2009 Florida State Seminoles football team

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2009 Florida State Seminoles football
Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 33–21 vs. West Virginia
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews (26th season)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Christian Ponder (junior)
Jamie Robinson (senior)
Recardo Wright (senior)
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
  2008
2010  
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 24 Clemson x  6 2   9 5  
Boston College  5 3   8 5  
Florida State  4 4   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   5 7  
NC State  2 6   5 7  
Maryland  1 7   2 10  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$  7 1   11 3  
No. 10 Virginia Tech  6 2   10 3  
No. 19 Miami (FL)  5 3   9 4  
North Carolina *  0 4   0 5  
Duke  3 5   5 7  
Virginia  2 6   3 9  
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference ACC).

Contents

Head coach Bobby Bowden retired at the end of the 2009 season after 34 seasons at the helm for Florida State and 33 consecutive winning seasons. Offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher was named his successor.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP [ citation needed ]1818
Coaches [ citation needed ]1925
Harris [ citation needed ]Not releasedNot released
BCS [ citation needed ]Not releasedNot released

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 78:00 p.m. Miami (FL) No. 18 ESPN L 34–3881,077
September 126:00 p.m.No. 23 (FCS) Jacksonville State *
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN360 W 19–971,420
September 197:00 p.m.at No. 9 BYU * Versus W 54–2864,209
September 2612:00 p.m. South Florida *No. 18
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNU L 7–1783,524
October 33:30 p.m.at Boston College ABC/ESPN2 L 21–2840,029
October 108:00 p.m.No. 23 Georgia Tech
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN2 L 44–4976,292
October 228:00 p.m.at North Carolina ESPN W 30–2758,000
October 3112:00 p.m. NC State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
Raycom W 45–4267,712
November 77:45 p.m.at Clemson ESPNL 24–4076,656
November 1412:00 p.m.at Wake Forest ESPNUW 41–2833,411
November 2112:00 p.m. Maryland
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
RaycomW 29–2666,042
November 283:30 p.m.at No. 1 Florida * CBS L 10–3790,907
January 11:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 West Virginia * CBS W 33–2184,129
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Recruits

College recruiting information
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeight40Commit date
Justin Bright
DB
Duncan, South CarolinaByrnes HS6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)184 lb (83 kg)4.5May 20, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    (75)
Christopher Hord
OL
Panama City Beach, FloridaJ.R Arnold HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)317 lb (144 kg)5.2May 3, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    (77)
Gerald Demps
DB
Valdosta, GeorgiaLowndes HS5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)190 lb (86 kg)4.6Apr 9, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    (82)
Willie Downs
ATH
Tallahassee, FloridaGodby HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg)N/AFeb 11, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg    (80)
Jajuan Harley
DB
Tallahassee, FloridaRickards HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)4.4Feb 13, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg    (76)
Willie Haulstead
WR
Titusville, FloridaTitusville HS6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)4.5May 15, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg    (79)
Dan Hicks
TE
Oxford, MississippiOxford HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)242 lb (110 kg)4.6Feb 4, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  2 stars.svg     Rivals:  2 stars.svg    (76)
Dustin Hopkins
K
Houston, TexasClear Lake HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)4.6Jun 25, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    (80)
Brandon Jenkins
DE
Tallahassee, FloridaFlorida State University School6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)218 lb (99 kg)4.7Mar 1, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg    (80)
Demonte McAllister
DE
Tampa, FloridaAlonso HS6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)263 lb (119 kg)N/AJul 20, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg    (83)
Jacobbi McDaniel
DT
Greenville, FloridaMadison HS6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)267 lb (121 kg)4.8Feb 7, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  5 stars.svg     Rivals:  5 stars.svg    (91)
C.J. Mizell
LB
Tallahassee, FloridaLeon HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)212 lb (96 kg)4.5Feb 20, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg    (79)
Henry Orelus
OL
Belle Glade, FloridaGlades Central HS6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)292 lb (132 kg)5.5Jul 25, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    (76)
Aubrey Phillips
OL
Olive Branch, MississippiOlive Branch HS6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)310 lb (140 kg)5.1Feb 3, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg    (75)
John Prior
OL
Portsmouth, OhioPortsmouth HS6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)283 lb (128 kg)N/AJul 12, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    (76)
Lonnie Pryor
RB
Okeechobee, FloridaOkeechobee HS6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)4.5Jul 26, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg    (79)
Greg Reid
DB
Valdosta, GeorgiaLowndes HS5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)175 lb (79 kg)4.5Feb 3, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  5 stars.svg    (85)
Xavier Rhodes
WR
Miami, FloridaMiami Norland HS6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)187 lb (85 kg)4.47Jul 26, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    (77)
Will Secord
QB
Frisco, TexasWakeland HS6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)4.7Feb 3, 2009 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    (75)
Rodney Smith
WR
Miami, FloridaArchbishop Carroll HS6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)4.53Jul 26, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  4 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg    (80)
Bryan Stork
TE
Vero Beach, FloridaVero Beach HS6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)260 lb (120 kg)5.0May 23, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    (76)
Chris Thompson
RB
Greenville, FloridaMadison HS5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)175 lb (79 kg)4.4Feb 28, 2008 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  4 stars.svg    (79)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • ‡ Refers to 40-yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Florida State 2009 Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  • "2009 Florida State Commits". Scout. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  • "2009 Player Commitments – Florida State". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved January 18, 2011.

