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American college football season
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
Preseason
Patch worn on the Bulls jerseys and helmets to celebrate the football team's 25th season
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 7:30 p.m. at NC State * ACCN L 0–4552,633
September 11 1:00 p.m. No. 13 Florida * ABC L 20–4266,646
September 18 7:00 p.m. Florida A&M * Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN+ W 38–1729,475
September 25 10:15 p.m. at No. 15 BYU * ESPN2 L 27–3560,217
October 2 4:00 p.m. at SMU ESPNU L 17–4123,355
October 16 11:00 a.m. Tulsa Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNU L 31–3221,767
October 23 7:00 p.m. Temple Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN+ W 34–1425,430
7:30 p.m. at East Carolina ESPN L 14–2932,015
November 6 7:30 p.m. Houston Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNU L 42–5428,667
6:00 p.m. No. 5 Cincinnati Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN2 L 28–4530,780
November 20 12:00 p.m. at Tulane ESPN+ L 14–4514,496
3:30 p.m. at UCF ESPN L 13–1741,157
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
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
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
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
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, 2021Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: 7:06 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 33 minutesGame attendance: 29,475Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 7 MPH Referee: Tim RichTV 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
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, 2021Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 10:25 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 5 minutesGame attendance: 60,217Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 1 MPH Referee: Luke RichmondTV 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
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
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, 2021Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: TBD EDT Elapsed time: Game attendance: Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers ( ):
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
Date: October 23, 2021Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: TBD EDT Elapsed time: Game attendance: Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers ( ):
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
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, 2021Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: TBD EDT Elapsed time: Game attendance: Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers ( ):
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
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, 2021Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: TBD EST Elapsed time: Game attendance: Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers ( ):
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, 2021Location: FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL Game start: TBD EST Elapsed time: Game attendance: Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers (ABC or ESPN):
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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