2025 South Florida Bulls football team

2025 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	American Conference
Record	3–1 (0–0 American)
Head coach	Alex Golesh (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joel Gordon (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kodi Burns (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Todd Orlando (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–3–5
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Navy		3	–	0					4	–	0
Memphis		1	–	0					5	–	0
North Texas		1	–	0					5	–	0
Tulane		1	–	0					4	–	1
East Carolina		1	–	0					3	–	2
Rice		1	–	1					3	–	2
South Florida		0	–	0					3	–	1
Temple		0	–	0					2	–	2
UTSA		0	–	0					2	–	2
UAB		0	–	1					2	–	2
Charlotte		0	–	1					1	–	3
Florida Atlantic		0	–	1					1	–	3
Tulsa		0	–	2					2	–	3
Army		0	–	2					1	–	3
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of September 28, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 South Florida Bulls football team represents the University of South Florida (USF) as member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Alex Golesh, the Bulls play home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Andrew Kilfoyl	OL	Bowling Green
Tawfiq Byard	S	Colorado
Ranod Smith	WR	Edward Waters
Chenellson Exume	DL	Florida Atlantic
Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen	WR	James Madison
Nikola Milovac	OL	Kennesaw State
Trey Dubuc	LS	New Mexico
Israel Carter	QB	Norfolk State
Cooper Evans	K	Northwestern State
Doug Blue-Eli	DL	Rutgers
Langston Long	LB	Toledo
Tyree Kelly	WR	UMass
Aamaris Brown-Bunkley	CB	UNLV
Eli Hiscock	LS	Wagner
John Cannon	K	Western Kentucky
Rashad Cheney	DL	Unknown
Immanuel Hickman	DE	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Thomas Shrader	OL	Appalachian State
Cartevious Norton	RB	Charlotte
Dre Butler	DL	Charlotte
Adam Zouagui	K	Davidson
Jacob Merrifield	DL	Florida Atlantic
Wyatt Sullivan	TE	Florida Atlantic
Izaiah Guy	CB	Georgia State
Chase Leon	P	Lamar
Boogsie Silvera	S	McNeese
Connor McLaughlin	OL	Stanford
Chas Nimrod	WR	Tennessee
Turner McLaughlin	LS	Tennessee Tech
Josh Celiscar	DE	Texas A&M
Jonas Duclona	DB	Wisconsin

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	5:30 p.m.	No. 25 Boise State *		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN	W 34–7	34,707
September 6	4:15 p.m.	at No. 13 Florida *		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 18–16	89,909
September 13	4:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Miami (FL) *	No. 18	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	The CW	L 12–49	66,591
September 20	12:00 p.m.	South Carolina State *		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	W 63–14	28,461
October 3	7:00 p.m.	Charlotte		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2
October 10	7:30 p.m.	at North Texas		DATCU Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN2
October 18		Florida Atlantic		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL
October 25		at Memphis		Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN
November 6	7:30 p.m.	UTSA		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN/ESPN2
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Navy		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	ESPN Networks
November 22		at UAB		Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL
November 29		Rice		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 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	15	Final
AP	—	RV	18	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	RV	23	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

Game summaries

No. 25 Boise State

See also: 2025 Boise State Broncos football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Boise State –5.5	63.5

No. 25 Boise State Broncos (0–0) at South Florida Bulls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Broncos	7	0	0	0	7
Bulls	0	10	14	10	34

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 34,707
• Referee: Nolan Dumas
• TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst), and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (1:10) BOIS – Chris Marshall 6-yard pass from Maddux Madsen, Colton Boomer kick (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:35; Boise State 7–0) Second quarter (12:39) USF – Nico Gramatica 52-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:31; Boise State 7–3) (6:34) USF – Byrum Brown 23-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:10; South Florida 10–7) Third quarter (8:18) USF – Keshaun Singleton 45-yard pass from Locklan Hewlett, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:35; South Florida 17–7) (1:44) USF – Byrum Brown 15-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:03; South Florida 24–7) Fourth quarter (13:26) USF – Cartevious Norton 8-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:09; South Florida 31–7) (3:29) USF – Nico Gramatica 33-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 3:05; South Florida 34–7)

