2011 South Florida Bulls football team

2011 South Florida Bulls football
2011 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	5–7 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach	Skip Holtz (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Todd Fitch (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Snyder (2nd season)
Captains	B. J. Daniels; Chaz Hine; Jerrell Young; Quenton Washington;
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 2011 college football season was the 15th season overall for the Bulls, and their seventh season as a member of the Big East Conference. This was the second season with Skip Holtz as the head coach. They finished the season 5–7, 1–6 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. USF failed to qualify for a post-season bowl ending its streak of six consecutive bowl trips dating back to 2005.

2011 Big East Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 17 West Virginia $+	5	–	2	10	–	3
No. 25 Cincinnati +	5	–	2	10	–	3
Louisville +	5	–	2	7	–	6
Rutgers	4	–	3	9	–	4
Pittsburgh	4	–	3	6	–	7
Connecticut	3	–	4	5	–	7
South Florida	1	–	6	5	–	7
Syracuse	1	–	6	5	–	7

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions As of January 11, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 23–20	80,795^[1]
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Ball State*	No. 22	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	BHSN	W 37–7	45,113
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Florida A&M*	No. 20	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	BHSN	W 70–17	50,128
September 24	7:00 p.m.	UTEP*	No. 18	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN3	W 52–24	48,231
September 29	8:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 16	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	L 17–44	40,025^[2]
October 15	3:30 p.m.	at Connecticut		Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	BIG EAST Network	L 10–16	37,162^[3]
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	BIG EAST Network	L 34–37	39,456
November 5	7:00 p.m.	at Rutgers		High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	ESPN3	L 17–20 ^OT	36,911
November 11	8:00 p.m.	at Syracuse		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN2	W 37–17	41,582
November 19	3:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)*		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNU	L 3–6	47,745
November 25	11:00 a.m.	Louisville		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	L 24–34	46,666
December 1	8:00 p.m.	No. 20 West Virginia		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN	L 27–30	41,743
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	22	20	18	16	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	22	17	14	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released						RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

References

^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
^ "South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
^ "Football – 2011 Schedule & Results". University of South Florida. Retrieved August 4, 2011.

This college football 2010s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "South Florida Bulls vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011.

[2] "South Florida Bulls vs. Pittsburgh Panthers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 29, 2011.

[3] "South Florida Bulls vs. Connecticut Huskies Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2011.

[4] "Football – 2011 Schedule & Results". University of South Florida. Retrieved August 4, 2011.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]