2008 South Florida Bulls football team

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2008 South Florida Bulls football
South Florida Bulls wordmark.png
St. Petersburg Bowl champion
St. Petersburg Bowl, W 41–14 vs. Memphis
Conference Big East Conference
Record8–5 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Gregory (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorWally Burnham [1] (8th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Raymond James Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Big East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

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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 also their 12th under Leavitt as head coach. It was their fourth season in the Big East Conference, and eighth in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. [1] [2] [3]

The 2008 season was the first in which the team was ranked in the preseason Associated Press rankings. They started the season ranked 19th and rose as high as 10th. They fell out of the rankings after a string of losses in conference play, and ended the season unranked with an overall 8-5 record (2-5 in Big East conference play). They ended their season with a bowl win over Memphis in the 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl. [2] [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m. UT Martin *No. 19
 Big East Network W 56–748,058
September 67:00 p.m.at UCF *No. 17
 ESPN2 W 31–24 OT46,805
September 128:00 p.m.No. 13 Kansas *No. 19
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN2W 37–3458,755
September 205:00 p.m.at FIU *No. 12
 ESPNU W 17–916,717
September 277:30 p.m.at NC State *No. 13
ESPNUW 41–1057,583
October 27:30 p.m. Pittsburgh No. 10
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
 ESPN L 21–2650,307
October 1812:00 p.m. Syracuse Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 19
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
Big East NetworkW 45–1351,384
October 253:30 p.m.at Louisville No. 14
Big East NetworkL 20–2440,384
October 307:30 p.m.at Cincinnati No. 24
ESPNL 10–2431,175
November 1512:00 p.m. Rutgers
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
Big East NetworkL 16–4947,216
November 238:00 p.m. UConn
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPNW 17–1342,422
December 68:00 p.m.at West Virginia
ESPN2L 7–1348,019
December 204:30 p.m.vs. Memphis *
ESPN2W 41–1425,205
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 19171912131019191424RVRV—————
Coaches 21181816141020201423RV——RV———
Harris Not released1219191423RVRV————Not released
BCS Not released1623——————Not released

References

  1. 1 2 Myerberg, Paul (August 8, 2008). "The Quad Countdown: No. 21 South Florida". The Quad. New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "South Florida Bulls College Football History, Stats, Records". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ "Jim Leavitt (2025) - USF Athletic Hall of Fame". USF Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ "2008 South Florida Bulls Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
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