@USFFOOTBALL NOVEMBER 1, 2014 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS FOOTBALL TAMPA, FLORIDA 18TH SEASON • 116-93 ALL-TIME • 11 WINNING SEASONS • 6 BOWL APPEARANCES • 4 BOWL VICTORIES • 23 NFL DRAFT PICKS • 14 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS • REACHED NO. 2 RANKING IN 2007 2014 USF GAME NOTES GAME 9 • HOUSTON USF DRIVE STARTERS USF (3-5; 2-2 American) vs. HOUSTON (4-3; 2-1 American) • Bulls return to Ray Jay for first time in three weeks Saturday, Nov. 1 • 4:00 p.m. (ET) • Tampa, Fla., • Raymond James Stadium (65,857) • SO QB White posted 311 yds in career debut vs. SURFACE: Tifway Burmuda 419 USF Houston. TV: ESPNews: Mike Couzens (pxp) & Rene Ingoglia RANKINGS (AP/COACHES): ......................... -/- • SO LB Nigel Harris LEADS NATION in forced fumbles (analyst) HEAD COACH: ......Willie Taggart (W. Kentucky, ‘98) (5), leads team with 7.0 TFL RADIO: IMG (98.7 THE FAN & 1010 AM) RECORD AT USF: ..............................5-15 (2nd) • WR Andre Davis nears 2,000 yards, owns 12 USF ON-LINE AUDIO: Bulls Cast Radio: www.GoUSFBulls.com CAREER RECORD: .......................... 21-35 (5th) receiving records. SIRIUS/XM: 136/204 • FR RB Marlon Mack chasing 1,000-yard season, with SERIES:USF leads, 2-1 HOUSTON COUGARS three 100-yard games leads AAC averaging 97 ypg. IN TAMPA: USF leads, 1-0 RANKINGS (AP/COACHES): ......................... -/- • Bulls offense with 17 TD, 10 rushing TD through 8 IN HOUSTON: Tied, 1-1 HEAD COACH: .....Tony Levine (Minnesota ‘960 games flies past 2013 numbers. NEUTRAL: NA RECORD AT CINCY: ...............18-15 (3rd at UH) • DT Elkino Watson with 5.5 TFL & 23 tackles in last 4 LAST MEETING: Houston won 35-23 in Houston, 2013 CAREER RECORD: ....................................same games, 3.5 TFL at Tulsa. Now 10th at USFwith 31.5 TFL • 31 underclassmen have seen action, 17 freshmen @USFFOOTBALL @COACHTAGGART @USFATHLETICS #USF #GOBULLS #LIVEGREENANDGOLD • Four of top six tacklers are underclassmen. • Underclassmen forced 11 of the 17 turnovers on year. 2014 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT KICK/TV/RESULT NOTABLE Sat., Aug. 30 WESTERN CAROLINA W, 36-31 FR Marlon Mack set USF rushing USF STATISTICAL LEADERS Raymond James Stadium ESPN3 record with 275 yds & 4 TD RUSHING: Marlon Mack: 145 carries, 781 yds, 8 TD, 5.4 ypc, 62 long Sat., Sept. 6 MARYLAND L, 17-24 USF led 17-14 in 4th QT PASSING: Mike White: 81-166 1,182 yds, 6 TD, 7 INT, 147.8 ypg Raymond James Stadium CBSSN Bulls forced six turnovers RECEIVING: Andre Davis: 19 catches, 399 yards, 5 TD, 85 long Sat., Sept. 13 NORTH CAROLINA STATE L, 17-49 Fr. Ryeshene Bronson 75-yd TD catch SCORING: Marvin Kloss, 49 pts - 10-of-12 FG Raymond James Stadium CBSSN Bulls out-gained 589-159 TACKLES: Jamie Byrd, 61 Fri., Sept. 19 UCONN* W, 17-14 USF jumped to 14-0 lead TFL: Nigel Harris, 7.0 Raymond James Stadium ESPN constant rain throughout game SACKS: Reshard Cliett, 4 Sat., Sept. 27 at 19/17 Wisconsin L, 10-27 Tied 3-3 at half, 11 penalties vs. USF, INT: Johnny Ward, 2 Madison, Wisconsin ESPNU Byrd & Godwin each post 14 tackles Sat., Oct. 11 19/19 EAST CAROLINA* (Homecoming) L, 17-28 Andre Davis 6 rec, 124 yds, 1 TD USF CAPTAINS: Reshard Cliett, Andre Davis & Marvin Kloss Raymond James Stadium ESPNU Bulls led 17-7 at half Sat., Oct. 18 at Tulsa* W, 38-30 Largest comeback ever (7-27 at half) USF/IMG RADIO NETWORK Tulsa, Oklahoma ESPNews Andre Davis 6 catches, 154 yds, 3TD FLAGSHIP: 98.7 THE FAN; 1010 AM Fri., Oct. 24 at Cincinnati* L, 17-34 Davis becomes all-time receps leader Jim Louk, play-by-play Mark Robinson, analyst Cincinnati, Ohio ESPN2 UC posts 590 yds (314 rushing) Kawika Mitchell, sideline Sat., Nov. 1 HOUSTON* (Military & Veterans Appreciation) 4:00 p.m. Cougars 1st trip to Tampa since 2001 PREGAME SHOW (2 HRS PRIOR TO KICK) Raymond James Stadium ESPNews White 311 yds passing at UH in ‘13 Jim Lighthall, co-host Justin Pawlowski, co-host Sat., Nov. 15 at SMU* TBA Second ever meeting USF/IMG RADIO AFFILIATES Dallas, Texas Second ever visit to Dallas (TCU, 2004, W) 98.7 WHFS FM -- Tampa Bay ** 1010 WHFS AM -- Tampa Bay ** First visit to Memphis since 2003, W 1230 WGGG AM -- Gainesville 900 WMOP AM -- Ocala Sat., Nov. 22 at Memphis* TBA 1460 WZNZ AM -- Jacksonville ** 1080 WHIM AM -- Miami ** Memphis, Tennessee Lost 23-10 to Tigers last year 1080 WHOO AM -- Orlando ** 99.9 WXJB FM -- Brooksville Fri., Nov. 28 UCF* TBA I-4 Corridor Clash, Lead series 4-1 1120 WAMT AM -- Orlando ** ** Carry Coaches Show Raymond James Stadium NATIONAL TV L, 23-20 to #17 UCF in Orlando last year * American Athletic Conference game All games can be heard on the USF/IMG Radio Network and