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2020 South Florida Bulls football
Conference American Athletic Conference
Record1–8 (0–7 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer (1st season)
Home stadium Raymond James Stadium
Seasons
←  2019
2021 →
2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Cincinnati y$   6 – 0     9 – 1  
Tulsa y   6 – 0     6 – 3  
Memphis   5 – 3     8 – 3  
UCF   5 – 3     6 – 4  
SMU   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Houston   3 – 3     3 – 5  
Navy   3 – 4     3 – 7  
Tulane   3 – 5     6 – 6  
East Carolina   3 – 5     3 – 6  
Temple   1 – 6     1 – 6  
South Florida   0 – 7     1 – 8  
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by first-year head coach Jeff Scott and played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They competed as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Schedule

The 2020 South Florida Schedule was initially released on February 24, 2020.

The Bulls had games scheduled against Texas, [1] Bethune–Cookman. [2] and Nevada [3] all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 127:00 p.m. The Citadel*
 ESPNUW 27–6 0
September 192:30 p.m.at No. 7 Notre Dame*
 USAL 0–5210,085
October 33:30 p.m.at No. 15 Cincinnati
 ESPN+L 7–280
October 107:00 p.m. East Carolinadagger
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPN+L 24–446,799
October 1712:00 p.m.at Temple
ESPN+L 37–39782
October 237:30 p.m. Tulsa
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
ESPNL 13–425,142
November 712:00 p.m.at Memphis
ESPN+L 33–3410,300
November 143:30 p.m.at Houston
 ESPN2L 21–568,266
November 273:30 p.m. UCF
 ESPNL 46–588,801

Source: [4]

Personnel

Staff

Name Position Seasons at
South Florida 		Alma Mater
Jeff Scott Head Coach 1 Clemson (2003)
Allen Mogridge Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line 1 North Carolina (1999)
Charlie Weis Jr. Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks 1 Kansas (2015)
Glenn Spencer Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers 1 Georgia Tech (1987)
Daniel Da Prato Special Teams Coordinator 1 Louisiana–Monroe (2003)
Da'Quan Bowers Defensive Line 1 Clemson (2019)
Xavier Dye Wide Receivers 1 Clemson (2010)
Joey King Tight Ends 1 Carson–Newman (2005)
Jules Montinar Cornerbacks / Recruiting Coordinator 1 Eastern Kentucky (2009)
Wes Neighbors Safeties 1 Alabama (2011)
Pat White Running Backs 1 West Virginia (2008)
Brad Scott Chief of Staff 1 South Florida (1979)
Trumain Carroll Director of Football Strength & Conditioning 1 Oklahoma State (2005)
Brandon Roberts Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 1 Middle Tennessee State (2009)

Game summaries

The Citadel

The Citadel at South Florida
1 234Total
Bulldogs 3 300 6
• Bulls 7 1307 27
   
Scoring summary
104:07CITColby Kinter 45-yard field goal
(10 plays, 38 yards, 4:16)		CIT 3–0
00:49USFDeVontres Dukes 10-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick)
(8 plays, 62 yards, 3:18)		USF 7–3
211:08CITColby Kinter 41-yard field goal
(10 plays, 54 yards, 4:41)		USF 7–6
06:52USFOmarion Dollison 0-yard punt returned (Spencer Shrader PAT failed)
(3 plays, −6 yards, 1:31)		USF 13–6
02:41USFNoah Johnson 9-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick)
(5 plays, 60 yards, 2:44)		USF 20–6
406:55USFKelley Jonier 3-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick)
(7 plays, 86 yards, 2:59)		USF 27–6
See also: 2020 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
Pregame line Over/under
USF −18.5 55.5
Statistics The Citadel South Florida
First downs 16 20
Total yards 284 404
Rushing yards 200 302
Passing yards 84 102
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 32:17 27:43
Team Category Player Statistics
The Citadel Passing Brandon Rainey 4/18, 84 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Brandon Rainey 20 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Ryan McCarthy 2 receptions, 44 yards
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 11/16, 68 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kelley Joiner 8 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Bryce Miller 3 receptions, 36 yards

At Notre Dame

South Florida at Notre Dame
1 234Total
Bulls 0 000 0
• No. 7 Fighting Irish 14 21107 52
    