Statistics	BOIS	USF
First downs	25	15
Plays–yards	86–378	55–372
Rushes–yards	38–122	28—117
Passing yards	256	255
Passing: comp–att–int	27–48–0	17–25–0
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	36:21	23:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boise State	Passing	Maddux Madsen	25/46, 225 yards, TD
	Rushing	Sire Gaines	9 rushes, 44 yards
	Receiving	Latrell Caples	4 receptions, 58 yards
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	16/24, 210 yards
	Rushing	Alvon Isaac	3 rushes, 52 yards
	Receiving	Chas Nimrod	3 receptions, 96 yards

at No. 13 Florida

See also: 2025 Florida Gators football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Florida –16.5	54.5

South Florida Bulls (1–0) at No. 13 Florida Gators (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	6	9	3	18
No. 13 Gators	3	6	0	7	16

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
• Game attendance: 89,909
• Referee: Steve Marlowe
• TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (5:39) FLA – Trey Smack 28-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 6:12; Florida 3–0) Second quarter (14:52) USF – Nico Gramatica 38-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 55 yards, 5:47; Tied 3–3) (7:13) FLA – Trey Smack 36-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:39; Florida 6–3) (1:50) FLA – Trey Smack 41-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:28; Florida 9–3) (0:00) USF – Nico Gramatica 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:50; Florida 9–6) Third quarter (2:03) USF – Keshaun Singleton 66-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:10; South Florida 13–9) (0:13) USF – Team safety (South Florida 15–9) Fourth quarter (12:29) FLA – Eugene Wilson III 4-yard pass from DJ Lagway, Trey Smack kick (Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 1:53; Florida 16–15) (0:00) USF – Nico Gramatica 20-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 2:25; South Florida 18–16)

Statistics	USF	FLA
First downs	20	19
Plays–yards	65–391	65–355
Rushes–yards	29–128	32–133
Passing yards	263	222
Passing: comp–att–int	23–36–0	23–33–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	25:47	34:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	23/36, 263 yards, TD
	Rushing	Byrum Brown	17 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Keshaun Singleton	2 receptions, 75 yards, TD
Florida	Passing	DJ Lagway	23/33, 222 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jadan Baugh	18 carries, 93 yards
	Receiving	Eugene Wilson III	7 receptions, 60 yards, TD

at No. 5 Miami (FL)

See also: 2025 Miami Hurricanes football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Miami –15.5	54.5

No. 18 South Florida Bulls (2–0) at No. 5 Miami Hurricanes (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Bulls	3	3	0	6	12
No. 5 Hurricanes	14	14	7	14	49

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 66,591
• Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
• TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst), and Wes Bryant (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (9:34) MIA – Joshua Moore 8-yard pass from Carson Beck, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:26; Miami 7–0) (2:58) MIA – Joshua Moore 39-yard pass from Carson Beck, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:31; Miami 14–0) (0:26) USF – Nico Gramatica 45-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:32; Miami 14–3) Second quarter (11:16) USF – Nico Gramatica 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:29; Miami 14–6) (10:08) MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 38-yard run, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:11; Miami 21–6) (2:33) MIA – Carson Beck 2-yard run, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 3:03; Miami 28–6) Third quarter (0:35) MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 13-yard run, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 3:33; Miami 35–6) Fourth quarter (12:48) USF – Christian Neptune 12-yard pass from Byrum Brown, pass failed (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:11; Miami 35–12) (7:04) MIA – CharMar Brown 1-yard pass from Carson Beck, Carter Davis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:44; Miami 42–12) (1:48) MIA – Girad Pringle Jr. 5-yard run, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:20; Miami 49–12)

