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2015 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

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RECENT RESULTS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

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

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Miami (Fla.) 44 at Florida Atlantic 20

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

WKU 41, Louisiana Tech 38

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

at Marshall 41, Purdue 31


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)

UPCOMING GAMES


Buff alo at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 11:00aRice at North Texas (FCS) 1:30p

Louisiana Tech at Kansas State (FSN) 2:00pNorfolk State at Marshall (ASN) 2:30pUTSA at (25) Oklahoma State (FS1) 2:30pWKU at Indiana (ESPN News) 3:00pN.C. Central at FIU 5:00pCharlotte at Middle Tennessee 6:00p

NC State at Old Dominion (ASN) 6:00pSouthern Miss at Texas State (ESPN3) 6:00pUTEP at New Mexico State (ESPN3) 7:00p


Southern Miss at Nebraska (ESPN News) 11:00aFIU at Louisiana Tech (FCS) 1:30p

Rice at Baylor (FSN) 2:00pMarshall at Kent State (ASN/ESPN3) 2:30pNorth Texas at Iowa (TBA) 2:30pAppalachian St. at Old Dominion (ASN) 2:30pMiami (Ohio) at WKU (CBSSN) 2:30pMiddle Tennessee at Illinois (ESPN News) 3:00pFlorida Atlantic at Charlotte (ASN) 6:00p

Colorado State at UTSA (CBSSN) 6:00pIncarnate Word at UTEP 7:00p

C-USA Games in Bold

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W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts OppWKU 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 - 41 38 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 55 50CHARLOTTE 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 2-0 1.000 1-0 0-1 57 30OLD DOMINION 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 62 44FIU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 0-0 1-1 37 50MARSHALL 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 51 52MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 80 51FLORIDA ATLANTIC 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 64 91

PLAYERS OF THE WEEKOFFENSE BRANDON DOUGHTY, WKUSenior, QB, Davie, Fla.Doughty was 28-of-38 for 441 yards and a touchdown in the 41-38 win over Louisiana Tech. The touchdown toss came on the opening drive as Doughty went 4-of-4 for 67 yards, capped off by a 37-yard TD to Taywan Taylor. With the touchdown pass, he has now thrown at least one TD in 16 straight games, tying for the second-longest active streak in the FBS. Doughty posted 435 total yards in the contest to move into second in WKU history in that statistic.

DEFENSEMARCUS WARD, WKUJunior, S, Birmingham, Ala.Ward put on a career performance for the defense as he set numerous career-highs, racking up 11 tackles (six solo) and added two tackles for loss and two pass break-ups, all career bests. The junior also jarred the ball loose from LA Tech running back Kenneth Dixon with a big hit that was recovered by the Hilltoppers, halting the Bull-dogs’ opening drive of the second half.

SPECIAL TEAMSKYLEN TOWNER, WKUSophomore, KR/PR, Mobile, Ala.Towner became one of just 12 players in the FBS to re-turn a kickoff for a touchdown this season as he returned a kick in the second quarter for a career-long 98-yard-score in the win over LA Tech. The return was good for the sixth-longest in school history and longest since the 2001 season. Towner was also electric in the punting game as he returned a Bulldogs’ punt for a career-long 32 yards.

W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts OppRICE 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 84 58SOUTHERN MISS 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 68 40NORTH TEXAS 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 13 31UTEP 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 33 117UTSA 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-2 .000 0-0 0-1 35 72LOUISIANA TECH 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 - 38 41 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 100 56

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 Sept. 14, 2015

POLLING PLACEHere’s a look at the latest (Sept. 13) Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Polls.

Associated Press USA Today Coaches’

1 - Ohio State (59) 1 - Ohio State (62)2 - Alabama 2 - Alabama (1)3 - TCU 3 - TCU4 - Michigan State (2) 4 - Michigan State 5 - Baylor 5 - Baylor6 - USC 6 - Florida State7 - Georgia 7 - USC8 - Notre Dame 8 - Georgia9 - Florida State 9 - Clemson10 - UCLA 10 - Notre Dame11 - Clemson 11 - Mississippi12 - Oregon 12 - UCLA13 - LSU 13 - Oregon14 - Georgia Tech 14 - LSU15 - Mississippi 15 - Auburn16 - Oklahoma 16 - Georgia Tech17 - Texas A&M 17 - Oklahoma18 - Auburn 18 - Texas A&M19 - BYU 19 - Arizona20 - Arizona 20 - Missouri21 - Utah 21 - Utah22 - Missouri 22 - BYU23 - Northwestern 23 - Wisconsin24 - Wisconsin 24 - Northwestern25 - Oklahoma State 25 - Oklahoma State

ARV: ARV:

43 - WKU 48 - WKU

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCEA pair of divisional matchups highlight Saturday’s action in Conference USA. Rice and North Texas will meet in the Mean Green’s home opener (1:30 p.m. CDT on FOX College Sports), while Charlotte plays its fi rst C-USA game when it travels to Middle Tennessee (6 p.m. CDT on the C-USA Digital Network).

Rice has won the last four meetings with North Texas, including a 41-21 decision in Houston last Oc-tober. Owls freshman RB Samuel Stewart entered last Saturday’s game at Texas with just one career rushing attempt before carrying it 25 times for 130 yards and two touchdowns. The Mean Green led into the fourth quarter at SMU last week, before falling for just the second time in 21 contests under Dan Mc-

Carney when leading after three quarters.

