No. 20/22 USF 70, Florida A&M 17
September 17, 2011
Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, Fla.
Team Notes
-USF's 70 points are the second-most in program history and are the most since the school record (80) was set in the first game in USF history (Kentucky Wesleyan, Sept. 9, 1997).
-USF's 70 points are the second most a Florida A&M team has given up in Rattler history (73, Tuskegee 1926)
-USF's 745 yards of total offense were a BIG EAST record (previous record was 729 yards posted by Lousiville on Sept. 6, 2007).
-USF put up 60 or more points for the first time since 2007 vs. UCF (Oct. 13).
-USF scored in the first two minutes of the game for the second consecutive week.
-USF has scored in the first four minutes in all three games this season.
-USF's 49 points in the first half tie the school record for points in a half (49 vs. Cumberland, Nov. 7, 1998), and is the most ever in a first half.
-USF has outscored its opponents 42-0 in the first quarter this season.
-USF had six players score in the game, the most since seven scored against Stony Brook in the 2010 season opener (Sept. 4).
-USF is now 3-0 on the season … the Bulls have now started 3-0 in six of their 15 seasons.
Individual Notes
-Daniels recorded his seventh career game with both a rushing and passing TD.
-Over the last two games, Daniels has posted 741 passing yards for the most yards in consecutive games by a USF QB in program history.
-Daniels' 416 yards of total offense are the fourth-best in a game in program history (457).
-Daniels' 382 passing yards tie for the most in a game by a USF QB in program history.
-Daniels' four passing TDs tie for the second most in a game by a USF quarterback in program history
-Daniels' four passing TDs are a career high.
-Daniels recorded four passing TDs to move his career total to 31, which moves him into third all-time on the USF passing TD list, ahead of Chad Barnhardt (27, 1997-98).
-Daniels' 355 yards in the first half are the most by a USF quarterback in any half in program history.
-Daniels has now recorded two or more passing TDs in nine of his 31 career games.
-Daniels' recorded his first rushing TD of the season with his 5-yard run in the first quarter…now has 15 career rushing TDs
-Davis recorded his first career touchdown in the second quarter after not having any receptions prior to entering the game.
-Davis' blocked punt for a touchdown in the third quarter was his first special teams touchdown of his career.
-Davis' blocked punt for a TD in the third quarter was the first blocked punt for a TD this season … first blocked punt since Oct. 2, 2010 vs. FAU (Armondo Sanchez)
-Griffin's 18-yard receiving TD in the second quarter was his first of the season and first since Oct. 30, 2009 vs. West Virginia.
-Hill's forced fumble in the first quarter was the first of his career
-Lejiste's interception in the first quarter was his first of the season and second of his career.
-Lejiste's first quarter interception was the Bulls' fourth of the season
-Recorded his first receiving touchdown of the season on a 43-yard pass from
B.J. Daniels just one minute and 45 seconds into the first quarter…now has eight career receiving TDs.
-Love's 43-yard TD reception marks his longest reception of the season.
-Love's 43-yard TD reception is his first since a 46-yard TD reception in the 2009 International Bowl on Jan. 2, 2010.
-Murray's 34-yard reception was his longest of the season
-Sager's fumble recovery in the first quarter was the first of his career
-Scott became the first player in USF history to record both a rushing and receiving TD over 50 yards in a game and a season.
-Scott is just the second player in USF history to record a 50+yard reception and 50+yard rush in the same game (joins Amarri Jackson vs. Louisville, Sept. 22, 2005).
-Scott's three rushing TDs tie for the second-most in a game in USF history (school record is four).
-Scotts' 84-yard reception for a touchdown is the third longest reception in USF history.
-Recorded his first career 100-yard rushing effort with 146 total yards.
-Scored three rushing TDs for the first time of his career.
-Scott's 56-yard rushing TD in the second quarter was a career long.
-Scott's 56-yard rushing TD in the second quarter was the longest by a Bull since
Marcus Shaw's 63-yard run in the 2010 opener on Sept. 4 against Stony Point.
-Recorded his second career rushing TD on a 6-yard run in the first quarter.
-Scott recorded 57 yards and one TD in the first quarter alone on nine carries for an average of 6.3 ypc.
-Made his first career start as a USF Bull.
-Shaw's touchdown at the beginning of the fourth quarter was his first of the season and second of his career.
Attendance: 50,128
