2019 South Florida Bulls football team

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2019 South Florida Bulls football
South Florida Bulls wordmark.png
Conference American Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kerwin Bell (1st season)
Offensive scheme Fun and gun
Defensive coordinatorBrian Jean-Mary (3rd season)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Raymond James Stadium
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 24 UCF  6 –2   10 –3  
Temple  5 –3   8 –5  
South Florida  2 –6   4 –8  
East Carolina  1 –7   4 –8  
UConn  0 –8   2 –10  
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$  7 –1   12 –2  
No. 20 Navy x  7 –1   11 –2  
SMU  6 –2   10 –3  
Tulane  3 –5   7 –6  
Houston  2 –6   4 –8  
Tulsa  2 –6   4 –8  
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by third-year head coach Charlie Strong and played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They competed as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.

Contents

On December 2, head coach Charlie Strong was fired. [1] He finished at South Florida with a three-year record of 21–16.

Preseason

Coaching changes

In January 2019, South Florida hired Kerwin Bell as their new offensive coordinator, replacing Sterlin Gilbert, who left to take the head coaching job at McNeese State. Bell had spent the previous three seasons as the head coach at Valdosta State, where he led the school to an NCAA Division II national title in 2018. [2]

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Bulls predicted to finish third in the AAC East Division. [3]

Preseason award watch lists

Heading into the 2019 season, five Bulls were named to various award watch lists: Blake Barnett (Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award), [4] Coby Weiss (Lou Groza Award), [5] Marcus Norman (Outland Trophy), [6] Mike Hampton (Jim Thorpe Award), [7] and Mitchell Wilcox (John Mackey Award). [8]

Schedule

South Florida's 2019 schedule will begin with three non-conference games: at home against Wisconsin of the Big Ten Conference, then on the road against Georgia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and then at home again against South Carolina State of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Their fourth non-conference game will be played at home against BYU, a football independent, after the start of the conference schedule. In American Athletic Conference play, the Bulls will play the other members of the East Division and draw Memphis, Navy, and SMU from the West Division. They will not play Houston, Tulane, or Tulsa as part of the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.No. 19 Wisconsin *
ESPNL 0–4946,704
September 72:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech *
 ACCN L 10–1446,599
September 146:00 p.m. South Carolina State *
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
 ESPN3 W 55–1631,368
September 284:00 p.m. SMU
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
 ESPNU L 21–4828,850
October 512:00 p.m.at UConn
CBSSN W 48–2218,038
October 123:30 p.m. BYU *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
CBSSNW 27–2335,375
October 193:30 p.m.at Navy
CBSSNL 3–3529,774
October 263:45 p.m.at East Carolina
ESPNUW 45–2033,088
November 78:00 p.m. Temple
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
 ESPN L 7–1726,214
November 167:00 p.m.No. 17 Cincinnati
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
CBSSNL 17–2029,112
November 234:00 p.m.No. 18 Memphis
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPNUL 10–4925,136
November 298:00 p.m.at UCF
ESPNL 7–3445,216

Source: [9]

Game summaries

Wisconsin

1234Total
No. 19 Badgers72114749
Bulls00000

At Georgia Tech

1234Total
Bulls300710
Yellow Jackets0140014

South Carolina State

1234Total
Bulldogs306716
Bulls717171455

SMU

1234Total
Mustangs14207748
Bulls0071421

At UConn

1234Total
Bulls72071448
Huskies0140822

BYU

1234Total
Cougars3137023
Bulls0771327

At Navy

1234Total
Bulls03003
Midshipmen71401435

At East Carolina

1234Total
Bulls14213745
Pirates7301020

Temple

1234Total
Owls077317
Bulls00707

Cincinnati

1234Total
No. 17 Bearcats00101020
Bulls737017

Memphis

1234Total
No. 18 Tigers72114749
Bulls1000010

At UCF

1234Total
Bulls00707
Knights7177334

References

  1. ↑ "Charlie Strong fired at South Florida after 3 seasons". December 2019.
  2. ↑ Knight, Joey (January 10, 2019). "Kerwin Bell hired as USF offensive coordinator". Tampa Bay Times.
  3. ↑ Page, Fletcher. "Media picks UCF to win AAC, ranks UC second in East Division". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Barnett Named to Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List". USF Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Weiss Named to Lou Groza Award Watch List". USF Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Norman Named to Outland Trophy Watch List". USF Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Hampton Named to Thorpe Award Watch List". USF Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Wilcox Named to Mackey Award Watch List". USF Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  9. ↑ "2019 USF Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
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