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The 2009 USC Trojans football team (variously "Trojans" or "USC") represented the University of Southern California during the
2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...
. The team played their home games at the
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and was coached by Pete Carroll, who was in his ninth and final season at USC. They finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in
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play and won the
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over
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24–13.


Before the season


Pre-season outlook


Recruiting class

The Trojans signed a top-5 recruiting class.


Transfers


Departures


Offseason news


Schedule


Roster

Name Yr. Ht./Wt. Quarterback *7 Matt Barkley Fr. 6-2/230 *15 Aaron Corp Jr. 6-3/200 *14 Garrett Green Sr. 6-2/210 *6 John Manoogian Fr. 6-1/200 *16 Mitch Mustain Jr. 6-3/210 Running Back *21 Allen Bradford Jr. 5-11/235 *2
C.J. Gable C. J. Gable (born Carl Gable Jr. October 19, 1987) is a former Canadian football running back. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for the University of Southern California Trojans ...
Jr. 6-0/200 *45 Adam Goodman Sr. 6-1/240 *31
Stanley Havili Stanley Havili (born November 14, 1987) is a former American football fullback. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern California. Personal life Havili's par ...
Jr. 6-0/225 *13
Stafon Johnson Stafon Johnson (born February 6, 1988) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at University of Southern California. He was also a member of ...
Sr. 5-11/215 *4 Joe McKnight Jr. 6-0/200 *6 Curtis McNeal Fr. 5-8/180 *34 Ahmed Mokhtar So. 6-0/210 *10 D.J. Shoemate So. 6-0/220 *26 Marc Tyler So. 6-0/220 *36 Simione Vehikite Fr. 6-0/245 Wide Receiver *9 David Ausberry Jr. 6-4/235 *83 Steve Blackhart Fr. 6-2/180 *49 Robbie Boyer Fr. 6-0/185 *19
Brice Butler Brice Christian Butler (born January 29, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC and San Diego State. Early years ...
Fr. 6-3/200 *46 Sean Calcagnie Jr. 6-0/190 *23 Jordan Cameron Jr. 6-5/220 *80
Brandon Carswell Brandon Carswell (born May 22, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the USC Trojans. Carswell signed as an undrafted free agent after the 2012 NFL Draft. High school Carswell attended Milpitas High S ...
So. 6-1/185 *41 Preston Cavignac Jr. 6-0/185 *1 De'Von Flournoy Fr. 6-0/180 *41 J.B. Green Fr. 6-1/195 *8 Ronald Johnson Jr. 6-1/185 *28 Drew Ness So. 6-0/190 *17 Travon Patterson Jr. 5-10/175 *47 Scott Stephens Jr. 6-1/180 *81 Spencer Vigoren Sr. 6-4/220 *18 Damian Williams Jr. 6-1/190 Tight End *88
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So. 6-5/255 *40
Rhett Ellison Rhett Marshall Ellison (born October 3, 1988) is a former American football tight end and fullback who played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in t ...
Jr. 6-5/250 *82 Bryson Lloyd Fr. 6-3/225 *86
Anthony McCoy Robert Anthony McCoy (born December 28, 1987) is a former American football tight end. He was selected by Seattle in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC. Early life McCoy attended Bullard High School in Fre ...
Sr. 6-5/255 *67 Michael Reardon So. 6-5/275 *87 Ian Wandler Jr. 6-4/270 *73 Steve Gatena 6-5/270 Offensive Line *71 Charles Brown Sr. 6-6/295 *53
Jeff Byers Jeff Byers (born September 7, 1985) is a former American football center who played in the National Football League. He played his college football for the University of Southern California. High school career Byers attended Loveland High School ...
Sr. 6-4/285 *72 Martin Coleman So. 6-5/315 *77 Kevin Graf Fr. 6-6/315 *74 Zack Heberer Jr. 6-5/300 *78 Khaled Holmes Fr. 6-4/305 *76 Nick Howell Sr. 6-5/280 *75
Matt Kalil Matthew Francis Kalil (born July 6, 1989) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at USC and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings fourth overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Carolina Pan ...
Fr. 6-6/290 *68 Butch Lewis Jr. 6-5/300 *50 Abe Markowitz Fr. 6-2/280 *59 John Martinez Fr. 6-3/275 *64 Garrett Nolan Sr. 6-4/280 *61
Kristofer O'Dowd Kristofer O'Dowd (born May 14, 1988) is a former American football center. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for the University of Southern California. High school career O'Dowd ...
Jr. 6-5/300 *56 Alex Parsons Sr. 6-4/300 *62 Chris Pousson So. 6-4/240 *70 Tyron Smith So. 6-6/270 *85 Cooper Stephenson Jr. 6-3/215 Defensive Line *94
Armond Armstead Armond Armstead (born August 3, 1990) is a former defensive tackle for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League and the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played college football at USC. He was signed by the Arg ...
So. 6-5/290 *16 James Boyd Fr. 6-5/230 *91 Jurrell Casey So. 6-1/295 *92 Hebron Fangupo Jr. 6-2/330 *93 Everson Griffen Jr. 6-3/265 *98 DaJohn Harris So. 6-4/285 *96 Wes Horton Fr. 6-5/245 *97 Malik Jackson So. 6-5/230 *42
Devon Kennard Devon Kennard (born June 24, 1991) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent, and an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and investor. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. In 2018, Kennard signed ...
Fr. 6-3/255 *8 Nick Perry Fr. 6-3/240 *90 Derek Simmons Jr. 6-4/285 *99 Averell Spicer Sr. 6-2/295 *44
Christian Tupou Christian Philip Tupou (born May 7, 1989) is an American football defensive end. He was undrafted but signed with the Chicago Bears in 2012. He played college football at USC. High school career Tupou played defensive end and fullback at Grant ...
Jr. 6-2/280 Linebacker *43 Will Andrew Fr. 6-2/225 *52 Luthur Brown Sr. 6-2/235 *37 Jordan Campbell So. 5-11/230 *46 Ross Cumming So. 6-1/220 *59 Dan Deckas Jr. 5-10/210 *54
Chris Galippo Chris Galippo (born April 12, 1989) is a former American football linebacker. He played for the University of Southern California. Galippo became the first defensive player to ever win the Pete Dawkins Trophy for being selected as the U.S. Arm ...
So. 6-2/255 *57 Nick Garratt Sr. 6-1/235 *81 Kevin Greene Fr. 6-3/235 *10 Jarvis Jones Fr. 6-3/225 *35 Uona Kaveinga So. 6-1/235 *17 Michael Morgan Jr. 6-4/220 *53 Marquis Simmons Fr. 6-0/215 *6 Malcolm Smith Jr. 6-1/225 Defensive Back *30 Brian Baucham Fr. 5-11/190 *1 T.J. Bryant So. 6-0/180 *45 Omari Crittenden Jr. 6-0/185 *38 Robert Erickson Jr. 5-11/190 *25 Patrick Hall Fr. 6-1/185 *22 Daniel Harper So. 5-11/185 *4 Torin Harris Fr. 6-1/175 *26 Will Harris Sr. 6-1/200 *28 Justin Hart Sr. 6-0/175 *47 Michael Helfrich Fr. 6-0/190 *23 Shane Horton So. 6-1/210 *27 Marshall Jones Jr. 6-0/185 *2 Taylor Mays Sr. 6-3/230 *19 Drew McAllister So. 6-1/200 *7 T. J. McDonald Fr. 6-2/205 *49 Ryan McMahon So. 6-0/200 *9 Byron Moore Fr. 6-1/205 *36 Josh Pinkard Sr. 6-2/210 *34 Spencer Spiegel So. 5-11/175 *29 Jawanza Starling Fr. 6-1/190 *15 Kevin Thomas Sr. 6-1/185 *24 Shareece Wright Jr. 6-0/180 Kickers/Punters *38 Jordan Congdon Sr. 5-9/180 *48 Jacob Harfman Jr. 5-10/190 *30 Joe Houston Jr. 5-8/170 *39 Billy O'Malley Jr. 6-1/195 *27 Boomer Roepke So. 5-9/180


