South Florida
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The South Florida Bulls is an NCAA Division I-A college football team representing the University of South Florida in the Big East Conference. The USF Bulls squad made their official debut in the 1997 season as an independent team while still in the Division I-AA level. In their first year, the Bulls were able to compile a decent 5-6 win-loss record. After four years of consistent showings as a Division I-AA independent team, South Florida moved up to the Division I-A level but remained an independent team. The team reached its highest total of 9 wins against 2 losses in its 2002 season before joining the Conference USA in 2003. In 2005, USF made another jump to become the latest additions to the Big East Conference. USF did pretty well in its debut with its new home as the team finished the season with an even 6-6 record, and an invite to the Meineke Car Care Bowl, which the team eventually lost to the North Carolina State Wolfpack. Incidentally, that game was the first time the Bulls was shut-out in a game. The following year, Coach Jim Leavitt's boys showed mark improvement as the team finished the season with a 9-4 win-loss record, including a Papajohns.com Bowl victory over the ECU Pirates. The Bulls' starting quarterback, Matt Grothe, was awarded with the Big East Rookie of the Year trophy for his excellent showing in his first year, averaging 258.5 yards per game.
Unlike most teams, the USF Bulls has yet to have a permanent rival as the team is still adjusting to its latest set-up with the Big East, and having to move from one conference to another didn't help. A few rivalry possibilty though with the West Virginia Mountaineers looms in the background when the Bulls gained probably one of its greatest victory since its inception, upsetting the #7 ranked WVU in 2006 that ended the Mountaineers chance of winning the Big East title and representing the league in the BCS Bowl game.
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Ranking
- Have not ranked in the final national rankings.
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Scouting Report
| Category | Big East Rank | Nat'l Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring Offense | 4 | 21 |
| Scoring Defense | 5 | 38 |
| Total Offense | 5 | 43 |
| Total Defense | 4 | 28 |
| Turnover Margin | 4 | 18 |
| Pass Efficiency Defense | 1 | 8 |
| Kickoff Returns | 7 | 67 |
| Net Punting | 3 | 64 |
| Passing Offense | 5 | 56 |
| Passing Defense | 5 | 34 |
| Passing Efficiency | 5 | 68 |
| Punt Returns | 4 | 65 |
| Rushing Offense | 3 | 32 |
| Rushing Defense | 4 | 34 |
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Championships
- None
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USF Bowl History
| Year | Bowl Game | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2008 | St. Petersburg Bowl | Memphis | W | 41-14 |
| Dec 31, 2007 | Sun Bowl | Oregon | L | 21-56 |
| Dec 23, 2006 | Papajohns.com Bowl | ECU | W | 24-7 |
| Dec 31, 2005 | Meineke Car Care Bowl | N.C. State | L | 0-14 |
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Highlights
