2001 South Florida Bulls football team

2001 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	Independent
2001 record	8–3
Head coach	Jim Leavitt (5th year)
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium (66,321, grass)

2001 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
South Florida			–						8	–	3
Troy			–						7	–	4
UCF			–						6	–	5
Notre Dame			–						5	–	6
Utah State			–						4	–	7
Connecticut			–						2	–	9
Navy			–						0	–	10
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the fifth team fielded by the school. The Bulls were led by head coach Jim Leavitt in his fifth year, played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and competed as a Division I-A Independent. The Bulls finished the season with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:30 PM	at Northern Illinois		Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	FSNF	L 17–20	14,426
September 8	1:30 PM	at Pittsburgh		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	FSNF	W 35–26	39,542
September 22	8:00 PM	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	WMOR	L 9–17	26,488
September 29	7:00 PM	North Texas		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL		W 28–10	25,156
October 6	8:00 PM	at Utah		Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	WMOR	L 21–52	30,818
October 13	7:00 PM	Connecticut		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL		W 40–21	26,802
October 20	7:00 PM	Southern Utah		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL		W 42–12	26,624
October 27	7:00 PM	Liberty		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	FSNF	W 68–37	21,056
November 3	7:00 PM	Houston		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL		W 45–6	32,711
November 10	7:00 PM	Western Illinois		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL		W 48–17	23,252
November 24	7:00 PM	Utah State		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL		W 34–13	25,136
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: GoUSFBulls.com: Football – 2001 Schedule & Results^[1]

References

1. "2001 USF Schedule & Results". GoUSFBulls.com. University of South Florida. Retrieved September 30, 2012.