Bulls post fourth undefeated home season in program history
 
TAMPA, FLA. Nov. 29, 2025 – South Florida (9-3, 6-2 American) scored the first 28 points of the game behind dynamic quarterback Byrum Brown, who accounted for five touchdowns on the night, and rolled to a 52-3 victory over Rice (5-7; 2-6) on Senior Night at Raymond James Stadium.
 
The Bulls posted just the fourth undefeated home season in program history and the first since 2002 as they won all six home games by 27 points or more. South Florida also logged just the sixth nine-win season in program history and a sixth conference win in a season for just the fourth time. The Bulls honored 30 seniors prior to kickoff, several of whom have remaining eligibility and can return.
 
Quarterback Byrum Brown, among the seniors honored, continued his outstanding campaign as he continued his march toward several program records and became just the 12^th player in Football Bowl Subdivision history to post 3,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in a season. On the night, Brown went 16-of-24 for 275 yards and four touchdowns passing and ran for 104 yards and a touchdown. He broke his own season touchdown record, reaching 28, and posted the 11^th 1,000-yard rushing season in program history and the third 4,000 total yard season.
 
Keshaun Singleton posted his second 100-yard receiving game on the year, catching six passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns as he moved into third all-time in season receiving yards with 877 on the year. The Bulls defensive effort was led by senior linebackers Jhalyn Shuler and Mac Harris who posted seven and five tackles, respectively, and helped hold Rice to 257 total yards.
 
The Bulls jumped out 14-0 in the first quarter following two Brown touchdown passes to Singleton. The first was a five-yard strike to finish a 68-yard drive. The second Brown floated over the secondary to an open Singleton who made two tacklers miss and raced 47-yards for the score.
 
The Bulls made it 21-0 when Brown hit Mudia Reuben wide open down the left side and the 6-2, 210-pound receiver broke a tackle and then raced up the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown. The touchdown pass, Brown's third of the game, broke his own single season touchdown pass mark and also made him the USF career leader in 50-yard pass plays with his 19^th.
 
South Florida made it 28-0 when Nykahi Davenport finished a 67-yard drive with a two-yard plunge. Brown's 22-yard run and 34-yard pass to Singleton accounted for most of the yards on the drive. Brown went 8-of-13 for 193 yards and three touchdowns in the first half.
 
Rice got on the board with a 44-yard field goal to make it 28-3 at the half.
 
The Bulls used a fake punt and a gain of 15 yards on the play by freshman Tray Kinkle to extend their opening drive of the second half and took a 35-3 lead when Brown hit Jeremiah Koger with seven-yard touchdown pass.
 
It was all Bulls the rest of the way as they capped the scoring when Gaston Moore, in for Brown at quarterback, hit former walk-on Christian Helms with a three-yard touchdown pass to mark the senior first career catch in his last game.
 
KEY STATS
• The Bulls opened the game scoring the first 28 points, marking their eighth scoring streak of 26 points or more on the year, all coming in one of their nine wins.
• South Florida recorded its eighth 500-yard or better game in its last nine outings. The Bulls have logged 6,020 yards on the year, the third -best season total in program history. The program record is 6,650 in 2016.
• South Florida passed for 281 yards on the night, raising their season total to 3,315, the second-best total in program history behind 3,494 posted in 2023.
 
NOTABLES
• QB Byrum Brown logged his eighth straight 300-plus yard total offense game with 379 total yards and five touchdowns. He now has 42 touchdowns accounted for on the year, tying the USF season record set by Quinton Flowers in 2016.
• WR Keshaun Singleton posted his second 100-yard receiving game on the year catching six passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns. His 877 yards on the year are the third-best total in program history, while his eight touchdowns are the second most.
• WR Mudia Reuben caught five passes for 90 yards and a touchdown.
 
UP NEXT
USF waits to learn its bowl destination. The Bulls will be making their third straight bowl appearance and will look to log a third straight bowl win for just the second time in program history.  
 
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ABOUT USF FOOTBALL
The USF football program first took the field in 1997 and completed its 28th season in 2024 with its second-straight bowl victory in the Hawai'i Bowl. Head coach Alex Golesh posted a program-best six-game turnaround and a Boca Raton Bowl victory in his first season in 2023. USF completed construction on a new $22 million Indoor Performance Facility in 2023 and a $340-million on-campus stadium and football operations center broke ground in the fall of 2024 and is slated for completion by 2027. The Bulls have posted 17 winning seasons, earned 16 All-America selections (including two consensus selections, the last coming in 2021), as well as 33 first-team all-conference honorees. USF has had 30 players selected in the NFL Draft and the Bulls have made 12 bowl game appearances (going 8-4), posting a program-record six straight appearances from 2005-2010 and making four straight bowl appearances from 2015-18. USF posted back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2016 and 2017, logging a program-record 11-2 mark in 2016, while finishing both seasons ranked in the Top 25. USF spent a program-record 20 straight weeks ranked in the Top 25 during the 2016 and 2017 campaigns and reached as high as No. 2 in the Associated Press rankings during the 2007 season.