2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season

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2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Owner Wayne Weaver
General manager Gene Smith
Head coach Jack Del Rio
Home field Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers RB Maurice Jones-Drew
QB David Garrard
Jaguars players in a pregame military ceremony, November 15, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars players in pregame military ceremony, 2009.jpg
Jaguars players in a pregame military ceremony, November 15, 2009

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.

Contents

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.

Offseason

NFL draft

2009 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
18 Eugene Monroe   Offensive tackle Virginia
239 Eben Britton   Offensive tackle Arizona
372 Terrance Knighton   Defensive tackle Temple
373 Derek Cox   Cornerback William & Mary
4107 Mike Thomas   Wide receiver Arizona
5144 Jarett Dillard   Wide receiver Rice
6180 Zach Miller   Tight end Nebraska–Omaha
7250 Rashad Jennings   Running back Liberty
7253 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

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2009 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


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

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1Monday, Aug. 17at Miami Dolphins L 9–120–1 Land Shark Stadium
2Saturday, Aug. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23–240–2Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
3Thursday, Aug. 27at Philadelphia Eagles L 32–330–3 Lincoln Financial Field
4Thursday, Sept. 3 Washington Redskins W 24–171–3Jacksonville Municipal Stadium

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 13at Indianapolis Colts L 12–140–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
2September 20 Arizona Cardinals L 17–310–2 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
3September 27at Houston Texans W 31–241–2 Reliant Stadium Recap
4October 4 Tennessee Titans W 37–172–2Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
5October 11at Seattle Seahawks L 0–412–3 Qwest Field Recap
6October 18 St. Louis Rams W 23–20 (OT)3–3Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
7 Bye
8November 1at Tennessee Titans L 13–303–4 LP Field Recap
9November 8 Kansas City Chiefs W 24–214–4Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
10November 15at New York Jets W 24–225–4 Giants Stadium Recap
11November 22 Buffalo Bills W 18–156–4Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
12November 29at San Francisco 49ers L 3–206–5 Candlestick Park Recap
13December 6 Houston Texans W 23–187–5Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
14December 13 Miami Dolphins L 10–147–6Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
15December 17 Indianapolis Colts L 31–357–7Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap
16December 27at New England Patriots L 7–357–8 Gillette Stadium Recap
17January 3at Cleveland Browns L 17–237–9 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC South
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) Indianapolis Colts 1420.8756–010–2416307L2
Houston Texans 970.5631–56–6388333W4
Tennessee Titans 880.5002–44–8354402W1
Jacksonville Jaguars 790.4383–36–6290380L4

Game summaries

Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts

Period1234Total
Jaguars060612
Colts077014

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Period1234Total
Cardinals10147031
Jaguars307717

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 3: at Houston Texans

Period1234Total
Jaguars3147731
Texans7143024

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

Period1234Total
Titans036817
Jaguars10173737

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks

Period1234Total
Jaguars00000
Seahawks31714741

at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams

Period1234OTTotal
Rams73010020
Jaguars60014323

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information
First quarter

Second quarter

  • STL – Josh Brown 52-yard field goal, Rams 10–6.Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 6:24.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), Jaguars 13–10.Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 6:08.
  • STL – David Garrard intercepted by Leonard Little; returned 36 yards (Josh Brown kick), Rams 17–13.
  • JAC – Maurice Jones-Drew 3-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), Jaguars 20–17.Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:43.
  • STL – Josh Brown 27-yard field goal, Tied 20–20.Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 1:49.
Overtime
  • JAC – Josh Scobee 36-yard field goal, Jaguars 23–20.Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 7:00.

Week 7: Bye week

Week 8: at Tennessee Titans

Period1234Total
Jaguars076013
Titans31010730

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Period1234Total
Chiefs3301521
Jaguars773724

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 10: at New York Jets

Period1234Total
Jaguars7140324
Jets1030922

at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills

Period1234Total
Bills636015
Jaguars370818

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers

Period1234Total
Jaguars03003
49ers3143020

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

Week 13: vs. Houston Texans

Period1234Total
Texans075618
Jaguars3173023

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins

Period1234Total
Dolphins770014
Jaguars073010

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 15: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Period1234Total
Colts0217735
Jaguars31414031

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Week 16: at New England Patriots

Period1234Total
Jaguars00077
Patriots7210735

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Week 17: at Cleveland Browns

Period1234Total
Jaguars3001417
Browns3107323

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information
First quarter
  • CLE – Phil Dawson 27-yard field goal, Browns 3–0.Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:03.
  • JAC – Josh Scobee 47-yard field goal, Tied 3–3.Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 3:00.

Second quarter

  • CLE – Joshua Cribbs 14-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), Browns 10–3.Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:22.
  • CLE – Phil Dawson 21-yard field goal, Browns 13–3.Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:51.

Third quarter

  • CLE – Jerome Harrison 6-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), Browns 20–3.Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:53.

Fourth quarter

  • JAC – Zach Miller 6-yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), Browns 20–10.Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:48.
  • CLE – Phil Dawson 33-yard field goal, Browns 23–10.Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 8:13.
  • JAC – Zach Miller 15-yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), Browns 23–17.Drive: 16 plays, 95 yards, 2:17.

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