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2009 Florida State Seminoles football team

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2009 Florida State Seminoles football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 33–21 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimbo Fisher (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (26th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainChristian Ponder (junior)
Jamie Robinson (senior)
Recardo Wright (senior)
Home stadiumDoak 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).

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

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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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 78:00 p.m.Miami (FL)No. 18ESPNL 34–3881,077
September 126:00 p.m.No. 23 (FCS) Jacksonville State*
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN360W 19–971,420
September 197:00 p.m.at No. 9 BYU*VersusW 54–2864,209
September 2612:00 p.m.South Florida*No. 18
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPNUL 7–1783,524
October 33:30 p.m.at Boston CollegeABC/ESPN2L 21–2840,029
October 108:00 p.m.No. 23 Georgia Tech
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN2L 44–4976,292
October 228:00 p.m.at North CarolinaESPNW 30–2758,000
October 3112:00 p.m.NC Statedagger
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
RaycomW 45–4267,712
November 77:45 p.m.at ClemsonESPNL 24–4076,656
November 1412:00 p.m.at Wake ForestESPNUW 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*CBSL 10–3790,907
January 11:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 West Virginia*CBSW 33–2184,129
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Justin Bright
DB
Duncan, South Carolina Byrnes HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 4.5 May 20, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Christopher Hord
OL
Panama City Beach, Florida J.R Arnold HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 317 lb (144 kg) 5.2 May 3, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Gerald Demps
DB
Valdosta, Georgia Lowndes HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.6 Apr 9, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 82
Willie Downs
ATH
Tallahassee, Florida Godby HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) N/A Feb 11, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Jajuan Harley
DB
Tallahassee, Florida Rickards HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.4 Feb 13, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Willie Haulstead
WR
Titusville, Florida Titusville HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.5 May 15, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Dan Hicks
TE
Oxford, Mississippi Oxford HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 4.6 Feb 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Dustin Hopkins
K
Houston, Texas Clear Lake HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.6 Jun 25, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Brandon Jenkins
DE
Tallahassee, Florida Florida State University School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 4.7 Mar 1, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Demonte McAllister
DE
Tampa, Florida Alonso HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 263 lb (119 kg) N/A Jul 20, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 83
Jacobbi McDaniel
DT
Greenville, Florida Madison HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 267 lb (121 kg) 4.8 Feb 7, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 91
C.J. Mizell
LB
Tallahassee, Florida Leon HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 4.5 Feb 20, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Henry Orelus
OL
Belle Glade, Florida Glades Central HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 292 lb (132 kg) 5.5 Jul 25, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Aubrey Phillips
OL
Olive Branch, Mississippi Olive Branch HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 310 lb (140 kg) 5.1 Feb 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
John Prior
OL
Portsmouth, Ohio Portsmouth HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 283 lb (128 kg) N/A Jul 12, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Lonnie Pryor
RB
Okeechobee, Florida Okeechobee HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.5 Jul 26, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Greg Reid
DB
Valdosta, Georgia Lowndes HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.5 Feb 3, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 85
Xavier Rhodes
WR
Miami, Florida Miami Norland HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 4.47 Jul 26, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Will Secord
QB
Frisco, Texas Wakeland HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.7 Feb 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Rodney Smith
WR
Miami, Florida Archbishop Carroll HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.53 Jul 26, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Bryan Stork
TE
Vero Beach, Florida Vero Beach HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) 5.0 May 23, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Chris Thompson
RB
Greenville, Florida Madison HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.4 Feb 28, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  • "2009 Florida State Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  • "2009 Player Commitments – Florida State". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 18, 2011.

Game capsules

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Pregame line: FSU −4

1 2 3 4 Total
Miami 7 7 3 21 38
#19 Florida State 7 3 13 11 34

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

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Jacksonville State 6 3 0 0 9
Florida State 7 0 0 12 19

Florida State steals win from lower-division Jacksonville State

Pregame line: BYU −6.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Florida State 7 23 14 10 54
#9 BYU 0 14 7 7 28

Ponder drives Seminoles to decisive win over No. 7 Cougars

Pregame line: FSU −12

1 2 3 4 Total
South Florida 0 14 0 3 17
#25 Florida State 0 0 0 7 7

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

Pregame line: FSU −5

1 2 3 4 Total
Florida State 3 3 7 8 21
Boston College 7 14 0 7 28

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

Pregame line: FSU −2.5

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Georgia Tech 14 14 14 7 49
Florida State 14 21 3 6 44

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

Pregame line: UNC −2.5

1 2 3 4 Total
Florida State 3 3 14 10 30
North Carolina 14 3 7 3 27

Ponder rallies Seminoles from deficit to knock off North Carolina.

