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2009 FCS Football Playoffs

NCAA Div. 1 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff championship

December 18, 2009 - Chattanooga, Tennessee


Get your 2009 FCS Football Playoff Bracket here (pdf version).

 

FCS Playoff Schedule:

-Nov. 22, 2009 - FCS playoff teams announced

-Nov. 28, 2009 - First round FCS playoffs - location TBD (On Campus)

-Dec. 5, 2009 - Quarterfinals FCS playoffs - location TBD (On Campus)

-Dec. 11 and 12, 2009 - Semifinals FCS playoffs - location TBD (On Campus)

-Dec. 18, 2009 - FCS championship game - Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, TN
Photo by Steve Behr


2009 FCS Playoffs  (Final bracket here)


First Round, November 28, 2009


(1) Montana (12-0) def. South Dakota State (8-4), 61-48
Stephen F. Austin (10-2) def. E. Washington (8-4), 44-33

Appalachian St. (10-2) def. South Carolina St. (10-2), 20-13
(4) Richmond (11-1) def. Elon (9-3), 16-13

(2) Villanova (11-1) def. Holy Cross (9-3), 38-28
New Hampshire (10-2) def. McNeese State (9-3), 49-13

William & Mary (10-2) def. Weber State (7-5), 38-0
(3) Southern Illinois (11-1) def. Eastern Illinois (8-4), 48-7

Quarterfinals, December 5, 2009

(1) Montana (13-0) def. Stephen F. Austin (10-3), 51-0
Appalachian State (11-2) def. (4) Richmond (11-2), 35-31

(2) Villanova (12-1) def. New Hampshire (10-3), 46-7

William & Mary (11-2) def. (3) Southern Illinois (11-2), 24-3

 

Semifinals, December 11 and 12, 2009

(1) Montana (14-0) def. Appalachian State (11-3), 24-17
(2) Villanova (13-1) def. William & Mary (11-3), 14-13

 

Championship Game, December 18

(2) Villanova (14-1) def. (1) Montana (14-1), 23-21


FCS Championship Game History
FCS Playoffs

Year	Champion		Runner-Up		Score	Site                  .
2009	Villanova		Montana		23-21	Chattanooga, TN
2008	Richmond		Montana		24-7	Chattanooga, TN
2007	Appalachian St.	Delaware		49-21	Chattanooga, TN
2006 Appalachian St. Massachusetts 28-17 Chattanooga, TN
2005 Appalachian St. Northern Iowa 21-16 Chattanooga, TN
2004 James Madison Montana 31-21 Chattanooga, TN
2003 Delaware Colgate 40-0 Chattanooga, TN
2002 Western Kentucky McNeese St. 34-14 Chattanooga, TN





2001 Montana Furman 13-6 Chattanooga, TN
2000 Georgia Southern Montana 27-25 Chattanooga, TN
1999 Georgia Southern Youngstown St. 59-24 Chattanooga, TN
1998 Massachusetts Georgia Southern 55-43 Chattanooga, TN
1997 Youngstown St. McNeese St. 10-9 Chattanooga, TN
1996 Marshall Montana 49-29 Huntingdon, WV
1995 Montana Marshall 22-20 Huntingdon, WV
1994 Youngstown St. Boise St. 28-14 Huntington, WV
1993 Youngstown St. Marshall 17-5 Huntington, WV
1992 Marshall Youngstown St. 31-28 Huntington, WV
1991 Youngstown St. Marshall 25-17 Statesboro, GA
1990 Georgia Southern Nevada 36-13 Statesboro, GA
1989 Georgia Southern Stephen F. Austin 37-34 Statesboro, GA
1988 Furman Georgia Southern 17-12 Pocatello, ID
1987 NE Louisiana Marshall 43-42 Pocatello, ID
1986 Georgia Southern Arkansas St. 48-21 Tacoma, WA

1985 Georgia Southern Furman 44-42 Tacoma, WA
1984 Montana St. Louisiana Tech 19-6 Charleston, SC
1983 Southern Illinois West. Carolina 43-7 Charleston, SC
1982 Eastern Kentucky Delaware 17-14 Wichita Falls, TX
1981 Idaho St. Eastern Kentucky 34-23 Wichita Falls, TX
1980 Boise St. Eastern Kentucky 31-29 Sacramento, CA

1979 Eastern Kentucky Lehigh 30-7 Orlando, FL
1978 Florida A&M Massachusetts 35-28 Wichita Falls, TX


Dave Dickenson led the Montana Grizzlies to the 1995 national championship.
Photo courtesy of Marshall.edu



Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, Tennessee, home of the FCS playoff championship game through 2010.  Photo courtesy of UTC.edu



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