2000 South Florida Bulls football team

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2000 South Florida Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRick Kravitz (4th season)
Home stadiumRaymond James Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
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  
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

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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.Jacksonville StateW 40–030,043
September 91:30 p.m.at KentuckyL 9–2763,821
September 167:00 p.m.No. 13 James Madison
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 26–723,002[1]
September 237:00 p.m.at BaylorL 13–2821,157
September 307:00 p.m.No. 1 Troy State
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
WMORW 20–1025,786
October 77:00 p.m.at No. 18 (I-A) Southern MissFSNFL 7–4126,559[2]
October 217:00 p.m.Liberty
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
FSNFW 44–625,161
October 281:30 p.m.at ConnecticutWMORW 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 TennesseeFSNFL 9–4512,147
November 183:30 p.m.Austin Peay
  • Raymond James Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 59–023,390

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

The following Bulls were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[3]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Special win for Bulls". The Tampa Tribune. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.