1998 South Florida Bulls football team

The 1998 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the second team fielded by the school. The Bulls were led by head coach Jim Leavitt in his second year, played their home games at Tampa Stadium and Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and competed as a Division I-AA Independent. The Bulls finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3).

1998 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	Independent
1998 record	8–3
Head coach	Jim Leavitt (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tampa Stadium (74,301, grass), Raymond James Stadium (41,441, grass)

1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Morehead State		0	–	0					9	–	2
Davidson		0	–	0					8	–	2
No. 20 Hofstra		0	–	0					8	–	3
No. 22 South Florida		0	–	0					8	–	3
No. 19 Western Kentucky		0	–	0					7	–	4
Samford		0	–	0					6	–	5
St. Johns (NY)		0	–	0					6	–	5
Liberty		0	–	0					5	–	6
Southern Utah		0	–	0					5	–	6
Elon		0	–	0					5	–	6
Austin Peay		0	–	0					4	–	7
Buffalo		0	–	0					4	–	7
Jacksonville		0	–	0					4	–	5
La Salle		0	–	0					3	–	6
Cal Poly		0	–	0					3	–	8
Charleston Southern		0	–	0					3	–	8
Saint Mary's		0	–	0					2	–	8
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Slippery Rock	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL		W 39–10	21,553
September 12	7:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	W 51–0	21,467
September 19	7:30 p.m.	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	WTOG	W 24–21	11,689
October 3	7:00 p.m.	The Citadel	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	WTOG	W 45–6	32,598
October 10	7:00 p.m.	Elon	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 35–7	26,541
October 17	7:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	WTOG	L 24–31	30,083
October 24	1:00 p.m.	at Hofstra	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY	SCF	L 30–50	4,298
October 31	1:30 p.m.	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC		W 24–0	884
November 7	7:00 p.m.	Cumberland	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 69–3	31,272
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	SCF	L 23–28	14,161
November 21	7:00 p.m.	Morehead State	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	W 38–22	26,488
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

• Source: GoUSFBulls.com: Football – 1998 Schedule & Results[1]

References

1. "1998 USF Schedule & Results". GoUSFBulls.com. University of South Florida. Retrieved September 30, 2012.