CFB TEAM RESEARCH · American Athletic
South Florida
Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.
SEASON SNAPSHOT
2026 regular season
2026 regular season · 5 completed games · American Athletic. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #87; PPG allowed #19. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.
Overall record including postseason: 4-1. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.
SEASON LEADERSHIP
Coaching staff
Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.
RECRUITING CLASS
Incoming signing class
2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.
ADVANCED METRICS
Offense and defense
CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.
SEASON LEADERS
Players who led the team
Passing Leader
Michael Van Buren Jr.
FBS #77 · 896 season total
77CMP123ATT896Yards3TD0INT62.60%CMP%131.84NCAA rating
Rushing Leader
D.J. Crowther
FBS #35 · 393 season total
74Carries393Yards6TD5.31Yards/carry
Receiving Leader
Joshua Porter
FBS #148 · 240 season total
18REC240Yards2TD13.33Yards/REC
Tackles Leader
Ayden Jackson
FBS #196 · 29 season total
29Total16Solo13Assists2TFL0Sacks
Sacks Leader
Michael Williams II
FBS #89 · 2.50 season total
2.50Sacks2.50TFL2QB hurries12Tackles
Defensive Interceptions Leader
Tayvion Beasley
FBS #64 · 1 season total
1INT1Passes defended0Defensive TDs5Return yards16Tackles
Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.
FULL SEASON SCHEDULE
Results and market lines
| Wk | Date | Site | Opponent | Result | Score | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | H | Florida International | W | 19–9 | -14.5 | L | 53 | U |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | A | Army | W | 28–24 | +3 | W | 45.5 | O |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | H | Delaware State | W | 59–17 | -37.5 | W | 59.5 | O |
| 4 | 2026-09-26 | A | Bowling Green | W | 14–6 | -17.5 | L | 48.5 | U |
| 5 | 2026-10-03 | H | Temple | L | 13–17 | -5.5 | L | 50.5 | U |
| 6 | 2026-10-08 | A | UTSA | — | — | +7 | — | 49.5 | — |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | H | Kent State | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | 2026-10-31 | H | UAB | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | A | East Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | 2026-11-13 | H | Memphis | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | 2026-11-21 | A | Florida Atlantic | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | 2026-11-27 | H | Tulane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.
Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.