2015 South Florida Bulls football team

2015 South Florida Bulls football
Miami Beach Bowl, L 35–45 vs. Western Kentucky
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	8–5 (6–2 AAC)
Head coach	Willie Taggart (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Danny Hope (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	David Reaves (1st season)
Offensive scheme	"Gulf Coast Offense"
Defensive coordinator	Tom Allen (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium

2015 American Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Temple x		7	–	1					10	–	4
South Florida		6	–	2					8	–	5
Cincinnati		4	–	4					7	–	6
UConn		4	–	4					6	–	7
East Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	7
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 18 Navy x		7	–	1					11	–	2
Memphis		5	–	3					9	–	4
Tulsa		3	–	5					6	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7					3	–	9
SMU		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 31, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 2015 college football season was the 19th season for the Bulls, and their third as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American), this season joining the newly formed East Division. They played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. They were led by Head Coach Willie Taggart, who was in his third year. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in American Athletic play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Miami Beach Bowl where they lost to Western Kentucky.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Florida A&M*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN3	W 51–3	30,434
September 12	11:30 a.m.	at No. 11 Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	L 14–34	72,811
September 19	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPNU	L 17–35	36,827
October 2	7:00 p.m.	Memphis	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	L 17–24	22,546
October 10	3:30 p.m.	Syracuse*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	CBSSN	W 45–24	27,235
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	W 28–20	31,719
October 24	4:00 p.m.	SMU	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPNews	W 38–14	24,338
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 17–29	26,766
November 7	7:30 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	CBSSN	W 22–17	45,194
November 14	7:00 p.m.	No. 21 Temple	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	CBSSN	W 44–23	28,393
November 20	8:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	CBSSN	W 65–27	26,522
November 26	7:30 p.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 44–3	25,967
December 21	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 25 Western Kentucky*	Marlins Park Miami, FL (Miami Beach Bowl)	ESPN	L 35–45	21,712
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rattlers	0	0	3	0	3
Bulls	3	13	14	21	51

See also: 2015 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

At Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	0	7	14
#11 Seminoles	7	0	17	10	34

See also: 2015 Florida State Seminoles football team

At Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	3	7	0	17
Terrapins	14	7	7	7	35

See also: 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	10	7	24
Bulls	7	3	0	7	17

See also: 2015 Memphis Tigers football team

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	0	3	14	7	24
Bulls	0	10	21	14	45

See also: 2015 Syracuse Orange football team

At UConn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	14	7	28
Huskies	0	3	10	7	20

See also: 2015 UConn Huskies football team

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	0	0	7	14
Bulls	3	14	7	14	38

See also: 2015 SMU Mustangs football team

At Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	10	0	7	0	17
Midshipmen	3	10	3	13	29

See also: 2015 Navy Midshipmen football team

At East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	2	10	0	10	22
Pirates	0	7	7	3	17

See also: 2015 East Carolina Pirates football team

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Owls	7	3	10	3	23
Bulls	7	24	3	10	44

See also: 2015 Temple Owls football team

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	3	17	7	27
Bulls	27	24	7	7	65

See also: 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

At UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	17	14	6	44
Knights	3	0	0	0	3

See also: 2015 UCF Knights football team and South Florida–UCF football rivalry

WKU (Miami Beach Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Hilltoppers	0	10	28	7	45
Bulls	7	7	7	14	35

See also: 2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team and 2015 Miami Beach Bowl