2009 Florida State Seminoles football team
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Rankings
Week | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP[citation needed] | 18 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coaches[citation needed] | 19 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Harris[citation needed] | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | |||
BCS[citation needed] | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Schedule
September 78:00 p.m.Miami (FL)No. 18
ESPNL 34–38 81,077 September 126:00 p.m.Jacksonville State*
- Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
ESPN360W 19–9 71,420 September 197:00 p.m.at No. 9 BYU*
VersusW 54–28 64,209 September 2612:00 p.m.South Florida*No. 18
- Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
ESPNUL 7–17 83,524 October 33:30 p.m.at Boston College‡
ABC/ESPN2L 21–28 40,029 October 108:00 p.m.No. 23 Georgia Tech
- Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
ESPN2L 44–49 76,292 October 228:00 p.m.at North Carolina
ESPNW 30–27 58,000 October 3112:00 p.m.NC State
- Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
RaycomW 45–42 67,712 November 77:45 p.m.at Clemson
ESPNL 24–40 76,656 November 1412:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
ESPNUW 41–28 33,411 November 2112:00 p.m.Maryland
- Doak Campbell Stadium
- Tallahassee, FL
RaycomW 29–26 66,042 November 283:30 p.m.at No. 1 Florida‡*
CBSL 10–37 90,907 January 11:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 West Virginia*
CBSW 33–21 84,129
Recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Game Capsules
Pregame Line: FSU −4
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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#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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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#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
Team
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Scores by quarter
- Updated after the November 21st, 2009 Maryland game.
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Offense
Passing
Name | GP-GS | Effic | Att-Cmp-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | YPA |
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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
Name | Games Played | Carries | Yards | Fumbles Lost | YPC | TD | Long | Avg/Game |
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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
Name | GP-GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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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
Name | GP | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Interceptions | Fumbles | Blkd Kick | ||||||||
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Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | BrUp | QBH | No.-Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rcv-Yds | FF | |||
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Special teams
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No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB | |
Dustin Hopkins | |||||||||||||
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Name | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||
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No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
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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
- DT – Nick Cuming 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