TAMPA, FLA., AUG. 31, 2024– The Bulls opened the 2024 USF Football Season presented by Tampa General Hospital, the second under head coach , with a 48-3 victory over Bethune-Cookman Saturday night in Raymond James Stadium as an energetic student section of nearly 6,000, the most since the 2021 season-opener vs. Florida, cheered on.
The Bulls captured their first season-opening win since 2020 and logged their third-straight win of 34 points or more, dating to the end of the 2023 season. The opening game attendance of 36,694 was the most for an American Athletic Conference program for the 2024 opening weekend.