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

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 0 7 10
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 14 6 10 7 37 FINAL

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
3RD QUARTER: SOUTH FLORIDA - FG, DELBERT ALVARADO 40 YD, 4:47.
SOUTH FLORIDA 23-3
SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS 5 YD RUN
(DELBERT ALVARADO KICK),
11:32. SOUTH FLORIDA 30-3
4TH QUARTER: SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, JAMAR TAYLOR 1 YD RUN (DELBERT
ALVARADO KICK), 8:50. SOUTH
FLORIDA 37-3
NORTH CAROLINA - TD, RYAN HOUSTON 5 YD RUN (CONNOR
BARTH KICK), 13:56. SOUTH
FLORIDA 37-10</div>

 

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- South Florida was in no mood ofgetting caught in a trap.


Behind a solid game from Matt Grothe and a stifling defense, the23rd-ranked Bulls made their foray into rankings a successfulone by coasting to a 37-10 victory over North Carolina onSaturday.


An up-and-coming program, the Bulls (3-0) entered the rankingsfor the first time in school history thanks to a 26-23 win atthen-No. 17 Auburn on September 8.


With this contest sandwiched between Friday's home showdownagainst No. 5 West Virginia, South Florida was in a prime spotto perhaps look ahead. But that hardly was the case.

Grothe led scoring drives of 78 and 83 yards on the Bulls' firsttwo possessions to trigger a quick start.


Mike Ford also scored on a five-yard run and Delbert Alvaradokicked a pair of field goals in the first half, which ended withthe Bulls holding a 20-3 lead.


The big lead was more than enough for the Bulls' swarmingdefense, which collected five sacks and four interceptions.Defensive end George Selvie registered three sacks to lead theway.


After Ford's five-yard run opened the scoring, Grothe foundAmarri Jackson for a 12-yard TD with 6:04 left in the firstquarter, giving the Bulls a 14-0 advantage.


Grothe, who sat out the entire fourth quarter with the game wellin hand, completed 17-of-30 passes for 230 yards. He alsorushed for 35 yards.


Connor Barth's 40-yard field goal capped an 11-play, 57-yarddrive less than two minutes into the second quarter to get theTar Heels (1-3) on the board.


Alvarado connected from 32 and 23 yards later in the secondquarter to give South Florida a 20-3 cushion.


Benjamin Williams added to the lead with a five-yard TD run inthe third quarter.


North Carolina freshman T.J. Yates completed just 11-of-27passes for 82 yards.

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 10
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 37 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 0 7 10
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 14 6 10 7 37 FINAL

SOUTH FLORIDA-TD, M Ford 5 YD RUN (D Alvarado KICK) 3:25 1st
Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-TD, A Jackson 12 YD PASS FROM M Grothe (D
Alvarado KICK) 8:58 1st Qtr
NORTH CAROLINA-FG, C Barth 40 YD 1:25 2nd Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-FG, D Alvarado 32 YD 3:34 2nd Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-FG, D Alvarado 23 YD 14:57 2nd Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-FG, D Alvarado 40 YD 4:47 3rd Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-TD, B Williams 5 YD RUN (D Alvarado KICK) 11:32
3rd Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-TD, J Taylor 1 YD RUN (D Alvarado KICK) 8:50 4th
Qtr
NORTH CAROLINA-TD, R Houston 5 YD RUN (C Barth KICK) 13:56 4th
Qtr


NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH FLORIDA
First downs 11 26
Rushed-yards 35-79 52-194
Passing yards 112 245
Sacked-yards lost 4--27 1--11
Return yards 11 96
Passes 11-27-4 18-33-0
Punts 6-37.8 2-50
Fumbles-lost 0-0 4-3
Penalties-yards 7-41 7-55
Time of possession 26:06 33:54


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: NORTH CAROLINA-Ryan Houston 11-43, Johnny White 13-36,
Anthony Elzy 2-3, - Team 1-MINUS 1, T.J. Yates 8-MINUS 2. SOUTH
FLORIDA-Benjamin Williams 15-64, Aston Samuels 6-36, Matt Grothe
12-35, Grant Gregory 4-23, Jamar Taylor 6-21, Mike Ford 6-13, Amarri
Jackson 1-5, - Team 2-MINUS 3.

