2008 South Florida Bulls football team
| 2008 South Florida Bulls football | |
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St. Petersburg Bowl champion | |
St. Petersburg Bowl, W 41–14 vs. Memphis | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| 2008 record | 8–5 (2–5 Big East) |
| Head coach | Jim Leavitt (12th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Greg Gregory |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Wally Burnham |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Raymond James Stadium (66,321 grass) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 Cincinnati $ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #23 West Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 2 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was Jim Leavitt, and the USF Bulls played all of their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The 2008 college football season was the 12th season overall for the Bulls and their fourth season in the Big East Conference. The 2008 season was the first in which the team was ranked in the preseason rankings.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | UT Martin* | No. 19 | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | Big East Network | W 56–7 | 48,058 | ||
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at UCF* | No. 17 | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL (UCF–USF football rivalry) | ESPN2 | W 31–24 OT | 46,805 | ||
| September 12 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 11 Kansas* | No. 18 | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN2 | W 37–34 | 58,755 | ||
| September 20 | 5:00 p.m. | at FIU* | No. 12 | FIU Stadium • Miami, FL | ESPNU | W 17–9 | 16,717 | ||
| September 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at NC State* | No. 13 | Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ESPNU | W 41–10 | 57,583 | ||
| October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 10 | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | L 26–21 | 50,307 | ||
| October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse |
No. 19 | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | Big East Network | W 45–13 | 51,384 | ||
| October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at Louisville | No. 14 | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | Big East Network | L 24–20 | 40,384 | ||
| October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN | L 24–10 | 31,175 | |||
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | Big East Network | L 49–16 | 47,216 | |||
| November 23 | 8:00 p.m. | UConn | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | W 17–13 | 42,422 | |||
| December 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | ESPN2 | L 7–13 | 48,019 | |||
| December 20 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. Memphis | Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl) | ESPN2 | W 41–14 | 25,205 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
Schedule dates, times, and opponents are subject to change.
Rankings
| 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 | Wk 15 | Final |
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| AP | 19 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 24 | RV | RV | - | - | - | - | - |
| Coaches | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 23 | RV | - | - | RV | - | - | - |
| Harris | Not released | 12 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 23 | RV | RV | - | - | - | - | NR | ||||
| BCS | Not released | 16 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | NR | |||||||
References
- "Football - 2008 Schedule & Results". University of South Florida. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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