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Wk 1 · 2026

Florida International Panthers at South Florida Bulls — Sat, Sep 5

Sat, Sep 5 · Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL · ESPN+

Weather at kickoff

88°F mostly clear
60% chance of precipitation · wind 9 mph
Forecast from Open-Meteo
CUSA · no games yet
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USF -13.5 · total 53.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential USF by 19.0
American · no games yet

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

FIU: -5.9#98
Efficiency margin
South Florida: +10.7#17
FIU: 24.7
Offense (pts/100)
South Florida: 34.9
FIU: 30.7
Defense (pts/100)
South Florida: 24.3
FIU: 65.5
Pace (plays/g)
South Florida: 65.5
FIU: no data
Yards / play
South Florida: no data
FIU: no data
Yards / play allowed
South Florida: no data
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

FIU: no data
Points / game
South Florida: no data
FIU: no data
Points allowed
South Florida: no data
FIU: no data
Yards / game
South Florida: no data
FIU: no data
Yards allowed
South Florida: no data
FIU: no data
Pass yds allowed
South Florida: no data
FIU: no data
Rush yds allowed
South Florida: no data
FIU: no data
Turnovers / game
South Florida: no data
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

FIU form

No completed games on record.

South Florida form

No completed games on record.

FIU this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

South Florida this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 1

OpponentFIUSouth Florida
FAU
American
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Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, South Florida leads 2–0 · South Florida has won the last 2
2 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 4.5 points toward South Florida
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20082008-09-20South Florida 179 FIUat FIUSouth Florida
20062006-09-09FIU 2021 South Floridaat USFSouth Florida

FIU leaders 2025 regular season

PassingKeyone Jenkins QB #12157/249, 1693 YDS, 9 TD, 5 INT
Joe Pesansky QB #1678/128, 919 YDS, 9 TD, 6 INT
RushingKejon Owens RB #5205 CAR, 1298 YDS, 11 TD
Anthony Carrie RB #196 CAR, 447 YDS, 5 TD
Devonte Lyons RB #336 CAR, 140 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingAlex Perry WR #953 REC, 816 YDS, 9 TD
Kyle McNeal WR #729 REC, 286 YDS
Dallas Payne TE #025 REC, 266 YDS, 3 TD
Maguire Anderson WR #222 REC, 255 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesJohnny Chaney Jr. LB #099
Jessiah McGrew DB #2367
Josiah Taylor LB #966
SacksKenton Simmons DE #56
Keegan Davis DL #445.5
Dante Anderson DL #133
InterceptionsJessiah McGrew DB #234
Mister Clark DB #63
Shamir Sterlin DB #12

South Florida leaders 2025 regular season

PassingByrum Brown QB #17226/341, 3158 YDS, 28 TD, 7 INT
Gaston Moore QB #314/20, 54 YDS, 1 TD
RushingByrum Brown QB #17175 CAR, 1008 YDS, 14 TD
Nykahi Davenport RB #2491 CAR, 603 YDS, 7 TD
Sam Franklin RB #470 CAR, 445 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingKeshaun Singleton WR #1150 REC, 877 YDS, 8 TD
Jeremiah Koger WR #434 REC, 529 YDS, 7 TD
Mudia Reuben WR #636 REC, 495 YDS, 5 TD
Chas Nimrod WR #523 REC, 466 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesMac Harris LB #24100
Jhalyn Shuler LB #795
Tavin Ward S #260
SacksMac Harris LB #246
Jarvis Lee S #13
Ira Singleton DE #92.5
InterceptionsMac Harris LB #242
Jarvis Lee S #12
Fred Gaskin III S #232
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.