2000 South Florida Bulls football team

2000 South Florida Bulls football
2000 South Florida Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–4
Head coach	Jim Leavitt (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Canales (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Kravitz (4th season)
Home stadium	Raymond James Stadium
	Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

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.

2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Davidson		–		10	–	0
No. 7 Hofstra ^		–		9	–	4
Southern Utah		–		7	–	4
South Florida		–		7	–	4
Elon		–		7	–	4
Morehead State		–		6	–	3
Saint Mary's		–		6	–	5
Charleston Southern		–		5	–	6
Georgetown		–		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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 40–0	30,043
September 9	1:30 p.m.	at Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		L 9–27	63,821	^[1]
September 16	7:00 p.m.	No. 13 James Madison	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 26–7	23,002	^[2]
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 13–28	21,157
September 30	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Troy State	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	WMOR	W 20–10	25,786
October 7	7:00 p.m.	at No. 18 (I-A) Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	FSNF	L 7–41	26,559	^[3]
October 21	7:00 p.m.	Liberty	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	FSNF	W 44–6	25,161
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	WMOR	W 21–13	16,585
November 4	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 Western Kentucky	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 30–24	31,104
November 11	3:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	FSNF	L 9–45	12,147
November 18	3:30 p.m.	Austin Peay	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL		W 59–0	23,390
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

The following Bulls were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[4]

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

^ "Chance passes USF by". St. Petersburg Times. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Special win for Bulls". The Tampa Tribune. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

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