A History of Greats Who's Next?

A HISTORY OF GREATS WHO’S NEXT?

C-USA FOOTBALL EAST : FIU • Florida Atlantic • Marshall • Middle Tennessee • Old Dominion • UAB • WKU NOTEBOOK WEST: Louisiana Tech • North Texas • Rice • Southern Miss • UTEP • UTSA CONTACT: Russell Anderson ([email protected]) | Tim McNamara ([email protected]) Conference USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK | SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 @CUSAFB, @Conference_USA 5201 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 300 • Irving, TX 75039 • P: (214) 774-1300 • www.ConferenceUSA.com

E AST DIVISION S EASON STANDINGS W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp OLD DOMINION 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 - 45 42 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 137 119 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1-0 50 47 2-2 .500 2-0 0-2 152 125 MARSHALL 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 4-0 1.000 2-0 2-0 182 65 UAB 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 2-1 .667 1-0 0-1 123 71 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-3 .250 1-0 0-3 76 137 FIU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-3 .250 1-3 0-0 74 93 WKU 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-1 47 50 1-2 .333 1-0 0-2 140 123

WEST DIVISION W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp LOUISIANA TECH 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 1-0 42 21 2-2 .500 0-1 2-1 133 119 UTEP 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 2-1 .667 1-1 1-0 99 78 SOUTHERN MISS 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 2-2 .500 2-0 0-2 59 141 UTSA 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-2 .333 0-1 1-1 63 76 NORTH TEXAS 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-1 21 42 2-2 .500 2-1 0-1 148 89 RICE 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 - 42 45 0-3 .000 0-1 0-2 69 131 C ONFERENCE STANDINGS

