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2015 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

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RECENT RESULTS

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21

at Middle Tennessee 41, North Texas 7

WKU 63 at FIU 7

Louisiana Tech 17 at UTEP 15

at Southern Miss 56, Old Dominion 31

at UTSA 34, Rice 24

at (8) Florida 20, Florida Atlantic 14 (OT)at Kentucky 58, Charlotte 10


Middle Tennessee 24, at Florida Atlantic 17

at Old Dominion 31, UTEP 21

UTSA 30, at Charlotte 27 (OT)

at Marshall 52, FIU 0

Southern Miss 65, at Rice 10

at Tennessee 24, North Texas 0


at FIU 48, Charlotte 31

at WKU 35, Florida Atlantic 19

at Louisiana Tech 56, North Texas 13

at Middle Tennessee 27, Marshall 24 (3OT)

Old Dominion 36, at UTSA 31

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

at UTEP 24, Rice 21

UPCOMING GAMES

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27

Marshall at WKU (FS1) 11:00a


Fla. Atlantic at Old Dominion (ASN) 11:00a

Southern Miss at LA Tech (FSN) 11:00a

Middle Tennessee at UTSA (FCS) 1:30p

Charlotte at Rice (ASN) 2:30p

UTEP at North Texas (FSN) 2:30p

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5

C-USA Championship Game (ESPN/ESPN2)

C-USA Games in Bold

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W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts OppWKU 7-0 1.000 3-0 4-0 4-0 356 160 9-2 .818 4-0 5-2 481 272MARSHALL 6-1 .857 4-0 2-1 4-1 231 84 9-2 .818 6-0 3-2 363 172MIDDLE TENNESSEE 5-2 .714 4-0 1-2 4-1 251 199 6-5 .545 5-1 1-4 369 294OLD DOMINION 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 1-3 184 265 5-6 .455 3-3 2-3 260 396FIU 3-5 .375 3-1 0-4 2-4 216 270 5-7 .417 4-1 1-6 306 358FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2-5 .286 1-3 1-2 2-3 144 170 2-9 .182 1-5 1-4 237 314CHARLOTTE 0-7 .000 0-4 0-3 0-5 133 283 2-9 .182 1-5 1-4 203 408

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Conference USA will name an Off ensive, Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Week each Mon-day during the season. The awards are selected by a panel of media members with one representative in each league city.

The conference offi ce also will produce a weekly football release Mondays during the season. It will be distributed directly to members of the media upon request and available at ConferenceUSA.com.

W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts OppLOUISIANA TECH 6-1 .857 3-0 3-1 4-0 259 150 8-3 .727 5-0 3-3 417 263SOUTHERN MISS 6-1 .857 4-0 2-1 4-0 290 119 8-3 .727 5-1 3-2 442 245UTSA 3-4 .429 1-2 2-2 2-3 184 189 3-8 .273 1-4 2-4 264 363RICE 2-5 .286 0-3 2-2 1-4 147 264 4-7 .364 2-3 2-4 286 423UTEP 2-5 .286 2-2 0-3 1-3 118 197 4-7 .364 3-2 1-5 228 378NORTH TEXAS 1-6 .143 1-2 0-4 1-3 129 292 1-10 .143 1-3 0-7 165 475

EAST : Charlotte • FIU • Florida Atlantic • Marshall • Middle Tennessee • Old Dominion • WKU

WEST: Louisiana Tech • North Texas • Rice • Southern Miss • UTEP • UTSA

2015 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Nov. 23, 2015

POLLING PLACEHere’s a look at the latest (Nov. 23) Associated Press and ESPN/Amway Coaches’ Polls.

Associated Press Amway Coaches’

1 - Clemson (55) 1 - Clemson (58)2 - Alabama (6) 2 - Alabama (5)3 - Iowa 3 - Iowa (1)4 - Notre Dame 4 - Notre Dame (4) 5 - Oklahoma 5 - Oklahoma6 - Michigan State 6 - Michigan State7 - Baylor 7 - Baylor8 - Ohio State 8 - Ohio State9 - Oklahoma State 9 - Florida10 - Florida 10 - Oklahoma State11 - North Carolina 11 - North Carolina12 - Michigan 12 - Stanford13 - Stanford 12 - Michigan14 - Florida State 14 - Florida State15 - TCU 15 - Navy16 - Navy 16 - TCU17 - Northwestern 17 - Northwestern18 - Oregon 18 - Oregon19 - Mississippi 19 - Mississippi20 - Washington State 20 - Washington State21 - Houston 21 - Houston22 - UCLA 22 - Mississippi State23 - Mississippi State 23 - UCLA24 - Toledo 24 - Temple25 - Temple 25 - Utah

ARV: ARV:34 - WKU 33 - WKU

POSTSEASON AWARDS Here is a look at the schedule for announcement of the league’s postseason awards. Awards are voted on by the league’s head football coaches.

Tue, Dec. 8 All-Freshman Team AnnouncedTue, Dec. 8 All-Conference Teams AnnouncedWed Dec. 9 Individual Awards Announced

C-USA BOWL PICTUREHeading into the fi nal week of the regular season, fi ve teams have reached bowl-eligibility with one others remaining in contention. Marshall, Middle Tennessee, WKU, Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss all have become bowl-eligible. Old Dominion is one win from bowl-eligibility in its fi rst sesaon eligible for postseason play. C-USA has seven guaranteed bowl spots for the 2015 season.

C-USA TITLE GAME UPDATEThe matchup for the 11th annual C-USA Football Championship Game will be determined by the win-ners of a pair of head-to-head matchups the fi nal weekend of the regular season. The winner of the Marshall at WKU game on Friday, Nov. 27 will win the East Division, while the winner of the Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech game on Saturday, Nov. 28 will take the West Division. It is the fi rst time in league history that a pair of head-to-head matchups (semifi nals) will determine the title game participants. The C-USA Championship Game will kick off at Noon EST/11 a.m. CST and will be televised by ESPN 2.

HOSTING TIE-BREAKERSThe teams with the highest regular season winning percentage based on overall Conference USA play are regular-season division champions and meet for the Conference Championship at the site of the team with the best regular-season Conference record. The following tie-breaker formula is used to determine the host for the Conference USA Football Champion-ship game:

Two-team tie to determine host

1. Highest regular season winning percent-age based on overall Conference USA play.

2. If tied, head to head between tied teams.

3. If still tied, If still tied, team with the high-est College Football Playoff (CFP) ranking goinginto fi nal weekend of regular season and wins..

4. If still tied, highest average computer ranking.

STRONG DIVISION WINNERS No matter which teams advance to play in the C-USA Championship Game, it will be the fourth consecu-tive season that both division champions are 7-1 or better. In the fi rst seven seasons that the league had a championship game, at least one division champ had at least two losses.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCEThe fi nal week of the regular season is upon us and it has turned into semifi nal weekend in Conference USA. The winner of the East Division will be decided when Marshall plays at WKU Friday (11 a.m. CST on FOX Sports 1), while the West Division champion will be crowned when Southern Miss visits Louisiana Tech Saturday (11 a.m. CST on FOX Sports Regional Networks). The winners of the two divisions will square off Saturday, December 5 at the school with the highest winning percentage in conference play.

WKU and Marshall met on the Friday after Thanks-giving last season and delivered the highest scoring game in Conference USA history, won by the Hill-toppers in overtime, 67-66. It was the Thundering Herd’s only loss during a 13-1 season. WKU enters this week’s game unbeaten in league play and car-rying a 10-game winning streak against confer-ence opponents. Marshall has won 13 of its last 15 contests vs. C-USA foes. The Hilltoppers own the league‘s top scoring off ense at 43.7 points per game (fi fth in the FBS), while the Herd possess the conference’s number one-ranked scoring defense at 15.6 points a contest (eighth in the FBS). WKU has the veteran record-setting quarterback in senior Brandon Doughty, who leads the FBS in completion percentage (72.7), is third in touchdown passes (37), while ranking fourth in passing yards (3,814). Mar-shall freshman signal-caller Chase Litton is 8-1 since taking over as the Herd’s starting quarterback and is averaging 239.5 yards per game through the air with 20 touchdown passes and only four interceptions.

Louisiana Tech is looking to become the fourth Con-ference USA school to repeat as a division champion, one of which was a Skip Holtz-coached East Caro-lina squad in 2008-09. Southern Miss is tied with Washington State as the most-improved program in the FBS, increasing its win total by fi ve games from last year. The Bulldogs rank third in the conference in both total off ense and total defense, but are even stingier against the run, allowing a league-low 109.5 yards on the ground. The Southern Miss off ense has gone from scoring 19 points per game in 2014, to 40.2 points per game this season. That’s an increase of more than 21 points. The Golden Eagle defense is allowing nearly 14 fewer points per game on average this season than it did a year ago at 22.3 per game. Senior QB Jeff Driskel has been a productive leader of the LA Tech off ense all season, throwing for 3,220 yards and 21 touchdowns with just fi ve interceptions. Junior QB Nick Mullens has performed at an even higher level in his third season as the starter, setting school single season records for touchdown passes (32) and passing yards for a season (3,578).

Old Dominion hosts Florida Atlantic needing a vic-tory to become bowl-eligible in the fi rst season that the former FCS power is able to play in the FBS postseason (11 a.m. CST on ASN). The Monarchs will go back to freshman Shuler Bentley at quarterback after David Washington suff ered a season-ending knee injury last week. Junior Zach Pascal (61 catch-es for 812 yards) and sophomore Jonathan Duhart

(577 yards and eight TDs) provide solid targets for Bentley. ODU will need to fi nd a way to move the ball against Trey Hendrickson (tied as FAU’s all-time sack leader) and an Owls defense that shut out Flor-ida into the third quarter in Gainesville last Saturday.

Middle Tennessee reached bowl-eligibility last week with its third straight win and the Blue Raiders will look to remain hot when they travel to San Antonio to play UTSA, which is seeking to end the season on a three-game winning streak (1:30 p.m. CST on FOX College Sports). Middle Tennessee has the most productive rookie pitch and catch duo in conference history in QB Brent Stockstill and WR Richie James. With 3,421 passing yards, Stockstill has broken the freshman record of 3,128, set by former Southern Miss and current Cleveland Browns QB Austin Da-vis in 2008. Stockstill leads the nation’s freshmen in yards and touchdown passes (26), ranking 13th in yards and 11th in TD tosses among all FBS players. James leads all of the nation’s freshmen in receptions (93) and receiving yards (1,135), ranking third among all players in catches and 10th among all players in yards. His receptions and receiving total are each the most by any freshman in Conference USA history. UTSA junior RB Jarveon Williams is the school’s fi rst 1,000-yard rusher (344 in the last two weeks), along with a school-best eight rushing touchdowns.

