2016 South Florida Bulls football team
The 2016 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 2016 season is the 20th season for the Bulls, and their fourth as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). They played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and were led during the regular season by head coach Willie Taggart, who was in his fourth year. Following the regular season, but before the team's appearance in the Birmingham Bowl, Taggart left to take the head coaching vacancy at Oregon, with co-offensive coordinator T. J. Weist named as interim head coach for the bowl game.[1]
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
7:00 p.m. |
No. 24 (FCS) Towson* |
|
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
ASN |
W 56–20 |
35,976 |
September 10 |
7:00 p.m. |
Northern Illinois* |
|
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
CBSSN |
W 48–17 |
36,557 |
September 17 |
3:30 p.m. |
at Syracuse* |
|
Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY |
ACCN+ |
W 45–20 |
32,288 |
September 24 |
12:00 p.m. |
No. 13 Florida State* |
|
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
ABC |
L 35–55 |
61,665 |
October 1 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Cincinnati |
|
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH |
ESPNU |
W 45–20 |
35,108 |
October 8 |
12:00 p.m. |
East Carolina |
|
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
ESPNews |
W 38–22 |
30,397 |
October 15 |
7:00 p.m. |
Connecticut |
|
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
CBSSN |
W 42–27 |
30,297 |
October 21 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Temple |
|
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA |
ESPN |
L 30–46 |
25,950 |
October 28 |
7:00 p.m. |
No. 22 Navy |
|
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |
ESPN2 |
W 52–45 |
31,824 |
November 12 |
7:00 p.m. |
at Memphis |
|
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN |
CBSSN |
W 49–42 |
37,218 |
November 19 |
7:00 p.m. |
at SMU |
|
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX |
CBSSN |
W 35–27 |
18,417 |
November 26 |
12:00 p.m. |
UCF |
|
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (War on I-4) |
CBSSN |
W 48–31 |
36,056 |
December 29 |
2:00 p.m. |
vs. South Carolina* |
No. 25 |
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Birmingham Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 46–39 OT |
31,229 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Game summaries
Towson
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#24 (FCS) Tigers |
3 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
20 |
Bulls |
14 |
14 |
21 |
7 |
56 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Northern Illinois
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
0 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
17 |
Bulls |
14 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
48 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–1 |
2010 |
USF, 27–3 |
at Syracuse
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulls |
0 |
28 |
7 |
10 |
45 |
Orange |
17 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–2 |
2015 |
USF, 45–24 |
Florida State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#13 Seminoles |
28 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
55 |
Bulls |
14 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
35 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–2 |
2015 |
FSU, 34–14 |
at Cincinnati
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulls |
10 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
45 |
Bearcats |
6 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–8 |
2015 |
USF, 65–27 |
East Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Pirates |
3 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
22 |
Bulls |
7 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
38 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–1 |
2015 |
USF, 22–17 |
Connecticut
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Huskies |
3 |
0 |
14 |
10 |
27 |
Bulls |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–6 |
2015 |
USF, 28–20 |
at Temple
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulls |
7 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
30 |
Owls |
3 |
17 |
14 |
12 |
46 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–1 |
2015 |
USF, 44–23 |
Navy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#22 Midshipmen |
0 |
14 |
7 |
24 |
45 |
Bulls |
28 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
52 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2015 |
NAVY, 29–17 |
at Memphis
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulls |
14 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
49 |
Tigers |
3 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
3–5 |
2015 |
MEM, 24–17 |
at SMU
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulls |
14 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
Mustangs |
7 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–1 |
2015 |
USF, 38–14 |
UCF
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Knights |
7 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
31 |
Bulls |
14 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
48 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
6–2 |
2015 |
USF, 44–3 |
South Carolina–Birmingham Bowl
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT |
Total |
#25 Bulls |
15 |
14 |
10 |
0 | 7 |
46 |
Gamecocks |
0 |
14 |
10 |
15 | 0 |
39 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2004 |
SC, 34–3 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Final |
AP |
RV |
NR |
NR |
RV |
NR |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
24–T |
25 |
19 |
Coaches |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
23 |
22 |
19 |
CFP |
Not released |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Not released |
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