2008 South Florida Bulls football team

The 2008 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was Jim Leavitt, and the USF Bulls played all of their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The 2008 college football season was the 12th season overall for the Bulls and their fourth season in the Big East Conference. The 2008 season was the first in which the team was ranked in the preseason rankings.

2008 South Florida Bulls football
St. Petersburg Bowl champion
St. Petersburg Bowl, W 41–14 vs. Memphis
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	8–5 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Leavitt (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Gregory (2nd as OC, 4th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Wally Burnham (8th as DC, 9th overall season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium (66,321 grass)

2008 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Cincinnati $		6	–	1					11	–	3
Pittsburgh		5	–	2					9	–	4
No. 23 West Virginia		5	–	2					9	–	4
Rutgers		5	–	2					8	–	5
Connecticut		3	–	4					8	–	5
South Florida		2	–	5					8	–	5
Louisville		1	–	6					5	–	7
Syracuse		1	–	6					3	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	UT Martin*	No. 19	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	Big East Network	W 56–7	48,058
September 6	7:00 p.m.	at UCF*	No. 17	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL (War on I–4)	ESPN2	W 31–24 OT	46,805
September 12	8:00 p.m.	No. 13 Kansas*	No. 19	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN2	W 37–34	58,755
September 20	5:00 p.m.	at FIU*	No. 12	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ESPNU	W 17–9	16,717
September 27	7:30 p.m.	at NC State*	No. 13	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	W 41–10	57,583
October 2	7:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 10	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN	L 21–26	50,307
October 18	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	No. 19	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	Big East Network	W 45–13	51,384
October 25	3:30 p.m.	at Louisville	No. 14	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	Big East Network	L 20–24	40,384
October 30	7:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati	No. 24	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 10–24	31,175
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	Big East Network	L 16–49	47,216
November 23	8:00 p.m.	UConn		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN	W 17–13	42,422
December 6	8:00 p.m.	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN2	L 7–13	48,019
December 20	4:30 p.m.	vs. Memphis*		Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, FL (St. Petersburg Bowl)	ESPN2	W 41–14	25,205
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule dates, times, and opponents are subject to change.

Rankings

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	19	17	19	12	13	10	19	19	14	24	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	21	18	18	16	14	10	20	20	14	23	RV	—	—	RV	—	—	—
Harris	Not released					12	19	19	14	23	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released								16	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released