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2020 South Florida Bulls football team

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2020 South Florida Bulls football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record1–8 (0–7 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Weis Jr. (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGlenn Spencer (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumRaymond James Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Cincinnati y$   6 0     9 1  
Tulsa y   6 0     6 3  
Memphis   5 3     8 3  
UCF   5 3     6 4  
SMU   4 3     7 3  
Houston   3 3     3 5  
Navy   3 4     3 7  
Tulane   3 5     6 6  
East Carolina   3 5     3 6  
Temple   1 6     1 6  
South Florida   0 7     1 8  
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by first-year head coach Jeff Scott and played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They competed as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Schedule

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The 2020 South Florida Schedule was initially released on February 24, 2020.

The Bulls had games scheduled against Texas,[1] Bethune–Cookman.[2] and Nevada[3] all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 127:00 p.m.The Citadel*ESPNUW 27–60
September 192:30 p.m.at No. 7 Notre Dame*USAL 0–5210,085
October 33:30 p.m.at No. 15 CincinnatiESPN+L 7–280
October 107:00 p.m.East Carolinadagger
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN+L 24–446,799
October 1712:00 p.m.at TempleESPN+L 37–39782
October 237:30 p.m.Tulsa
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPNL 13–425,142
November 712:00 p.m.at MemphisESPN+L 33–3410,300
November 143:30 p.m.at HoustonESPN2L 21–568,266
November 273:30 p.m.UCF
ESPNL 46–588,801

Source:[4]

Personnel

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Staff

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Name Position Seasons at
South Florida
Alma Mater
Jeff Scott Head Coach 1 Clemson (2003)
Allen Mogridge Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line 1 North Carolina (1999)
Charlie Weis Jr. Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks 1 Kansas (2015)
Glenn Spencer Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers 1 Georgia Tech (1987)
Daniel Da Prato Special Teams Coordinator 1 Louisiana–Monroe (2003)
Da'Quan Bowers Defensive Line 1 Clemson (2019)
Xavier Dye Wide Receivers 1 Clemson (2010)
Joey King Tight Ends 1 Carson–Newman (2005)
Jules Montinar Cornerbacks / Recruiting Coordinator 1 Eastern Kentucky (2009)
Wes Neighbors Safeties 1 Alabama (2011)
Pat White Running Backs 1 West Virginia (2008)
Brad Scott Chief of Staff 1 South Florida (1979)
Trumain Carroll Director of Football Strength & Conditioning 1 Oklahoma State (2005)
Brandon Roberts Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 1 Middle Tennessee State (2009)

Game summaries

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The Citadel

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The Citadel at South Florida
1 234Total
Bulldogs 3 300 6
Bulls 7 1307 27
  • Date: September 12, 2020
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, FL
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Lincoln Rose (play-by-play) and Stan Routt (analyst)
   
Pregame line Over/under
USF −18.5 55.5[5]
Statistics The Citadel South Florida
First downs 16 20
Total yards 284 404
Rushing yards 200 302
Passing yards 84 102
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 32:17 27:43
Team Category Player Statistics
The Citadel Passing Brandon Rainey 4/18, 84 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Brandon Rainey 20 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Ryan McCarthy 2 receptions, 44 yards
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 11/16, 68 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kelley Joiner 8 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Bryce Miller 3 receptions, 36 yards

At Notre Dame

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South Florida at Notre Dame
1 234Total
Bulls 0 000 0
No. 7 Fighting Irish 14 21107 52
    
Pregame line Over/under
ND −25.5 48.5[6]
Statistics South Florida Notre Dame
First downs 11 21
Total yards 231 429
Rushing yards 106 281
Passing yards 125 148
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 27:33 32:27
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 8/14, 64 yards
Rushing Johnny Ford 6 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Latrell Williams 2 receptions, 48 yards
Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 12/19, 143 yards
Rushing C'Bo Flemister 13 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tommy Tremble 3 receptions, 60 yards

At Cincinnati

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South Florida at Cincinnati
1 234Total
Bulls 0 070 7
No. 15 Bearcats 7 7140 28
  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: 6 SW MPH
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)
  
Pregame line Over/under
CIN −22.5 45[7]
Statistics South Florida Cincinnati
First downs 19 22
Total yards 291 332
Rushing yards 83 189
Passing yards 208 143
Turnovers 5 4
Time of possession 23:36 36:24
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 12/21, 137 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Leonard Parker 7 carries, 51 yards
Receiving DeVontres Dukes 3 receptions, 47 yards
Cincinnati Passing Desmond Ridder 16/26, 143 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Gerrid Doaks 22 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jayshon Jackson 3 receptions, 47 yards