Game summaries


San Jose State

The #4 Trojans opened their season against the lightly regarded San Jose Spartans. Though the Spartans outscored USC 3-0 in the 1st quarter of play, the Trojans quickly recovered, scoring 56 consecutive points for a 53-point victory.


Ohio State

A crowd of 106,033, the largest in Ohio Stadium history, were in attendance as the #3 USC Trojans came to Columbus, Ohio to face the #8 Ohio State Buckeyes. Both teams showed great defense with the game close at the half tied 10–10. After a safety and a field goal, Ohio State led 15–10 with less than five minutes to go. However, Matt Barkley and the Trojans drove down the field to score a touchdown and a two-point conversion to end the game. The final score was USC 18, Ohio State 15, with the Buckeyes losing to the Trojans for the second straight year. Freshman quarterback Matt Barkley injured his right shoulder. 1st Quarter * 11:37 USC Johnson 2-yard run for Touchdown (Congdon kick) 7–0 USC * 8:06 OSU Herron 2-yard run for Touchdown (Pettrey kick) 7–7 2nd Quarter * 14:56 OSU Pettrey 18-yard field goal 10–7 OSU * 0:00 USC Congdon 21-yard field goal 10–10 3rd Quarter * 9:03 USC High snap out of the end zone for Safety 12–10 OSU * 4:43 OSU Pettrey 22-yard field goal 15–10 OSU 4th Quarter * 1:05 USC Johnson 2-yard run for Touchdown (Barkley pass to McKnight) 18–15 USC


