2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season
2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Owner	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Maurice Jones-Drew; QB David Garrard
	← 2008; Jaguars seasons; 2010 →;

The 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the 7th under head coach Jack Del Rio. This was the first season for new general manager Gene Smith, who hoped to usher in a "rebuilding" era for the Jaguars franchise.^[1] The Jaguars improved upon their 5–11 record in 2008, however, they failed to qualify to play in the playoffs.

The team unveiled a new uniform design for the 2009 season.^[2] Team owner Wayne Weaver reportedly wanted to "clean up" the look, feeling that the team had too many uniform styles.

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2009 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
1	8	Eugene Monroe	Offensive tackle	Virginia
2	39	Eben Britton	Offensive tackle	Arizona
3	72	Terrance Knighton	Defensive tackle	Temple
3	73	Derek Cox	Cornerback	William & Mary
4	107	Mike Thomas	Wide receiver	Arizona
5	144	Jarett Dillard	Wide receiver	Rice
6	180	Zach Miller	Tight end	Nebraska–Omaha
7	250	Rashad Jennings	Running back	Liberty
7	253	Tiquan Underwood	Wide receiver	Rutgers
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

Jacksonville Jaguars 2009 staff

Front office

Chairman/CEO – Wayne Weaver
Senior vice president of football operations/general counsel – Paul Vance
General manager/senior vice president of player personnel – Gene Smith
Director of football administration – Tim Walsh
Director of player personnel – Terry McDonough
Assistant director of pro personnel – Louis Clark
Assistant director of college personnel – Tim Mingey

Head coaches

Head coach – Jack Del Rio
Assistant head coach/tight ends – Mike Tice

Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator – Dirk Koetter
Quarterbacks – Mike Shula
Running backs – Kennedy Polamalu
Wide receivers – Todd Monken
Offensive line – Andy Heck
Offensive quality control – Johnny Cox

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Mel Tucker
Defensive line – Ted Monachino
Linebackers – Mark Duffner
Assistant defensive backs – Thom Kaumeyer
Defensive assistant – Cory Undlin

Special teams coaches

Special teams coordinator – Russ Purnell
Assistant special teams – Nate Kaczor

Strength and conditioning

Strength and conditioning – Luke Richesson
Assistant strength and conditioning – Jason George

Final roster

**2009 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster**

	Quarterbacks 9 David Garrard 12 Luke McCown Running backs 44 Brock Bolen FB 23 Rashad Jennings 32 Maurice Jones-Drew 24 Montell Owens FB Wide receivers 81 Torry Holt 16 Nate Hughes 11 Mike Sims-Walker 80 Mike Thomas KR/PR 19 Tiquan Underwood 85 Ernest Wilford Tight ends 89 Marcedes Lewis 86 Zach Miller 88 Zach Potter		Offensive linemen 78 Jordan Black T 73 Eben Britton T 65 Kynan Forney G 67 Vince Manuwai G 79 Paul McQuistan G/T 63 Brad Meester C 75 Eugene Monroe T 64 Cecil Newton C 77 Uche Nwaneri G 72 Tra Thomas T Defensive linemen 54 Quentin Groves DE 55 Chris Harrington DE 91 Derrick Harvey DE 98 John Henderson DT 96 Terrance Knighton DT 94 Jeremy Navarre DE 93 Greg Peterson DT 95 Montavious Stanley DT 90 Julius Williams DE		Linebackers 50 Russell Allen OLB 57 Tank Daniels OLB 56 Justin Durant MLB 59 Brian Iwuh MLB 52 Daryl Smith OLB Defensive backs 42 Gerald Alexander SS 41 Tyron Brackenridge CB 26 Michael Coe CB/S 37 Sean Considine SS 21 Derek Cox CB 30 Kennard Cox CB 36 Courtney Greene SS 27 Rashean Mathis CB 29 William Middleton CB 25 Reggie Nelson FS 20 Anthony Smith FS Special teams 48 Jeremy Cain LS 3 Adam Podlesh P 10 Josh Scobee K		Reserve lists 22 Don Carey CB (IR) 87 Jarett Dillard WR (IR) 99 Atiyyah Ellison DT (IR) 97 Reggie Hayward DE (IR) 51 Clint Ingram LB (IR) 33 Greg Jones FB (IR) 92 Rob Meier DT (IR) 53 Bryan Smith DE (IR) 31 Scott Starks CB (IR) 84 Troy Williamson WR (IR) Practice squad 68 Rulon Davis DE 13 Clarence Denmark WR 58 Lamar Myles LB 34 Allen Patrick RB 70 Cameron Stephenson G 83 Nate Swift WR 35 Josh Vaughan RB Rookies in italics 53 active, 10 inactive, 7 practice squad

