American college football season
2018 South Florida Bulls football |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
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Record | 7–6 (3–5 AAC) |
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Head coach | - Charlie Strong (2nd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Sterlin Gilbert (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Veer and shoot |
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Defensive coordinator | Brian Jean-Mary (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 3–3–5 |
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Home stadium | Raymond James Stadium |
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The 2018 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and were led by second-year head coach Charlie Strong. The Bulls competed as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in AAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They were invited to the Gasparilla Bowl where they lost to Marshall.
The 2018 Bulls became the first team in college football history to start a season 7–0 and lose their final six games.[1]
Preseason
The Bulls replaced 11 starters from a 10-2 season in 2017. One of the biggest storylines of the offseason was the addition of graduate transfer Blake Barnett who was named the starting quarterback following stints at Alabama and Arizona State.
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
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.[5]
Media poll (East) |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | UCF | 175 (25) |
2 | USF | 140 (5) |
3 | Temple | 132 |
4 | Cincinnati | 91 |
5 | UConn | 51 |
6 | East Carolina | 41 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 12 (FCS) Elon* | | | ESPN3 | W 34–14 | 31,217 |
September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech* | | - Raymond James Stadium
- Tampa, FL
| ABC/ESPN2 | W 49–38 | 34,182 |
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Illinois* | | | BTN | W 25–19 | 21,725 |
September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | East Carolina | | - Raymond James Stadium
- Tampa, FL
| ESPNews | W 20–13 | 34,562 |
October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at Massachusetts* | | | ELVN | W 58–42 | 7,988 |
October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | No. 23 | | ESPN | W 25–24 | 16,142 |
October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | UConn | No. 21 | - Raymond James Stadium
- Tampa, FL
| CBSSN | W 38–30 | 42,127 |
October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Houston | No. 21 | | ABC/ESPN2 | L 36–57 | 31,631 |
November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | | - Raymond James Stadium
- Tampa, FL
| CBSSN | L 15–41 | 31,388 |
November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Cincinnati | | | ESPNU | L 23–35 | 29,310 |
November 17 | 12:00 a.m. | at Temple | | | ESPNews | L 17–27 | 21,029 |
November 23 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 8 UCF | | | ESPN | L 10–38 | 57,626 |
December 20 | 8:00 p.m. | Marshall* | | | ESPN | L 20–38 | 14,135 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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- Schedule Source:[6]
Game summaries
Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 12 (FCS) Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Bulls | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Georgia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Yellow Jackets | 17 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Bulls | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
At Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 25 |
Fighting Illini | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
East Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Bulls | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
At Massachusetts
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulls | 10 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 58 |
Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
At Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Bulls | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 25 |
Golden Hurricane | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
UConn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 30 |
No. 21 Bulls | 0 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
At Houston
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 21 Bulls | 0 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 36 |
Cougars | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 57 |
Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Green Wave | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Bulls | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
At Cincinnati
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulls | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
No. 25 Bearcats | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
At Temple
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulls | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
UCF
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 Knights | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Bulls | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Marshall (Gasparilla Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Thundering Herd | 21 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
Bulls | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 21 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 20 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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References
- ^ "Gasparilla Bowl loss caps off USF's horrendous finish to 2018". Yahoo Sports. December 20, 2018. Archived from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "2018 South Florida Bulls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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