| 18th ranked South Florida pulls off one of the biggest upsets in school history, taking down 5th ranked West Virginia. |
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.30.08 | Tennessee-Martin | Tampa, Fla. | W, 56-7 |
| 09.06.08 | Central Florida | Orlando, Fla. | W, 31-24 |
| 09.12.08 | #13 Kansas | Tampa, Fla. | W, 37-34 |
| 09.20.08 | Florida International | Miami, Fla. | W, 17-9 |
| 09.27.08 | N.C. State | Raleigh, N.C. | W, 41-10 |
| 10.02.08 | Pittsburgh | Tampa, Fla. | L, 21-26 |
| 10.18.08 | Syracuse | Tampa, Fla. | W, 45-13 |
| 10.25.08 | Louisville | Louisville, Ky. | L, 20-24 |
| 10.30.08 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Oh. | L, 10-24 |
| 11.15.08 | Rutgers | Tampa, Fla. | L, 16-49 |
| 11.23.08 | Connecticut | Tampa, Fla. | W, 17-13 |
| 12.06.08 | West Virginia | Morgantown, Wva. | L, 7-13 |
| MagicJack St. Petersburg Bowl | |||
| 12.20.08 | Memphis | St. Petersburg, Fla. | W, 41-14 |
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Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | Hometown (Prev. School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moise Plancher | RB | 5-9 | 200 | Jr. | Naples, FL (Barron Collier HS) |
| 1 | Jason Sherman | WR | 6-4 | 197 | So. | Jacksonville, FL (First Coast HS) |
| 2 | Carlton Mitchell | WR | 6-4 | 197 | So. | Lutz, FL (Gaither HS) |
| 3 | Jerome Murphy | DB | 6-1 | 176 | Jr. | Elizabeth, NJ (Elizabeth HS) |
| 3 | Alton Voss | QB | 6-2 | 225 | RFr. | Holiday, FL (Gulf HS) |
| 5 | Nate Allen | DB | 6-2 | 200 | Jr. | Cape Coral, FL (Cape Coral HS) |
| 5 | A.J. Love | WR | 6-2 | 196 | So. | Bradenton, FL (Southeast HS) |
| 6 | Edner Alcin | WR | 6-2 | 185 | So. | Tampa, FL (Chamberlain HS) |
| 6 | Tyller Roberts | DB | 6-1 | 185 | Sr. | Orlando, FL (Edgewater HS) |
| 7 | Louis Gachette | DB | 6-3 | 215 | Sr. | Immokalee, FL (Immokalee HS) |
| 8 | Matt Grothe | QB | 6-0 | 213 | Jr. | Lakeland, FL (Lake Gibson HS) |
| 9 | Cedric Hill | TE | 6-3 | 230 | Sr. | Valdosta, FL (Valdosta HS) |
| 11 | Marcus Edwards | WR | 5-11 | 164 | Sr. | Mayo, FL (Lafayette HS) |
| 12 | Micah Morgan | DB | 5-10 | 175 | Sr. | Tallahassee, FL (Missouri State) (Leon HS) |
| 13 | Tyson Butler | DB | 5-11 | 170 | RFr. | Ft. Myers, FL (Cypress Lake HS) |
| 14 | David Cozzo | WR | 5-10 | 160 | So. | Miami, FL (Palmetto HS) |
| 14 | Jerrell Young | DB | 6-2 | 210 | Jr. | St. Petersburg, FL (Gibbs HS) |
| 15 | Grant Gregory | QB | 6-1 | 205 | Sr. | Athens, OH (Indiana) (Athens HS) |
| 16 | Quenton Washington | DB | 5-10 | 172 | RFr. | Fort Myers, Fla. (Fort Myers HS) |
| 17 | Danny Verpaele | DB | 5-11 | 200 | Sr. | Merritt Island, FL (Merritt Island HS) |
| 19 | Antwon Hanks | WR | 6-3 | 200 | Jr. | Lake Weir, FL (Lake Weir HS) |
| 20 | Aston Samuels | RB | 5-10 | 176 | So. | Belle Glade, FL (Glades Central HS) |
| 23 | Rhett Hamrick | WR | 6-5 | 190 | RFr. | Altamonte Springs, FL (Lake Brantley HS) |
| 24 | Shawn Cannon | RB | 5-11 | 195 | Sr. | Pensacola, FL (Tate HS) |
| 25 | Delbert Alvarado | K | 6-0 | 196 | Jr. | Tampa, FL (Robinson HS) |
| 26 | Mike Ford | RB | 6-2 | 225 | So. | Sarasota, FL (Sarasota HS) |
| 27 | Tyrone McKenzie | LB | 6-2 | 235 | Sr. | Riverview, FL (Riverview HS) |
| 27 | Justin Teachey | K | 5-11 | 176 | Sr. | Palmetto, FL (Palmetto HS) |
| 28 | Dominique Rocker | DE | 6-2 | 235 | Jr. | Tavares, FL (Garden City CC) (Tavares HS) |
| 29 | Colby Erskin | WR | 5-9 | 185 | Jr. | Seminole, FL (Seminole HS) |
| 30 | Benjamin Williams | RB | 5-7 | 200 | Sr. | Lake Wales, FL (Lake Wales HS) |
| 31 | Charlton Sinclair | DB | 5-11 | 190 | Fr. | Jacksonville, FL (Mandarin HS) |
| 32 | Carlton Williams | DB | 6-4 | 214 | Sr. | Valdosta, GA (Valdosta HS) |
| 33 | Jamar Taylor | RB | 5-9 | 205 | So. | Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland HS) |
| 35 | Cameron Perkins | DB | 5-10 | 180 | Sr. | Pensacola, FL (Woodham HS) |
| 36 | Ilia Petrov | P | 5-11 | 192 | Jr. | Tampa, FL (Tampa Bay Tech HS) |
| 37 | Joel Miller | RB | 6-0 | 210 | Fr. | Tampa, Fla. (Wharton HS) |
| 38 | Mike Padilla | FB | 6-0 | 222 | Jr. | Cape Coral, FL (Cape Coral HS) |
| 39 | Richard Kelly | FB | 6-0 | 249 | So. | Bushnell, FL (South Sumter HS) |
| 40 | Houston Hess | LB | 6-3 | 210 | Jr. | Oswego, IL (Oswego HS) |
| 41 | Jason Fox | FB | 6-0 | 259 | Jr. | Valrico, FL (Durant HS) |
| 41 | Patrick Hampton | DE | 6-3 | 225 | RFr. | Lithonia, Ga. (Martin Luther King HS) |
| 42 | Kion Wilson | LB | 6-2 | 235 | Jr. | Jacksonville, Fla. (Pearl River CC) (Raines HS) |
| 43 | Sabbath Joseph | LB | 6-0 | 230 | So. | Miami, FL (Central HS) |
| 44 | Trent Pupello | DT | 6-2 | 276 | So. | Tampa, FL (Jefferson HS) |
| 49 | Chris Robinson | LB | 6-3 | 240 | Jr. | Bunnell, FL (Flagler Palm Coast HS) |
| 52 | Lucas Darr | LB | 5-10 | 202 | So. | Clearwater, FL (Countryside HS) |
| 53 | Brouce Mompremier | LB | 6-1 | 227 | Sr. | Miami, FL (Edison HS) |
| 54 | Kenneth Luberice | DE | 6-0 | 231 | RFr. | Del Ray Beach, Fla. (Spanish River HS) |
| 55 | Jeremiah Warren | OG | 6-4 | 326 | RFr. | Panama City, FL (Bay HS) |
| 57 | Alonzo McQueen | LB | 6-1 | 255 | So. | Jacksonville, FL (Lee HS) |
| 58 | Darryl Dudding | LS | 6-2 | 261 | Sr. | St. Petersburg, FL (Indian Rocks Christian) |
| 61 | Zach Hermann | OG | 6-3 | 313 | So. | Oldsmar, FL (East Lake HS) |
| 62 | Sampson Genus | DT | 6-1 | 308 | So. | Lake City, FL (Columbia HS) |
| 64 | Jacob Sims | OT | 6-5 | 290 | So. | Winter Park, FL (Winter Park HS) |
| 65 | Ryan Schmidt | OC | 6-5 | 327 | Sr. | Boca Raton, FL (Kansas State) (Boca Raton HS) |
| 66 | Kevin McCaskill | OC | 6-2 | 300 | RFr. | Tallahassee, Fla. (Godby HS) |
| 68 | Michael Walsh | LS | 5-10 | 220 | RFr. | Tampa , Fla. (Plant HS) |
| 70 | Mike McGowan | OG | 6-5 | 260 | RFr. | Boca Raton, FL (West Boca Raton HS) |
| 71 | Matt Huners | OG | 6-3 | 305 | Sr. | Palm Harbor, FL (Palm Harbor University HS) |
| 72 | Joe Herzhauser | OT | 6-4 | 263 | So. | St. Petersburg, FL (Lakewood HS) |
| 73 | Eric Setser | LS | 6-1 | 240 | Jr. | Richwood, OH (North Union HS) |
| 73 | Danny Tolley | OT | 6-6 | 302 | Jr. | Wesley Chapel, FL (Wesley Chapel HS) |
| 74 | Thomas Edenfield | OT | 6-6 | 297 | RFr. | Jacksonville, FL (Bartram Trail HS) |
| 77 | Jake Griffin | OC | 6-4 | 307 | Sr. | Seffner, FL (Armwood HS) |
