The Cougars played their home games at Bishop John D'Arcy Stadium and were members of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Mideast League (MEL).
The Cougars finished tied for 2nd place in the MSFA MEL division; they missed the postseason NAIA playoffs for only second time in the team's history.
(7-3 overall, 5-2 conference)[1] The 2009 season saw the first home loss since the last game of 2001 in a November 7 defeat by St. Xavier.
Over that time period, the Cougars won 56 consecutive home games.
[2] It also marked the first time the Cougars were not in the NAIA postseason playoff since their inaugural 1998 season.