South Florida·American Athletic

2024 — The 2024 Season

South Florida's 2024 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final result Bowl season Won the Hawaii Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ +0.6 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Bethun 48-3 L @ Alabama 16-42 W @ Sout Mis 49-24 L vs Miami 15-50 L @ Tulane 10-45 L vs Memphis 3-21 W vs UAB 35-25 W @ Flor Atl 44-21 L vs Navy 7-28 W @ Charlo 59-24 W vs Tulsa 63-30 L @ Rice 28-35 W @ San Sta 41-39 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2024.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2024 season's largest margin: South Florida 48, Bethune-Cookman 3. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: South Florida 15, Miami 50. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: South Florida beat San José State 41-39 in the postseason.

"Go Bulls"
— South Florida fanbase voice · 2024· synthesized
What it meant

2024 is a middle chapter for South Florida — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.