| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | South Florida Bulls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 7–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Charlie Strong |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Sterlin Gilbert |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Veer and shoot |
| Def Coach: | Brian Jean-Mary |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–3–5 |
| Bowl: | Gasparilla Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 20–38 vs. Marshall |
The 2018 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 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 7–6, 3–5 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 7–0 and lose their final six games.[1]
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.
Listed in the order that they were released
| John Mackey Award[2] | Mitchell Wilcox | TE | JR | |
| Outland Trophy[3] | Marcus Norman | T | JR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[4] | Jaymon Thomas | DB | SR |
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) | |||
| 1 | UCF | 175 (25) | |
| 2 | USF | 140 (5) | |
| 3 | Temple | 132 | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 91 | |
| 5 | UConn | 51 | |
| 6 | East Carolina | 41 | |
Schedule Source:[6]
See also: 2018 Elon Phoenix football team.
See also: 2018 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
See also: 2018 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.
See also: 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team.
See also: 2018 UMass Minutemen football team.
See also: 2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.
See also: 2018 UConn Huskies football team.
See also: 2018 Houston Cougars football team.
See also: 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team.
See also: 2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team.
See also: 2018 Temple Owls football team.
See also: 2018 UCF Knights football team and South Florida–UCF rivalry.
See also: 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team and 2018 Gasparilla Bowl.