2011 South Florida Bulls football team

The 2011 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 2011 college football season was the 15th season overall for the Bulls, and their seventh season as a member of the Big East Conference. This was the second season with Skip Holtz as the head coach. They finished the season 5–7, 1–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. USF failed to qualify for a post-season bowl ending its streak of six consecutive bowl trips dating back to 2005.

2011 South Florida Bulls football
ConferenceBig East Conference
2011 record5–7 (1–6 Big East)
Head coachSkip Holtz (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorTodd Fitch (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Snyder (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumRaymond James Stadium (Capacity: 65,890, grass)
2011 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 17 West Virginia $+  5 –2     10 –3  
No. 25 Cincinnati +  5 –2     10 –3  
Louisville +  5 –2     7 –6  
Rutgers  4 –3     9 –4  
Pittsburgh  4 –3     6 –7  
Connecticut  3 –4     5 –7  
South Florida  1 –6     5 –7  
Syracuse  1 –6     5 –7  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:30 p.m.at No. 16 Notre Dame*
NBCW 23–2080,795[1]
September 107:00 p.m.Ball State*No. 22
BHSNW 37–745,113
September 177:00 p.m.Florida A&M*No. 20
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
BHSNW 70–1750,128
September 247:00 p.m.UTEP*No. 18
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN3W 52–2448,231
September 298:00 p.m.at PittsburghNo. 16
ESPNL 17–4440,025[2]
October 153:30 p.m.at Connecticut
BIG EAST NetworkL 10–1637,162[3]
October 2212:00 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
BIG EAST NetworkL 34–3739,456
November 57:00 p.m.at Rutgers
ESPN3L 17–20 OT36,911
November 118:00 p.m.at Syracuse
ESPN2W 37–1741,582
November 193:30 p.m.Miami (FL)*
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPNUL 3–647,745
November 2511:00 a.m.Louisville
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN2L 24–3446,666
December 18:00 p.m.No. 20 West Virginia
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPNL 27–3041,743
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings
See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Final
AP – 22 20 18 16 RV RV – – – – – – – – –
Coaches RV RV 22 17 14 RV RV – – – – – – – – –
Harris Not released RV – – – – – – – –
BCS Not released – – – – – – – –

References
  1. "South Florida Bulls vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  2. "South Florida Bulls vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  3. "South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  4. "Football – 2011 Schedule & Results". University of South Florida. Retrieved August 4, 2011.


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