2025 South Florida Bulls football team

2025 South Florida Bulls football
2025 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	American Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 25
CFP	No. 24
Record	7–2 (4–1 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 →

Last updated November 12, 2025

2025 American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Navy	5	–	1	7	–	2
No. 24 South Florida	4	–	1	7	–	2
North Texas	4	–	1	8	–	1
Tulane	4	–	1	7	–	2
East Carolina	4	–	1	6	–	3
Memphis	4	–	2	8	–	2
Army	3	–	3	5	–	4
Temple	3	–	3	5	–	5
Florida Atlantic	3	–	3	4	–	5
UTSA	2	–	3	4	–	5
Rice	2	–	4	5	–	5
UAB	1	–	4	3	–	6
Tulsa	0	–	6	2	–	7
Charlotte	0	–	6	1	–	8
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of November 12, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

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	Virginia Tech ^[1]

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	W 54–26	34,577
October 10	7:30 p.m.	at North Texas	No. 24	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN2	W 63–36	31,386
October 18	7:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	No. 19	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	W 48–13	45,169
October 25	12:00 p.m.	at Memphis	No. 18	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN2	L 31–34	30,940
November 6	7:30 p.m.	UTSA		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ( SportsCenter on Campus )	ESPN	W 55–23	27,437
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Navy	No. 24	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	ESPN2
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, after November 4) - released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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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	24	19	18	RV	RV	25
Coaches	—	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	20	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released										—	24					Not released

Game summaries

No. 25 Boise State

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	7	3	16	26
Bulls	23	10	0	21	54

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

Date: October 3
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: NE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Game attendance: 34,577
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (ESPN2): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play), Rene Ingoglia (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(14:01) USF – Cartevious Norton 37-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:59; South Florida 7–0)
(7:07) USF – Jeremiah Koger 38-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:18; South Florida 14–0)
(5:23) USF – Team safety (South Florida 16–0)
(1:03) USF – Mudia Reuben 10-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:37; South Florida 23–0)

Second quarter

(14:15) USF – Nico Gramatica 43-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:04; South Florida 26–0)
(3:44) CLT – CJ Stokes 1-yard run, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:08; South Florida 26–7)
(1:10) USF – Chas Nimrod 18-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:34; South Florida 33–7)

Third quarter

(9:39) CLT – Liam Boyd 33-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 5:21; South Florida 33–10)

Fourth quarter

(13:58) CLT – E. Jai Mason 2-yard pass from Zach Wilcke, Jake Young pass (Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:52; South Florida 33–18)
(9:11) USF – Evan Dangler 1-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 4:47; South Florida 40–18)
(6:48) USF – Byrum Brown 13-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:17; South Florida 47–18)
(3:10) CLT – Derrick Eley 16-yard pass from Zach Wilcke, Jake Young pass (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; South Florida 47–26)
(0:43) USF – Nykahi Davenport 7-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 2:26; South Florida 54–26)

Statistics	CLT	USF
First downs	15	36
Plays–yards	62–279	97–631
Rushes–yards	33–130	62–407
Passing yards	149	224
Passing: comp–att–int	16–29–2	20–35–2
Turnovers	4	4
Time of possession	28:14	31:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing	Zach Wilcke	14/18, 150 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	CJ Stokes	13 carries, 54 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sean Brown	4 receptions, 58 yards
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	19/34, 211 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Byrum Brown	17 carries, 162 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Koger	4 receptions, 75 yards, TD

at North Texas

No. 24 South Florida Bulls (4–1) at North Texas Mean Green (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Bulls	7	14	28	14	63
Mean Green	14	7	7	8	36

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

Date: October 10
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
Game attendance: 31,386
Referee: Kevin Randall
TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(8:42) UNT – Drew Mestemaker 2-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:00; North Texas 7–0)
(2:41) USF – Byrum Brown 7-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 2:09; Tied 7–7)
(0:12) UNT – Makenzie McGill II 23-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:26; North Texas 14–7)