The Charlotte 49ers improved to 2-0 for the third straight year with a 34-10 win over Presbyterian, holding the Blue Hose to nine yards passing and a program-low 112 total yards. Junior WR Austin Duke

recorded his eighth career 100-yard receiving game, grabbing nine passes for 166 yards and a TD. Blue Raiders redshirt freshman WR Richie James had a strong day with 10 catches for 95 yards at No. 2 Ala-bama and has become a go-to receiver in the early going this season with 17 grabs through two games.

Louisiana Tech and UTSA have Saturday afternoon contests at Big 12 schools, with the Roadrunners playing at Oklahoma State for the second straight season (2:30 p.m. CDT on FOX Sports 1), while the

Bulldogs become the second straight C-USA oppo-nent for Kansas State (2 p.m. CDT on FOX Sports Regional Networks).

WKU becomes the second consecutive C-USA op-ponent to go to Indiana after FIU fell to the Hoosiers last week (3 p.m. CDT on ESPN News). WKU is 2-0 for the fi rst time since 2005 as it looks to add a win over a Big Ten school to its resume after winning at an SEC school in its opener.

ASN will be televising a tripleheader of games at East Division schools, beginning with Buff alo at Florida Atlantic (Noon EDT). The Owls battled Miami close for three quarters before falling to the Hurricanes in front of a sold out crowd at FAU Stadium last Friday. Florida Atlantic remains at home looking to get back on track in its fi rst-ever meeting with the Bulls.

The ASN action continues when Marshall welcomes Norfolk State to Huntington (3:30 p.m. EDT). This will be the second straight game for NSU against a C-USA school, as the Spartans lost to Old Dominion last week, 24-10. Marshall will look to get back on track after a tough road loss at longtime rival Ohio.

The third game of the day on ASN features NC State making a visit to Old Dominion (7 p.m. EDT). Both schools are off to 2-0 starts and the Monarchs wel-come an ACC opponent to Norfolk for the fi rst time. ODU sophomore Ray Lawry is off to a fantastic start, leading the FBS in rushing (219.0 yards per game) and rushing touchdowns (six). He also has topped the 200-yard rushing mark in three straight contests, dating back to last year’s season fi nale.

Rounding out Saturday’s action is FIU making its home debut with N.C. Central, Southern Miss playing on the road for the fi rst time at Texas State and UTEP renewing its I-10 rivalry with New Mexico State.

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 Sept. 10-12:

300-Yard Passing Performances

441 Brandon Doughty, WKU vs. LA Tech357 Jeff Driskel, Louisiana Tech at WKU

100-Yard Rushing Performances

215 Ray Lawry, ODU vs. Norfolk State170 Devon Johnson, Marshall at Ohio 168 Kenneth Dixon, LA Tech at WKU139 Aaron Jones, UTEP at Teexas Tech 135 Ito Smith, Southern Miss vs. Austin Peay132 Jay Warren, Florida Atlantic vs. Miami130 Samuel Stewart, Rice at Texas

100-Yard Receiving Performances

166 Austin Duke, CHA vs. Presbyterian 166 Thomas Owens, FIU at Indiana119 Trent Taylor, LA Tech at WKU109 Paul Turner, LA Tech at WKU

CHARLOTTE MOVES TO 2-0Charlotte used a tremendous defensive eff ort to im-prove to 2-0 for the third consecutive season, win-ning its home opener, 34-10 over Presbyterian. Play-ing in front of the largest crowd in Jerry Richardson Field history, the 49ers held the Blue Hose to just 112 yards of total off ense, including nine yards passing.

DOUGHTY DEALINGWKU senior QB Brandon Doughty threw for 441 yards and a touchdown in the Hilltoppers confer-ence-opening 41-38 win over Louisiana Tech Thurs-day night. Doughty has now thrown a touchdown pass in 16 straight games, tying TCU’s Trevone Boykin for longest current streak in FBS.

LAYING DOWN THE LAWRYOld Dominion sophomore RB Ray Lawry continued his torrid streak in Saturday’s 24-10 rain-soaked win over Norfolk State, rushing for 215 yards and two touchdowns. He leads the nation with 438 yards through two games and is tied with Alabama’s Der-rick Henry for the FBS lead with six rushing touch-downs. Lawry has posted three consecutive 200-yard rushing games dating back to last year’s season fi nale.

WINNING STREAKSWKU carries a seven-game winning streak into Sat-urday’s game at Indiana. Only three FBS schools have a longer current winning streak than the Hilltoppers.

15 Ohio State10 TCU9 Memphis7 WKU

6 Michigan State

QUICK PLAYConference USA teams are playing at an incredibly fast pace in 2015. Four of the top fi ve teams in total plays in a single game have been C-USA schools: 98 UCLA vs. UNLV 9-1296 Rice at Texas 9-12

96 Florida Atlantic at Tulsa 9-5

95 Middle Tenn. vs. Jackson St. 9-5

95 UTSA at Arizona 9-3

95 Purdue at Marshall 9-695 Ball State vs. VMI 9-3

MOVE OVER MANNINGSConference USA saw the rarity of brothers playing quarterback for league teams on back-to-back nights on national television this past weekend. Louisiana Tech senior Jeff Driskel started for the Bulldogs and threw for 357 yards in a 41-38 loss at WKU on Thurs-day night. After starter Jaquez Johnson was injured early in Friday night’s game against Miami (Fla.), the Owls turned to redshirt freshman Jason Driskel, who was 17-of-30 for 255 yards and a touchdown in his fi rst action at FAU.

