| 2010South Florida Bulls football | |
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Meineke Car Care Bowl champion | |
Meineke Car Care Bowl, W 31–26 vs.Clemson | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 8–5 (3–4 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Todd Fitch (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Mark Snyder (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Raymond James Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut $+ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia + | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh + | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 3 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2010 South Florida Bulls football team represented theUniversity of South Florida (USF) as a member of theBig East Conference during the2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coachSkip Holtz, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big East. South Florida invited to theMeineke Car Care Bowl to face theClemson Tigers. This was the sixth consecutive season that the Bulls had gone to a postseasonbowl game. South Florida defeated Clemson, 31–26, securing a third straight bowl victory for the Bulls. Quarterback BJ Daniels was named the MVP of the game. The Bulls played home games atRaymond James Stadium inTampa, Florida.
This was the first season without the program's first head coach,Jim Leavitt, who was fired January 8, 2010. On April 17, 2010, South Florida held its annual intrasquad spring football game at Raymond James Stadium. 'Team South Florida' defeated 'Team Bulls' by a score of 49–31, in front of a record crowd of 6,357.[1] On November 3, South Florida defeatedRutgers, 28–27, for the 100th victory in program history.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Stony Brook* | BHSN | W 59–14 | 40,201 | [2] | |
| September 11 | 12:21 p.m. | at No. 8Florida* | SEC Network | L 14–38 | 90,612 | [3] | |
| September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky* |
| Big East Network | W 24–12 | 40,206 | [4] |
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic* |
| Big East Network | W 31–3 | 38,434 | [5] |
| October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse |
| Big East Network | L 9–13 | 41,917 | [6] |
| October 14 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 25West Virginia | ESPN | L 6–20 | 54,955 | [7] | |
| October 22 | 8:00 p.m. | atCincinnati | ESPN2 | W 38–30 | 32,670 | [8] | |
| November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Rutgers |
| ESPN2 | W 28–27 | 39,465 | [9] |
| November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | atLouisville | ESPNU | W 24–21OT | 43,887 | [10] | |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh |
| ESPN2 | L 10–17 | 43,844 | |
| November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | atMiami (FL)* | ESPNU | W 23–20OT | 41,148 | ||
| December 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Connecticut |
| ESPN2 | L 16–19 | 41,809 | |
| December 31 | 12:00 p.m. | vs.Clemson* | ESPN | W 31–26 | 41,122 | ||
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