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@USFFOOTBALL NOV. 20, 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 11 • WAR ON I-4 USF DRIVE STARTERS #22/19 USF (9-1; 6-1 American) at #13/12 UCF (10-0; 7-0 American) Fri., Nov. 24 • 3:30 P.M. • Orlando, Fla. • Spectrum Stadium (44,206) 4250th game for USF program will decide American East Division & chance to play for first conference title. SURFACE: Natural (Tifway Bermuda) USF TV: ABC: Adam Amin (p-by-p), Dusty Dvoracek 4 Bulls lead nation in TFL (9.1) & 7th in sacks (3.3), Hector RANKINGS (AP/COACHES): .............................22/19 (analyst) & Molly McGrath (sideline) leads team with career bests: 13.0 TFL and 7.0 sacks. HEAD COACH: .......Charlie Strong (C. Arkansas, ‘82) AUDIO: USF Radio Network (820 AM) RECORD AT USF: ......................................... 9-1 (1st) 4Senat continues tear with 13 tackles, 8.0 tpg in last six. AUDIO STREAM: iHeartRadio or GoUSFBulls.com CAREER RECORD: ...................................62-38 (9th) 4 Flowers nears USF total offense record, 7th FBS SIRIUS/XM: - Internet: - player to reach 7,000 passing/3,000 rushing yards, SERIES: USF leads, 6-2 UCF USF leads, 3-1, last W, 48-31 in ‘16 needs 1 rush TD to become 6th 60/40 FBS man. IN TAMPA: RANKINGS (AP/COACHES): .............................13/12 IN ORLANDO: USF leads, 3-1, last W, 44-3 in ‘15 4 Sanchez sets USF career tackles record (378). HEAD COACH: .................Scott Frost (Nebraska, ‘97) LAST: USF won, 48-31, in 2016 in Tampa RECORD AT UCF: ................................................16-7 4 Flowers owns 22 USF records, on pace for another 10. CAREER RECORD: ............................................same 4 Nadelman among national leaders in FG & FG%, sets @USFFOOTBALL @COACHSTRONG_USF @USFATHLETICS #USF #GOBULLS #BULLSTRONG USF season field goal record with 20th. 4 USF unveils plans for 160,000-sqf Football Center 2017 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT KICK/RESULT TV NOTABLE USF STATISTICAL LEADERS Sat., Aug. 26 at San Jose State W, 42-22 CBSSN Bulls score 42 unaswered points USF logs records of 101 plays, 74 runs to post 548 yards RUN: Flowers: 870 yards, 9 TD, 87.0 ypg Sat. Sept. 2 STONY BROOK W, 31-17 ESPN3 USF scored 24 2nd half points Flowers: 53.5%, 2,097 yds, 17 TD, 5 INT, 209.7 ypg PASS: Tice ran for 2 TD, Abraham & Wilkins with INT REC: Valdes-Scantling, 48 rec., 737 yds, 5 TD, 73.7 ypg Fri., Sept. 15 ILLINOIS (Youth Football Night) W, 47-23 ESPN USF’s 680 yards most-ever vs. FBS SCORING: Nadelman, 103 pts, 20-23 FG, 43-46 PAT Flowers totals 386 yards & 5TD TACKLES: Sanchez, 74 Thur., Sept. 21 TEMPLE* W, 43-7 ESPN Bull force 6 turnovers TFL: Hector, 13.0 Temple held to 85 total yards, -4 yards rushing SACKS: Hector, 7.0 Sat., Sept. 30 at ECU* W, 61-31 CBSSN Bulls run for 390 yards INT: Abraham, 4 USF record point total in a road game USF CAPTAINS: Flowers & Sanchez + game-by-game Sat., Oct. 14 CINCINNATI* (Homecoming) W, 33-3 ESPNU Held UC to 273 yds/4-16 on 3rd down Sanchez with 65-yard interception return for TD USF RADIO NETWORK Sat., Oct. 21 at Tulane* W, 34-28 ESPN2 USF ran for 378 yards Bulls led 34-7 with 3 minutes remaining in 3rd QT FLAGSHIP: 820 AM WWBA (TAMPA) Sat., Oct. 28 HOUSTON* (Salute To Service) L, 24-28 ESPNU Houston scored with :11 to play Jim Louk, play-by-play Mark Robinson, analyst Valdes-Scantling: 10 catches for 186 yards Joey Johnston, sideline Sat., Nov. 4 at UConn* W, 37-20 ESPNU Flowers posts 516 total yards PREGAME SHOW (2 HRS PRIOR TO KICK) Valdes-Scantling with 6 catches, 152 yards & TD Jim Lighthall, co-host Rock Riley, co-host Thur., Nov. 16 TULSA* W, 27-20 ESPN Flowers’ 14th career 100-yard game USF RADIO AFFILIATES Sanchez (14) & Senat (13) post career tackle highs 820 AM WWBA – Tampa Bay ** ** Carry Coaches Show Fri., Nov. 24 at #13/12 UCF* (War On I-4) 3:30 PM ABC USF leads series 6-2, won 2 straight 99.9 FM WXJB – Brooksville** USF’s 250th game; Claimed War-On-I4, 48-31, in 2016 1070 AM WKII – Ft. Myers/Port Charlotte** Sat., Dec. 2 AAC Championship Noon ABC played at home site 1220 AM/106.9 FM WSRS – Sarasota** * American Athletic Conference game All games can be heard on the USF Radio Network and GoUSFBulls.com GAME DAY AT UCF - THE WAR ON I-4 FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA USF will close out the regular