2009 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

The 2009 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Villanova Wildcats and the Montana Grizzlies. It was played on December 18, 2009, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by Villanova, 23–21.

This article is about the FCS (Division I-AA) championship game. For the FBS (Division I-A) championship game, see 2009 BCS National Championship Game.
2009 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
Montana Grizzlies Villanova Wildcats
(11–0) (10–1)
Big Sky CAA
21 23
Head coach: 
Bobby Hauck		 Head coach: 
Andy Talley
TSNSeed
11
TSNSeed
22
1234 Total
Montana 7707 21
Villanova 3677 23
DateDecember 18, 2009
Season2009
StadiumFinley Stadium
LocationChattanooga, Tennessee
MVPMatt Szczur (WR, Villanova)[1]
FavoriteVillanova by 2[2]
RefereeMatt Young (OVC)[3]
Attendance14,328[3]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2

Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2009 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.

Montana Grizzlies
Main article: 2009 Montana Grizzlies football team

Montana finished their regular season with an 11–0 record (8–0 in conference). As the first-seed in the tournament, the Grizzlies defeated South Dakota State, Stephen F. Austin, and Appalachian State to reach the final. This was Montana's second consecutive and seventh overall appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game, having previously won in 1995 and 2001, and having lost in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008.

Villanova Wildcats
Main article: 2009 Villanova Wildcats football team

Villanova finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (7–1 in conference). As the second-seed in the tournament, the Wildcats defeated Holy Cross, New Hampshire (who had given Villanova their only loss during the regular season), and William & Mary to reach the final. This was Villanova's first appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game.

Game summary

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MONT NOVA
1 5:12 5 79 3:55 NOVA 23-yard field goal by Nick Yako 0 3
1 3:15 5 69 1:57 MONT Marc Mariani 24-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Selle, Brody McKnight kick good 7 3
2 6:48 9 80 4:13 MONT Jabin Sambrano 4-yard touchdown reception from Selle, McKnight kick good 14 3
2 3:34 7 66 3:14 NOVA Matt Szczur 5-yard touchdown run, Yako kick no good 14 9
3 5:27 13 81 7:28 NOVA Chris Farmer 3-yard touchdown reception from Chris Whitney, Yako kick good 14 16
4 11:04 10 95 4:47 NOVA Szczur 3-yard touchdown run, Yako kick good 14 23
4 1:07 5 93 1:10 MONT Sambrano 53-yard touchdown reception from Selle, McKnight kick good 21 23
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 23

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Game statistics
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Grizzlies 7 7 0 7 21
No. 2 Wildcats 3 6 7 7 23
Montana wide receiver Marc Mariani
StatisticsMONTNOVA
First downs1822
Plays–yards56–42564–493
Rushes–yards19–6051–351
Passing yards365142
Passing: Comp–Att–Int28–37–010–13–1
Time of possession26:3333:27
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MontanaPassingAndrew Selle27–35, 351 yds, 3 TD
RushingChase Reynolds15 car, 64 yds
ReceivingMarc Mariani9 rec, 178 yds, 1 TD
VillanovaPassingChris Whitney10–13, 142 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingMatt Szczur14 car, 159 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingMatt Szczur4 rec, 68 yds

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References
  1. "Outstanding players of FCS championship game". ESPN. AP. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  2. "Villanova Wildcats @ Montana Grizzlies". vegasinsider.com. December 18, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. "Montana vs Villanova (box score)". villanova.com. December 18, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2019 – via sidearmsports.com.
  4. "Montana vs. Villanova - Play-By-Play". ESPN. December 18, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. "Montana vs. Villanova - Game Summary". ESPN. December 18, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

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