The 2017 season's largest margin: South Florida 43, Temple 7. A 36-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The Ten-Win Year
South Florida's 2017 season (10-2) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Quinton FlowersQB2,911 passing yards
- Darius TiceRB943 rushing yards
- D'Ernest JohnsonRB796 rushing yards
- Marquez Valdes-ScantlingWR879 receiving yards
- Tyre McCantsWR686 receiving yards
- Darnell SalomonWR512 receiving yards
- Auggie SanchezLB84 tackles
- Deadrin SenatDT66 tackles
- Deatrick NicholsCB56 tackles
- Bruce HectorDT7 sacks
- Mike LoveDE5.5 sacks
- Greg ReavesDE4 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: South Florida 42, UCF 49. A 7-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: South Florida beat Texas Tech 38-34 in the postseason.
"Go Bulls"
2017 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.