season with the ninth installment of the War on I-4 in Orlando. In USF’s Twitter: @USFFOOTBALL, @CoachStrong_USF 250th game in program history (145-104, .582), the teams will be playing for The American East Instagram: USFFOOTBALL Division crown and a ticket to the American Championship game on Dec. 2. USF has never won a Facebook: facebook.com/SouthFloridaFootball conference division or overall title in the program’s 21 years. #GoBulls; #USF; #BullStrong n WAR ON I-4: The War On I-4 resumes as part of department wide sports series between USF and UCF, schools separated by approximately 100 miles of Florida Interstate 4. The War On I-4 all-sports series was won by UCF last USF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS year and is currently tied, 9-9, in 2017-18. The Football teams play for the War On I-4 trophy unveiled in 2016 (pg 3). 4202 E. Fowler Ave., ATH 100, Tampa, FL 33620 USF leads the series, 6-2, and has won the last two meetings. This marks the first time two ranked teams will meet in OFFICE: 813-974-2125 WEB: GoUSFBulls.com the game and third time USF has entered ranked. It is the second straight season two already bowl eligible teams will Brian Siegrist, Associate AD for Communications meet. The two teams are among just nine nationally with one loss or less on the year. O: (813) 974-4086 | C: (813)-293-3897 | [email protected] n VS RANKED: USF is 11-22 all-time vs. ranked teams and will be facing its first under Charlie Strong. USF is 4-10 Erin Bean Asst. Director of Communications on the road vs. FBS ranked teams, last posting a win with a 23-20 victory at No. 16/18 Notre Dame on Sept. 3, 2011. USF has four wins vs. AP top 20 teams on the road, including a 24-19 win at No. 9 West Virginia in 2006. O: (813) 974-5755 | C: 814-227-5535 | [email protected] n FLOWERS IN ELITE COMPANY: Quinton Flowers is just the 7th FBS player to post 7,000 passing and 3,000 rush- ing yards on a career. With 63 passing and 39 rushing TD, he is near becoming the 6th FBS player to post at least 60 passing and 40 rushing TD. With 10,780 total yards, he needs just 96 yards to set a new USF total offense record. 2017 USF GAME NOTES GAME 11 • WAR ON I-4 USF QUICK FACTS LAST TIME OUT HEAD COACH CHARLIE STRONG SANCHEZ & SENAT SHINE IN SENIOR NIGHT WIN OVER TULSA, 27-20 Years Coached: __________9th season (1st at USF) USF honored 23 seniors prior to the game and many of them shined in the game as USF improved to 9-1 with a 27-20 Alma Mater: ______________ Central Arkansas, ‘82 victory over Tulsa. The Bulls scored 21 first quarter points to jump to a 21-7 lead, but saw Tulsa close to 21-17 at the half. __________ three-time all-conference defensive back Neither team got much offense going in the second half with each kicking a field goal. n Quinton Flowers posted his 14tth career 100-yard rushing game, leading USF with 119 yards on the ground as the Bulls posted _____________________62-38 (9th) Career Record: 279 rushing yards, getting 84 from D’Ernest Johnson and 80 from Darius Tice. Record at USF: _______________________ 9-1 (1st) n Auggie Sanchez tied a career high with 14 tackles and set the program’s all-time career tackles record. Deadrin Senat added a American Conf. Record: _________ 6-1; 1st season career-best 13 tackles to give him 48 in his last six games (8.0 tpg). Khalid McGee added nine tackles as the safety saw action as a weak side linebacker. Career Bowl Record:______________________ 3-3 n Tulsa’s Deangelo Brewer ran for 163 yards and set Tulsa and American Conference career rushing records. n Emilio Nadelman kicked field goals of 41 and 48 yards to give him 20 on the year, a new USF season record. USF COACHING STAFF (game location) n USF gained 339 yards and scored 24 first half points, but was limited to 82 yards and three points in the second. Brian Jean-Mary (Field) Def. Coord. /Asst. HC/LBs n Tulsa posted 253 yards, 140 on the ground, in the first half, but was held to 104 overall and 26 on the ground in the second. n Sterlin Gilbert (Field) Off. Coord./QBs The USF defense did not force a turnover for the first time on the season, meanwhile USF gave up two turnovers. Blue Adams (Field) Defensive Backs Justin Burke (Field) Tight Ends/Special Teams QUICKLY SPEAKING Damon Cogdell (Press Box) Defensive Ends TD to INT ratio is on pace for a USF career record.