@USFFOOTBALL Oct. 22, 2018 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS FOOTBALL TAMPA, FLORIDA 22nd SEASON • 15 WINNING SEASONS • 10 TIMES BOWL ELIGIBLE • 6 BOWL VICTORIES • 30 NFL DRAFT PICKS • 14 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS • REACHED NO. 2 RANKING IN 2007 2018 USF GAME NOTES GAME 8 • HOUSTON #21/20 USF (7-0; 3-0 American) at Houston (6-1; 3-0 American) USF DRIVE STARTERS Sat., Oct. 27 • 3:30 P.M. (ET) • Houston, Texas • TDECU Stadium (40,000) 4 USF among 5 remaining unbeaten teams in FBS. SURFACE: UBU Speed Synthetic Turf 4 Bulls equal best-ever start at 7-0, reach mark for USF TV: ABC: Mark Neely (p-by-p) & John Congemi RANKINGS (AP/COACHES): .............................21/20 second straight season. (analyst) & Alex Corddry (sideline) HEAD COACH: .......Charlie Strong (C. Arkansas, ‘82) 4 Averaging 320 ypg on the ground in last three games, RADIO: USF Radio Network (820 AM/98.3 FM) RECORD AT USF: ......................................17-2 (2nd) AUDIO STREAM: iHeartRadio - Bulls Unlimited USF now 15th in nation in rushing, 11th in total offense CAREER RECORD: .................................70-39 (10th) Houston leads, 3-2 4 True & redshirt freshmen shining for Bulls. ERIES: IN TAMPA: UH leads, 2-1, last UH W, 28-24, 2017 4 Ford explodes for 164 yards & 3 TD, 9.4 ypc average HOUSTON AT UH: Tied, 1-1, last UH W, 35-23, 2013 RANKINGS: ......................................................RV/RV among tops in the nation. LAST: UH W, 28-24, 2017 in Tampa HEAD COACH: ................................Major Applewhite 4 Bulls’ 35 wins in last 41 games tied for third-most in STREAK: UH has won 3 in a row RECORD AT UH: ........................................13-7 (2nd) nation over that span. Last USF win was in 2002 CAREER RECORD: ............................................same 4 Cronkrite, 3rd in NCAA in rushing, riding program @USFFOOTBALL @COACHSTRONG_USF @USFATHLETICS #HORNSUP #GOBULLS #BULLSTRONG record string of five straight 100-yard games. 4 McCants 3rd in career receiving yards & TD. 2018 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT KICK/RESULT TV NOTABLE Sat., Sept. 1 ELON W, 34-14 ESPN3 Bulls jump to 31-0 lead USF STATISTICAL LEADERS Barnett throws for 305 & 3TD, runs for 1 TD in debut GEORGIA TECH RUN: Cronkrite: 110 carries 860 yds, 6 TD, 143.3 ypg Sat., Sept. 8 W, 49-38 ABC/ESPN2 Came from 10 down in 4th QT USF with 21 unanswered points, forced three turnovers, Barnett 86 yds and 2 TD rushing PASS: Barnett: 62.0%, 1,815 yds, 10 TD, 7 INT, 259.3ypg Sat., Sept. 15 at Illinois (Soldier Field, Chicago) W, 25-19 BTN Came from 12 down late in 4th QT McCants: 40 rec, 440 yds, 2 TD, 62.9 ypg REC: USF with 18 unanswered points, Barnett 411 yds & 2 TD passing SCORING: Weiss (45 pts: 7-10 FG, 24-26 PAT) Sat., Sept. 22 ECU W, 20-13 ESPNews Cronkrite 129 yards rushing/80 yd TD TACKLES: McGee: 60 (8.5 tpg) Schneider 9 punts for 49.2 ypp average TFL: Sawtelle: 7.5 Sat., Oct. 6 at UMass W, 58-42 Great 38/Eleven/NESN Bulls score 31 straight, lead 41-14 SACKS: Black, 4.0 Cronkrite sets USF & AAC record with 302 rushing yards INT: Hampton & Roberts, 2 Fri., Oct. 12 at Tulsa W, 25-24 ESPN Weiss 22-yard game-winning FG (:02) USF CAPTAINS: Game-by-Game Scored final 15 points to overcome 14pt 4th QT deficit Sat., Oct. 20 UCONN (Homecoming) W, 38-30 CBSSN Bulls post 611 yards of offense USF RADIO NETWORK Johnny Ford runs for 164 yards & 3 TD FLAGSHIP: 820 AM WWBA (TAMPA) Sat., Oct. 27 at Houston 3:30 PM ABC/ESPN2 UH won, 28-24, in Tampa in 2017 Houston went 7-5 (5-2 AAC) in 2017 IHEART RADIO (DIGITAL) - BULLS UNLIMITED Sat., Nov. 3 TULANE (Salute to Service) 3:30 PM CBSSN USF won, 34-28, at Tulane last year Jim Louk, play-by-play Sam Barrington, analyst Tulane went 5-7 (3-5 AAC) in 2017 Joey Johnston, sideline Sat., Nov. 10 at Cincinnati TBD TBD UC went 4-8 (2-6 AAC) in 2017 PREGAME SHOW (2 HRS PRIOR TO KICK) USF won last three, W, 33-3, in 2017 Jim Lighthall, Rock Riley & Darek Sharp Sat., Nov. 17 at Temple TBD TBD Temple went 7-6 (4-4 AAC) in 2017 USF RADIO AFFILIATES USF won, 43-7, in Tampa in 2017 820 AM WWBA – Tampa Bay ** ** Carry Coaches Show Fri., Nov. 23 # 10/10 UCF (War on I-4) TBD TBD UCF went 13-0, finished No. 6 in 2017 98.3 FM WWRZ - Central Florida 96.7 FM WMTB - Tampa Bay USF leads War on I-4, 6-3, UCF won, 49-42, last year 1070 AM WKII – Ft. Myers/Port Charlotte** Sat., Dec. 1 AAC Championship TBD ABC/ESPN played at home