USF Football: Bulls Announce Future Schedule Changes/Additions

Bulls move games with Louisville, Miami, NC State and Western Kentucky;

Add match-ups with Southern Mississippi, Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State

TAMPA, FEB. 14, 2023 – The South Florida football program announced the movement of several previously scheduled home contests in future seasons, including three contests vs. ACC foes, and the addition of match-ups vs. Southern Mississippi, Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State.

The Bulls will make the following changes to previously scheduled contests with ACC opponents Louisville, Miami and NC State.

                • Louisville – The contest scheduled with the Cardinals in Tampa on Aug. 31, 2024 will move back to Sept. 4, 2027.

                The teams also moved a previously scheduled game at Louisville in the 2026 season back to Aug. 31, 2030.

                • Miami – The contest scheduled with the Hurricanes in Tampa on Sept. 4, 2027 will move up to Sept. 21, 2024.

                • NC State – The contest scheduled with the Wolfpack in Tampa on Sept. 14, 2024 will move back to Sept. 8, 2029.

USF also moved a previously scheduled home date with Western Kentucky from Sept. 21, 2024 back to Sept. 20, 2031 in Tampa.

The Bulls added a two-game series with Southern Mississippi in the 2024 and 2028 seasons. USF will travel to Southern Miss on Sept. 14, 2024 and the Golden Eagles will come to Tampa on Sept. 23, 2028.

USF also added two home contests with Bethune-Cookman in Tampa, first on Aug. 31, 2024, replacing the date vacated by Louisville, and then on Sept. 16, 2028.

The Bulls also added one home game vs. South Carolina State on Sept. 20, 2025. That game replaces a previously scheduled contest with San Jose State on that date, which both universities have agreed to nullify.

Complete future schedules can be viewed HERE.

USF’s new non-conference schedules in the years affected are below:

2024

Aug. 31                 vs. Bethune-Cookman

Sept. 7                  at Alabama

Sept. 14                at Southern Miss

Sept. 21                vs. Miami

2025

Aug. 30                 vs. Boise State

Sept. 6                  at Florida

Sept. 13                at Miami

Sept. 20                vs. South Carolina State

2026

Sept. 12                at Alabama

Sept. 19                vs. Bethune-Cookman

Oct. 17                  at BYU

2027

Sept. 4                  vs. Louisville

Sept. 11                at Boise State

Sept. 18                vs. Florida A&M

Sept. 25                at Northern Illinois

2028

Sept. 2                  vs. UConn

Sept. 9                  at Miami

Sept. 16                vs. Bethune-Cookman

Sept. 23                vs. Southern Miss

2029

Sept. 8                  vs. NC State

Sept. 15                vs. Notre Dame

2030

Aug. 31                 at Louisville

2031

Sept. 13                at Notre Dame

Sept. 20                vs. Western Kentucky

USF will take the field for the first of 15 spring practices on March 6 and will practice for five weeks leading up to the spring game on Fri., April 14 at Corbett Stadium on the USF campus. The game will kickoff at 7 p.m. Fans planning to attend the Spring Game are asked to register in advance to receive a free mobile ticket HERE.

The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and can be heard on 102.5-HD2 and Bulls Unlimited on TuneIn.

USF returns three primary starters from the 2022 season on offense, four including senior offensive tackle Donovan Jennings (Tampa) who started four games in 2023 before a season-ending injury and brings a team-high 35 career starts into his final campaign. The Bulls return nine primary starters from 2022 on defense, led by safety Matthew Hill (Lawrenceville, Ga.) who brings 17 career starts into his senior campaign. USF returns 27 players with starting experience, including quarterbacks Gerry Bohanon Jr. (Earle, Ark./7 starts in 2022 before a season-ending injury) and Byrum Brown (Raleigh, N.C./started the last two games of 2022).

New season tickets for the 2023 USF football season at Raymond James Stadium are on sale now. Season tickets start at just $99. Secure your seats for the 2023 season by calling or texting 1-800-GoBulls or by visiting USFBULLSTIX.com. All tickets are once again dynamically priced for each game based on demand and are subject to change. Tickets can be purchased online at USFBullsTix.com, by calling/texting 1-800-GoBulls or using the direct links below.

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Group tickets (10+): call 1-800-GoBulls.

ABOUT USF FOOTBALL
The USF football program first took the field in 1997 and completed its 26th season in 2022 while completing construction on a new $22 million Indoor Performance Facility. The Bulls have posted 15 winning seasons, earned 16 All-America selections, including 2021 consensus All-American kick returner Brian Battie, and had 32 first-team all-conference selections. USF has had 30 players selected in the NFL Draft and has made 10 bowl game appearances (going 6-4 in those games), posting a program-record six straight appearances from 2005-2010 and most recently making four straight bowl appearances from 2015-18. The Bulls posted back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2016 and 2017, logging a program-record 11-2 mark in 2016 while finishing both seasons ranked in the Top 25. USF spent a program-record 20 straight weeks ranked in the Top 25 during the 2016 and 2017 seasons and reached as high as No. 2 in the national rankings during the 2007 season.

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