| Year: | 2009 |
| Team: | Florida State Seminoles |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Atlantic Division |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 7–6 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Hc Year: | 34th |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Dc Year: | 26th |
| Captain: | Christian Ponder (junior) Jamie Robinson (senior) Recardo Wright (senior) |
| Champion: | Gator Bowl champion |
| Bowl Result: | W 33–21 vs. West Virginia |
The 2009 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference ACC).
Head coach Bobby Bowden retired at the end of the 2009 season after 34 seasons at the helm for Florida State and 33 consecutive winning seasons. Offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher was named his successor.
See also: 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.
Pregame line: FSU −4
Miami's defense stops Florida St. to back up Harris' final TD drive
Pregame line: Lines are not released when an FCS team plays an FBS team.Florida State steals win from lower-division Jacksonville State
Pregame line: BYU −6.5
Ponder drives Seminoles to decisive win over No. 7 Cougars
Pregame line: FSU −12
Daniels steps in for injured Grothe, lifts USF to first ever win over FSU.
Pregame line: FSU −5
BC blows 18-point lead, barely holds off FSU.
Pregame line: FSU −2.5
Nesbitt, Yellow Jackets hand third straight loss to Bowden's Seminoles.
Pregame line: UNC −2.5
Ponder rallies Seminoles from deficit to knock off North Carolina.
Pregame line: FSU −7
Florida St. edges NC State late in barnburner
Pregame line: Clemson −8
Spiller rushes for 165 yards, touchdown as Clemson routs Florida St.
Pregame line: Wake −5
Thomas, Manuel help Florida State roll past Wake
Pregame line: FSU −17
Florida State edges Maryland on last-minute TD to become bowl eligible
Pregame line: Florida −21
Tebow accounts for five TDs in final home game as a Gator
Pregame line: WVU −3
Bowden goes out a winner as Seminoles dispatch Mountaineers
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| 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 |
| Name | Games Played | Carries | Yards | Fumbles Lost | YPC | TD | Long | Avg/Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | GP-GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G | |
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| Ty Jones | ||||||||
| Chris Thompson | ||||||||
| Willie Haulstead | ||||||||
| Rodney Smith | ||||||||
| Ja'Baris Little | ||||||||
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