2011 South Florida Bulls football team

2011 South Florida Bulls football
Conference Big East Conference
2011 record 5–7 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach Skip Holtz
Offensive coordinator Todd Fitch
Defensive coordinator Mark Snyder
Home stadium Raymond James Stadium (65,890 grass)
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#23 West Virginia †§   5 – 2         9 – 3  
Cincinnati §   5 – 2         10 – 3  
Louisville §   5 – 2         7 – 6  
Rutgers   4 – 3         9 – 4  
Pittsburgh   4 – 3         6 – 6  
Connecticut   3 – 4         5 – 7  
South Florida   1 – 6         5 – 7  
Syracuse   1 – 6         5 – 7  
† – BCS representative as champion
§ – Conference co-champions
As of December 31, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The USF Bulls played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. 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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 3:30pm at #16 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN NBC W 23–20   80,795[1]
September 10 7:00pm Ball State* #22 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL BHSN W 37–7   45,113
September 17 7:00pm Florida A&M* #20 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL BHSN W 70–17   50,128
September 24 7:00pm UTEP* #17 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN3 W 52–24   48,231
September 29 8:00pm at Pittsburgh #14 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN L 17–44   40,025[2]
October 15 3:30pm at Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT BIG EAST Network L 10–16   37,162 [3]
October 22 12:00pm Cincinnati Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL BIG EAST Network L 34–37   39,456
November 5 7:00pm at Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN3 L 20–17 OT  36,911 
November 11 8:00pm at Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN2 W 37–17   41,582
November 19 3:30pm Miami (FL)* Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNU L 3–6   47,745
November 25 11:00am Louisville Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 L 24–34   46,666
December 1 8:00pm #20 West Virginia Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN L 27–30   41,743
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

"Football – 2011 Schedule & Results". University of South Florida. http://www.gousfbulls.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=37331&SPID=2981&DB_OEM_ID=7700&KEY=&Q_SEASON=2011. Retrieved 2011-08-04. 

Rankings

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
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. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312460087. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 
  2. ^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312720221. Retrieved September 29, 2011. 
  3. ^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312880041. Retrieved October 15, 2011. 
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