Thursday, December 4, 2025

Alex Golesh Departs South Florida for Auburn

Alex Golesh has been hired as the next head football coach at Auburn.  For the past three seasons, Golesh was at the helm of the South Florida Bulls football program.  Following the production rank chart below is a short overview of the South Florida Bulls football program during his tenure as head football coach based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

Alex Golesh [2023-2025]

2023
The Bulls finished the regular season at 6-6 making them bowl eligible where they defeated #72 ranked Syracuse by a score of (45-0) to finish the season at 7-6 overall.  The Bulls played against an “easier” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that their SOS was between one and two standard deviations higher than the average SOS for the "league". South Florida's best regular season win was against #66 ranked Rice by a score of (42-29) and their worst regular season loss was to #67 ranked Florida Atlantic by a score of (14-56).  South Florida was the #74 ranked team overall, with the #40 ranked offense and the #127 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2024
The Bulls finished the regular season at 6-6 making them bowl eligible where they defeated #46 ranked San Jose State by a score of (41-39) to finish the season at 7-6 overall.  The Bulls played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS), meaning that their SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation of the average SOS for the "league". South Florida's best regular season win was against #99 ranked Florida Atlantic by a score of (44-21) and their worst regular season loss was to #92 ranked Rice by a score of (28-35).  South Florida was the #82 ranked team overall, with the #48 ranked offense and the #116 ranked defense from the the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com.
 
2025
The Bulls were 9-3 at the time of Golesh's departure. The Bulls played against an “average” strength of schedule (SOS) to this point in the season. At the time of Golesh's departure, South Florida's best win was against currently ranked #6 North Texas by a score of (63-36) and their worst regular season loss was to currently ranked #48 Navy by a score of (38-41).  At the time of Golesh's departure, South Florida was the #14 ranked team overall, with the #4 ranked offense and the #71 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided by www.cfbstats.com.

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