2016 South Florida Bulls football team

2016 South Florida Bulls football
The American East Division co-champion
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 25
2016 record	10–2 (7–1 The American)
Head coach	Willie Taggart (4th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	T. J. Weist (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Darren Hiller (1st year)
Offensive scheme	"Gulf Coast Offense"
Defensive coordinator	Raymond Woodie (1st year)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium (Capacity: 65,890, grass)

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 23 Temple xy$		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 25 South Florida x		7	–	1					10	–	2
UCF		4	–	4					6	–	6
Cincinnati		1	–	7					4	–	8
Connecticut		1	–	7					3	–	9
East Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Navy xy		7	–	1					9	–	3
Tulsa		6	–	2					9	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	4
Houston		5	–	3					9	–	3
SMU		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 South Florida Bulls football team represents the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 2016 college football season is the 20th season for the Bulls, and their fourth as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). They play their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL, and are led by Head Coach Willie Taggart, who is in his fourth year.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 24 (FCS) Towson*		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ASN	W 56–20	35,976
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois*		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	CBSSN	W 48–17	36,557
September 17	3:30 p.m.	at Syracuse*		Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ACCN+	W 45–20	32,288
September 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Florida State*		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ABC	L 35–55	61,665
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	W 45–20	35,108
October 8	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNews	W 38–22	30,397
October 15	7:00 p.m.	Connecticut		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	CBSSN	W 42–27	30,297
October 21	7:00 p.m.	at Temple		Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN	L 30–46	25,950
October 28	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 Navy		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 52–45	31,824
November 12	7:00 p.m.	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	CBSSN	W 49–42	37,218
November 19	7:00 p.m.	at SMU		Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	CBSSN	W 35–27	18,417
November 26	12:00 p.m.	UCF		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (War on I-4)	CBSSN	W 48–31	36,056
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[1]

Game notes

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 (FCS) Tigers	3	7	7	3	20
Bulls	14	14	21	7	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	0	10	17
Bulls	14	13	14	7	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2010	USF, 27–3

at Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	28	7	10	45
Orange	17	0	3	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2015	USF, 45–24

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Seminoles	28	10	7	10	55
Bulls	14	0	7	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	FSU, 34–14

at Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	10	14	14	7	45
Bearcats	6	14	0	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–8	2015	USF, 65–27

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	3	7	9	22
Bulls	7	10	7	14	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2015	USF, 22–17

Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	0	14	10	27
Bulls	7	7	7	21	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–5	2015	USF, 28–20

at Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	6	10	7	30
Owls	3	17	14	12	46

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	USF, 44–23

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Midshipmen	0	14	7	24	45
Bulls	28	14	3	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	NAVY, 29–17

at Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	14	7	14	14	49
Tigers	3	14	14	11	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2015	MEM, 24–17

at SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	14	7	7	7	35
Mustangs	7	7	10	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2015	USF, 38–14

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	7	7	10	7	31
Bulls	14	10	7	17	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2015	USF, 44–3

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	24–T	25
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		Not released

References

1. "2016 USF Bulls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 18, 2016.