Rounding out the schedule on the fi nal day of the season is Charlotte’s fi rst meeting with Rice in Hous-ton (2:30 p.m. CST on ASN) and in-state rivals UTEP and North Texas squaring off in Denton (2:30 p.m. CST on FOX Sports Regional Networks).

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LAST WEEK’S TOP PERFORMERSHere’s a look at the league’s 300-yard passers, 100-yard rushers and 100-yard receivers from games of Nov. 21:

300-Yard Passing Performances

359 Driphus Jackson, Rice at UTSA322 Brent Stockstill, Middle Tenn. vs. North Texas302 Nick Mullens, Southern Miss vs. Old Dominion

100-Yard Rushing Performances

163 Jarveon Williams, UTSA vs. Rice161 Jalen Richard, Southern Miss vs. Old Dominion125 Ito Smith, Southern Miss vs. Old Dominion124 TK Powell, UTEP vs. Louisiana Tech110 Anthony Wales, WKU at FIU

100-Yard Receiving Performances

138 Nate German, Rice at UTSA134 Zach Pascal, Old Dominion at Southern Miss104 Casey Martin, Southern Miss vs. Old Dominion100 Taywan Taylor, WKU at FIU

SEASON TOP PERFORMERSHere’s a look at the 2015 league leaders in 300-yard passers, 100-yard rushers and 100-yard receivers:

300-Yard Passing Performances

8 Nick Mullens, Southern Miss7 Brandon Doughty, WKU7 Brent Stockstill, Middle Tennessee6 Jeff Driskel, Louisiana Tech

100-Yard Rushing Performances

6 Ray Lawry, Old Dominion5 Jalen Richard, Southern Miss5 Anthony Wales, WKU4 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech4 Ito Smith, Southern Miss4 Jarveon Williams, UTSA

100-Yard Receiving Performances

6 Mike Thomas, Southern Miss6 Taywan Taylor, WKU5 Trent Taylor, Louisiana Tech4 Ed Batties, Middle Tennessee4 Richie James, Middle Tennessee4 Zach Pascal, Old Dominion4 Casey Martin, Southern Miss

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN With 10 straight wins in conference play, WKU now has the most consecutive conference game victories in the FBS. The Hilltoppers host Marshall this Friday for the East Division title. The C-USA record for con-secutive league victories is 14, by Southern Miss from Oct. 10, 1998 - Nov. 4, 2000.

MOST IMPROVEDWith its 56-31 win over Old Dominion on Saturday, Southern Miss has increased its win total by fi ve games from last season. The Golden Eagles are cur-rently tied with Washington State for the most im-proved team in the FBS in 2015.

GOLDEN IMPROVEMENTSouthern Miss has won fi ve consecutive games, are 8-3 overall and will play for the West Division title at Louisiana Tech on Saturday. The Golden Eagles, who have increased their win total by fi ve games so far, lead Conference USA in total off ense (533.0 yards per game) and total defense (346.1 yards per game). The Southern Miss off ense has gone from scoring 19 points per game in 2014, to 40.2 points per game this season. That’s an increase of more than 21 points. The Golden Eagle defense is allowing nearly 14 fewer points per game on average this season than it did a year ago at 22.3 per game.

PASSING FANCYHighly productive quarterbacks is a Conference USA tradition and that is continuing this season with six of the top 28 in the FBS in throwing touchdowns, more than any other conference.

2. Brandon Doughty, WKU 375. Nick Mullens, Southern Miss 3211. Brent Stockstill, Middle Tenn. 2621. Alex McGough, FIU 2121. Jeff Driskel, Louisiana Tech 2128. Chase Litton, Marshall 20

PASS HAPPYConference USA has four quarterbacks that rank among the top 15 in the FBS in passing yards and all have topped the 2,700-yard mark already this season, more than any other league. WKU senior Brandon Doughty is fourth (3,814 yards), followed by Nick Mullens of Southern Miss in eighth (3,578), Middle Tennessee’s Brent Stockstill in 13th (3,421) and Louisiana Tech’s Jeff Driskel in 15th (3,220).

DOUGHTY DEALINGWKU senior QB Brandon Doughty threw three touchdowns in a 63-7 win at FIU on Saturday. Dough-ty has thrown fi ve TD passes in a game seven times in the last two years, more than any FBS player. He also has thrown a TD pass in 25-straight games, the longest longest active streak in the FBS. He also became the 21st player in FBS history to throw 100 career touchdowns. On the season Doughty leads the FBS in completion percentage (72.7), is third in touchdown passes (37), while ranking fourth in pass-ing yards (3,814).

DIXON DELIVERSLouisiana Tech senior RB Kenneth Dixon has now scored a touchdown in 36 of 45 career games (two short of Tim Tebow’s NCAA record) and he has passed the 4,000-yard mark in rushing yards (now at 4,385). Dixon set a Conference USA record with six rushing TDs against North Texas Nov. 7 and he has scored four TDs in a game four times and three or more TDs in 13 games in his career, the most ever by a running back. Dixon has now recorded multiple touchdowns in 22 games in his career. He now has 70 career rushing touchdowns, the fi fth-most in NCAA history and 81 career overall touchdowns, the sec-ond-most in NCAA history and two shy of tying the

record held by Montee Ball of Wisconsin (2009-12).

NCAA CAREER OVERALL TD LEADERS

83 Montee Ball, Wisconsin 2009-1282 Keenan Reynolds, Navy 2012-Present81 Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech 2012-Present

78 Travis Prentice, Miami of Ohio 1996-99

FRESHMAN SENSATIONSMiddle Tennessee’s Richie James leads all of the nation’s freshmen in receptions (93) and receiv-ing yards (1,135), ranking third among all players in catches and 10th among all players in yards. His receptions and receiving total are each the most by any freshman in Conference USA history.

Blue Raiders QB Brent Stockstill has broken the league’s record for passing yards by a freshman. With 3,421 passing yards, Stockstill has broken the freshman record of 3,128, set by former Southern Miss and current Cleveland Browns QB Austin Da-vis in 2008. Stockstill leads the nation’s freshmen in yards and touchdown passes (26), ranking 13th in yards and 11th in TD tosses among all FBS players.

TAYLOR MADE WKU junior WR Taywan Taylor is tied for second in touchdowns (14), ninth in receiving yards (1,151) and 25th in receptions (68). Louisiana Tech junior WR Trent Taylor is 10th in the FBS with 78 receptions, 18th in receiving yards (1,031) and 20th in touch-downs with seven. Both players have topped the 100-yard mark in a game fi ve times this season and are among 19 FBS players with 1,000 yards in 2015.

SCORING OFFENSE NOTEConference USA has three of the top 18 scoring teams in the nation. WKU is fi fth at 43.7 points per game, Southern Miss is 13th at 40.2 ppg and Louisi-ana Tech is 18th at 37.9 ppg.

BIG PLAY C-USASouthern Miss has recorded 13 plays of 50 yards or longer from scrimmage, tied for third among all FBS teams in that category. Middle Tennessee and WKU each have six plays or 60 yards or longer from scrimmage, tied for the ninth most in that category. Southern Miss is second in the FBS with 46 plays of 30 yards or longer, while WKU is sixth with 39 plays of 30+ yards.

WKU’S TAYLOR A SEMIFINALIST FOR BILETNIKOFF AWARD Junior WR Taywan Taylor became the fi rst Hilltop-per to ever be named a semifi nalist for the 2015 Bi-letnikoff Award, which recognizes college football’s most outstanding receiver at any position.

Taylor has been an elite playmaker for the high-powered passing attack for WKU this season, tied for second in touchdowns (14), ninth in receiving yards (1,151) and 25th in receptions (68).. He is one of just four players to have at least 1,100 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns.

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WKU’S DOUGHTY NAMED A FINALIST FOR SENOR CLASS AWARD WKU quarterback Brandon Doughty has been named one of 10 fi nalists for the prestigious 2015 Senior CLASS Award.

Doughty was one of 30 candidates announced in September and joins a select group of 10 to make it to the fi nal round as selected by a media com-mittee. An acronym for “Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®,” the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classifi ed as an NCAA Division I FBS senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excel-lence: community, classroom, character and com-petition.

On the fi eld this season, Doughty leads the nation in completion percentage (72.7), is second nation-ally in touchdown passes (34), and is third nation-ally in passing yards (3,590). He has helped lead the Hilltoppers to their best start in the FBS era with an 8-2 record and the lone undefeated record in Conference USA at 6-0.

THREE GROZA SEMIFINALISTS Three Conference USA kickers were named among the 20 semifi nalists for the Lou Groza Award, given to the nation’s top placekicker, it was announced on November 5. Included were Louisiana Tech’s Jonathan Barnes, Marshall’s Nick Smith and WKU’s Garrett Schwettman.

THREE C-USA PLAYERS NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Three Conference USA players have to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team. Old Dominion junior OL Tyler Compton is joined by Southern Miss team-mates, junior OL Cameron Tom and sophomore DB Picasso Nelson, Jr.. in earning recognition. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution.

C-USA HAS THREE BURLES-WORTH AWARD CANDIDATES Three C-USA players have been named among the candodates forthe Brandon Burlsworth Trophy, given to the most outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on. In-cluded were Marshall senior P Tyler Williams, Old Dominion junior LB Ray Lawry and Rice senior P James Farrimond.

0WEEKLY NATIONAL HONORSSeveral C-USA players have received weekly national honors during the 2015 season:

JOHN MACKEY NATIONAL TIGHT END OF WEEK

S9 Tyler Higbee, Sr., WKUO28 Jonnu Smith, Jr., FIU

LOU GROZA STARS OF THE WEEK (KICKER)

S14 Garrett Schwettman, Sr., WKUS21 Jonathan Barnes, So., Louisiana Tech

MANNING STARS OF THE WEEK (QUARTERBACK)

S14 Brandon Doughty, Gr., WKUS21 Brent Stockstill, Fr., Middle TennesseeS28 Brandon Doughty, Gr., WKUO5 Nick Mullens, QB, Southern Miss Brandon Doughty, Gr., WKUO12 Driphus Jackson, QB, Rice Brandon Doughty, Gr., WKUN2 Jeff Driskel, QB, Louisiana Tech Chase Litton, Fr., MarshallN16 Nick Mullens, QB, Southern Miss

RAY GUY AWARD PLAYER OF WEEK (PUNTER)

N9 James Farrimond, Sr., Rice

PLAYERS OF THE WEEKC-USA names Players of the Week each Monday dur-ing the season. The awards are voted on by a media panel with one representative in each league city.

