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USF Football Stuns No. 13 Florida, 18-16, In Gainesville

Nico Gramatica's game-winning field goal delivers program's first Top 25 wins in back-to-back games

TAMPA, FLA., SEPT. 6, 2025 – South Florida football (2-0, American) used a stout defense, clutch special teams and timely offense to make history Saturday at a sold-out Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., as the Bulls stunned No. 13 Florida (1-1, SEC), 18-16, to improve to 2-0.

The victory marked the program's second-straight win over a Top 25-ranked team to start the season, the first time in program history the Bulls defeated ranked opponents in back-to-back games.