# 2009 Big East Conference football season

The 2009 Big East football season was an NCAA football season that was played from September 5, 2009, to January 2, 2010. The Big East Conference consists of 8 football members: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Florida, Syracuse, and West Virginia. Cincinnati won the Big East Championship for the second consecutive year and was invited to the Allstate Sugar Bowl where they lost to Florida 51–24. Overall, the Big East went 4–2 in Bowl Games.

## Previous season

Cincinnati (11–3) was the Big East champions and got the conference's automatic bid into the BCS and went to the FedEx Orange Bowl, losing to ACC champion Virginia Tech 20–7.
Five other Big East teams went to bowl games in 2008, finishing bowl play with a record of 4–2 as a conference. Connecticut (8–5) beat Buffalo 38–20 in the International Bowl. Pittsburgh (9–4) lost to Oregon State 3–0 in the Brut Sun Bowl. Rutgers (8–5) beat North Carolina State 29–23 in the PapaJohns.com Bowl. South Florida (8–5) beat Memphis 41–14 in the magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl. And West Virginia (9–4) beat North Carolina 31–30 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. The only two teams not to go to a bowl game were Louisville (5–7) and Syracuse (3–9).

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The 2009 Big East preseason poll was announced at the Big East Media Day in Newport, RI on August 4. Pittsburgh was chosen as the favorite to win the conference.

#### Big East Media Poll

* Pittsburgh – 161 (8)
* West Virginia – 151 (5)
* Cincinnati – 144 (8)
* South Florida – 130 (3)
* Rutgers – 126
* Connecticut – 74
* Louisville – 51
* Syracuse – 27

### Award watch lists

| Award | School | Player |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | South Florida | Jerome Murphy |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | South Florida | George Selvie |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Syracuse | Arthur Jones |
| Dave Rimington Trophy | Rutgers | Ryan Blaszczyk |
| Dave Rimington Trophy | Syracuse | Jim McKenzie |
| Lombardi Award | Pittsburgh | Nate Byham |
| Lombardi Award | Rutgers | Anthony Davis |
| Lombardi Award | South Florida | George Selvie |
| Lombardi Award | Syracuse | Arthur Jones |
| Lombardi Award | West Virginia | Scooter Berry |
| Lombardi Award | West Virginia | Chris Neild |
| Lombardi Award | West Virginia | J.T. Thomas |
| Lombardi Award | West Virginia | Reed Williams |
| Manning Award | Cincinnati | Tony Pike |
| Manning Award | South Florida | Matt Grothe |
| Maxwell Award | Cincinnati | Mardy Gilyard |
| Maxwell Award | Cincinnati | Tony Pike |
| Maxwell Award | South Florida | Matt Grothe |
| Maxwell Award | West Virginia | Noel Devine |
| Lou Groza Award | Cincinnati | Jake Rogers |
| Lou Groza Award | UConn | Dave Teggart |
| Outland Trophy | Rutgers | Anthony Davis |
| Outland Trophy | Syracuse | Arthur Jones |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Cincinnati | Mardy Gilyard |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award | Louisville | Doug Beaumont |
| Walter Camp Award | Cincinnati | Mardy Gilyard |
| Walter Camp Award | South Florida | George Selvie |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Pittsburgh | Aaron Berry |
| Bednarik Award | Uconn | Scott Lutrus |
| Bednarik Award | Pittsburgh | Greg Romeus |
| Bednarik Award | Rutgers | Ryan D'Imperio |
| Bednarik Award | South Florida | George Selvie |
| Bednarik Award | Syracuse | Arthur Jones |
| Bednarik Award | West Virginia | Reed Williams |
| Doak Walker Award | UConn | Andre Dixon |
| Doak Walker Award | Uconn | Jordan Todman |
| Doak Walker Award | West Virginia | Noel Devine |
| Davey O'Brien Award | West Virginia | Jarrett Brown |
| Davey O'Brien Award | South Florida | Matt Grothe |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Cincinnati | Tony Pike |

## Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* Big East member won
* Big East member lost
* Big East teams in bold
All times Eastern time.
Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week until week eight when the BCS rankings will be used.

