1999 South Florida Bulls football team

1999 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Jim Leavitt (3rd season)
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium (41,441, grass)

1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Hofstra ^			–						11	–	2
No. 21 Elon			–						9	–	2
Davidson			–						8	–	3
Southern Utah			–						8	–	3
No. 23 South Florida			–						7	–	4
Samford			–						7	–	4
St. Johns (NY)			–						7	–	4
Morehead State			–						5	–	5
Charleston Southern			–						4	–	6
Liberty			–						4	–	7
Jacksonville			–						3	–	6
Cal Poly			–						3	–	8
Austin Peay			–						3	–	8
Saint Mary's			–						2	–	9
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the third team fielded by the school. The Bulls were led by head coach Jim Leavitt in his third year, played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida and competed as a Division I-AA Independent. The Bulls finished the season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4). William Pukylo corner back led team in interceptions with 8, named Bulls defensive player of the year.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	9:00 p.m.	at San Diego State		Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPNGP	L 12–41	25,576
September 11	7:00 p.m.	SW Texas State		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	WMOR	W 17–10	26,282
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky		L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY		W 21–6	7,500
September 25	7:00 p.m.	Troy State		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	WMOR	L 24–41	17,311
October 2	7:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 21–14	25,029
October 9	7:00 p.m.	Liberty		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 28–0	25,112
October 16	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 Illinois State	No. 19	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	WMOR	W 14–13	22,054
October 23	7:00 p.m.	New Hampshire		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	SCF	W 42–41 OT	24,004
October 30	1:30 p.m.	at James Madison	No. 17	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	SCF	L 3–13	15,000
November 6	7:00 p.m.	New Haven	No. 21	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 41–27	27,307
November 13	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 Hofstra	No. 18	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		L 23–42	25,583
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: GoUSFBulls.com: Football – 1999 Schedule & Results

Roster

1999 South Florida Bulls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense William Pukylo CB Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 7 Bill Gramatica Jr	Head coach Jim Leavitt Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster