 On December 23, 2006, USF won its first bowl game, the inaugural Papajohns.com Bowl, with a victory over former Conference USA rival East Carolina.Leavitt led the Bulls to 5 straight bowl games from 2005–2009, earning a 3–2 record.South Florida upset Top 25-ranked teams such as Louisville (2005), West Virginia (2006, 2007, 2009), Auburn (2007), Kansas (2008) and Florida State (2009).