Teams / American Athletic / South Florida
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▲ Above its 5-year level +5▼ Down 4 this season
Career63since 1936
Peak842007
Last 559seasons
#72 nationally · 4-2 (1-2 conf)
Résumé #80
Schedule so far #122
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
South Florida Bulls
American Athletic · Tampa, FL · Raymond James Stadium · Head coach Brian Hartline
Rival
Cincinnati · also UCF
Building rivalry
7-13 all time (20 meetings since 2003)
Cincinnati leads
Last: lost 28-24 (2022) · Cincinnati has won 5 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
0AP top-10
1All-Americans
30NFL picks
52.5%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 2000. Every season →
Chemistry
33
15Foundation
55Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▼ Below its norm -20Trending down
early · #129 of 138
HC year1
Ret. starters14%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 4-2 | American Athletic | — | #72 | 64 | Brian Hartline |
| 2025 | 9-4 | American Athletic | — | #19 | 78 | Alex Golesh; Kevin Patrick |
| 2024 | 7-6 | American Athletic | — | #87 | 59 | Alex Golesh |
| 2023 | 7-6 | American Athletic | — | #109 | 53 | Alex Golesh |
| 2022 | 1-11 | American Athletic | — | #112 | 52 | Jeff Scott; Daniel Da Prato |
| 2021 | 2-10 | American Athletic | — | #109 | 53 | Jeff Scott |
| 2020 | 1-8 | American Athletic | — | — | — | Jeff Scott |
| 2019 | 4-8 | American Athletic | — | #100 | 57 | Charlie Strong |
| 2018 | 7-6 | American Athletic | — | #103 | 54 | Charlie Strong |
| 2017 | 10-2 | American Athletic | #21 | #34 | 74 | Charlie Strong |
| 2016 | 11-2 | American Athletic | #19 | #37 | 72 | Willie Taggart |
| 2015 | 8-5 | American Athletic | — | #39 | 73 | Willie Taggart |
| 2014 | 4-8 | American Athletic | — | #112 | 51 | Willie Taggart |
| 2013 | 2-10 | American Athletic | — | #102 | 54 | Willie Taggart |
| 2012 | 3-9 | Big East | — | #80 | 59 | Skip Holtz |
| 2011 | 5-7 | Big East | — | #45 | 69 | Skip Holtz |
| 2010 | 8-5 | Big East | — | #60 | 65 | Skip Holtz |
| 2009 | 8-5 | Big East | — | #52 | 68 | Jim Leavitt |
| 2008 | 8-5 | Big East | — | #45 | 68 | Jim Leavitt |
| 2007 | 9-4 | Big East | — | #11 | 84 | Jim Leavitt |
| 2006 | 9-4 | Big East | — | #43 | 71 | Jim Leavitt |
| 2005 | 6-6 | Big East | — | #34 | 73 | Jim Leavitt |
| 2004 | 4-7 | Conference USA | — | #92 | 54 | Jim Leavitt |
| 2003 | 7-4 | Conference USA | — | #77 | 59 | Jim Leavitt |
| 2002 | 9-2 | FBS Independents | — | #40 | 71 | Jim Leavitt |
| 2001 | 8-3 | FBS Independents | — | #56 | 66 | Jim Leavitt |
| 2000 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #112 | 31 | Jim Leavitt |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.