USF did not have a poor defense last year. They were #30 in Def FEI.
Acknowledging they didn't face a Pwr5 conf schedule, they still were #11 in rushing D, allowing on average 3.33 yds/carry. They were #23 in Passing D, allowing 6.4 yds/pass. They were #41 in scoring D, allowing 23.5...