The USF Football program received its slate of American Athletic Conference home and away opponents for the next four seasons on Wednesday as the conference prepares to welcome six new members starting in 2023.
The Bulls will face five of the six new members next season, as Charlotte, FAU and Rice come to Raymond James Stadium in 2023 and the Bulls play at UTSA and UAB. The sixth new member, North Texas, first appears on the USF schedule with a road date in 2024.
USF has previously faced three of the new conference members, holding a 3-1 series edge over FAU, last meeting in 2013, a 2-0 lead over North Texas, last meeting in 2002, and tied 1-1 with UAB, last meeting in 2004.
Each team will face the other 13 conference teams at least once at home and once on the road during the four-year cycle. The conference designated six matchups that will take place each year. USF's yearly opponent will be FAU.
The complete list of yearly match-ups are:
North Texas vs. SMU
Memphis vs. UAB
Rice vs. UTSA
Charlotte vs. East Carolina
FAU vs. South Florida
Navy vs. Temple
The Bulls home and away conference opponents for the 2023-26 seasons are below:
2023
Home: Rice, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, Temple
Away: UTSA, Memphis, UAB, Navy
2024
Home: SMU, UTSA, East Carolina, Navy
Away: North Texas, Rice, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte
2025
Home: Tulsa, North Texas, Memphis, Florida Atlantic
Away: SMU, Tulane, East Carolina, Temple
2026
Home: Tulane, UAB, Charlotte, Temple
Away: Tulsa, North Texas, Florida Atlantic, Navy
The Bulls will open the 2023 season at Western Kentucky (Sept. 2) before returning to Raymond James Stadium to face Florida A&M (Sept. 9) and Alabama (Sept. 16) before a final non-conference road game at UConn (Oct. 21). Dates for the conference games will be announced at a later date.
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