2008 South Florida Bulls football team
The 2008 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was Jim Leavitt, and the USF Bulls played all of their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The 2008 college football season was the 12th season overall for the Bulls and their fourth season in the Big East Conference. The 2008 season was the first in which the team was ranked in the preseason rankings.
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St. Petersburg Bowl champion | |
St. Petersburg Bowl, W 41–14 vs. Memphis | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| 2008 record | 8–5 (2–5 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Greg Gregory (2nd as OC, 4th overall season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Wally Burnham (8th as DC, 9th overall season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Raymond James Stadium (66,321 grass) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Cincinnati $ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 West Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 2 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | UT Martin* | No. 19 | Big East Network | W 56–7 | 48,058 | |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at UCF* | No. 17 | ESPN2 | W 31–24 OT | 46,805 | |
| September 12 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 13 Kansas* | No. 19 |
| ESPN2 | W 37–34 | 58,755 |
| September 20 | 5:00 p.m. | at FIU* | No. 12 | ESPNU | W 17–9 | 16,717 | |
| September 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at NC State* | No. 13 | ESPNU | W 41–10 | 57,583 | |
| October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 10 |
| ESPN | L 21–26 | 50,307 |
| October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 19 |
| Big East Network | W 45–13 | 51,384 |
| October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at Louisville | No. 14 | Big East Network | L 20–24 | 40,384 | |
| October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Cincinnati | No. 24 | ESPN | L 10–24 | 31,175 | |
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers |
| Big East Network | L 16–49 | 47,216 | |
| November 23 | 8:00 p.m. | UConn |
| ESPN | W 17–13 | 42,422 | |
| December 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | ESPN2 | L 7–13 | 48,019 | ||
| December 20 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. Memphis | ESPN2 | W 41–14 | 25,205 | ||
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Schedule dates, times, and opponents are subject to change.
Rankings
| 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 | Wk 15 | Final |
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| AP | 19 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 24 | RV | RV | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coaches | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 23 | RV | - | - | RV | - | - | - |
| Harris | Not released | 12 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 23 | RV | RV | - | - | - | - | NR | ||||
| BCS | Not released | 16 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NR | |||||||
References
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