2009 Big 12 Conference football season

The 2009 Big 12 Conference football season was the 14th season for the Big 12, as part of the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

2009 Big 12 Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport	football
Number of teams	12
TV partner(s)	ABC, Fox Sports Net, ESPN, Versus, Fox College Sports
Regular season
North champions	Nebraska Cornhuskers
South champions	Texas Longhorns
Big 12 Championship Game
Champions	Texas Longhorns

2009 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 14 Nebraska x		6	–	2					10	–	4
Missouri		4	–	4					8	–	5
Kansas State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	9
Kansas		1	–	7					5	–	7
South Division
No. 2 Texas x$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Oklahoma State		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 21 Texas Tech		5	–	3					9	–	4
Oklahoma		5	–	3					8	–	5
Texas A&M		3	–	5					6	–	7
Baylor		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Texas 13, Nebraska 12
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Preseason

Coaching changes

School	Outgoing coach	Reason	Replacement
Iowa State	Gene Chizik	Hired as head coach at Auburn	Paul Rhoads[1]
Kansas State	Ron Prince	Fired[2]	Bill Snyder[3]

Spring games

Media Poll

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North
1	Nebraska	172 (17)
2	Kansas	164 (12)
3	Missouri	124 (3)
4	Colorado	100
5	Kansas State	81
6	Iowa State	33

South
1	Texas	174 (17)
1	Oklahoma	174 (15)
3	Oklahoma State	130
4	Texas Tech	89
5	Baylor	75
6	Texas A&M	33

Ranked by total points, first place votes shown in parentheses.

Watchlists

Rankings

See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
Baylor	AP		RV	RV
	C		RV
	BCS	Not released
Colorado	AP
	C	RV
	BCS	Not released
Iowa State	AP
	C
	BCS	Not released
Kansas	AP	25	24	22	20	18	16	17	24	RV
	C	RV	25	23	19	16	15	15	21	RV
	BCS	Not released							25
Kansas State	AP											RV
	C										RV	RV
	BCS	Not released
Missouri	AP	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV						RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	25	21	23	18	24	RV					RV	RV	RV
	BCS	Not released
Nebraska	AP	24	22	19	25	23	21	15	RV			RV	RV	RV	21	20	14
	C	22	18	18	24	24	22	17	RV			RV	25	23	20	19	14
	BCS	Not released													22	22
Oklahoma	AP	3	13	12	10	8	19	20	25	22	20		RV		RV	RV	RV
	C	3	14	12	9	8	21	18	RV	23	20	RV	RV		RV	RV	RV
	BCS	Not released									24
Oklahoma State	AP	9	5	16	16	14	15	16	14	13	18	17	12	11	22	21	RV
	C	11	6	17	16	12	13	14	12	13	18	18	13	12	21	18	25
	BCS	Not released							15	14	19	19	12	12	20	19
Texas	AP	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2
	C	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
	BCS	Not released							3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2
Texas A&M	AP
	C					RV
	BCS	Not released
Texas Tech	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV			RV	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV				24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23
	BCS	Not released

All-Big 12 Teams & Awards

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Main article: 2009 All-Big 12 Conference football team

First Team

Offense QB Colt McCoy – Texas RB Daniel Thomas – Kansas State RB Keith Toston – Oklahoma State FB Bryant Ward – Oklahoma State WR Jordan Shipley – Texas WR Danario Alexander – Missouri WR Dezmon Briscoe – Kansas TE Jeron Mastrud – Kansas State OL Russell Okung – Oklahoma State OL Trent Williams – Oklahoma OL Nick Stringer – Kansas State OL Brandon Carter – Texas Tech OL Nate Solder – Colorado PK Grant Ressel – Missouri KR/PR Brandon Banks – Kansas State

Defense DL Ndamukong Suh – Nebraska DL Gerald McCoy – Oklahoma DL Von Miller – Texas A&M DL Brandon Sharpe – Texas Tech DL Jared Crick – Nebraska LB Sean Weatherspoon – Missouri LB Jesse Smith – Iowa State LB Travis Lewis – Oklahoma DB Earl Thomas – Texas DB Perrish Cox – Oklahoma State DB Dominique Franks – Oklahoma DB Prince Amukamara – Nebraska DB Larry Asante – Nebraska P Derek Epperson – Baylor

Second Team

Offense QB Jerrod Johnson – Texas A&M RB Roy Helu Jr. – Nebraska RB DeMarco Murray – Oklahoma FB Jamie McCoy – Texas A&M WR Ryan Broyles – Oklahoma WR Kerry Meier – Kansas WR Brandon Banks – Kansas State TE Riar Geer – Colorado OL J.D. Walton – Baylor OL Chris Hall – Texas OL Kurtis Gregory – Missouri OL Adam Ulatoski – Texas OL Brody Eldridge – Oklahoma OL Lee Grimes – Texas A&M PK Alex Henery – Nebraska KR/PR Perrish Cox – Oklahoma State

