2015 South Florida Bulls football team

The 2015 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 2015 college football season was the 19th season for the Bulls, and their third as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American), this season joining the newly formed East Division. They played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. They were led by Head Coach Willie Taggart, who was in his third year. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in American Athletic play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Miami Beach Bowl where they lost to WKU.

2015 South Florida Bulls football
Miami Beach Bowl vs #25 WKU, L 35–45
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2015 record8–5 (6–2 The American)
Head coachWillie Taggart (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDanny Hope (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDavid Reaves (1st season)
Offensive scheme"Gulf Coast Offense"
Defensive coordinatorTom Allen (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumRaymond James Stadium (Capacity: 65,890, grass)
2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Temple x  7 –1     10 –4  
South Florida  6 –2     8 –5  
Cincinnati  4 –4     7 –6  
UConn  4 –4     6 –7  
East Carolina  3 –5     5 –7  
UCF  0 –8     0 –12  
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$  7 –1     13 –1  
No. 18 Navy x  7 –1     11 –2  
Memphis  5 –3     9 –4  
Tulsa  3 –5     6 –7  
Tulane  1 –7     3 –9  
SMU  1 –7     2 –10  
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 p.m.Florida A&M*
ESPN3W 51–330,434
September 1211:30 a.m.at No. 11 Florida State*
ESPNL 14–3472,811
September 1912:00 p.m.at Maryland*
ESPNUL 17–3536,827
October 27:00 p.m.Memphis
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN2L 17–2422,546
October 103:30 p.m.Syracuse*
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
CBSSNW 45–2427,235
October 1712:00 p.m.at UConn
ESPNUW 28–2031,719
October 244:00 p.m.SMU
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPNewsW 38–1424,338
October 3112:00 p.m.at Navy
CBSSNL 17–2926,766
November 77:30 p.m.at East Carolina
CBSSNW 22–1745,194
November 147:00 p.m.No. 21 Temple
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
CBSSNW 44–2328,393
November 208:00 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
CBSSNW 65–2726,522
November 267:30 p.m.at UCF
  • Bright House Networks Stadium
  • Orlando, FL (War on I–4)
ESPNW 44–325,967
December 212:30 p.m.vs. No. 25 WKU*
ESPNL 35–4521,712
Source:[1]

Game summaries

Florida A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 0 3 0 3
Bulls 3 13 14 21 51
See also: 2015 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2011 USF, 70–17

at Florida State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 7 0 7 14
#11 Seminoles 7 0 17 10 34
See also: 2015 Florida State Seminoles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2012 FSU, 30–17

at Maryland
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 7 3 7 0 17
Terrapins 14 7 7 7 35
See also: 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2014 MD, 24–17

Memphis
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 7 10 7 24
Bulls 7 3 0 7 17
See also: 2015 Memphis Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 2014 MEM, 31–20

Syracuse
1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 3 14 7 24
Bulls 0 10 21 14 45
See also: 2015 Syracuse Orange football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–2 2012 SYR, 37–36

at UConn
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 7 14 7 28
Huskies 0 3 10 7 20
See also: 2015 UConn Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–5 2014 USF, 17–14

SMU
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 0 0 7 14
Bulls 3 14 7 14 38
See also: 2015 SMU Mustangs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2014 USF, 14–13

at Navy
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 10 0 7 0 17
Midshipmen 3 10 3 13 29
See also: 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at East Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 2 10 0 10 22
Pirates 0 7 7 3 17
See also: 2015 East Carolina Pirates football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1 2014 ECU, 28–17

Temple
1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Owls 7 3 10 3 23
Bulls 7 24 3 10 44
See also: 2015 Temple Owls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2012 TEM, 38–27

Cincinnati
1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 0 3 17 7 27
Bulls 27 24 7 7 65
See also: 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–8 2014 CIN, 34–17

at UCF
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 7 17 14 6 44
Knights 3 0 0 0 3
See also: 2015 UCF Knights football team and South Florida–UCF football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 2014 UCF, 16–0

WKU (Miami Beach Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Hilltoppers 0 10 28 7 45
Bulls 7 7 7 14 35
See also: 2015 WKU Hilltoppers football team and 2015 Miami Beach Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 2010 USF, 24–12

References
  1. "2015 USF Bulls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2015.


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