South Florida 42, Howard 20
Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. - Brian Battie ran for 105 yards and had one of South Florida's six rushing touchdowns in a 42-20 victory over FCS-member Howard.
Michel Dukes (two touchdowns), Jaren Mangham (two touchdowns) and K'Wan Powell also scored on the ground for the Bulls (1-1). Battie's touchdown was a 60-yard run.
Gerry Robinson completed 17 of 28 passes for 219 yards with one interception for South Florida.
Jarett Hunter, Ian Wheeler and Kasey Hawthorne scored rushing touchdowns for the Bison. Hunter led with 81 yards on 12 carries.
Quinton Williams was 28-of-37 passing for 250 yards for Howard.
Hunter's 28-yard TD run drew Howard within 21-14 late in the third quarter but South Florida scored on its next three possessions to take a 42-14 lead midway through the fourth.
All nine touchdowns in the game came on the ground and there were no field goals.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Howard | USF |
| Howard |
TD |
4:41 |
Kasey Hawthorne 18 yd run (Aaron Bickerton kick) |
7 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
Howard | USF |
| USF |
TD |
11:16 |
Jaren Mangham 2 yd run (Spencer Shrader kick) |
7 |
7 |
| USF |
TD |
2:10 |
Michel Dukes 7 yd run (Spencer Shrader kick) |
7 |
14 |
| Third Quarter |
Howard | USF |
| USF |
TD |
7:14 |
Jaren Mangham 1 yd run (Spencer Shrader kick) |
7 |
21 |
| Howard |
TD |
2:37 |
Jarett Hunter 28 yd run (Aaron Bickerton kick) |
14 |
21 |
| USF |
TD |
0:33 |
Michel Dukes 28 yd run (Spencer Shrader kick) |
14 |
28 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Howard | USF |
| USF |
TD |
11:37 |
Brian Battie 60 yd run (Spencer Shrader kick) |
14 |
35 |
| USF |
TD |
8:05 |
K'Wan Powell 1 yd run (Spencer Shrader kick) |
14 |
42 |
| Howard |
TD |
4:24 |
Ian Wheeler 3 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
20 |
42 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Howard |
South Florida |
| First downs |
24 |
20 |
| Rushing |
8 |
6 |
| Passing |
14 |
11 |
| Penalty |
2 |
3 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
9-17, 53% |
2-8, 25% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-2, 0% |
1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
40-168 |
27-205 |
| Passing Yards |
250 |
219 |
| Return Yards |
2 |
97 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
28-37-1 |
17-28-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3--17 |
0-0 |
| Punts |
3 |
3 |
| Punts-Average |
39 |
41.7 |
| Fumbles Lost |
2-2 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
5-43 |
3-40 |
| Time of Possession |
38:56 |
21:04 |
| Howard Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| Q. Williams |
28 |
37 |
250 |
0 |
1 |
| South Florida Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Bohanon |
17 |
28 |
219 |
0 |
1 |
| Howard Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Hunter |
12 |
81 |
6.8 |
1 |
| I. Wheeler |
10 |
70 |
7.0 |
1 |
| K. Hawthorne |
5 |
25 |
5.0 |
1 |
| Q. Williams |
9 |
14 |
1.6 |
0 |
| E. James |
3 |
-6 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| A. Murray |
1 |
-16 |
-16.0 |
0 |
| South Florida Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| B. Battie |
7 |
105 |
15.0 |
1 |
| M. Dukes |
3 |
34 |
11.3 |
2 |
| J. Mangham |
7 |
28 |
4.0 |
2 |
| M. Hamilton |
3 |
13 |
4.3 |
0 |
| J. Albritton |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| G. Bohanon |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| Y. Young |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| K. Powell |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
1 |
| Howard Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Murray |
5 |
50 |
10.0 |
0 |
| I. Wheeler |
5 |
45 |
9.0 |
0 |
| R. Ilarraza |
5 |
45 |
9.0 |
0 |
| M. McDonald |
3 |
42 |
14.0 |
0 |
| J. Hunter |
4 |
31 |
7.8 |
0 |
| B. Smith |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| K. Hawthorne |
3 |
13 |
4.3 |
0 |
| C. Carter |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| N. Hezekiah |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| South Florida Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| X. Weaver |
7 |
57 |
8.1 |
0 |
| J. Horn Jr. |
2 |
52 |
26.0 |
0 |
| O. Dollison |
1 |
39 |
39.0 |
0 |
| G. Greenwald |
2 |
25 |
12.5 |
0 |
| K. Brown |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
0 |
| J. Mangham |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| S. Atkins |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| C. Carter |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| M. Dukes |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Howard Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| R. Jones III |
1 |
2 |
| South Florida Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Curry |
1 |
0 |
| Howard Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| P. Richards |
3 |
117 |
39.0 |
| South Florida Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Stokes |
3 |
125 |
41.7 |
| Howard Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| South Florida Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| X. Weaver |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
| S. Atkins |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
| Howard Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| South Florida Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| B. Battie |
2 |
20 |
10.0 |
| J. Horn Jr. |
1 |
32 |
32.0 |
| M. Dukes |
1 |
31 |
31.0 |
| Howard Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| A. Bickerton |
50 |
| South Florida Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| S. Shrader |
54 |
