South Florida dominates Charlotte 54-26 in Week 6 blowout
South Florida overwhelmed Charlotte 54-26 on Saturday in a lopsided contest that saw the Bulls establish control early and never relinquish it. USF jumped out to a commanding 23-point first quarter, setting the tone for the remainder of the game.
The Bulls' offensive attack was led by quarterback Byrum Brown, who completed 211 passing yards, while running back Nykahi Davenport added 79 rushing yards. South Florida's defense also made critical plays, including a fumble recovery by Jaelen Stokes in the third quarter that stalled Charlotte's momentum.
Charlotte's offense struggled throughout, with wide receiver Joseph Bearns III leading the receivers with nine catches. The 49ers managed only seven first-half points before mounting a fourth-quarter surge that proved too little, too late. USF's dominant first half—outscoring Charlotte 33-7 through two quarters—essentially decided the outcome.
The game went over the 55.5-point over/under line, with the final score of 80 combined points exceeding expectations. South Florida's balanced attack and Charlotte's turnover issues determined the decisive margin of victory.
AI-generated recap · Aug 12, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charlotte | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 26 |
 South Florida | 23 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 54 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Charlotte | South Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 16-29 | 20-35 |
| Pass Yards | 149 | 224 |
| Rush Yards | 130 | 407 |
| Total Yards | 279 | 631 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 4 |
| 3rd Down | 4-12 | 9-17 |
| Penalties | 11-81 | 7-60 |
| Possession | 28:14 | 31:46 |
Player Leaders
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Play-by-Play
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Chas Nimrod
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to JeyQuan Smith
Byrum Brown run for 12 yds to the CLT 37 for a 1ST down Charlotte Penalty, Personal Foul (Kadin Schmitz) to the CLT 48 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown run for 11 yds to the CLT 37 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Chas Nimrod
Cartevious Norton run for 37 yds for a TD (Nico Gramatica KICK)
Adam Zouagui kickoff for 59 yds , E. Jai Mason return for 14 yds to the CLT 20
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete
Cameren Smith run for 4 yds to the CLT 24
Grayson Loftis run for no gain to the CLT 24
Bronson Long punt for 45 yds, downed at the USF 31
Byrum Brown pass complete to Keshaun Singleton for 5 yds to the USF 36
Alvon Isaac run for 11 yds to the USF 47 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown run for 9 yds to the CLT 44
Brown, Byrum pass incomplete to Singleton, Keshaun, PENALTY CHARLOTTE pass interference 15 yards to the CHARLOTTE29, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN SOUFLA.
Brown, Byrum pass complete to Nimrod, Chas for 15 yards to the CHARLOTTE14, PENALTY SOUFLA ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the CHARLOTTE34, NO PLAY.
Alvon Isaac run for 10 yds to the CLT 35 Alvon Isaac fumbled, recovered by CLT Caleb Curtain , return for 11 yds to the CLT 35
Cameren Smith run for 3 yds to the CLT 38
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Javen Nicholas for a loss of 3 yards to the CLT 35
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete to Miles Burris
Bronson Long punt for 55 yds , Joshua Porter returns for 13 yds to the USF 23
Byrum Brown run for 14 yds to the USF 37 for a 1ST down
Sam Franklin run for 4 yds to the USF 41
Sam Franklin run for 11 yds to the CLT 48 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Keshaun Singleton
Sam Franklin run for 9 yds to the CLT 39
Byrum Brown run for 1 yd to the CLT 38 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown pass complete to Jeremiah Koger for 38 yds for a TD (Nico Gramatica KICK)
Adam Zouagui kickoff for 65 yds , Derrick Eley return for 14 yds to the CLT 49 Charlotte Penalty, Illegal Block (7 Yards) to the CLT 7
Cameren Smith run for no gain to the CLT 7
Charlotte Penalty, False Start (-3 Yards) to the CLT 4
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete to Cameren Smith
Cameren Smith run for 1 yd to the CLT 5
TEAM punt blocked by Jair Murphy for a SAFETY
Bronson Long kickoff for 60 yds , Alvon Isaac return for 17 yds to the USF 37 South Florida Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the USF 22
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Christian Neptune
Cartevious Norton run for 2 yds to the USF 24
Byrum Brown pass complete to Jonathan Echols for 24 yds to the USF 48 for a 1ST down
Christian Neptune run for no gain to the USF 48
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Chas Nimrod
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Keshaun Singleton
Chase Leon punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Javen Nicholas at the CLT 5
Grayson Loftis run for 1 yd to the CLT 6
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete to Jake Young
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete to Jariel Cobb
Bronson Long punt for 34 yds, downed at the CLT 40
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to JeyQuan Smith
Sam Franklin run for 6 yds to the CLT 34
Sam Franklin run for 9 yds to the CLT 25 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown run for 13 yds to the CLT 12 for a 1ST down
Sam Franklin run for 2 yds to the CLT 10
Byrum Brown pass complete to Mudia Reuben for 10 yds for a TD (Nico Gramatica KICK)
Jariel Cobb run for no gain to the CLT 25
Grayson Loftis pass intercepted Jarvis Lee return for 26 yds to the CLT 30
Cartevious Norton run for 1 yd to the CLT 29
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Cartevious Norton
Byrum Brown run for 4 yds to the CLT 25
Nico Gramatica 43 yd FG GOOD
Charlotte Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the CLT 20
CJ Stokes run for 1 yd to the CLT 21
CJ Stokes run for 21 yds to the CLT 42 for a 1ST down
Charlotte Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the CLT 37
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete to E. Jai Mason
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete to Miles Burris
Grayson Loftis sacked by Jaelen Stokes for a loss of 9 yards to the CLT 28 Charlotte Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Yards) to the CLT 28
Bronson Long punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the USF 34 Charlotte Penalty, Illegal Formation (-5 Yards) to the USF 39
Sam Franklin run for 4 yds to the USF 43
Brown, Byrum pass incomplete to Koger, Jeremiah, PENALTY CHARLOTTE pass interference 15 yards to the CHARLOTTE42, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN SOUFLA.
