2020 South Florida Bulls football team

2020 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	1–8 (0–7 AAC)
Head coach	Jeff Scott (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Weis Jr. (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Glenn Spencer (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium
Seasons ←  2019 2021  →

2020 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Cincinnati y$		6	–	0					9	–	1
Tulsa y		6	–	0					6	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	3
UCF		5	–	3					6	–	4
SMU		4	–	3					7	–	3
Houston		3	–	3					3	–	5
Navy		3	–	4					3	–	7
Tulane		3	–	5					6	–	6
East Carolina		3	–	5					3	–	6
Temple		1	–	6					1	–	6
South Florida		0	–	7					1	–	8
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

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.

Schedule

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

The Bulls had games scheduled against Texas, ^[1] Bethune–Cookman. ^[2] and Nevada ^[3] 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	12:00 p.m.	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	12:00 p.m.	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: ^[4]

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

The Citadel at South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 3 3 0 0 6 •Bulls 7 13 0 7 27 Date: September 12, 2020 Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes Game attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Rich TV announcers (ESPNU): Lincoln Rose (play-by-play) and Stanford Routt (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 04:07 CIT Colby Kinter 45-yard field goal (10 plays, 38 yards, 4:16) CIT 3–0 00:49 USF DeVontres Dukes 10-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick) (8 plays, 62 yards, 3:18) USF 7–3 2 11:08 CIT Colby Kinter 41-yard field goal (10 plays, 54 yards, 4:41) USF 7–6 06:52 USF Omarion Dollison 0-yard punt returned (Spencer Shrader PAT failed) (3 plays, −6 yards, 1:31) USF 13–6 02:41 USF Noah Johnson 9-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (5 plays, 60 yards, 2:44) USF 20–6 4 06:55 USF Kelley Jonier 3-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (7 plays, 86 yards, 2:59) USF 27–6

See also: 2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
USF −18.5	55.5 [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)

Scoring summary 1 12:05 ND Ian Book 4-yard rush (Jonathan Doerer kick) (7 plays, 54 yards, 2:55) ND 7–0 07:06 ND Chris Tyree 1-yard rush (Jonathan Doerer kick) (7 plays, 43 yards, 3:24) ND 14–0 2 14:25 ND Ian Book 1-yard rush (Jonathan Doerer kick) (11 plays, 58 yards, 5:07) ND 21–0 11:15 ND C'Bo Flemister 26-yard rush (Jonathan Doerer kick) (5 plays, 53 yards, 1:57) ND 28–0 01:55 ND Ian Book 1-yard rush (Jonathan Doerer kick) (4 plays, 25 yards, 0:54) ND 35–0 3 06:34 ND Jonathan Doerer 22-yard field goal (10 plays, 60 yards, 3:21) ND 38–0 03:23 ND Jordan Botelho 1-yard blocked punt returned (Jonathan Doerer kick) (6 plays, 27 yards, 3:11) ND 45–0 4 02:15 ND Jafar Armstrong 5-yard rush (Dawson Goepferich kick) (10 plays, 66 yards, 7:00) ND 52–0

See also: 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Pregame line	Over/under
ND −25.5	48.5 [6]

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)

Scoring summary 1 04:28 CIN Gerrid Doaks 10-yard rush (Cole Smith kick) (13 plays, 92 yards, 6:02) CIN 7–0 2 00:39 CIN Josh Whyle 13-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick) (11 plays, 65 yards, 4:53) CIN 14–0 3 04:01 CIN Bruno Labelle 3-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick) (8 plays, 67 yards, 4:10) CIN 21–0 00:49 USF Johnny Ford 2-yard rush (Jared Sackett kick) (10 plays, 65 yards, 3:06) CIN 21–7 00:36 CIN Tre Tucker 97-yard kickoff returned (Cole Smith kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) CIN 28–7

See also: 2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
CIN −22.5	45 [7]

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 Doaks	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)