C O N F E R E N C E U S A Q U I C K H I T T E R S


C O N F E R E N C E U S A Q U I C K H I T T E R S

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., FIU

FIRST 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

WATCH OUTSeveral C-USA players have been named to offi cial award watch lists:

ALLSTATE GOOD WORKS TEAM

Tyler Williams, Sr., MarshallDarius Johnson, R-Sr., Middle TennesseeTyler Compton, Jr., Old DominionDriphus Jackson, Sr., RiceAaron Jones, Jr., UTEP

BILETNIKOFF (WIDE RECEIVER)

Trent Taylor, Jr., Louisiana TechCarlos Harris, Sr., North TexasJared Dangerfi eld, R-Sr., WKUTaywan Taylor, Jr., WKU

BRONKO NAGURSKI (DEFENSIVE PLAYER)

Xavier Woods, Jr., Louisiana Tech

DAVEY O’BRIEN (QUARTERBACK)

Brandon Doughty, Gr., WKU

DOAK WALKER (RUNNING BACK)

Kenneth Dixon, Sr., Louisiana TechDevon Johnson, Sr., MarshallShane Tucker, Jr., Middle TennesseeRay Lawry, So., Old DominionAaron Jones, Jr., UTEPLeon Allen, Sr., WKU

EARL CAMPBELL TYLER ROSE (TOP PLAYER FROM

TEXAS)

Driphus Jackson, Sr., QB, RiceAaron Jones, Jr., RB, UTEPDavid Morgan II, Sr., TE, UTSA

HORNUNG (MOST VERSATILE)

Carlos Henderson, So., Louisiana TechCarlos Harris, Sr., North TexasAutrey Golden, Sr., UTEP

JIM THORPE (DEFENSIVE BACK)

Richard Leonard, Sr., FIUAdairius Barnes, Sr., Louisiana TechXavier Woods, Jr., Louisiana TechKevin Byard, Sr., Middle Tennessee

JOHN MACKEY (TIGHT END)

Jonnu Smith, Jr., FIUTyler Higbee, Sr., WKU

LOMBARDI (LINEMAN/LINEBACKER)

Denzell Perine, Sr., FIUMichael Wakefi eld, Sr., FIUTrevon Coley, Sr., Florida AtlanticVernon Butler, Sr., Louisiana TechVontarrius Dora, Sr., Louisiana TechD.J. Hunter, R-Sr., MarshallClint Van Horn, R-Sr., MarshallT.T. Barber, Sr., Middle TennesseeDarius Johnson, R-Sr., Middle TennesseeKaydon Kirby, Jr., North TexasAlex Lyons, R-Jr., RiceAndrew Reue, Sr., RiceNick Holt, Sr., WKUForrest Lamp, R-Jr., WKU

LOU GROZA (KICKER)

Trevor Moore, So. North TexasJay Mattox, Jr., UTEP

MANNING (QUARTERBACK)

Brandon Doughty, Gr., WKU

MAXWELL (OUTSTANDING PLAYER)

Kenneth Dixon, Sr., Louisiana TechDevon Johnson, Sr., MarshallAaron Jones, Jr., UTEPBrandon Doughty, Gr., WKU

OUTLAND (INTERIOR LINEMAN)

Vernon Butler, Sr., Louisiana TechClint Van Horn, R-Sr., MarshallAndrew Reue, Sr., Rice

RAY GUY (PUNTER)

Dalton Schomp, Jr., Florida Atlantic

RIMINGTON (CENTER)

Kirby Wixson, Sr., Louisiana TechMichael Selby, Jr., MarshallJosh Chester, R-Jr., Middle TennesseeKaydon Kirby, Jr., North TexasCameron Tom, Jr., Southern MissEric Lee, Sr., UTEPMax Halpin, R-Jr., WKU

WALTER CAMP (OUTSTANDING PLAYER)

Devon Johnson, Sr., MarshallBrandon Doughty, Gr., WKU

WUERFFEL (COMMUNITY SERVANT)

Jonnu Smith, Jr., FIUJaquez Johnson, Sr., Florida AtlanticTyler Compton, Jr., Old DominionJames Farrimond, Sr., RiceAaron Jones, Jr., UTEP

UNITAS GOLDEN ARM (QUARTERBACK)

Driphus Jackson, Sr., RiceBrandon Doughty, Gr., WKU

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.

OFFENSES7 Ray Lawry, RB, Old DominionS14 Brandon Doughty, QB, WKUDEFENSE S7 Tiquan Lang, S, MarshallS14 Marcus Ward, S, WKU

SPECIAL TEAMSS7 Blake Brewer, K, CharlotteS14 Kylen Towner, KR/PR, WKU


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 Miami (Ohio) at WKU 2:30 p.m.Sat., Sept. 26 Colorado State at UTSA 6 p.m.Fri., Oct. 2 Temple at Charlotte 6 p.m.Sat., Oct. 3 Vanderbilt at Middle Tenn. 6 p.m.Fri., Oct. 9 Southern Miss at Marshall 6 p.m.Thur., Oct. 15 WKU at North Texas 6:30 p.m.Fri., Nov. 6 Rice at UTEP 7 p.m.

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 UTSA at Oklahoma State 2:30 p.m.Fri., Oct. 30 Louisiana Tech at Rice 7 p.m.Fri., Nov. 27 Marshall at WKU 11 a.m.

FOX SPORTS REGIONAL NETWORKS SCHEDULE

Sat., Sept. 12 Texas Tech 69, UTEP 20Sat., Sept. 19 Louisiana Tech at Kansas St. 2 p.m. Sat., Sept. 26 Rice at Baylor 2 p.m.Sat., Oct. 3 WKU at Rice 2:30 p.m.Sat., Oct. 24 Army at Rice 11 a.m.