OFFENSE

S7 Ray Lawry, RB, Old DominionS14 Brandon Doughty, QB, WKUS21 Jalen Richard, RB, Southern MissS28 Brandon Doughty, QB, WKUO5 Nick Mullens, QB, Southern MissO12 Brandon Doughty, QB, WKUO19 Zach Pascal, WR, Old DominionO26 Alex McGough, QB, FIUN2 Anthony Wales, RB, WKUN9 Kenneth Dixon, RB, Louisiana TechN16 Nick Mullens, QB, Southern MissN23 N30

DEFENSE

S7 Tiquan Lang, S, MarshallS14 Marcus Ward, S, WKUS21 Jeremy Cutrer, S, Middle TennesseeS28 Ocie Rose, CB, Florida AtlanticO5 Michael Egwuagu, S, UTSAO12 Gary Thompson, DL, MarshallO19 TJ Ricks, LB, Old DominionO26 Bryson Abraham, CB, Louisiana TechN2 Kishawn McClain, S, North TexasN9 Mike Wakefi eld, DT, FIUN16 Fellonte Misher, S, Old DominionN23 N30 SPECIAL TEAMS

S7 Blake Brewer, K, CharlotteS14 Kylen Towner, KR/PR, WKUS21 Jaquan White, PR, UTEPS28 Tyler Williams, P, MarshallO5 Jonathan Barnes, K, Louisiana TechO12 Jonathan Barnes, K, Louisiana TechO19 Stephen Brauchle, K, Southern Miss

O26 Jalen Richard, KR, Southern MissN2 Chad Davis, DB, North TexasN9 Jeremy Cutrer, DB, Middle TennesseeN16 Deandre Reaves, PR, MarshallN23 N30

WORKING OVERTIMEHere’s a look at C-USA overtime games in 2015 and all-time:

2015 C-USA Overtimes

N21 at Florida 20, Florida Atlantic 14 (ot) N14 UTSA 30, at Charlotte 27 (ot) N7 at Middle Tenn. 27, Marshall 24 (3ot) S26 Marshall 36, at Kent State 29 (2ot) S19 UTEP 50, at New Mexico State 47 (ot)S19 at Kansas State 39, Louisiana Tech 33 (3ot)S5 at Tulsa 47, Florida Atlantic 44 (ot) Overtime Records - 1996-2015

Teams All Games C-USA Games

Charlotte 0-3 0-1FIU 4-4 0-0Florida Atlantic 2-5 0-1Louisiana Tech 2-7 0-1Marshall 6-5 4-4Middle Tennessee 5-3 3-0North Texas 1-1 0-0Old Dominion 1-0 1-0Rice 6-3 3-0Southern Miss 4-6 3-6UTEP 6-5 3-2UTSA 2-1 1-0WKU 5-2 1-1

EAST VS. WESTHere’s a look at how the cross-division games have fared since C-USA went to two divisons in 2005:

2015: East 7, West 72014: West 9, East 82013: West 10, East 52012: West 10, East 92011: West 11, East 8 2010 East 10, West 92009 East 13, West 62008 West 10, East 92007 East 14, West 52006 West 13, East 62005 East 12, West 7


C-USA ON NATIONAL TVConference USA has announced its television sched-ule for the 2015 football season. The current con-fi rmed schedule features more than 100 games to air nationally or regionally, with some additional games to be added during the season. The schedule con-tains games selected by television partners FOX, CBS Sports Network and American Sports Network, along with selected games as part of other confer-ence’s television deals.

National games will be televised this season on FOX Sports 1, Fox Sports Net (FSN), FOX College Sports, CBS Sports Network, American Sports Network (ASN) and ESPN. Additional games where Confer-ence USA is the visiting school will continue to be added into the season.

The 2015 football season marks the fi fth year of a multi-platform media rights agreement between Conference USA and FOX Sports to broadcast a min-imum of 30 games. Games appear on FOX Sports 1, as well as FOX Sports Networks owned and affi liated regional networks, and FOX College Sports.

This season marks the 11th year of C-USA’s partner-ship with CBS Sports Network that includes sig-nifi cant national and regional exposure for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and other C-USA sports. CBS Sports Network is the 24-hour home of CBS Sports available across the country.

The 2015 C-USA Championship game on Saturday, Dec. 5 is scheduled to air on either ESPN or ESPN 2. It marks the 11th-straight year that the C-USA Cham-pionship will air on the ESPN Family of Networks.

Additional Conference USA football television expo-sures will be released as soon as they are fi nalized.

Any games not selected for television will be streamed online via the C-USA Digital Network.

NATIONAL BROADCASTS

CBS SPORTS NETWORK NATIONAL SCHEDULE

Thur., Sept. 3 FIU 15, UCF 14Sat., Sept. 5 Tulsa 47, Florida Atlantic 44 (ot)Sat., Sept. 26 WKU 56, Miami (Ohio) 14Sat., Sept. 26 Colorado State 33, UTSA 31Fri., Oct. 2 Temple 37, Charlotte 3Sat., Oct. 3 Vanderbilt 17, Middle Tennessee 13Fri., Oct. 9 Marshall 31, Southern Miss 10Thur., Oct. 15 WKU 55, North Texas 28Fri., Nov. 6 UTEP 24, Rice 21

FOX SPORTS 1 SCHEDULE

Sat., Sept. 5 Mississippi St. 34, Southern Miss 16Sun., Sept. 6 Marshall 41, Purdue 31Thur., Sept. 10 WKU 41, Louisiana Tech 38Fri., Sept. 11 Miami 44, Florida Atlantic 20Sat., Sept. 12 Kansas State 30, UTSA 3Sat., Sept. 19 Oklahoma State 69, UTSA 14Fri., Oct. 30 Louisiana Tech 42, Rice 17Fri., Nov. 27 Marshall at WKU 11 a.m.

FOX SPORTS REGIONAL NETWORKS SCHEDULE

Sat., Sept. 12 Texas Tech 69, UTEP 20Sat., Sept. 19 Kansas State 39, LA Tech 33 (3ot) Sat., Sept. 26 Baylor 70, Rice 17Sat., Oct. 3 WKU 49, Rice 10Sat., Oct. 10 WKU 58, Middle Tennessee 28Sat., Oct. 17 Middle Tennessee 42, FIU 34Sat., Oct. 24 Rice 38, Army 31Sat., Oct. 24 Marshall 30, North Texas 13Sat., Oct. 31 WKU 55, Old Dominion 30Sat., Oct. 31 Marshall 34, Charlotte 10Sat., Nov. 7 WKU 35, Florida Atlantic 19Sat., Nov. 7 Middle Tennessee 27, Marshall 24 Sat., Nov. 14 Old Dominion 31, UTEP 21Sat., Nov. 14 Marshall 52, FIU 0Sat., Nov. 21 Louisiana Tech 17, UTEP 15Sat., Nov. 28 Southern Miss at LA Tech 11:00 a.m.Sat., Nov. 28 UTEP at North Texas 2:30 p.m.

FOX COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK SCHEDULE

Sat., Sept. 19 Rice 38, North Texas 24Sat., Sept. 26 Louisiana Tech 27, FIU 17Sat. Oct. 3 Southern Miss 49, North Texas 14Sat. Oct. 10 Rice 27, Florida Atlantic 26Sat. Oct. 17 Marshall 33, Florida Atlantic 17Sat., Oct. 31 Southern Miss 34, UTEP 13Sat., Nov. 7 Louisiana Tech 56, North Texas 13Sat., Nov. 14 UTSA 30, Charlotte 27 (ot)Sat., Nov. 21 WKU 63, FIU 7Sat., Nov. 28 Middle Tennessee at UTSA 1:30 p.m.

AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK (ASN) SCHEDULE

Sat., Sept. 5 ODU 38, Eastern Michigan 34Sat., Sept. 5 Rice 56, Wagner 16 Sat., Sept. 5 Louisiana Tech 62, Southern 15Sat., Sept. 12 Charlotte 34, Presbyterian 10Sat., Sept. 12 Southern Miss 52, Austin Peay 6Sat., Sept. 12 Ohio 21, Marshall 10Sat., Sept. 12 Old Dominion 24, Norfolk State 10Sat., Sept. 19 Buff alo 33, Florida Atlantic 15Sat., Sept. 19 Marshall 45, Norfolk State 7Sat., Sept. 19 NC State 38, Old Dominion 14Sat., Sept. 26 Marshall 36, Kent State 29 (2ot)Sat., Sept. 26 Appalachian State 49, ODU 0Sat., Sept. 26 Florida Atlantic 17, Charlotte 7Sat., Oct. 3 Marshall 27, Old Dominion 7Sat., Oct. 3 Louisiana Tech 43, La.-Lafayette 14Sat., Oct. 10 FIU 52, UTEP 12Sat., Oct. 10 Louisiana Tech 34, UTSA 31Sat., Oct. 17 Old Dominion 37, Charlotte 34Sat., Oct. 17 Southern Miss 32, UTSA 10Sat., Oct. 24 Southern Miss 44, Charlotte 10Sat., Oct. 24 LA Tech 45, Middle Tennessee 16Sat., Oct. 24 UTEP 27, Florida Atlantic 17Sat., Oct. 31 Florida Atlantic 31, FIU 17Sat., Oct. 31 North Texas 30, UTSA 23 Sat., Nov. 7 FIU 48, Charlotte 31Sat., Nov. 7 Old Dominion 36, UTSA 31Sat., Nov. 14 Middle Tennessee 24, Fla. Atlantic 17Sat., Nov. 14 Southern Miss 65, Rice 10 Sat., Nov. 21 Middle Tennessee 41, North Texas 7 Sat., Nov. 21 Southern Miss 56, Old Dominion 31Sat., Nov. 21 UTSA 34, Rice 24Sat., Nov. 28 Florida Atlantic at ODU 11 a.m.Sat., Nov. 28 Charlotte at Rice 2:30 p.m.Tue., Dec. 29 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl 7:30pm

ESPN SCHEDULE

Sat., Dec. 19 Gildan New Mexico Bowl 1:20 p.m.Sat., Dec. 19 New Orleans Bowl 8 p.m.Mon., Dec. 21 Miami Beach Bowl 1:30 p.m.Thur., Dec. 24 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl 11 a.m. Sat., Dec. 26 St. Petersburg Bowl 10 a.m.Sat., Dec. 26 Heart of Dallas Bowl 1:20 p.m.

ESPN 2 SCHEDULE

Sat., Dec. 5 C-USA Championship Game 11 a.m.

