# 2024 South Florida Bulls football team

The 2024 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by Alex Golesh in his second year as the head coach. The Bulls played home games at Raymond James Stadium, located in Tampa, Florida.

## Preseason
### Coaching changes

Additions FIU cornerbacks coach DeMarcus Van Dyke was hired to be the cornerbacks coach.
Tennessee offensive analyst Micah James was hired to be the running backs coach.
Albany tight ends coach De'Vonte Danzey was hired to be a quality control analyst working with the offensive line.
West Alabama defensive line coach Larry Scott III was hired to be a quality control analyst working with the defensive line.
Departures Associate head coach, run game coordinator, and running backs coach Matt Merritt was hired as the running backs coach for Miami (FL).
Cornerbacks coach Matt Birkett was fired.
Tight ends coach Clay Patterson was hired as the co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for Kent State.
Promotions Offensive line coach Tyler Hudanick was promoted to run game coordinator and offensive line coach.
Wide receivers coach L'Damian Washington was promoted to pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach.
Senior offensive quality control analyst Jack Taylor was promoted to tight ends coach.

### Other

On June 23, 2024, redshirt sophomore tight end Teigan Martin died in a single-car accident while visiting his family in Carver County, Minnesota.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman* | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ESPN+ | W 48–3 | 36,694 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Alabama* | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | ESPN | L 16–42 | 100,077 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | W 49–24 | 23,537 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 Miami (FL)* | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ESPN | L 15–50 | 58,616 |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tulane | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNU | L 10–45 | 20,783 |
| October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis | Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL | ESPN+ | L 3–21 | 3,365 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | UAB | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ESPN+ | W 35–25 | 28,154 |
| November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ESPN2 | W 44–21 | 20,111 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Navy | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ESPN2 | L 7–28 | 34,091 |
| November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at Charlotte | Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC | ESPN+ | W 59–24 | 15,030 |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulsa | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ESPN+ | W 63–30 | 27,623 |
| November 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at Rice | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | L 28–35 | 16,430 |
| December 24 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. San Jose State* | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HI (Hawaii Bowl) | ESPN | W 41–39 $^{5OT}$ | 6,720 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll - Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Bethune–Cookman (FCS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats (FCS) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bulls | 14 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 48 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
* Date: August 31st
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 36,694
* Referee: James Jones
* TV announcers (ESPN+): AJ Ricketts (play-by-play) and Patrick Murray (analyst)
| Statistics | BCU | USF |
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 74–170 | 69–403 |
| Rushes–yards | 41–48 | 46–231 |
| Passing yards | 122 | 172 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–33–2 | 15–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 37:40 | 22:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bethune–Cookman | Passing | Cam'Ron Ransom | 12/19, 85 yards, 1 INT |
| Bethune–Cookman | Rushing | Courtney Reese | 10 carries, 16 yards |
| Bethune–Cookman | Receiving | Lorenzo Jenkins | 5 receptions, 53 yards |
| South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 13/20, 152 yards |
| South Florida | Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 14 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD |
| South Florida | Receiving | Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen | 5 receptions, 73 yards |

### at No. 4 Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| No. 4 Crimson Tide | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 42 |
at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
* Date: September 7th
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 100,077
* Referee: Ken Williamson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | USF | ALA |
| First downs | 21 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 82–309 | 68–393 |
| Rushes–yards | 46–206 | 42–199 |
| Passing yards | 103 | 194 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–36–0 | 16–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:47 | 31:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 15/35, 103 yards |
| South Florida | Rushing | Byrum Brown | 23 carries, 108 yards |
| South Florida | Receiving | Sean Atkins | 4 receptions, 35 yards |
| Alabama | Passing | Jalen Milroe | 16/26, 194 yards, 2 TD |
| Alabama | Rushing | Jam Miller | 15 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD |
| Alabama | Receiving | Ryan Williams | 4 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD |

### at Southern Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi
* Date: September 14th
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NW at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
* Game attendance: 23,537
* Referee: Edwin Lee
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Baker (play-by-play) and Austin Davis (analyst)
| Statistics | USF | USM |
| First downs | 27 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 81–562 | 61–487 |
| Rushes–yards | 51–369 | 28–90 |
| Passing yards | 193 | 397 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–30–0 | 19–33–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:39 | 26:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 19/29, 193 yards, 2 TD |
| South Florida | Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 10 carries, 117 yards, 2 TD |
| South Florida | Receiving | Sean Atkins | 5 receptions, 87 yards |
| Southern Miss | Passing | Ethan Crawford | 6/13, 183 yards, 1 INT |
| Southern Miss | Rushing | Rodrigues Clark | 15 carries, 85 yards |
| Southern Miss | Receiving | Tiaquelin Mims | 6 receptions, 128 yards |

