2009 Ohio Bobcats football team

2009 Ohio Bobcats football
MAC East Division co-champion
MAC Championship Game, L 10–20 vs Central Michigan
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, L 17–21 vs Marshall
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	9–5 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Frank Solich (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tim Albin (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Gerry Gdowski (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Burrow (5th season)
Home stadium	Peden Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)

2009 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	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 (OH)		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

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.^[1][2]

The Bobcats finished the season 9–5, 7–1 in MAC play to be co-champions of the east division. Ohio represented the east division in the MAC Championship Game, losing to Central Michigan 20–10. The Bobcats were invited to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, losing to Marshall 21–17.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	UConn*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN360	L 16–23	24,617[3]
September 12	7:00 pm	at North Texas*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	KTXA	W 31–30 ^2OT	16,674
September 19	7:00 pm	No. 12 (FCS) Cal Poly*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 28–10	16,018[4]
September 26	7:00 pm	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 23–34	95,535[5]
October 3	4:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH		W 44–37	14,071[6]
October 10	6:00 pm	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH		W 19–7	16,381[7]
October 17	2:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Peden Stadium Athens, OH (Battle of the Bricks)		W 28–7	20,188[8]
October 24	2:00 pm	Kent State	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		L 11–20	17,968[9]
October 31	12:00 pm	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		W 20–17	7,321[10]
November 10	7:00 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN2	W 27–24	13,032[11]
November 21	2:00 pm	Northern Illinois	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 38–31	14,756[12]
November 27	11:00 am	Temple	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	W 35–17	14,135[13]
December 4	8:00 pm	vs. Central Michigan	Ford Field Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 10–20	23,714[14]
December 26	1:00 pm	vs. Marshall*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl / Battle for the Bell)	ESPN	L 17–21	30,311[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP / Coaches Polls released prior to game. All times are in Eastern time

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References

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