2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2009 Jacksonville Jaguars season
OwnerWayne Weaver
General managerGene Smith
Head coachJack Del Rio
Home stadiumJacksonville Municipal Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC South
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB Maurice Jones-Drew
QB David Garrard

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.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 2009 NFL draft
2009 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

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

Final roster

2009 Jacksonville Jaguars roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 10 reserve, 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 2024 season, the Jaguars have not had any games blacked out since.

Preseason

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

Regular season

Schedule

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.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Indianapolis Colts

Week One: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 6 0612
Colts 0 7 7014

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Two: Arizona Cardinals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 10 14 7031
Jaguars 3 0 7717

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 3: at Houston Texans

Week Three: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 3 14 7731
Texans 7 14 3024

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Four: Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 3 6817
Jaguars 10 17 3737

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Five: Jacksonville Jaguars at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 000
Seahawks 3 17 14741

at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Six: St. Louis Rams at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Rams 7 3 010020
Jaguars 6 0 014323

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 8: at Tennessee Titans

Week Eight: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 6013
Titans 3 10 10730

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Nine: Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 3 01521
Jaguars 7 7 3724

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 10: at New York Jets

Week Ten: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 14 0324
Jets 10 3 0922

at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 11: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Eleven: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 6 3 6015
Jaguars 3 7 0818

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 3 003
49ers 3 14 3020

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

Game information

Week 13: vs. Houston Texans

Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 0 7 5618
Jaguars 3 17 3023

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 14: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Fourteen: Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 7 0014
Jaguars 0 7 3010

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 15: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Fifteen: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars  – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 21 7735
Jaguars 3 14 14031

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 16: at New England Patriots

Week Sixteen: Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 077
Patriots 7 21 0735

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 17: at Cleveland Browns

Week Seventeen: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 3 0 01417
Browns 3 10 7323

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

Standings

Division

AFC South
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
7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 290 380 L4

Conference

AFC[3]
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Indianapolis Colts South 14 2 0 .875 6–0 10–2 .473 .470 L2
2 San Diego Chargers West 13 3 0 .813 5–1 9–3 .453 .433 W11
3[a] New England Patriots East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 7–5 .516 .450 L1
4[a] Cincinnati Bengals North 10 6 0 .625 6–0 7–5 .492 .438 L1
Wild Cards
5[b] New York Jets East 9 7 0 .563 2–4 7–5 .516 .507 W2
6[b][c][d] Baltimore Ravens North 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .523 .403 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[b][d] Houston Texans South 9 7 0 .563 1–5 6–6 .504 .417 W4
8[c][e] Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .488 .521 W3
9[f] Denver Broncos West 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .527 .516 L4
10[f] Tennessee Titans South 8 8 0 .500 2–4 4–8 .539 .414 W1
11[g] Miami Dolphins East 7 9 0 .438 4–2 5–7 .559 .464 L3
12[g] South 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .496 .411 L4
13 Buffalo Bills East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .516 .469 W1
14[h] Cleveland Browns North 5 11 0 .313 1–5 5–7 .512 .388 W4
15[h] Oakland Raiders West 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .527 .525 L2
16 Kansas City Chiefs West 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 .516 .406 W1
Tiebreakers[i]
  1. ^ a b New England clinched the AFC No. 3 seed based on strength of victory.
  2. ^ a b c NY Jets clinched the AFC No. 5 seed based on better record in common games after Houston was eliminated from the three-way tiebreaker based on better conference record.
  3. ^ a b Baltimore finished in second place in the AFC North based on division record.
  4. ^ a b Baltimore clinched the AFC No. 6 seed based on conference record. Division tiebreaker was initially used to eliminate Pittsburgh (see below).
  5. ^ Pittsburgh did not qualify as a Wild Card based on the first tiebreaking step for three or more clubs which reads,
    "Apply division tie breaker to eliminate all but the highest ranked club in each division prior to proceeding to Step 2".[4]
  6. ^ a b Denver finished ahead of Tennessee based on a better conference record.
  7. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of Jacksonville based on a head-to-head victory.
  8. ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Oakland based on a head-to-head victory.
  9. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. ^ Frenette, Gene. "Jaguars GM Gene Smith provides hope for now and future". Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  2. ^ "Jaguars Unveil New Look" (PDF). 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars Media Guide. NFL Enterprises, LLC. June 21, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "2009 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "NFL 2009 Playoff Race – CBSSports.com – Tiebreaker Explanation". Retrieved January 10, 2010.
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