ESPN U SCHEDULE

Fri., Sept. 4 Charlotte 23, Georgia State 20Sat., Sept. 5 Arkansas 48, UTEP 13Sat., Sept. 26 Iowa 62, North Texas 16Sat., Oct. 24 LSU 48, WKU 20

ESPN NEWS SCHEDULE

Sat., Sept. 19 Indiana 38, WKU 35Sat., Sept. 26 Nebraska 36, Southern Miss 28Sat., Sept. 26 Illinois 27, Middle Tennessee 25

ESPN 3 SCHEDULE

Sat., Sept. 5 ODU 38, Eastern Michigan 34Sat., Sept. 12 Ohio 21, Marshall 10Sat., Sept. 12 SMU 31, North Texas 13Sat., Sept. 19 Southern Miss 56, Texas State 50 Sat., Sept. 19 UTEP 50, New Mexico State 47 (ot)Sat., Oct. 3 Massachusetts 24, FIU 14

BIG TEN NETWORK SCHEDULE

Sat., Sept. 12 Indiana 36, FIU 22

LONGHORN NETWORK SCHEDULE

Sat., Sept. 12 Texas 42, Rice 28

PAC-12 NETWORKS SCHEDULE

Thur., Sept. 3 Arizona 42, UTSA 32

SEC NETWORK SCHEDULE

Thur., Sept. 3 WKU 14, Vanderbilt 12 Sat., Sept. 12 Alabama 37, Middle Tennessee 10Sat., Oct. 17 Mississippi St. 45, Louisiana Tech 20 Sat., Nov. 7 Tennessee 24, North Texas 0 Sat., Nov. 21 Florida 20, Florida Atlantic 14 (ot) Sat., Nov. 21 Kentucky 58, Charlotte 10

C-USA ON LOCAL TV

KMYS SCHEDULE (San Antonio, Texas)

Sat., Oct. 3 UTSA 25, UTEP 6

*All Game Times Central*

C-USA DIGITAL NETWORKThe Conference USA Digital Network offi cially launched in the Summer of 2011 and continues to add programming. Football games not selected for national, regional or local television will be available via subscription. The site showcases weekly feature stories as well as postgame interviews, players of the week highlights and other exciting content.

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CHARLOTTE 49ERSThe 49ers dropped their fi rst-ever game against an SEC opponent, losing at Ken-tucky, 58-10. Freshman QB Brooks Barden hit junior H-B Zach Bumgarner for a three-yard touchdown pass in the fourth to give the 49ers their lone TD. That drive was set up by a fumble recovery by junior LB Daquan Lucas in the red zone. Lucas also had seven tackles and two tackles for loss. Charlotte rushed for 146 yards, led by senior RB Andrew Buie’s 76, his second straight game over 70.

FIU PANTHERSThe Panthers suff ered a 63-7 loss to WKU on Saturday to fi nish the season with a 5-7 record. Sophomore QB Alex McGough has completed 269-of-420 passes for 2,722 yards and 21 touchdowns. His 21 passing touchdowns and 2,722 passing yards are both single-season school records. Sophomore RB Alex Gardner rushed for 712 yards on 177 carries and eight TDs this season. Gardner’s eight rushing scores ranks No. 5 all-time at FIU for a single season and he broke the FIU record for receptions (60) and receiving yards (442) by a running back in a season.

FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLSFlorida Atlantic took No. 8 Florida to overtime before falling, 20-14. The Owls had four throws to the end zone in OT, but could not convert. The FAU defense forced fi ve three-and-outs and held the Gators scoreless into the third quarter. Junior DL Trey Hendrickson recorded fi ve tackles with two sacks, a quarterback hurry and a forced fumble. His fourth-quarter, fumble-forcing hit marked the 16th sack of his career, tying him for fi rst all-time at FAU. Senior DL Brandin Bryant also had a sack and a pair of TFLs, helping the unit to ten tackles for a loss and fi ve sacks.

MARSHALL THUNDERING HERDMarshall is coming off a bye week will play for the East Division title on Friday at WKU. The Thundering Herd posted a 52-0 win over FIU on Nov. 14, Marshall’s fi rst shutout of a C-USA opponent, as well as it is largest margin of victory in a C-USA game in 11 years in the league. Senior WR Deandre Reaves and senior RB Remi

Watson scored two TDs apiece, including a 69-yard punt return score for Reaves. Freshman QB Chase Litton threw for three more touchdowns vs. FIU, extending his MU rookie record to 20.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERSMiddle Tennessee won its third straight game and became bowl-eligible with a 41-7 win over North Texas Saturday, the Blue Raiders 11th straight home win over a C-USA opponent. Senior S Kevin Byard became Middle Tennessee’s all-time lead-er in interceptions with his 18th career pick in the third quarter, breaking a 33-year old record. Freshman QB Brent Stockstill threw three touchdown passes to break the school’s single-season record, now at 26. He also threw for 322 yards for his seventh game this season of 300-plus yards, which is 10th on the career list. His 3,431 yards on the season are the most ever by a C-USA freshman. Freshman WR Richie James had 11 receptions for 98 yards, giving him 93 for the season. That is the most receptions by a freshman in C-USA history.

OLD DOMINION MONARCHSThe Monarchs fell at Southern Miss, 56-31. Old Dominion will now need to de-feat Florida Atlantic this Saturday to become bowl-eligible. After junior QB David

Washington was injured, freshman QB Shuler Bentley passed for a career-high 228 yards and tied his career-best with three TD passes. Sophomore WR Jona-

than Duhart had a career-high nine catches for 134 yards, including a career-long 64-yard TD reception. Freshman RB Jeremy Cox set career-bests with 21 carries for 98 yards and also had seven catches. Senior LB Martez Simpson’s 33-yard fumble return was the longest in school history and the longest defensive touch-down in ODU history. Senior S Fellonte Misher had 11 tackles and an interception.

WKU HILLTOPPERSThe Hilltoppers won their 10th straight game in C-USA play with a 63-7 victory at FIU Saturday. Senior Brandon Doughty became the 21st QB in FBS history to throw 100 career passing touchdowns with his three in the game. He fi nished the game with 224 yards on 16-of-21 passing. Junior WR Taywan Taylor set the WKU single-season record for receiving yards (1,151) and fi nished the game with 100 yards on three catches, including his 14th TD of the season. Junior RB Anthony

Wales had his fi fth-straight 100-yard rushing game in C-USA play, ending the game with 110 yards on 16 carries. He is just the 10th running back in C-USA his-tory to accomplish the feat. Sophomore RB D’Andre Ferby scored a career-high three rushing touchdowns.

LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGSThe Bulldogs defense held its fi fth straight opponent to under 17 points, as Loui-siana Tech posted a 17-15 win at UTEP on Saturday. Senior DE Vontarrius Dora

led the defense with 11 total tackles while senior LB Nick Thomason, in his fi rst game returning from an injury sustained on Oct. 30 at Rice, tallied 10 total tackles including one for a loss. Senior QB Jeff Driskel connected with sophomore WR Carlos Henderson twice for scores. The fi rst was a 16-yard pass late in the second quarter and the second gave LA Tech its fi nal lead of the game early in the third quarter on a 54-yard play. It was Henderson’s second multiple-TD catch game of the season after he scored twice at Rice.

NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREENThe Mean Green played in Tennessee for the second straight week, falling to Middle Tennessee, 41-7. Junior QB DaMarcus Smith ran for his second touchdown of the season with a one-yard plunge in the second-quarter. He fi nished with 36 rushing yards. Sophomore RB Willy Ivery had a career-long 52-yard run in the third-quarter, the longest run by a Mean Green running back this season and the second-longest rush of the year. He fi nished with a career-high 59 yards. Junior S James Gray had a game-high 11 tackles, the sixth time this season Gray has recorded double-fi gure tackles. He also had his fi rst forced fumble of the season.

RICE OWLSRice rolled up 520 yards of total off ense, but it was not enough as the Owls lost at UTSA on Saturday, 34-24. Senior QB Driphus Jackson was 23-of-40 for 359 yards and two touchdowns. He has 18 TD passes on the year and 48 for his career. Jackson became the fourth player in school history with 6,000 yards of total off ense. He now has 6,577 total yards in his career passing Owl great Tommy Kramer (6,336 yds. from 1973-76). Sophomore WR Nate German had 138 yards receiving for fi rst career 100 yard game. Junior RB Darik Dillard ran 13 times for a team-high 61 yards and one TD. Dillard’s 22nd career score, combined with older brother Jarett’s 60 TDs, make the siblings the NCAA record-holders for combined career touchdowns by brothers.

SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLESSouthern Miss scored the game’s fi nal 35 points to win its fi fth straight game and improve to 8-3 with a 56-31 win over Old Dominion. Running backs Jalen Richard (161) and Ito Smith (125) both had over 100 yards in the game for the third time this season. The duo combined 234 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 19 car-ries in the second half. Richard has scored in each of the Golden Eagles last fi ve games, notching eight (8) rushing TDs in that span. He leads the Golden Eagles with 12 rushing touchdowns and 14 total TDs. Junior QB Nick Mullens threw for 302 yards and two TDs to set a new single-season school record with 32 passing scores. Five of eight scoring drives for the Golden Eagles took less than two min-utes. On the year, Southern Miss has posted 30 TD drives of two minutes or less.

UTEP MINERSThe Miners fell just short against Louisiana Tech on Saturday, falling 17-15. Fresh-man RB TK Powell rushed for a career-high 124 yards and had gains of 37, 36 and 14 yards. The 124 yards by Powell and 226 yards by the team were the most yards the LA Tech defense has conceded all year. Freshman QB Kavika Johnson tossed an 11-yard touchdown pass to junior WR Cole Freytag in the second quarter, their second hookup of the season. The UTEP defense allowed a season-low 307 total yards and produced their third safety of the year.

UTSA ROADRUNNERSThe Roadrunners made it back-to-back victories with a 34-24 win over Rice Sat-urday night, notching a season-high for points thanks to a 28-point opening half. Junior RB Jarveon Williams rushed for 163 yards to become UTSA’s fi rst 1,000-yard rusher, carrying it 22 times and scoring two touchdowns. He has 344 yards in the last two games, both UTSA victories. Williams’ eight rushing TDs tie the school’s single-season record. Senior TE David Morgan II’s 23-yard TD reception in the third quarter was his school-record fi fth of the season and he fi nished with three grabs for 76 yards. Senior DE Jason Neill racked up two sacks and nine total tackles en route to setting single-season records for sacks (8.5) and tackles for loss (11). Sophomore DE Marcus Davenport recorded 10 stops, including a pair of sacks and three tackles for loss, one pass breakup and a key forced fumble.

