2006 South Florida Bulls Football Preview

Welcome to Maddux's 2006 South Florida Bulls season preview. As usual we have taken the time to break down the team, while providing information about the university, and the 2006 South Florida Bulls Football Schedule. If you are wagering on college football this season consider using Maddux Sports' College football picks for the added edge over the sportsbooks in 2006. In addition be sure to bookmark our free college football odds line service for the upcoming season.

Coach: Jim Leavitt (10th year at South Florida)
Team Name: Bulls
2005 Overall Record: 6-6
2005 Big East Conference Record 4-3
Returning Starters: 13

Last season, the bulls possessed a good defense, keeping opponents to an average of 18.0 PPG. However, their lack of offense and resounding number of penalties hurt them greatly.

One thing is sure coach Jim Leavitt still hasn’t decided who will be calling signals for 2006. The choices are last year’s starter senior Pat Julmiste (124 COMP, 252 ATT, 1,489 YDS, 6 TDs), sophomore Carlton Hill or freshman Matt Grothe. Hill is a great prospect who can pass and run, but he had an uneven spring and is in academic trouble. Grothe is basically unknown. Julmiste just hasn’t performed well.

Another major part of the starting puzzle is Ricky Ponton (373 YDS, 2 TDs), a sophomore, who must replace Andre Hill (1,374 YDS, 13 TDs). That’s a lot of production to restore quickly. On the other hand, talented and versatile junior Amarri Jackson should be an asset at wide receiver.

The defense was great against the pass in 2005 and is very strong in that area again. On the line, the front four include 3 new starters, with junior nose tackle Richard Clebert anchoring the line.

If Hill is QB, this can be a much better offensive team and they’ll be in the conference mix. But there’s a lot to overcome, including a schedule that includes UCF, Rutgers, North Carolina and Pittsburgh. The first four games will say a lot about this team.

South Florida Bulls 2006 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Road
Sep 2	McNeese State	Home
Sep 9	Fla International	Home
Sep 16	Central Florida	Road
Sep 23	Kansas	Road
Sep 30	Rutgers	Home
Oct 7	Connecticut	Home
Oct 14	North Carolina	Road
Oct 21	Cincinnati	Road
Nov 4	Pittsburgh	Home
Nov 11	Syracuse	Home
Nov 18	Louisville	Road
Nov 25	West Virginia	Road

 

For more data on the 2006 South Florida football program, view the Bulls team website or scroll down below to read up on the rest of the Big East competition.