2014 South Florida Bulls football team

2014 South Florida Bulls football
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Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014 record	4–8 (3–5 The American)
Head coach	Willie Taggart (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Wulff (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Bresnahan (2nd year)
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium (Capacity: 65,890, grass)

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#25 Memphis +		7	–	1					10	–	3
Cincinnati +		7	–	1					9	–	4
UCF +		7	–	1					9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3					8	–	5
Temple		4	–	4					6	–	6
South Florida		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulsa		2	–	6					2	–	10
Connecticut		1	–	7					2	–	10
SMU		1	–	7					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The USF Bulls played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The 2014 college football season was the 18th season overall for the Bulls, and their second season as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by second year head coach Willie Taggart. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in AAC play to finish in seventh place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN3	W 36–31	31,642
September 6	3:30 p.m.	Maryland*	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	CBSSN	L 17–24	28,915
September 13	3:30 p.m.	NC State*	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	CBSSN	L 17–49	27,269
September 19	8:00 p.m.	Connecticut	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	W 17–14	28,273
September 27	Noon	at #19 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPNU	L 10–27	78,111
October 11	7:00 p.m.	#19 East Carolina	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNU	L 17–28	31,567
October 18	12:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPNews	W 38–30	18,744
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	L 17–34	30,024
November 1	4:00 p.m.	Houston	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNews	L 3–27	29,782
November 15	8:00 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	CBSSN	W 14–13	19,463
November 22	4:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNews	L 20–31	34,635
November 28	Noon	UCF	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (I-4 Corridor Clash)	ESPN2	L 0–16	36,963
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game notes

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	14	3	0	14	31
Bulls	3	13	7	13	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	14	0	0	10	24
Bulls	7	10	0	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack	14	21	14	0	49
Bulls	7	0	10	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2008	USF, 41–10

Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	7	0	7	14
Bulls	14	0	0	3	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–5	2013	USF, 13–10

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	0	7	0	10
#19 Badgers	3	0	17	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Pirates	7	0	7	14	28
Bulls	7	10	0	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2006	USF, 24–7

Last meeting was the 2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	0	14	17	38
Golden Hurricane	17	10	3	0	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	0	0	14	17
Bearcats	10	10	0	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2013	USF, 26–20

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	0	7	13	27
Bulls	0	0	3	0	3

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2013	UH, 35–23

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	14	14
Mustangs	0	13	0	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2013	SMU, 16–6

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	10	0	7	20
Tigers	14	7	7	3	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2013	MEM, 23–10

UCF

See also: South Florida–UCF football rivalry

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	0	14	2	0	16
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2013	UCF, 23–10