site * American Athletic Conference game All games can be heard on the USF Radio Network and GoUSFBulls.com FIND US ON SOCIAL MEDIA GAME DAY AT HOUSTON One of five remaining unbeaten teams in FBS football, two unbeaten and ranked in the AAC East Division, USF Twitter: @USFFOOTBALL, @CoachStrong_USF entered last season’s Oct. 28 game vs. Houston (also Game 8) at 7-0 and ranked No. 17/14 before suffering a 28-24 Instagram: USFFOOTBALL setback in Tampa when D’Eriq King ran in for a 20-yard TD with 11 seconds to play. The teams’ combined record of Facebook: facebook.com/SouthFloridaFootball 13-1 is the best among all college football matchups this week. The Bulls have lost their last three games vs. Houston #GoBulls; #HornsUp; #BullStrong and will be looking for their first win over the Cougars since a 32-14 victory in Houston in 2002. USF fell, 35-23, in its last trip to Houston in 2013. Andre Davis had a late TD catch that would have given the Bulls the lead waived off on an USF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS offensive pass interference call in that game. This will be the Bulls’ first ever game in TDECU Stadium. 4202 E. Fowler Ave., ATH 100, Tampa, FL 33620 n BEST START/35-6 IN LAST 41: 7-0 for the second straight season, USF has equaled the best start in program OFFICE: 813-974-2125 WEB: GoUSFBulls.com history posted last year. The Bulls are 35-6 (85.3%) over their last 41 games, tied with Ohio State and Oklahoma for Brian Siegrist, Associate AD for Communications the third-best record in FBS over each team’s last 41 games and trailing only Alabama and Clemson. O: (813) 974-4086 | C: (813)-293-3897 | [email protected] n CRONK: Coming off 103 yards vs. UConn, Jordan Cronkrite will look to set a program record with his sixth straight Jay D’Abramo Asst. Director of Communications 100-yard outing, bettering the record of five set by Quinton Flowers (2016) and Marlon Mack (2015). Mack ran for 126 yards and 1 TD, and caught 2 passes for 33 yards and a TD in the NFL Sunday for the Colts in their win over Bills. O: (813) 974-7099 | C: 813-210-7333 | [email protected] n ROAD WARRIORS: USF has gone 13-2 away from Tampa (10-2 in true road games) in the last three seasons and has won six of its last seven conference road games. USF has won four straight road games vs. AAC West Division foes and is 4-1 overall since divisions started in 2015, with the last, and only loss coming in 2015 at Navy (29-17). The Bulls are averaging 40.8 ppg in their last 15 games away from Tampa, failing to score at least 30 just twice. 2018 USF GAME NOTES GAME 8 • HOUSTON USF QUICK FACTS LAST TIME OUT HEAD COACH CHARLIE STRONG BULLS IMPROVE TO 7-0 WITH 611 YARDS OF OFFENSE VS. UCONN Years Coached: ________ 10th season (2nd at USF) USF equaled its best start ever, improving to 7-0 after totalling 611 yards of offense (346 on the ground) in a 38-30 victory Alma Mater: ______________ Central Arkansas, ‘82 over UConn on homecoming in Tampa. After going to halftime tied at 7-7, USF scored on its first play of the second half (a __________ three-time all-conference defensive back 75-yard TD pass from Blake Barnett to Randall St. Felix) and jumped to a 31-14 lead. UConn scored 17 points in the last Career Record: ____________________70-39 (10th) nine minutes to make it close as the Huskies ran for 322 yards, 197 from quarterback David Pindell. n Freshman Johnny Ford posted his best game to date, leading USF with 164 yards rushing and three touchdowns on Record at USF: _____________________ 17-2 (2nd) the ground, including TD runs of 15, 15 and 43 yards. American Conf. Record: _______ 16-3 (3rd; 1 at UL) n Redshirt freshman Randall St. Felix posted his third 100-yard receiving game, leading USF with 123 yards on just two Career Bowl Record:______________________ 4-3 catches, including a 75-yard TD on the first play of the second half in which he caught the ball within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage and outraced defenders down the sideline. USF COACHING STAFF (game location) n Redshirt freshmen Mekhi LaPointe (11) and Nick Roberts (10) led USF in tackles and Roberts recorded his second Brian Jean-Mary (Field) Def. Coord. /Asst. HC/LBs interception of the year, returning it 61 yards to the UConn 15 to set up a 4th quarter touchdown. Sterlin Gilbert (Field) Off. Coord./QBs n QB Blake Barnett ran for 78 yards and a touchdown and passed for 265 yards and a touchdown.