# 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.

## Preseason
### Coaching changes

| School | Outgoing coach | Reason | Replacement |
| Iowa State | Gene Chizik | Hired as head coach at Auburn | Paul Rhoads |
| Kansas State | Ron Prince | Fired | Bill Snyder |

### Media Poll

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

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

## All-Big 12 Teams & Awards
### 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

## 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 | Floyd Casey Stadium (50,000) | 40,147 | 36,452 | 27,047 | 38,117 | 31,702 | 44,372 | | | 217,837 | 36,306 | 72.6 |
| Colorado | Folsom Field (53,750) | 53,168 | 50,535 | 51,146 | 45,634 | 47,227 | 52,817 | | | 300,527 | 50,087 | 93.2 |
| Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium (55,000) | 48,831 | 52,089 | 50,532 | 42,253 | 40,540 | 43,208 | | | 277,453 | 46,242 | 84.1 |
| Kansas | Memorial Stadium (50,071) | 52,530 | 50,101 | 50,025 | 48,203 | 51,104 | 51,525 | | | 303,488 | 50,581 | 101.0 |
| Kansas State | 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 | Faurot Field (71,004) | 65,401 | 61,617 | 65,826 | 71,004 | 65,298 | 55,573 | | | 384,719 | 64,120 | 90.3 |
| Nebraska | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |