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Bulls Football Tampa, Florida 21St Season • 13 Winning Seasons • 8 Bowl Appearances • 5 Bowl Victories • 28 Nfl Draft Picks • 14 All-America Selections • Reached No @USFFOOTBALL AUG. 21. 2017 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS FOOTBALL TAMPA, FLORIDA 21ST SEASON • 13 WINNING SEASONS • 8 BOWL APPEARANCES • 5 BOWL VICTORIES • 28 NFL DRAFT PICKS • 14 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS • REACHED NO. 2 RANKING IN 2007 2017 USF GAME NOTES GAME 1 • SAN JOSE STATE USF DRIVE STARTERS #19/21 USF (0-0; 0-0 American) at San Jose State (0-0; 0-0 MWest) Sat., Aug. 26 • 7:30 p.m. (ET) • San Jose, Calif. • CEFCU Stadium (30,456) 4 USF opens 21st season of football/18th at FBS level. 4 Bulls enter season with rankings that equal highest- SURFACE: Field Turf USF TV: CBSSN: Ben Holden (p-by-p) & Randy Cross ever in preseason AP & Coaches Polls. RANKINGS (AP/COACHES): .............................19/21 (analyst) & John Schriffen (sideline) 4 Charlie Strong debuts, 4th coach in program history. HEAD COACH: .......Charlie Strong (C. Arkansas, ‘82) AUDIO: USF Radio Network (820 AM) RECORD AT USF: ......................................... 0-0 (1st) 4 USF to play 2nd game in California, first since 1999 STREAMING AUDIO: www.GoUSFBulls.com CAREER RECORD: ...................................53-37 (9th) 4 USF 15-5 in season openers, looks to win 4th SIRIUS/XM: -- straight, brings 5-game win streak into 2017. SAN JOSE STATE First meeting 4 Flowers leads record-breaking offense that ranked SERIES: RANKINGS (AP/COACHES): .................................. -/- IN TAMPA: NA 4th in scoring & 11th in total offense nationally in 2016. HEAD COACH: .................Brent Brennan (UCLA, ‘96) IN SAN JOSE: NA RECORD AT SJSU: ....................................... 0-0 (1st) 4 #BayMade Bulls feature 20 of 44 players in opening LAST MEETING: NA CAREER RECORD: ....................................... 0-0 (1st) two-deep from the seven-county Bay Area, 45 on roster. @USFFOOTBALL @COACHSTRONG_USF @USFATHLETICS #USF #GOBULLS #BULLSTRONG 4 8 Bulls on 14 national award watch lists. 4 USF picked to win American Athletic Conference. 2017 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT KICK/RESULT TV NOTABLE USF STATISTICAL LEADERS Sat., Aug. 26 at San Jose State 7:30 PM CBSSN Bulls open 21st season USF’s 2nd game in California RUN: Flowers:1,530 yds, 18 TD, 117.7 ypg Sat. Sept. 2 STONY BROOK 4:00 PM ESPN3 second-ever meeting Flowers: 62.5%, 2,812 yds, 24 TD, 7 INT, 216.3 ypg PASS: FCS Stony Brook went 5-6 in 2016 REC: Valdes-Scantling, 22 rec., 415 yds, 5 TD, 31.9 ypg Sat., Sept. 9 at UConn* 12:00 PM ESPNews Bulls 3-1 in AAC openers SCORING: Flowers, 108 pts, 18 TD won 5-straight vs. Huskies TACKLES: Sanchez, 9.0 tpg Fri., Sept. 15 ILLINOIS (Youth Football Night) 7:00 PM ESPN First-ever meeting TFL: Sanchez, 8.5 USF 0-5 vs. Big Ten all-time SACKS: Hector & Sanchez, 6.0 Thur., Sept. 21 TEMPLE* 8:00 PM ESPN Owls are defending AAC Champs INT: Nichols, 4 L, 30-46 in Philadelphia in 2016 USF CAPTAINS: Game-by-Game Sat., Sept. 30 at ECU* TBA USF 6-1 vs. Pirates, W, 38-22 in 2016 won in all 3 trips to Greenville USF/IMG RADIO NETWORK Sat., Oct. 14 UMASS (Homecoming/Friends & Family) TBA First-ever meeting Minutemen won 22 FCS Conf. titles, became FBS in 2012 FLAGSHIP: 820 AM WWBA (TAMPA) Sat., Oct. 21 at Tulane* TBA First-ever meeting Jim Louk, play-by-play Mark Robinson, analyst Green Wave went 4-8 in 2016 Joey Johnston, sideline Sat., Oct. 28 CINCINNATI* TBA Lead series 4-3, won 2 straight PREGAME SHOW (2 HRS PRIOR TO KICK) W, 65-27 in Bearcats last trip to Tampa (2015) Jim Lighthall, co-host Rock Riley, co-host Sat., Nov. 4 HOUSTON* (Salute To Service) TBA Series tied 2-2, first meeting since 2014 USF/IMG RADIO AFFILIATES Cougars have won last 2 meetings 820 AM WWBA – Tampa Bay ** ** Carry Coaches Show Thur., Nov. 16 TULSA* 8:00 PM ESPN Lead series 1-0, last meeting 2014 99.9 FM WXJB – Brooksville** Golden Hurricane went 10-3 in 2016 (War On I-4) 1070 AM WKII – Ft. Myers/Port Charlotte** Fri., Nov. 24 at UCF* TBD ABC/ESPN Lead series 6-2, won 2 straight Claimed War-On-I4, 48-31, in 2016 1220 AM/106.9 FM WSRS – Sarasota** Sat., Dec. 2 AAC Championship TBD ABC/ESPN played at home site FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA * American Athletic Conference game All games can be heard on the USF Radio Network and GoUSFBulls.com Twitter: @USFFOOTBALL, @CoachStrong_USF GAME DAY AT SAN JOSE STATE Instagram: USFFOOTBALL USF will open its 21st season of football and 18th in FBS play on Saturday, when the Bulls travel to California for just Facebook: facebook.com/SouthFloridaFootball the second time in program history. USF is 15-5 all-time in season openers and 1-4 in road season openers, playing #GoBulls; #USF; #BullStrong their first since winning at No. 16/18 Notre Dame (23-20) in 2011. This will be the first meeting with San Jose State. n CALIFORNIA DREAMING: USF will open a season playing in California for the second time in program history. The Bulls fell, 41-12, at San Diego State to open the 1999 season, USF’s only other trip to play in the state. That game, USF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS which pitted then I-AA USF vs. the I-A Aztecs, marked USF’s first-ever game vs. an I-A opponent. The Bulls have 4202 E. Fowler Ave., ATH 100, Tampa, FL 33620 played just one other game in program history in the Pacific Time Zone, a 32-31 win at Nevada in 2012. OFFICE: 813-974-2125 WEB: GoUSFBulls.com n SJSU CONNECTIONS: USF Director of Athletics Mark Harlan and SJSU first-year head coach Brent Brennan are Brian Siegrist, Associate AD for Communications very close friends, dating to their both serving on the staff of head coach Dick Tomey at Arizona. (Note on page 3) O: (813) 974-4086 | C: (813)-293-3897 | [email protected] SJSU Offensive Coordinator Andrew Sowder was a quality control assistant on Charlie Strong’s staff at Texas last year Mike Radomski, Asst. Director of Communications and worked with USF Offensive Coordinator Sterlin Gilbert at Eastern Illinois (2012-13) and Bowling Green (2014). O: (813) 974-4087 | C: 813-285-0605 | [email protected] n A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS: Senior quarterback Quinton Flowers enters the 2017 season on five national award watch lists, two more than the most by any Bull before him. Flowers appears on watch lists for the Maxwell and Walter Camp player of the year awards and the Manning, O’Brien and Unitas national quarterback awards. 2017 USF GAME NOTES GAME 1 • @ SAN JOSE STATE USF QUICK FACTS LAST TIME OUT HEAD COACH CHARLIE STRONG BULLS DOWN SOUTH CAROLINA, 46-39, IN BIRMINGHAM BOWL TO FINISH 11-2 Years Coached: __________9th season (1st at USF) USF made its 8th bowl game appearance in program history and second straight in the Birmingham Bowl at Legion Field. Alma Mater: ______________ Central Arkansas, ‘82 n USF improved its all-time postseason record to 5-3 with its first bowl victory since defeating Clemson, 31-26, __________ three-time all-conference defensive back in overtime in the 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl. n USF extended its nation-leading streak to 17 games with at least 30 points, scoring a Birmingham Bowl record 46. Career Record: _____________________53-37 (9th) n USF improved to 10-1 all-time in overtime games and 2-0 in overtime bowl games, when Quinton Flowers hit Elkanah Dillon Record at USF: _______________________ 0-0 (1st) with a 25-yard TD pass on USF’s first play in overtime. n QB Quinton Flowers found the end zone three times on the ground, which set a Birmingham Bowl record. Flowers finished off _________ 0-0; 1st season American Conf. Record: the top rushing season in USF history, posting 105 yards for his fifth straight 100-yard game. Flowers totaled more than 300 total Career Bowl Record:______________________ 3-3 yards (366) for the ninth time on the season. n RB D’Ernest Johnson set career highs with six catches for 95 yards and posted his fifthTD catch of the season. USF COACHING STAFF (game location) n USF totaled a season-best five takeaways, with three fumble recoveries in the red zone. n Brian Jean-Mary (TBA) Def. Coord. /Asst. HC/LBs S Tajee Fullwood returned his second interception of the season 47 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. n S Khalid McGee finished with a career-high two fumble recoveries, two inside the Bulls’ 5 yard-line. Sterlin Gilbert (TBA) Off. Coord./QBs n S Devin Abraham intercepted his first pass of the season and the fourth of his career in the first quarter. Blue Adams (TBA) Defensive Backs Justin Burke (TBA) Tight Ends/Special Teams QUICKLY SPEAKING Damon Cogdell (TBA) Defensive Ends n USF TEAM Quinton Flowers has run for 100+ yards 10 times, Sean Cronin (TBA) Defensive Tackles including FIVE STRAIGHT games entering 2017, and n USF has won 18 of it last 22 games and brings a Shaun King (TBA) Running Backs was the 2nd leading rushing QB in the nation in 2016. 5-game win streak into 2017. The Bulls’ longest win Matt Mattox (TBA) Offensive Line/Run Game He is the first QB in Florida collegiate history to eclipse streak over two seasons is 8, set last in 2006-2007. Charlie Williams (TBA) Wide Receivers 1,000 yards rushing in a season (1,530). n USF brings a nation-leading streak of 17 straight Pat Moorer (field) Strength & Conditioning n Quinton Flowers set a USF record with 24 passing games scoring at least 30 points into Saturday.
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