USF 34,
Chattanooga 13
September
1, 2012
Raymond
James Stadium – Tampa, Fla.
Team
Notes
-USF
won its seventh-straight home opener
-USF
is now 12-4 in season openers and a perfect 11-0 when opening the season at Ray
Jay
-USF
had five different players record a touchdown (D. Murray, D. Hopkins, S.
Griffin, T. Mitchell, B. Daniels) … the last time the Bulls had at least five
different players score was six against FAMU on Sept. 17, 2011 (D. Scott, B.
Daniels, M. Shaw, S. Griffin, A. Davis, A. Love)
-USF
notched six total sacks … the Bulls reached at least six sacks twice in all of
2011 (seven vs. Connecticut, six vs. Miami)
-USF
held Chattanooga to just 92 total yards in the first half … the last time the
Bulls kept a team under 100 in the first two periods was against Rutgers on
Nov. 5, 2011 (87 yards).
-USF
held the Mocs to -1 total yards in the first quarter … the Mocs also went
without a first down in the first quarter.
Individual
Notes
QB
B.J. Daniels
-Daniels
scored his 21st career rushing TD giving him sole possession of fourth place
all-time at USF
-Recorded
his 10th career game with at least one rushing TD and one passing TD
-Daniels
finished the game with 225 passing yards, for his 16th career
200+yard passing game … he is two shy of tying second place all time at USF
(18, Matt Grothe)
-With three passing
TDs, was one shy of his career single-game best for passing TDs (four)
-Recorded 164 yards
in the first half alone with two TDs
DE
Ryne Giddins
-Giddins
moves to 12.5 career sacks, placing him tied for 10th all-time at USF.
RB
Demetris Murray
-Scored
his first rushing TD of the season in the first quarter, moving his career
total to 13 … Murray is two TDs away from cracking USF’s all-time top 10 list
for rushing TDs.
-Rushed
for 55 yards on 16 carries with no loss.
K
Maikon Bonani
-With
his four points, set the USF scoring record with 248 points, passing previous
record-holder Santiago Gramatica (246 points, 2001-04)
LB
Sam Barrington
-Recorded his fourth career
sack in the third quarter.
WR
Derrick Hopkins
-Scored the first TD
of his career with a 19-yard reception in the second quarter
DT
Todd Chandler
-Recorded
his first career sack in the second quarter
WR
Terrence Mitchell
-Scored
his first career receiving touchdown with a 38-yard reception in the second
quarter
-Recorded
69 yards on four punt returns with a long of 39 … his 69 yards are his most
since 94 against WKU (Sept. 25, 2010).
WR
Sterling Griffin
-Recorded
his first TD of the season with a 40-yard reception in the third quarter, now
has six receiving TDs on his career.
LB
DeDe Lattimore
-Led
the team with 10 tackles, one shy of his career-best (11, set three times)
Attendance:
41,285
Coin
Toss: Chattanooga
won the toss and deferred, USF received in the south end zone
Game
Captains: #7
B.J. Daniels, #36 Sam Barrington, #60 Danous Estenor, #9 Evan Landi
