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2009 Mid-American Conference football season

The 2009 Mid-American Conference football season is an NCAA football season that was played from September 3, 2009, to January 7, 2010. The Mid-American Conference consists of twelve full-time members, with Temple University holding an affiliate membership for football.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The 2009 MAC Preseason Poll was announced at the Football Media Preview in Detroit on July 31. In the East Division, Buffalo was selected to repeat as divisional champions, and Central Michigan selected to top the West. Also, Central Michigan received 18 votes to win the MAC Championship Game.

West Division

  1. Central Michigan – 154 points
  2. Western Michigan – 126 points
  3. Northern Illinois – 103 points
  4. Toledo – 71 points
  5. Ball State – 58 points
  6. Eastern Michigan – 34 points

East Division

  1. Buffalo – 155 points
  2. Temple – 144 points
  3. Akron – 128 points
  4. Ohio – 116 points
  5. Bowling Green – 101 points
  6. Kent State – 51 points
  7. Miami – 33 points

MAC Championship

  1. Central Michigan – 18 votes
  2. Western Michigan – 4 votes
  3. Buffalo – 2 votes
  4. Temple – 2 votes

Award watch lists

Regular season

Week one

Opening weekend for the Mid-American Conference consisted of six home games and six away games. Also, Miami faced Kentucky in a battle contested at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bowling Green, Kent State, and Buffalo were the only teams to win the opening weekend. Buffalo was also the only team to win an away game as their season opener.

Week two

Week three

Week four

Week five

Week six

Week seven

Week eight

Week nine

Week ten

Homecoming games

Players of the Week

East Division

West Division

Bowl games

2009 MAC Specialty Award Winners

Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner: Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan<br> Coach of the Year: Al Golden, Temple<br> Offensive Player of the Year: Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan<br> Defensive Player of the Year: Adrian Robinson, Temple<br> Special Teams Player of the Year: Antonio Brown, Central Michigan<br> Freshman of the Year: Bernard Pierce, Temple

All Conference Teams

2009 All-MAC First Team Offense<br> Quarterback – Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan<br> Center – Eddie Adamski, Northern Illinois<br> Offensive Lineman – Allen Ollenburger, Central Michigan<br> Offensive Linemen – Jason Onyebuagu, Northern Illinois<br> Offensive Linemen – Darius Morris, Temple<br> Offensive Lineman – Colin Madison, Temple<br> Tight End – Jesse Rack, Buffalo<br> Wide Receiver – Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green<br> Wide Receiver – Antonio Brown, Central Michigan<br> Wide Receiver – Naaman Roosevelt, Buffalo<br> Wide Receiver – Stephen Williams, Toledo<br> Running Back – Bernard Pierce, Temple<br> Running Back – Chad Spann, Northern Illinois<br> Placekicker – Matt Weller, Ohio<br>

2009 All-MAC First Team Defense<br> Outside Linebacker – Lee Renfro, Ohio <br> Outside Linebacker – Elijah Joseph, Temple<br> Inside Linebacker – Nick Bellore, Central Michigan<br> Inside Linebacker – Cobrani Mixon, Kent State<br> Down Lineman – Andre Neblett, Temple<br> Down Lineman – Adrian Robinson, Temple<br> Down Lineman – Muhammad Wilkerson, Temple <br> Down Lineman – Frank Zombo, Central Michigan<br> Defensive Back – Barry Church, Toledo <br> Defensive Back – Davonte Shannon, Buffalo <br> Defensive Back – Jaiquawn Jarrett, Temple <br> Defensive Back – Brian Lainhart, Kent State<br> Punter – Matt Rinehart, Kent State

2009 All-MAC First Team Specialists<br> Kickoff Return Specialist – Chris Garrett, Ohio<br> Punt Return Specialist – Antonio Brown, Central Michigan<br>

2009 All-MAC Second Team Offense<br> Quarterback – Tim Hiller, Western Michigan<br> Center – Colin Miller, Central Michigan<br> Offensive Lineman – Peter Bittner, Buffalo<br> Offensive Lineman – Brandon Brooks, Miami<br> Offensive Lineman – Anthony Parker, Western Michigan<br> Offensive Lineman – Devin Tyler, Temple <br> Tight End – Jimmy Scheidler, Bowling Green <br> Wide Receiver – Eric Page, Toledo <br> Wide Receiver – Bryan Anderson, Central Michigan <br> Wide Receiver – Taylor Price, Ohio<br> Wide Receiver – LaVon Brazill, Ohio <br> Running Back – Brandon West, Western Michigan<br> Running Back – MiQuale Lewis, Ball State<br> Placekicker – Mike Salerno, Northern Illinois <br>

2009 All-MAC Second Team Defense<br> Outside Linebacker – Austin Pritchard, Western Michigan<br> Outside Linebacker – Robert Eddins, Ball State <br> Inside Linebacker – Brian Wagner, Akron <br> Inside Linebacker – Noah Keller, Ohio <br> Down Lineman – Brandon Crawford, Ball State <br> Down Lineman – Jake Coffman, Northern Illinois <br> Down Lineman – Monte Simmons, Kent State <br> Down Lineman – Brandon Bice, Northern Illinois <br> Defensive Back – Mike Newton, Buffalo <br> Defensive Back – Thad Turner, Ohio <br> Defensive Back – Josh Gordy, Central Michigan <br> Defensive Back – Miguel Graham, Akron <br> Punter – Zach Johnson, Eastern Michigan <br>

2009 All-MAC Second Team Specialists<br> Kickoff Return Specialist – James Nixon, Temple<br> Punt Return Specialist – LaVon Brazill, Ohio<br>

2009 All-MAC Third Team Offense<br> Quarterback – Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green<br> Center – John Palumbo, Temple<br> Offensive Lineman – Joe Flading, Ohio<br> Offensive Lineman – Shane Steffy, Bowling Green<br> Offensive Lineman – Chris Rodgers, Ohio <br> Offensive Lineman – Corey Woods, Akron<br> Tight End – Steve Maneri, Temple<br> Wide Receiver – Robert Arnheim, Western Michigan<br> Wide Receiver – Juan Nunez, Western Michigan<br> Wide Receiver – Armand Robinson, Miami <br> Wide Receiver – Brett Hamlin, Buffalo<br> Running Back – DaJuane Collins, Toledo<br> Running Back – Me'co Brown, Northern Illinois<br> Placekicker – Alex Steigerwald, Toledo

2009 All-MAC Third Team Defense<br> Outside Linebacker – Andre Hatchett, Eastern Michigan <br> Outside Linebacker – Amara Kamara, Temple <br> Inside Linebacker – Alex Joseph, Temple <br> Inside Linebacker – Archie Donald, Toledo <br> Down Lineman – Almondo Sewell, Akron <br> Down Lineman – Ernie Hodge, Ohio <br> Down Lineman – Larry Knight, Central Michigan <br> Down Lineman – Sean Murnane, Central Michigan<br> Defensive Back – Gerald Moore, Ohio <br> Defensive Back – Dominique Harris, Temple <br> Defensive Back – Anthony Kokal, Miami <br> Defensive Back – Jalil Carter, Akron <br> Punter – Ben Armer, Western Michigan

2009 All-MAC Third Team Specialists <br> Kickoff Return Specialist – Dashan Miller, Akron <br> Punt Return Specialist – Tommy Davis, Northern Illinois

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