The 2025 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) as member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Alex Golesh, the Bulls played home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
The South Florida Bulls drew an average home attendance of 33,194, the 66th-highest of all college football teams.
Offseason Transfers Outgoing Andrew KilfoylOLBowling GreenBrent AustinCBCaliforniaTawfiq ByardSColoradoRanod SmithWREdward WatersChenellson ExumeDLFlorida AtlanticAbdur-Rahmaan YaseenWRJames MadisonNikola MilovacOLKennesaw StateTrey DubucLSNew MexicoIsrael CarterQBNorfolk StateCooper EvansKNorthwestern StateDoug Blue-EliDLRutgersLangston LongLBToledoTyree KellyWRUMassAamaris Brown-BunkleyCBUNLVImmanuel HickmanDEVirginia TechEli HiscockLSWagnerJohn CannonKWestern KentuckyRashad CheneyDLUnknown
Incoming Thomas ShraderOLAppalachian StateCartevious NortonRBCharlotteDre ButlerDLCharlotteAdam ZouaguiKDavidsonJacob MerrifieldDLFlorida AtlanticWyatt SullivanTEFlorida AtlanticIzaiah GuyCBGeorgia StateChase LeonPLamarBoogsie SilveraSMcNeeseConnor McLaughlinOLStanfordGaston MooreQBTennesseeChas NimrodWRTennesseeTurner McLaughlinLSTennessee TechJosh CeliscarDETexas A&MJonas DuclonaDBWisconsin
Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries No. 25 Boise State
Statistics BOISUSF First downs 25 15 Plays–yards 86–378 55–372 Rushes–yards 38–122 28—117 Passing yards 256 255 Passing: comp–att–int 27–48–0 17–25–0 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 36:21 23:39 Team Category Player Statistics Boise State Passing Maddux Madsen 25/46, 225 yards, TD Rushing Sire Gaines 9 carries, 44 yards Receiving Latrell Caples 4 receptions, 58 yards South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 16/24, 210 yards Rushing Alvon Isaac 3 carries, 52 yards Receiving Chas Nimrod 3 receptions, 96 yards
at No. 13 Florida
Statistics USFFLA First downs 20 19 Plays–yards 65–391 65–355 Rushes–yards 29–128 32–133 Passing yards 263 222 Passing: comp–att–int 23–36–0 23–33–1 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 25:47 34:13 Team Category Player Statistics South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 23/36, 263 yards, TD Rushing Byrum Brown 17 carries, 66 yards Receiving Keshaun Singleton 2 receptions, 75 yards, TD Florida Passing DJ Lagway 23/33, 222 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jadan Baugh 18 carries, 93 yards Receiving Eugene Wilson III 7 receptions, 60 yards, TD
at No. 5 Miami (FL)
Statistics USFMIA First downs 15 27 Plays–yards 68–332 68–576 Rushes–yards 27–40 38–205 Passing yards 292 371 Passing: comp–att–int 24–41–1 25–30–2 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 23:59 36:01 Team Category Player Statistics South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 20/36, 274 yards, TD, INT Rushing Alvon Isaac 6 carries, 20 yards Receiving Chas Nimrod 4 receptions, 128 yards Miami (FL) Passing Carson Beck 23/28, 340 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Mark Fletcher Jr. 16 carries, 121 yards, 3 TD Receiving Keelan Marion 6 receptions, 81 yards
South Carolina State (FCS)
Statistics SCSTUSF First downs 20 20 Plays–yards 80–305 54–504 Rushes–yards 38–70 28–252 Passing yards 235 252 Passing: comp–att–int 25–42–1 18–26–1 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 43:07 16:53 Team Category Player Statistics South Carolina State Passing William Atkins IV 18/28, 151 yards Rushing Kacy Fields 7 carries, 24 yards, TD Receiving Deyandre Ruffin 4 receptions, 41 yards South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 14/20, 236 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Sam Franklin 4 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD Receiving Chas Nimrod 4 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD
Charlotte
Statistics CLTUSF First downs 15 36 Plays–yards 62–279 97–631 Rushes–yards 33–130 62–407 Passing yards 149 224 Passing: comp–att–int 16–29–2 20–35–2 Turnovers 4 4 Time of possession 28:14 31:46 Team Category Player StatisticsCharlotte Passing Zach Wilcke 14/18, 150 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing CJ Stokes 13 carries, 54 yards, TD Receiving Sean Brown 4 receptions, 58 yardsSouth Florida Passing Byrum Brown 19/34, 211 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Byrum Brown 17 carries, 162 yards, TD Receiving Jeremiah Koger 4 receptions, 75 yards, TD
at North Texas
