2000 South Florida Bulls football team

The 2000 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the fourth team fielded by the school. The Bulls were led by head coach Jim Leavitt in his fourth 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).

2000 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Jim Leavitt (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Canales (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Kravitz (4th season)
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium (41,441, grass)
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Davidson			–						10	–	0
No. 7 Hofstra ^			–						9	–	4
Southern Utah			–						7	–	4
South Florida			–						7	–	4
Elon			–						7	–	4
Morehead State			–						6	–	3
Saint Mary's			–						6	–	5
Charleston Southern			–						5	–	6
Georgetown			–						5	–	6
Jacksonville			–						3	–	8
Samford			–						4	–	7
Cal Poly			–						3	–	8
Liberty			–						3	–	8
Austin Peay			–						2	–	9
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 40–0	30,043
September 9	1:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		L 9–27	63,821
September 16	7:00 p.m.	No. 13 James Madison	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 26–7	23,002	^[1]
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 13–28	21,157
September 30	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Troy State	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	WMOR	W 20–10	25,786
October 7	7:00 p.m.	at No. 18 (I-A) Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	FSNF	L 7–41	26,559
October 21	7:00 p.m.	Liberty	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	FSNF	W 44–6	25,161
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	WMOR	W 21–13	16,585
November 4	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 Western Kentucky	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 30–24	31,104
November 11	3:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee State	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	FSNF	L 9–45	12,147
November 18	3:30 p.m.	Austin Peay	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 59–0	23,390
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2000 South Florida Bulls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 4 DeAndrew Rubin So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 12 Anthony Henry Sr LB 5 Kawika Mitchell So DE 41 Shurron Pierson So DB 32 J. R. Reed Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 7 Bill Gramatica Sr	Head coach Jim Leavitt Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster

After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 2001 NFL Draft

The following Bulls were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
4	96	Kenyatta Jones	Defensive tackle	New England Patriots
4	97	Anthony Henry	Defensive back	Cleveland Browns
4	98	Bill Gramatica	Kicker	Arizona Cardinals

References

1. "Special win for Bulls". The Tampa Tribune. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.