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They played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and were led by second-year head coach Charlie Strong. The Bulls competed as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7\u20136, 3\u20135 in AAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They were invited to the Gasparilla Bowl where they lost to Marshall.The 2018 Bulls became the first team in college football history to start a season 7\u20130 and lose their final six games.[1]Table of ContentsPrevious season[edit]Preseason[edit]Award watch lists[edit]AAC media poll[edit]Schedule[edit]Game summaries[edit]Elon[edit]Georgia Tech[edit]At Illinois[edit]East Carolina[edit]At Massachusetts[edit]At Tulsa[edit]UConn[edit]At Houston[edit]Tulane[edit]At Cincinnati[edit]At Temple[edit]UCF[edit]Marshall (Gasparilla Bowl)[edit]Rankings[edit]References[edit]Previous season[edit]The Bulls finished the 2017 season with a record of 10\u20132. After ending the regular season with a record of 9-2, 6-2 in the AAC, the Bulls were invited to the Birmingham Bowl, where they defeated Texas Tech 38-34.Preseason[edit]The Bulls replaced 11 starters from a 10-2 season in 2017. One of the biggest storylines of the offseason was the addition of graduate transfer Blake Barnett who was named the starting quarterback following stints at Alabama and Arizona State.Award watch lists[edit]Listed in the order that they were releasedAAC media poll[edit]The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Bulls predicted to finish in second place in the AAC East Division.[5]Media poll (East)Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)1UCF175 (25)2USF140 (5)3Temple1324Cincinnati915UConn516East Carolina41Schedule[edit]DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 16:00 p.m.No.\u00a012 (FCS) Elon*ESPN3W 34\u20131431,217September 812:00 p.m.Georgia Tech*Raymond James StadiumTampa, FLABC\/ESPN2W 49\u20133834,182September 153:30 p.m.vs. Illinois*BTNW 25\u20131921,725September 228:00 p.m.East CarolinaRaymond James StadiumTampa, FLESPNewsW 20\u20131334,562October 63:30 p.m.at Massachusetts*ELVNW 58\u2013427,9887:00 p.m.at TulsaNo. 23ESPNW 25\u20132416,142October 207:00 p.m.UConnNo. 21Raymond James StadiumTampa, FLCBSSNW 38\u20133042,127October 273:30 p.m.at HoustonNo. 21ABC\/ESPN2L 36\u20135731,631November 33:30 p.m.TulaneRaymond James StadiumTampa, FLCBSSNL 15\u20134131,388November 107:00 p.m.at No.\u00a025 CincinnatiESPNUL 23\u20133529,310November 1712:00 a.m.at TempleESPNewsL 17\u20132721,0294:00 p.m.No.\u00a08 UCFESPNL 10\u20133857,6268:00 p.m.Marshall*ESPNL 20\u20133814,135*Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern timeSchedule Source:[6]Game summaries[edit]Elon[edit]1234TotalNo. 12 (FCS) Phoenix007714Bulls7177334Georgia Tech[edit]1234TotalYellow Jackets17014738Bulls14772149At Illinois[edit]1234TotalBulls7001825Fighting Illini1063019East Carolina[edit]1234TotalPirates733013Bulls670720At Massachusetts[edit]1234TotalBulls1010281058Minutemen77141442At Tulsa[edit]1234TotalNo. 23 Bulls3071525Golden Hurricane7314024UConn[edit]1234TotalHuskies7071630No. 21 Bulls07171438At Houston[edit]1234TotalNo. 21 Bulls02115036Cougars1414151457Tulane[edit]1234TotalGreen Wave7207741Bulls306615At Cincinnati[edit]1234TotalBulls977023No. 25 Bearcats7721035At Temple[edit]1234TotalBulls7100017Owls00101727UCF[edit]1234TotalNo. 8 Knights71071438Bulls037010Marshall (Gasparilla Bowl)[edit]1234TotalThundering Herd2173738Bulls7310020Rankings[edit]Ranking movementsLegend: \u2588\u2588 Increase in ranking. \u2588\u2588 Decrease in ranking.\u2014 = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.WeekPollPre1234567891011121314FinalAP\u2014\u2014RVRVRVRV232121RV\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRV232020RVRV\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014CFPNot released\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014Not releasedReferences[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/2018-south-florida-bulls-football-team\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2018 South Florida Bulls football team"}}]}]