2019 South Florida Bulls football team

2019 South Florida Bulls football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record4–8 (2–6 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKerwin Bell (1st season)
Offensive schemeFun and gun
Defensive coordinatorBrian Jean-Mary (3rd season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumRaymond 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.

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

Preseason

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Coaching changes

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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

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

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UCF 169 (19)
2 Cincinnati 157 (11)
3 USF 107
4 Temple 101
5 East Carolina 66
6 UConn 30

Pre-season award watch lists

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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

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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*
ACCNL 10–1446,599
September 146:00 p.m.South Carolina State*
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN3W 55–1631,368
September 284:00 p.m.SMU
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPNUL 21–4828,850
October 512:00 p.m.at UConn
CBSSNW 48–2218,038
October 123:30 p.m.BYU*dagger
  • 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
ESPNL 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

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Wisconsin

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Badgers 7 21 14 7 49
Bulls 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2019 Wisconsin Badgers football team

At Georgia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 3 0 0 7 10
Yellow Jackets 0 14 0 0 14
See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

South Carolina State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 0 6 7 16
Bulls 7 17 17 14 55
See also: 2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 14 20 7 7 48
Bulls 0 0 7 14 21
See also: 2019 SMU Mustangs football team

At UConn

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 7 20 7 14 48
Huskies 0 14 0 8 22
See also: 2019 UConn Huskies football team

BYU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 3 13 7 0 23
Bulls 0 7 7 13 27
See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team

At Navy

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 3 0 0 3
Midshipmen 7 14 0 14 35
See also: 2019 Navy Midshipmen football team

At East Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 14 21 3 7 45
Pirates 7 3 0 10 20
See also: 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

Temple

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 3 17
Bulls 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2019 Temple Owls football team

Cincinnati

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Bearcats 0 0 10 10 20
Bulls 7 3 7 0 17
See also: 2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Memphis

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Tigers 7 21 14 7 49
Bulls 10 0 0 0 10
See also: 2019 Memphis Tigers football team

At UCF

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 0 7 0 7
Knights 7 17 7 3 34
See also: 2019 UCF Knights football team

References

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  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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