East Carolina

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East Carolina at South Florida
1 234Total
Pirates 17 1476 44
Bulls 7 1007 24
  • Date: October 10, 2020
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, FL
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,799
  • Referee: Anthony Calabre
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Stanford Routt (analyst)
        
Pregame line Over/under
USF −5.5 58[8]
Statistics East Carolina South Florida
First downs 21 22
Total yards 432 398
Rushing yards 210 92
Passing yards 222 306
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 35:36 24:24
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 17/26, 222 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Rahjai Harris 19 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD
Receiving C. J. Johnson 3 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TDs
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 26/35, 298 yards
Rushing Johnny Ford 8 carries, 44 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Latrell Williams 8 receptions, 93 yards

At Temple

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South Florida at Temple
1 234Total
Bulls 7 14106 37
Owls 10 7913 39
  • Date: October 17, 2020
  • Location: Lincoln Financial Field
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes
  • Game attendance: 782
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNW 9 MPH
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
         
Pregame line Over/under
TEM −14 53[9]
Statistics South Florida Temple
First downs 21 32
Total yards 324 416
Rushing yards 143 146
Passing yards 181 270
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 27:39 32:21
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 15/26, 182 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Johnny Ford 15 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Omarion Dollison 4 receptions, 64 yards
Temple Passing Anthony Russo 30/42, 270 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 25 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Randle Jones 8 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

Tulsa

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Tulsa at South Florida
1 234Total
Golden Hurricane 7 14210 42
Bulls 6 070 13
      
Pregame line Over/under
TUL −12 51.5[10]
Statistics Tulsa South Florida
First downs 21 17
Total yards 462 305
Rushing yards 227 122
Passing yards 235 183
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 28:33 31:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulsa Passing Zach Smith 16/24, 233 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Deneric Prince 15 carries, 109 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Sam Crawford Jr. 4 receptions, 82 yards
South Florida Passing Noah Johnson 18/27, 150 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Cade Fortin 4 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Omarion Dollison 6 receptions, 54 yards

At Memphis

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South Florida at Memphis
1 234Total
Bulls 3 2433 33
Tigers 6 7714 34
  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
    Memphis, TN
  • Game start: 11:05 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,300
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
         
Pregame line Over/under
 MEM −17.5 67.5[11]
Statistics South Florida Memphis
First downs 16  24
Total yards 330  535
Rushing yards 113  98
Passing yards 217  437
Turnovers 0  1
Time of possession 29:25  30:35
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Noah Johnson  20–29, 217 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Brian Battie  10 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Kelley Joiner  3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
Memphis Passing Brady White  30–50, 437 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Kylan Watkins  10 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Sean Dykes  7 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TDs

At Houston

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South Florida at Houston
1 234Total
Bulls 0 0714 21
Cougars 14 141414 56
  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Location: TDECU Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 8,266
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 10 MPH
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN2/ESPN+): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Stanford Routt (analyst)
       
Pregame line Over/under
HOU −14.5  58.5[12]
Statistics South Florida Houston
First downs 23 25
Total yards 359  505
Rushing yards 136  319
Passing yards 223  186
Turnovers 2  1
Time of possession  31:01  28:59
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud  14–29, 180 yards, 1TD
Rushing Brian Battie  13 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Bryce Miller  5 receptions, 53 yards
Houston Passing Clayton Tune  14–25, 165 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Clayton Tune  10 carries, 120 yards, 2TDs
Receiving Keith Corbin  4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

UCF

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UCF at South Florida
1 234Total
Knights 14 171413 58
Bulls 7 71418 46
            
Pregame line Over/under
UCF –25 70.5
Statistics UCF South Florida
First downs 28  38
Total yards  577  646
Rushing yards  241  242
Passing yards  336  404
Turnovers  1  2
Time of possession  26:41  33:19
Team Category Player Statistics
UCF Passing Dillon Gabriel  22-36, 336 yards, 4TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Greg McCrae  25 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jacob Harris  5 receptions, 110 yards, 3 TDs
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud  32-46, 404 yards, 4TDs
Rushing Kelley Joiner  14 carries, 116 yards
Receiving Bryce Miller  11 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TDs

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP—*RV
Coaches—*RV
CFPNot releasedNot released

References

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  1. ^ Knight, Joey (August 12, 2020). "USF football's season opener at Texas is officially off". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Turner, Will (August 6, 2020). "Nevada takes USF off fall schedule, now FAU becomes opener". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 USF Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Citadel Bulldogs vs USF Bulls". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "USF Bulls vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "USF Bulls vs Cincinnati Bearcats". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "East Carolina Pirates vs USF Bulls". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "USF Bulls vs Temple Owls". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs USF Bulls". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "USF Bulls vs Memphis Tigers". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  12. ^ "USF Bulls vs Houston Cougars". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 16, 2020.