Second quarter

(9:37) USF – Jeremiah Koger 14-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 3:54; Tied 14–14)
(6:12) UNT – Wyatt Young 11-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:25; North Texas 21–14)
(0:02) USF – Jonathan Echols 2-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 0:41; Tied 21–21)

Third quarter

(13:51) USF – Keshaun Singleton 29-yard pass from Christian Neptune, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:09; South Florida 28–21)
(12:35) USF – Sam Franklin 11-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:24; South Florida 35–21)
(11:35) USF – Jhalyn Shuler 34-yard fumble recovery, Nico Gramatica kick (South Florida 42–21)
(9:35) UNT – Miles Coleman 54-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:55; South Florida 42–28)
(8:14) USF – Jeremiah Koger 63-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:16; South Florida 49–28)

Fourth quarter

(13:49) USF – Cole Skinner 1-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 2:53; South Florida 56–28)
(8:15) UNT – Tre Williams III 10-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Dalton Carnes pass (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:34; South Florida 56–36)
(5:51) USF – Byrum Brown 9-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 2:01; South Florida 63–36)

Statistics	USF	UNT
First downs	32	26
Plays–yards	86–580	78–423
Rushes–yards	57–306	29–97
Passing yards	274	326
Passing: comp–att–int	23–29–1	30–49–3
Turnovers	3	5
Time of possession	29:05	30:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	22/28, 245 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Byrum Brown	21 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Koger	4 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD
North Texas	Passing	Drew Mestemaker	30/48, 326 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Caleb Hawkins	15 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Miles Coleman	7 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic Owls (3–3) at No. 19 South Florida Bulls (5–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	3	7	0	13
No. 19 Bulls	7	14	10	17	48

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

Date: October 18
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 45,169
Referee: Matt Overton
TV announcers (ESPNU): Jack Kizer (play-by-play) and Craig Haubert (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(11:46) USF – Byrum Brown 22-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:14; South Florida 7–0)
(5:53) FAU – Garrison Smith 45-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 5:48; South Florida 7–3)

Second quarter

(12:00) USF – Jonathan Echols 19-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; South Florida 14–3)
(9:40) USF – Cole Skinner 1-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:17; South Florida 21–3)
(0:00) FAU – Garrison Smith 28-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 45 yards, 4:28; South Florida 21–6)

Third quarter

(12:12) FAU – Michael Kirch 3-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; South Florida 21–13)
(8:20) USF – Nico Gramatica 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:27; South Florida 24–13)
(4:10) USF – Wyatt Sullivan 24-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:00; South Florida 31–13)

Fourth quarter

(13:39) USF – Jeremiah Koger 60-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 1:31; South Florida 38–13)
(9:05) USF – Nykahi Davenport 2-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:04; South Florida 45–13)
(2:50) USF – Nico Gramatica 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 21 yards, 5:08; South Florida 48–13)

Statistics	FAU	USF
First downs	25	26
Plays–yards	88–312	76–522
Rushes–yards	30–23	51–259
Passing yards	289	263
Passing: comp–att–int	41–58–1	15–25–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	31:26	28:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing	Caden Veltkamp	35/50, 244 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kaden Shields-Dutton	7 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	Asaad Waseem	8 receptions, 56 yards
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	14/24, 256 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Byrum Brown	14 carries, 111 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jeremiah Koger	4 receptions, 90 yards, TD

at Memphis

No. 18 South Florida Bulls (6–1) at Memphis Tigers (6–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Bulls	14	10	7	0	31
Tigers	7	7	3	17	34

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

Date: October 25
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: SE at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
Game attendance: 30,940
Referee: Charles Lamertina
TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(13:03) MEM – Frank Peasant 19-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 0:55; Memphis 7–0)
(8:31) USF – Byrum Brown 3-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; Tied 7–7)
(1:10) USF – Byrum Brown 44-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:45; South Florida 14–7)

Second quarter

(4:21) USF – Jeremiah Koger 5-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 2:44; South Florida 21–7)
(0:50) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 5-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:31; South Florida 21–14)
(0:00) USF – Nico Gramatica 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 0:50; South Florida 24–14)

