2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season
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.
2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season | |
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Head coach | Jack Del Rio |
Home field | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium |
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Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 4th AFC South |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | RB Maurice Jones-Drew QB David Garrard |
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
2009 Jacksonville Jaguars draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
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 |
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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 | |||
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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 | |||||||||
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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 |
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Jaguars | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Colts | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, 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 | ||
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Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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 | ||
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Week 3: at Houston Texans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Texans | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: September 27, 2009
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: None (Roof closed)
- Game attendance: 70,083
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee & Steve Beuerlein
- Game recap
Game information | ||
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Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
Jaguars | 10 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: October 4, 2009
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) (Mostly cloudy)
- Game attendance: 49,014
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg & Dan Fouts (blacked out locally)
- Game recap
Game information | ||
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Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seahawks | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
- Game time: 4:15 PM EDT
- Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 67,228
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Solomon Wilcots
- Game recap
Game information | ||
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Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Jaguars | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 42,088
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts & John Lynch (blacked out locally)
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Week 8: at Tennessee Titans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
Titans | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
- Game time: 4:05 PM EST
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 69,143
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker
Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 21 |
Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 45,546
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee & Steve Beuerlein (blacked out locally)
Week 10: at New York Jets
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Jets | 10 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 76,313
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg & Dan Fouts
Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
Jaguars | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C) (Partly cloudy)
- Game attendance: 47,757
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee & Steve Beuerlein (blacked out locally)
Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
49ers | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
- Game time: 4:05 PM EST
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 69,732
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Solomon Wilcots
Week 13: vs. Houston Texans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texans | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
Jaguars | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) (Partly cloudy)
- Game attendance: 42,709
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker (blacked out locally)
Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 60,457
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Solomon Wilcots (blacked out locally)
Week 15: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Jaguars | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Game time: 8:20 PM EST
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) (Clear)
- Game attendance: 63,753
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (NFLN): Bob Papa & Matt Millen
Week 16: at New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Patriots | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 68,758
- Referee: Don Carey
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan & Solomon Wilcots
Week 17: at Cleveland Browns
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Browns | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: January 3, 2010
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game weather: 16 °F (−9 °C) (Light snow)
- Game attendance: 66,935
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson & Steve Tasker
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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References
- Frenette, Gene. "Jaguars GM Gene Smith provides hope for now and future". Retrieved October 24, 2010.
- "Jaguars Unveil New Look" (PDF). 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars Media Guide. NFL Enterprises, LLC. June 21, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.