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Opponent: American Athletic Conference SelectionPhone: 305/480-1609Executive Director: Carlos PadillaAssistant Executive Director: Blake GuthrieMedia Relations Director: Jack HeiligPhone: 954/634-2299Website: www.miamibeachbowl.comFacebook: Miami Beach BowlTwitter: @miamibeachbowl

POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWLAfter a successful inaugural bowl week in 2014 that was capped off with one of the most incredible comebacks and fi nal plays in bowl game history, the second Popeyes Bahamas Bowl will kick off Thurs-day, Dec. 24, 2015, at Nassau’s Thomas A. Robin-son National Stadium…The 2014 game saw WKU QB Brandon Doughty throw for 486 yards and fi ve touchdowns to lead the Hilltoppers to their fi rst bowl win, 49-48 over Central Michigan. The game was not decided until the fi nal play, when WKU stopped a two-point attempt and the teams set FBS bowl records for most combined pass-ing touchdowns (12) and com-bined passing yards (971)…Con-ference USA will be a part of the 2015 game once again facing an opponent from the Mid-American Conference…The game is based in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, and the average high temperature in December is 79 degrees….The 2014 Bahamas Bowl marked the fi rst postseason FBS bowl game outside of either the United States or Canada between two U.S. teams since the Jan. 1, 1937 Bacardi Bowl in Ha-vana, Cuba…The bowl has been strengthened going forward as ESPN Events announced the acquisition of the game May 12, 2015. The addition of the Pop-eyes Bahamas Bowl makes the game a part of an impressive stable of events in football and basketball for ESPN Events.

POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL FACTS

Nassau, BahamasDate: Dec. 24, 2014Time: 12 p.m. ESTStadium: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium (15,000)Network: ESPNOpponent: Mid-American SelectionExecutive Director: Richard GianinniDirector of Communications: Chris PikaPhone: 678/908-4853Website: www.popeyesbahamasbowl.comFacebook: Popeyes Bahamas BowlTwitter: @TheBahamasBowl

C - U S A B O W L P A R T N E R S

C-USA BOWL SYNOPSISConference USA has secured guaranteed commit-ments with seven bowl partners for the 2015 season, as well as one secondary agreement: The Gildan New Mexico, Miami Beach, NOVA Home Loans Ari-zona, Popeyes Bahamas, R+L Carriers New Orleans, St. Petersburg and Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowls are primary agreements. The Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, is a secondary agreement, should the ACC or SEC not be able to provide a bowl-eligible team. There is no set selection order among C-USA’s bowl partners.

C-USA and the College Football Playoff

As a member of the College Football Playoff , Confer-ence USA will be a part of one of the College Football Playoff bowls if it has the highest rated champion from among the American, C-USA, Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun Belt Conferences.

The Playoff

During the 2014-15 season, college football entered a new era when postseason playoff s began. The for-mat is simple: top four teams, two semifi nals played in bowl games and a national championship game played in a diff erent city each year. Each semifi nal will be played during the New Year’s holiday with the national championship game in prime time on a Monday night at least a week later.

The Selection Committee

A selection committee will choose the four teams for the playoff based on their performance during the regular season, including, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, championships won, and other factors. The teams will be seeded so that No. 1 will play No. 4 in one semifi nal and No. 2 will meet No. 3 in the other, with the two winners advancing to the national championship game.

The Rotation

The semifi nals will rotate among six diff erent bowls, extending the experience to more fans. In the years when the bowls are not hosting semifi nals, the bowls will feature eight other teams in four compelling matchups.

For the 2015-16 season, the Peach Bowl (Dec. 31), Fi-esta Bowl (Dec. 31), Rose Bowl presented by North-western Mutual (Jan. 1) and Allstate Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1) will host its regular bowl games, while the Capital One Orange (Dec. 31) and Goodyear Cotton Bowl (Dec. 31) will host semifi nals. The College Football Championship will be held on Monday, Jan. 11 in Glen-dale, Arizona.

GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWLConference USA will enter its second year as a pri-mary partner with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl and is scheduled to send a team to Al-buquerque each seasons between 2015 and 2019. C-USA will face a representative from the Mountain West Conference each season at University Stadium on the campus of the University of New Mexico….C-USA has participated in the New Mexico Bowl twice be-fore, as UTEP met its former conference rival BYU in 2010, and the Miners met Utah State last season…This year’s game will mark the 10th in the bowl’s history, which produced two of the highest scoring and most exciting comeback fi nishes among all bowl games in 2012 and 2013…This bowl will once again be played on the opening day of the bowl season, which it has nearly each time during its existence.

GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL FACTS

Albuquerque, New MexicoDate: Dec. 19, 2015Time: 12 p.m. MSTStadium: University Stadium (37,792)Network: ESPNOpponent: Mountain West SelectionPhone: 505-925-5999Executive Director: Jeff SiembiedaDirector of Operations: Cary ColbertChairman of the Board: Rudy DavalosMedia Relations Director: RaeAnn McKernanWebsite: www.gildannewmexicobowl.comFacebook: NewMexicoBowlTwitter: @GildanNMBowl

MIAMI BEACH BOWLConference USA will be a part of the second an-nual Miami Beach Bowl this December, facing an opponent from the American Athletic Conference….The game is played at Marlins Park, the home of MLB’s Mi-ami Marlins, and the stadium is built on the site of the historic Orange Bowl Stadium…Last year’s inaugural game was the second-highest scoring game of the 2014-15 bowl season, as Memphis outscored BYU, 55-48 in double-overtime.

MIAMI BEACH BOWL FACTS

Miami, FloridaDate: Dec. 21, 2015Time: 2:30 p.m. ESTStadium: Marlins Park (32,128)Network: ESPN


R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWLConference USA is scheduled be a part of the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl for the 11th time in the bowl’s 15-year history, facing an opponent from the Sun Belt Conference on Saturday, Dec. 19, the open-ing day of the 2015-16 bowl season…This year’s game will mark the sixth-straight year it has been played on a Saturday, with an 8 pm kickoff scheduled…Current Conference USA members Florida Atlantic, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Rice and Southern Miss have each partici-pated in previous New Orleans Bowls, with the Golden Eagles three victo-ries ranking second among all schools to play in the game. North Texas and Southern Miss have tied for the most appearanc-es with four apiece...The New Orleans Bowl is played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, site of seven Su-per Bowl games.

R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL FACTS

New Orleans, La.Date: December 19, 2015Time: 8 p.m. CSTStadium: Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,208)Network: ESPNOpponent: Sun Belt Conference SelectionPresident/CEO: Jay CiceroExecutive Director: Billy FerranteAssociate Executive Director: Jeff RossiV.P., Communications: Sam Joff rayDirector of Events Services: Alison ComeauxDirector of Sales/Tickets: Craig ForshagEvent Operations/Media Coordinator: Paul UtterbackPhone: 504/525-5678FAX: 504/529-1622Website: www.neworleansbowl.orgFacebook: neworleansbowlTwitter: @NewOrleansBowl

ST. PETERSBURG BOWLAfter a one-year absence, Conference USA will once again participate in the St. Petersburg Bowl this December, facing an opponent from the American Athletic Conference….This year’s game is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 26 at 11 am EST…Conference USA has participated in six of the fi rst seven St. Peters-burg Bowls….Current C-USA members FIU, Marshall and Southern Miss have participated in the game previously…The game is played at Tropicana Field in downtown St. Petersburg and the bowl is owned and operated by ESPN Events.

ST. PETERSBURG BOWL FACTS

St. Petersburg, Fla.Date: December 26, 2015Time: 11 a.m. ESTStadium: Tropicana Field (28,453)Network: ESPN

Opponent: American Athletic Conference SelectionPhone: 727/290-9865Executive Director: Brett DulaneySupervisor of Events: Kathy HnatSupervisor of Events: Brittany TellexMedia Relations Director: Jack HeiligPhone: 954/634-2299Website: www.StPetersburgBowl.comFacebook: stpete-bowlTwitter: @stpete-bowl

ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWLConference USA is slated to play an opponent from the Big 12 Conference in the sixth annual Heart of Dallas Bowl on Dec. 26…The bowl is the only one that honors fi rst responders and it also benefi ts organiza-tions working to eradi-cate homelessness in Dallas…Last year, C-USA West Division Champion Louisiana Tech defeated Illinois, 35-18, as Houston Bates recorded a bowl record 4.5 sacks for the Bulldogs…In 2013, North Texas celebrated its re-turn to postseason play with a 36-14 win over UNLV in front of a partisan Mean Green crowd at Cotton Bowl Stadium…Conference USA made its fi rst ap-pearance in the bowl on Jan. 1, 2012 when No. 17 Houston concluded a 13-1 season with a win over No. 22 Penn State in a matchup of nationally-ranked teams. It was one of just nine bowl games during the 2011-12 bowl season that matched two top 25 teams.

ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL FACTS

Dallas, TexasDate: Dec. 26, 2015Time: 2:20 p.m. CSTStadium: Cotton Bowl (92,100)Network: ESPNOpponent: Big 12 SelectionPhone: 214-389-4300Executive Director: Brant RinglerOperations & Events: Scott PomeroySupervisor, Sales and Marketing: Bryan DelgadoAssoc. Manager of Events: Monty CleggTicket Manager: Trisha BranchMedia Operations Coordinator: Tim SimmonsPhone: 303/678-8484Website: www.theheartofdallasbowl.comFacebook: theheartofdallasbowlTwitter: @HODBowl

NOVA HOME LOANS

ARIZONA BOWLConference USA is scheduled to participate in the inaugural NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl this season. The game is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 29 and C-USA’s rep would face an opponent from the Mountain West Conference. The game is slated to be played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson.

NOVA HOME LOANS ARIZONA BOWL FACTS

Tucson, ArizonaDate: Dec. 29, 2015Time: 5:30 p.m. MSTStadium: Arizona Stadium (56,029)Network: TBAOpponent: Mountain West SelectionWebsite: www.azbowlgame.comFacebook: AZBowlGameTwitter: @AZBowlGame

CAMPING WORLD

INDEPENDENCE BOWLConference USA maintains a secondary partnership with the Indepen-dence Bowl, played at Independence Stadium in Shreve-port, Louisiana. C-USA will provide a surplus team to the bowl in the event the Southeastern Conference or Atlantic Coast Conference are unable to provide a team ….The game was established in 1976 and named the Independence Bowl because it was founded during the nation’s Bicentennial year. It is the nation’s 11th-oldest game…Current C-USA members Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss and UTEP have previously played in the Independence Bowl.