Statistics USFUNT First downs 32 26 Plays–yards 86–580 78–423 Rushes–yards 57–306 29–97 Passing yards 274 326 Passing: comp–att–int 23–29–1 30–49–3 Turnovers 3 5 Time of possession 29:05 30:55 Team Category Player Statistics South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 22/28, 245 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Byrum Brown 21 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jeremiah Koger 4 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 30/48, 326 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Caleb Hawkins 15 carries, 49 yards Receiving Miles Coleman 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD
Florida Atlantic
Statistics FAUUSF First downs 25 26 Plays–yards 88–312 76–522 Rushes–yards 30–23 51–259 Passing yards 289 263 Passing: comp–att–int 41–58–1 15–25–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 31:26 28:34 Team Category Player Statistics Florida Atlantic Passing Caden Veltkamp 35/50, 244 yards, TD, INT Rushing Kaden Shields-Dutton 7 carries, 25 yards Receiving Asaad Waseem 8 receptions, 56 yards South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 14/24, 256 yards, 3 TD Rushing Byrum Brown 14 carries, 111 yards, TD Receiving Jeremiah Koger 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD
at Memphis
Statistics USFMEM First downs 29 30 Plays–yards 82–564 79–450 Rushes–yards 38–295 34–129 Passing yards 269 321 Passing: comp–att–int 26–44–1 28–45–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 26:08 33:52 Team Category Player Statistics South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 26/43, 269 yards, TD, INT Rushing Byrum Brown 21 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD Receiving Keshaun Singleton 7 receptions, 88 yards Memphis Passing Brendon Lewis 27/44, 307 yards, 2 TD Rushing Brendon Lewis 11 carries, 35 yards Receiving Jamari Hawkins 3 receptions, 85 yards
UTSA
Statistics UTSAUSF First downs 25 20 Plays–yards 82–381 50–471 Rushes–yards 38–72 32–238 Passing yards 309 233 Passing: comp–att–int 29–44–1 16–18–0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 39:47 20:13 Team Category Player Statistics UTSA Passing Owen McCown 16/23, 200 yards, TD, INT Rushing Robert Henry 10 carries, 27 yards Receiving Houston Thomas 7 receptions, 77 yards South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 14/15, 239 yards, 2 TD Rushing Byrum Brown 9 carries, 109 yards, TD Receiving Keshaun Singleton 4 receptions, 122 yards, 2 TD
at Navy
Statistics USFNAVY First downs 23 21 Plays–yards 69–556 72–524 Rushes–yards 36–200 53–338 Passing yards 356 186 Passing: comp–att–int 24–33–1 10–19–0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 24:49 3511 Team Category Player Statistics South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 23/32, 327 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Byrum Brown 17 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jeremiah Koger 9 receptions, 112 yards Navy Passing Blake Horvath 8/15, 147 yards, TD Rushing Alex Tecza 12 carries, 126 yards, TD Receiving Eli Heidenreich 5 receptions, 146 yards
at UAB
Statistics USFUAB First downs 24 27 Plays–yards 59–544 83–382 Rushes–yards 34–191 43–131 Passing yards 353 251 Passing: comp–att–int 19–25–0 21–40–3 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 21:52 38:08 Team Category Player Statistics South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 19/25, 353 yards, 3 TD Rushing Nykahi Davenport 17 carries, 121 yards, TD Receiving Mudia Reuben 5 receptions, 174 yards, 2 TD UAB Passing Jalen Kitna 20/36, 230 yards, 3 INT Rushing Isaiah Jacobs 6 carries, 38 yards, TD Receiving Iverson Hooks 10 receptions, 146 yards
Rice
Statistics RICEUSF First downs 13 30 Plays–yards 58–257 77–553 Rushes–yards 40–153 49–272 Passing yards 104 281 Passing: comp–att–int 9–18–0 18–28–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 31:22 28:38 Team Category Player Statistics Rice Passing Drew Devillier 3/9, 65 yards Rushing Tyvonn Byars 6 carries, 46 yards Receiving Aaron Turner 7 receptions, 99 yards South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 16/24, 275 yards, 4 TD Rushing Byrum Brown 15 carries, 104 yards, TD Receiving Keshaun Singleton 6 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD
vs. Old Dominion (Cure Bowl)
Statistics ODUUSF First downs 21 19 Plays–yards 81–382 76–333 Rushes–yards 55–255 35–52 Passing yards 127 281 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–26–0 27–41–4 Turnovers 1 5 Time of possession 31:07 28:53 Team Category Player StatisticsOld Dominion Passing Quinn Henicle 11/25, 127 yards Rushing Quinn Henicle 24 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD Receiving Na'eem Abdur-Raheem Gladding 5 receptions, 60 yardsSouth Florida Passing Gaston Moore 20/28, 236 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Alvon Isaac 7 carries, 41 yards Receiving Christian Neptune 10 receptions, 102 yards
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