2021 South Florida Bulls football team

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2021 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2021 record	2–10 (1–7 The American)
Head coach	Jeff Scott (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Weis Jr. (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Glenn Spencer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium (Capacity: 65,890, grass)
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Cincinnati y$^		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 20 Houston y		8	–	0					12	–	2
UCF		5	–	3					9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
Tulsa		5	–	3					7	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					8	–	4
Memphis		3	–	5					6	–	6
Navy		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	10
South Florida		1	–	7					2	–	10
Temple		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of December 31, 2021; Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2021 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by second-year head coach Jeff Scott and played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. This season was the ninth for the Bulls as members of the American Athletic Conference and 25th season overall.

Previous season[]

The Bulls finished the 2020 season 1–8, 0–7 in AAC play to finish in eleventh place in the conference.

Staff[]

Name	Position	Seasons at South Florida	Alma Mater
Jeff Scott	Head Coach	2	Clemson (2003)
Glenn Spencer	Defensive Coordinator / Safeties	2	Georgia Tech (1987)
Charlie Weis Jr.	Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks	2	Kansas (2015)
Allen Mogridge	Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line	2	North Carolina(1999)
Cam Aiken	Running Backs/Run Game Coordinator	1	Clemson (2013)
George Barlow	Cornerbacks	1	Marshall (1990)
Bobby Bentley	Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator	1	Presbyterian (1990)
Da'Quan Bowers	Defensive Line	2	Clemson (2019)
Daniel Da Prato	Special Teams Coordinator	1	Louisiana–Monroe (2003)
Xavier Dye	Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator	2	Clemson (2010)
Ernie Sims	Linebackers	2	FSU (2006)
Brad Scott	Chief of Staff	2	South Florida (1979)
A.J. Artis	Director of Football Strength & Conditioning	1	Campbell (2015)
Brandon Roberts	Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach	2	Middle Tennessee State (2009)

Preseason[]

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll[]

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.^[1] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Cincinnati	262 (22)
2	UCF	241 (2)
3	SMU	188
4	Houston	181
5	Memphis	168
6	Tulsa	153
7	Tulane	132
т-8	East Carolina	85
т-8	Navy	85
10	Temple	46
11	South Florida	43

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	at NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	L 0–45	52,633
September 11	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ABC	L 20–42	66,646
September 18	7:00 p.m.	Florida A&M*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	W 38–17	29,475
September 25	10:15 p.m.	at No. 15 BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN2	L 27–35	60,217
October 2	4:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPNU	L 17–41	23,355
October 16	11:00 a.m.	Tulsa	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	L 31–32	21,767
October 23	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	W 34–14	25,430
October 28	7:30 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN	L 14–29	32,015
November 6	7:30 p.m.	Houston	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	L 42–54	28,667
November 12	6:00 p.m.	No. 5 Cincinnati	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	L 28–45	30,780
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	L 14–45	14,496
November 26	3:30 p.m.	at UCF	Bounce House Orlando, FL (War on I-4)	ESPN	L 13–17	41,157
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[2]

Game summaries[]

at NC State[]

South Florida at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 • RV Wolfpack 10 14 14 7 45 Date: September 2, 2021 Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 7:33 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes Game attendance: 52,633 Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Charles Lamertina TV announcers (ACC Network): Dave O'Brien (play–by–play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Kelsey Riggs (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 09:36 NCST Ricky Person Jr. 33-yard pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick) (9 plays, 76 yards, 3:26) NCST 7–0 02:14 NCST Christopher Dunn 34-yard field goal (9 plays, 30 yards, 3:48) NCST 10–0 2 12:39 NCST Ricky Person Jr. 11-yard rush (Christopher Dunn kick) (6 plays, 70 yards, 2:24) NCST 17–0 00:48 NCST Ricky Person Jr. 11-yard rush (Christopher Dunn kick) (3 plays, 77 yards, 0:22) NCST 24–0 3 09:30 NCST Zonovan Knight 46-yard rush (Christopher Dunn kick) (4 plays, 54 yards, 1:31) NCST 31–0 02:53 NCST Christopher Toudle 7-yard pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn kick) (8 plays, 74 yards, 3:31) NCST 38–0 4 08:14 NCST Jordan Houston 1-yard rush (Christopher Dunn kick) (11 plays, 55 yards, 6:30) NCST 45–0

