The coaching vacancy left by Willie Taggart was filled when USF hired Charlie Strong as head coach on December 11, 2016.[1] Strong had been the head coach at the University of Texas before being fired after three seasons.
Sterlin Gilbert was named the new offensive coordinator on January 5, 2017.[2] Gilbert had been Charlie Strong's offensive coordinator at Texas in 2016. USF hired Brian Jean-Mary as the new defensive coordinator on January 8, 2017.[3] Jean-Mary has been on Charlie Strong's coaching staff since Strong started coaching at Louisville in 2010. He was Texas's linebackers coach in 2016.
Disciplinary issuesedit
In late March 2017, senior USF defensive back Hassan Childs was dismissed from the team after being involved in a road rage incident in which he was shot three times. He was charged with aggravated assault and marijuana possession after the incident.[4]
In early May, another USF player was arrested, this time defensive end LaDarrius Jackson, who was charged with assaulting a female in student housing.[5] Judge Margaret Taylor, of Hillsborough County, criticized head coach Charlie Strong's lack of control over his players, saying that she was "ashamed of being an alum." Coach Strong had only been employed at the school for five months at the time of Jackson's arrest and had not recruited either of the players in question. A video of Judge Taylor's comments went viral, and she later recused herself from the case.[6]
Preseasonedit
In the preseason AAC media poll, the Bulls were picked to finish first in the East Division of the AAC, receiving all 30 first-place votes.[7] They also received 26 of 30 votes as the favorite to win the AAC championship.[7]
Scheduleedit
South Florida announced their 2017 football schedule on February 9, 2017.[8]
^John Del Bianco (December 11, 2016). "South Florida hires Charlie Strong". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^Allison Leslie (January 5, 2017). "South Florida Hires Sterlin Gilbert As Offensive coordinator". Sports Talk Florida. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^Jeff Odom (January 8, 2017). "USF hires Brian Jean-Mary as defensive coordinator". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^Nick Simon (March 28, 2017). "Hassan Childs dismissed from USF football". The Daily Stampede. Vox Media. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^Joey Knight (May 2, 2017). "USF football player LaDarrius Jackson arrested on sexual battery charge". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^Mark Schlabach (May 4, 2017). "Judge Margaret Taylor recuses herself from LaDarrius Jackson case over critical comment toward South Florida Bulls coach Charlie Strong". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^ ab"USF Is The Favorite In 2017 American Athletic Conference Media Poll". theamerican.org. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
^2017 USF Football Schedule Announced. February 9, 2017. GoUSFBulls.com. University of South Florida Athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^Football - Staff. GoUSFBulls.com. University of South Florida Athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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The 2017 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida USF in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season They played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida and were led by first year head coach Charlie Strong The Bulls competed as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference They finished the season 10 2 6 2 in AAC play to finish in second place in the East Division They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they defeated