CAMPING WORLD INDEPENDENCE BOWL FACTS

Shreveport, LouisianaDate: Dec. 26, 2015Time: 4:45 p.m. CSTStadium: Independence Stadium (48,975)Network: ESPNOpponent: ACC or SEC SelectionPhone: 318-221-0712Executive Director: Missy SettersAsst. Executive Director, Sales: Jeff DittmerAsst. Exec. Director, Ticket & Business Operations: John CordaroMedia Relations Director: Stefan NoletWebsite: www.independencebowl.orgFacebook: independencebowlTwitter: @DCIbowl

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C - U S A C H A M P I O N S H I P I N F O R M A T I O N

2015 C-USA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Conference USA will host its 11th football champion-ship game in 2015.

The event is slated for Saturday, Dec. 5, and will be televised by ESPN or ESPN 2. The team with the highest league winning percentage will serve as host site for the game.

The title game will feature champions from the East and West divisions of the league. Six diff erent schools have hosted the fi rst 10 championship games.

Marshall won its fi rst C-USA Football Championship last season with a 23-16 win over Louisiana Tech in Huntington, West. Virginia. In 2013, Rice won its fi rst C-USA Football title with a victory over Marshall at Rice Stadium. Southern Miss won the 2011 C-USA Championship when the nationally-ranked Golden Eagles defeated previously undefeated Houston. Former members East Carolina, Tulsa and UCF each won two championships, while Houston claimed one crown.

Year Champion (C-USA Record)

2014 Marshall (7-1)2013 Rice (7-1)2012 Tulsa (7-1)2011 Southern Miss (7-1)2010 UCF (7-1)2009 East Carolina (6-2)2008 East Carolina (6-2)2007 UCF (7-1)2006 Houston (7-1)2005 Tulsa (6-2)2004 Louisville (8-0)2003 Southern Miss (8-0)2002 TCU (6-2) Cincinnati (6-2)2001 Louisville (6-1)2000 Louisville (6-1)1999 Southern Miss (6-0)1998 Tulane (6-0)1997 Southern Miss (6-0)1996 Houston (4-1) Southern Miss (4-1)

C-USA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Saturday, Dec. 5Time: TBAESPN or ESPN 2

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C-USA TIEBREAKER

Home fi eld for the C-USA Championship Game will be awarded to the team that posts the highest regu-lar season winning percentage against conference opposition. The fi rst tiebreaker is the winner of a head-to-head match-up. If still tied, the most recent College Football Playoff Selection Committee poll will be used if one team or both teams are ranked. If they remain tied, highest average computer ranking will be used.

MEDIA CREDENTIALS

Members of the media that wish to cover the C-USA Championship game will be required to request cre-dentials through the league’s online credential appli-cation system available at conferenceusa.com/Media Center.

Details about the C-USA Championship Game will be available throughout the season on conferenceusa.com. For additional information, please contact C-USA Media Relations at 214/774-1300.

C-USA STADIUMS

Charlotte Richardson Stadium (15,000)FIU FIU Stadium (20,000)Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium (29,419)Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium (28,019)Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,019)Middle Tennessee Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium (30,788)North Texas Apogee Stadium (30,850)Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium (20,068)Rice Rice Stadium (47,000)Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium (36,000)UTEP Sun Bowl (51,500)UTSA Alamodome (65,000)WKU Houchens Industries/L.T. Smith Stadium (22.113)

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LOUISIANA TECHNORTH TEXASRICESOUTHERN MISSUTEPUTSA

C-USA BOWL OVERVIEW2015-2019Conference USA will have 10 bowl affi liations through the 2019 season, securing a minimum of fi ve berths annually and off ering fans a number of great destina-tions across America and beyond.

Conference USA has agreements with three bowls in the state of Florida: the Boca Raton Bowl, the Miami Beach Bowl and the St. Petersburg Bowl, along with an agreement with the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl near the coast of the Sunshine State. C-USA maintains longtime relationships with the Zaxby’s Heart of Dal-las Bowl and the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl in the central region as well as the Gildan New Mexico Bowl in the southwest and the Hawaii Bowl in the far West. New this year will be an agreement with the new NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl in Tucson, Ariz.

Conference USA has a secondary agreement with a bowls also located right within the league’s footprint, giving teams the opportunity to participate in the Camping World Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La.

In these bowls, Conference USA will have the oppor-tunity to face opponents from the American Athletic, Big 12, Big Ten, Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun Belt Conferences.

2015 C-USA BOWL SYNOPSISConference USA has secured guaranteed commit-ments with seven bowl partners for the 2015 season, as well as one secondary agreement: The Arizona, Gildan New Mexico, Miami Beach, Popeyes Bahamas, R+L Carriers New Orleans, St. Petersburg and Za-xby’s Heart of Dallas Bowls are primary agreements. The Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., is a sec-ondary agreement, should the ACC or SEC not be able to provide a bowl-eligible team. There is no set selection order among C-USA’s bowl partners.

As a member of the College Football Playoff , Confer-ence USA will be a part of one of the CFP bowls if it produces the highest rated champion from among the American Athletic, C-USA, Mid-American, Moun-tain West and Sun Belt Conferences.


I N S T A N T R E P L A Y/ N O T I N G C - U S A F O O T B A L L

PRESEASON ALL-C-USA SELECTIONS(as selected by the league’s head coaches)

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Brandon Doughty, Gr., QB, WKU

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Richard Leonard, Sr., DB, FIU

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Autrey Golden, Sr., KR, UTEP

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB Brandon Doughty, Gr., WKURB Leon Allen, Sr., WKURB Kenneth Dixon, Sr., Louisiana TechRB Devon Johnson, Sr., MarshallRB Aaron Jones, Jr., UTEPOL Jordan Budwig, Jr., FIUOL Darius Johnson, Sr., Middle TennesseeOL Kaydon Kirby, Jr., North TexasOL Andrew Reue, Sr., RiceOL Clint Van Horn, Jr., MarshallWR Jared Dangerfi eld, Sr., WKUWR Carlos Harris, Sr., North TexasWR Zach Pascal, Jr., Old DominionWR Trent Taylor, Jr., Louisiana TechTE Jonnu Smith, Jr., FIUFIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DL Vernon Butler, Sr., Louisiana TechDL Jason Neill, Sr., UTSADL Jarquez Samuel, Sr., MarshallDL Michael Smith, Sr., Southern MissDL Michael Wakefi eld, Sr., FIULB T.T. Barber, Sr., Middle TennesseeLB Drew Douglas, Sr., UTSALB D.J. Hunter, Sr., MarshallDB Kevin Byard, Sr., Middle TennesseeDB Crevon LeBlanc, Sr., Florida AtlanticDB Richard Leonard, Sr., FIUDB Bennett Okotcha, Sr., UTSADB Wonderful Terry, Sr., WKUDB Xavier Woods, Jr., Louisiana Tech

FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS

K Trevor Moore, So., North TexasP Tyler Williams,, Sr., MarshallKR Autrey Golden, Jr., UTEPPR Richard Leonard, Sr., FIULS Matt Cincotta, Sr., Marshall

PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

(as selected by the league’s media)

EAST DIVISION 1. WKU2. Marshall3. Middle Tennessee4. Florida Atlantic5. FIU6. Old Dominion7. Charlotte

WEST DIVISION 1. Louisiana Tech2. Rice3. UTEP4. Southern Miss5. North Texas6. UTSA

INSTANT REPLAYConference USA uses the instant replay program implemented in 2005. C-USA will use the model adopted by all FBS conferences in 2011, which re-lies on a replay offi cial (RO) to both call for the instant replay and have the fi nal decision upon review.

The RO will have access to the referee through a vibrating pager. When the RO feels there is a call that warrants a review and the play is reviewable, he will page the referee.

The referee will kill the clock and announce that a ruling on the fi eld is being reviewed. The RO will then review all aspects of the play and can change the original call or allow it to stand. The RO, as well as the communicator (CO), and technician (at a minimum), will be utilized to insure that all plays are reviewed in an effi cient and timely manner.

In addition to the RO having the ability to change a call rather than the referee, the other signifi cant diff erence to the Conference USA instant replay policy relates to a coaches challenge.

Coaches will be allowed to challenge an on-fi eld ruling once per game. A coach may initiate a chal-lenge by calling a time out (if he has a time out available) and informing the referee prior to the ball being put back in play. If the on-fi eld ruling is reversed, that team’s time out will not be charged.

There will be no clock adjustments unless there is a replay reversal on a play that ran time off the clock and, upon further review, the clock would have been stopped. The referee and RO will con-fi rm the correct time and communicate it to the timer.

Instant replay is a very unique situation and there are many aspects to it. C-USA replay offi cials, referees and communicators were provided with intensive training at a clinic prior to the start of the season.

COACHES’ TELECONFERENCEThe only scheduled C-USA Coaches teleconfer-ence during the 2015 season will be held on Tues-day, Dec. 1 and will feature the head coaches of the two teams participating in the 2015 C-USA Football Championship Game.

In lieu of a weekly teleconference, the C-USA of-fi ce provides coaches quotes each Monday and Tuesday during the season. Those quotes will be emailed to media members and available on Con-ferenceUSA.com.

UAB FOOTBALL BACK IN 2017 Six months after the program was dropped fol-lowing the 2014 season, UAB reinstated football on June 1, 2015. The NCAA informed UAB that football play can resume beginning with the 2017 season, and the team can compete at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level.

The NCAA informed UAB that the Blazers’ football program will not be subject to FBS requirements for a period of three academic years, beginning with 2015-16, and that it would be counted as an FBS opponent once it begins participating in out-side competition. UAB would be eligible for post-season bowl competition should it meet qualify-ing standards and also would be eligible for the Conference USA championship.

“I am so excited that UAB Football will return to FBS competition in 2017,” head football coach Bill Clark said. “Like our fans, I wanted to light the scoreboard much sooner, but doing it right is more important than doing it fast, and this was our best option. We want a program that is here to stay. We have to start by building a new, stron-ger foundation. We need to take our time to do it right, then we can compete for conference and bowl championships.

“I want to thank our conference, the UAB ad-ministration, and the NCAA for working with us to make this possible,” Clark said. “Most impor-tantly, I want to thank the Blazer Nation. The love and support from UAB fans has been incredible. Please don’t stop. We still have a lot to do and we need all of you. Go Blazers!”

Conversations with the NCAA and Conference USA centered on recruiting, building a roster and maintaining FBS status.

