South Florida Football Team History
South Florida Bulls
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
Founded: 1956 Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Capacity: 65,857 Colors: Green & Gold Coach: Jim Leavitt Conference: Independent-
1997 Season Highlights
Jim Leavitt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at South Florida.
This was the first season South Florida fielded a team.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan
80
3
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @ The Citadel
7
10
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Drake
22
23
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Western Kentucky
3
31
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Morehead State
33
17
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @ Elon
13
41
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. Southern Illinois
10
23
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Charleston Southern
24
6
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Cumberland
44
0
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Georgia Southern
23
24
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs. Davidson
48
32
W
1997 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 307
Scoring Average 27.9
Points Allowed 210
Defense Average 19.1
Opponents Record 20-5
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 1-3
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.