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South Florida

Your complete South Florida season outlook.

Brian Hartline and the league's top-rated transfer class add talent, but only three starters return and the quarterback competition keeps volatility high.

Home stadiumRaymond James StadiumRPR rank#79Projected-wins rank#25
Projected wins8.00Most likely: 8 wins · 80% range 7–9
Rundown Power Rating -2.1Neutral-field strength
RPR Rank #79National power position
Schedule Strength Rank#112Opponent difficulty
Projected-Wins Rank #25Strength plus schedule
Market total8.5
Adjusted Edge -0.28
Probability over39%
Market basis12 games

Team profile

RPR and model ratings

Rundown Power Rating
-2.1
National RPR Rank
#79
Schedule strength rank
#112
Average opponent power
-9.7
Offense rating
27.9
Defense rating
30.0
Projected QB
Michael Van Buren Jr. / Luke Kromenhoek
QB starts
12
QB confidence
Low-Medium
Head coach
Brian Hartline
Returning starters
3
Portal rank
1
Roster fragility
73.1

Record outcomes

Win distribution

Game by game

2026 projected scores and probabilities

Expected scores and margins are model means, not exact-score guarantees.

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GameDateOpponentLocationProjected score Projected totalProjected marginWin probability Confidence
1Sep 5, 2026Home36–2257.9+13.882%Low
2Sep 12, 2026Away26–2955.4-2.544%Low
3Sep 19, 2026
Delaware State
Home40–1555.3+25.696%Low
4Sep 26, 2026Away29–2150.4+8.171%Low
5Oct 3, 2026Home34–2559.4+9.073%Low
6Oct 8, 2026Away29–3260.6-3.142%Low
7Oct 17, 2026Home38–1755.1+20.892%Medium
8Oct 31, 2026Home39–2058.9+18.289%Low
9Nov 6, 2026Away26–2954.2-2.942%Low
10Nov 12, 2026Home30–2959.0+1.153%Low
11Nov 21, 2026Away32–2961.3+2.356%Low
12Nov 27, 2026Home30–2554.6+4.963%Low

Projection context

These projections reflect the current Rivals Rundown football inputs and are refreshed as the underlying information changes.

Model version 5. RPR, rankings, margins and probabilities are estimates, not guarantees.