2016 The Ten-Win Year

South Florida's 2016 season (11-2) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 11-2
Final Result 11-win season
AP Final #25 post-bowls
SP+ +5.7 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Towson 56-20 W vs Nort Ill 48-17 W @ Syracuse 45-20 L vs FSU 35-55 W @ Cincin 45-20 W vs East Car 38-22 W vs UConn 42-27 L @ Temple 30-46 W vs Navy 52-45 W @ Memphis 49-42 W @ SMU 35-27 W vs UCF 48-31 W @ S Caro 46-39 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: South Florida 56, Towson 20. A 36-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: South Florida 35, Florida State 55. A 20-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: South Florida beat South Carolina 46-39 in the postseason.

"Go Bulls"
— South Florida fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for South Florida — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.