Scoring summary
112:05ND Ian Book 4-yard rush (Jonathan Doerer kick)
(7 plays, 54 yards, 2:55)		ND 7–0
07:06NDChris Tyree 1-yard rush (Jonathan Doerer kick)
(7 plays, 43 yards, 3:24)		ND 14–0
214:25NDIan Book 1-yard rush (Jonathan Doerer kick)
(11 plays, 58 yards, 5:07)		ND 21–0
11:15NDC'Bo Flemister 26-yard rush (Jonathan Doerer kick)
(5 plays, 53 yards, 1:57)		ND 28–0
01:55NDIan Book 1-yard rush (Jonathan Doerer kick)
(4 plays, 25 yards, 0:54)		ND 35–0
306:34NDJonathan Doerer 22-yard field goal
(10 plays, 60 yards, 3:21)		ND 38–0
03:23NDJordan Botelho 1-yard blocked punt returned (Jonathan Doerer kick)
(6 plays, 27 yards, 3:11)		ND 45–0
402:15NDJafar Armstrong 5-yard rush (Dawson Goepferich kick)
(10 plays, 66 yards, 7:00)		ND 52–0
See also: 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Pregame line Over/under
ND −25.5 48.5 [5]
Statistics South Florida Notre Dame
First downs 11 21
Total yards 231 429
Rushing yards 106 281
Passing yards 125 148
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 27:33 32:27
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 8/14, 64 yards
Rushing Johnny Ford 6 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Latrell Williams 2 receptions, 48 yards
Notre Dame Passing Ian Book 12/19, 143 yards
Rushing C'Bo Flemister 13 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tommy Tremble 3 receptions, 60 yards

At Cincinnati

South Florida at Cincinnati
1 234Total
Bulls 0 070 7
• No. 15 Bearcats 7 7140 28
  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Location: Nippert Stadium
    Cincinnati, OH
  • Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: 6 SW MPH
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers ( ESPN+): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)
  
Scoring summary
104:28CIN Gerrid Doaks 10-yard rush (Cole Smith kick)
(13 plays, 92 yards, 6:02)		CIN 7–0
200:39CINJosh Whyle 13-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(11 plays, 65 yards, 4:53)		CIN 14–0
304:01CINBruno Labelle 3-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)
(8 plays, 67 yards, 4:10)		CIN 21–0
00:49USFJohnny Ford 2-yard rush (Jared Sackett kick)
(10 plays, 65 yards, 3:06)		CIN 21–7
00:36CINTre Tucker 97-yard kickoff returned (Cole Smith kick)
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		CIN 28–7
See also: 2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Pregame line Over/under
CIN −22.5 45 [6]
Statistics South Florida Cincinnati
First downs 19 22
Total yards 291 332
Rushing yards 83 189
Passing yards 208 143
Turnovers 5 4
Time of possession 23:36 36:24
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 12/21, 137 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Leonard Parker 7 carries, 51 yards
Receiving DeVontres Dukes 3 receptions, 47 yards
Cincinnati Passing Desmond Ridder 16/26, 143 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Gerrid Doaks 22 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jayshon Jackson 3 receptions, 47 yards

East Carolina

East Carolina at South Florida
1 234Total
• Pirates 17 1476 44
Bulls 7 1007 24
  • Date: October 10, 2020
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, FL
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,799
  • Referee: Anthony Calabre
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Stanford Routt (analyst)
        