PASSING: NORTH CAROLINA-T.J. Yates 11-27-85- 4. SOUTH FLORIDA-Matt
Grothe 17-30-230- 0. Grant Gregory 1-3-4- 0.

RECEIVING: NORTH CAROLINA-Hakeem Nicks 3-32, Brooks Foster 2-22, Zach
Pianalto 2-8, Ed Barham 1-7, Bobby Rome 1-6, Brandon Tate 1-6, Anthony
Elzy 1-4. SOUTH FLORIDA-Jessie Hester Jr. 3-34, T.J. Johnson 3-34,
Amarri Jackson 4-33, Cedric Hill 1-32, Benjamin Williams 1-27, Edner
Alcin 1-26, Jamar Taylor 2-20, Courtney Denson 1-15, Carlton Mitchell
1-9, Dontavia Bogan 1-4.


Att: NA</div>

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 10
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 37 FINAL</div>

 

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- South Florida was in no mood ofgetting caught in a trap.


Behind a solid game from Matt Grothe and a stifling defense, the23rd-ranked Bulls made their foray into rankings a successfulone by coasting to a 37-10 victory over North Carolina onSaturday.


An up-and-coming program, the Bulls (3-0) entered the rankingsfor the first time in school history thanks to a 26-23 win atthen-No. 17 Auburn on September 8.


With this contest sandwiched between Friday's home showdownagainst No. 5 West Virginia, South Florida was in a prime spotto perhaps look ahead. But that hardly was the case.

"I was concerned because in life there are so manydistractions," South Florida coach Jim Leavitt said. "But theyseemed to be pretty focused. We realized how good NorthCarolina is. They're a very talented football team, they have alot of talent, and a lot of talented athletes."


Grothe led scoring drives of 78 and 83 yards on the Bulls' firsttwo possessions to trigger a quick start.


Mike Ford also scored on a five-yard run and Delbert Alvaradokicked a pair of field goals in the first half, which ended withthe Bulls holding a 20-3 lead.


The big lead was more than enough for the Bulls' swarmingdefense, which collected five sacks and four interceptions.Defensive end George Selvie registered three sacks to lead theway.


"It was a very good win for us, for our program," Leavitt said."We know we're playing a great, great team coming in hereFriday night and we're excited about the challenge. We're goingto have to play awfully good football to have a chance."

After Ford's five-yard run opened the scoring, Grothe foundAmarri Jackson for a 12-yard TD with 6:04 left in the firstquarter, giving the Bulls a 14-0 advantage.


"I think the biggest thing that had to do with how well we didwas coming out early and getting those two drives at thebeginning, and getting up 14-0," Grothe said. "Toward thesecond half I think everybody was a little bit tired.

"We had that 18-play drive, and right before that the defensewas only out there for one play, so we were out there for 25 or30 plays in a row, and everybody was just getting a little wornout."


Grothe, who sat out the entire fourth quarter with the game wellin hand, completed 17-of-30 passes for 230 yards. He alsorushed for 35 yards.


"I thought we did a pretty good job of mixing up the balance ofthrowing and running," Leavitt said. "I thought that was prettygood."


Connor Barth's 40-yard field goal capped an 11-play, 57-yarddrive less than two minutes into the second quarter to get theTar Heels (1-3) on the board.


Alvarado connected from 32 and 23 yards later in the secondquarter to give South Florida a 20-3 cushion.


Benjamin Williams added to the lead with a five-yard TD run inthe third quarter.


North Carolina freshman T.J. Yates completed just 11-of-27passes for 82 yards.

 

NCAAF: NORTH CAROLINA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 0 7 10
SOUTH FLORIDA (23) 14 6 10 7 37 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, MIKE FORD 5 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
3RD QUARTER: SOUTH FLORIDA - FG, DELBERT ALVARADO 40 YD, 4:47.
SOUTH FLORIDA 23-3
SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS 5 YD RUN
(DELBERT ALVARADO KICK),
11:32. SOUTH FLORIDA 30-3
4TH QUARTER: SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, JAMAR TAYLOR 1 YD RUN (DELBERT
ALVARADO KICK), 8:50. SOUTH
FLORIDA 37-3
NORTH CAROLINA - TD, RYAN HOUSTON 5 YD RUN (CONNOR
BARTH KICK), 13:56. SOUTH
FLORIDA 37-10</div>