
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
FSOW 48–2120,032[5]
October 33:30 p.m.at Buffalo
W 20–1318,092[6]
October 1012:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan
ESPN PlusW 56–826,730[7]
October 173:30 p.m.at Western Michigan
FSD+[8]W 34–2327,896[9]
October 2412:00 p.m.at Bowling Green
ESPN PlusW 24–1010,042[10]
October 313:30 p.m.at Boston College*
ESPNUL 10–3134,128[11]
November 118:00 p.m.Toledo
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPN2W 56–2818,310[12]
November 188:00 p.m.at Ball State
ESPN2W 35–35,736[13]
November 271:00 p.m.Northern Illinois
  • Kelly/Shorts Stadium
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
ESPNUW 45–3115,113[14]
December 48:00 p.m.vs. Ohio
ESPN2W 20–1023,714[15]
January 67:00 p.m.vs. Troy*
ESPNW 44–41 2OT34,486[16]

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Roster
2009 Central Michigan Chippewas roster

Wide Receivers

  •  1 Kito Poblah - Junior
  •  4 Jahleel Addae - Freshman
  •  7 Bryan Anderson - Senior
  • 10 Ronnie Kennedy - Freshman
  • 11 Cornelius Gallon - Sophomore
  • 11 Cody Wilson - Freshman
  • 25 Sean Skergan - Junior
  • 27 Antonio Brown - Junior
  • 35 Jordan McConnell - Freshman
  • 80 Cedric Fraser - Sophomore
  • 81 Jerry Harris - Sophomore
  • 83 Reggie Brown - Freshman
  • 84 Deja Alexander - Freshman
  • 85 Matt Torres - Junior
  • 87 Jeremy Wilson - Sophomore
  • 88 Valtorrey Showers - Freshman
  • 89 Connor Odykirk - Freshman

Offensive Line

  • Zach Wiersma - Freshman
  • 58 Anthony Quinn - Junior
  • 63 Colin Miller - Junior
  • 64 Allen Ollenburger - Senior
  • 65 Darren Keyton - Freshman
  • 66 Jeff Maddux - Junior
  • 67 Mike Repovz - Freshman
  • 68 Richard Hayes - Freshman
  • 69 Nick Reynolds - Freshman
  • 70 Adam Schneid - Freshman
  • 71 Matt Kanitz - Freshman
  • 73 Jake Olson - Freshman
  • 74 Jeff Fantuzzi - Freshman
  • 76 Todd Johnson - Senior
  • 77 Jon Czerwienski - Freshman
  • 78 Rocky Weaver - Sophomore
  • 79 Eric Fisher - Freshman

Tight Ends

  • 84 Jacob Johnson - Freshman
  • Charlie Hoch - Freshman
  • 82 David Blackburn - Sophomore
  • 86 Bobby James - Freshman

Quarterbacks

  •  8 Ryan Radcliff - Freshman
  • 13 Dan LeFevour - Senior
  • 16 Derek Rifenbury - Sophomore
  • 18 A.J. Westendorp - Freshman

Fullbacks

  • 39 Tyler Reed - Junior

Running Backs

  •  5 Tim Phillips - Freshman
  •  6 Paris Cotton - Sophomore
  •  2 Bryan Schroeder - Sophomore
  • 20 Malek Redd - Freshman
  • 29 Carl Volny - Junior
  • 34 Zurlon Tipton - Freshman

Defensive Line

  • 15 Sam Williams - Senior
  • 47 Josh Allison - Sophomore
  • 49 Daniel Jackson - Freshman
  • 53 Aaron McCord - Freshman
  • 54 Sean Murnane - Junior
  • 55 Steve Winston - Freshman
  • 56 Kashawn Fraser - Sophomore
  • 60 Chris Reeves - Freshman
  • 72 Cody Pettit - Freshman
  • 75 Aaron Kaczmarski - Freshman
  • 90 Galen Clemons - Freshman
  • 94 John Williams - Sophomore
  • 95 Larry Knight - Senior
  • 97 Darryll Stinson - Freshman
  • 98 Frank Zombo - Senior
  • 99 Caesar Rodriguez - Freshman

Linebackers

  • 17 Tim Brazzel - Senior
  • 23 Derek Carter - Sophomore
  • 26 Shamari Benton - Freshman
  • 33 Mike Petrucci - Sophomore
  • 41 Armond Staten - Sophomore
  • 43 Nick Bellore - Junior
  • 45 Landon Carter - Sophomore
  • 46 Matt Berning - Junior
  • 47 Kyle Zelinsky - Freshman
  • 48 Will Schwarz - Freshman
  • 50 Kevin Sweet - Freshman
  • 51 Adam Fenton - Freshman
  • 52 Alex Smith - Freshman
  • 57 Jake Bentley - Freshman
  • 59 Shane Torzy - Junior
  • 69 Kyle Torzy - Freshman

