2018 The 2018 Season

South Florida's 2018 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #21 post-bowls
SP+ -3.1 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Elon 34-14 W vs Geor Tec 49-38 W @ Illinois 25-19 W vs East Car 20-13 W @ Massac 58-42 W @ Tulsa 25-24 W vs UConn 38-30 L @ Houston 36-57 L vs Tulane 15-41 L @ Cincin 23-35 L @ Temple 17-27 L vs UCF 10-38 L vs Marshall 20-38 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2018.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2018 season's largest margin: South Florida 34, Elon 14. A 20-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: South Florida 10, UCF 38. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: South Florida fell to Marshall 20-38 in the postseason.

"Go Bulls"
— South Florida fanbase voice · 2018· synthesized
What It Meant

2018 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.