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-
2001 Season Highlights
Jim Leavitt enters his 5th season as Head Coach at South Florida.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 30 @
Northern Illinois
17
20
L
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Pittsburgh
35
26
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Memphis
9
17
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
North Texas
28
10
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Utah
21
52
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Connecticut
40
21
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Southern Utah
42
12
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Liberty
68
37
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Houston
45
6
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Western Illinois
48
17
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Utah State
34
13
W
2001 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 387
Scoring Average 35.2
Points Allowed 231
Defense Average 21.0
Opponents Record 40-62
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 1-3
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.