2020 South Florida Bulls football team

2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
	$ – Conference champion; y – Championship game participant; Rankings from AP Poll.

South Florida Bulls football
2020 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2020 record	1–8 (0–7 The American)
Head coach	Jeff Scott (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Weis Jr. (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Glenn Spencer (1st season)
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium (Capacity: 65,890, grass)

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.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2019 season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. Head coach Charlie Strong was fired December 2, compiling a 21–16 record during his tenure.[1] On December 9, 2019, the university announced the hiring of Clemson co-offensive coordinator and Broyles Award finalist Jeff Scott.[2]

Schedule

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

The Bulls had games scheduled against Texas,[3] Bethune–Cookman.[4] and Nevada[5] all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	7:00 p.m.	The Citadel*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	W 27–6	0
September 19	2:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN	USA	L 0–52	10,085
October 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	L 7–28	0
October 10	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	L 24–44	6,799
October 17	Noon	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 37–39	782
October 23	7:30 p.m.	Tulsa	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN	L 13–42	5,142
November 7	Noon	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN+	L 33–34	10,300
November 14	3:30 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 21–56	8,266
November 27	3:30 p.m.	UCF	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (War on I-4)	ESPN	L 46–58	8,801
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Source:[6]

Personnel

Staff

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

The Citadel

Pregame line	Over/under
USF −18.5	55.5

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

South Florida at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0
• No. 7 Fighting Irish	14	21	10	7	52

Date: September 19, 2020
Location: Notre Dame Stadium
South Bend, IN
Game start: 2:39 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes
Game attendance: 10,085
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 4 E MPH
Referee: Marcus Woods
TV announcers (USA Network): Paul Burmeister (play–by–play), Tony Dungy (analyst), and Jac Collinsworth (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −25.5	48.5[7]

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

South Florida at Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	7	0	7
• No. 15 Bearcats	7	7	14	0	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[8]

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 Doakes	22 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jayshon Jackson	3 receptions, 47 yards

East Carolina

East Carolina at South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Pirates	17	14	7	6	44
Bulls	7	10	0	7	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[9]

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

South Florida at Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	14	10	6	37
• Owls	10	7	9	13	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[10]

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

Tulsa at South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Golden Hurricane	7	14	21	0	42
Bulls	6	0	7	0	13

Date: October 10, 2020
Location: Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours 25 minutes
Game attendance: 5,142
Referee: Charles Lamerti
TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
TUL −12	51.5[11]

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

South Florida at Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	24	3	3	33
• Tigers	6	7	7	14	34

Date: November 7, 2020
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
Game start: TBD EST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
Referee:
Television network:

Pregame line	Over/under
MEM −17.5	67.5[12]

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

South Florida at Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	7	14	21
• Cougars	14	14	14	14	56

Date: November 14, 2020
Location: TDECU Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: TBD EST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
Referee:
Television network:

Pregame line	Over/under
HOU −14.5	58.5[13]

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

UCF at South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Knights	14	17	14	13	58
Bulls	7	7	14	18	46

Date: November 27, 2020
Location: Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance: 8,801
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
Referee:
Television network: ESPN

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR*	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR*	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
CFP	Not released													NR		Not released

References

Chavez, Chris. "Charlie Strong Fired After Three Seasons with USF". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
"South Florida hires Clemson OC Jeff Scott as new head coach". ESPN. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
Knight, Joey (12 August 2020). "USF football's season opener at Texas is officially off". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
"MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
Turner, Will (August 6, 2020). "Nevada takes USF off fall schedule, now FAU becomes opener". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
"2020 USF Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
"USF Bulls vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish". Odds Shark. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
"USF Bulls vs Cincinnati Bearcats". Odds Shark. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
"East Carolina Pirates vs USF Bulls". Odds Shark. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
"USF Bulls vs Temple Owls". Odds Shark. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
"Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs USF Bulls". Odds Shark. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
"USF Bulls vs Memphis Tigers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
"USF Bulls vs Houston Cougars". Odds Shark. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

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[1] Chavez, Chris. "Charlie Strong Fired After Three Seasons with USF". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[2] "South Florida hires Clemson OC Jeff Scott as new head coach". ESPN. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

[3] Knight, Joey (12 August 2020). "USF football's season opener at Texas is officially off". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[4] "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[5] Turner, Will (August 6, 2020). "Nevada takes USF off fall schedule, now FAU becomes opener". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

[6] "2020 USF Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 2, 2020.

[7] "USF Bulls vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish". Odds Shark. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[8] "USF Bulls vs Cincinnati Bearcats". Odds Shark. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

[9] "East Carolina Pirates vs USF Bulls". Odds Shark. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[10] "USF Bulls vs Temple Owls". Odds Shark. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

[11] "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs USF Bulls". Odds Shark. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

[12] "USF Bulls vs Memphis Tigers". Odds Shark. Retrieved 2020-11-13.

[13] "USF Bulls vs Houston Cougars". Odds Shark. Retrieved 2020-11-16.

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