The 2001 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Leavitt, the Bulls compiled a record of 8–3. South Florida played home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
| 2001 South Florida Bulls football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 8–3 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Hobbie (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
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| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Raymond James Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | – | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | FSNF | L 17–20 | 14,426 | ||
| September 8 | 1:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | FSNF | W 35–26 | 39,542 | ||
| September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | at Memphis | WMOR | L 9–17 | 26,488 | ||
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas | W 28–10 | 25,156 | |||
| October 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at Utah | WMOR | L 21–52 | 30,818 | ||
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Connecticut |
| W 40–21 | 26,802 | [1] | |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Utah |
| W 42–12 | 26,624 | ||
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Liberty |
| FSNF | W 68–37 | 21,056 | |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston |
| Fox Sports South | W 45–6 | 32,711 | |
| November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Illinois |
| W 48–17 | 23,252 | [2] | |
| November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Utah State |
| W 34–13 | 25,136 | [3] | |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
edit- ↑ "UC can't contend with USF's Blackwell". The Day. October 14, 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Young, Pete (November 11, 2001). "Bulls keep it close... for a little bit". Tampa Bay Times. p. 17C. Retrieved January 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bulls finish strong". The Bradenton Herald. November 25, 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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