2012 South Florida Bulls football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2012
| team = South Florida Bulls
| sport = football
| image = South Florida Bulls wordmark.png
| image_size = 200
| conference = Big East Conference
| short_conf = Big East
| record = 3–9
| conf_record = 1–6
| head_coach = Skip Holtz
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = Todd Fitch
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Chris Cosh
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Raymond James Stadium
}}
{{2012 Big East Conference football standings}}
The 2012 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 2012 season was the 16th season overall for the Bulls and their 8th season as a member of the Big East Conference. This was Holtz's third and final year at USF; USF fired Holtz at the conclusion of the season.{{cite news |title=USF fires Skip Holtz, sources say|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8701597/south-florida-bulls-fire-skip-holtz-third-year|publisher=ESPN.com|first=Brett|last=McMurphy|date=December 2, 2012|access-date=December 2, 2012}} They finished the season 3–9, 1–6 in Big East play to finish in last place. This season saw the Bulls win their fewest games in program history (3).
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2012
| poll = Coaches'
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 34–13
| attend = 41,285
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Nevada
| site_stadium = Mackay Stadium
| site_cityst = Reno, NV
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 32–31
| attend = 22,804
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|September 13|Thursday}}
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Rutgers
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN
| score = 13–23
| attend = 44,219
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 4:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 27–31
| attend = 16,397
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN
| score = 17–30
| attend = 69,383
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Lincoln Financial Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv = Big East Network
| score = 28–37
| attend = 25,796
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| tv = ABC
| score = 25–27
| attend = 50,167
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 36–37
| attend = 38,562
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 13–6
| attend = 36,180
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = Sun Life Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami Gardens, FL
| tv = FSF
| score = 9–40
| attend = 38,869
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 23|Friday}}
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv = ESPN
| score = 10–27
| attend = 21,171
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
| site_cityst = Tampa, FL
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 3–27
| attend = 35,141
}}
References
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{{South Florida Bulls football navbox}}
Category:South Florida Bulls football seasons
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