2010 South Florida Bulls football team

The 2010 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) as a member of the Big East Conference during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Skip Holtz, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big East. South Florida invited to the Meineke Car Care Bowl to face the Clemson Tigers. This was the sixth consecutive season that the Bulls had gone to a postseason bowl game. South Florida defeated Clemson, 31–26, securing a third straight bowl victory for the Bulls. Quarterback BJ Daniels was named the MVP of the game. The Bulls played home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

2010 South Florida Bulls football
Meineke Car Care Bowl champion
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–5 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTodd Fitch (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMark Snyder (1st season)
Home stadiumRaymond James Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Connecticut $+   5 2     8 5  
West Virginia +   5 2     9 4  
Pittsburgh +   5 2     8 5  
Syracuse   4 3     8 5  
South Florida   3 4     8 5  
Louisville   3 4     7 6  
Cincinnati   2 5     4 8  
Rutgers   1 6     4 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

This was the first season without the program's first head coach, Jim Leavitt, who was fired January 8, 2010. On April 17, 2010, South Florida held its annual intrasquad spring football game at Raymond James Stadium. 'Team South Florida' defeated 'Team Bulls' by a score of 49–31, in front of a record crowd of 6,357.[1] On November 3, South Florida defeated Rutgers, 28–27, for the 100th victory in program history.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m.Stony Brook*BHSNW 59–1440,201[2]
September 1112:21 p.m.at No. 8 Florida*SEC NetworkL 14–3890,612[3]
September 257:00 p.m.Western Kentucky*
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
Big East NetworkW 24–1240,206[4]
October 27:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic*
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
Big East NetworkW 31–338,434[5]
October 912:00 p.m.Syracuse 
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
Big East NetworkL 9–1341,917[6]
October 147:30 p.m.at No. 25 West VirginiaESPNL 6–2054,955[7]
October 228:00 p.m.at CincinnatiESPN2W 38–3032,670[8]
November 37:00 p.m.Rutgers
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN2W 28–2739,465[9]
November 1312:00 p.m.at LouisvilleESPNUW 24–21 OT43,887[10]
November 2012:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN2L 10–1743,844
November 2712:00 p.m.at Miami (FL)*ESPNUW 23–20 OT41,148
December 48:00 p.m.Connecticut
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN2L 16–1941,809
December 3112:00 p.m.vs. Clemson*ESPNW 31–2641,122
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

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  1. ^ "Daniels and Bogan Lead Team South Florida To 49-31 Win". USF Athletics. April 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "Stony Brook Seawolves vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Florida Gators Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  4. ^ "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  5. ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls vs. South Florida Bulls". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  6. ^ "Syracuse Orange vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
  7. ^ "South Florida Bulls vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  8. ^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Cincinnati Bearcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
  9. ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. South Florida Bulls Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  10. ^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Louisville Cardinals Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.