If the South Florida Bulls were expecting a dead cat bounce after firing head coach Jeff Scott, they’re going to be disappointed. The Bulls fell 41-23 to the SMU Mustangs on Saturday afternoon in front of a sparse crowd inside Raymond James Stadium.
Led by interim head coach Daniel Da Prato, the Bulls competed in the first half and used a 41-yard field goal from Spencer Shrader to tie the game at 17 with eight seconds left in the first half.
Then the wheels fell off.
A questionable fourth down decision to punt by Da Prato led to a Mustangs (6-4, 4-2 AAC) touchdown, and after a quick three-and-out, and turnover on downs, the Bulls saw themselves down 38-17 going into the fourth quarter.