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2009 South Florida

8–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Big East), coached by Jim Leavitt.

Schedule and results

South Florida in 2009, game by game: won vs. Wofford 40–7; won at Western Kentucky 35–13; won vs. Charleston Southern 59–0; won at No. 18 Florida State 17–7; won at Syracuse 34–20; lost vs. No. 8 Cincinnati 17–34; lost at No. 20 Pittsburgh 14–41; won vs. No. 20 West Virginia 30–19; lost at Rutgers 0–31; won vs. Louisville 34–22; lost vs. No. 19 Miami 10–31; lost at UConn 27–29; won vs. Northern Illinois 27–3+59−31Won 40–7 vs. Wofford+33WoffordWon 35–13 at Western Kentucky+22Western KentuckyWon 59–0 vs. Charleston Southern+59Charleston Sout…Won 17–7 at No. 18 Florida State+10No. 18 Florida StateWon 34–20 at Syracuse+14SyracuseLost 17–34 vs. No. 8 Cincinnati-17No. 8 CincinnatiLost 14–41 at No. 20 Pittsburgh-27No. 20 PittsburghWon 30–19 vs. No. 20 West Virginia+11No. 20 West VirginiaLost 0–31 at Rutgers-31RutgersWon 34–22 vs. Louisville+12LouisvilleLost 10–31 vs. No. 19 Miami-21No. 19 MiamiLost 27–29 at UConn-2UConnWon 27–3 vs. Northern Illinois+24Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsWoffordW 40–⁠774%
Sep 12atWestern KentuckyW 35–⁠1374%
Sep 19vsCharleston SouthernW 59–⁠087%
Sep 26at18Florida StateW 17–⁠737%
Oct 3atSyracuseW 34–⁠2071%
Oct 15vs8CincinnatiL 17–⁠3449%
Oct 24at20PittsburghL 14–⁠4135%
Oct 30vs20West VirginiaW 30–⁠1946%
Nov 12atRutgersL 0–⁠3142%
Nov 21vsLouisvilleW 34–⁠2275%
Nov 28vs19MiamiL 10–⁠3157%
Dec 5atUConnL 27–⁠2939%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsNorthern IllinoisInternational BowlW 27–⁠358%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northern Illinois 27–⁠3 in the International Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big East.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 28 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 23
  2. Wk 7: 21
  3. Wk 11: 23
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Big East
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
344–⁠257
Coach
Jim Leavitt
Elo
1576 +30 this season
SP+ rating
2.8 No. 57 of 120; offense No. 63, defense No. 41, special teams No. 108
SRS
3.9 No. 48 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 26
Offensive coordinator
Mike Canales
Defensive coordinators
Joe Tresey and David Blackwell
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense59th of 120
  • Defense24th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted76th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted21st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0436%1.1159th of 120
Defense-0.0140%0.9224th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.00 def		37% off
39% def		—76th off
21st def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 314% allowed
Defense0.0own 332% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsB.J. Daniels QB1,983 yds
Passing touchdownsB.J. Daniels QB14 TD
Rushing yardsB.J. Daniels QB772 yds
Rushing touchdownsB.J. Daniels QB9 TD
Receiving yardsCarlton Mitchell WR706 yds
Receiving touchdownsA.J. Love WR4 TD
InterceptionsNate Allen S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Ryne Giddins WDE★★★★No. 55
Bradley Battles ATH★★★★No. 226
Adaris Bellamy RB★★★★No. 335
Jacquez Jenkins S★★★No. 710
Julius Forte SDE★★★No. 834

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.893
Receivers23.00.837
Offensive line23.00.842
Defensive line33.30.890
Linebackers23.00.852
Defensive backs22.50.816
Athletes and specialists14.00.912
Whole class133.20.859

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2010

The 2010 draft
Rd 1Jason Pierre-Paul DENew York Giants
Rd 2Nate Allen SPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3Jerome Murphy CBSt. Louis Rams
Rd 6Carlton Mitchell WRCleveland Browns
Rd 7George Selvie DESt. Louis Rams

Roster 104

The 2009 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 33 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cincinnati7–⁠012–⁠18
Pittsburgh5–⁠210–⁠315
West Virginia5–⁠29–⁠425
Rutgers3–⁠49–⁠4
South Florida3–⁠48–⁠5
UConn3–⁠48–⁠5
Syracuse1–⁠64–⁠8
Louisville1–⁠64–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.