2005 South Florida Bulls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2005 South Florida Bulls South Florida Bulls wordmark.png 200 Big East Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 6–6 4–3 Jim Leavitt 9th Rod Smith 1st Rick Kravitz 9th Wally Burnham 5th Multiple 3–4 Raymond James Stadium Meineke Car Care Bowl L 0–14 vs. NC State The 2005 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. South Florida was led by head coach Jim Leavitt played home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 2005 college football season was only the 9th season overall for the Bulls, and their first season in the Big East Conference. Schedule 2005 AP Eastern September 3 3:30 p.m. l y y Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPNU 13–23 99,235 September 10 7:00 p.m. w y Florida A&M Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL 37–3 43,122 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-south-florida-pulls/177751294/ Tallahassee Democrat South Florida pulls away from FAMU September 11, 2005 July 29, 2025 Newspapers.com September 17 7:00 p.m. w y UCF War on I–4 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL FSNF 31–14 45,139 September 24 6:45 p.m. w Louisville 9 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNU 45–14 33,586 October 1 8:00 p.m. l y y Miami (FL) 9 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPNU 7–27 58,308 October 15 2:00 p.m. l y Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN360 17–31 33,497 November 5 12:00 p.m. w y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN+ 45–31 31,131 November 12 1:30 p.m. w y Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 27–0 40,144 November 19 12:00 p.m. w Cincinnati Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN+ 31–16 27,204 November 26 3:30 p.m. l y Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ABC 10–15 40,000 December 3 7:30 p.m. l West Virginia 12 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL 13–28 45,274 December 31 11:00 a.m. l y y NC State Meineke Car Care Bowl Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC ESPN2 0–14 57,937 References South Florida Category:South Florida Bulls football seasons South Florida Bulls football