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
International Bowl champion
International Bowl, W 27–3 vs. Northern Illinois
Conference	Big East Conference
2009 record	8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Leavitt (13th season)
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)

2009 Big East Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
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
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Wofford*		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	BHSN	W 40–7	40,360[1]
September 12	7:30 p.m.	at Western Kentucky*		Houchens Industries Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	Big East Network	W 35–13	20,568[2]
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern*		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 59–0	38,798[3]
September 26	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	W 17–7	83,524[4]
October 3	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	Big East Network	W 34–20	40,147[5]
October 15	7:30 p.m.	No. 8 Cincinnati	No. 21	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN	L 17–34	63,976[6]
October 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Pittsburgh		Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	Big East Network	L 14–41	50,019[7]
October 30	8:00 p.m.	No. 20 West Virginia		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 30–19	56,328[8]
November 12	7:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	No. 23	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN	L 0–31	48,057[9]
November 21	12:00 p.m.	Louisville		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	Big East Network	W 34–22	49,388[10]
November 28	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 Miami (FL)*		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ABC/ESPN	L 10–31	66,469[11]
December 5	8:00 p.m.	at Connecticut		Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	L 27–29	35,624[12]
January 2, 2010	12:00 p.m.	vs. Northern Illinois		Rogers Centre Toronto, ON, Canada (International Bowl)	ESPN2	W 27–3	22,185[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
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	NR	RV	23	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	21	RV	NR	RV	24	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released				RV	24	21	24	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	NR	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	25	24	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Roster

2009 South Florida Bulls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 7 B. J. Daniels Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 36 Sam Barrington Fr DE 90 Jason Pierre-Paul Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Leavitt Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Wofford Terriers vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN. September 5, 2009. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
2. "South Florida Bulls vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Box Score". ESPN. September 12, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
3. "Charleston Southern Buccaneers Box Score". ESPN. September 19, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
4. "South Florida Bulls vs. Florida State Seminoles Box Score". ESPN. September 26, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
5. "South Florida Bulls vs. Syracuse Orange Box Score". ESPN. October 3, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
6. "Cincinnati Bearcats vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
7. "South Florida Bulls vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN. October 24, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
8. "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN. October 30, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
9. "South Florida Bulls vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
10. "Louisville Cardinals vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN. November 21, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
11. "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN. November 28, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
12. "South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN. December 5, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
13. "South Florida Bulls vs. Northern Illinois Huskies Box Score". ESPN. January 2, 2010. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
14. "Football - 2009 Schedule & Results". University of South Florida. Retrieved July 31, 2009.