USF Stuns No. 13 Ranked Florida in Thrilling Upset

By Shawn Stewart

South Florida pulled a second big upset in as many weeks with an 18-16 win over No. 13 Florida on Saturday.

Both teams kicked field goals to start the game, and Florida took a narrow 9-6 lead into halftime, leaving the home fans a little queasy at how close the game had been played.

That feeling got worse when USF took a lead in the third quarter as Byrum Brown connected with Keshaun Singleton on a 66-yard touchdown bomb for a 13-9 lead.

USF then advanced its lead on a safety following a Florida special teams mistake when a snap flew over the punter’s head and out of the end zone.

Florida answered when quarterback DJ Lagway hit Tre Wilson on a 4-yard scoring play and USF then missed a field goal, but the Gators went three-and-out.

From there, the Bulls had 2:25 to get into scoring position, exactly enough time to put Nico Gramatica in position to kick the game-winner from just 20 yards out.