Washington

Quarterback Aaron Corp took over for Matt Barkley. The Huskies became the latest
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team to upset the Trojans, only two Pacific-10 Conference teams have failed to beat USC during the Pete Carroll era: Arizona and Arizona State. Other Pac-10 teams have defeated USC at least once during this period; Oregon State did it twice, 2006 and again in 2008, as did Stanford in 2001 and
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(and would do so again in 2009). 1st Quarter * 12:28 USC McKnight 7-yard run for Touchdown (Congdon kick) 7–0 USC * 4:36 USC Congdon 42 yd field goal 10–0 USC * 0:11 UW Jake Locker 4yd run for Touchdown ( Erik Folk kick) 10–7 USC 2nd Quarter * 4:09 UW Folk 28 yd field goal 10–10 Tied 3rd Quarter *None 4th Quarter * 9:53 UW Folk 46 yd field goal 13-10 UW * 4:07 USC Congdon 25 yd field goal 13–13 Tied * 0:03 UW Folk 22 yd field goal 16–13 UW


Washington State


California

The Trojans dominated the Bears, scoring the most points since their season opener against San Jose State.


Notre Dame

The Trojans marched into South Bend ranked #6 in the nation after a 30-3 beating of #24 Cal. The Fighting Irish lived up to their name, staying with highly ranked USC through two quarters, only trailing by 6 points, 13-7. In the third quarter, the Trojans started to run away with the game, outscoring Notre Dame 14-7. Going into the fourth quarter, USC had a commanding lead, 27-14. USC scored another touchdown early in the fourth quarter to go ahead, 34-14. It looked like Notre Dame would get beat badly by their rivals once again. But, it wasn't to be for the Fighting Irish. Instead of losing by double digits to the Trojans again, they rallied and found themselves down 34-27 with 1 second left at the USC 1-yard-line. Jimmy Clauson fired an incomplete pass and USC extended their winning streak over Notre Dame to 8. The freshman Matt Barkley attempted 29 passes, completing 19, on his way to 380 yards and 2 touchdowns. Clauson went 24-43 with a mere 260 yards and 2 touchdowns. Anthony McCoy led the Trojans (5-1) in receiving yards with 5 catches for 153 yards. Notre Dame's (4-2) leading receiver was Golden Tate with 8 catches for 117 yards.


Oregon State

Last year the #1 Trojans went to Corvallis and were upset 27–21. It was the second straight trip to Corvallis for USC that resulted in defeat. Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 187 yards on 37 carries and two touchdowns in the win last year. Oregon State was the second Pac-10 Conference school to have beaten USC twice during the Pete Carroll era in 2006 and 2008 (Stanford was first with victories in 2001 and
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(and would do so again in 2009). The last time Oregon State won against USC in the Coliseum was when Dwight D. Eisenhower was the President of the United States. USC scored first when quarterback Matt Barkley passed to
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for an 8-yard touchdown. The Beavers got on the scoreboard with two field goal kicks from Justin Kahut (both 48 yards). In the second quarter, Matt Barkley completed a pass to Ronald Johnson for a 22 yards touchdown. On second and goal, Barkley rushed for a 1-yard touchdown for the Trojans. Kahut kicked a 33-yard field goal for Oregon State just before the half. In the third quarter, Sean Canfield passed to Jacquizz Rodgers for a 6-yard touchdown for the Beavers on a 3:06-drive that took 8 plays for 61 yards. The Trojans countered with a 7-play drive for 70 yards with Allen Bradford rushing for 2 yards for a touchdown. Canfield narrowed Oregon State's gap by completing a 15-yard scoring pass to Damola Adeniji. USC answered with Allen Bradford scoring a 43-yard touchdown. Oregon State became the first team to score more than 10 points on the Trojans in their last ten home games.