“We couldn’t be more grateful to C-USA and the NCAA for assisting us through the reinstatement process,” UAB Athletics Director Mark Ingram

said. “They have worked with our athletics team to get us the answers we needed in a timely man-ner so that our coaches can begin recruiting.”


WEEKLY FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTSVideo highlights from each Conference USA school will be available through XOS Video exchange during the 2015 season. By Noon CDT Monday afternoon during the season each school will upload several minutes of footage to XOS for television stations to download and use. Schools may also post additional footage at times during the week.

Please contact the C-USA media relations depart-ment for more information.

C-USA AUDIO UPDATESConference USA produces a weekly audio football show entitled “Talking Conference USA Football,” that is syndicated throughout Conference USA mar-kets.

The league also produces a daily audio update, called “Today in Conference USA” that focuses on football as well as all C-USA sports. It also appears on the syndicated network.

Bill Hazen serves as the host and producer of both programs.

Both of these shows are available for download on C-USA’s podcast channel:

http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/podcasts/c-usa-pod-casts.html

E-MAIL DISTRIBUTIONMedia may contact the Conference USA offi ce by phone (214-774-1300) or e-mail to be included on the league’s e-mail lists for releases and information.

Statistics are updated on Sundays, weekly notes on Mondays, game previews on Tuesdays and press conference quotes on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Please contact Russell Anderson ([email protected]) in the conference offi ce with requests or questions.

COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COMCollegepressbox.com is the offi cial media website for Conference USA football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the conference and each of its 13 member schools throughout the season. Login information will be dis-tributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to: [email protected].

FLAGSHIP RADIO STATIONSBelow is the fl agship radio station for each Confer-ence USA football school:

School Station Signal PxP Charlotte WFNZ-AM 610 Matt SwieradFIU ESPN Deportes 1210 Mike LevineFlorida Atlantic ESPN-FM 106.3 Ken LaVicka Louisiana Tech KXKZ-FM 107.5 Dave Nitz Marshall WDGG-FM 93.7 Steve Cotton Middle Tenn. WPRT-FM 102.5 Chip WaltersNorth Texas KNTU-FM 88.1 Dave Barnett KGAF-AM 1580Old Dominion ESPN Radio 94.1 Ted AlexanderRice KGOW-FM 1560 J.P. Heath Southern Miss WXRR-FM 104.5 John CoxUTEP KOFX-FM 92.3 Jon Teicher *ESPN Deportes 1650 Harry RuizUTSA KTKR-AM 760 Andy Everett KBUC-FM 92.5/93.3 (alternate) *K272EK 102.3 Jorge RodriguezWKU WPTQ-FM 105.3 Randy Lee WWKU-AM 1450*Spanish station

C-USA WEBSITESHere are the offi cial websites for each C-USA school:

Charlotte www.Charlotte49ers.comFIU www.FIUSports.comFlorida Atlantic www.FAUSports.comLouisiana Tech www.LATechSports.comMarshall www.HerdZone.comMiddle Tennessee www.GoBlueRaiders.comNorth Texas www.MeanGreenSports.comOld Dominion www.ODUSports.comRice www.RiceOwls.comSouthern Miss www.SouthernMiss.comUTEP www.UTEPAthletics.comUTSA www.GoUTSA.comWKU www.WKUSports.com

C-USA TWITTER FEEDSHere are the Twitter feeds for each C-USA school:

Charlotte @Charlotte49ersFIU @FIUFootballFlorida Atlantic @FAUOwlAthleticsLouisiana Tech @LATechFBMarshall @HerdFBMiddle Tennessee @MT_FBNorth Texas @MeanGreenFBOld Dominion @ODUFootballRice @RiceFootball1Southern Miss @SouthernMissFBUTEP @UTEPFootball UTSA @UTSAFTFB WKU @WKUFootball

C-USA FOOTBALL SID CONTACTSHere is the information for each C-USA football SID:

Charlotte Tom WhitestoneOffi ce Phone: .............................................(704) 687-1022Cell Phone: ................................................ (980) 253-4951E-Mail: ..................................................tewhites@uncc.edu

FIU Paul DodsonOffi ce Phone: ............................................ (305) 348-3164Cell Phone: .................................................. (813) 545-2127E-Mail: ..................................................... pdodson@fi u.edu

Florida Atlantic Katrina McCormackOffi ce Phone: ............................................... (561) 297-3161Cell Phone: .................................................. (561) 251-5588E-Mail: .................................................. [email protected]

Louisiana Tech Patrick WalshOffi ce Phone: ............................................. (318) 257-5305Cell Phone: ..................................................(318) 514-9203E-Mail: ..................................................pwalsh@latech.edu

Marshall Jason CorriherOffi ce Phone: .......................................... (304) 696-4660Cell Phone: .................................................. (740) 331-1497E-Mail: ...........................................jcorriher@marshall.edu

Middle Tennessee Mark OwensOffi ce Phone: (615) 898-2450Cell Phone: ..................................................(615) 631-9520E-Mail: ................................... [email protected]

North Texas Steven BartolottaOffi ce Phone: (940) 369-8329Cell Phone: .................................................. (817) 300-1931E-Mail: ....................................steven.bartolotta@unt.eduSecondary E-Mail: ......................... [email protected]

Old Dominion Eric BohannonOffi ce Phone: .............................................(757) 683-3374Cell Phone: ................................................ (757) 375-0244E-Mail: ................................................ [email protected]

Rice Chuck PoolOffi ce Phone: ..............................................(713) 358-5775Cell Phone: ................................................(832) 244-6476E-Mail: ......................................................... [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Southern Miss Jack DugganOffi ce Phone: ............................................(601) 266-6240Cell Phone: .................................................(601) 596-5637E-Mail: ............................................jack.duggan@usm.eduSecondary Email: ... [email protected]

UTEP Denise MataOffi ce Phone: ............................................. (915) 747-6653Cell Phone: .................................................(915) 820-2458E-Mail: .................................................. [email protected] E-Mail: ........................... [email protected]

UTSA Kyle StephensOffi ce Phone: ............................................. (210) 458-4551Cell Phone: .................................................(210) 887-3636E-Mail: .........................................kyle.stephens@utsa.eduSecondary E-Mail: ............ [email protected]

WKU Kyle NeavesOffi ce Phone: .............................................(270) 745-3756Cell Phone: .................................................(228) 424-6921E-Mail: ............................................. [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]

M E D I A I N F O R M A T I O N


C - U S A E A S T S C H E D U L E S / R E S U L T S

C H A R LO T T E (2-9, 0-7 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES4 (Fri.) at Georgia State (ESPNU) W 23-20 1-0S12 PRESBYTERIAN (ASN) W 34-10 2-0S19 at Middle Tennessee L 14-73 2-1S26 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ASN) L 7-17 2-2O2 (Fri.) TEMPLE (CBSSN) L 3-37 2-3O17 at Old Dominion (ASN) L 34-37 2-4O24 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) L 10-44 2-5O31 MARSHALL (FSN) L 10-34 2-6 N7 at FIU (ASN) L 31-48 2-7N14 UTSA (FCS) L 27-30 (ot) 2-8N21 at Kentucky (SEC Network) L 10-58 2-9N28 at Rice (ASN) 3:30p

All times are Eastern and subject to change

FIU (5-7, 3-5 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES3 (Thu.) at UCF (CBSSN) W 15-14 1-0S12 at Indiana (BTN) L 22-36 1-1S19 N.C. CENTRAL W 39-14 2-1S26 at Louisiana Tech (FCS) L 17-27 2-2O3 at Massachusetts (ESPN 3) L 14-24 2-3O10 UTEP (ASN) W 52-12 3-3O17 at Middle Tennessee (FSN) L 34-42 3-4O24 OLD DOMINION W 41-12 4-4O31 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) L 17-31 4-5N7 CHARLOTTE (ASN) W 48-31 5-5N14 at Marshall (FSN) L 0-52 5-6N21 WKU (FCS) L 7-63 5-7

F LO R I DA A T L A N T I C (2-9, 2-5 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES5 at Tulsa (CBSSN) L 44-47 (ot) 0-1S11 (Fri.) MIAMI (FLA.) (FS1) L 20-44 0-2S19 BUFFALO (ASN) L 15-33 0-3S26 at Charlotte (ASN) W 17-7 1-3O10 RICE (FCS) L 26-27 1-4O17 MARSHALL (FCS) L 17-33 1-5O24 at UTEP (ASN) L 17-27 1-6O31 FIU (ASN) W 31-17 2-6N7 at WKU (FSN) L 19-35 2-7N14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ASN) L 17-24 2-8N21 at (8) Florida (SEC Network) L 14-20 (ot) 2-9N28 at Old Dominion (ASN) 12:00p


M A R S H A L L (9-2, 6-1 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES6 (Sun.) PURDUE (FS1) W 41-31 1-0S12 at Ohio (ESPN 3/ASN) L 10-21 1-1S19 NORFOLK STATE (ASN) W 45-7 2-1S26 at Kent State (ESPN3/ASN) W 36-29 (2ot) 3-1O3 OLD DOMINION (ASN) W 27-7 4-1O9 (Fri.) SOUTHERN MISS (CBSSN) W 31-10 5-1O17 at Florida Atlantic (FCS) W 33-17 6-1O24 NORTH TEXAS (FSN) W 30-13 7-1O31 at Charlotte (FSN) W 34-10 8-1N7 at Middle Tennessee (FSN) L 24-27 (3ot) 8-2N14 FIU (FSN) W 52-0 9-2N27 (Fri.) at WKU (FS1) 12:00p


M I D D L E T E N N E S S E E (6-5, 5-2 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES5 JACKSON STATE W 70-14 1-0S12 at (3) Alabama (SEC Network) L 10-37 1-1S19 CHARLOTTE W 73-14 2-1S26 at Illinois (ESPN News) L 25-27 2-2O3 VANDERBILT (CBSSN) L 13-17 2-3O10 at WKU (FSN) L 28-58 2-4O17 FIU (FSN) W 42-34 3-4O24 at Louisiana Tech (ASN) L 16-45 3-5N7 MARSHALL (FSN) W 27-24 (3ot) 4-5N14 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) W 24-17 5-5N21 NORTH TEXAS (ASN) W 41-7 6-5N28 at UTSA (FCS) 1:30p