Scoring summary
110:35ECUJake Verity 25-yard field goal
(11 plays, 67 yards, 4:25)		ECU 3–0
08:58USFJohnny Ford 8-yard rush (Kenny Scribner kick)
(6 plays, 65 yards, 1:37)		USF 7–3
03:50ECUDarius Pinnix 2-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(12 plays, 59 yards, 5:08)		ECU 10–7
00:16ECUC. J. Johnson 75-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(3 plays, 78 yards, 1:16)		ECU 17–7
213:18ECURahjai Harris 42-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(1 play, 42 yards, 0:08)		ECU 24–7
04:59USFJohnny Ford 7-yard rush (Kenny Scribner kick)
(5 plays, 80 yards, 1:55)		ECU 24–14
02:17ECURahjai Harris 10-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)
(1 play, 10 yards, 0:05)		ECU 31–14
00:32USFJared Sackett 31-yard field goal
(11 plays, 61 yards, 1:45)		ECU 31–17
300:10ECUC. J. Johnson 14-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)
(8 plays, 50 yards, 4:23)		ECU 38–17
413:20ECUJake Verity 42-yard field goal
(4 plays, 6 yards, 1:33)		ECU 41–17
03:14ECUJake Verity 37-yard field goal
(15 plays, 54 yards, 8:46)		ECU 44–17
00:31USFNoah Johnson 15-yard rush (Jared Sackett kick)
(7 plays, 54 yards, 2:43)		ECU 44–24
See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team
Pregame line Over/under
USF −5.5 58 [7]
Statistics East Carolina South Florida
First downs 21 22
Total yards 432 398
Rushing yards 210 92
Passing yards 222 306
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 35:36 24:24
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 17/26, 222 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Rahjai Harris 19 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD
Receiving C. J. Johnson 3 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TDs
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 26/35, 298 yards
Rushing Johnny Ford 8 carries, 44 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Latrell Williams 8 receptions, 93 yards

At Temple

South Florida at Temple
1 234Total
Bulls 7 14106 37
• Owls 10 7913 39
  • Date: October 17, 2020
  • Location: Lincoln Financial Field
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes
  • Game attendance: 782
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNW 9 MPH
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers ( ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
         
Scoring summary
110:10TEMJadan Blue 5-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)
(8 plays, 50 yards, 2:57)		TEM 7–0
08:26TEMWill Mobley 24-yard field goal
(4 plays, 5 yards, 1:10)		TEM 10–0
04:34USFRandall St. Felix 13-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick)
(10 plays, 49 yards, 3:44)		TEM 10–7
209:39USFDeVontres Dukes 28-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick)
(10 plays, 95 yards, 3:20)		USF 14–10
05:16TEMJadan Blue 13-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)
(11 plays, 73 yards, 4:17)		TEM 17–14
01:18USFNoah Johnson 2-yard rush (Jared Sackett kick)
(4 plays, 35 yards, 0:59)		USF 21–17
308:14TEMWill Mobley 26-yard field goal
(16 plays, 66 yards, 6:46)		USF 21–20
05:39USFJohnny Ford 13-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick)
(8 plays, 46 yards, 2:24)		USF 28–20
03:16USFJared Sackett 29-yard field goal
(4 plays, −2 yards, 1:01)		USF 31–20
01:07TEMBranden Mack 12-yard pass from Anthony Russo (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)
(7 plays, 57 yards, 2:09)		USF 31–26
409:52TEMArnold Ebiketie 11-yard fumble returned (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)
(4 plays, 8 yards, 1:37)		TEM 32–31
04:28TEMRandle Jones 13-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)
(11 plays, 81 yards, 3:47)		TEM 39–31
01:03USFLeonard Parker 1-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)
(12 plays, 72 yards, 3:21)		TEM 39–37
See also: 2020 Temple Owls football team
Pregame line Over/under
TEM −14 53 [8]
Statistics South Florida Temple
First downs 21 32
Total yards 324 416
Rushing yards 143 146
Passing yards 181 270
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 27:39 32:21
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 15/26, 182 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Johnny Ford 15 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Omarion Dollison 4 receptions, 64 yards
Temple Passing Anthony Russo 30/42, 270 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 25 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Randle Jones 8 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

