American college football season
The 2008 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was Jim Leavitt, and the USF Bulls played all of their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The 2008 college football season was the 12th season overall for the Bulls and their fourth season in the Big East Conference. The 2008 season was the first in which the team was ranked in the preseason rankings.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | UT Martin* | No. 19 | | Big East Network | W 56–7 | 48,058 |
September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at UCF* | No. 17 | | ESPN2 | W 31–24 OT | 46,805 |
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 13 Kansas* | No. 19 | - Raymond James Stadium
- Tampa, FL
| ESPN2 | W 37–34 | 58,755 |
September 20 | 5:00 p.m. | at FIU* | No. 12 | | ESPNU | W 17–9 | 16,717 |
September 27 | 7:30 p.m. | at NC State* | No. 13 | | ESPNU | W 41–10 | 57,583 |
| 7:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh | No. 10 | - Raymond James Stadium
- Tampa, FL
| ESPN | L 21–26 | 50,307 |
October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 19 | - Raymond James Stadium
- Tampa, FL
| Big East Network | W 45–13 | 51,384 |
October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at Louisville | No. 14 | | Big East Network | L 20–24 | 40,384 |
| 7:30 p.m. | at Cincinnati | No. 24 | | ESPN | L 10–24 | 31,175 |
November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Rutgers | | - Raymond James Stadium
- Tampa, FL
| Big East Network | L 16–49 | 47,216 |
| 8:00 p.m. | UConn | | - Raymond James Stadium
- Tampa, FL
| ESPN | W 17–13 | 42,422 |
December 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at West Virginia | | | ESPN2 | L 7–13 | 48,019 |
December 20 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. Memphis* | | | ESPN2 | W 41–14 | 25,205 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Schedule dates, times, and opponents are subject to change.
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 19 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 24 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 23 | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — |
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Harris | Not released | 12 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 23 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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BCS | Not released | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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