2009 South Florida Bulls football team

2009 South Florida Bulls football
International Bowl champion
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (1st as OC, 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Tresey (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDavid Blackwell (1st season)
Home stadiumRaymond James Stadium
(Capacity: 65,857 grass)
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
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

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.