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2007 South Florida

9–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Big East), coached by Jim Leavitt.

Schedule and results

South Florida in 2007, game by game: won vs. Elon 28–13; won at No. 17 Auburn 26–23; won vs. North Carolina 37–10; won vs. No. 5 West Virginia 21–13; won at Florida Atlantic 35–23; won vs. UCF 64–12; lost at Rutgers 27–30; lost at UConn 15–22; lost vs. Cincinnati 33–38; won at Syracuse 41–10; won vs. Louisville 55–17; won at Pittsburgh 48–37; lost vs. No. 18 Oregon 21–56+52−35Won 28–13 vs. Elon+15ElonWon 26–23 at No. 17 Auburn+3No. 17 AuburnWon 37–10 vs. North Carolina+27North CarolinaWon 21–13 vs. No. 5 West Virginia+8No. 5 West VirginiaWon 35–23 at Florida Atlantic+12Florida AtlanticWon 64–12 vs. UCF+52UCFLost 27–30 at Rutgers-3RutgersLost 15–22 at UConn-7UConnLost 33–38 vs. Cincinnati-5CincinnatiWon 41–10 at Syracuse+31SyracuseWon 55–17 vs. Louisville+38LouisvilleWon 48–37 at Pittsburgh+11PittsburghLost 21–56 vs. No. 18 Oregon-35No. 18 Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsElonW 28–⁠1391%
Sep 8at17AuburnW 26–⁠2335%
Sep 22vsNorth CarolinaW 37–⁠1077%
Sep 28vs5West VirginiaW 21–⁠1342%
Oct 6atFlorida AtlanticW 35–⁠2369%
Oct 13vsUCFW 64–⁠1282%
Oct 18atRutgersL 27–⁠3052%
Oct 27atUConnL 15–⁠2254%
Nov 3vsCincinnatiL 33–⁠3860%
Nov 10atSyracuseW 41–⁠1076%
Nov 17vsLouisvilleW 55–⁠1757%
Nov 24atPittsburghW 48–⁠3767%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs18OregonSun BowlL 21–⁠5658%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon 56–⁠21 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big East.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 28 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 23
  2. Wk 5: 18
  3. Wk 6: 6
  4. Wk 7: 5
  5. Wk 8: 2
  6. Wk 9: 11
  7. Wk 10: 20
  8. Wk 14: 25

Consensus All-AmericanGeorge Selvie, DE

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Big East
AP final
Unranked peak No. 2
Points
451–⁠304
Coach
Jim Leavitt
Elo
1622 +51 this season
SP+ rating
15.8 No. 24 of 120; offense No. 33, defense No. 15, special teams No. 84
SRS
14.2 No. 13 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 56
Offensive coordinator
Greg Gregory
Defensive coordinator
Wally Burnham
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense54th of 119
  • Defense6th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0440%0.9354th of 119
Defense-0.0636%0.956th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 353% allowed
Defense0.0own 333% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Terrell McClain DT★★★No. 467
Charlton Sinclair S★★★No. 608
Kevin McCaskill OC★★★No. 752
Tyson Butler CB★★★No. 879
Patrick Hampton WDE★★★No. 1009

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.789
Receivers52.00.761
Offensive line52.40.775
Defensive line42.50.803
Defensive backs33.00.833
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class192.40.787

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 1Mike Jenkins CBDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Trae Williams CBJacksonville Jaguars

2007 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Virginia5–⁠211–⁠26
UConn5–⁠29–⁠4
Cincinnati4–⁠310–⁠317
South Florida4–⁠39–⁠4
Rutgers3–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville3–⁠46–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠45–⁠7
Syracuse1–⁠62–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.