Tulsa

Tulsa at South Florida
1 234Total
• Golden Hurricane 7 14210 42
Bulls 6 070 13
      
Scoring summary
112:10TULJuanCarlos Santana 33 Yd pass from Zach Smith (Zack Long Kick)
(4 plays, 65 yards, 1:05)		TUL 7–0
09:59USFJared Sackett 39 Yd Field Goal
(6 plays, 17 yards, 1:20)		TUL 7–3
06:57USFJared Sackett 25 Yd Field Goal
(4 plays, 1 yard, 1:18)		TUL 7–6
212:23TULCorey Taylor II 5 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick)
(10 plays, 73 yards, 4:34)		TUL 14–6
04:54TUL Deneric Prince 27 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick)
(12 plays, 80 yards, 4:43)		TUL 21–6
308:43USFBryce Miller 4 Yd pass from Noah Johnson (Jared Sackett Kick)
(10 plays, 72 yards, 4:57)		TUL 21–13
07:26TULDeneric Prince 62 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17)		TUL 28–13
05:56TUL Zaven Collins 38 Yd Interception Return (Zack Long Kick)
(3 plays, 4 yards, 1:30)		TUL 35–13
02:21TULCorey Taylor II 1 Yd Run (Zack Long Kick)
(7 plays, 56 yards, 2:12)		TUL 42–13
See also: 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Pregame line Over/under
TUL −12 51.5 [9]
Statistics Tulsa South Florida
First downs 21 17
Total yards 462 305
Rushing yards 227 122
Passing yards 235 183
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 28:33 31:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulsa Passing Zach Smith 16/24, 233 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Deneric Prince 15 carries, 109 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Sam Crawford Jr. 4 receptions, 82 yards
South Florida Passing Noah Johnson 18/27, 150 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Cade Fortin 4 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Omarion Dollison 6 receptions, 54 yards

At Memphis

South Florida at Memphis
1 234Total
Bulls 3 2433 33
• Tigers 6 7714 34
  • Date: November 7, 2020
  • Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
    Memphis, TN
  • Game start: 11:05 a.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 14 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,300
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers ( ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
         
Scoring summary
112:19USFSpencer Shrader 49-yard field goal
(4 plays, 2 yards, 1:23)		USF 3–0
07:32MEM Riley Patterson 52-yard field goal
(5 plays, 31 yards, 1:37)		TIE 3–3
03:33MEMRiley Patterson 33-yard field goal
(7 plays, 43 yards, 2:14)		MEM 6–3
214:18USFSpencer Shrader 47-yard field goal
(11 plays, 46 yards, 4:15)		TIE 6–6
13:02USFDaquan Evans 51-yard interception returned (Jared Sackett kick)
(3 plays, 10 yards, 1:09)		USF 13–6
11:33MEMCalvin Austin III 65-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)
(3 plays, 69 yards, 1:23)		TIE 13–13
11:24USFKelley Joiner Jr. 75-yard pass from Noah Johnson (Jared Sackett kick)
(1 play, 75 yards, 0:09)		USF 20–13
03:52USFMitchell Brinkman 3-yard pass from Noah Johnson (Jared Sackett kick)
(7 plays, 63 yards, 3:05)		USF 27–13
308:52MEMSean Dykes 5-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)
(10 plays, 59 yards, 5:09)		USF 27–20
03:58USFSpencer Shrader 41-yard field goal
(11 plays, 67 yards, 4:50)		USF 30–20
404:36USFSpencer Shrader 46-yard field goal
(6 plays, 20 yards, 3:39)		USF 33–20
03:19MEMSean Dykes 10-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)
(7 plays, 72 yards, 1:17)		USF 33–27
01:03MEMCalvin Austin III 9-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)
(8 plays, 76 yards, 1:20)		MEM 34–33
See also: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team
Pregame line Over/under
 MEM −17.5 67.5 [10]
Statistics South Florida Memphis
First downs 16  24
Total yards 330  535
Rushing yards 113  98
Passing yards 217  437
Turnovers 0  1
Time of possession 29:25  30:35
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Noah Johnson  20–29, 217 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Brian Battie  10 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Kelley Joiner  3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
Memphis Passing Brady White  30–50, 437 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Kylan Watkins  10 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Sean Dykes  7 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TDs

At Houston

South Florida at Houston
1 234Total
Bulls 0 0714 21
• Cougars 14 141414 56
  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Location: TDECU Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:35 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes
  • Game attendance: 8,266
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 10 MPH
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers ( ESPN2/ ESPN+): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Stanford Routt (analyst)
       
