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South Florida Bulls football team

South Florida Bulls football
2016 South Florida Bulls football team
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First season 1997
Athletic director Mark Harlan
Head coach Charlie Strong
Stadium Raymond James Stadium
Seating capacity 65,890
Field surface Grass, Tifway Bermuda 419
Location Tampa, Florida
Conference The American
Division East
All-time record 136–103 (.569)
Bowl record 5–3 (.625)
Colors Green and Gold
         
Fight song Golden Brahman March
Mascot Rocky D. Bull
Marching band Herd of Thunder
Rivals UCF Knights
Website GoUSFBulls.com

The South Florida Bulls football team represents the University of South Florida in the sport of American football. The Bulls started playing in 1997 and currently compete in the American Athletic Conference (The American) of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The team plays its home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

In 1997, Jim Leavitt, previously the Defensive Coordinator at Kansas State, was hired as the team's first head coach. Their first team meeting was held under a shade tree, as the school had no proper football facilities on campus

In 2001, after competing for four years as a Division I-AA (now Division I FCS) independent, the Bulls moved to Division I-A (now Division I FBS), where they remained independent. They joined Conference USA in 2003, but only stayed until 2005, when they became a member of the Big East Conference (now the American Athletic Conference).

On December 31, 2005, USF lost to NC State in the Bulls' first-ever bowl appearance, the Meineke Car Care Bowl. On December 23, 2006, USF won its first bowl game, the inaugural Papajohns.com Bowl, with a victory over former Conference USA rival, East Carolina. Leavitt would lead the Bulls to 5 straight bowl games, earning a 3–2 record.

South Florida received increased press coverage for their upsets of Top 25 ranked teams such as Louisville (2005), West Virginia (2006, 2007, 2009), Auburn (2007), Kansas (2008) and Florida State (2009). During Leavitt's tenure, the Bulls were 7–12 against opponents ranked in the Top 25.


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