Scoring summary 1 10:35 ECU Jake Verity 25-yard field goal (11 plays, 67 yards, 4:25) ECU 3–0 08:58 USF Johnny Ford 8-yard rush (Kenny Scribner kick) (6 plays, 65 yards, 1:37) USF 7–3 03:50 ECU Darius Pinnix 2-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick) (12 plays, 59 yards, 5:08) ECU 10–7 00:16 ECU C. J. Johnson 75-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick) (3 plays, 78 yards, 1:16) ECU 17–7 2 13:18 ECU Rahjai Harris 42-yard rush (Jake Verity kick) (1 play, 42 yards, 0:08) ECU 24–7 04:59 USF Johnny Ford 7-yard rush (Kenny Scribner kick) (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:55) ECU 24–14 02:17 ECU Rahjai Harris 10-yard rush (Jake Verity kick) (1 play, 10 yards, 0:05) ECU 31–14 00:32 USF Jared Sackett 31-yard field goal (11 plays, 61 yards, 1:45) ECU 31–17 3 00:10 ECU C. J. Johnson 14-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick) (8 plays, 50 yards, 4:23) ECU 38–17 4 13:20 ECU Jake Verity 42-yard field goal (4 plays, 6 yards, 1:33) ECU 41–17 03:14 ECU Jake Verity 37-yard field goal (15 plays, 54 yards, 8:46) ECU 44–17 00:31 USF Noah Johnson 15-yard rush (Jared Sackett kick) (7 plays, 54 yards, 2:43) ECU 44–24

See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team

Pregame line	Over/under
USF −5.5	58 [8]

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)

Scoring summary 1 10:10 TEM Jadan Blue 5-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (8 plays, 50 yards, 2:57) TEM 7–0 08:26 TEM Will Mobley 24-yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:10) TEM 10–0 04:34 USF Randall St. Felix 13-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick) (10 plays, 49 yards, 3:44) TEM 10–7 2 09:39 USF DeVontres Dukes 28-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick) (10 plays, 95 yards, 3:20) USF 14–10 05:16 TEM Jadan Blue 13-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (11 plays, 73 yards, 4:17) TEM 17–14 01:18 USF Noah Johnson 2-yard rush (Jared Sackett kick) (4 plays, 35 yards, 0:59) USF 21–17 3 08:14 TEM Will Mobley 26-yard field goal (16 plays, 66 yards, 6:46) USF 21–20 05:39 USF Johnny Ford 13-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick) (8 plays, 46 yards, 2:24) USF 28–20 03:16 USF Jared Sackett 29-yard field goal (4 plays, −2 yards, 1:01) USF 31–20 01:07 TEM Branden Mack 12-yard pass from Anthony Russo (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (7 plays, 57 yards, 2:09) USF 31–26 4 09:52 TEM Arnold Ebiketie 11-yard fumble returned (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (4 plays, 8 yards, 1:37) TEM 32–31 04:28 TEM Randle Jones 13-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (11 plays, 81 yards, 3:47) TEM 39–31 01:03 USF Leonard Parker 1-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (12 plays, 72 yards, 3:21) TEM 39–37

See also: 2020 Temple Owls football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TEM −14	53 [9]

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), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 12:10 TUL JuanCarlos Santana 33 Yd pass from Zach Smith (Zack Long Kick) (4 plays, 65 yards, 1:05) TUL 7–0 09:59 USF Jared Sackett 39 Yd Field Goal (6 plays, 17 yards, 1:20) TUL 7–3 06:57 USF Jared Sackett 25 Yd Field Goal (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:18) TUL 7–6 2 12:23 TUL Corey Taylor II 5 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick) (10 plays, 73 yards, 4:34) TUL 14–6 04:54 TUL Deneric Prince 27 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick) (12 plays, 80 yards, 4:43) TUL 21–6 3 08:43 USF Bryce Miller 4 Yd pass from Noah Johnson (Jared Sackett Kick) (10 plays, 72 yards, 4:57) TUL 21–13 07:26 TUL Deneric Prince 62 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17) TUL 28–13 05:56 TUL Zaven Collins 38 Yd Interception Return (Zack Long Kick) (3 plays, 4 yards, 1:30) TUL 35–13 02:21 TUL Corey Taylor II 1 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick) (7 plays, 56 yards, 2:12) TUL 42–13

See also: 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TUL −12	51.5 [10]