### No. 8 Miami (FL)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Hurricanes | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 50 |
| Bulls | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
* Date: September 21st
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 58,616
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | MIA | USF |
| First downs | 27 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 63–592 | 75–365 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–188 | 32–62 |
| Passing yards | 404 | 303 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–34–1 | 26–43–2 |
| Time of possession | 31:22 | 28:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami (FL) | Passing | Cameron Ward | 24/34, 404 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Miami (FL) | Rushing | Jordan Lyle | 6 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD |
| Miami (FL) | Receiving | Isaiah Horton | 8 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD |
| South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 19/30, 254 yards |
| South Florida | Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 6 carries, 31 yards |
| South Florida | Receiving | Sean Atkins | 11 receptions, 125 yards |

### at Tulane

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Green Wave | 14 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: September 28th
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 20,783
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
| Statistics | USF | TULN |
| First downs | 12 | 30 |
| Plays–yards | 53–201 | 73–528 |
| Rushes–yards | 25–26 | 50–198 |
| Passing yards | 175 | 330 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–28–0 | 19–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 17:59 | 42:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Florida | Passing | Byrum Brown | 12/18, 134 yards |
| South Florida | Rushing | Nay'Quan Wright | 7 carries, 38 yards |
| South Florida | Receiving | Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen | 5 receptions, 84 yards |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 18/22, 326 yards, 3 TD |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 17 carries, 61 yards, 2 TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Dontae Fleming | 7 receptions, 128 yards, TD |

### Memphis

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Bulls | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida
* Date: October 12th
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 3,365
* Referee: Charles Lamertina
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Drew Fellios (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)
| Statistics | MEM | USF |
| First downs | 17 | 12 |
| Plays–yards | 71–345 | 60–258 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–137 | 19–24 |
| Passing yards | 208 | 234 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 28–40–1 | 22–41–1 |
| Time of possession | 41:38 | 18:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Memphis | Passing | Seth Henigan | 28/40, 208 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Memphis | Rushing | Brandon Thomas | 13 carries, 67 yards |
| Memphis | Receiving | Anthony Landphere | 6 receptions, 64 yards |
| South Florida | Passing | Bryce Archie | 22/41, 234 yards, INT |
| South Florida | Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 9 carries, 22 yards |
| South Florida | Receiving | Joshua Hardeman | 2 receptions, 69 yards |

### UAB

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 35 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
* Date: October 19th
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NE 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
* Game attendance: 28,154
* Referee: Steve Anderson
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
| Statistics | UAB | USF |
| First downs | 26 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 90–485 | 73–355 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–101 | 41–154 |
| Passing yards | 384 | 201 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 33–56–1 | 17–32–1 |
| Time of possession | 34:35 | 25:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UAB | Passing | Jalen Kitna | 33/56, 384 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| UAB | Rushing | Lee Beebe Jr. | 18 carries, 68 yards |
| UAB | Receiving | Amare Thomas | 8 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD |
| South Florida | Passing | Bryce Archie | 17/31, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| South Florida | Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 15 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD |
| South Florida | Receiving | Keshaun Singleton | 4 receptions, 105 yards, TD |

### at Florida Atlantic

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 44 |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
* Date: November 1st
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 20,111
* Referee: Edwin Lee
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
| Statistics | USF | FAU |
| First downs | 25 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 75–525 | 80–485 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–319 | 38–179 |
| Passing yards | 206 | 306 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–32–0 | 22–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:15 | 33:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Florida | Passing | Bryce Archie | 19/32, 206 yards, 2 TD |
| South Florida | Rushing | Nay'Quan Wright | 17 carries, 117 yards, TD |
| South Florida | Receiving | Sean Atkins | 6 receptions, 57 yards, TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Cam Fancher | 22/42, 306 yards, TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | CJ Campbell Jr. | 12 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | CJ Campbell Jr. | 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD |

### Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
* Date: November 9th
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
* Game attendance: 34,091
* Referee: Kevin Randall
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)
| Statistics | NAVY | USF |
| First downs | 18 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 70–379 | 69–342 |
| Rushes–yards | 59–321 | 25–60 |
| Passing yards | 58 | 282 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 6–11–0 | 26–44–2 |
| Time of possession | 38:32 | 21:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Navy | Passing | Blake Horvath | 6/11, 58 yards, TD |
| Navy | Rushing | Eli Heidenreich | 6 carries, 84 yards, TD |
| Navy | Receiving | Alex Tecza | 1 reception, 38 yards, TD |
| South Florida | Passing | Bryce Archie | 26/43, 282 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| South Florida | Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 9 carries, 23 yards |
| South Florida | Receiving | JeyQuan Smith | 2 receptions, 85 yards |

### at Charlotte

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 7 | 31 | 14 | 59 |
| 49ers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
* Date: November 16th
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NW 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
* Game attendance: 15,030
* Referee: Charles Lamertina
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), Reggie Walker (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
| Statistics | USF | CLT |
| First downs | 26 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 65–551 | 74–347 |
| Rushes–yards | 48–425 | 35–91 |
| Passing yards | 126 | 256 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–17–1 | 17–39–2 |
| Time of possession | 25:55 | 34:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Florida | Passing | Bryce Archie | 11/16, 126 yards, INT |
| South Florida | Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 9 carries, 140 yards, 2 TD |
| South Florida | Receiving | Nay'Quan Wright | 2 receptions, 50 yards |
| Charlotte | Passing | Deshawn Purdie | 17/39, 256 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Charlotte | Rushing | Cartevious Norton | 10 carries, 30 yards, 2 TD |
| Charlotte | Receiving | Isaiah Myers | 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD |

### Tulsa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 30 |
| Bulls | 28 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 63 |
at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida
* Date: November 23rd
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SE 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 27,623
* Referee: Steven Anderson
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
| Statistics | TLSA | USF |
| First downs | 21 | 31 |
| Plays–yards | 81–478 | 91–715 |
| Rushes–yards | 47–223 | 52–308 |
| Passing yards | 255 | 407 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–34–3 | 27–39–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:57 | 31:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulsa | Passing | Cooper Legas | 10/25, 113 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Tulsa | Rushing | Anthony Watkins | 15 carries, 101 yards, TD |
| Tulsa | Receiving | Joseph Williams | 6 receptions, 126 yards, TD |
| South Florida | Passing | Bryce Archie | 21/31, 305 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| South Florida | Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 10 carries, 131 yards, 2 TD |
| South Florida | Receiving | Keshaun Singleton | 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD |

### at Rice

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Owls | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas
* Date: November 30th
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: E 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 16,430
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Salzman (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
| Statistics | USF | RICE |
| First downs | 18 | 27 |
| Plays–yards | 72–431 | 82–550 |
| Rushes–yards | 30–111 | 40–120 |
| Passing yards | 320 | 430 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–42–1 | 27–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 21:23 | 38:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Florida | Passing | Bryce Archie | 19/35, 227 yards, TD, INT |
| South Florida | Rushing | Nay'Quan Wright | 6 carries, 35 yards, TD |
| South Florida | Receiving | Sean Atkins | 7 receptions, 110 yards, TD |
| Rice | Passing | E. J. Warner | 27/42, 430 yards, 3 TD |
| Rice | Rushing | Christian Francisco | 12 carries, 42 yards |
| Rice | Receiving | Matt Sykes | 7 receptions, 118 yards |

### vs San Jose State (Hawaii Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41 |
| Spartans | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
at Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
* Date: December 24th
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: ENE at 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
* Game attendance: 6,720
* Referee: Tim Barker
* TV announcers (ESPN): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline) (ESPN)/Kevin Winter (play-by-play) and Trevor Matich (analyst) (ESPN Radio)
| Statistics | USF | SJSU |
| First downs | 15 | 29 |
| Total yards | 291 | 441 |
| Rushing yards | 235 | 280 |
| Passing yards | 56 | 161 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–35–1 | 33–58–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:27 | 32:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Florida | Passing | Bryce Archie | 24/35, 235 yards, INT |
| South Florida | Rushing | Kelley Joiner | 11 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD |
| South Florida | Receiving | Sean Atkins | 11 receptions, 13 targets, 104 yards |
| San Jose State | Passing | Walker Eget | 33/58, 280 yds, 2 TDs, INT |
| San Jose State | Rushing | Lamar Radcliffe | 15 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD |
| San Jose State | Receiving | Matthew Coleman | 12 receptions, 15 targets, 109 yards, 1 TD |