2020 South Florida Bulls football team

The 2020 South Florida Bulls football team will represent the University of South Florida (USF) during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls will be led by first-year head coach Jeff Scott and play their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They will compete as members of the American Athletic Conference.

2020 South Florida Bulls football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 The American)
Head coachJeff Scott (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Weis Jr. (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGlenn Spencer (1st season)
Home stadiumRaymond James Stadium (Capacity: 65,890, grass)
2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Cincinnati  0 –0     0 –0  
East Carolina  0 –0     0 –0  
Houston  0 –0     0 –0  
Memphis  0 –0     0 –0  
Navy  0 –0     0 –0  
SMU  0 –0     0 –0  
South Florida  0 –0     0 –0  
Temple  0 –0     0 –0  
Tulane  0 –0     0 –0  
Tulsa  0 –0     0 –0  
UCF  0 –0     0 –0  
Championship: December 5, 2020
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of August 15, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

Previous season
Main article: 2019 South Florida Bulls football team

The Bulls finished the 2019 season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. Head coach Charlie Strong was fired December 2nd, compiling a 21–16 record during his tenure.[1] On December 9, 2019, the university announced the hiring of Clemson co-offensive coordinator and Broyles Award finalist Jeff Scott.[2]

Schedule

The 2020 South Florida Schedule was initially released on February 24, 2020.

The Bulls had games scheduled against Texas[3], Bethune–Cookman.[4] and Nevada[5] all cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26 at Florida Atlantic*
October 3 at Cincinnati
October 10 East Carolina
October 17 at Temple
October 23 Tulsa
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
November 7 at Memphis
November 14 at Houston
November 21 Navy
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
November 27 UCF
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL (rivalry)

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    Personnel

    Staff
    Name Position Seasons at
    South Florida    		 Alma Mater
    Jeff Scott Head Coach 1 Clemson (2003)
    Allen Mogridge Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line 1 North Carolina (1999)
    Charlie Weis Jr. Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks 1 Kansas (2015)
    Glenn Spencer Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers 1 Georgia Tech (1987)
    Daniel Da Prato Special Teams Coordinator 1 Louisiana–Monroe (2003)
    Da'Quan Bowers Defensive Line 1 Clemson (2019)
    Xavier Dye Wide Receivers 1 Clemson (2010)
    Joey King Tight Ends 1 Carson–Newman (2005)
    Jules Montinar Cornerbacks / Recruiting Coordinator 1 Eastern Kentucky (2009)
    Wes Neighbors Safeties 1 Alabama (2011)
    Pat White Running Backs 1 West Virginia (2008)
    Brad Scott Chief of Staff 1 South Florida (1979)
    Trumain Carroll Director of Football Strength & Conditioning 1 Oklahoma State (2005)
    Brandon Robers Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 1 Middle Tennessee State (2009)

    References
    1. Chavez, Chris. "Charlie Strong Fired After Three Seasons with USF". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
    2. "South Florida hires Clemson OC Jeff Scott as new head coach". ESPN. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
    3. Knight, Joey (12 August 2020). "USF football's season opener at Texas is officially off". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
    4. "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
    5. Turner, Will (August 6, 2020). "Nevada takes USF off fall schedule, now FAU becomes opener". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
    6. "2020 USF Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
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