2009 South Florida Bulls football team

2009 South Florida Bulls football
2009 South Florida Bulls football
International Bowl champion
International Bowl, W 27–3 vs. Northern Illinois
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Leavitt (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Canales (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Joe Tresey (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	David Blackwell (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

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.

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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

Schedule

2009 Big East Conference football standings
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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