Byrum Brown pass complete to Jeremiah Koger for 6 yds to the CLT 36
Sam Franklin run for a loss of 3 yards to the CLT 39
Sam Franklin run for 8 yds to the CLT 31 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown run for 30 yds to the CLT 31 Byrum Brown fumbled, recovered by CLT Dwight Bootle II , return for 31 yds to the CLT 31
CJ Stokes run for 3 yds to the CLT 34
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Gus McGee for 2 yds to the CLT 36
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete to CJ Stokes
Bronson Long punt for 45 yds , Joshua Porter returns for no gain to the USF 19
Byrum Brown pass complete to Cartevious Norton for 3 yds to the USF 22
Cartevious Norton run for 13 yds to the USF 35 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown pass complete to Christian Neptune for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Cartevious Norton run for 2 yds to the CLT 48
Byrum Brown pass complete to Wyatt Sullivan for 1 yd to the CLT 47
Byrum Brown pass complete to Mudia Reuben for 4 yds to the CLT 43
Chase Leon punt for 43 yds for a touchback
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Javen Nicholas for a loss of 2 yards to the CLT 18
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Sean Brown for 4 yds to the CLT 22
Zach Wilcke pass incomplete
Bronson Long punt for 50 yds, downed at the USF 28
Byrum Brown pass intercepted Kadin Schmitz return for 5 yds to the USF 34
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Sean Brown for 27 yds to the USF 7 for a 1ST down
Zach Wilcke run for 6 yds to the USF 1
Charlotte Penalty, Offensive Offside (Yards) to the USF 1
CJ Stokes run for 1 yd for a TD (Liam Boyd KICK)
Nykahi Davenport run for 9 yds to the USF 34
Nykahi Davenport run for 7 yds to the USF 41 for a 1ST down
Nykahi Davenport run for no gain to the USF 41
Nykahi Davenport run for no gain to the USF 41
Charlotte Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the USF 46
Byrum Brown pass complete to Chas Nimrod for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
Byrum Brown run for 3 yds to the CLT 47 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown pass complete to Mudia Reuben for 6 yds to the CLT 41
Nykahi Davenport run for 10 yds to the CLT 31 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown pass complete to Mudia Reuben for 13 yds Mudia Reuben fumbled, recovered by USF
Byrum Brown pass complete to Chas Nimrod for 18 yds for a TD (Nico Gramatica KICK)
CJ Stokes run for 5 yds to the CLT 40
CJ Stokes run for a loss of 2 yards to the CLT 38
End of 2nd Quarter
CJ Stokes run for 12 yds to the CLT 37 for a 1ST down
CJ Stokes run for 3 yds to the CLT 40
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Joey Bearns III for 9 yds to the CLT 49 for a 1ST down
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Javen Nicholas for no gain to the CLT 49
CJ Stokes run for no gain to the CLT 49
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Javen Nicholas for 31 yds to the USF 20 for a 1ST down
CJ Stokes run for 2 yds to the USF 18
CJ Stokes run for 1 yd to the USF 17
Zach Wilcke run for 2 yds to the USF 15
Liam Boyd 33 yd FG GOOD
Cartevious Norton run for a loss of 1 yard to the USF 24
South Florida Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the USF 19
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Keshaun Singleton
Byrum Brown pass complete to Chas Nimrod for 9 yds to the USF 28
Chase Leon punt for 46 yds , Javen Nicholas returns for 14 yds to the CLT 40
CJ Stokes run for no gain to the CLT 40
Wilcke, Zach pass incomplete to Nicholas, Javen, PENALTY SOUFLA pass interference 15 yards to the SOUFLA45, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN CHARLOTTE.