Texas Tech 2017 South Florida Bulls footballBirmingham Bowl championBirmingham Bowl W 38 34 vs Texas TechConferenceAmerican Athletic ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 21APNo 21Record10 2 6 2 AAC Head coachCharlie Strong 1st season Offensive coordinatorSterlin Gilbert 1st season Offensive schemeVeer and shootDefensive coordinatorBrian Jean Mary 1st season Base defense3 3 5Home stadiumRaymond James Stadium capacity 65 890 grass Seasons 20162018 2017 American Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L East DivisionNo 6 UCF xy 8 0 13 0 No 21 South Florida 6 2 10 2 Temple 4 4 7 6 Cincinnati 2 6 4 8 UConn 2 6 3 9 East Carolina 2 6 3 9 West DivisionNo 25 Memphis xy 7 1 10 3 Houston 5 3 7 5 Navy 4 4 7 6 SMU 4 4 7 6 Tulane 3 5 5 7 Tulsa 1 7 2 10 Championship UCF 62 Memphis 55 Conference championx Division champion co championsy Championship game participantAs of January 9 2018Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 Coaching changes 1 2 Disciplinary issues 2 Preseason 3 Schedule 4 Game summaries 4 1 At San Jose State 4 2 Stony Brook 4 3 Illinois 4 4 Temple 4 5 At East Carolina 4 6 Cincinnati 4 7 At Tulane 4 8 Houston 4 9 At UConn 4 10 Tulsa 4 11 At UCF 4 12 Vs Texas Tech Birmingham Bowl 5 Rankings 6 Roster 7 Players in the 2018 NFL Draft 8 ReferencesOffseason editCoaching changes edit The coaching vacancy left by Willie Taggart was filled when USF hired Charlie Strong as head coach on December 11 2016 1 Strong had been the head coach at the University of Texas before being fired after three seasons Sterlin Gilbert was named the new offensive coordinator on January 5 2017 2 Gilbert had been Charlie Strong s offensive coordinator at Texas in 2016 USF hired Brian Jean Mary as the new defensive coordinator on January 8 2017 3 Jean Mary has been on Charlie Strong s coaching staff since Strong started coaching at Louisville in 2010 He was Texas s linebackers coach in 2016 Disciplinary issues edit In late March 2017 senior USF defensive back Hassan Childs was dismissed from the team after being involved in a road rage incident in which he was shot three times He was charged with aggravated assault and marijuana possession after the incident 4 In early May another USF player was arrested this time defensive end LaDarrius Jackson who was charged with assaulting a female in student housing 5 Judge Margaret Taylor of Hillsborough County criticized head coach Charlie Strong s lack of control over his players saying that she was ashamed of being an alum Coach Strong had only been employed at the school for five months at the time of Jackson s arrest and had not recruited either of the players in question A video of Judge Taylor s comments went viral and she later recused herself from the case 6 Preseason editIn the preseason AAC media poll the Bulls were picked to finish first in the East Division of the AAC receiving all 30 first place votes 7 They also received 26 of 30 votes as the favorite to win the AAC championship 7 Schedule editSouth Florida announced their 2017 football schedule on February 9 2017 8 DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceAugust 267 30 p m at San Jose State No 19CEFCU StadiumSan Jose CACBSSNW 42 2213 377September 24 00 p m Stony Brook No 19Raymond James StadiumTampa FLESPN3W 31 1726 460September 157 00 p m Illinois No 22Raymond James StadiumTampa FLESPNW 47 2335 404September 217 30 p m TempleNo 21Raymond James StadiumTampa FLESPNW 43 724 325September 3012 00 p m at East CarolinaNo 18Dowdy Ficklen StadiumGreenville NCCBSSNW 61 3134 883October 14 a 7 30 p m Cincinnati nbsp No 18Raymond James StadiumTampa FLESPNUW 33 343 708October 217 00 p m at TulaneNo 16Yulman StadiumNew Orleans LAESPN2W 34 2817 