RECENT RESULTS UPCOMING GAMES PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 TAYLOR HEINICKE, OLD DOMINION Old Dominion 45, Rice 42 Middle Tenn. at Old Dominion (FS1) 7:00p Senior, QB, Atlanta, Ga. Marshall 48, Akron 17 Heinicke was 27-of-43 for 430 yards and fi ve touchdown North Texas 77, Nicholls St. 3 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 passes in ODU’s fi rst-ever Conference USA game, a 45- Southern Miss 21, Appalachian St. 20 UTEP at (25) Kansas State (FSN) 11:00a 42 win at Rice. He also carried the ball six times for 36 yards and a touchdown. The Atlanta, Ga. native tossed Memphis 36, Middle Tennessee 17 FIU at UAB (ASN) 2:30p TD passes of 22, 45, 44, 18 and four yards and ran one in Louisville 34, FIU 3 WKU at Navy (CBSSN) 2:30p from fi ve yards out. After Rice tied the game with 1:05 Wyoming 20, Florida Atlantic 19 Louisiana Tech at (5) Auburn (SEC Net) 3:00p left in the fourth quarter, Heinicke led a 67-yard drive, Northwestern State 30, Louisiana Tech 27 UTSA at Florida Atlantic 4:00p including a 45-yard pass to Zach Pascal to set up Ricky Segers’ game-winning 25-yard fi eld goal. Rice at Southern Miss (FCS) 6:00p SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 DEFENSE Middle Tennessee 50, WKU 47 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 DASMAN MCCULLUM, SOUTHERN MISS Florida Atlantic 50, Tulsa 21 Florida Atlantic at FIU (FSN) 6:00p Senior, DL, Laurel, Miss. Marshall 44, Ohio 14 McCullum collected a career-best 10 tackles, including Old Dominion 17, Eastern Michigan 3 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 two for loss (two yards), a forced fumble, a fumble re- (FSN) covery, a blocked extra point and a quarterback hurry in UAB 41, Alabama A&M 14 Marshall at Old Dominion 11:00a a 21-20 win over Appalachian State. His blocked extra UTEP 42, New Mexico St. 24 Southern Miss at Middle Tenn. (ASN) 11:00a point came with six seconds remaining to help seal the Pittsburgh 42, FIU 25 North Texas at Indiana (Big Ten Net) 1:30p one-point victory. McCullum also stripped a Mountain- (2) Alabama 52, Southern Miss 12 New Mexico at UTSA (ASN) 2:30p eer player inside the Southern Miss 10 and returned it 29 yards before being tripped up by a teammate. Oklahoma State 43, UTSA 13 UTEP at Louisiana Tech (FCS) 6:00p (7) Texas A&M 38, Rice 10 UAB at WKU 6:00p SPECIAL TEAMS Hawai’i at Rice (ASN) 6:00p DARVIN KIDSY, NORTH TEXAS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 Sophomore, PR, Missouri City, Texas Louisiana Tech 42, North Texas 21 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 Kidsy had the best day in his young career as a return Rice at Army (CBSSN) 11:00a specialist, returning three punts for a total of 132 yards (ASN) (an average of 44.0 yards per return), including a 75- North Texas at UAB 2:30p yard return for a touchdown. It was the fourth-longest FIU at UTSA (FCS) 6:00p punt return for a TD in the FBS this year and the sixth- Old Dominion at UTEP (ASN) 7:00p longest punt return in North Texas history. He also had Middle Tennessee at Marshall (FS1/FSN) TBA returns of 31 and 26 yards on the day. Kidsy’s 75-yard touchdown on a return was the longest at North Texas since 2004. C-USA Games in Bold All Times Central 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 2 Sept. 22, 2014 CONFERENCE USA QUICK HITTERS POLLING PLACE THIS WEEK’S TOP PERFORMERS CATO’S CORNER Here’s a look at the Sept. 21 Associated Press and Here’s a look at the league’s 300-yard passers, 100- Marshall senior QB Rakeem Cato ran for two scores ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Polls. yard rushers and 100-yard receivers from games of and was 17-of-31 for 210 yards passing, including a Sept. 20: 24-yard TD pass to Angelo Jean-Louis in the Thun- USA Today Associated Press Coaches’ dering Herd’s 48-17 win at Akron. 1 - Florida State (34) 1 - Florida State (36) 2 - Oregon (12) 2 - Alabama (11) 300-Yard Passing Performances 3 - Alabama (6) 3 - Oklahoma (12) 430 Taylor Heinicke, Old Dominion at Rice That scoring toss took Cato to 36 straight games 4 - Oklahoma (4) 4 - Oregon (3) with a TD pass, two away from the major college re- 5 - Auburn 5 - Auburn 100-Yard Rushing Performances cord of 38 set by Russell Wilson at N.C. State and 6 - Texas A&M (4) 6 - Baylor 150 Jowan Davis, Rice vs. Old Dominion Wisconsin from 2009-11. 7 - Baylor 7 - Texas A&M 124 Remi Watson, Marshall at Akron 8 - Notre Dame 8 - Notre Dame 108 Jay Warren, Florida Atlantic at Wyoming Cato now has 955 career completions, passing Byron 9 - Michigan State 9 - Michigan State 103 Kenneth Dixon, LA Tech vs. Northwestern St. Leftwich (939) for No. 2 in Herd annals. Chad Pen- 10 - Mississippi 10 - UCLA 103 Devon Johnson, Marshall at Akron nington’s 1,026 in 1995 and ’97-99 is the school re- 11 - UCLA 11 - Mississippi 12 - Georgia 12 - Arizona State cord. When Cato reached 1,000 passing yards for the 13 - South Carolina 13 - Georgia 100-Yard Receiving Performances season in the fi rst quarter, he joined Pennington as 14 - Mississippi State 14 - Stanford 111 Zach Pascal, Old Dominion at Rice the only passers in Herd history with four seasons of 15 - Arizona State 15 - South Carolina at least 1,000 yards 16 - Stanford 16 - Mississippi State 17 - LSU 17 - Wisconsin MEAN GREEN SCORING MACHINE COACH TO CURE 18 - USC 18 - LSU North Texas tied the Conference USA record for The AFCA will hold its seventh annual Coach to Cure 19 - Wisconsin 19 - Nebraska points in a game with 77 against Nicholls State on MD eff ort with the games of September 26-27. C- 20 - BYU 20 - Ohio State Saturday. Two other schools set the mark during the USA Coaches and more than 110 FBS schools will be 21 - Nebraska 21 - BYU 2008 season. It was the 11th time in C-USA history wearing a Coach to Cure MD patch to raise aware- 22 - Ohio State 22 - USC that a team topped the 70-point mark. ness and funding for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 23 - East Carolina 23 - Duke research. 