TAMPA, Fla. – The University of South Florida will stay in Florida for its bowl game.

USF is set to take on Old Dominion in the StaffDNA Cure Bowl on Dec. 17 at 5 p.m. in Orlando.

The Bulls (9-3; 6-2 in the American) will face off against the ODU (9-3, 6-2 in the Sun Belt) at Camping World Stadium.

The game will be televised on ESPN.

“The Cure Bowl supports a tremendous cause that we are excited to champion, and we look forward to our Bulls taking on a very talented Old Dominion team on Dec. 17,” CEO of USF Athletics Rob Higgins said. “It’s a short drive for Bulls Nation to Camping World Stadium, and I look forward to a great turnout in Green and Gold as we pursue a third straight bowl win for just the second time in program history.”

Orlando will mark the Bulls’ 10th different bowl location as South Florida makes the 13th bowl appearance in program history, which is tied for the third-most in the first 25 seasons of a program’s bowl eligibility. South Florida’s 8-4 mark in bowl games ranks fourth nationally in winning percentage among programs with 10 or more bowl appearances.

It will mark South Florida’s first meeting with ODU.

USF will be looking to post a 10-win season for just the third time in program history and the first since going 10-2 in 2017. The Bulls will also be pursuing a third straight bowl win to go alongside victories in the 2023 Boca Bowl (45-0 vs. Syracuse) and 2024 Hawaii Bowl (41-39 5OT vs. San Jose State). It would be just the second run of three straight bowl game wins in program history and the first since the Bulls won the 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl (41-14 vs. Memphis), 2009 International Bowl (27-3 vs. Northern Illinois) and 2010 Meineke Car Care Bowl (31-26 vs. Clemson).

ODU posted a 9-3 record on the year and went 6-2 in the Sun Belt Conference, the finish second in the East Division to James Madison.

USF will formally introduce the Brian Hartline as the seventh head coach in program history on Monday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. at the Sam and Martha Gibbons Alumni Center on the Tampa campus.

Tickets start at $25 plus fees and are currently on sale.