1998 South Florida Bulls football team

The 1998 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Leavitt, the Bulls compiled a record of 8–3. South Florida played home games at Tampa Stadium and Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

1998 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–3
Head coach	Jim Leavitt (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Canales (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Kravitz (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tampa Stadium Raymond James Stadium

1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Morehead State			–						9	–	2
Davidson			–						8	–	2
No. 20 Hofstra			–						8	–	3
No. 22 South Florida			–						8	–	3
No. 19 Western Kentucky			–						7	–	4
Samford			–						6	–	5
Liberty			–						5	–	6
Southern Utah			–						5	–	6
Austin Peay			–						4	–	7
Buffalo			–						4	–	7
Jacksonville			–						4	–	5
La Salle			–						3	–	6
Cal Poly			–						3	–	8
Charleston Southern			–						3	–	8
Saint Mary's			–						2	–	8
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	No. 12 (D-II) Slippery Rock		Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL		W 39–10	21,553
September 12	7:00 p.m.	Valparaiso		Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	W 51–0	21,467
September 19	7:30 p.m.	at Liberty		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	WTOG	W 24–21	11,689
October 3	7:00 p.m.	The Citadel	No. 23	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	WTOG	W 45–6	32,598
October 10	7:00 p.m.	Elon	No. 19	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 35–7	26,541
October 17	7:00 p.m.	No. 19 Western Kentucky	No. 12	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	WTOG	L 24–31	30,083
October 24	1:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Hofstra	No. 14	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	SCF	L 30–50	4,298
October 31	1:30 p.m.	at Charleston Southern	No. 20	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC		W 24–0	884
November 7	7:00 p.m.	Cumberland (TN)	No. 20	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 69–3	31,272
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Georgia Southern	No. 19	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	SCF	L 23–28	14,161
November 21	7:00 p.m.	Morehead State	No. 21	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	W 38–22	26,488
Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time