2016 South Florida Bulls football team

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2016 South Florida Bulls football
South Florida Bulls wordmark.png
The American East Division co-champion
Birmingham Bowl champion
Birmingham Bowl, W 46–39 OT vs. South Carolina
Conference American Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Record11–2 (7–1 AAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive scheme Gulf Coast
Defensive coordinator Raymond Woodie Jr. (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Raymond James Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Temple xy$  7 1   10 4  
No. 19 South Florida x  7 1   11 2  
UCF  4 4   6 7  
Cincinnati  1 7   4 8  
UConn  1 7   3 9  
East Carolina  1 7   3 9  
West Division
Navy xy  7 1   9 5  
Tulsa  6 2   10 3  
Memphis  5 3   8 5  
Houston  5 3   9 4  
SMU  3 5   5 7  
Tulane  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Contents

Even though South Florida had been ranked as high as #2 in 2007, this was their first season finishing the season ranked; even though they were ranked in the 2008 pre-season poll.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.No. 24 (FCS) Towson * ASN W 56–2035,976
September 107:00 p.m. Northern Illinois *
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
CBSSN W 48–1736,557
September 173:30 p.m.at Syracuse * ACCN+ W 45–2032,288
September 2412:00 p.m.No. 13 Florida State *
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ABC L 35–5561,665
October 17:00 p.m.at Cincinnati ESPNU W 45–2035,108
October 812:00 p.m. East Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPNews W 38–2230,397
October 157:00 p.m. UConn
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
CBSSNW 42–2730,297
October 217:00 p.m.at Temple ESPNL 30–4625,950
October 287:00 p.m.No. 22 Navy
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN2W 52–4531,824
November 127:00 p.m.at Memphis CBSSNW 49–4237,218
November 197:00 p.m.at SMU CBSSNW 35–2718,417
November 2612:00 p.m. UCF
CBSSNW 48–3136,056
December 292:00 p.m.vs. South Carolina *No. 25ESPNW 46–39 OT31,229
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Source: [2]

Game summaries

Towson

1234Total
#24 (FCS) Tigers377320
Bulls141421756

Northern Illinois

1234Total
Huskies0701017
Bulls141314748

At Syracuse

1234Total
Bulls02871045
Orange1703020

Florida State

1234Total
#13 Seminoles281071055
Bulls14071435

At Cincinnati

1234Total
Bulls101414745
Bearcats6140020

East Carolina

1234Total
Pirates337922
Bulls71071438

UConn

1234Total
Huskies30141027
Bulls7772142

At Temple

1234Total
Bulls7610730
Owls317141246
1234Total
#22 Midshipmen01472445
Bulls28143752

At Memphis

1234Total
Bulls147141449
Tigers314141142

At SMU

1234Total
Bulls1477735
Mustangs7710327

UCF

1234Total
Knights7710731
Bulls141071748

South Carolina–Birmingham Bowl

1234OTTotal
#25 Bulls1514100746
Gamecocks0141015039

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV24–T2519
Coaches RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV232219
CFP Not releasedNot released

References

  1. McMurphy, Brett (December 7, 2016). "Oregon hires South Florida's Willie Taggart as coach". ESPN.com . Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  2. "2016 USF Bulls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 18, 2016.