In Game The TBP Official In Game Thread: USF Bulls at Rice Owls

[MikeG]

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TheBullsPen.com's

Game 12

South Florida Bulls
(6-5, 4-3 AAC)
vs
Rice Owls
(3-8, 2-5 AAC)

Saturday November 30, 2024

2:00 PM EST - ESPN+

Houston, TX           Rice Stadium

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GAME DAY vs. Rice Owls

 

Coming off back-to-back dominating wins, USF will look to gain its fourth road victory of the season (tying program record & most since 2017) in the Bull’s first-ever trip to Rice Stadium. A victory would mark the most regular season wins (7) and first three-game win streak since 2018 and first three-game win streak in AAC play since 2017. Rice Stadium is the final date for USF to have played at every current member of the American Athletic Conference (although not playing at all as members of the AAC). USF is 8-4 in its first games at the other AAC stadiums.

RUNNIN’ IN HIGH GEAR: Coming off 715 total yards (a USF record vs. an FBS opponent) and 63 points in a win over Tulsa, USF has posted 1,266 yards (633 ypg) and 122 points (61 ppg) in posting a pair of wins and its first back-to-back 50+ point games since 2011 in its last two outings. The offensive explosion has been fueled by 733 rushing yards (366 ypg), including a program record 425 at Charlotte and 308 vs. Tulsa. USF has averaged 300 yards rushing per game in its six wins on the year - exceeding 300 yards in four of those.

GOLESH HAS BULLS FINISHING STRONG: The Bulls have won four of their last five games. USF is 4-2 after Oct. 1 and making late season surges under Alex Golesh a habit. The Bulls four wins after Oct. 1 in 2023 were the program’s most since 2017 (5). USF is 8-5 under Golesh since Oct. 1. In five seasons from 2018-22, USF went 7-33 after Oct. 1. Golesh’s 13 wins in his first two seasons are tied with Jim Leavitt (1997-98) and Skip Holtz (2010-11) for second among USF coaches. Charlie Strong holds the best mark with 17 (2017-18), after taking over a program-best 11-win team (2016), and is the only other USF coach to lead the Bulls to two bowl games in their first two FBS seasons as head coach. Over the five seasons before Golesh’s arrival, USF had totaled 15 wins, including 1 the year before and 4 total from 2020-22. • USF’s 319 points in November the last two seasons are the most in FBS, and USF’s 39.9 ppg average in the month ranks 8th in FBS.

KELLEY CLOSING FAST: Sixth-year senior running back Kelley Joiner has posted 271 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns in his last two games (averaging 14.3 ypc) and has a career-best 747 yards (7.4 ypc) and 11 touchdowns on the year - including TD runs of 54, 48 and 45 yards in the last two games. He stands sixth on USF’s career rushing chart with 2,159 yards, within 47 of the top five all-time. After an astounding 15.6 ypc Charlotte (140 yds) he averaged 13.1 ypc vs. Tulsa (131) and needs 253 yards for the 11th 1,000-yard rushing season in USF history.

 

TV:  ESPN+: David Saltzman (P-by-P) & LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
AUDIO: 102.5 FM, 102.5-HD2 The Strike; TuneIn (Bulls Unlimited)

SERIES: USF leads, 1-0
IN TAMPA: USF leads, 1-0, W, 42-29 last year
IN HOUSTON: First meeting
LAST TIME: USF won first-ever meeting

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Go Bulls!

[Brad]

-5 dudes against the order/class whatever of owls.  

[USFDude]

[beefy620]

I'm ready for foosball 

[El_Toro_86]

terrible start so far

[beefy620]

Defense is looking not great so far ..

[El_Toro_86]

hot kinfe through butter

[Mango028]

Easiest score ever! 

[El_Toro_86]

getting Tulane vibes...

[Sk00b]

Ruh roh