2019 South Florida Bulls football team

The 2019 South Florida Bulls football team will represent the University of South Florida (USF) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls will be led by third-year head coach Charlie Strong and will play their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They will compete as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season
In 2018, South Florida began the year with seven consecutive victories, but lost their remaining six games, becoming the first team in FBS history to do so. This was achieved after a loss to Marshall in the Gasparilla Bowl.

Coaching changes
In January 2019, South Florida hired Kerwin Bell as their new offensive coordinator, replacing Sterlin Gilbert, who left to take the head coaching job at McNeese State. Bell had spent the previous three seasons as the head coach at Valdosta State, where he led the school to an NCAA Division II national title in 2018.

Schedule
South Florida's 2019 schedule will begin with three non-conference games: at home against Wisconsin of the Big Ten Conference, then on the road against Georgia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and then at home again against South Carolina State of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Their fourth non-conference game will be played at home against BYU, a football independent, after the start of the conference schedule. In American Athletic Conference play, the Bulls will play the other members of the East Division and draw Memphis, Navy, and SMU from the West Division. They will not play Houston, Tulane, or Tulsa as part of the regular season.

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