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 West Division. The team was coached by Butch Jones and played their home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium. The Chippewas finished the regular season 10–2 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.
At the end of the season, Jones departed Central Michigan to become the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati. Steve Stripling, the defensive ends coach, became interim head coach and coached the GMAC bowl.
Game summaries
Arizona
Scoring summary1st quarter
- 07:17 ARIZ Zendejas 36-yard field goal 3-0 ARIZ
- 00:00 ARIZ Zendejas 37-yard field goal 6-0 ARIZ
- 08:20 ARIZ Grigsby 3-yard run 13-0 ARIZ
- 00:38 ARIZ Zendejas 37-yard field goal 16-0 ARIZ
- 12:21 CMU LeFevour 5-yard run 16-6 ARIZ
- 08:45 ARIZ Zendejas 35-yard field goal 19-6 ARIZ
Michigan State
Scoring summary1st quarter
- 13:00 MSU Ray 1 Yd Run 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
- 13:16 CMU Aguila 31 Yd field goal 10-6 MSU
- 05:49 CMU Brown 6 Yd Pass From LeFevour 13-10 CMU
- 04:16 MSU Gantt 16 Yd Pass From Nichol 17-13 MSU
- 02:33 MSU Swenson 32 Yd field goal 20-13 MSU
- 14:24 CMU Poblah 12 Yd Pass From LeFevour 20-20
- 07:33 MSU Cunningham 7 Yd Pass From Cousins 27-20 MSU
- 00:32 CMU Cotton 11 Yd Pass From LeFevour 27-26 MSU
- 00:03 CMU Aguila 42 Yd field goal 29-27 CMU
Alcorn State
Scoring summary1st quarter
- 07:36 CMU Aguila 23-yard field goal CMU 3-0
- 05:56 CMU Brown 55-yard punt return CMU 10-0
- 14:51 CMU LeFevour 10-yard run CMU 17-0
- 11:54 CMU Phillips 2-yard run CMU 24-0
- 09:12 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run CMU 31-0
- 05:06 CMU Aguila 32-yard field goal CMU 34-0
- 14:00 CMU Volny 5-yard run CMU 41-0
- 00:59 CMU Volny 2-yard run CMU 48-0
Akron
Scoring summary1st quarter
- 7:11 CMU Wilson 27-yard pass from LeFevour 0-7 CMU
- 5:21 CMU Poblah 4-yard pass from LeFevour 0-13 CMU
- 14:39 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run 0-20 CMU
- 9:59 AKRON Rodgers 10-yard run 7-20 CMU
- 6:47 CMU LeFevour 2-yard run 7-27 CMU
- 1:02 CMU Brown 9-yard pass from LeFevour 7-34 CMU
- 8:42 AKRON Rodgers 1-yard run 14-34 CMU
- 3:40 CMU Brown 13-yard pass from LeFevour 14-41 CMU
- 9:42 CMU Cotton 3-yard run 14-48 CMU
- 6:19 AKRON Tuzze 9-yard run 21-48 CMU
Eastern Michigan
Scoring summary1st quarter
- 08:51 CMU Brown 70-yard pass from LeFevour 0-7 CMU
- 03:58 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run 0-14 CMU
- 12:33 CMU LeFevour 1-yard run 0-21 CMU
- 02:51 CMU Brown 75-yard punt return 0-28 CMU
- 00:18 CMU Schroeder 11-yard pass from LeFevour 0-35 CMU
- 12:50 CMU Poblah 25-yard pass from LeFevour 0-42 CMU
- 01:57 CMU LeFevour 5-yard run 0-49 CMU
Bowling Green
Scoring summary1st quarter
- 11:04 CMU Brown 4-yard run 7-0 CMU
- 11:26 BGSU Barnes 24-yard pass from Sheehan 7-7
- 9:16 CMU Brown 29-yard pass from LeFevour 14-7 CMU
- 0:06 BGSU Norsic 40-yard field goal 14-10 CMU
- 11:34 CMU Aguila 38-yard field goal 17-10 CMU
- 10:02 CMU Anderson 9-yard pass from LeFevour 24-10 CMU
Boston College
Scoring summary2nd quarter
- 6:09 CMU Aguila 34-yard field goal 3-0 CMU
- 0:50 BC Harris 3-yard run 3-7 BC
- 12:03 BC Gunnell 41-yard pass from Shinskie 3-14 BC
- 6:35 BC Harris 3-yard run 3-21 BC
- 1:44 BC Aponavicius 18-yard field goal 3-24 BC
- 5:00 BC Kuechly 28-yard interception return 3-31 BC
- 0:35 CMU Radcliff 11-yard run 10-31 BC