256October 28 b 3 45 p m HoustonNo 17Raymond James StadiumTampa FLESPNUL 24 2832 316November 4 c 3 30 p m at UConnRentschler FieldEast Hartford CTESPNUW 37 2018 430November 168 00 p m TulsaNo 23Raymond James StadiumTampa FLESPNW 27 2026 195November 243 30 p m at No 13 UCFNo 22Spectrum StadiumOrlando FL War on I 4 ABCL 42 4947 129 December 2312 00 p m vs Texas Tech No 23Legion FieldBirmingham AL Birmingham Bowl ESPNW 38 3428 623 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time a The game between UMass and USF was cancelled The game between Cincinnati and USF was moved from October 28th to October 14th b The game between Houston and USF was moved from November 4th to October 28th c The game between UConn and USF that was cancelled on September 9th was rescheduled for November 4th Game summaries editAt San Jose State edit 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 19 Bulls 0 28 7 7 42Spartans 16 0 0 6 22See also 2017 San Jose State Spartans football team Stony Brook edit 1 2 3 4 TotalSeawolves 7 3 0 7 17No 19 Bulls 7 0 10 14 31See also 2017 Stony Brook Seawolves football team Illinois edit 1 2 3 4 TotalFighting Illini 2 7 0 14 23No 22 Bulls 9 14 14 10 47See also 2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Temple edit 1 2 3 4 TotalOwls 0 7 0 0 7No 21 Bulls 3 17 13 10 43See also 2017 Temple Owls football team At East Carolina edit 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 18 Bulls 21 10 17 13 61Pirates 10 14 7 0 31See also 2017 East Carolina Pirates football team Cincinnati edit 1 2 3 4 TotalBearcats 3 0 0 0 3No 18 Bulls 3 20 7 3 33See also 2017 Cincinnati Bearcats football team At Tulane edit 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 16 Bulls 7 13 14 0 34Green Wave 0 7 7 14 28See also 2017 Tulane Green Wave football team Houston edit 1 2 3 4 TotalCougars 0 0 14 14 28No 17 Bulls 0 7 7 10 24See also 2017 Houston Cougars football team At UConn edit 1 2 3 4 TotalBulls 7 10 17 3 37Huskies 0 7 0 13 20See also 2017 UConn Huskies football team Tulsa edit 1 2 3 4 TotalGolden Hurricane 7 10 0 3 20No 23 Bulls 21 3 3 0 27See also 2017 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team At UCF edit 1 2 3 4 TotalNo 22 Bulls 7 13 14 8 42No 13 Knights 21 0 7 21 49See also 2017 UCF Knights football team Vs Texas Tech Birmingham Bowl edit 1 2 3 4 TotalRed Raiders 10 0 14 10 34No 23 Bulls 3 7 7 21 38See also 2017 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and 2017 Birmingham BowlRankings editFurther information 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked RV Received votes t Tied with team above or below WeekPollPre1234567891011121314FinalAP1921222118181816 T17RV222322232321Coaches21202117171615131423212019232421CFPNot released Not releasedRoster edit2017 South Florida Bulls football team rosterPlayers CoachesOffense Pos Name ClassWR 1 Chris Barr JrRB 2 D Ernest Johnson SrWR 3 Darnell Salomon SoRB 6 Darius Tice nbsp SrQB 7 Brett Kean SoWR 8 Tyre McCants nbsp JrQB 9 Quinton Flowers SrQB 10 Chris Oladokun nbsp FrWR 11 Marquez Valdes Scantling nbsp SrWR 12 Temi Alaka nbsp SrWR 14 Deangelo Antonie nbsp SoQB 16 Mike Dean FrQB 17 Kyle Trina FrWR 18 DeVontres Dukes nbsp FrRB 22 Duran Bell Jr FrRB 27 LaDarion McBride SrRB 31 Elijah Mack nbsp FrRB 32 Jordan Cronkrite JrRB 36 Davion Sutton JrTE 40 Derek Hintze nbsp FrFB 40 Riley Sheehan SoTE 48 Spencer Adkinson SrTE 49 K J Miles nbsp SrOL 50 Christion Gainer nbsp FrOL 52 Michael Wiggs nbsp FrOL 55 Eric Mayes JrOL 61 Jacob Maxfield FrOL 64 Demetris Harris FrOL 66 Matt Nelson nbsp FrOL 67 Hal Roberson nbsp FrOL 68 Michael Galati nbsp JrOL 69 Erik Listoe nbsp SoOL 70 Glen Bethel SrOL 71 Jeremiah Stafford FrOL 72 Brooks Larkin nbsp SoOL 73 Jeremi Hall nbsp SrOL 