All times are Central and subject to change

O L D D O M I N I O N (5-6, 3-4 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES5 at Eastern Michigan (ASN/ESPN3) W 38-34 1-0S12 NORFOLK STATE (ASN) W 24-10 2-0S19 NC STATE (ASN) L 14-38 2-1S26 APPALACHIAN STATE (ASN) L 0-49 2-2O3 at Marshall (ASN) L 7-27 2-3O17 CHARLOTTE (ASN) W 37-34 3-3O24 at FIU L 12-41 3-4O31 WKU (FSN) L 30-55 3-5N7 at UTSA (ASN) W 36-31 4-5N14 UTEP (FSN) W 31-21 5-5N21 at Southern Miss (ASN) L 31-56 5-6N28 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ASN) 12:00p


WKU (9-2, 7-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES3 (Thu.) at Vanderbilt (SEC Network) W 14-12 1-0S10 (Thu.) LOUISIANA TECH (FS1) W 41-38 2-0S19 at Indiana (ESPN News) L 35-38 2-1S26 MIAMI (OHIO) (CBSSN) W 56-14 3-1O3 at Rice (FSN) W 49-10 4-1O10 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (FSN) W 58-28 5-1O15 (Thu.) at North Texas (CBSSN) W 55-28 6-1O24 at (5) LSU (ESPNU) L 20-48 6-2O31 at Old Dominion (FSN) W 55-30 7-2N7 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (FSN) W 35-19 8-2N21 at FIU (FCS) W 63-7 9-2N27 (Fri.) MARSHALL (FS1) 11:00a



C - U S A W E S T S C H E D U L E S / R E S U L T S

L O U I S I A N A T E C H (8-3, 6-1 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES5 SOUTHERN (ASN) W 62-15 1-0S10 (Thu.) at WKU (FS1) L 38-41 1-1S19 at Kansas State (FSN) L 33-39 (3ot) 1-2 S26 FIU (FCS) W 27-17 2-2O3 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (ASN) W 43-14 3-2O10 at UTSA (ASN) W 34-31 4-2O17 at Mississippi State (SEC Network) L 20-45 4-3O24 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ASN) W 45-16 5-3O30 (Fri.) at Rice (FS1) W 42-17 6-3N7 NORTH TEXAS (FCS) W 56-13 7-3N21 at UTEP (FSN) W 17-15 8-3N28 SOUTHERN MISS (FSN) 11:00a


N O R T H T E X A S (1-10, 1-6 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES12 at SMU (ESPN3) L 13-31 0-1S19 RICE (FCS) L 24-38 0-2S26 at Iowa (ESPN U) L 16-62 0-3O3 at Southern Miss (FCS) L 14-49 0-4O10 PORTLAND STATE L 7-66 0-5O15 (Thu.) WKU (CBSSN) L 28-55 0-6O24 at Marshall (FSN) L 13-30 0-7O31 UTSA (ASN) W 30-23 1-7N7 at Louisiana Tech (FCS) L 13-56 1-8N14 at Tennessee (SEC Network) L 0-24 1-9N21 at Middle Tennessee (ASN) L 7-41 1-10N28 UTEP (FSN) 2:30p


R I C E (4-7, 2-5 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES5 WAGNER (ASN) W 56-16 1-0S12 at Texas (LHN) L 28-42 1-1S19 at North Texas (FCS) W 38-24 2-1S26 at (4) Baylor (FSN) L 17-70 2-2O3 WKU (FSN) L 10-49 2-3O10 at Florida Atlantic (FCS) W 27-26 3-3O24 ARMY (FSN) W 38-31 4-3O30 (Fri.) LOUISIANA TECH (FS1) L 17-42 4-4N6 (Fri.) at UTEP (CBSSN) L 21-24 4-5N14 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) L 10-65 4-6N21 at UTSA (ASN) L 24-34 4-7N28 CHARLOTTE (ASN) 2:30p


S O U T H E R N M I S S (8-3, 6-1 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES5 MISSISSIPPI STATE (FS1) L 16-34 0-1S12 AUSTIN PEAY (ASN) W 52-6 1-1S19 at Texas State (ESPN 3) W 56-50 2-1S26 at Nebraska (ESPN News) L 28-36 2-2O3 NORTH TEXAS (FCS) W 49-14 3-2O9 (Fri.) at Marshall (CBSSN) L 10-31 3-3O17 UTSA (ASN) W 32-10 4-3O24 at Charlotte (ASN) W 44-10 5-3O31 UTEP (FOX TBD) W 34-13 6-3N14 at Rice (ASN) W 65-10 7-3N21 OLD DOMINION (ASN) W 56-31 8-3N28 at Louisiana Tech (FSN) 11:00a


UTEP (4-7, 2-5 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES5 at (18) Arkansas (ESPN U) L 13-48 0-1S12 at Texas Tech (FSN) L 20-69 0-2S19 at New Mexico State (ESPN 3) W 50-47 (ot) 1-2S26 INCARNATE WORD W 27-17 2-2O3 UTSA L 6-25 2-3O10 at FIU (ASN) L 12-52 2-4O24 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ASN) W 27-17 3-4O31 at Southern Miss (FOX TBD) L 13-34 3-5N6 (Fri.) RICE (CBSSN) W 24-21 4-5N14 at Old Dominion (FSN) L 21-31 4-6N21 LOUISIANA TECH (FSN) L 15-17 4-7N28 at North Texas (FSN) 1:30p

All times are Mountain and subject to change

UTSA (3-8, 3-4 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES3 (Thu.) at (22) Arizona (Pac-12 Net) L 32-42 0-1S12 KANSAS STATE (FS1) L 3-30 0-2S19 at (25) Oklahoma State (FS1) L 14-69 0-3S26 COLORADO STATE (CBSSN) L 31-33 0-4O3 at UTEP W 25-6 1-4O10 LOUISIANA TECH (ASN) L 31-34 1-5O17 at Southern Miss (ASN) L 10-32 1-6O31 at North Texas (ASN) L 23-30 1-7N7 OLD DOMINION (ASN) L 31-36 1-8N14 at Charlotte (FCS) W 30-27 (ot) 2-8N21 RICE (ASN) W 34-24 3-8N28 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (FCS) 1:30p



C - U S A C O M P O S I T E S C H E D U L E / R E S U L T S

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

FIU 15, UCF 14WKU 14, Vanderbilt 12(22) Arizona 42, UTSA 32

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Charlotte 23, Georgia State 20

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Old Dominion 38, at Eastern Michigan 34at Rice 56, Wagner 16at Louisiana Tech 62, Southern 15at Middle Tennessee 70, Jackson State 14Mississippi State 34, at Southern Miss 16 at (18) Arkansas 48, UTEP 13at Tulsa 47, Florida Atlantic 44 (OT)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

at Marshall 41, Purdue 31

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

WKU 41, Louisiana Tech 38

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Miami (Fla.) 44, Florida Atlantic 20


at Charlotte 34, Presbyterian 10at Southern Miss 52, Austin Peay 6 at Old Dominion 24, Norfolk State 10at (2) Alabama 37, Middle Tennessee 10Kansas State 30, at UTSA 3at Texas Tech 69, UTEP 20at Ohio 21, Marshall 10at SMU 31, North Texas 13at Indiana 36, FIU 22 at Texas 42, Rice 28


Rice 38, at North Texas 24

at Middle Tennessee 73, Charlotte 14

Southern Miss 56, at Texas State 50UTEP 50, at New Mexico State 47 (OT)at FIU 39, N.C. Central 14at Marshall 45, Norfolk State 7at Kansas State 39, Louisiana Tech 33 (3OT)(25) Oklahoma State 69, UTSA 14at Indiana 38, WKU 35NC State 38, at Old Dominion 14Buff alo 33, at Florida Atlantic 15


at Louisiana Tech 27, FIU 17

Florida Atlantic 17, at Charlotte 7

Marshall 36, at Kent State 29 (2OT)at WKU 56, Miami (Ohio) 14at UTEP 27, Incarnate Word 17at Nebraska 36, Southern Miss 28at Illinois 27, Middle Tennessee 25at (4) Baylor 70, Rice 17at Iowa 62, North Texas 16Appalachian State 49, at Old Dominion 0Colorado State 33, at UTSA 31

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2

Temple 37, Charlotte 3

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3

Marshall 27, Old Dominion 7

WKU 49, at Rice 10

Southern Miss 49, North Texas 14

UTSA 25, at UTEP 6

Louisiana Tech 43, Louisiana-Lafayette 14Vanderbilt 17, at Middle Tennessee 13Massachusetts 24, FIU 14

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9

Marshall 31, Southern Miss 10

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10

at FIU 52, UTEP 12

at WKU 58, Middle Tennessee 28

Rice 27, at Florida Atlantic 26

Louisiana Tech 34, at UTSA 31

Portland St. 66, at North Texas 7

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

WKU 55, at North Texas 28


at Middle Tennessee 42, FIU 34

Marshall 33, at Florida Atlantic 17

at Old Dominion 37, Charlotte 34

at Southern Miss 32, UTSA 10

at Mississippi State 45, Louisiana Tech 20


Southern Miss 44, at Charlotte 10

at LA Tech 45, Middle Tennessee 16

at Marshall 30, North Texas 13

at FIU 41, Old Dominion 12

at UTEP 27, Florida Atlantic 17

at Rice 38 Army 31at (5) LSU 48, WKU 20

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

Louisiana Tech 42, Rice 17


WKU 55, at Old Dominion 30

at Southern Miss 34, UTEP 13

at Florida Atlantic 31, FIU 17

Marshall 34, at Charlotte 10

at North Texas 30, UTSA 23

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

at UTEP 24, Rice 21


at FIU 48, Charlotte 31

at WKU 35, Florida Atlantic 19

at Louisiana Tech 56, North Texas 13

at Middle Tennessee 27, Marshall 24 (3OT)

Old Dominion 36, at UTSA 31


Middle Tennessee 24, at Florida Atlantic 17

at Old Dominion 31, UTEP 21

UTSA 30, at Charlotte 27 (OT)

at Marshall 52, FIU 0

Southern Miss 65, at Rice 10

at Tennessee 24, North Texas 0


at Middle Tennessee 41, North Texas 7

WKU 63 at FIU 7

Louisiana Tech 17 at UTEP 15

at Southern Miss 56, Old Dominion 31

at UTSA 34, Rice 24

at (8) Florida 20, Florida Atlantic 14 (OT)at Kentucky 58, Charlotte 10

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27

Marshall at WKU (FS1) 11:00a


Fla. Atlantic at Old Dominion (ASN) 11:00a

Southern Miss at LA Tech (FSN) 11:00a

Middle Tennessee at UTSA (FCS) 1:30p

Charlotte at Rice (ASN) 2:30p

UTEP at North Texas (FSN) 2:30p

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5

C-USA Championship Game (ESPN/ESPN2)

Conference games in bold.

All games and dates subject to change.

All times Central.

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