2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season

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2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Owner Wayne Weaver
General manager Gene Smith
Head coach Jack Del Rio
Home field Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers RB Maurice Jones-Drew
QB David Garrard
Jaguars players in a pregame military ceremony, November 15, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars players in pregame military ceremony, 2009.jpg
Jaguars players in a pregame military ceremony, November 15, 2009

The 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the 7th under head coach Jack Del Rio. This was the first season for new general manager Gene Smith, who hoped to usher in a "rebuilding" era for the Jaguars franchise. [1] The Jaguars improved upon their 5–11 record in 2008, however, they failed to qualify to play in the playoffs.

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The team unveiled a new uniform design for the 2009 season. [2] Team owner Wayne Weaver reportedly wanted to "clean up" the look, feeling that the team had too many uniform styles.

Offseason

NFL draft

2009 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
18 Eugene Monroe   Offensive tackle Virginia
239 Eben Britton   Offensive tackle Arizona
372 Terrance Knighton   Defensive tackle Temple
373 Derek Cox   Cornerback William & Mary
4107 Mike Thomas   Wide receiver Arizona
5144 Jarett Dillard   Wide receiver Rice
6180 Zach Miller   Tight end Nebraska–Omaha
7250 Rashad Jennings   Running back Liberty
7253 Tiquan Underwood   Wide receiver Rutgers
      Made roster        Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

Jacksonville Jaguars 2009 staff
Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Wayne Weaver
  • Senior vice president of football operations/general counsel – Paul Vance
  • General manager/senior vice president of player personnel – Gene Smith
  • Director of football administration – Tim Walsh
  • Director of player personnel – Terry McDonough
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – Louis Clark
  • Assistant director of college personnel – Tim Mingey

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2009 Jacksonville Jaguars roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 10 reserve, 7 practice squad

Local television blackouts

In 2009, the Jaguars had seven of their eight regular season home games blacked out on local TV. Due to an NFL rule, in order for a home game to be televised in a team's market, all non-premium tickets must be sold within 72 hours of kickoff. Many factors lead to a decrease in ticket sales for the Jaguars, including Jacksonville being a small market, a bad local economy, and low expectations for the team coming into the season. The Jaguars drew attendances under 50,000 in their first six home games. The only game that was televised in the Jacksonville market in 2009 was the final home game of the season when the Jaguars played the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football. Through the 2024 season, the Jaguars have not had any games blacked out since.

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1Monday, Aug. 17at Miami Dolphins L 9–120–1 Land Shark Stadium
2Saturday, Aug. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23–240–2Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
3Thursday, Aug. 27at Philadelphia Eagles L 32–330–3 Lincoln Financial Field
4Thursday, Sept. 3 Washington Redskins W 24–171–3Jacksonville Municipal Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 13at Indianapolis Colts L 12–140–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
2September 20 Arizona Cardinals L 17–310–2 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
3September 27at Houston Texans W 31–241–2 Reliant Stadium Recap
4October 4 Tennessee Titans W 37–172–2Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
5October 11at Seattle Seahawks L 0–412–3 Qwest Field Recap
6October 18 St. Louis Rams W 23–20 (OT)3–3Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
7 Bye
8November 1at Tennessee Titans L 13–303–4 LP Field Recap
9November 8 Kansas City Chiefs W 24–214–4Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
10November 15at New York Jets W 24–225–4 Giants Stadium Recap
11November 22 Buffalo Bills W 18–156–4Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
12November 29at San Francisco 49ers L 3–206–5 Candlestick Park Recap
13December 6 Houston Texans W 23–187–5Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
14December 13 Miami Dolphins L 10–147–6Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
15December 17 Indianapolis Colts L 31–357–7Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
16December 27at New England Patriots L 7–357–8 Gillette Stadium Recap
17January 3at Cleveland Browns L 17–237–9 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts

Week One: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts  – Game summary
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at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

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Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Two: Arizona Cardinals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
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at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

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Week 3: at Houston Texans

Week Three: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
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Texans7143024

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

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Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
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at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

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Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Five: Jacksonville Jaguars at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
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Seahawks31714741

at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

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Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Six: St. Louis Rams at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
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at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

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Week 8: at Tennessee Titans

Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

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Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Nine: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
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Jaguars773724

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

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Week 10: at New York Jets

Week Ten: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets – Game summary
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Jets1030922

at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey

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Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Eleven: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
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at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

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Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

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Week 13: vs. Houston Texans

Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
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at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

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Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Fourteen: Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
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at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

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Week 15: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Fifteen: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars  – Game summary
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at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

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Week 16: at New England Patriots

Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots – Game summary
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at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

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Week 17: at Cleveland Browns

Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
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at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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Standings

Division

AFC South
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) Indianapolis Colts 1420.8756–010–2416307L2
Houston Texans 970.5631–56–6388333W4
Tennessee Titans 880.5002–44–8354402W1
Jacksonville Jaguars 790.4383–36–6290380L4

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 Indianapolis Colts South1420.8756–010–2.473.470L2
2 San Diego Chargers West1330.8135–19–3.453.433W11
3 [a] New England Patriots East1060.6254–27–5.516.450L1
4 [a] Cincinnati Bengals North1060.6256–07–5.492.438L1
Wild Cards
5 [b] New York Jets East970.5632–47–5.516.507W2
6 [b] [c] [d] Baltimore Ravens North970.5633–37–5.523.403W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 [b] [d] Houston Texans South970.5631–56–6.504.417W4
8 [c] [e] Pittsburgh Steelers North970.5632–46–6.488.521W3
9 [f] Denver Broncos West880.5003–36–6.527.516L4
10 [f] Tennessee Titans South880.5002–44–8.539.414W1
11 [g] Miami Dolphins East790.4384–25–7.559.464L3
12 [g] Jacksonville Jaguars South790.4383–36–6.496.411L4
13 Buffalo Bills East6100.3752–44–8.516.469W1
14 [h] Cleveland Browns North5110.3131–55–7.512.388W4
15 [h] Oakland Raiders West5110.3132–44–8.527.525L2
16 Kansas City Chiefs West4120.2502–43–9.516.406W1
Tiebreakers [i]
  1. 1 2 New England clinched the AFC No. 3 seed based on strength of victory.
  2. 1 2 3 NY Jets clinched the AFC No. 5 seed based on better record in common games after Houston was eliminated from the three-way tiebreaker based on better conference record.
  3. 1 2 Baltimore finished in second place in the AFC North based on division record.
  4. 1 2 Baltimore clinched the AFC No. 6 seed based on conference record.
  5. Pittsburgh did not qualify as a Wild Card based on the first tiebreaking step for three or more clubs which reads,
    "Apply division tie breaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to Step 2". [4]
  6. 1 2 Denver finished ahead of Tennessee based on a better conference record.
  7. 1 2 Miami finished ahead of Jacksonville based on a head-to-head victory.
  8. 1 2 Cleveland finished ahead of Oakland based on a head-to-head victory.
  9. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

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