Scoring summary
114:04HOUBryson Smith 28-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick)
(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56)		HOU 7–0
02:05HOUClayton Tune 26-yard rush (Kyle Ramsey kick)
(6 plays, 80 yards, 3:05)		HOU 14–0
210:06HOUClayton Tune 13-yard rush (Kyle Ramsey kick)
(6 plays, 56 yards, 2:19)		HOU 21–0
07:16HOUKeith Corbin 33-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick)
(3 plays, 53 yards, 1:05)		HOU 28–0
313:51HOUMarcus Jones 72-yard punt returned (Kyle Ramsey kick)
(3 plays, 4 yards, 1:09)		HOU 35–0
06:07HOUDerek Parish 85-yard fumble returned (Kyle Ramsey kick)
(10 plays, 49 yards, 3:59)		HOU 42–0
03:37USFLeonard Parker 2-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick)
(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:30)		HOU 42–7
411:50USFOmarion Dollison 2-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick)
(11 plays, 83 yards, 4:25)		HOU 42–14
10:22USFBentlee Sanders 38-yard interception returned (Spencer Shrader kick)
(3 plays, 9 yards, 1:28)		HOU 42–21
05:35HOUChristian Trahan 6-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Kyle Ramsey kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 5:00)		HOU 49–21
05:15HOUJames Fullbright III 14-yard rush (Kyle Ramsey kick)
(1 play, 14 yards, 0:07)		HOU 56–21
See also: 2020 Houston Cougars football team
Pregame line Over/under
HOU −14.5  58.5 [11]
Statistics South Florida Houston
First downs 23 25
Total yards 359  505
Rushing yards 136  319
Passing yards 223  186
Turnovers 2  1
Time of possession  31:01  28:59
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud  14–29, 180 yards, 1TD
Rushing Brian Battie  13 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Bryce Miller  5 receptions, 53 yards
Houston Passing Clayton Tune  14–25, 165 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Clayton Tune  10 carries, 120 yards, 2TDs
Receiving Keith Corbin  4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

UCF

UCF at South Florida
1 234Total
• Knights 14 171413 58
Bulls 7 71418 46
            
Scoring summary
107:37USFDeVontres Dukes 23-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick)
(8 plays, 80 yards, 1:54)		USF 7–0
05:07UCFBentavious Thompson 27-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)
(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:30)		TIE 7–7
00:25UCFJake Hescock 1-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)
(11 plays, 78 yards, 3:31)		UCF 14–7
213:09UCFJacob Harris 20-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)
(2 plays, 71 yards, 0:23)		UCF 21–7
06:14UCFJacob Harris 25-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)
(7 plays, 49 yards, 1:34)		UCF 28–7
02:29USFBryce Miller 5-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick)
(11 plays, 75 yards, 3:45)		UCF 28–14
00:09UCFDaniel Obarski 23-yard field goal
(10 plays, 69 yards, 2:20)		UCF 31–14
307:57UCFJordan McCloud 3-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick)
(9 plays, 80 yards, 3:15)		UCF 31–21
06:32UCFJacob Harris 47-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)
(4 plays, 69 yards, 1:25)		UCF 38–21
02:19USFDeVontres Dukes 14-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Spencer Shrader kick)
(11 plays, 86 yards, 4:13)		UCF 38–28
01:13UCFDillon Gabriel 12-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)
(4 plays, 45 yards, 1:06)		UCF 45–28
412:21USFJared Sackett 30-yard field goal
(10 plays, 62 yards, 3:52)		UCF 45–31
10:10USFBrian Battie 1-yard rush (Spencer Shrader kick)
(3 plays, 48 yards, 0:57)		UCF 45–38
06:34UCFGreg McCrae 20-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)
(5 plays, 40 yards, 2:27)		UCF 52–38
01:40UCFBentavious Thompson 2-yard rush (Daniel Obarski PAT failed)
(6 plays, 34 yards, 3:51)		UCF 58–38
00:14USFBryce Miller 19-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jordan McCloud two-point conversion rush)
(4 plays, 60 yards, 1:26)		UCF 58–46
See also: 2020 UCF Knights football team and War on I-4
Pregame line Over/under
UCF –25 70.5
Statistics UCF South Florida
First downs 28  38
Total yards  577  646
Rushing yards  241  242
Passing yards  336  404
Turnovers  1  2
Time of possession  26:41  33:19
Team Category Player Statistics
UCF Passing Dillon Gabriel  22-36, 336 yards, 4TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Greg McCrae  25 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jacob Harris  5 receptions, 110 yards, 3 TDs
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud  32-46, 404 yards, 4TDs
Rushing Kelley Joiner  14 carries, 116 yards
Receiving Bryce Miller  11 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TDs

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP——*RV———————————
Coaches——*RV———————————
CFPNot released—Not released

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