2015 South Florida Bulls football team

2015 South Florida Bulls football
Miami Beach Bowl vs #25 WKU, L 35–45
Conference American Athletic Conference East Division
2015 record 8–5 (6–2 The American)
Head coach Willie Taggart (3rd year)
Co-offensive coordinator Danny Hope (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator David Reaves (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Tom Allen (1st year)
Home stadium Raymond 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  
Connecticut   4 4         6 7  
East Carolina   3 5         5 7  
UCF   0 8         0 12  
West Division
#8 Houston xy$   7 1         13 1  
#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

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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 7:00 PM Florida A&M* Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPN3 W 51–3   30,434
September 12 11:30 AM at #11 Florida State* Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL ESPN L 14–34   72,811
September 19 12:00 PM at Maryland* Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD ESPNU L 17–35   36,827
October 2 7:00 PM Memphis Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 L 17–24   22,546
October 10 3:30 PM Syracuse*dagger Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL CBSSN W 45–24   27,235
October 17 12:00 PM at Connecticut Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT ESPNU W 28–20   31,719
October 24 4:00 PM SMU Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNews W 38–14   24,338
October 31 12:00 PM at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CBSSN L 17–29   26,766
November 7 7:30 PM at East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC CBSSN W 22–17   45,194
November 14 7:00 PM #21 Temple Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL CBSSN W 44–23   28,393
November 20 8:00 PM Cincinnati Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL CBSSN W 65–27   26,522
November 26 7:30 PM at UCF Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL (War on I–4) ESPN W 44–3   25,967
December 21 2:30 PM vs. #25 WKU* Marlins ParkMiami, FL (Miami Beach Bowl) ESPN L 35–45   21,712
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[1]

Game notes

Florida A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Rattlers 0 0 3 0 3
Bulls 3 13 14 21 51
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
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
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
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
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–2 2012 SYR, 37–36

at Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 7 14 7 28
Huskies 0 3 10 7 20
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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