Defense DL Sergio Kindle – Texas DL Lamarr Houston – Texas DL Jeremy Beal – Oklahoma DL Jaron Baston – Missouri DL Daniel Howard – Texas Tech LB Joe Pawelek – Baylor LB Roddrick Muckelroy – Texas LB Phillip Dillard – Nebraska DB Jamar Wall – Texas Tech DB Quinton Carter – Oklahoma DB Brian Jackson – Oklahoma DB Jordan Lake – Baylor DB Cha’pelle Brown – Colorado DB Trent Hunter – Texas A&M P Tress Way – Oklahoma

Individual awards

Coach of the Year: Mack Brown – Texas
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Russell Okung – Oklahoma State
Defensive Lineman of the Year: Ndamukong Suh – Nebraska
Offensive Freshman of the Year: Christine Michael – Texas A&M
Defensive Freshman of the Year: Aldon Smith – Missouri
Special Teams Player of the Year: Brandon Banks – Kansas State
Defensive Newcomer of the Year: David Sims – Iowa State
Offensive Newcomer of the Year: Daniel Thomas – Kansas State
Defensive Player of the Year: Ndamukong Suh – Nebraska
Offensive Player of the Year: Colt McCoy – Texas

Conference statistical leaders

Records against other conferences

Conference	Wins	Losses
All FCS	9	0
Conference USA	8	2
Sun Belt	4	1
Mountain West	4	2
Big Ten	3	1
MAC	3	1
WAC	2	0
Pac-10	2	1
ACC	2	2
Independents	1	1
SEC	1	3
Big East	0	2
Overall	39	16

Bowl games

Bowl Game	Date	Stadium	City	Television	Matchup/Results	Attendance	Payout (US$)
AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl	December 28, 2009	Independence Stadium	Shreveport, Louisiana	ESPN2	Georgia 44, Texas A&M 20	49,653	$1,100,000
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl	December 30, 2009	Qualcomm Stadium	San Diego, California	ESPN	Nebraska 33, Arizona 0	64,607	$2,130,000
Brut Sun Bowl	December 31, 2009	Sun Bowl Stadium	El Paso, Texas	CBS	Oklahoma 31, Stanford 27	53,713	$1,900,000
Texas Bowl	December 31, 2009	Reliant Stadium	Houston, Texas	ESPN	Navy 35, Missouri 13	69,441	$750,000
Insight Bowl	December 31, 2009	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe, Arizona	NFL Network	Iowa State 14, Minnesota 13	45,090	$1,200,000
AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic	January 2, 2009	Cowboys Stadium	Arlington, Texas	FOX	Ole Miss 21, Oklahoma State 7	77,928	$6,750,000
Valero Energy Alamo Bowl	January 2, 2010	Alamodome	San Antonio, Texas	ESPN	Texas Tech 41, Michigan State 31	64,757	$2,200,000
2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game	January 7, 2010	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, California	ABC	Alabama 37, Texas 21	94,906	$31,000,000

Attendance

Team	Stadium (Capacity)	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Baylor[6]	Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000)	40,147	36,452	27,047	38,117	31,702	44,372			217,837	36,306	72.6
Colorado[7]	Folsom Field (53,750)	53,168	50,535	51,146	45,634	47,227	52,817			300,527	50,087	93.2
Iowa State[8]	Jack Trice Stadium (55,000)	48,831	52,089	50,532	42,253	40,540	43,208			277,453	46,242	84.1
Kansas[9]	Memorial Stadium (50,071)	52,530	50,101	50,025	48,203	51,104	51,525			303,488	50,581	101.0
Kansas State[10]	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (52,200)	50,750	48,094	44,934	42,019	48,306	46,476			280,579	46,763	89.6
Missouri[11]	Faurot Field (71,004)	65,401	61,617	65,826	71,004	65,298	55,573			384,719	64,120	90.3
Nebraska[12]	Memorial Stadium (81,067)	85,719	85,035	86,304	86,107	85,938	86,115	85,998		601,216	85,888	105.9
Oklahoma[13]	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (82,112)	84,749	84,803	84,478	84,021	85,013	85,606			508,670	84,778	103.2
Oklahoma State[14]	Boone Pickens Stadium (60,218)	53,012	50,875	51,803	56,901	55,752	58,516	52,811	50,080	429,750	53,719	89.2
Texas[15]	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (101,119)	101,096	101,297	101,144	101,152	101,003	101,357			607,049	101,175	100.1
Texas A&M[16]	Kyle Field (83,002)	73,887	73,599	74,656	76,153	72,530	82,106	84,671		537,607	76,800	92.5
Texas Tech[17]	Jones AT&T Stadium (60,454)	47,824	48,124	52,909	47,382	57,733	47,291	50,479		351,742	50,248	82.4