2011 South Florida Bulls football team

2011 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	Big East Conference
2011 record	5–7 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Todd Fitch (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Snyder (2nd year)
Captain	B. J. Daniels
Captain	Chaz Hine
Captain	Jerrell Young
Captain	Quenton Washington
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium (65,890 grass)

2011 Big East football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#17 West Virginia $+		5	–	2					10	–	3
#25 Cincinnati +		5	–	2					10	–	3
Louisville +		5	–	2					7	–	6
Rutgers		4	–	3					9	–	4
Pittsburgh		4	–	3					6	–	7
Connecticut		3	–	4					5	–	7
South Florida		1	–	6					5	–	7
Syracuse		1	–	6					5	–	7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions As of January 11, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 2011 college football season was the 15th season overall for the Bulls, and their seventh season as a member of the Big East Conference. This was the second season with Skip Holtz as the head coach. They finished the season 5–7, 1–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. USF failed to qualify for a post-season bowl ending its streak of six consecutive bowl trips dating back to 2005.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 23–20	80,795[1]
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Ball State*	No. 22	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	BHSN	W 37–7	45,113
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Florida A&M*	No. 20	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	BHSN	W 70–17	50,128
September 24	7:00 p.m.	UTEP*	No. 17	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN3	W 52–24	48,231
September 29	8:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 14	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 17–44	40,025[2]
October 15	3:30 p.m.	at Connecticut		Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	BIG EAST Network	L 10–16	37,162[3]
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	BIG EAST Network	L 34–37	39,456
November 5	7:00 p.m.	at Rutgers		High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN3	L 20–17 ^OT	36,911
November 11	8:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 37–17	41,582
November 19	3:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)*		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNU	L 3–6	47,745
November 25	11:00 a.m.	Louisville		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	L 24–34	46,666
December 1	8:00 p.m.	No. 20 West Virginia		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	L 27–30	41,743
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
AP	–	22	20	18	16	RV	RV	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Coaches	RV	RV	22	17	14	RV	RV	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Harris	Not released						RV	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
BCS	Not released							–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

References

1. "South Florida Bulls vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
2. "South Florida Bulls vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
3. "South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
4. "Football – 2011 Schedule & Results". University of South Florida. Retrieved August 4, 2011.