From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
2009 Florida State Seminoles football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2009 |
| team | Florida State Seminoles |
| sport | football |
| image | Florida State Seminoles old logo.svg |
| image_size | 150 |
| conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| division | Atlantic Division |
| short_conf | ACC |
| record | 7–6 |
| conf_record | 4–4 |
| head_coach | Bobby Bowden |
| hc_year | 34th |
| off_coach | Jimbo Fisher |
| oc_year | 3rd |
| off_scheme | Pro-style |
| def_coach | Mickey Andrews |
| dc_year | 26th |
| def_scheme | [4–3](4-3-defense) |
| captain | Christian Ponder |
| captain2 | Jamie Robinson |
| captain3 | Recardo Wright |
| stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium |
| champion | Gator Bowl champion |
| bowl | [Gator Bowl](2010-gator-bowl) |
| bowl_result | W 33–21 vs. [West Virginia](2009-west-virginia-mountaineers-football-team) |
The 2009 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Bobby Bowden in his 34th and final season as head coach, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing third in the ACC's Atlantic Division. Florida State was invited to the Champs Sports Bowl, where the Seminoles defeated West Virginia. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
Bowden retired at the end the year after leading Florida State to 33 consecutive winning seasons. Offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher was named his successor.
Schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = l |{{CFB schedule entry | w/l = w
Rankings
Game summaries
Miami (FL)
[[2009 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team|Jacksonville State]]
BYU
Ponder drives Seminoles to decisive win over No. 7 Cougars
South Florida
Daniels steps in for injured Grothe, lifts USF to first ever win over FSU.
Boston College
BC blows 18-point lead, barely holds off FSU.
Georgia Tech
Nesbitt, Yellow Jackets hand third straight loss to Bowden's Seminoles.
North Carolina
Ponder rallies Seminoles from deficit to knock off North Carolina.
NC State
Florida St. edges NC State late in barnburner
Clemson
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.
Wake Forest
Thomas, Manuel help Florida State roll past Wake
Maryland
Florida State edges Maryland on last-minute TD to become bowl eligible
Florida
Tebow accounts for five TDs in final home game as a Gator
West Virginia—Gator Bowl
- The final game for Bobby Bowden, Mickey Andrews and Chuck Amato. Bowden goes out a winner as Seminoles dispatch Mountaineers
Personnel
Recruits
Statistics
Team
| Team | Opp |
|---|---|
| Scoring | 338 |
| Points per game | 30.73 |
| 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 Maryland game on November 21.
| {{Linescore Amfootball | Road=Florida State | R1=86 | R2=81 | R3=71 | R4=100 | Home=Opponents | H1=68 | H2=111 | H3=52 | H4=101 |
|---|
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick | 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** |
References
References
- . ["Florida State Seminoles Schedule 2009"](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/52/season/2009). *[[ESPN]]*.
- . ["2009 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/florida-state/2009-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
- . ["2009 Football Schedule"](https://seminoles.com/sports/football/schedule/2009). *[[Florida State University]]*.
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about 2009 Florida State Seminoles football team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report