### Week One

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Minnesota | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN2 | L 23–20 in OT | 48,617 |
| September 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Liberty | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | | W 33–20 | 57,950 |
| September 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Youngstown State | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | | W 38–3 | 48,497 |
| September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | UConn | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | | W 23–16 | 24,617 |
| September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Wofford | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | | W 40–7 | 40,360 |
| September 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Indiana State | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | | W 30–10 | 39,344 |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN | CIN 47–15 | 53,737 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tony Pike | Cincinnati | Lindsey Witten | UConn | Tyler Bitancurt | West Virginia |

### Week Two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 12:00 p.m. | #19 North Carolina | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPNU | L 12–10 | 38,087 |
| September 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Buffalo | University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY | ESPN2 | W 54–27 | 21,870 |
| September 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | #5 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | Big Ten Network | L 28–7 | 106,387 |
| September 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Howard | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | | W 45–7 | 43,722 |
| September 12 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | | W 35–20 | 59,216 |
| September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State | #23 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | FSN-Ohio | W 70–3 | 30,421 |
| September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | South Florida | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | | W 35–13 | 20,568 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jarrett Brown | West Virginia | Adam Gunn | Pittsburgh | Mardy Gilyard | Cincinnati |

### Week Three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville | Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY | ESPNU | L 31–27 | 70,988 |
| September 19 | 5:00 p.m. | UConn | Baylor | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | | W 30–22 | 40,147 |
| September 19 | 5:00 p.m. | Florida International | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | | W 23–15 | 45,273 |
| September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Navy | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | | W 27–14 | 55,064 |
| September 19 | 6:45 p.m. | #21 Cincinnati | #24 Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FSN | W 28–18 | 41,909 |
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | | W 59–0 | 38,798 |
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | | W 37–34 | 40,251 |
| September 19 | 7:45 p.m. | West Virginia | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN2 | L 41–30 | 87,451 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Mike Williams | Syracuse | Dan Mason | Pittsburgh | Ryan Lichtenstein | Syracuse |

### Week Four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Fresno State | #15 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | | W 28–20 | 32,910 |
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | | W 52–10 | 38,620 |
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida | #25 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPNU | W 17–7 | 83,542 |
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Rutgers | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | | W 34–13 | 43,848 |
| September 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | North Carolina State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ESPNU | L 38–31 | 57,583 |
| September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Maine | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | | W 41–24 | 35,632 |
| September 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | CBS College Sports | L 30–14 | 45,588 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Mardy Gilyard | Cincinnati | Jason Pierre-Paul | South Florida | Teddy Dellaganna | Rutgers |

### Week Five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Colorado | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN | W 35–24 | 60,055 |
| October 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN2 | PITT 35–10 | 39,948 |
| October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | #23 South Florida | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | Big East Network | USF 34–20 | 40,147 |
| October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | #11 Cincinnati | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | | W 37–13 | 23,493 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Bill Stull | Pittsburgh | Nate Allen | South Florida | Scott Kozlowski | West Virginia |

### Week Six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | West Virginia | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | Big East Network | WVU 34–13 | 40,144 |
| October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | UConn | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ABC | PITT 24–21 | 44,839 |
| October 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Texas Southern | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | | W 42–0 | 50,169 |
| October 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Southern Mississippi | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPNU | W 25–23 | 37,268 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Noel Devine | West Virginia | Robert Vaughn | UConn | Dan Hutchins | Pittsburgh |

### Week Seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 15 | 7:30 p.m. | #9 Cincinnati | #21 South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | CIN 34–17 | 63,976 |
| October 16 | 8:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN | PITT 24–17 | 50,296 |
| October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | Big East Network | UCONN 38–25 | 40,000 |
| October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | Big East Network | W 24–7 | 54,432 |
On October 18, UConn cornerback Jasper Howard was stabbed to death during a fight at an on campus dance. Howard had a career-high 11 tackles and forced a 3rd-quarter fumble to earn the game ball just hours before his death.
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Dion Lewis | Pittsburgh | Lawrence Wilson | UConn | Jacob Rogers | Cincinnati |

