2009 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Introduction 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 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.
Before the season ===Recruiting===
Schedule
Roster
Coaching staff  Name Position Year at school Butch Jones   Head coach 3rd  Mike Bajakian Offensive coordinator 3rd Tim Banks Defensive coordinatorSecondary coach 3rd Zach Azzanni Assistant head coachWide receivers coach 3rd Steve Stripling   Associate head coach – defenseDefensive Ends coach 1st Jeff Beckles Running backs coach 3rd Mark Elder Linebackers coach 3rd Max Glowacki Recruiting coordinatorTight ends coach 3rd Don Mahoney Offensive line coach 3rd Paul Volero Special teams coordinatorDefensive tackles coach 3rd
Game summaries ===Arizona==='''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==='''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==='''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==='''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======Eastern Michigan==='''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======Bowling Green==='''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==='''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======Ball State======Northern Illinois======Ohio======Troy===This was the first ever meeting between these two teams.<!-- hide stats until the season is over
Statistics ===Team===  Team  Opp Scoring       Points per Game    First Downs       Rushing      Passing      Penalty   Total Offense          Avg per Play      Avg per Game    Fumbles-Lost       Penalties-Yards      Avg per Game    Team  Opp Punts-Yards          Avg per Punt   Time of Possession/Game    3rd Down Conversions   4th Down Conversions   Touchdowns Scored      Field Goals-Attempts-Long   PAT-Attempts   Attendance       Games/Avg per Game  ====Scores by quarter=======Offense=======Rushing==== Name  GP-GS  Att  Gain  Loss  Net  Avg  TD  Long  Avg/G RB 1  12-11  221  1207  103  1104  5.0  14  84  100.4 '''Total'''          ====Passing==== Name  GP-GS  Effic  Att-Cmp-Int  Pct  Yds  TD  Lng  Avg/G QB 1  12-12  113.49  308-167-10  54.2  2018  10  55  168.2 '''Total'''         ====Receiving==== Name  GP-GS  No. Yds  Avg  TD  Long  Avg/G WR 1  11-6  33  471  14.3  2  42  42.8 '''Total'''        ===Defense=== Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles BlkdKick Solo  Ast  Total  TFL-Yds  No-Yds  BrUp  QBH  No.-Yds  Avg  TD  Long  Rcv-Yds  FF Def 1  12  56  46  102  17-51  5-36  9  9  5-63  12.6  1  48  1-0  2  0  '''Total'''                  ===Special teams=== Name Punting Kickoffs No. Yds  Avg  Long  TB  FC  I20  Blkd No. Yds  Avg  TB  OB Punter 1  71  3004  42.3  73  10  10  16  0      Kicker 1          67  3920  58.5  32  1 '''Total'''               Name Punt Returns Kick Returns No. Yds  Avg  TD  Long  No. Yds  Avg  TD  Long Player 1  21  170  8.1  0  26  1  17  17.0  0  17 '''Total'''          -->
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