TAMPA, April 21, 2020 – The 2020 Bulls football schedule, which features eight bowl teams and five programs that won 10 or more games in 2019, was ranked No. 2 in the nation in schedule strength Tuesday by noted college football analyst Phil Steele on ESPN.com.
USF, slated to open the season at preseason top 15 pick Texas on Sept. 5, was ranked behind only South Carolina, which faces four preseason top 10 teams and features opponents that combined to go 102-54 (65.4%) last season. Bulls' opponents went 97-57 (63.0%) in 2019 with five finishing the season ranked in the AP Top 25.