### Week Eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Rutgers | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | ESPN2 | W 27–10 | 24,098 |
| October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | UConn | #23 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPNU | WVU 28–24 | 58,106 |
| October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida | #20 Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | Big East Network | PITT 41–14 | 50,019 |
| October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisville | #5 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPNU | CIN 41–10 | 35,099 |
| October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | | W 28–14 | 36,991 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Noel Devine | West Virginia | Dom DeCicco | Pittsburgh | Tavon Austin | West Virginia |

### Week Nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 30 | 8:00 p.m. | #21 West Virginia | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN2 | USF 30–19 | 56,328 |
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | #8 Cincinnati | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPNU | CIN 28–7 | 33,802 |
| October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | Big East Network | RUTG 28–24 | 37,045 |
| October 31 | 3:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | | W 21–13 | 21,497 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tim Brown | Rutgers | Kion Wilson | South Florida | Devin McCourty | Rutgers |

### Week Ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | Big East Network | WVU 17–9 | 55,334 |
| November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | #13 Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPNU | PITT 37–10 | 46,855 |
| November 7 | 8:00 p.m. | UConn | #5 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ABC | CIN 47–45 | 35,100 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Zach Collaros | Cincinnati | Julian Miller | West Virginia | Jacob Rogers | Cincinnati |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | #24 South Florida | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN | RUTG 31–0 | 48,057 |
| November 13 | 8:00 p.m. | #25 West Virginia | #5 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN2 | CIN 24–21 | 35,105 |
| November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | Big East Network | LOU 10–9 | 33,223 |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | #12 Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ABC | W 27–22 | 65,374 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jonathan Baldwin | Pittsburgh | Chris Campa | Louisville | Devin McCourty | Rutgers |

### Week Twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | Big East Network | USF 34–22 | 49,388 |
| November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | UConn | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC | W 33–30 in 2OT | 80,795 |
| November 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Rutgers | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | | SYR 31–13 | 36,759 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| B.J. Daniels | South Florida | Doug Hogue | Syracuse | Jordan Todman | UConn |

### Week Thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 27 | 11:00 a.m. | Rutgers | Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN2 | RUTG 34–14 | 23,422 |
| November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Illinois | #5 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ABC | W 49–36 | 35,106 |
| November 27 | 7:00 p.m. | #9 Pittsburgh | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN2 | WVU 19–16 | 56,123 |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | Big East Network | UCONN 56–31 | 40,000 |
| November 28 | 3:30 p.m. | #17 Miami | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ABC | L 31–10 | 66,469 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tony Pike | Cincinnati | Robert Sands | West Virginia | Tyler Bitancurt | West Virginia |

### Week Fourteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 5 | 12:00 p.m. | #5 Cincinnati | #15 Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ABC | CIN 45–44 | 63,387 |
| December 5 | 12:00 p.m. | #23 West Virginia | Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN | WVU 24–21 | 52,534 |
| December 5 | 8:00 p.m. | South Florida | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPN2 | UCONN 29–27 | 35,624 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tony Pike | Cincinnati | Reed Williams | West Virginia | Mardy Gilyard | Cincinnati |

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
Ranking Movement :
| | | 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 |
| Cincinnati | AP | RV | 23 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Cincinnati | C | RV | 23 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Cincinnati | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Connecticut | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV |
| Connecticut | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV |
| Connecticut | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| Louisville | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisville | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisville | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | 20 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
| Pittsburgh | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | 19 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
| Pittsburgh | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 |
| Rutgers | AP | RV | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | 25 | | RV | | |
| Rutgers | C | RV | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | |
| Rutgers | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| South Florida | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | RV | | RV | 23 | | | | | |
| South Florida | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | RV | | RV | 24 | | RV | | | |
| South Florida | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | 25 | 24 | | | | |
| Syracuse | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | AP | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 25 |
| West Virginia | C | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | RV | 23 | RV | RV | 23 | 17 | 22 |
| West Virginia | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 23 | 21 | | 25 | | | 23 | 16 |