Defensive Backs

  •  9 Bobby Seay - Junior
  • 10 Lorenzo White - Freshman
  • 12 Eric Fraser - Senior
  • 14 Tommy Mama - Senior
  • 19 Josh Gordy - Senior
  • 21 Gary Jackson - Sophomore
  • 22 Vince Agnew - Junior
  • 24 LaVarus Williams - Freshman
  • 28 D.J. Scott - Freshman
  • 30 Evan Ray - Freshman
  • 31 Kirkston Edwards - Senior
  • 38 Jason Johnson - Freshman
  • 40 John Carr - Sophomore
  • 42 Leron Eaddy - Freshman
  • 44 Dannie Bolden - Sophomore

Punters

  • 44 Jake Linklater - Freshman

Kickers

  • 36 Andrew Aguila - Senior
  • 37 Connor Gagnon - Freshman
  • 96 Brett Hartmann - Junior
  • 99 Richie Hogan - Freshman

Long Snappers

  • 61 Brian Bennyhoff - Sophomore
  • 92 Jake Ekkens - Junior
  • 93 Chris Starkey - Junior
  • † Starter at position
  • * Injured, will not play in 2009

Coaching staff
Name Position Year at school
Butch Jones Head Coach 3rd
Mike Bajakian Offensive Coordinator 3rd
Tim Banks Defensive Coordinator
Secondary Coach		 3rd
Zach Azzanni Assistant Head Coach
Wide Receivers Coach		 3rd
Steve Stripling Associate Head Coach - Defense
Defensive Ends Coach		 1st
Jeff Beckles Running Backs Coach 3rd
Mark Elder Linebackers Coach 3rd
Max Glowacki Recruiting Coordinator
Tight Ends Coach		 3rd
Don Mahoney Offensive Line Coach 3rd
Paul Volero Special Teams Coordinator
Defensive Tackles Coach		 3rd

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Game summaries

Arizona
See also: 2009 Arizona Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 0 0 6 6
Wildcats 6 7 3 3 19

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

  • 07:17 ARIZ Zendejas 36-yard field goal 3-0 ARIZ
  • 00:00 ARIZ Zendejas 37-yard field goal 6-0 ARIZ

2nd Quarter

  • 08:20 ARIZ Grigsby 3-yard run (Zendejas kick) 13-0 ARIZ

3rd Quarter

  • 00:38 ARIZ Zendejas 37-yard field goal 16-0 ARIZ

4th Quarter

  • 12:21 CMU LeFevour 5-yard run (LeFevour rush failed) 16-6 ARIZ
  • 08:45 ARIZ Zendejas 35-yard field goal 19-6 ARIZ

Michigan State
See also: 2009 Michigan State Spartans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 3 10 0 16 29
Spartans 10 7 3 7 27

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

  • 13:00 MSU Ray 1 Yd Run (Swenson Kick) 7-0 MSU
  • 09:24 CMU Aguila 49 Yd field goal 7-3 MSU
  • 03:13 MSU Swenson 39 Yd field goal 10-3 MSU

2nd Quarter

  • 13:16 CMU Aguila 31 Yd field goal 10-6 MSU
  • 05:49 CMU Brown 6 Yd Pass From LeFevour (Aguila Kick) 13-10 CMU
  • 04:16 MSU Gantt 16 Yd Pass From Nichol (Swenson Kick) 17-13 MSU

3rd Quarter

  • 02:33 MSU Swenson 32 Yd field goal 20-13 MSU

4th Quarter

  • 14:24 CMU Poblah 12 Yd Pass From LeFevour (Aguila Kick) 20-20
  • 07:33 MSU Cunningham 7 Yd Pass From Cousins (Swenson Kick) 27-20 MSU
  • 00:32 CMU Cotton 11 Yd Pass From LeFevour (Two-Point Conversion Failed) 27-26 MSU
  • 00:03 CMU Aguila 42 Yd field goal 29-27 CMU

Alcorn State
1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 0 0 0 0 0
Chippewas 10 24 14 0 48

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

  • 07:36 CMU Aguila 23-yard field goal CMU 3-0
  • 05:56 CMU Brown 55-yard punt return (Aguila kick) CMU 10-0

2nd Quarter

  • 14:51 CMU LeFevour 10-yard run (Aguila kick) CMU 17-0
  • 11:54 CMU Phillips 2-yard run (Aguila kick) CMU 24-0
  • 09:12 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run (Aguila kick) CMU 31-0
  • 05:06 CMU Aguila 32-yard field goal CMU 34-0

