Homecoming game vs. UConn to kickoff at 7 p.m.
TAMPA, OCT. 8, 2018 – The USF Homecoming game on Sat., Oct. 20 vs. UConn has been set for a 7 p.m. kickoff on CBS Sports Network as USF continues the 2018 season presented by Valley National Bank.
The Bulls have won the last six meetings with the Huskies, including a 37-20 victory at UConn last year, and lead the all-time series 10-5. The Bulls 12-9 all-time in Homecoming games and have won the last three straight.
One of just 11 remaining unbeaten teams in FBS football, No. 23/23 USF (5-0; 1-0 American) will put its unblemished record on the line Friday at Tulsa (1-4; 0-2 American) in an ESPN primetime clash set for a 7 p.m. kick. USF is one of three unbeaten teams in the East Division of the American Athletic Conference as The American is the only conference nationally with three unbeaten teams. The Bulls are joined by No. 10/9 UCF (5-0) and No. 25/25 Cincinnati (6-0).
The Bulls are 33-6 in their last 39 games, a mark that is tied with Oklahoma and Wisconsin for the fourth-best nationally over that span and trails only Alabama (37-2), Clemson (35-4) and Ohio State (34-5).
Season and single-game tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-Go-Bulls, visiting
www.USFBullsTix.com or in-person at the USF Ticket Office (Lee Roy Selmon Athletic Center) Monday through Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
ABOUT USF FOOTBALL
USF posted its second straight 10-win season in 2017 (10-2) by winning its second straight Birmingham Bowl with a 38-34 victory over Texas Tech. USF is one of just 15 teams nationally to win 20-plus games in the last two seasons (21-4) and posted a program-record 20 straight weeks ranked in the top 25, reaching as high as No. 13 in Week 8 of the 2017 season. The Bulls have won five of their last six bowl appearances and made nine (6-3) total bowl appearances in 21 seasons, including a current run of three straight bowls. USF won a program-record 11 games in 2016 (11-2) and has posted 14 winning seasons. The USF program, which first took the field in 1997, reached No. 2 in the rankings in 2007 and has seen 30 players selected in the NFL Draft, 14 named All-American and had 28 first-team all-conference selections.
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