The 2009 South Florida Bulls football team represented the

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(USF) in the

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. Their head coach was

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, and they played their home games at

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. The 2009 season was the 13th season overall for the Bulls, and their fifth season in the

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. The Bulls finished the season 8–5 (3–4

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) and won the

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, 27–3, against

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. 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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Roster

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