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2025 South Florida

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 American Athletic Conference), coached by Alex Golesh, then Kevin Patrick (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

South Florida in 2025, game by game: won vs. No. 25 Boise State 34–7; won at No. 13 Florida 18–16; lost at No. 5 Miami 12–49; won vs. South Carolina State 63–14; won vs. Charlotte 54–26; won at North Texas 63–36; won vs. Florida Atlantic 48–13; lost at Memphis 31–34; won vs. UTSA 55–23; lost at Navy 38–41; won at UAB 48–18; won vs. Rice 52–3; lost vs. Old Dominion 10–24+49−37Won 34–7 vs. No. 25 Boise State+27No. 25 Boise StateWon 18–16 at No. 13 Florida+2No. 13 FloridaLost 12–49 at No. 5 Miami-37No. 5 MiamiWon 63–14 vs. South Carolina State+49South Carolina …Won 54–26 vs. Charlotte+28CharlotteWon 63–36 at North Texas+27North TexasWon 48–13 vs. Florida Atlantic+35Florida AtlanticLost 31–34 at Memphis-3MemphisWon 55–23 vs. UTSA+32UTSALost 38–41 at Navy-3NavyWon 48–18 at UAB+30UABWon 52–3 vs. Rice+49RiceLost 10–24 vs. Old Dominion-14Old Dominion
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vs25Boise StateW 34–⁠736%
Sep 6at13FloridaW 18–⁠1633%
Sep 13at5MiamiL 12–⁠4932%
Sep 20vsSouth Carolina StateW 63–⁠1478%
Oct 3vsCharlotteW 54–⁠2681%
Oct 10atNorth TexasW 63–⁠3639%
Oct 18vsFlorida AtlanticW 48–⁠1379%
Oct 25atMemphisL 31–⁠3436%
Nov 6vsUTSAW 55–⁠2366%
Nov 15atNavyL 38–⁠4147%
Nov 22atUABW 48–⁠1876%
Nov 29vsRiceW 52–⁠384%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsOld DominionCure BowlL 10–⁠2452%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Old Dominion 24–⁠10 in the Cure Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 28 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 18
  2. Wk 7: 24
  3. Wk 8: 19
  4. Wk 9: 18
  5. Wk 12: 25

Led the nationByrum Brown: total offense per game (347.2)

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 4th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
526–⁠304
Coach
Alex Golesh, then Kevin Patrick (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1604 +120 this season
SP+ rating
11.6 No. 29 of 136; offense No. 12, defense No. 62, special teams No. 89
SRS
12.6 No. 19 of 136 in FBS
Returning
30% of last season’s EPA, No. 75 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 65 roster talent No. 61 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Joel Gordon and Kodi Burns
Defensive coordinator
Todd Orlando
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense18th of 136
  • Defense40th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted17th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted43rd of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2247%1.2818th of 136
Defense0.0438%1.3440th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.05 def		46% off
38% def		—17th off
43rd def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense48%9.4 yds17%3.3013%
Defense40%8.7 yds13%2.8018%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.5own 3014% allowed
Defense3.1own 2916% caused

CORE rating 14.4, 24th of 136 (offense 10.2, defense -4.2).

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 yardsByrum Brown QB3,158 yds
Passing touchdownsByrum Brown QB28 TD
Rushing yardsByrum Brown QB1,008 yds
Rushing touchdownsByrum Brown QB14 TD
Receiving yardsKeshaun Singleton WR877 yds
Receiving touchdownsJeremiah Koger WR8 TD
TacklesJhalyn Shuler LB105 tkl
SacksMac Harris LB6 sacks
InterceptionsFred Gaskin S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Christian Neptune ATH★★★No. 758
Gerrick Gordon Jr. OL★★★No. 936
Tray Kinkle RB★★★No. 987
Gavin Jenkins CB★★★No. 1092
Caleb Harris OT★★★No. 1173

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.862
Running backs23.00.862
Receivers43.00.848
Offensive line33.00.860
Defensive line63.00.855
Linebackers23.00.836
Defensive backs63.00.850
Athletes and specialists23.00.851
Whole class263.00.852

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 118

The 2025 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 78 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 23

The 2025 portal
Chavez Brown LB★★★from North Texas
Izaiah Guy CB★★★from Georgia State
Chas Nimrod WR★★★from Tennessee
Sam Franklin RB★★★from Oklahoma
Tyler Williams WR★★★from Minnesota
Cedrick Hawkins Jr. S★★★from UCF
Dennard Flowers DE★★★from Murray State
Derrick McCormick Jr. LB★★★from UCF
Mudia Reuben WR★★★from Stanford
Devin Lee DL★★★from Vanderbilt
Rocco Nicholl LB★★★from Kent State
Traevon Mitchell DL★★★from West Florida

And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 25

Bernard Gooden DL★★★★to LSU
Brent Austin CB★★★to California
Israel Carter QB★★★to Norfolk State
Tawfiq Byard S★★★to Colorado
Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen WR★★★no new school on file
Douglas Blue-Eli DL★★★to Rutgers
Immanuel Hickman DE★★★to Virginia Tech
Naiem Simmons WR★★★to UConn
Aamaris Brown CB★★★to UNLV
Chenellson Exume DL★★★to Florida Atlantic
Langston Long LB★★★to Toledo
Nikola Milovac OT★★★to Kennesaw State

And 13 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Navy8–⁠111–⁠223
North Texas7–⁠112–⁠224
Tulane7–⁠111–⁠318
South Florida6–⁠29–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠29–⁠4
Memphis4–⁠48–⁠5
UTSA4–⁠47–⁠6
Army4–⁠57–⁠6
Temple3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida Atlantic3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice2–⁠65–⁠8
UAB2–⁠64–⁠8
Tulsa1–⁠74–⁠8
Charlotte0–⁠81–⁠11

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