2009 Florida State Seminoles football team
American college football season
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
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 8:00 p.m. Miami (FL) No. 18 ESPN L 34–3881,077 September 12 6:00 p.m. No. 23 (FCS ) Jacksonville State * Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN360 W 19–971,420 September 19 7:00 p.m. at No. 9 BYU * Versus W 54–2864,209 September 26 12:00 p.m. South Florida * No. 18 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPNU L 7–1783,524 October 3 3:30 p.m. at Boston College ABC/ESPN2 L 21–2840,029 October 10 8:00 p.m. No. 23 Georgia Tech Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 L 44–4976,292 8:00 p.m. at North Carolina ESPN W 30–2758,000 October 31 12:00 p.m. NC State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL Raycom W 45–4267,712 November 7 7:45 p.m. at Clemson ESPN L 24–4076,656 November 14 12:00 p.m. at Wake Forest ESPNU W 41–2833,411 November 21 12:00 p.m. Maryland Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL Raycom W 29–2666,042 November 28 3:30 p.m. at No. 1 Florida * CBS L 10–3790,907 January 1 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 17 West Virginia * CBS W 33–2184,129 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Recruits
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 :Rivals :247Sports : N/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 :Rivals :247Sports : N/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 :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:
‡ 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:
Game capsules
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
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
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
Offense
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
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
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
Defense
Name
GP
Tackles
Sacks
Pass defense
Interceptions
Fumbles
Blkd
Solo
Ast
Total
TFL-Yds
No-Yds
BrUp
QBH
No.-Yds
Avg
TD
Long
Rcv-Yds
FF
Total
Special teams
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
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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