| 78 | Marc Dile | OT | 6-4 | 309 | Sr. | Miami, FL (Edison HS) |
| 79 | Chaz Hine | OT | 6-4 | 289 | RFr. | Lithia, FL (Newsome HS) |
| 80 | Patrick Richardson | WR | 6-0 | 163 | RFr. | Pensacola, FL (Woodham HS) |
| 81 | Dontavia Bogan | WR | 6-1 | 180 | So. | Thomasville, GA (Central County HS) |
| 82 | Ben Busbee | TE | 6-3 | 242 | Jr. | Mobile, AL (McGill-Toolen HS) |
| 83 | Jeffrey Wilson | WR | 6-0 | 165 | Fr. | Miramar, FL (Everglades HS) |
| 84 | Justin Wilkins | WR | 6-3 | 200 | Fr. | Fort Pierce, FL (Fort Pierce Central HS) |
| 85 | Andrew Ketchel | TE | 6-5 | 240 | So. | Shalimar, FL (Choctowhatchee HS) |
| 86 | Shane McElwain | TE | 6-4 | 251 | Jr. | Palm Beach, FL (Glades Central HS) |
| 87 | Jessie Hester, Jr. | WR | 6-0 | 174 | Jr. | Belle Glade, FL (Glades Central HS) |
| 88 | Quincy Okolie | DE | 6-6 | 255 | So. | West Palm Beach, FL (Palm Beach Central HS) |
| 89 | Taurus Johnson | WR | 6-1 | 204 | Sr. | Cape Coral, FL (Cape Coral HS) |
| 90 | Jarriett Buie | DE | 6-4 | 255 | Sr. | Tampa, FL (Armwood HS) |
| 91 | Keith McCaskill | DT | 5-11 | 255 | RFr. | Tallahassee, Fla. (Godby HS) |
| 92 | Darren Powe | DE | 6-3 | 244 | RFr. | Mayo, FL (Lafayette HS) |
| 93 | Matt Aycox | DE | 6-2 | 240 | Jr. | Gainesville, FL (Gainesville HS) |
| 95 | George Selvie | DE | 6-4 | 242 | Jr. | Pensacola, FL (Pine Forest HS) |
| 97 | Terrell McClain | DL | 6-3 | 306 | So. | Pensacola, FL (Pensacola HS) |
| 98 | Aaron Harris | DT | 6-4 | 275 | Jr. | Williston, FL (Williston HS) |
| 99 | David Fonua | DE | 6-2 | 255 | RFr. | Bradenton, FL (Southeast HS) |
| Jatavious Jackson | DT | 6-4 | 285 | Fr. | Belle Glade, FL (Glades Central HS) |
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Coaches/Team Officials
- Jim Leavitt - Head Coach
- Wally Burnham - Associate Head Coach - Defensive Coordinator - LB's
- Greg Gregory - Offensive Coordinator - Quarterbacks
- Mike Canales - Pass Game Coordinator - Receivers
- Troy Douglas - Safeties
- Carl Franks - Assistant Coach - Running Backs/Recruiting
- Larry Scott - Assistant Coach - Tight Ends
- Mike Simmonds - Assistant Coach - Offensive Line
- John Hendrick - Assistant Coach - Defensive Line
- Kevin Patrick - Assistant Coach - Defensive Ends
- Jared Davis - Graduate Assistant-Defense
- Mike Lube - Graduate Assistant-Offense
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Notable Alumni in NFL
South Florida Bulls in NFL
- Frank Davis - Detroit Lions, G
- Andre Hall - Denver Broncos, RB
- Anthony Henry - Dallas Cowboys, CB
- Amarri Jackson - Tampa Bay Buccaneers, WR
- Mike Jenkins - Dallas Cowboys, CB
- Kawika Mitchell - Buffalo Bills, LB
- Ben Moffitt - Houston Texans, MLB
- Stephen Nicholas - Atlanta Falcons, LB
- J.R. Reed - Philadelphia Eagles, DB
- Trae Williams - Jacksonville Jaguars, CB
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References
- Big East Conference Wikipedia
- ESPN NCAA Football Rankings
- Meineke Car Care Bowl Wikipedia
- NCAA.org's 2006 Big East Team Report
- Papajohns.com Bowl Wikipedia
- South Florida Bulls Football Wikipedia
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External Links
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