Quarterback Byrum Brown posts 348 total yards and three touchdowns;
Became first player in last 30 years (NCAA or NFL) to post 200 yards passing, 100 rushing and 90 percent completion percentage
 
TAMPA, FLA., Nov. 6, 2025 – South Florida (7-2, 4-1 American) returned from a bye week with a vengeance, racing to a 45-10 halftime lead before dispatching UTSA (4-5; 2-3 American) 55-23 on Salute to Service night at Raymond James Stadium.
 
The Bulls had a 14-0 lead before the offense ever hit the field, as the defense produced two touchdowns (USF now has four defensive TD on the year) on UTSA's first two possessions. When the offense finally did get on the field, with 2:07 to play in the first quarter, it was an unstoppable force scoring touchdowns in four straight possessions in a total of just over five minutes on the field.
 
Quarterback Byrum Brown started 10-of-10 for 199 yards and two touchdowns and had run for 100 yards and a touchdown just a minute into the second half. He saw just over 29 minutes of action in the game and posted his fifth straight 300-plus yard total offense game, posting 348 total yards and accounting for three touchdowns – going 14-of-15 passing for 239 yards and two touchdowns and running for 109 yards and a touchdown.
 
Wide receiver Keshaun Singleton had a career high 122 yards on four catches – several spectacular – and added touchdown grabs of 16 and 40 yards. Meanwhile, Nykahi Davenport ran for a career-best 94 yards on seven carries (13.4 ypc), with touchdown runs of 59 and seven yards.
 
But it was the defense that started the avalanche and was dominant all night, logging six sacks, 12 tackles for loss, and holding UTSA to 72 yards rushing. UTSA running back Robert Henry came into the game averaging 124 yards per game and was held to 27.
 
UTSA took to opening kickoff and has quarterback Owen McCown drop back to pass on the first play from scrimmage. Bulls safety Jarvis Lee Jr. blitzed, hitting McCown as he released a ball that was intercepted by safety Tavin Ward and returned 40 yards for a touchdown just eight seconds into the game.
 
On UTSA's second possession, the Roadrunners drove to the USF2. McCown again dropped back to pass and Lee again blitzed, this time getting to McCown and forcing a fumble that was scooped by safety Fred Gaskin and returned 85 yards for a touchdown. The Bulls led 14-0 with 7:06 to play in the first quarter and the offense had yet to see the field and was rewarming up with strength coach Geo Courides during the commercial break. Lee finished the game with a team-high six tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble.
 
On the next UTSA possession, USF forced a punt, but the ball hit a Bull running down the field in the back of the foot. The Roadrunners recovered and took possession at the USF27. The defense held and UTSA converted a 33-yard field goal to get on the board.
 
Brown finally led the USF offense on to the field following the ensuing kickoff. He led a 65-yard drive in 2:12 that was capped by his 13-yard touchdown run. The Bulls would go on to score touchdowns in 1:25, :32 and 1:30 in their next three drives as they charged past the Roadrunners.
 
KEY STATS
• The USF defense scored two touchdowns before the Bulls offense saw the field and now has four defensive touchdowns on the year.
• USF posted 12 tackles for loss, six sacks (the most since 2019), and held the Roadrunners to 72 yards rushing. UTSA running back Robert Henry came into the game averaging 124 ypg and was held to 27.
• USF posted 417 yards on just 50 plays, averaging 9.4 yards per play. The Bulls averaged 7.4 yards per run, posting 238 yards on the ground
 
NOTABLES
• QB Byrum Brown logged his fifth straight 300-plus yard total offense game - posting his ninth career 100-yard rushing game – running for 109 yards and a touchdown and passing for 239 yards and two touchdowns for 348 total yard. He moved into third place in the USF record book for rushing TDs with his 26 career rushing TD.
• WR Keshaun Singleton produced a career-high 122 receiving yards on four catches while scoring two touchdowns.
• S Jarvis Lee posted three tackles for loss, two sacks and six tackles and forced a fumble on a sack that was returned for a touchdown while his pressure of the quarterback on the opening play forced a pick six.
• K Nico Gramatica made a 51-yard field goal, the fifth 50-yarder of his career to set a USF career record.
 
UP NEXT
USF hits the road to take on Navy in Annapolis, Md., next Saturday, Nov. 15. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and can be heard on Q105 FM and Bulls Unlimited.
 
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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.