GoUSFBulls.com SOCIAL: @USFFOOTBALL, @CoachTaggart; @BSiegristUSF #GoBulls; #USF; #LiveGreenAndGold; #DoSomething GAME SET VS. HOUSTON facebook.com/SouthFloridaFootball USF returns to Raymond James Stadium for the first time in three weeks and will face a Houston team making its second-ever trip to Tampa. USF won the first-ever meeting, 45-6, in Ray Jay in 2001. USF will finish the regular season USF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS with a pair of home game split by two road contests and needing three wins to become bowl eligible. The Bulls have 4202 E. Fowler Ave., ATH 100, Tampa, FL 33620 split their previous conference home games (1-1) and road games (1-1) on the year. USF is coming of a tough Friday night in Cincinnati where the Bearcats put up 590 yards of offense the the Bulls commited four turnovers. Houston is OFFICE: 813-974-2125 FAX: 813-974-5328 coming off a bye week following a 31-10 home win over Temple. They won their previous conference road game, 28-24 Brian Siegrist, Associate AD for Communications at Memphis, and bring the conference’s top scoring defense (17.9 ppg) into the game. USF QB Mike White made his O: (813) 974-4086 | C: (813)-293-3897 | [email protected] first career start at Houston last year and passed for 311 yards in a 35-23 loss. USF had a chance to win that game, Steve Schoon, Assistant Director of Communications but a White to Andre Davis TD pass was negated due to an offensive pass interference call late in the fourth quarter. O: (813) 974-4087 | C: (620)-218-1693 | [email protected] • Veterans & Military Appreciation Day: USF will honor veterans and military service members at the game and Mark Heise, Assistant Director of Communications will be wearing special helmets and the patches of all five U.S. service branches on its uniforms to commemorate O: (813) 974-5755 | C: (320)-333-2647 | [email protected] the day. The helmets will carry the emblem of the Pat Tillman Foundation. USF will honor three Pat Tillman Scholars during the game. • 100th Game: The contest will mark USF’s 100th game in Raymond James Stadium. The Bulls have posted a 68-31 (.686) record in the stadium built in 1998. 2014 USF GAME NOTES GAME 9 • HOUSTON LAST TIME OUT USF QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH WILLIE TAGGART CINCINNATI 34, USF 17 • PAUL BROWN STADIUM, CINCINNATI 4 Years Coached: _________________ 5th season USF tied a school record giving up 590 yards to Cincinnati, the most since UC posted 590 in a game in Cincinnati in 2010. Alma Mater: ___________ Western Kentucky, 1998 4 UC’s Mike Boone ran for 212 yards on 19 carries while WR Shaq Washington caught 12 passes for 163 yards. ____________ 4 year starter at QB; 11 WKU records; 4 Andre Davis posted six catches for 77 yards and a touchdown as he became the program’s all-time receptions leader _____ set NCAA record for rushing yards by a QB (3,997) with 136 and posted a touchdown for the third-straight game since his return. Career Record: ____________________ 21-35 4 Nigel Harris led USF with 11 tackles and posted his nation’s leading fifth forced fumble of the season, which he also recovered. Record at USF: __________________ 5-15 (2nd) 4 Marlon Mack set the USF Freshman rushing record as he ran 12 times for 55 yards to give him 781 on the year, AAC Record: ________________ 4-8; 2nd season good for 7th all-time. Bowl Record: _______________________0-1 4 Quarterback Steven Bench entered the game in the third quarter and had a 67-yard touchdown pass to Rodney Adams. It was a career-long pass for Bench and a career long reception for Adams. Bench finished 9-14 for 147 yards (game location) and a career-best two TD. USF COACHING STAFF 4 USF turned the ball over a season-high four times. Paul Wulff (field) Offensive Coord. - Offensive Line 4 USF forced three turnovers and got three points off those turnovers, including forcing a UC fumble on the Bearcats MEET HEAD COACH WILLIE TAGGART Chuck Bresnahan (field) __________ Defensive Coord. own 12-yard line to start the second half and promptly fumbling the ball back to UC on the next snap. Ron Cooper (box) ________ Assistant Head Coach - DBs Ron Dugans (field) _______________Wide Receiver Stu Holt (field) ___ Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator Telly Lockette (field) _____________ Running Backs USF QUICK HITTERS Eric Mathies (field) ______________ Defensive Line TEAM DEFENSE 4 4 David Reaves (box) _______________ Quarterbacks USF's 38 points at Tulsa marked the programs most in 4 LB Nigel Harris LEADS THE NATION forcing FIVE fumbles on Raymond Woodie (field) _____________ Linebackers years and most in a road game since 2008.