Game capsules

Miami

Pregame line: FSU −4

1234Total
Miami7732138
#19 Florida State73131134

Miami's defense stops Florida St. to back up Harris' final TD drive

Jacksonville State

Pregame line: Lines are not released when an FCS team plays an FBS team.

1234Total
Jacksonville State63009
Florida State7001219

Florida State steals win from lower-division Jacksonville State

#9 BYU

Pregame line: BYU −6.5

1234Total
Florida State723141054
#9 BYU0147728

Ponder drives Seminoles to decisive win over No. 7 Cougars

South Florida

Pregame line: FSU −12

1234Total
South Florida0140317
#25 Florida State00077

Daniels steps in for injured Grothe, lifts USF to first ever win over FSU.

Boston College

Pregame line: FSU −5

1234Total
Florida State337821
Boston College7140728

BC blows 18-point lead, barely holds off FSU.

#23 Georgia Tech

Pregame line: FSU −2.5

1234Total
#23 Georgia Tech141414749
Florida State14213644

Nesbitt, Yellow Jackets hand third straight loss to Bowden's Seminoles.

North Carolina

Pregame line: UNC −2.5

1234Total
Florida State33141030
North Carolina1437327

Ponder rallies Seminoles from deficit to knock off North Carolina.

NC State

Pregame line: FSU −7

1234Total
NC State71471442
Florida State714101445

Florida St. edges NC State late in barnburner

Clemson

Pregame line: Clemson −8

1234Total
Florida State1707024
Clemson6871940

Spiller rushes for 165 yards, touchdown as Clemson routs Florida St.

Wake Forest

Pregame line: Wake −5

1234Total
Florida State14173741
Wake Forest777728

Thomas, Manuel help Florida State roll past Wake

Maryland

Pregame line: FSU −17

1234Total
Maryland01301326
Florida State7701529

Florida State edges Maryland on last-minute TD to become bowl eligible

#1 Florida

Pregame line: Florida −21

1234Total
Florida State003710
#1 Florida7176737

Tebow accounts for five TDs in final home game as a Gator

Gator Bowl vs. #16 West Virginia

Pregame line: WVU −3

1234Total
#16 West Virginia1400721
Florida State310101033

Bowden goes out a winner as Seminoles dispatch Mountaineers

Statistics

Team

TeamOpp
Scoring338332
Points per game30.7330.18
First downs  
Rushing  
Passing  
Penalty  
Total offense  
Avg per play  
Avg per game  
Fumbles-lost  
Penalties-yards  
Avg per game  
TeamOpp
Punts-yards  
Avg per punt  
Time of possession/game  
3rd down conversions  
4th down conversions  
Touchdowns scored  
Field goals-attempts-long  
PAT-attempts  
Attendance  
Games/avg per game  

Scores by quarter

  • Updated after the November 21st, 2009 Maryland game.
1234Total
Florida State868171100338
Opponents6811152101332

Offense

Passing

NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntPctYdsTDLngYPA
Christian Ponder9–9147.70330–227–768.8%271714988.23
E.J. Manuel7–4124.7106–69–665.1%8172438.11
Total13–13141.8437–296–1367.7%314716988.22
Opponents

Rushing

NameGames PlayedCarriesYardsFumbles LostYPCTDLongAvg/Game
Jermaine Thomas 1116383205.195462.73
Ty Jones65125104.954741.83
E.J. Manuel74419504.422419.8
Christian Ponder97217902.523019.89
Lonnie Pryor92715605.845015.11
Chris Thompson82312005.224912.5
Bert Reed11189405.22426.82
Louis Givens685807.31159
Tavares Pressley394004.401213.33
Rodney Hudson111909090.82
Taiwan Easterling102804070.10
Jarmon Fortson111404040.36
Rod Owens111303030.27
Total11352163504.62454148.64
Opponents        

Receiving

NameGP-GSRecYdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Rod Owens       
Bert Reed       
Jarmon Fortson       
Taiwan Easterling       
Richard Goodman       
Caz Piurowski       
Lonnie Pryor       
Jermaine Thomas       
Beau Reliford       
Louis Givens       
Ty Jones       
Chris Thompson       
Willie Haulstead       
Rodney Smith       
Ja'Baris Little       
Total       
Opponents       

Defense

NameGPTacklesSacksPass defenseInterceptionsFumblesBlkd
Kick
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsBrUpQBHNo.-YdsAvgTDLongRcv-YdsFF
Total

Special teams

NamePuntingKickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20BlkdNo.YdsAvgTBOB
Dustin Hopkins
Name
Total
NamePunt returnsKick returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Name
Total

Projected 2009 depth chart

Offensive
Defense
Special Teams

References