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. The team played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 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 Pac-10 play and won the Emerald Bowl over Boston College 24–13.
The Trojans signed a top-5 recruiting class.
Name Yr. Ht./Wt.
Quarterback
7 Matt Barkley Fr. 6-2/23015 Aaron Corp Jr. 6-3/20014 Garrett Green Sr. 6-2/2106 John Manoogian Fr. 6-1/20016 Mitch Mustain Jr. 6-3/210Running Back
21 Allen Bradford Jr. 5-11/2352 C.J. Gable Jr. 6-0/20045 Adam Goodman Sr. 6-1/24031 Stanley Havili Jr. 6-0/22513 Stafon Johnson Sr. 5-11/2154 Joe McKnight Jr. 6-0/2006 Curtis McNeal Fr. 5-8/18034 Ahmed Mokhtar So. 6-0/21010 D.J. Shoemate So. 6-0/22026 Marc Tyler So. 6-0/22036 Simione Vehikite Fr. 6-0/245Wide Receiver
9 David Ausberry Jr. 6-4/23583 Steve Blackhart Fr. 6-2/18049 Robbie Boyer Fr. 6-0/18519 Brice Butler Fr. 6-3/20046 Sean Calcagnie Jr. 6-0/19023 Jordan Cameron Jr. 6-5/22080 Brandon Carswell So. 6-1/18541 Preston Cavignac Jr. 6-0/1851 De'Von Flournoy Fr. 6-0/18041 J.B. Green Fr. 6-1/1958 Ronald Johnson Jr. 6-1/18528 Drew Ness So. 6-0/19017 Travon Patterson Jr. 5-10/17547 Scott Stephens Jr. 6-1/18081 Spencer Vigoren Sr. 6-4/22018 Damian Williams Jr. 6-1/190Tight End
88 Blake Ayles So. 6-5/25540 Rhett Ellison Jr. 6-5/25082 Bryson Lloyd Fr. 6-3/22586 Anthony McCoy Sr. 6-5/25567 Michael Reardon So. 6-5/27587 Ian Wandler Jr. 6-4/27073 Steve gatena 6-5/270Offensive Line
71 Charles Brown Sr. 6-6/29553 Jeff Byers Sr. 6-4/28572 Martin Coleman So. 6-5/31577 Kevin Graf Fr. 6-6/31574 Zack Heberer Jr. 6-5/30078 Khaled Holmes Fr. 6-4/30576 Nick Howell Sr. 6-5/28075 Matt Kalil Fr. 6-6/29068 Butch Lewis Jr. 6-5/30050 Abe Markowitz Fr. 6-2/28059 John Martinez Fr. 6-3/27564 Garrett Nolan Sr. 6-4/28061 Kristofer O'Dowd Jr. 6-5/30056 Alex Parsons Sr. 6-4/30062 Chris Pousson So. 6-4/24070 Tyron Smith So. 6-6/27085 Cooper Stephenson Jr. 6-3/215Defensive Line
94 Armond Armstead So. 6-5/29016 James Boyd Fr. 6-5/23091 Jurrell Casey So. 6-1/29592 Hebron Fangupo Jr. 6-2/33093 Everson Griffen Jr. 6-3/26598 DaJohn Harris So. 6-4/28596 Wes Horton Fr. 6-5/24597 Malik Jackson So. 6-5/23042 Devon Kennard Fr. 6-3/2558 Nick Perry Fr. 6-3/24090 Derek Simmons Jr. 6-4/28599 Averell Spicer Sr. 6-2/29544 Christian Tupou Jr. 6-2/280Linebacker
43 Will Andrew Fr. 6-2/22552 Luthur Brown Sr. 6-2/23537 Jordan Campbell So. 5-11/23046 Ross Cumming So. 6-1/22059 Dan Deckas Jr. 5-10/21054 Chris Galippo So. 6-2/25557 Nick Garratt Sr. 6-1/23581 Kevin Greene Fr. 6-3/23510 Jarvis Jones Fr. 6-3/22535 Uona Kaveinga So. 6-1/23517 Michael Morgan Jr. 6-4/22053 Marquis Simmons Fr. 6-0/2156 Malcolm Smith Jr. 6-1/225Defensive Back
30 Brian Baucham Fr. 5-11/1901 T.J. Bryant So. 6-0/18045 Omari Crittenden Jr. 6-0/18538 Robert Erickson Jr. 5-11/19025 Patrick Hall Fr. 6-1/18522 Daniel Harper So. 5-11/1854 Torin Harris Fr. 6-1/17526 Will Harris Sr. 6-1/20028 Justin Hart Sr. 6-0/17547 Michael Helfrich Fr. 6-0/19023 Shane Horton So. 6-1/21027 Marshall Jones Jr. 6-0/1852 Taylor Mays Sr. 6-3/23019 Drew McAllister So. 6-1/2007 T. J. McDonald Fr. 6-2/20549 Ryan McMahon So. 6-0/2009 Byron Moore Fr. 6-1/20536 Josh Pinkard Sr. 6-2/21034 Spencer Spiegel So. 5-11/17529 Jawanza Starling Fr. 6-1/19015 Kevin Thomas Sr. 6-1/18524 Shareece Wright Jr. 6-0/180Kickers/Punters
38 Jordan Congdon Sr. 5-9/18048 Jacob Harfman Jr. 5-10/19030 Joe Houston Jr. 5-8/17039 Billy O'Malley Jr. 6-1/19527 Boomer Roepke So. 5-9/180On 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 Seattle Seahawks. Lane Kiffin, formerly with the Trojans, Oakland Raiders, and Tennessee Volunteers, was hired as the new head coach.