FOX NETWORK TBD SCHEDULE

Sat., Oct. 10 Middle Tennessee at WKU TBDSat., Oct. 17 FIU at Middle Tennessee TBDSat., Oct. 31 UTEP at Southern Miss TBDSat., Oct. 31 Marshall at Charlotte TBDSat., Oct. 31 WKU at Old Dominion TBDSat., Nov. 7 Marshall at Middle Tennessee TBDSat., Nov. 7 Florida Atlantic at WKU 11:00aSat., Nov. 14 FIU at Marshall TBDSat., Nov. 14 UTEP at Old Dominion TBDSat., Nov. 21 Louisiana Tech at UTEP TBDSat., Nov. 28 Southern Miss at LA Tech TBDSat., Nov. 28 UTEP at North Texas TBD

FOX COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK SCHEDULE

Sat., Sept. 19 Rice at North Texas 1:30 p.m.Sat., Sept. 26 FIU at Louisiana Tech 1:30 p.m.Sat. Oct. 3 North Texas at Southern Miss 6 p.m.Sat. Oct. 10 Rice at Florida Atlantic 1:30 p.m.Sat. Oct. 17 Marshall at Florida Atlantic 11 a.m.Sat., Oct. 24 North Texas at Marshall 2:00 p.m.Sat., Nov. 7 North Texas at LA Tech 2:30 p.m.Sat., Nov. 14 UTSA at Charlotte 1 p.m.Sat., Nov. 21 WKU at FIU 1:30pSat., 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 at Florida Atlantic 11 a.m.Sat., Sept. 19 Norfolk State at Marshall 2:30 p.m.Sat., Sept. 19 NC State at Old Dominion 6 p.m.Sat., Sept. 26 Marshall at Kent State 2:30 p.m.Sat., Sept. 26 Appalachian St. at ODU 2:30 p.m.Sat., Sept. 26 Florida Atlantic at Charlotte 6 p.m.Sat., Oct. 3 Old Dominion at Marshall 2:30 p.m.Sat., Oct. 3 La.-Lafayette at LA Tech 6 p.m.Sat., Oct. 10 UTEP at FIU 11 a.m.Sat., Oct. 10 Louisiana Tech at UTSA 6 p.m.Sat., Oct. 17 Charlotte at Old Dominion 2:30 p.m.Sat., Oct. 17 UTSA at Southern Miss 6 p.m.Sat., Oct. 24 Southern Miss at Charlotte 11 a.m.Sat., Oct. 24 Middle Tenn. at LA Tech 2:30 p.m.Sat., Oct. 24 Florida Atlantic at UTEP 6 p.m.Sat., Oct. 31 FIU at Florida Atlantic 2:30 p.m.Sat., Oct. 31 UTSA at North Texas 6 p.m. Sat., Nov. 7 Charlotte at FIU 11 a.m.Sat., Nov. 7 Old Dominion at UTSA 6 p.m.Sat., Nov. 14 Middle Tenn. at Fla. Atlantic 11 a.m.Sat., Nov. 14 Southern Miss at Rice 2:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 21 North Texas at Middle Tenn. 11 a.m. Sat., Nov. 21 ODU at Southern Miss 2:30 p.m.Sat., Nov. 21 Rice at UTSA 6 p.m.Sat., Nov. 28 Florida Atlantic at ODU 11 a.m.Sat., Nov. 28 Charlotte at Rice 2:30 p.m.

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 or ESPN 2 SCHEDULE

Sat., Dec. 5 C-USA Championship Game TBA

ESPN U SCHEDULE

Fri., Sept. 4 Charlotte 23, Georgia State 20Sat., Sept. 5 Arkansas 48, UTEP 13Sat., Sept. 26 North Texas at Iowa 2:30 p.m.

ESPN NEWS SCHEDULE

Sat., Sept. 19 WKU at Indiana 3 p.m.Sat., Sept. 26 Southern Miss at Nebraska 11 a.m.Sat., Sept. 26 Middle Tennessee at Ilinois 3 p.m.

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 at Texas State 6 p.m. Sat., Sept. 19 UTEP at New Mexico State 7 p.m.

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 10

C-USA ON LOCAL TV

KMYS SCHEDULE (San Antonio, Texas)

Sat., Oct. 3 UTSA at UTEP 7 p.m.

*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.

C O N F E R E N C E U S A T E L E V I S I O N


CHARLOTTE 49ERSThe 49ers improved to 2-0 for the third straight year with a 34-10 win over Pres-byterian, holding the Blue Hose to nine yards passing and a program-low 112 total yards. Junior WR Austin Duke recorded his eighth career 100-yard receiving game, grabbing nine passes for 166 yards and a TD. Junior QB Matt Johnson’s 39-yard TD pass to Duke in the second quarter was the fi rst one-play touchdown drive of the season and the 14th in the program’s 24-game history. Junior RB Kalif

Phillips scored Charlotte’s fi rst rushing TD of the season and now has 33 career rushing TDs.

FIU PANTHERSThe Panthers led much of the game before eventually falling at Indiana Saturday night, 36-22, as FIU turnovers set up the fi nal two Hoosiers scores. A week after catching 11 passes at UCF, sophomore WR Thomas Owens had nine grabs for 166 yards and his fi rst two career touchdowns. With his 75-yard touchdown reception Owens tied Jonnu Smith for the sixth longest TD reception in FIU history and his 166 yards was fourth-best in school history. Sophomore QB Alex McGough threw for 249 yards and matched his career high with three TD passes. Linebackers Vontarius West (14) and Anthony Wint (13) each had a career-high in tackles.

FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLSFlorida Atlantic trailed by seven late in the third quarter before Miami pulled away for a 44-20 win over The Owls Friday night. The game took place in front of a record setting crowd of 30,321 fans at FAU Stadium. Freshman QB Jason Driskel

replaced an injured Jaquez Johnson early in the game and was 17-of-30 overall for 155 yards and a touchdown in his fi rst collegiate action. Junior RB Jay Warren

rushed for a career-high 132 yards and a touchdown, while sophomore RB Greg

Howell added 78 yards on 13 carries.

MARSHALL THUNDERING HERDMarshall had its six-game road-win streak snapped by Ohio on Saturday, 21-10. Junior RB Devon Johnson ran for 170 yards and scored the longest touchdown of his career on a 73-yard run in the second quarter. He has 11 games of 100 or more yards rushing in his Herd career, tied for fi fth with Ahmad Bradshaw. Senior S Taj

Letman’s fi rst quarter interception was his second this season and seventh of his career. It was the Herd’s fi fth pick in 2015. Senior P Tyler Williams’ nine punts in the game were the most in his 42-game Herd career.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERSThe Blue Raiders fell at No. 2 Alabama on Saturday, 37-10. Freshman QB Brent

Stockstill was 22-of-42 for 174 yards, while junior QB Austin Grammer threw a 15-yard scoring pass to junior WR Rod Ducksworth in the fourth quarter on his only pass attempt. Redshirt freshman WR Richie James had a career day with 10 catches for 95 yards and has become a go-to receiver in the early going with 17 grabs through two games. Junior CB Jeremy Cutrer had an 80-yard interception return to set up MT’s only touchdown and led the team with eight total tackles.

OLD DOMINION MONARCHSThe Monarchs moved to 2-0 with a 24-10 victory over Norfolk State in a rain-soaked game that was twice delayed by lightning. Sophomore RB Ray Lawry

posted his third straight 200+-yard game, rushing for 215 yards on a school-re-cord 31 carries. He also scored two touchdowns, giving him six on the season. Freshman QB Shuler Bentley went 12-for-22 for 122 yards and threw one inter-ception. The 12 completions for ODU is the third-fewest in school history and fewest since seven completions against Georgetown in 2009. ODU’s 59 rushing attempts is a school record and the 338 rushing yards is just two shy of the school record set against Georgetown in 2009. The Monarchs nine pass breakups is tied for the second-most in school history.

WKU HILLTOPPERSWKU moved to 2-0 for the fi rst time since 2005 with a 41-38 win over Louisiana Tech Thursday night. Senior QB Brandon Doughty was 28-of-38 for 441 yards and a touchdown. The 441 yards is the most by an FBS player this season. In 16 career home games, Doughty has thrown 29 TDs with only four interceptions. During WKU’s seven-game winning streak he has 26 TD passes and just two INTs. Five diff erent Hilltopper receivers had at least 50 yards receiving, led by junior WR Taywan Taylor with fi ve receptions for 97 yards and a 37-yard score. Senior RB Leon Allen carried 12 times for 81 yards and a TD, along with a 53-yard receptions before suff ering a season-ending injury in the third quarter.

LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGSLouisiana Tech fought back from a two touchdown defi cit and pulled within three on an improbable touchdown catch by senior WR Paul Turner in the fi nal minute but the Bulldogs fell, 41-38, at WKU Thursday night. Senior QB Jeff Driskel fi n-ished the night with a career-best 357 yards in a 28-for-48 performance. Junior WR Trent Taylor (career-high 9 catches, 119 yards, 1 TD) and Turner (seven catch-es, 109 yards, 1 TD) led the Bulldogs in receiving. Senior RB Kenneth Dixon ran for 168 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries, marking his 19th career game with 100 yards or more on the ground. He has 32 TDs in his last 16 games and has scored at least twice in eight of his last nine games.

NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREENThe Mean Green dropped their season opener at SMU on Saturday, 31-13, as the Mustangs scored 21 fourth-quarter points. The North Texas defense generated three fi rst-half turnovers and stopped SMU three times inside the Mean Green fi ve-yard line before faltering in the fi nal 15 minutes. For just the second time under head coach Dan McCarney, North Texas came up short when leading after three quarters, moving to 19-2 under McCarney in that situation. Senior RB An-

toine Jimmerson moved into seventh all-time at NT with his 23rd career touch-down on a 25-yard run in the third quarter. Sophomore K Trevor Moore hit his sixth and seventh straight fi eld goals, before missing what would have been a career-long 48-yarder before halftime.

RICE OWLSThe Owls fell at Texas Saturday night, 42-28, despite outgaining the Longhorns 462 yards to 277. Rice ran a total of 96 plays, the second-most in the FBS this season. Freshman RB Samuel Stewart entered the game with just one career rushing attempt, before carrying it 25 times for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Senior QB Driphus Jackson was 16-of-29 for 139 yards and a touchdown. Junior Tyler Stehling also saw action at quarterback, going 7-of-8 for 95 yards with one TD pass. Senior WR Dennis Parks established a new career high with eight recep-tions totaling 77 yards.

SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLESThe Golden Eagles posted a 52-6 win over Austin Peay Saturday. Sophomore RB Ito Smith rushed for 100 yards for the third time in his Golden Eagle career, fi nishing the game with 135 yards on 10 carries. His 75-yard touchdown run is the longest run of the his career. Junior QB Nick Mullens threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another. He passed for 275 yards on 22-of-40 attempts and scored on his only rushing attempt of the day. One of his three touchdown tosses went to Smith for 49 yards. Senior DB Kalan Reed intercepted a pass and returned it 76 yards for a touchdown, the fi rst INT returned for a TD by Southern Miss since Reed picked off a pass and returned it 19 yards for a score against Marshall on Oct. 20, 2012. The interception was the fi fth of Reed’s career and the second returned for a touchdown.