Over/under
NCST –20.0	58

Statistics	South Florida	NC State
First downs	15	27
Total yards	271	525
Rushing yards	104	293
Passing yards	167	232
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	30:48	29:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Timmy McClain	7/13, 126 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Jaren Mangham	5 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Weaver	2 receptions, 73 yards
NC State	Passing	Devin Leary	17/26, 232 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Zonovan Knight	16 carries, 163 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Emeka Emezie	5 receptions, 71 yards

No. 13 Florida[]

Florida at South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 13 Gators 14 21 0 7 42 Bulls 3 0 10 7 20 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: 1:06 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 64,692 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Cloudy Referee: Hank Johns TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play–by–play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 11:06 FLA Dameon Pierce 7-yard rush (Chris Howard kick) (4 plays, 63 yards, 1:26) FLA 7–0 04:45 USF Spencer Shrader 25-yard field goal (17 plays, 75 yards, 6:21) FLA 7–3 04:34 FLA Jacob Copeland 75-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Chris Howard kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:11) FLA 14–3 2 12:36 FLA Xzavier Henderson 35-yard pass from Emory Jones (Chris Howard kick) (8 plays, 67 yards, 3:36) FLA 21–3 09:18 FLA Jaocb Copeland 41-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Jace Christmann kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37) FLA 28–3 06:41 FLA Emory Jones 33-yard rush (Chris Howard kick) (3 plays, 51 yards, 1:20) FLA 35–3 3 09:18 USF Spencer Shrader 32-yard field goal (4 plays, -5 yards, 1:47) FLA 35–6 04:41 USF Jaren Mangham 1-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (5 plays, 43 yards, 1:31) FLA 35–13 4 10:29 FLA Anthony Richardson 30-yard rush (Chris Howard kick) (1 play, 80 yards, 0:14) FLA 42–13 04:22 USF Jaren Mangham 2-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (5 plays, 27 yards, 1:46) FLA 42–20

Over/under
FLA –29.0	57

Statistics	Florida	South Florida
First downs	26	20
Total yards	666	297
Rushing yards	363	109
Passing yards	303	188
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:42	29:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida	Passing	Anthony Richardson	3/3, 152 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Anthony Richardson	4 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jacob Copeland	5 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TDs
South Florida	Passing	Cade Fortin	12/18, 91 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Darrian Felix	14 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Weaver	2 receptions, 68 yards

Florida A&M[]

Florida A&M at South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Rattlers 3 0 7 7 17 • Bulls 10 14 7 7 38 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: 7:06 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutes Game attendance: 29,475 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 7 MPH Referee: Tim Rich TV announcers (ESPN+): Drew Fellios (play–by–play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:39 USF Spencer Shrader 49-yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:26) USF 3–0 07:27 FAMU Jose Romo-Martinez 49-yard field goal (7 plays, 43 yards, 2:12) TIE 3–3 03:43 USF Jaren Mangham 2-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:44) USF 10–3 2 13:47 USF Xavier Weaver 9-yard pass from Timmy McClain (Spencer Shrader kick) (10 plays, 49 yards, 3:23) USF 17–3 03:31 USF Jaren Mangham 4-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (7 plays, 26 yards, 2:25) USF 24–3 3 04:53 FAMU Terrell Jennings 33-yard rush (Jose Romo-Martinez kick) (8 plays, 82 yards, 3:27) USF 24–10 02:02 USF Jaren Mangham 9-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (6 plays, 87 yards, 2:43) USF 31–10 4 06:10 FAMU Jah'Marae Sheread 6-yard pass from Rasean McKay (Jose Romo-Martinez kick) (6 plays, 20 yards, 2:39) USF 31–17 00:18 USF Yasias Young 1-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (4 plays, 14 yards, 1:55) USF 38–17

