SunDolls

The SunDolls are the premier dance team for USF and they perform on the sidelines at every home football game at Raymond James Stadium and during men’s and women’s basketball games in the Yuengling Center. All members are full-time students with an interest in supporting USF athletics. They also participate in community events, such as local hospital visits, charity events and campus activities.

USF’s first intercollegiate sports were swimming, cross country and soccer, which began in 1965. In 1968, USF’s existing athletic teams were invited to join the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Men’s basketball was added in 1970 and women’s basketball followed in 1972. The football team began play in 1997 and was only nine years old when invited to join the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in 2005.

Over the years, various USF athletic teams have dominated the competition in the Sun Belt and Metro Conferences, Conference USA and the Big East Conference. In 2013, USF joined the newly formed American Athletic Conference. In addition to football and basketball, USF competes in a variety of sports including tennis, golf, baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, cross country, track and field, and sailing.