UTEP MINERSThe Miners lost at Texas Tech on Saturday, 69-20. Junior RB Aaron Jones rushed 17 times for 139 yards in the fi rst half before leaving with a foot injury. Included was a 91-yard TD run, the longest rush in UTEP history and fi fth-longest in C-USA annals. Jones accounted for 146 yards of the 166 yards gained on the Miners’ two touchdown drives, including a 24-yard scoring reception. Junior TE Hayden

Plinke hauled in a 42-yard reception during the second quarter, the longest of his UTEP career. Plinke recorded four receptions for 87 yards. Sophomore QB Mack

Leftwich was 14-of-22 for a career-high 164 yards.

UTSA ROADRUNNERSThe Roadrunners dropped their home opener to Kansas State, 30-3. Senior WR Aaron Grubb set a career high and tied a program record with nine catches. He totaled 48 yards and tied senior TE David Morgan II’s receptions mark from last week. Morgan II totaled four catches for 45 yards in the contest. For his career, he has 53 receptions for 692 yards and four scores. Senior LB Drew Douglas led the UTSA defense with eight tackles, including a pair for loss and a sack. His two tackles for loss tie his career best. UTSA put up the fi rst points of the contest on a career-long 51-yard fi eld goal by sophomore PK Daniel Portillo. That tied for the second-longest in program history.

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Phone: 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 re-cords for most combined passing touchdowns (12) and combined passing yards ( 97 1 ) …Co n fe r -ence 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 SelectionCOO/Executive Director: Richard GianinniDirector of Communications: Chris PikaPhone: 678/908-4853Website: www.bahamasbowl.comFacebook: Popeyes Bahamas BowlTwitter: @TheBahamasBowl

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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, 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 Albuquer-que each seasons between 2015 and 2019. C-USA will face a representa-tive from the Moun-tain West Confer-ence each season at University Stadium on the campus of the University of New Mexico….C-USA has partici-pated in the New Mexico Bowl twice before, 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 pro-duced 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 annual Miami Beach Bowl this December, facing an oppo-nent 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 his-toric Orange Bowl S t a d i u m … . L a s t year’s inaugural game was the second-highest scor-ing 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: ESPNOpponent: American Athletic Conference Selection


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 par-ticipated 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 appearances with four apiece...The New Orleans Bowl is played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, site of seven Super 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

ARIZONA BOWLConference USA is scheduled to participate in the in-augural Arizona Bowl this season. The game is ten-tatively 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 Ari-zona Stadium in Tucson.

ARIZONA BOWL FACTS

Tucson, ArizonaDate: Dec. 29, 2015Time: TBAStadium: Arizona Stadium (56,029)Network: TBAOpponent: Mountain West Selection

CAMPING WORLD

INDEPENDENCE BOWLConference USA maintains a secondary partnership with the Independence Bowl, played at Indepen-dence Stadium in Shreveport, Loui-siana. C-USA will provide a surplus team to the bowl in the event the Southeastern Con-ference or Atlantic Coast Conference are unable to provide a team ….The game was established in 1976 and named the Inde-pendence Bowl because it was founded during the nation’s Bicentennial year. It is the nation’s 11th-old-est 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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CHARLOTTEFIUFLORIDA ATLANTICMARSHALLMIDDLE TENNESSEEOLD DOMINIONWKU

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 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 In-dependence 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

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.

NOTING CONFERENCE USA

FOOTBALL IN 2014

**C-USA Champion Marshall fi nished the season nationally-ranked, listed at No. 22 in the fi nal Amway USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 23 in the Associated Press poll. West Division Champion Louisiana Tech received votes in the fi nal polls.

**C-USA’s non-conference winning percentage was its best since the 2000 season.

**With a 4-1 record, C-USA clinched the best winning percentage (.800) in bowl games among all leagues for the third time in four years. C-USA now has a record of 15-6 in bowl games over the past four years.

**C-USA fi nished the 2014 season with a record of 17-4 vs. Group of Five conference members and were 20-5 vs. Group of Five members plus Independents.

**Marshall’s win over MAC Champion Northern Illinois in the Boca Raton Bowl gave the Thundering Herd a fi nal record of 13-1, tying the C-USA mark for wins in a season. Eleven of Marshall’s 13 wins came by more than two touchdowns.

**WKU redshirt senior QB Brandon Doughty was the winner of the Sammy Baugh Award, given to the nation’s top quarterback. He threw fi ve touchdowns in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl to give him an FBS-leading and C-USA-record 49 on the season. Doughty is joined by Marshall’s Rakeem Cato (40) and Oregon’s Marcus Mariotta (41) as the only FBS players to throw 40 TDs last season. Doughty also led the FBS with 4,830 passing yards.

**Conference USA produced the national leader in four team and fi ve individual statistical categories.

**Rice’s Brian Nordstrom and UTEP’s Wesley Miller were named Academic All-Americans, while eight C-USA players were named Academic All-District.

