2023 South Florida Bulls football | |
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Boca Raton Bowl champion | |
Boca Raton Bowl, W 45–0 vs. Syracuse | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–6 (4–4 AAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Joel Gordon (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Todd Orlando (1st season) |
Base defense | Multiple 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | Raymond James Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 SMU y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane y | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Bulls were led by first-year head coach Alex Golesh. This season was the tenth for the Bulls as members of the American Athletic Conference, and their 26th season overall. The South Florida Bulls football team drew an average home attendance of 37,944 in 2023.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Kentucky * | CBSSN | L 24–41 | 15,438 | |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 (FCS) Florida A&M * | ESPN+ | W 38–24 | 36,495 | |
September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Alabama * |
| ABC | L 3–17 | 65,138 |
September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Rice |
| ESPNU | W 42–29 | 29,141 |
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy | CBSSN | W 44–30 | 29,789 | |
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at UAB | ESPN2 | L 35–56 | 23,792 | |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic ![]() |
| ESPN2 | L 14–56 | 36,670 |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at UConn * | CBSSN | W 24–21 | 21,704 | |
November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Memphis | ESPN+ | L 50–59 | 30,223 | |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple |
| ESPN+ | W 27–23 | 30,938 |
November 17 | 9:00 p.m. | at UTSA | ESPN2 | L 21–49 | 22,096 | |
November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Charlotte |
| ESPNU | W 48–14 | 29,279 |
December 21 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Syracuse * | ESPN | W 45–0 | 20,711 | |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rice | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
South Florida | 3 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 42 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | RICE | USF |
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First downs | 19 | 25 |
Total yards | 492 | 597 |
Rushing yards | 1 | 162 |
Passing yards | 491 | 435 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 32:27 | 27:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Rice | Passing | JT Daniels | 27/40, 432 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Juma Otoviano | 4 rushes, 12 yards | |
Receiving | Luke McCaffrey | 9 receptions, 199 yards | |
South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 22/29, 435 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Byrum Brown | 14 rushes, 82 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Naiem Simmons | 8 receptions, 272 yards, TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulls | 7 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 44 |
Midshipmen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
Game information |
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Statistics | South Florida | Navy |
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First downs | 11 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 59–330 | 78–435 |
Rushes–yards | 48–240 | 44–98 |
Passing yards | 90 | 338 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 5–11–0 | 26–34–0 |
Time of possession | 31:08 | 28:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 26–34, 338 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | K'wan Powell | 11 carries, 48 yards | |
Receiving | Sean Atkins | 4 receptions, 16 yards, 2 TD | |
Navy | Passing | Blake Horvath | 4–6, 83 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Alex Tezuka | 13 carries, 82 yards | |
Receiving | Eli Heidenreich | 1 reception, 68 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulls | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Huskies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut
Game information |
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First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
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Statistics
Statistics | USF | CONN |
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First downs | 24 | 20 |
Total yards | 463 | 368 |
Rushing yards | 260 | 193 |
Passing yards | 203 | 175 |
Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
Time of possession | 30:10 | 29:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 27/39, 203 yds |
Rushing | Nay'Quan Wright | 26 att, 186 yds, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Michael Brown-Stephens | 9 rec, 92 yds | |
Defense | Jhalyn Shuler | 8 tackles | |
UConn | Passing | Ta'Quan Roberson | 19/34, 175 yds, 1 TD |
Rushing | Cam Edwards | 22 att, 149 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Cameron Ross | 5 rec, 87 yds | |
Defense | Jackson Mitchell | 15 tackles |