74 Cameron Ruff nbsp SrOL 75 Jean Marcellus FrOT 77 Marcus Norman nbsp SoG 78 William Atterbury SoOL 79 Grant Polk nbsp SoTE 80 Ryan Hintze SrWR 80 Trevor Steinke SrWR 81 Ryeshene Bronson SrWR 83 Jernard Phillips FrWR 84 Randall St Felix FrTE 85 Elkanah Dillon nbsp JrWR 86 Stanley Clerveaux nbsp JrTE 87 Frederick Lloyd Jr FrWR 88 Kevaughn Dingle FrTE 89 Mitchell Wilcox nbsp SoTE 97 Nicholas Munera Jr Defense Pos Name ClassCB 3 Deatrick Nichols SrDE 4 Jimmy Bates nbsp JrDT 10 Deadrin Senat nbsp SrLB 12 Andre Polk Jr nbsp FrCB 13 Tajee Fullwood SrDB 14 Mike Hampton nbsp FrDE 15 Vincent Jackson nbsp JrS 18 Jaymon Thomas JrCB 19 Ronnie Hoggins JrS 20 Devin Abraham SrS 21 Khalid McGee nbsp JrDB 22 Mekhi LaPointe FrCB 23 Mazzi Wilkins nbsp JrDB 24 Nick Roberts FrDB 25 Bentlee Sanders FrS 26 Craig Watts nbsp FrDB 27 Naytron Culpepper FrDB 28 Donelle Thomas FrLB 29 Devon Jones Stewart SrDB 30 Jeffery Farrar nbsp JrLB 33 David Small FrLB 34 Keirston Johnson FrDE 35 Jabreel Stephens FrCB 37 Nate Ferguson JrCB 38 Nick Cuccia SoDB 39 Trent Shaw SoLB 41 Greg Reaves nbsp SoLB 43 Auggie Sanchez nbsp SrDT 44 Garry Cadet JrDE 45 Darrien Grant FrLB 51 Mi Cario Stanley nbsp FrLB 53 Danny Thomas JrLB 54 Nico Sawtelle SoLB 55 Josh Black nbsp JrDE 56 Juwuan Brown nbsp JrLB 57 A J Franco FrLB 58 Anthony Beko JrLB 59 Andrew Mims FrDT 60 Bruce Hector nbsp SrDT 90 Kevin Kegler FrDE 91 Frank Johnson JrDE 92 Marquies Price JrDT 93 Brandon Boyce JrDE 94 Kirk Livingstone nbsp SoDT 95 Marlon Gonzalez SoDT 96 Kevlin Pinkney Jr FrDE 98 Mike Love nbsp SrDE 99 Kevin Bronson nbsp Jr Special teams Pos Name ClassK 35 Emilio Nadelman nbsp SrK 38 Marco Salani FrK 42 Jake Vivonetto SrP 44 Jonathan Hernandez nbsp SrLS 46 Zach Deitz So Head coachCharlie StrongCoordinators assistant coachesSterlin Gilbert offensive coordinator quarterbacks coach Brian Jean Mary assistant head coach defensive coordinator linebackers coach Blue Adams defensive backs Justin Burke Tight Ends special teams coordinator Damon Cogdell defensive ends Sean Cronin defensive tackles Shaun King running backs Matt Mattox offensive line run game coordinator Charlie Williams wide receivers Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp RedshirtRoster Last update October 10 2017 9 Players in the 2018 NFL Draft editSee also 2018 NFL Draft Player Position Round Pick NFL clubDeadrin Senat DT 3 90 Atlanta FalconsMarquez Valdes Scantling WR 5 174 Green Bay PackersReferences edit John Del Bianco December 11 2016 South Florida hires Charlie Strong CBSSports com Retrieved May 4 2017 Allison Leslie January 5 2017 South Florida Hires Sterlin Gilbert As Offensive coordinator Sports Talk Florida Retrieved May 4 2017 Jeff Odom January 8 2017 USF hires Brian Jean Mary as defensive coordinator Tampa Bay Times Retrieved May 4 2017 Nick Simon March 28 2017 Hassan Childs dismissed from USF football The Daily Stampede Vox Media Retrieved May 4 2017 Joey Knight May 2 2017 USF football player LaDarrius Jackson arrested on sexual battery charge Tampa Bay Times Retrieved May 4 2017 Mark Schlabach May 4 2017 Judge Margaret Taylor recuses herself from LaDarrius Jackson case over critical comment toward South Florida Bulls coach Charlie Strong ESPN com Retrieved May 4 2017 a b USF Is The Favorite In 2017 American Athletic Conference Media Poll theamerican org Retrieved August 31 2017 2017 USF Football Schedule Announced February 9 2017 GoUSFBulls com University of South Florida Athletics Retrieved May 4 2017 Football Staff GoUSFBulls com University of South Florida Athletics Retrieved May 4 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2017 South Florida Bulls football team amp oldid 1185123067, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
