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South Florida football predictions & picks

American Athletic

2026 record: 6-3
American: 4th
PPG: 25.9
Streak: L1
Last 5: Lost 13–17 vs Temple · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 24–31 at UTSA · Thu, Oct 8 Won 29–2 vs Kent State · Sat, Oct 17 Won 30–10 vs UAB · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 17–20 at East Carolina · Fri, Nov 6

South Florida next game

Wk 11

South Florida vs8:00 PM ET Thursday, November 12 Memphis

Best pick O 41.5−286 80% confidence See the prediction: Memphis at South Florida

South Florida 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Florida International FIU W19–9 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Army Army W28–24 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs Delaware State Delaware St W59–17 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Bowling Green Bowling Green W14–6 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Temple Temple L13–17 —

Wk 6Thu, Oct 8Oct 8 @UTSA UTSA L24–31 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Kent State Kent State W29–2 USF −12.5−278✓ Kent State at South Florida prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs UAB UAB W30–10 USF ML−333✓ UAB at South Florida prediction

Wk 10Fri, Nov 6Nov 6 @East Carolina East Carolina L17–20 O 44.5+170✗ South Florida at East Carolina prediction

Wk 11Thu, Nov 12Nov 12 vs Memphis Memphis 8:00 PM ET O 41.5−286 Memphis at South Florida prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 @Florida Atlantic FAU TBA Pick coming soon

South Florida team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 25.9/ game 88th

Total yards 316.2/ game 123rd

Passing yards 168.0/ game 126th

Rushing yards 148.2/ game 77th

Third-down conversions 37.3% 94th

Giveaways 0.4/ game 6th

Time of possession 28:59 96th

Defense

Points allowed 15.1/ game 10th

Yards allowed 312.7/ game 26th

Passing yards allowed 183.3/ game 27th

Rushing yards allowed 129.3/ game 51st

Takeaways 1.1/ game 71st

Penalties 5.0/ game 26th

South Florida leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Michael Van Buren Jr. 1,273yds 6 TD · 0 INT · 64.1% comp. · 8 games

Rushing D.J. Crowther 689yds 7 TD · 5.0 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Bryson Rodgers 395yds 38 catches · 3 TD · 9 games

Tackles Ayden Jackson 50 8 games

Sacks C.J. Hicks 5 7 games

Interceptions Tavin Ward 1 1 passes defended · 9 games

South Florida picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

66.7% 2 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

American standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Memphis Memphis 720 7-2 .778 338212 +126 W2

2 North Texas North Texas 720 7-2 .778 402278 +124 W6

3 UTSA UTSA 720 7-2 .778 297268 +29 L1

4 South Florida South Florida 630 6-3 .667 233136 +97 L1

5 Florida Atlantic FAU 630 6-3 .667 362315 +47 W1

6 Tulsa Tulsa 540 5-4 .556 298205 +93 W1

7 Army Army 540 5-4 .556 290228 +62 L2

8 East Carolina East Carolina 540 5-4 .556 212210 +2 W2

9 UAB UAB 540 5-4 .556 196214 −18 W1

10 Tulane Tulane 450 4-5 .444 190263 −73 L1

11 Navy Navy 360 3-6 .333 263274 −11 W1

12 Temple Temple 270 2-7 .222 224255 −31 L4

13 Jerry Rice Team Rice 180 1-8 .111 191306 −115 L8

14 Charlotte Charlotte 180 1-8 .111 177345 −168 L2

South Florida FAQ

Who does South Florida play next?

Next up for South Florida: home against Memphis, Thursday, November 12, 8:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is South Florida’s record this season?

South Florida is 6-3, 4th in the American.

Who leads South Florida in passing yards?

Michael Van Buren Jr., with 1,273 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (6 TD · 0 INT · 64.1% comp. · 8 games).

What is the model’s record picking South Florida games?

Its best pick is 2-1 in South Florida games this season (66.7%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

American rivals

All teams

Army Charlotte East Carolina Florida Atlantic Jerry Rice Team Memphis Navy North Texas Temple Tulane Tulsa UAB UTSA

South Florida this week

South Florida is 6-3, 2-3 in American Athletic play. Its last game was a 20–17 loss to East Carolina on November 6. Its offense averages 25.9 points a game (tied for 88th in FBS), and its defense allows 15.1 (tied for 10th).

Next up, South Florida hosts Memphis on Thursday, November 12 at 8:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, South Florida is a 3.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 50.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Memphis vs South Florida prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.