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: 11:05 a.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes Game attendance: 10,300 Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 7 MPH Referee: Hank Johns TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 12:19 USF Spencer Shrader 49-yard field goal (4 plays, 2 yards, 1:23) USF 3–0 07:32 MEM Riley Patterson 52-yard field goal (5 plays, 31 yards, 1:37) TIE 3–3 03:33 MEM Riley Patterson 33-yard field goal (7 plays, 43 yards, 2:14) MEM 6–3 2 14:18 USF Spencer Shrader 47-yard field goal (11 plays, 46 yards, 4:15) TIE 6–6 13:02 USF Daquan Evans 51-yard interception returned (Jared Sackett kick) (3 plays, 10 yards, 1:09) USF 13–6 11:33 MEM Calvin Austin III 65-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (3 plays, 69 yards, 1:23) TIE 13–13 11:24 USF Kelley Joiner Jr. 75-yard pass from Noah Johnson (Jared Sackett kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:09) USF 20–13 03:52 USF Mitchell Brinkman 3-yard pass from Noah Johnson (Jared Sackett kick) (7 plays, 63 yards, 3:05) USF 27–13 3 08:52 MEM Sean Dykes 5-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (10 plays, 59 yards, 5:09) USF 27–20 03:58 USF Spencer Shrader 41-yard field goal (11 plays, 67 yards, 4:50) USF 30–20 4 04:36 USF Spencer Shrader 46-yard field goal (6 plays, 20 yards, 3:39) USF 33–20 03:19 MEM Sean Dykes 10-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (7 plays, 72 yards, 1:17) USF 33–27 01:03 MEM Calvin Austin III 9-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (8 plays, 76 yards, 1:20) MEM 34–33

See also: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
MEM −17.5	67.5 [11]

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: 2:35 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 8,266 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 10 MPH Referee: Charles Lamertina TV announcers (ESPN2/ESPN+): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Stanford Routt (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 14:04 HOU Bryson Smith 28-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56) HOU 7–0 02:05 HOU Clayton Tune 26-yard rush (Kyle Ramsey kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 3:05) HOU 14–0 2 10:06 HOU Clayton Tune 13-yard rush (Kyle Ramsey kick) (6 plays, 56 yards, 2:19) HOU 21–0 07:16 HOU Keith Corbin 33-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick) (3 plays, 53 yards, 1:05) HOU 28–0 3 13:51 HOU Marcus Jones 72-yard punt returned (Kyle Ramsey kick) (3 plays, 4 yards, 1:09) HOU 35–0 06:07 HOU Derek Parish 85-yard fumble returned (Kyle Ramsey kick) (10 plays, 49 yards, 3:59) HOU 42–0 03:37 USF Leonard Parker 2-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:30) HOU 42–7 4 11:50 USF Omarion Dollison 2-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick) (11 plays, 83 yards, 4:25) HOU 42–14 10:22 USF Bentlee Sanders 38-yard interception returned (Spencer Shrader kick) (3 plays, 9 yards, 1:28) HOU 42–21 05:35 HOU Christian Trahan 6-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 5:00) HOU 49–21 05:15 HOU James Fullbright III 14-yard rush (Kyle Ramsey kick) (1 play, 14 yards, 0:07) HOU 56–21

See also: 2020 Houston Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
HOU −14.5	58.5 [12]

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: 4 hours and 13 minutes Game attendance: 8,801 Referee: Hank Johns TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play–by–play) and Kelly Stouffer (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 07:37 USF DeVontres Dukes 23-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 1:54) USF 7–0 05:07 UCF Bentavious Thompson 27-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:30) TIE 7–7 00:25 UCF Jake Hescock 1-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick) (11 plays, 78 yards, 3:31) UCF 14–7 2 13:09 UCF Jacob Harris 20-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick) (2 plays, 71 yards, 0:23) UCF 21–7 06:14 UCF Jacob Harris 25-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick) (7 plays, 49 yards, 1:34) UCF 28–7 02:29 USF Bryce Miller 5-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 3:45) UCF 28–14 00:09 UCF Daniel Obarski 23-yard field goal (10 plays, 69 yards, 2:20) UCF 31–14 3 07:57 UCF Jordan McCloud 3-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 3:15) UCF 31–21 06:32 UCF Jacob Harris 47-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick) (4 plays, 69 yards, 1:25) UCF 38–21 02:19 USF DeVontres Dukes 14-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick) (11 plays, 86 yards, 4:13) UCF 38–28 01:13 UCF Dillon Gabriel 12-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick) (4 plays, 45 yards, 1:06) UCF 45–28 4 12:21 USF Jared Sackett 30-yard field goal (10 plays, 62 yards, 3:52) UCF 45–31 10:10 USF Brian Battie 1-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (3 plays, 48 yards, 0:57) UCF 45–38 06:34 UCF Greg McCrae 20-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick) (5 plays, 40 yards, 2:27) UCF 52–38 01:40 UCF Bentavious Thompson 2-yard rush (Daniel Obarski PAT failed) (6 plays, 34 yards, 3:51) UCF 58–38 00:14 USF Bryce Miller 19-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jordan McCloud two-point conversion rush) (4 plays, 60 yards, 1:26) UCF 58–46

See also: 2020 UCF Knights football team and War on I-4

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

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—*	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—*	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released													—		Not released

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