2009 Florida State Seminoles football team

	2009 ACC football standings
	Atlantic
	Coastal
	Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34; December 5, 2009
	† – BCS representative as champion; North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins; As of January 8, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll;

Florida State Seminoles football
2009 Florida State Seminoles football
Gator Bowl Champions
Gator Bowl vs. West Virginia, W 33–21
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division
2009 record	7–6 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (34th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews
Base defense	4-3
Captain	Christian Ponder (junior); Jamie Robinson (senior); Recardo Wright (senior)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (82,300)
	Uniform
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The 2009 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2009 college football season. The Seminoles were led by 34th year head coach Bobby Bowden. The Seminoles finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in ACC play and won the Gator Bowl 33–21 over West Virginia.

Head coach Bobby Bowden was forced to step down as coach at the end of the regular season but did coach the team in the Gator Bowl. Offensive Coordinator Jimbo Fisher will take over as head coach starting in the 2010 season.

[edit] Previous Season

Florida State entered the 2009 season coming off a 2008 season that ended with a 9-4 record (5-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference) and a Champs Sports Bowl victory over Wisconsin. Florida State also won a share of the ACC Atlantic Division, but due to the head-to-head record versus Boston College, the Eagles represented the Atlantic Division in the Championship Game held in Tampa.

[edit] Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	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	Wk 15	Final
AP	18	NR	NR	18	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	19	NR	NR	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released				NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

[edit] Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	8:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)	#18	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Miami – Florida State rivalry)	ESPN	L 34–38	81,077
September 12	6:00 p.m.	(FCS) Jacksonville State*		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN360	W 19–9	71,420
September 19	7:00 p.m.	at #9 Brigham Young*		LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	Versus	W 54–28	64,209
September 26	12:00 p.m.	South Florida*	#18	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 7–17	83,524
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	L 21–28	40,029
October 10	8:00 p.m.	#23 Georgia Tech		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	L 44–49	76,292
October 22	8:00 p.m.	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	W 30–27	58,000
October 31	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	Raycom	W 45–42	67,712
November 7	7:45 p.m.	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium (Death Valley) • Clemson, SC (Clemson–Florida State rivalry)	ESPN	L 24–40	76,656
November 14	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest		BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPNU	W 41–28	33,411
November 21	12:00 p.m.	Maryland		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	Raycom	W 29–26	66,042
November 28	3:30 p.m.	at #1 Florida*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	CBS	L 10–37	90,907
January 1	1:00 p.m.	vs. #17 West Virginia*		EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	CBS	W 33–21	84,129
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