## Records against other conferences

As of games through week 13
| Conference | Wins | Losses |
| ACC | 2 | 3 |
| Big 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Big Ten | 2 | 2 |
| CUSA | 3 | 0 |
| Independents | 4 | 0 |
| MAC | 4 | 0 |
| Mountain West | 0 | 1 |
| Pac-10 | 1 | 0 |
| SEC | 0 | 2 |
| Sun Belt | 3 | 0 |
| WAC | 1 | 0 |
| All FCS | 10 | 0 |
| Overall | 32 | 8 |

## Bowl games

| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Matchups/Results | Attendance | Payout (US$) |
| St. Petersburg Bowl | December 19, 2009 | Tropicana Field | St. Petersburg, FL | ESPN | Rutgers 45, UCF 24 | 29,763 | $1,000,000 |
| Meineke Car Care Bowl | December 26, 2009 | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte, NC | ESPN | Pittsburgh 19, North Carolina 17 | 50,389 | $1,000,000 |
| Konica Minolta Gator Bowl | January 1, 2010 | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | Jacksonville, FL | CBS | Florida State 33, West Virginia 21 | 84,129 | $2,500,000 |
| Sugar Bowl | January 1, 2010 | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana | FOX | Florida 51, Cincinnati 24 | 65,207 | $18,000,000 |
| International Bowl | January 2, 2010 | Rogers Centre | Toronto, ON | ESPN2 | South Florida 27, Northern Illinois 3 | 22,185 | $750,000 |
| PapaJohns.com Bowl | January 2, 2010 | Legion Field | Birmingham, AL | ESPN | UConn 20, South Carolina 7 | 45,254 | $900,000 |

## Attendance

| Team | Stadium (Capacity) | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium (35,098) | 30,421 | 32,910 | 35,099 | 35,100 | 35,105 | 35,106 | | | 203,651 | 33,942 | 96.7 |
| Connecticut | Rentschler Field (40,000) | 38,087 | 38,620 | 40,000 | 37,045 | 40,000 | 35,624 | | | 229,376 | 38,229 | 95.6 |
| Louisville | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (42,000) | 39,344 | 39,948 | 37,268 | 21,497 | 33,223 | 23,422 | | | 194702 | 32,450 | 77.3 |
| Pittsburgh | Heinz Field (65,050) | 48,497 | 55,064 | 44,839 | 50,019 | 46,855 | 65,374 | 63,387 | | 374,035 | 53,434 | 82.1 |
| Rutgers | Rutgers Stadium (52,454) | 53,737 | 43,722 | 45,273 | 50,169 | 50,296 | 48,057 | 52,534 | | 343,788 | 49,113 | 93.6 |
| South Florida | Raymond James Stadium (65,857) | 40,360 | 38,798 | 63,976 | 56,328 | 49,388 | 66,469 | | | 315,319 | 52,553 | 79.8 |
| Syracuse | Carrier Dome (49,250) | 48,617 | 40,251 | 35,632 | 40,147 | 40,144 | 36,991 | 33,802 | 36,759 | 312,343 | 39,043 | 79.3 |
| West Virginia | Mountaineer Field (60,000) | 57,950 | 59,216 | 60,055 | 54,432 | 58,106 | 55,334 | 56,123 | | 401,216 | 57,316 | 95.5 |

## Awards and honors
### Big East Conference Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big East Conference football coaches.
2009 Big East Football Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Dion Lewis, RB, PITTSBURGH |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Greg Romeus, DE, PITTSBURGH Mick Williams, DL, PITTSBURGH |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Mardy Gilyard, KR, CINCINNATI |
| Rookie of the Year | Dion Lewis, RB, PITTSBURGH |
| Coach of the Year | Brian Kelly, CINCINNATI |