2012 South Florida Bulls football team

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2012 South Florida Bulls football
South Florida Bulls wordmark.png
Conference Big East Conference
Record3–9 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Todd Fitch (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Chris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadium Raymond James Stadium (65,890, grass)
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Louisville $+  5 2   11 2  
Cincinnati +  5 2   10 3  
Rutgers +  5 2   9 4  
Syracuse +  5 2   8 5  
Pittsburgh  3 4   6 7  
Connecticut  2 5   5 7  
Temple  2 5   4 7  
South Florida  1 6   3 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 2012 season was the 16th season overall for the Bulls and their 8th season as a member of the Big East Conference. This was Holtz's third and final year at USF; USF fired Holtz at the conclusion of the season. [1] They finished the season 3–9, 1–6 in Big East play to finish in last place. This season saw the Bulls win their fewest games in program history (3).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m. Chattanooga * ESPN3 W 34–1341,285
September 83:30 p.m.at Nevada * CBSSN W 32–3122,804
September 137:30 p.m. Rutgers
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN L 13–2344,219
September 224:30 p.m.at Ball State *ESPN3L 27–3116,397
September 296:00 p.m.No. 4 Florida State *
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN L 17–3069,383
October 612:00 p.m.at Temple Big East Network L 28–3725,796
October 203:30 p.m.at No. 14 Louisville ABC L 25–2750,167
October 277:00 p.m. Syracuse Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN3L 36–3738,562
November 37:00 p.m. Connecticut
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPNU W 13–636,180
November 173:00 p.m.at Miami (FL) * FSF L 9–4038,869
November 237:00 p.m.at Cincinnati ESPNL 10–2721,171
December 17:00 p.m. Pittsburgh
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN2 L 3–2735,141

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References

  1. McMurphy, Brett (December 2, 2012). "USF fires Skip Holtz, sources say". ESPN.com . Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  2. "Football – 2012 Schedule & Results". University of South Florida. Retrieved March 27, 2012.