A couple of unforced defensive errors ultimately cost the USF men’s soccer team in a 3-2 loss to UCF in the first War on I-4 matchup of the season Wednesday night. “In all honesty, I thought the game pretty much went to our script,” coach Bob Butehorn said. “Other than […]
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USF suffers overtime loss to Memphis on Senior Night
The USF men’s soccer team lost 2-1 against Memphis on Friday in its final home game of the season, also serving as Senior Night for six current and former Bulls. It was a bittersweet moment for USF (4-5) fans, watching the team lose a heartbreaker in the 108th minute, while […]
Bulls drop double-overtime match to UCF
Soccer is a game of fine margins, and the USF men’s soccer team learned the hard way Saturday night as it fell 1-0 to UCF in a heated double-overtime match at Corbett Stadium. “I’m pretty proud of the way the guys played overall,” coach Bob Butehorn said. “I felt like […]
Bulls fall 3-2 against Temple in season opener
USF men’s soccer opened its season with a loss to Temple at home Saturday. After an extended amount of time away from the pitch, the Bulls were surely eager to get the 2021 campaign started with a positive result — especially against a side they lost to last time they […]
Men’s soccer season preview
After a long and complicated offseason caused by COVID-19, the USF men’s soccer team is finally ready to take the pitch for an unprecedented season. An altered schedule, limited fan attendance and the season being in spring rather than fall have all been contributing factors to creating such an abnormal […]
USF men’s soccer picked to finish third in preseason poll
The USF men’s soccer team was picked to finish third in the AAC by the conference’s preseason coaches poll which was released Monday afternoon. SMU and UCF were the two programs ranked ahead of the Bulls, predicted to finish first and second, respectively. Last season, USF was tabbed to finish […]
Men’s soccer schedule released
USF men’s soccer has released its schedule for the upcoming season, featuring 10 matches plus an additional preseason exhibition meeting against FIU on Jan. 30. The first match of the regular season for the Bulls is scheduled for Feb. 6 when they take on the Temple Owls at 7 p.m. […]
Butehorn’s reflections on life without soccer
If things went according to plan, USF men’s soccer would probably be running drills, testing new formations and studying film from its exhibition match against Valur Fótbolti, which would have been played last Saturday. Instead, head coach Bob Butehorn and the Bulls are spending their time away from the field […]
Taking college soccer into the 21st century
With the advancement of men’s professional soccer in the U.S. in the past decade, such as MLS going from relative obscurity to a league where expansion fees are now north of $200 million, where has that left the college game? Mostly unchanged and falling behind. The current season is top-heavy, […]
The full 90-minute match that didn’t actually happen
Nine days after originally kicking off and 1,200 miles from where first touch took place, USF men’s soccer defeated Tulsa 2-1 on Monday morning at Corbett Stadium. Except, as far as the NCAA is concerned, the two teams have not played each other this season. The Bulls and Golden Hurricane […]