Oregon

Prior to the game, USC had lost three in a row in the state of Oregon, but had won four of the last five against the Ducks. The Trojans lost the game 47–20, which was the worst defeat suffered by USC since 1997. 1st Quarter * 8:32 USC Jordan Congdon 28 field goal 3–0 USC * 7:30 Oregon Morgan Flint 32-yard field goal 3–3 tied * 1:37 Oregon Jeremiah Masoli 3-yard run for Touchdown (Morgan Flint kick) 10–3 Oregon 2nd Quarter * 10:55 USC Matt Barkley 3-yard pass to Ronald Johnson for Touchdown (Jordan Congdon kick) 10–10 Tied * 8:39 Oregon Andre Crenshaw 1-yard run for Touchdown (Morgan Flint kick) 17–10 Oregon * 3:17 USC Matt Barkley 4-yard pass to Damian Williams for Touchdown (Jordan Congdon kick) 17–17 Tied * 1:49 Oregon Jeremiah Masoli 17-yard pass to Jamere Holland for Touchdown ( Morgan Flint kick) 24–17 Oregon 3rd Quarter * 11:58 Oregon Morgan Flint 35-yard field goal 27–17 Oregon * 8:26 USC Jordan Congdon 39 field goal 27–20 Oregon * 5:50 Oregon LaMichael James 5-yard run for Touchdown (Morgan Flint kick) 34–20 Oregon * 0:00 Oregon Kenjon Barner 3-yard run for Touchdown (Morgan Flint kick) 41–20 Oregon 4th Quarter * 8:00 Oregon Morgan Flint 22-yard field goal 44–20 Oregon * 2:05 Oregon Morgan Flint 23-yard field goal 47–20 Oregon


Arizona State


Stanford

Stanford's 55–21 victory was the highest number of points any team had scored against a USC Trojans football team in the 121-year history of Trojan football. The 34-point loss was the worst defeat USC had suffered since 1966. This was Stanford's third victory against USC in their last five games against each other at the Coliseum (Stanford winning 2001, 2007, and 2009, with USC winning in 2003 and 2005), with USC having defeated every non-Stanford opponent in the Coliseum since 2001, going 47–2 since Stanford's September 29, 2001 victory in the Coliseum. It was the first defeat in a November game for the Trojans under Coach Pete Carroll's nine-season tenure. For the first time in since Carroll's first season, USC lost more than two games in one season. For the second time in three weekends, Carroll suffered the worst loss of his USC tenure (the other being the Oregon game). This was the largest margin of victory for Stanford in a Stanford-USC game since the two teams' rivalry began in 1918. Harbaugh became the only coach in college football with a winning record against Carroll, going 2–1 in the three times the two coaches have faced each other. Stanford would eclipse the all-time point spread record it set from the
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, as USC was a 41-point favorite.


UCLA

UCLA–USC rivalry game for the Victory Bell, which the Trojans retained by defeating the Bruins 28–7. Both teams wore home jerseys, in a tradition that was restarted the previous year, with the Bruins wearing their 1966 throwback powder blue jerseys. The final two minutes of the game proved to be interesting. With the Trojans leading 21–7 after a touchdown with 1:30 in the fourth quarter, and having possession of the ball after UCLA turned it over on downs, Carroll instructed his quarterback to take a knee. Rick Neuheisel then called a timeout to stop the clock. On second down, the Trojans immediately connected on a 48-yard pass play for their fourth touchdown of the game. USC beat UCLA for the 10th time in 11 years, but the late touchdown pass stirred passions in the crosstown rivalry and lead to a benches-clearing incident.


Arizona

Arizona's defeat of the Trojans gave the Wildcats their first win over USC during the Pete Carroll era. Arizona was also the first non-Stanford team in the Pac-10 to defeat the Trojans in the Coliseum under Carroll (Stanford had defeated Carroll's teams in the Coliseum in 2001, 2007, and 2009). Arizona State is the only Pac-10 team to never beat the Trojans during Carroll's tenure.


Boston College

This marked the first time USC played in the Emerald Bowl. On December 26, 2009 at AT&T Park in San Francisco California, attended by 40,121; the Trojans squared off against the Boston College Eagles from the Atlantic Coast Conference. This also marked the first time that the Trojans had played in a non-BCS bowl game in seven years. Boston College was making its 11th straight bowl appearance. The Eagles became the first team to play in the Emerald Bowl twice, beating Colorado State 35–21 in the 2003 San Francisco Bowl (the former name of the Emerald Bowl). This was the third meeting between the two schools and the first in a bowl game. USC had won both games in the series, a 23–17 victory in Los Angeles in 1987 and a 34–7 win in Chestnut Hill in 1988. USC freshman quarterback Matt Barkley threw touchdown passes to Stanley Havili on the Trojans first two possessions and added a touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Barkley finished the game with a total of 350 yards passing. Of his 350 yards, Damian Williams accounted for 189 of them on 12 catches. Williams was named the game's MVP for his efforts. Boston College was led by tailback Montel Harris, who rushed for 102 yards and also added a touchdown run.


Rankings


After the season

On January 10, 2010, coach Carroll told his players that he will resign his position with the Trojans and become the new head coach of the
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. Lane Kiffin, formerly with the Trojans,
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, and Tennessee Volunteers, was hired as the new head coach.


References


External links

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