South Florida Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the USF 40
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Sean Brown for 20 yds to the USF 20 for a 1ST down
Cameren Smith run for 2 yds to the USF 18
CJ Stokes run for 7 yds to the USF 25 CJ Stokes fumbled, recovered by USF Jaelen Stokes , return for 14 yds to the USF 25
Sam Franklin run for 19 yds to the USF 44 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Mudia Reuben
Byrum Brown run for 14 yds to the CLT 42 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Keshaun Singleton
Sam Franklin run for a loss of 2 yards to the CLT 44
Byrum Brown run for 9 yds to the CLT 35
Byrum Brown pass incomplete to Mudia Reuben
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Sean Brown for 7 yds to the CLT 42
Zach Wilcke run for 1 yd to the CLT 43
Cameren Smith run for 3 yds to the CLT 46 for a 1ST down
Cameren Smith run for 10 yds to the USF 44 for a 1ST down
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Javen Nicholas for 10 yds Javen Nicholas fumbled, recovered by USF Mac Harris , return for 1 yd to the USF 35
Byrum Brown run for 2 yds to the USF 37
Nykahi Davenport run for 18 yds to the CLT 45 for a 1ST down
Nykahi Davenport run for 4 yds to the CLT 41
Nykahi Davenport run for 1 yd to the CLT 40
Byrum Brown pass intercepted Ja'Qurious Conley return for 56 yds to the USF 4
Zach Wilcke pass incomplete to Miles Burris
Cameren Smith run for 2 yds to the USF 2
Zach Wilcke pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 2 yds for a TD (Zach Wilcke pass to Jake Young for Two-Point Conversion)
Byrum Brown pass complete to Jeremiah Koger for 3 yds to the USF 38
Byrum Brown run for 2 yds to the USF 40
Byrum Brown run for 7 yds to the USF 47 for a 1ST down
Cartevious Norton run for no gain to the USF 47
Byrum Brown run for 9 yds to the CLT 44
Cartevious Norton run for 2 yds to the CLT 42 for a 1ST down
Cartevious Norton run for 5 yds to the CLT 37
Cartevious Norton run for 2 yds to the CLT 35
Cartevious Norton run for 3 yds to the CLT 32 for a 1ST down
Cartevious Norton run for 2 yds to the CLT 30
Byrum Brown pass complete to Jeremiah Koger for 28 yds to the CLT 2 for a 1ST down
Cartevious Norton run for 1 yd to the CLT 1
Byrum Brown pass complete to Evan Dangler for 1 yd for a TD (Nico Gramatica KICK)
South Florida Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (-15 Yards) to the USF 20
Zach Wilcke pass intercepted D.J. Harris return for 7 yds to the USF 47
Sam Franklin run for 2 yds to the USF 49
Byrum Brown pass complete to Chas Nimrod for 15 yds to the CLT 36 for a 1ST down
Sam Franklin run for 7 yds to the CLT 29
Byrum Brown pass complete to Chas Nimrod for 8 yds to the CLT 21 for a 1ST down
Byrum Brown run for 8 yds to the CLT 13
Sam Franklin run for no gain to the CLT 13
Byrum Brown run for 13 yds for a TD (Nico Gramatica KICK)
Charlotte Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the CLT 20
Zach Wilcke run for 1 yd to the CLT 21
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Jariel Cobb for 10 yds to the CLT 31
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Miles Burris for 5 yds to the CLT 36 for a 1ST down
Zach Wilcke pass incomplete to Jaylen Hampton
Jariel Cobb run for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Jariel Cobb run for 21 yds to the USF 29 for a 1ST down
Cameren Smith run for 2 yds to the USF 27
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Jaylen Hampton for 11 yds to the USF 16 for a 1ST down
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Derrick Eley for 16 yds for a TD (Zach Wilcke pass to Jake Young for Two-Point Conversion)
Nykahi Davenport run for 5 yds to the CLT 38
Nykahi Davenport run for 6 yds to the CLT 32 for a 1ST down
Nykahi Davenport run for 2 yds to the CLT 30
Nykahi Davenport run for 3 yds to the CLT 27
Nykahi Davenport run for 3 yds to the CLT 24
Gaston Moore pass complete to JeyQuan Smith for 13 yds to the CLT 11 for a 1ST down
Nykahi Davenport run for 4 yds to the CLT 7
Nykahi Davenport run for 7 yds for a TD (Nico Gramatica KICK)
Jariel Cobb run for 12 yds to the CLT 37 for a 1ST down