Local television blackouts

In 2009, the Jaguars had seven of their eight regular season home games blacked out on local TV. Due to an NFL rule, in order for a home game to be televised in a team's market, all non-premium tickets must be sold within 72 hours of kickoff. Many factors lead to a decrease in ticket sales for the Jaguars, including Jacksonville being a small market, a bad local economy, and low expectations for the team coming into the season. The Jaguars drew attendances under 50,000 in their first six home games. The only game that was televised in the Jacksonville market in 2009 was the final home game of the season when the Jaguars played the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football. Through the 2021 season, the Jaguars have not had any games blacked out since.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	Monday, Aug. 17	at Miami Dolphins	L 9–12	0–1	Land Shark Stadium
2	Saturday, Aug. 22	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 23–24	0–2	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
3	Thursday, Aug. 27	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 32–33	0–3	Lincoln Financial Field
4	Thursday, Sept. 3	Washington Redskins	W 24–17	1–3	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 13	at Indianapolis Colts	L 12–14	0–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
2	September 20	Arizona Cardinals	L 17–31	0–2	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Recap
3	September 27	at Houston Texans	W 31–24	1–2	Reliant Stadium	Recap
4	October 4	Tennessee Titans	W 37–17	2–2	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Recap
5	October 11	at Seattle Seahawks	L 0–41	2–3	Qwest Field	Recap
6	October 18	St. Louis Rams	W 23–20 (OT)	3–3	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Recap
7	Bye
8	November 1	at Tennessee Titans	L 13–30	3–4	LP Field	Recap
9	November 8	Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–21	4–4	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Recap
10	November 15	at New York Jets	W 24–22	5–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
11	November 22	Buffalo Bills	W 18–15	6–4	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Recap
12	November 29	at San Francisco 49ers	L 3–20	6–5	Candlestick Park	Recap
13	December 6	Houston Texans	W 23–18	7–5	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	Miami Dolphins	L 10–14	7–6	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	Indianapolis Colts	L 31–35	7–7	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Recap
16	December 27	at New England Patriots	L 7–35	7–8	Gillette Stadium	Recap
17	January 3	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–23	7–9	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Indianapolis Colts	14	2	0	.875	6–0	10–2	416	307	L2
Houston Texans	9	7	0	.563	1–5	6–6	388	333	W4
Tennessee Titans	8	8	0	.500	2–4	4–8	354	402	W1
Jacksonville Jaguars	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	290	380	L4

Game summaries

Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	6	0	6	12
Colts	0	7	7	0	14

at

Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: September 13, 2009
Game time: 1:00 PM
EDT
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) (Sunny)
Game attendance: 65,757
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Solomon Wilcots
Game recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

JAC – Josh Scobee 24-yard field goal, Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:55.
IND – Joseph Addai 3-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), Colts 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:19.
JAC – Josh Scobee 46-yard field goal, Colts 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 2:40.

Third quarter

IND – Reggie Wayne 35-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Adam Vinatieri kick), Colts 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:34.

Fourth quarter

JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 7-yard run (run failed), Colts 14–12. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:30.

Top passers

JAC – David Garrard – 14/28, 122 yards
IND – Peyton Manning – 28/38, 301 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 21 rushes, 97 yards, 1 TD
IND – Joseph Addai – 17 rushes, 42 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

JAC – Torry Holt – 3 receptions, 47 yards
IND – Reggie Wayne – 10 receptions, 162 yards, 1 TD

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	14	7	0	31
Jaguars	3	0	7	7	17

at

Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: September 20, 2009

Game time: 1:00 PM
EDT
Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) (Mostly cloudy)
Game attendance: 46,520
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers & Trent Green (blacked out locally)
Game recap

Game information

First quarter

ARI – Tim Hightower 1-yard run (Neil Rackers kick), Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:53.
JAC – Josh Scobee 30-yard field goal, Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:26.
ARI – Neil Rackers 45-yard field goal, Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:38.

Second quarter

ARI – Josh Scobee 46-yard field goal blocked by Calais Campbell; returned 83 yards by Antrel Rolle (Neil Rackers kick), Cardinals 17–3.
ARI – Jason Wright 5-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), Cardinals 24–3. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 1:18.

Third quarter

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 22-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), Cardinals 31–3. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:04.
JAC – Marcedes Lewis 25-yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), Cardinals 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:57.

Fourth quarter

JAC – Mike Sims-Walker 19-yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), Cardinals 31–17. Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 5:09.

Top passers

ARI – Kurt Warner – 24/26, 243 yards, 2 TD
JAC – David Garrard – 23/43, 282 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

ARI – Tim Hightower – 15 rushes, 72 yards, 1 TD
JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew – 13 rushes, 66 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Steve Breaston – 5 receptions, 83 yards
JAC – Mike Sims-Walker – 6 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD

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Lore	Bottlegate River City Relay Sacksonville
Rivalries	Houston Texans Tennessee Titans
Division championships (4)	1998 1999 2017 2022
Hall of Fame members	Tony Boselli
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Local television blackouts

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 3: at Houston Texans

Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 7: Bye week

Week 8: at Tennessee Titans

Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 10: at New York Jets

Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 13: vs. Houston Texans

Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 15: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 16: at New England Patriots

Week 17: at Cleveland Browns

References

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