Statistics	USF	MIA
First downs	15	27
Plays–yards	68–332	68–576
Rushes–yards	27–40	38–205
Passing yards	292	371
Passing: comp–att–int	24–41–1	25–30–2
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	23:59	36:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	20/36, 274 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Alvon Isaac	6 carries, 20 yards
	Receiving	Chas Nimrod	4 receptions, 128 yards
Miami (FL)	Passing	Carson Beck	23/28, 340 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Mark Fletcher Jr.	16 carries, 121 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Keelan Marion	6 receptions, 81 yards

South Carolina State (FCS)

See also: 2025 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Pregame line	Over/under
South Florida–28.5	56.5

South Carolina State Bulldogs (FCS) (2–1) at South Florida Bulls (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs (FCS)	0	7	0	7	14
Bulls	7	14	35	7	63

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 28,461
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play), Darius Walker (analyst), and Maria Trivelpiece (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (9:27) USF – Mac Harris 93-yard interception return, Nico Gramatica kick (South Florida 7–0) Second quarter (13:56) USF – Jonathan Echols 22-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:26; South Florida 14–0) (6:20) USF – Joshua Porter 26-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 2:21; South Florida 21–0) (0:26) SCST – Kacy Fields 1-yard run, Nico Cavanillas Alti kick (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:30; South Florida 21–7) Third quarter (13:53) USF – Chas Nimrod 42-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 0:59; South Florida 28–7) (12:49) USF – Nykahi Davenport 43-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 1 play, 43 yards, 0:08; South Florida 35–7) (9:16) USF – Ashton Mosley 4-yard blocked punt return, Nico Gramatica kick (South Florida 42–7) (6:40) USF – Chas Nimrod 22-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:56; South Florida 49–7) (5:28) USF – Sam Franklin 30-yard run, Adam Zouagui kick (Drive: 1 play, 30 yards, 0:08; South Florida 56–7) Fourth quarter (8:02) SCST – Julian Milligan 17-yard run, Nico Cavanillas Alti kick (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:11; South Florida 56–14) (6:28) USF – Sam Franklin 54-yard run, Adam Zouagui kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:27; South Florida 63–14)

Statistics	SCST	USF
First downs	20	20
Plays–yards	80–305	54–504
Rushes–yards	38–70	28–252
Passing yards	235	252
Passing: comp–att–int	25–42–1	18–26–1
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	43:07	16:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina State	Passing	William Atkins IV	18/28, 151 yards
	Rushing	Kacy Fields	7 carries, 24 yards, TD
	Receiving	Deyandre Ruffin	4 receptions, 41 yards
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	14/20, 236 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Sam Franklin	4 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chas Nimrod	4 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD

Charlotte

See also: 2025 Charlotte 49ers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
South Florida–28.5	54.5

Charlotte 49ers (1–3) at South Florida Bulls (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	-	-	-	-	0
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: ESPN2

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CLT	USF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Texas

See also: 2025 North Texas Mean Green football team

Pregame line	Over/under

South Florida Bulls (0–0) at North Texas Mean Green (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0
Mean Green	-	-	-	-	0

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• TV: ESPN2

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USF	UNT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at South Florida Bulls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: October 18
• Game time: TBA p.m. EDT
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FAU	USF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Memphis

See also: 2025 Memphis Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

South Florida Bulls (0–0) at Memphis Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

• Date: October 25
• Game time: TBA p.m. EDT
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USF	MEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UTSA

See also: 2025 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Pregame line	Over/under

UTSA Roadrunners (0–0) at South Florida Bulls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	-	-	-	-	0
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTSA	USF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Navy

See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team

Pregame line	Over/under

South Florida Bulls (0–0) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0
Midshipmen	-	-	-	-	0

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USF	NAVY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UAB

See also: 2025 UAB Blazers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

South Florida Bulls (0–0) at UAB Blazers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0
Blazers	-	-	-	-	0

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: November 22
• Game time: TBA p.m. EST
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USF	UAB
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UAB	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rice

See also: 2025 Rice Owls football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Rice Owls (0–0) at South Florida Bulls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: November 29
• Game time: TBA p.m. EST
• TV: TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RICE	USF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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4. "2025 USF Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 8, 2025.