2014 South Florida Bulls football team

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

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 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
UConn		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.	UConn	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN	W 17–14	28,273
September 27	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPNU	L 10–27	78,111
October 11	7:00 p.m.	No. 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	12:00 p.m.	UCF	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (War on I–4)	ESPN2	L 0–16	36,963
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2014 South Florida Bulls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 87 Rodney Adams So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 20 Devin Abraham Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Willie Taggart Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

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

UConn

	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