Pregame line: FSU −7

1 2 3 4 Total
NC State 7 14 7 14 42
Florida State 7 14 10 14 45

Florida St. edges NC State late in barnburner

Pregame line: Clemson −8

1 2 3 4 Total
Florida State 17 0 7 0 24
Clemson 6 8 7 19 40

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

  • FSU starting quarterback Christian Ponder was injured in the 4th quarter and had to leave the game. His injury required surgery and he did not return to participation until the teams non-contact drills in the spring of 2010.
  • Redshirt Freshman E.J. Manuel took over for the injured Ponder, getting his first start the following week against Wake Forest.

Pregame line: Wake −5

1 2 3 4 Total
Florida State 14 17 3 7 41
Wake Forest 7 7 7 7 28

Thomas, Manuel help Florida State roll past Wake

Pregame line: FSU −17

1 2 3 4 Total
Maryland 0 13 0 13 26
Florida State 7 7 0 15 29

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

Pregame line: Florida −21

1 2 3 4 Total
Florida State 0 0 3 7 10
#1 Florida 7 17 6 7 37

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

Pregame line: WVU −3

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 West Virginia 14 0 0 7 21
Florida State 3 10 10 10 33
  • The final game for Bobby Bowden, Mickey Andrews and Chuck Amato.

Bowden goes out a winner as Seminoles dispatch Mountaineers

Statistics

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Team

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Team Opp
Scoring 338 332
Points per game 30.73 30.18
First downs    
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Passing    
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Team Opp
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Scores by quarter

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  • Updated after the November 21st, 2009 Maryland game.
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida State 86 81 71 100 338
Opponents 68 111 52 101 332

Offense

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Passing

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Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng YPA
Christian Ponder 9–9 147.70 330–227–7 68.8% 2717 14 98 8.23
E.J. Manuel 7–4 124.7 106–69–6 65.1% 817 2 43 8.11
Total 13–13 141.8 437–296–13 67.7% 3147 16 98 8.22
Opponents

Rushing

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Name Games Played Carries Yards Fumbles Lost YPC TD Long Avg/Game
Jermaine Thomas 11 163 832 0 5.1 9 54 62.73
Ty Jones 6 51 251 0 4.9 5 47 41.83
E.J. Manuel 7 44 195 0 4.4 2 24 19.8
Christian Ponder 9 72 179 0 2.5 2 30 19.89
Lonnie Pryor 9 27 156 0 5.8 4 50 15.11
Chris Thompson 8 23 120 0 5.2 2 49 12.5
Bert Reed 11 18 94 0 5.2 2 42 6.82
Louis Givens 6 8 58 0 7.3 1 15 9
Tavares Pressley 3 9 40 0 4.4 0 12 13.33
Rodney Hudson 11 1 9 0 9 0 9 0.82
Taiwan Easterling 10 2 8 0 4 0 7 0.10
Jarmon Fortson 11 1 4 0 4 0 4 0.36
Rod Owens 11 1 3 0 3 0 3 0.27
Total 11 352 1635 0 4.6 24 54 148.64
Opponents                

Receiving

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Name GP-GS Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg/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

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Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF
Total

Special teams

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Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Dustin Hopkins
Name
Total
Name Punt returns Kick returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Name
Total

Projected 2009 depth chart

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Offensive
  • QB – Christian Ponder Jr
  • TB – Jermaine Thomas So
  • FB – Marcus Sims Sr
  • WR – Corey Surrency Sr
  • WR – Taiwan Easterling So
  • TE – Caz Piurowski Sr
  • LT – Evan Bellamy So
  • LG – Rodney Hudson Jr
  • C – Ryan McMahon Jr
  • RG – David Spurlock So
  • RT – Zebrie Sanders So
Defense
  • DE – Kevin McNeil Sr
  • DE – Markus White Jr
  • DT – Kendrick Stewart Sr
  • DT – Budd Thacker Sr
  • LB – Dekoda Watson Sr
  • LB – Nigel Bradham So
  • LB – Kendall Smith Jr
  • CB – Ochuko Jenije Jr
  • CB – Patrick Robinson Sr
  • S – Jamie Robinson Sr
  • S – Korey Mangum Sr
Special Teams

References

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