The 2015 football season got off to a winning start Saturday night. The Bulls posted a 51‐3
home win over the Florida A&M University Rattlers. The much vaunted new up‐tempo offense
was upstaged by a new swarming defense that allowed just one first down in the first half. The
defense was led by sophomore linebacker, Auggie Sanchez, with 10 tackles.
Scoring by the Bulls was started with a field goal by Emilio Nadelman late in the first quarter. By
the middle of the second quarter, the offense began to roll. The offense benefited from great
starting field position ending up with five scoring drives under a 1:06.
Sophomore starting quarterback, Quinten Flowers, made his second career start and went 12 of
16 passing. Senior quarterback, Steven Bench, played the majority of the second half. Bench
went 8 of 10 passing. Sophomore running back, Marlon Mack, rushed for 131 yards. This was
his second highest total of his career including a 1 yard touchdown run.
The student section was nearly full as part of an overall attendance of 30,434 at Tampa’s
Raymond James Stadium.
Up next for the Bulls is a trip to Florida State University in Tallahassee to take on the Seminoles.
Students can enjoy a watch party at the University Student Center as part of the 50th Anniversary block
party. Game kickoff is at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.
