BOWLING GREEN, KY., SEPT. 2, 2023– The Bulls opened the 2023 USF Football Season presented by Tampa General Hospital, the first under first-time head coach Alex Golesh, with a hard-fought 41-24 loss at Conference USA preseason favorite Western Kentucky Saturday in Bowling Green, Ky.
The Bulls led 14-7 after the first quarter and tied the game at 24 with 10:11 to play in the third, but saw three turnovers derail an opportunity for the first season-opening win since 2020.
Western Kentucky, a team that won nine games last year and sported the top returning passer and receiver by yards in the FBS from 2022, used a 51-yard touchdown pass, a 42-yard field goal and a scoop and score off a quarterback sack to score the last 17 points and secure the home victory.