**A total of 30 C-USA players played in 2014 postseason All-Star games.

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]

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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 (2-0, 0-0 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 7:00pS26 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ASN) 7:00pO2 (Fri.) TEMPLE (CBSSN) 7:00pO17 at Old Dominion (ASN) 3:30pO24 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) 12:00pO31 MARSHALL (FOX TBD) TBAN7 at FIU (ASN) 12:00pN14 UTSA (FCS) 2:00pN21 at Kentucky (TV TBD) TBAN28 at Rice (ASN) 3:30p

All times are Eastern and subject to change

FIU (1-1 , 0-0 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 6:00pS26 at Louisiana Tech (FCS) 2:30pO3 at Massachusetts TBAO10 UTEP (ASN) 12:00pO17 at Middle Tennessee (FOX TBD) TBAO24 OLD DOMINION 6:00pO31 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 3:30pN7 CHARLOTTE (ASN) 12:00pN14 at Marshall (FOX TBD) TBAN21 WKU (FCS) 2:30p


F LO R I DA A T L A N T I C (0-2, 0-0 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) 12:00pS26 at Charlotte (ASN) 7:00pO10 RICE (FCS) 2:30pO17 MARSHALL (FOX TBD) 12:00pO24 at UTEP (ASN) 7:00pO31 FIU (ASN) 3:30pN7 at WKU (FOX TBD) 12:00pN14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ASN) 12:00pN21 at Florida (TV TBD) TBAN28 at Old Dominion (ASN) 12:00p


M A R S H A L L (1-1 , 0-0 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) 3:30pS26 at Kent State (ESPN3/ASN) 3:30pO3 OLD DOMINION (ASN) 3:30pO9 (Fri.) SOUTHERN MISS (CBSSN) 7:00pO17 at Florida Atlantic (FOX TBD) 12:00pO24 NORTH TEXAS (FCS) 3:30pO31 at Charlotte (FOX TBD) TBAN7 at Middle Tennessee (FOX TBD) TBAN14 FIU (FOX TBD) TBAN27 (Fri.) at WKU (FS1) 12:00p


M I D D L E T E N N E S S E E (1-1 , 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES5 JACKSON STATE W 70-14 1-0S12 at (3) Alabama (SEC Network) L 10-37 1-1S19 CHARLOTTE 6:00pS26 at Illinois (ESPN News) 3:00pO3 VANDERBILT (CBSSN) 6:00pO10 at WKU (FOX TBD) TBAO17 FIU (FOX TBD) TBAO24 at Louisiana Tech (ASN) 2:30pN7 MARSHALL (FOX TBD) TBAN14 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 11:00aN21 NORTH TEXAS (ASN) 11:00aN28 at UTSA (FCS) 1:30p

All times are Central and subject to change

O L D D O M I N I O N (2-0, 0-0 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) 7:00pS26 APPALACHIAN STATE (ASN) 3:30pO3 at Marshall (ASN) 3:30pO17 CHARLOTTE (ASN) 3:30pO24 at FIU 6:00pO31 WKU (FOX TBD) TBAN7 at UTSA (ASN) 7:00pN14 UTEP (FOX TBD) TBAN21 at Southern Miss (ASN) 3:30pN28 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ASN) 12:00p


WKU (2-0, 1-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES3 (Thu.) at Vanderbilt (SEC Network) W 42-32 1-0S10 (Thu.) LOUISIANA TECH (FS1) W 41-38 2-0S19 at Indiana (ESPN News) 3:00pS26 MIAMI (OHIO) (CBSSN) 2:30pO3 at Rice (FSN) 2:30pO10 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (FOX TBD) TBAO15 (Thu.) at North Texas (CBSSN) 6:30pO24 at LSU (TV TBD) TBAO31 at Old Dominion (FOX TBD) TBAN7 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (FOX TBD) 11:00aN21 at FIU (FCS) 1:30pN27 (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 (1-1 , 0-1 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) 2:00pS26 FIU (FCS) 1:30pO3 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (ASN) 6:00pO10 at UTSA (ASN) 7:00pO17 at Mississippi State (TV TBD) TBAO24 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ASN) 2:30pO30 (Fri.) at Rice (FS1) 7:00pN7 NORTH TEXAS (FCS) 2:30pN21 at UTEP (FOX TBD) TBAN28 SOUTHERN MISS (FOX TBD) TBA


N O R T H T E X A S (0-1 , 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIMES12 at SMU (ESPN3) L 13-31 0-1S19 RICE (FCS) 1:30pS26 at Iowa (ESPN U) 2:30pO3 at Southern Miss (FCS) 6:00pO10 PORTLAND STATE TBAO15 (Thu.) WKU (CBSSN) 6:30pO24 at Marshall (FCS) 2:30pO31 UTSA (ASN) 6:00pN7 at Louisiana Tech (FCS) 2:30pN14 at Tennessee TBAN21 at Middle Tennessee (ASN) 11:00aN28 UTEP (FOX TBD) TBA


R I C E (1-1 , 0-0 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) 1:30pS26 at Baylor (FSN) 2:00pO3 WKU (FSN) 2:30pO10 at Florida Atlantic (FCS) 1:30pO24 ARMY (FSN) 11:00aO30 (Fri.) LOUISIANA TECH (FS1) 7:00pN6 (Fri.) at UTEP (CBSSN) 7:00pN14 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) 2:30pN21 at UTSA (ASN) 6:00pN28 CHARLOTTE (ASN) 2:30p


S O U T H E R N M I S S (1-1 , 0-0 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) 6:00pS26 at Nebraska (ESPN News) 11:00aO3 NORTH TEXAS (FCS) 6:00pO9 (Fri.) at Marshall (CBSSN) 6:00pO17 UTSA (ASN) 6:00pO24 at Charlotte (ASN) 11:00aO31 UTEP (FOX TBD) TBAN14 at Rice (ASN) 2:30pN21 OLD DOMINION (ASN) 2:30pN28 at Louisiana Tech (FOX TBD) TBA


