2018 South Florida Bulls football team

2018 South Florida Bulls football
Conference American Athletic Conference
Division East Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 23
AP No. 23
2018 record 6–0 (2–0 The American)
Head coach Charlie Strong (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Veer and Shoot
Defensive coordinator Brian Jean-Mary (2nd season)
Base defense 3-3-5
Home stadium Raymond James Stadium (Capacity: 65,890, grass)
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 10 UCF  3 –0     6 –0  
No. 20 Cincinnati  2 –0     6 –0  
No. 21 South Florida  2 –0     6 –0  
Temple  2 –0     3 –3  
East Carolina  0 –2     2 –3  
Connecticut  0 –3     1 –5  
West Division
Houston  1 –0     4 –1  
SMU  1 –1     2 –4  
Tulane  1 –1     2 –4  
Navy  1 –2     2 –4  
Memphis  1 –2     4 –2  
Tulsa  0 –3     1 –5  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2018 South Florida Bulls football team represents the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They play their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and are led by second-year head coach Charlie Strong. The Bulls compete as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2017 season with a record of 10–2. After ending the regular season with a record of 9-2, 6-2 in the AAC, the Bulls were invited to the Birmingham Bowl, where they defeated Texas Tech 38-34.

Preseason

The Bulls replace 11 starters from a 10-2 campaign in 2017. One of the biggest storylines of the offseason was the addition of graduate transfer quarterback Blake Barnett who was named the starter following brief stints at Alabama and Arizona State.

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
John Mackey Award[1] Mitchell Wilcox TE JR
Outland Trophy[2] Marcus Norman T JR
Wuerffel Trophy[3] Jaymon Thomas DB SR

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Bulls predicted to finish in second place in the AAC East Division.[4]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1UCF175 (25)
2USF140 (5)
3Temple132
4Cincinnati91
5Connecticut51
6East Carolina41

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.No. 12 (FCS) Elon*
ESPN3W 34–1431,217
September 812:00 p.m.Georgia Tech*
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ABC/ESPN2W 49–3834,182
September 153:30 p.m.vs. Illinois*
BTNW 25–1921,725
September 228:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPNewsW 20–1334,562
October 63:30 p.m.at Massachusetts*
ELVNW 58–427,988
October 127:00 p.m.at TulsaNo. 23
ESPNW 25–2416,142
October 207:00 p.m.Connecticut
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
CBSSN
October 27at Houston
November 3Tulane
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
November 10at Cincinnati
November 17at Temple
November 23UCF
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[5]

Game summaries

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 (FCS) Phoenix 0 0 7 7 14
Bulls 7 17 7 3 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2007 W, 28–13

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 17 0 14 7 38
Bulls 14 7 7 21 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 7 0 0 18 25
Fighting Illini 10 6 3 0 19
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 W, 47–23

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 3 3 0 13
Bulls 6 7 0 7 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–1 2017 W, 61–31

at Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 10 10 28 10 58
Minutemen 7 7 14 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Bulls 3 0 7 15 25
Golden Hurricane 7 3 14 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2017 W, 27–20

Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0
Bulls 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–5 2017 W, 37–20

at Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0
Cougars 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2017 L, 24–28

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0
Bulls 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 W, 34–28

at Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0
Bearcats 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–8 2017 W, 33–3

at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0
Owls 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 W, 43–7

UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 0
Bulls 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–3 2017 L, 42–49

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR RV RV RV RV 23  
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV 23  
CFP Not released Not released

References

  1. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 South Florida Bulls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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