USF uses bye week to prepare for conference opener vs. 3-0 SMU
TAMPA, SEPT. 16, 2019 – USF’s American Athletic Conference opening game vs. SMU on Sat., Sept. 28 in Raymond James Stadium has been set for a 4 p.m. kickoff on ESPNU.
The Bulls, 1-2 on the 2019 season presented by Valley, are enjoying a bye week after posting a 55-16 victory over South Carolina State led by redshirt freshman quarterback Jordan McCloud (Tampa).
McCloud was named to The American’s weekly Honor Roll after accounting for five touchdowns (three passing, two rushing) and totaling 273 yards in his first career start. McCloud led the Bulls to a season-high 459 yards of offense while delivering touchdown throws of 32, 20 and 10 yards. He also broke off a 31-yard run while logging 56 yards on the ground to go with his 16-of-27 passing for 217 yards and no turnovers.
USF will open its seventh season in The American with a clash vs. SMU, which takes a 3-0 record and the 11th ranked offense nationally (550 ypg) into TCU this weekend. The Bulls own a 3-1 record vs. the Mustangs and posted a 35-27 victory in the last meeting in 2016 at SMU.
USF is 22-10 in conference games over the last four seasons, tied with Houston for the second-best mark in The American behind only Temple (24-8). The Bulls are 10-6 all-time in conference openers (5-1 in The American) and have won their last three straight, including 20-13 vs. ECU in Tampa last year.
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USF posted its second straight 10-win season in 2017 (10-2) by winning its second straight Birmingham Bowl with a 38-34 victory over Texas Tech. USF is one of just 15 teams nationally to win 20-plus games in the last two seasons (21-4) and posted a program-record 20 straight weeks ranked in the top 25, reaching as high as No. 13 in Week 8 of the 2017 season. The Bulls have won five of their last six bowl appearances and made nine (6-3) total bowl appearances in 21 seasons, including a current run of three straight bowls. USF won a program-record 11 games in 2016 (11-2) and has posted 14 winning seasons. The USF program, which first took the field in 1997, reached No. 2 in the rankings in 2007 and has seen 30 players selected in the NFL Draft, 14 named All-American and had 28 first-team all-conference selections.
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