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2019 South Florida

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 American Athletic Conference), coached by Charlie Strong.

Schedule and results

South Florida in 2019, game by game: lost vs. No. 19 Wisconsin 0–49; lost at Georgia Tech 10–14; won vs. South Carolina State 55–16; lost vs. SMU 21–48; won at UConn 48–22; won vs. BYU 27–23; lost at Navy 3–35; won at East Carolina 45–20; lost vs. Temple 7–17; lost vs. No. 17 Cincinnati 17–20; lost vs. No. 18 Memphis 10–49; lost at UCF 7–34+39−49Lost 0–49 vs. No. 19 Wisconsin-49No. 19 WisconsinLost 10–14 at Georgia Tech-4Georgia TechWon 55–16 vs. South Carolina State+39South Carolina …Lost 21–48 vs. SMU-27SMUWon 48–22 at UConn+26UConnWon 27–23 vs. BYU+4BYULost 3–35 at Navy-32NavyWon 45–20 at East Carolina+25East CarolinaLost 7–17 vs. Temple-10TempleLost 17–20 vs. No. 17 Cincinnati-3No. 17 CincinnatiLost 10–49 vs. No. 18 Memphis-39No. 18 MemphisLost 7–34 at UCF-27UCF
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vs19WisconsinL 0–⁠4943%
Sep 7atGeorgia TechL 10–⁠1432%
Sep 14vsSouth Carolina StateW 55–⁠1673%
Sep 28vsSMUL 21–⁠4846%
Oct 5atUConnW 48–⁠2263%
Oct 12vsBYUW 27–⁠2354%
Oct 19atNavyL 3–⁠3536%
Oct 26atEast CarolinaW 45–⁠2052%
Nov 7vsTempleL 7–⁠1750%
Nov 16vs17CincinnatiL 17–⁠2029%
Nov 23vs18MemphisL 10–⁠4926%
Nov 29atUCFL 7–⁠3413%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCF 34–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 28 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 8th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠347
Coach
Charlie Strong
Elo
1427 −66 this season
SP+ rating
-9.8 No. 103 of 130; offense No. 109, defense No. 61, special teams No. 129
SRS
−5.7 No. 91 of 130 in FBS
Returning
74% of last season’s EPA, No. 33 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 77 roster talent No. 69 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kerwin Bell
Defensive coordinator
Brian Jean-Mary
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense100th of 130
  • Defense68th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted100th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0338%1.17100th of 130
Defense0.1246%1.1768th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.06 off
0.09 def		39% off
45% def		—100th off
62nd def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.5own 2923% allowed
Defense3.3own 3124% caused

CORE rating -10.5, 106th of 130 (offense -11.6, defense -1.1).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJordan McCloud QB1,429 yds
Passing touchdownsJordan McCloud QB12 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Cronkrite RB686 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Cronkrite RB4 TD
Receiving yardsMitchell Wilcox TE350 yds
Receiving touchdownsMitchell Wilcox TE5 TD
TacklesDevin Studstill S74 tkl
SacksGreg Reaves DE4 sacks
InterceptionsK.J. Sails DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jahquez Evans DUAL★★★No. 993
Darius Williams OLB★★★No. 1157
Raymond Collins OT★★★No. 1272
Daquan Evans CB★★★No. 1311
Thomas Nance TE★★★No. 1347

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.858
Running backs23.00.826
Receivers43.00.836
Offensive line43.00.837
Defensive line33.00.821
Linebackers23.00.828
Defensive backs23.00.841
Whole class183.00.833

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.

Roster 106

The 2019 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis7–⁠112–⁠217
Navy7–⁠111–⁠220
Cincinnati7–⁠111–⁠321
UCF6–⁠210–⁠324
SMU6–⁠210–⁠3
Temple5–⁠38–⁠5
Tulane3–⁠57–⁠6
Houston2–⁠64–⁠8
South Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠8
East Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
UConn0–⁠82–⁠10

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