Over/under
USF –22.5	50

Statistics	Florida A&M	South Florida
First downs	20	22
Total yards	380	406
Rushing yards	132	243
Passing yards	248	163
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	29:38	30:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida A&M	Passing	Rasean McKay	25/49, 248 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Terrell Jennings	6 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Xavier Smith	15 receptions, 139 yards
South Florida	Passing	Timmy McClain	12/23, 163 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Brian Battie	10 carries, 139 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Weaver	5 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD

at No. 15 BYU[]

South Florida at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 6 14 7 27 • No. 15 Cougars 21 7 7 0 35 Date: September 25, 2021 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 10:25 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutes Game attendance: 60,217 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 1 MPH Referee: Luke Richmond TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 13:05 BYU Masen Wake 5-yard pass from Baylor Romney (Justen Smith kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:55) BYU 7–0 09:16 BYU Tyler Allgeier 1-yard rush (Justen Smith kick) (5 plays, 65 yards, 1:44) BYU 14–0 04:20 BYU Tyler Allgeier 1-yard rush (Justen Smith kick) (8 plays, 34 yards, 3:33) BYU 21–0 2 12:41 USF Spencer Shrader 29-yard field goal (13 plays, 69 yards, 6:39) BYU 21–3 04:57 USF Spencer Shrader 42-yard field goal (12 plays, 55 yards, 5:07) BYU 21–6 01:06 BYU Neil Pau'u 9-yard pass from Baylor Romney (Justen Smith kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:51) BYU 28–6 3 07:25 USF Xavier Weaver 3-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (14 plays, 75 yards, 7:35) BYU 28–13 05:40 BYU Gunner Romney 47-yard pass from Baylor Romney (Justen Smith kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:45) BYU 35–13 03:03 USF Jaren Mangham 2-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (6 plays, 54 yards, 2:37) BYU 35–20 4 05:41 USF Jaren Mangham 1-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick) (19 plays, 94 yards, 9:05) BYU 7–0

Over/under
BYU –24.0	55

Statistics	South Florida	BYU
First downs	23	21
Total yards	360	448
Rushing yards	174	143
Passing yards	186	305
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	35:37	24:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Timmy McClain	17/24, 186 yards
	Rushing	Jaren Mangham	26 carries, 86 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Xavier Weaver	5 receptions, 76 yards
BYU	Passing	Baylor Romney	20/25, 305 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	15 carries, 86 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Gunner Romney	5 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

at SMU[]

South Florida at SMU

1 2 Total Bulls 0 Mustangs 0 Date: October 2, 2021 Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Game start: TBD EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPNU):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Over/under

Statistics	South Florida	SMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
SMU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Tulsa[]

Tulsa at South Florida

1 2 Total Golden Hurricane 0 Bulls 0 Date: October 16, 2021 Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: TBD EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Over/under

Statistics	Tulsa	South Florida
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Temple[]

Temple at South Florida

1 2 Total Owls 0 Bulls 0 Date: October 23, 2021 Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: TBD EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Over/under

Statistics	Temple	South Florida
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at East Carolina[]

South Florida at East Carolina

1 2 Total Bulls 0 Pirates 0 Date: October 28, 2021 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, SC Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPN):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Over/under

Statistics	South Florida	East Carolina
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Houston[]

Houston at South Florida

1 2 Total Cougars 0 Bulls 0 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: TBD EDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Over/under

Statistics	Houston	South Florida
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 5 Cincinnati[]

Cincinnati at South Florida

1 2 Total No. 5 Bearcats 0 Bulls 0 Date: November 12, 2021 Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPN2): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Over/under

Statistics	Cincinnati	South Florida
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Cincinnati	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tulane[]

South Florida at Tulane

1 2 Total Bulls 0 Green Wave 0 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: TBD EST Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Over/under

Statistics	South Florida	Tulane
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UCF[]

South Florida at UCF

1 2 Total Bulls 0 Knights 0 Date: November 26, 2021 Location: Bounce House Orlando, FL Game start: TBD EST Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ABC or ESPN):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

Over/under

Statistics	South Florida	UCF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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