[edit] Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Justin Bright DB	Duncan, SC	Byrnes HS	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	184 lb (83 kg)	4.5	May 20, 2008
Justin Bright DB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75
Gerald Demps DB	Valdosta, GA	Lowndes HS	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.6	Apr 9, 2008
Gerald Demps DB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 82
Willie Downs ATH	Tallahassee, FL	Godby HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	192 lb (87 kg)	N/A	Feb 11, 2008
Willie Downs ATH	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 80
Jajuan Harley DB	Tallahassee, FL	Rickards HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.4	Feb 13, 2008
Jajuan Harley DB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Willie Haulstead WR	Titusville, FL	Titusville HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5	May 15, 2008
Willie Haulstead WR	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 79
Dan Hicks TE	Oxford, MS	Oxford HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	242 lb (110 kg)	4.6	Feb 4, 2009
Dan Hicks TE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Dustin Hopkins K	Houston, TX	Clear Lake HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.6	Jun 25, 2008
Dustin Hopkins K	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 80
Brandon Jenkins DE	Tallahassee, FL	Florida State University School	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.7	Mar 1, 2008
Brandon Jenkins DE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 80
Demonte McAllister DE	Tampa, FL	Alonso HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	263 lb (119 kg)	N/A	Jul 20, 2008
Demonte McAllister DE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 83
Jacobbi McDaniel DT	Greenville, FL	Madison HS	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	267 lb (121 kg)	4.8	Feb 7, 2008
Jacobbi McDaniel DT	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 91
C.J. Mizell LB	Tallahassee, FL	Leon HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	212 lb (96 kg)	4.5	Feb 20, 2008
C.J. Mizell LB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 79
Henry Orelus OL	Belle Glade, FL	Glades Central HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	292 lb (132 kg)	5.5	Jul 25, 2008
Henry Orelus OL	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Aubrey Phillips OL	Olive Branch, MS	Olive Branch HS	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	310 lb (140 kg)	5.1	Feb 3, 2009
Aubrey Phillips OL	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75
John Prior OL	Portsmouth, OH	Portsmouth HS	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	283 lb (128 kg)	N/A	Jul 12, 2008
John Prior OL	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Lonnie Pryor RB	Okeechobee, FL	Okeechobee HS	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Jul 26, 2008
Lonnie Pryor RB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 79
Greg Reid DB	Valdosta, GA	Lowndes HS	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5	Feb 3, 2008
Greg Reid DB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 85
Xavier Rhodes WR	Miami, FL	Miami Norland HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	187 lb (85 kg)	4.47	Jul 26, 2008
Xavier Rhodes WR	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 77
Will Secord QB	Frisco, TX	Wakeland HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.7	Feb 3, 2009
Will Secord QB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75
Rodney Smith WR	Miami, FL	Archbishop Carroll HS	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.53	Jul 26, 2008
Rodney Smith WR	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 80
Bryan Stork TE	Vero Beach, FL	Vero Beach HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	260 lb (120 kg)	5.0	May 23, 2008
Bryan Stork TE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Chris Thompson RB	Greenville, FL	Madison HS	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.4	Feb 28, 2008
Chris Thompson RB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Florida State 2009 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2009/alabama-3. Retrieved 2011-01-18. "2009 Florida State Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=16&p=9&c=8&yr=2009. Retrieved 2011-01-18. "2009 Player Commitments - Florida State". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/52/class/2009. Retrieved 2011-01-18. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=16&p=9&c=14&yr=2009. Retrieved 2011-01-18. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2009. Retrieved 2011-01-18.

[edit] Game Capsules

Please Note:

The records in parenthesis indicates the opposing team's record at the time Florida State played them, NOT Florida State's record.
The USA Today Coaches Poll rankings are used through Week 7. Starting with Week 8 (the UNC game), the BCS Rankings are used.
All pregame lines are based on what the game opened at and does not include any betting influence.

[edit] Miami (0–0)

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

[edit] Jacksonville State (0–1)

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

[edit] #9 Brigham Young (2–0)

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

[edit] South Florida (3-0)

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.

[edit] Boston College (3–1)

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.

[edit] #23 Georgia Tech (4–1)

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.

[edit] North Carolina (4–2)

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.

[edit] NC State (3–4)

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

[edit] Clemson (5–3)

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 quarterback, Christian Ponder, was injured in the 4th quarter. He undergwent season ending surgery and was back for non contact drills in the spring of 2010.
Redshirt Freshman, E.J. Manuel, took over for Christian Ponder and got his first start at Wake Forest the following week.

[edit] Wake Forest (4–6)

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

[edit] Maryland (2–8)

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

[edit] #1 Florida (11–0)

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

[edit] Gator Bowl: #16 West Virginia (9–3)

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

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Team

	Team	Opp
Scoring	338	332
Points per Game	30.73	30.18
First Downs
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
Total Offense
Avg per Play
Avg per Game
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Avg per Game

	Team	Opp
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

[edit] Scores by quarter

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

[edit] Offense

[edit] Passing

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

[edit] Rushing

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

[edit] Receiving

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

[edit] Defense

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

[edit] Special teams

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

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Name
Total

[edit] Projected 2009 Depth Chart

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

K - Dustin Hopkins
P - Shawn Powell

[edit] References

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/teams/stats?teamId=52

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2009 ACC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic
#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
#13 Georgia Tech ^x†	7	–	1	11	–	3
#10 Virginia Tech	6	–	2	10	–	3
#19 Miami	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 December 5, 2009
† – BCS representative as champion North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins As of January 8, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll