2009 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game

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College football game

2009 NCAA Division II Football Championship

Grand Valley State Lakers	Northwest Missouri State Bearcats
(13–1)	(13–1)
23	30
Head coach: Chuck Martin	Head coach: Mel Tjeerdsma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Grand Valley State	0	0	13	10	23
Northwest Missouri State	7	14	2	7	30

Date

December 12, 2009

Stadium

Location

United States TV coverage

NCAA Division II Football Championship
< 2008	2010 >

The 2009 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was held on December 12, 2009 at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama.

Playoffs

The 2009 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs involved 24 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II college football.

The tournament began on November 14, 2009, and concluded on December 12, 2009 at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama.

Playoffs

Championship games

Bowl era	East: Tangerine Bowl (1964–1967), Boardwalk Bowl (1968–1972) Mideast: Grantland Rice Bowl (1964–1972) Midwest: Pecan Bowl (1964–1970), Pioneer Bowl (1971–1972) West: Camellia Bowl (1964–1967)
Playoff era	1973 2008 2009 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Records & statistics

v t e Grand Valley State Lakers football
Venues	Lubbers Stadium (1973–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Saginaw Valley State: Battle of the Valleys
Culture & lore	Louie the Laker "GVSU Victory"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football
Venue	Bearcat Stadium (1917–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Missouri Western Pittsburg State Truman
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1908 1909–1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold