GAME THREAD: NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA (1-2) at SOUTH FLORIDA (2-0)

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA (1-2) at SOUTH FLORIDA (2-0)

<h3>Ranked for first time, USF hosts North Carolina</h3>



<div class="pre">North Carolina (1-2) at No. 23 South Florida (2-0) 12:00 pm EDT</div>

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- South Florida hopes to stay in therankings for a while.


Ranked for the first time in program history, the No. 23 Bullshost North Carolina in a non-conference matchup Saturday.

South Florida joined what was then called Division I-A in 2001but had not entered the polls until Sunday. The Bulls were onthe cusp of being ranked after stunning then-No. 17 Auburn onthe road in overtime on September 8 and become so after a fewteams above them lost last week while they had a bye.

"It is nice and we certainly appreciate the ranking, but we haveput all of our focus on North Carolina and that game thisweekend," South Florida coach Jim Leavitt said.


In the 26-23 triumph over the Tigers, Matt Grothe threw a14-yard touchdown to Jesse Hester to end the game.

USF won despite four missed second-half field-goal attempts byDelbert Alvarado.


While the Bulls improved to 2-0 with the win, North Carolinaslipped to 1-2 in its first campaign under former Miami andCleveland Browns coach Butch Davis with a 22-20 home loss toVirginia last Saturday.


The Tar Heels, who were playing their Atlantic Coast Conferenceopener, pulled within two points on T.J. Yates' two-yard pass toRichard Quinn with 1:57 to go, but Yates' two-point conversionpass was knocked down.


USF posted a 37-20 road win over North Carolina last year in theteams' first meeting.

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD SOUTH FLORIDA
MIKE FORD 4 YD RUN
(DELBERT ALVARADO KICK)

NORTH CAROLINA 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 7 11:35 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 7 9:30 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 7 7:52 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD SOUTH FLORIDA
AMARRI JACKSON 12 YD PASS FROM MATT GROTHE
(DELBERT ALVARADO KICK)

NORTH CAROLINA 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 14 6:02 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 14 4:34 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORTH CAROLINA 0 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 14 14 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, MIKE FORD 4 YD RUN (DELBERT
ALVARADO KICK), 3:25. SOUTH
FLORIDA 7-0
SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, AMARRI JACKSON 12 YD PASS FROM
MATT GROTHE (DELBERT ALVARADO
KICK), 8:58. SOUTH FLORIDA
14-0</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG NORTH CAROLINA
CONNOR BARTH 40 YD

NORTH CAROLINA 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 14 13:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 14 11:29 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG SOUTH FLORIDA
DELBERT ALVARADO 32 YD

NORTH CAROLINA 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 17 11:26 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 17 8:18 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 17 4:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 17 2:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 17 0:41 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 17 0:06 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG SOUTH FLORIDA
DELBERT ALVARADO 23 YD

NORTH CAROLINA 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 20 0:03 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 14 6 20 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, MIKE FORD 4 YD RUN (DELBERT
ALVARADO KICK), 3:25. SOUTH
FLORIDA 7-0
SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, AMARRI JACKSON 12 YD PASS FROM
MATT GROTHE (DELBERT ALVARADO
KICK), 8:58. SOUTH FLORIDA
14-0
2ND QUARTER: NORTH CAROLINA - FG, CONNOR BARTH 40 YD, 1:25.
SOUTH FLORIDA 14-3
SOUTH FLORIDA - FG, DELBERT ALVARADO 32 YD, 3:34.
SOUTH FLORIDA 17-3
SOUTH FLORIDA - FG, DELBERT ALVARADO 23 YD, 14:57.
SOUTH FLORIDA 20-3</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 20 14:55 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF NORTH CAROLINA 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 20 13:33 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>