USF Announces First-Ever Horns Up Rallies to Bring Bulls Spirit Around the Bay

Athletics bringing the party to fans around the Bay area on nights prior to Bulls football home games

TAMPA, FLA., AUG. 22, 2019 – With an emphasis on connecting USF Athletics to the Bay area community, Vice President of Athletics Michael Kelly on Wednesday announced the first-ever Horns Up Rallies, a series of USF fan gatherings taking place at locations around the Bay Area prior to Bulls’ home football games in 2019.

The first Horns Up Rally is set for Thursday, Aug. 29 at Sparkman Wharf in downtown Tampa, the night before the Bulls face No. 17 Wisconsin in an ESPN primetime clash at Raymond James Stadium.

Each Horns Up Rally will run from 5-8 p.m. The free events will feature appearances from Rocky the Bull and the USF Spirit Squads, the Herd of Thunder Marching Band, DJ’d music, signature drinks, interactive games for all ages, a Kids Zone and Photo Zone, merchandise tents, promotional giveaways, hype videos and appearances from Kelly and other Athletics and University luminaries.

“I’m really excited for our Horns Up Rallies and the opportunity for Bulls fans from all over the Bay area to get together, show their USF pride and have a great time right in their own neighborhood,” Kelly said. “We are going to bring all the USF spirit and fun to our alumni and fans around our great community and have a blast doing it.”

The seven scheduled Horns Up Rallies for 2019 will hit locations around the greater Tampa area as well as travel to Clearwater and St. Petersburg. A full schedule of locations and dates is below:

Horns Up Rally No. 1 – Thursday, Aug. 29 (prior to Wisconsin game) – 5-8 p.m.

  • Sparkman Wharf (615 Channelside Drive) – Downtown Tampa

Horns Up Rally No. 2 – Friday, Sept. 13 (prior to SC State game) – 5-8 p.m.

  • Pier 60 (160S S Gulfview Blvd) – Clearwater Beach

Horns Up Rally No. 3 – Friday, Sept. 27 (prior to SMU game) – 5-8 p.m.

  • Irish 31 (1611 W Swann) – Hyde Park Village Tampa

Horns Up Rally No. 4 – Friday, Oct. 11 (prior to BYU Game) – 5-8 p.m.

  • USF Campus – North Tampa

Horns Up Rally No. 5 – Wednesday, Nov. 6 (prior to Temple Game) – 5-8 p.m.

  • Ulele Restaurant (1810 N. Highland Ave.) – Riverwalk Tampa

Horns Up Rally No. 6 – Friday, Nov. 15 (prior to Cincinnati Game) – 5-8 p.m.

  • Ybor City, 7th Avenue – Tampa

Horns Up Rally No. 7 – Friday, Nov. 22 (prior to Memphis Game) – 5-8 p.m.

  • Park & Rec (100 4th St.) – St. Petersburg

USF opens the season on Fri., Aug. 30 with an ESPN primetime clash with Wisconsin at 7 p.m. in Raymond James Stadium. Season, single-game and ticket packages are available by calling 1-800-GoBulls or visiting USFBullstix.com or Ticketmaster.

ABOUT USF FOOTBALL
Having completed just its 22nd season of football, and 19th at the FBS level, the USF football program has earned 10 bowl appearances, including a current run of four straight, and owns a record of 6-3 in bowl games. The Bulls have appeared in the national top 25 rankings in each of the past three seasons, including a program record run of 20 straight weeks in the top 25, and in 2018 reached the program’s 150th win faster than any FBS program in state of Florida history. USF has posted a pair of 10-plus win seasons in the last three years, including a program-record 11 wins (11-2) in 2016, and logged 15 winning seasons overall. Since first taking the field in 1997, the USF program has reached as high as No. 2 in the national rankings (2007), seen 30 players selected in the NFL Draft, 14 named All-American and 29 earn first-team all-conference selection.
 
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