UTEP (0-2, 0-0 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) 5:00pS26 INCARNATE WORD 6:00pO3 UTSA 6:00pO10 at FIU (ASN) 10:00aO24 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ASN) 5:00pO31 at Southern Miss (FOX TBD) TBAN6 (Fri.) RICE (CBSSN) 6:00pN14 at Old Dominion (FOX TBD) TBAN21 LOUISIANA TECH (FOX TBD) TBAN28 at North Texas (FOX TBD) TBA

All times are Mountain and subject to change

UTSA (0-2, 0-0 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) 2:30pS26 COLORADO STATE (CBSSN) 6:00pO3 at UTEP 7:00pO10 LOUISIANA TECH (ASN) 6:00pO17 at Southern Miss (ASN) 6:00pO31 at North Texas (ASN) 6:00pN7 OLD DOMINION (ASN) 6:00pN14 at Charlotte (FCS) 1:00pN21 RICE (ASN) 6:00pN28 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


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

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Charlotte 23, Georgia State 20


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


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


Buff alo at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 11:00aRice at North Texas (FCS) 1:30p

Louisiana Tech at Kansas State (FSN) 2:00pNorfolk State at Marshall (ASN) 2:30pUTSA at (25) Oklahoma State (FS1) 2:30pWKU at Indiana (ESPN News) 3:00pN.C. Central at FIU 5:00pCharlotte at Middle Tennessee 6:00p

NC State at Old Dominion (ASN) 6:00pSouthern Miss at Texas State (ESPN3) 6:00pUTEP at New Mexico State (ESPN3) 7:00p


Southern Miss at Nebraska (ESPN News) 11:00aFIU at Louisiana Tech (FCS) 1:30p

Rice at Baylor (FSN) 2:00pMarshall at Kent State (ASN/ESPN3) 2:30pNorth Texas at Iowa (TBA) 2:30pAppalachian St. at Old Dominion (ASN) 2:30pMiami (Ohio) at WKU (CBSSN) 2:30pMiddle Tennessee at Illinois (ESPN News) 3:00pFlorida Atlantic at Charlotte (ASN) 6:00p

Colorado State at UTSA (CBSSN) 6:00pIncarnate Word at UTEP 7:00p

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2

Temple at Charlotte (CBSSN) 6:00p

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3

Old Dominion at Marshall (ASN) 2:30p

WKU at Rice (FSN) 2:30p

La.-Lafayette at Louisiana Tech (ASN) 6:00pVanderbilt at Middle Tennessee (CBSSN) 6:00pNorth Texas at Southern Miss (FCS) 6:00p

UTSA at UTEP (KMYS-San Antonio) 7:00p

FIU at Massachusetts TBA

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9

Southern Miss at Marshall (CBSSN) 6:00p

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10

UTEP at FIU (ASN) 11:00a

Rice at Florida Atlantic (FCS) 1:30p

Louisiana Tech at UTSA (ASN) 6:00p

Middle Tennessee at WKU (FOX TBD) TBA

Portland State at North Texas TBA

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

WKU at North Texas (CBSSN) 6:30p


Marshall at Florida Atlantic (FCS) 11:00a

Charlotte at Old Dominion (ASN) 2:30p

UTSA at Southern Miss (ASN) 6:00p

FIU at Middle Tennessee (FOX TBD) TBA

Louisiana Tech at Mississippi St. (TBA) TBA


Southern Miss at Charlotte (ASN) 11:00a

Army at Rice (FSN) 11:00aMiddle Tennessee at LA Tech (ASN) 2:30p

North Texas at Marshall (FCS) 2:30p

Old Dominion at FIU 5:00p

Florida Atlantic at UTEP (ASN) 6:00p

WKU at LSU (TBA) TBA

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

Louisiana Tech at Rice (FS1) 7:00p


UTEP at Southern Miss (FCS) 1:30p

FIU at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 2:30p

UTSA at North Texas (ASN) 6:00p

Marshall at Charlotte (FOX TBD) TBA

WKU at Old Dominion (FOX TBD) TBA

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

Rice at UTEP (CBSSN) 7:00p

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Charlotte at FIU (ASN) 11:00a

Florida Atlantic at WKU (FOX TBD) 11:00a

North Texas at Louisiana Tech (FCS) 2:30p

Old Dominion at UTSA (ASN) 6:00p

Marshall at Middle Tennessee (FOX TBD) TBA


Middle Tenn. at Fla. Atlantic (ASN) 11:00a

UTSA at Charlotte (FCS) 1:00p

Southern Miss at Rice (ASN) 2:30p

FIU at Marshall (FOX TBD) TBA

North Texas at Tennessee (TBA) TBA

UTEP at Old Dominion (FOX TBD) TBA


North Texas at Middle Tenn. (ASN) 11:00a

WKU at FIU (FCS) 1:30p

Old Dominion at Southern Miss (ASN) 2:30p

Rice at UTSA (ASN) 6:00p

Louisiana Tech at UTEP (FOX TBD) TBA

Charlotte at Kentucky (TBA) TBAFlorida Atlantic at Florida (TBA) TBA

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27

Marshall at WKU (FS1) 11:00a


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

Middle Tennessee at UTSA (FCS) 1:30p

Charlotte at Rice (ASN) 2:30p

Southern Miss at LA Tech (FOX TBD) TBA

UTEP at North Texas (FOX TBD) TBA

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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