2009 South Florida Bulls Football Team
The 2009 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
Their head coach was Jim Leavitt, and they played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 2009 season was the 13th season overall for the Bulls, and their fifth season in the Big East Conference. The Bulls finished the season 8–5 (3–4 Big East) and won the International Bowl, 27–3, against Northern Illinois. The roster had 11 eventual NFL draft picks and a total of 14 players would go on to play in the NFL.
| 2009 South Florida Bulls football | |
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International Bowl champion | |
International Bowl, W 27–3 vs. Northern Illinois | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (3–4 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Canales (1st as OC, 3rd overall season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Joe Tresey (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Raymond James Stadium (Capacity: 65,857 grass) |
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| No. 8 Cincinnati $ | 7 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 West Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 3 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 3 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Wofford* | BHSN | W 40–7 | 40,360 | ||
| September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at Western Kentucky* | Big East Network | W 35–13 | 20,568 | ||
| September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern* |
| W 59–0 | 38,798 | ||
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Florida State* | ESPNU | W 17–7 | 83,524 | ||
| October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | Big East Network | W 34–20 | 40,147 | ||
| October 15 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 8 Cincinnati | No. 21 |
| ESPN | L 17–34 | 63,976 |
| October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Pittsburgh | Big East Network | L 14–41 | 50,019 | ||
| October 30 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 20 West Virginia |
| ESPN2 | W 30–19 | 56,328 | |
| November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rutgers | No. 23 | ESPN | L 0–31 | 48,057 | |
| November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville |
| Big East Network | W 34–22 | 49,388 | |
| November 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Miami (FL)* |
| ABC/ESPN | L 10–31 | 66,469 | |
| December 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at Connecticut | ESPN2 | L 27–29 | 35,624 | ||
| January 2, 2010 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Northern Illinois | ESPN2 | W 27–3 | 22,185 | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | RV | — | RV | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | RV | — | RV | 24 | — | RV | — | — | — |
| Harris | Not released | RV | 24 | 21 | 24 | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | — | — | Not released | |||
| BCS | Not released | — | — | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||
Roster
| 2009 South Florida Bulls football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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References
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