2000 South Florida Bulls football team

2000 South Florida Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorRick Kravitz (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumRaymond James Stadium
2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Davidson   –     10 – 0  
No. 7 Hofstra ^   –     9 – 4  
Southern Utah   –     7 – 4  
  –     7 – 4  
Elon   –     7 – 4  
Morehead State   –     6 – 3  
Saint Mary's   –     6 – 5  
Charleston Southern   –     5 – 6  
Jacksonville   –     3 – 8  
Samford   –     4 – 7  
Cal Poly   –     3 – 8  
Liberty   –     3 – 8  
Austin Peay   –     2 – 9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Leavitt, the Bulls compiled a record of 7–4. South Florida played home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.Jacksonville State
W 40–030,043[1]
September 91:30 p.m.at Kentucky
L 9–2763,821[2]
September 167:00 p.m.No. 13 James Madison
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 26–723,002[3]
September 237:00 p.m.at Baylor
L 13–2821,157
September 307:00 p.m.No. 1 Troy State
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
WMORW 20–1025,786[4]
October 77:00 p.m.at No. 18 (I-A) Southern Miss
FSNFL 7–4126,559[5]
October 217:00 p.m.Liberty
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
FSNFW 44–625,161
October 281:30 p.m.at Connecticut
WMORW 21–1316,585
November 47:00 p.m.No. 6 Western Kentucky
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 30–2431,104
November 113:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
FSNFL 9–4512,147
November 183:30 p.m.Austin Peay
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 59–023,390

Roster

2000 South Florida Bulls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 4 DeAndrew Rubin So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 12 Anthony Henry Sr
LB 5 Kawika Mitchell So
DE 41 Shurron Pierson So
DB 32 J. R. Reed Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 7 Bill Gramatica Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 2001 NFL draft

The following Bulls were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 96 Kenyatta Jones Defensive tackle New England Patriots
4 97 Anthony Henry Defensive back Cleveland Browns
4 98 Bill Gramatica Kicker Arizona Cardinals

References

  1. ^ "Bulls begin in style". The Bradenton Herald. September 3, 2000. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Chance passes USF by". St. Petersburg Times. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Special win for Bulls". The Tampa Tribune. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "S. Florida upsets Troy". The Mobile Register. October 1, 2000. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kelly has hand in 5 TDs as No. 17 USM rolls 41–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 8, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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