3rd Quarter

  • 14:00 CMU Volny 5-yard run (Aguila kick) CMU 41-0
  • 00:59 CMU Volny 2-yard run (Hartmann kick) CMU 48-0

4th Quarter

Akron
See also: 2009 Akron Zips football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 0 7 7 7 21
Chippewas 13 21 7 7 48

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

  • 7:11 CMU Wilson 27-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0-7 CMU
  • 5:21 CMU Poblah 4-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick failed) 0-13 CMU

2nd Quarter

  • 14:39 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run (Aguila kick) 0-20 CMU
  • 9:59 AKRON Rodgers 10-yard run (Iveljic kick) 7-20 CMU
  • 6:47 CMU LeFevour 2-yard run (Aguila kick) 7-27 CMU
  • 1:02 CMU Brown 9-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 7-34 CMU

3rd Quarter

  • 8:42 AKRON Rodgers 1-yard run (Iveljic kick) 14-34 CMU
  • 3:40 CMU Brown 13-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 14-41 CMU

4th Quarter

  • 9:42 CMU Cotton 3-yard run (Aguila kick) 14-48 CMU
  • 6:19 AKRON Tuzze 9-yard run (Iveljic kick) 21-48 CMU

Buffalo
See also: 2009 Buffalo Bulls football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 6 7 0 20
Bulls 0 10 3 0 13

Eastern Michigan
See also: 2009 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 8 8
Chippewas 14 21 14 7 56

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

  • 08:51 CMU Brown 70-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0-7 CMU
  • 03:58 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run (Aguila kick) 0-14 CMU

2nd Quarter

  • 12:33 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run (Aguila kick) 0-21 CMU
  • 02:51 CMU Brown 75-yard punt return (Aguila kick) 0-28 CMU
  • 00:18 CMU Schroeder 11-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0-35 CMU

3rd Quarter

  • 12:50 CMU Poblah 25-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 0-42 CMU
  • 01:57 CMU LeFevour 5-yard run (Aguila kick) 0-49 CMU

4th Quarter

  • 11:25 EMU Welch 1-yard run (Gillett rush) 8-49 CMU
  • 07:36 CMU Volny 3-yard run (Aguila kick) 8-56 CMU

Western Michigan
See also: 2009 Western Michigan Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 10 17 0 7 34
Broncos 3 10 3 7 23

Bowling Green
See also: 2009 Bowling Green Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 7 3 7 24
Falcons 0 10 0 0 10

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter

  • 11:04 CMU Brown 4-yard run (Aguila kick) 7-0 CMU

2nd Quarter

  • 11:26 BGSU Barnes 24-yard pass from Sheehan (Norsic kick) 7-7
  • 9:16 CMU Brown 29-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 14-7 CMU
  • 0:06 BGSU Norsic 40-yard field goal 14-10 CMU

3rd Quarter

  • 11:34 CMU Aguila 38-yard field goal 17-10 CMU

4th Quarter

  • 10:02 CMU Anderson 9-yard pass from LeFevour (Aguila kick) 24-10 CMU

Boston College
See also: 2009 Boston College Eagles football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 0 3 0 7 10
Eagles 0 7 17 7 31

Scoring Summary

2nd Quarter

  • 6:09 CMU Aguila 34-yard field goal 3-0 CMU
  • 0:50 BC Harris 3-yard run (Aponavicius kick) 3-7 BC

3rd Quarter

  • 12:03 BC Gunnell 41-yard pass from Shinskie (Aponavicius kick) 3-14 BC
  • 6:35 BC Harris 3-yard run (Aponavicius kick) 3-21 BC
  • 1:44 BC Aponavicius 18-yard field goal 3-24 BC

4th Quarter

  • 5:00 BC Kuechly 28-yard interception return (Aponavicius kick) 3-31 BC
  • 0:35 CMU Radcliff 11-yard run (Aguila kick) 10-31 BC

Toledo
See also: 2009 Toledo Rockets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 7 7 0 14 28
Chippewas 7 28 14 7 56

Ball State
See also: 2009 Ball State Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 7 14 14 0 35
Cardinals 0 3 0 0 3

Northern Illinois
See also: 2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 10 0 21 31
Chippewas 10 14 14 7 45

Ohio
See also: 2009 Ohio Bobcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 0 3 0 10
Chippewas 10 7 3 0 20

Troy
See also: 2009 Troy Trojans football team and 2010 GMAC Bowl
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Chippewas 3 6 10 1573 44
Trojans 7 3 14 1070 41

This is the first ever meeting between these two teams.

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