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South Florida

University of South Florida · 2026 · American Athletic

Efficiency
+6.1
43rd FBS
Record
2-0
Conf. record
1-0
Conf. finish
1st
proj. of 14
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South Florida is 2-0 and ranked 43rd in overall efficiency. Their 33rd-ranked defense carries them, with a 53rd-ranked offense. They run the ball on 55% of offensive plays with a 66th-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 45% of plays with a 45th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
Q2
1-0
+1 left
Q3
0-0
Q4
1-0
+9 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 10.0 wins
Strength of Record
5th
+0.5 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
55th
full season
116th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
78th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~6.4 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs FIUConference USA#100W 199+16.9100%0.0Q4
2@ ArmyAmerican Athletic#56W 2824-1.2100%13.6Q2
3vs Delaware StateMEACPreview+42.899%Q4
4@ Bowling GreenMid-American#138Preview+29.996%Q4
5vs TempleAmerican Athletic#87Preview+13.478%Q4
6@ UTSAAmerican Athletic#42Preview-2.943%Q2
7vs Kent StateMid-American#131Preview+27.395%Q4
9vs UABAmerican Athletic#119Preview+22.691%Q4
10@ East CarolinaAmerican Athletic#102Preview+12.176%Q4
11vs MemphisAmerican Athletic#69Preview+10.974%Q4
12@ Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic#91Preview+8.970%Q4
13vs TulaneAmerican Athletic#74Preview+11.274%Q4

2 played · 2-0. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on South Florida, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

+1.1+6.8+12.6014Week 0Week 2
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 45th
SR 38thYPP 67thEPA 47th
RushingEff 66th
SR 50thYPP 74thEPA 70th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 90th
SR 115thYPP 79thEPA 81st
Rush defenseEff 41st
SR 60thYPP 32ndEPA 32nd
Dropback rate 45%Tempo +3.5 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 74th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 53%1st · Defense allowed: 45%1st2nd · Offense: 41%2nd · Defense allowed: 48%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 48%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 44%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 10.0Q1 · Allowed: 0.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 3.0Q2 · Allowed: 14.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 7.0Q3 · Allowed: 3.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 27.0Q4 · Allowed: 17.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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South Florida Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 53rd
+2.2
Field position: -0.2Finishing drives: +2.4
Field position -0.2Finishing drives +2.4= +2.2
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 73rd · Finishing 47th

Defensive EffRanked 33rd
+4.8
Field position: +0.9Finishing drives: +3.9
Field position +0.9Finishing drives +3.9= +4.8
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 35th · Finishing 39th

2.11 points per drive on offense, 1.83 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 33.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(34)32% / 68%56%5.4
Q2(15)53% / 47%33%3.1
Q3(22)41% / 59%41%5.0
Q4(40)53% / 48%50%5.9
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)9.856%7.2
2nd(13)5.146%4.6
3rd(17)8.047%6.4
4th(1)6.0100%38.0
All (49)51%6.8
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(31)9.952%5.2
2nd(24)7.238%3.0
3rd(7)4.743%1.3
4th(0)
All (62)45%3.9

South Florida, all games.