South Florida·American Athletic

2025 — The Winning Chapter

South Florida's 2025 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final result Bowl season Lost the Cure Bowl
AP final #25 post-bowls
SP+ +6.7 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs Bois Sta 34-7 W @ Florida 18-16 L @ Miami 12-49 W vs Sout Sta 63-14 W vs Charlo 54-26 W @ Nort Tex 63-36 W vs Flor Atl 48-13 L @ Memphis 31-34 W vs UTSA 55-23 L @ Navy 38-41 W @ UAB 48-18 W vs Rice 52-3 L vs Old Dom 10-24 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2025.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2025 season's largest margin: South Florida 63, South Carolina State 14. A 49-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: South Florida 12, Miami 49. A 37-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: South Florida fell to Old Dominion 10-24 in the postseason.

"Go Bulls"
— South Florida fanbase voice · 2025· synthesized
What it meant

2025 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.