Third quarter

(9:51) MEM – Gianni Spetic 55-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:09; South Florida 24–17)
(0:02) USF – Sam Franklin 73-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:12; South Florida 31–17)

Fourth quarter

(13:13) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 13-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:49; South Florida 31–23)
(7:08) MEM – Gianni Spetic 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:57; South Florida 31–26)
(1:07) MEM – Cortez Braham Jr. 10-yard pass from Brendon Lewis, Brendon Lewis rush (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:51; Memphis 34–31)

Statistics	USF	MEM
First downs	29	30
Plays–yards	82–564	79–450
Rushes–yards	38–295	34–129
Passing yards	269	321
Passing: comp–att–int	26–44–1	28–45–0
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	26:08	33:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	26/43, 269 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Byrum Brown	21 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keshaun Singleton	7 receptions, 88 yards
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	27/44, 307 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Brendon Lewis	11 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Jamari Hawkins	3 receptions, 85 yards

UTSA

UTSA Roadrunners (4-4) at South Florida Bulls (6–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	3	7	3	10	23
Bulls	14	31	10	0	55

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

Date: November 6
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
Game attendance: 27,437
Referee: Edwin Lee
TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(14:52) USF – Tavin Ward 40-yard interception, Nico Gramatica kick (South Florida 7–0)
(7:06) USF – Fred Gaskin 85-yard fumble recovery, Nico Gramatica kick (South Florida 14–0)
(2:07) UTSA – Michael Petro 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 2:17; South Florida 14–3)

Second quarter

(14:55) USF – Byrum Brown 13-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:12; South Florida 21–3)
(13:46) UTSA – Patrick Overmyer 45-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:09; South Florida 21–10)
(12:21) USF – Keshaun Singleton 16-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; South Florida 28–10)
(10:15) USF – Nykahi Davenport 59-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:32; South Florida 35–10)
(5:35) USF – Keshaun Singleton 16-yard pass from Byrum Brown, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:30; South Florida 42–10)
(0:00) USF – Nico Gramatica 40-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:46; South Florida 45–10)

Third quarter

(11:56) USF – Nykahi Davenport 7-yard run, Nico Gramatica kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; South Florida 52–10)
(5:09) UTSA – Michael Petro 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:45; South Florida 52–13)
(2:28) USF – Nico Gramatica 51-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:41; South Florida 55–13)

Fourth quarter

(8:17) UTSA – Mekhi Anderson 19-yard pass from Brandon Tennison, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 15 plays, 55 yards, 6:36; South Florida 55–20)
(2:46) UTSA – Michael Petro 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 3:17; South Florida 55–23)

Statistics	UTSA	USF
First downs	25	20
Plays–yards	82–381	50–471
Rushes–yards	38–72	32–238
Passing yards	309	233
Passing: comp–att–int	29–44–1	16–18–0
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	39:47	20:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Owen McCown	16/23, 200 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Robert Henry	10 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Houston Thomas	7 receptions, 77 yards
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	14/15, 239 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Byrum Brown	9 carries, 109 yards, TD
	Receiving	Keshaun Singleton	4 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD

at Navy

No. 24 South Florida Bulls (7–2) at Navy Midshipmen (7–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Bulls	-	-	-	-	0
Midshipmen	-	-	-	-	0

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: November 15
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), and Taylor Davis (sideline)

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

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

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

References

↑ Crawford, Kolby (May 5, 2025). "USF transfer DL Immanuel Hickman commits to Virginia Tech". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
↑ "USF Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
↑ "USF Bulls 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
↑ "USF Football Adds Two, Brings 2025 Class to 27 as Late Signing Period Opens". gousfbulls. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
↑ "2025 USF Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 8, 2025.

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[hickman1-1] Crawford, Kolby (May 5, 2025). "USF transfer DL Immanuel Hickman commits to Virginia Tech". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.

[2] "USF Football Transfer Portal". ON3.

[3] "USF Bulls 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.

[4] "USF Football Adds Two, Brings 2025 Class to 27 as Late Signing Period Opens". gousfbulls. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.

[5] "2025 USF Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 8, 2025.

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