24 - Oklahoma State 24 - East Carolina MOST POINTS IN A GAME, C-USA HISTORY 25 - Kansas State 25 - Kansas State 77 North Texas vs. Nicholls St. (3), 9-20-14 Fans are encouraged to donate online at www. CoachtoCureMD.org or donate $5 by texting CURE ARV: ARV: 77 Tulsa vs. UTEP (35), 10-18-08 77 Rice vs. North Texas (20), 9-27-08 to 90999. Fans are also encouraged to make dona- 33 - Marshall 32 - Marshall tions on www.CoachtoCureMD.org 73 Houston at Tulane (17), 11-10-11 THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE 73 Houston vs. Rice (34), 10-27-11 This is the seventh year of the Coach to Cure MD Four league games are on this week’s docket, high- 73 Houston vs. Rice (14), 11-28-09 program, which has raised more than $1 million in lighted by the fi rst C-USA home game for Old Do- donations. The goal is to raise money and awareness minion, as the Monarchs welcome Middle Tennessee In the 77-3 win, nine diff erent Mean Green players of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, which is the most to Norfolk Friday night (7 p.m. CDT on Fox Sports 1). reached the end zone, scoring via the run, the pass, common fatal genetic disorder among boys world- a punt return and an interception return. The margin wide. The program is a partnership between Parent Three league games are on Saturday’s schedule, be- of victory was the biggest for North Texas since an Project Muscular Dystrophy and the American Foot- ginning with FIU and UAB (2:30 p.m. CDT on ASN). 86-point win in 1948. ball Coaches Association The Blazers will be seeking a 3-1 start for the fi rst time since 2005 against an FIU squad playing its fi rst ODU WINS FIRST C-USA GAME LUCKY FAU road game following a four-game homestand. Playing at defending Conference USA Champion Florida Atlantic junior Lucky Whitehead leads the Rice, Old Dominion earned a dramatic victory in its nation in punt return average at 32.4, returning fi ve UTSA will return to action when it travels to Boca fi rst league game, 45-42, kicking the winning fi eld Raton to meet Florida Atlantic for the fi rst time (4 punts for 162 yards. He is 17th in kickoff returns at goal as time expired. ODU is now 3-1 in its fi rst full 27.6 and has added 77 rushing yards and 168 receiv- p.m. CDT on KMYS-TV San Antonio and Time Warner season in the Football Bowl Subdivision, and has Texas). The Roadrunners have won fi ve consecutive ing yards, helping him place 10th in all-purpose yard- its fi rst two-game winning streak against FBS op- age with a 158.8 average. Whitehead’s 410 ccom- C-USA games as they face an Owls team that posted ponents. The Monarchs will host their fi rst C-USA 518 total yards and 50 points in its last home game. bined yards on kick returns and punt returns is the game Friday night in front of a national TV audience most for any FBS player. against Middle Tennessee (8 p.m. EDT on FOX Sports Rice visits Southern Miss (6 p.m. CDT on FCS). The 1). injury-riddled Owls will look to get back on track as THREE PLAYERS UP FOR SENIOR they face a Golden Eagles team that has won its fi rst IT’S BEEN AWHILE CLASS AWARD two home games. With a 48-17 victory at Akron, Marshall (4-0) heads Middle Tennessee senior DE Leighton Gasque, UTSA into an open week having scored at least 40 points senior OL and WKU senior OL Saturday’s action will begin when UTEP plays Kan- Nate Leonard Cam in its fi rst four games of a season for the fi rst time have been announced as three of the sas State for the fi rst time since 1999 (11 a.m. CDT on Clemmons since 1938, when Coach Cam Henderson’s team was 30 FBS candidates for the Senior CLASS Award, an FSN), as C-USA’s leading rusher, Aaron Jones, goes blanking Carson-Newman, Ohio Wesleyan, Miami of honor given annually to student-athletes who have against a solid Wildcat defensive unit. Ohio and Oklahoma City in home games while scor- notable achievements in four areas of excellence – ing 213 total points. community, classroom, character and competition. Contrasting styles clash when WKU and its high-fl y- An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achieve- ing passing attack (second in the FBS) meets Navy RUNNING WILD ment for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award and its highly successful ground game (fourth in the UTEP sophomore RB Aaron Jones comes off the bye focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages FBS). The game is at 2:30 p.m. CDT on CBS Sports week ranked second in the FBS in rushing, averag- students to use their platform in athletics to make a Network. ing 188.0 yards per game (Indiana’s Tevin Coleman positive impact as leaders in their communities. leads at 189.7). He also has seven rushing TDs in the Louisiana Tech will face its second top fi ve team this fi rst three weeks and has seven plays of 20 yards or season when it goes to No. 5 Auburn (6 p.m. CDT on longer. the SEC Network). 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 3 Sept. 22, 2014 CONFERENCE USA QUICK HITTERS PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH HOME COOKING EAST DIVISION Pts PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Marshall is just the fi fth C-USA school to win 10 1. Marshall 91 C-USA names Players of the Week each Monday dur- straight home games in league history. The record 2. Middle Tennessee 73 ing the season. The awards are voted on by a media is 18, held by Houston from 2007-10. Marshall’s next 3. Florida Atlantic 60 panel with one representative in each league city. home game is Oct. 11 vs. Middle Tennessee. 4. WKU 57 5. Old Dominion 33 Off ense S1 Brandon Doughty, QB, WKU CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS C-USA HISTORY 6. UAB 31 18 Houston (Oct. 13, 2007-Oct. 9, 2010) 7. FIU 19 S8 Kenneth Dixon, RB, Louisiana Tech S15 Brandon Doughty, QB, WKU 13 TCU (Nov. 23, 2001- Dec. 23, 2003) WEST DIVISION Pts 11 Southern Miss (Sept. 26, 1998-Oct. 7, 2000) S22 Taylor Heinicke, QB, Old Dominion 1. North Texas 66 S29 11 Southern Miss (Oct. 11, 2008-Oct. 9, 2010) 2. Rice 65 O6 10 Marshall (Nov. 3, 2012-present) 3. UTSA 62 4. Louisiana Tech 38 O13 5. Southern Miss 24 O20 FBS LEADERS CURRENT HOME WINS 6. UTEP 18 O27 12 LSU N3 12 Northern Illinois N10 11 Alabama WEEKLY MACKEY WINNERS A pair of Conference USA players have picked up the N17 11 Auburn John Mackey National Tight End of the Week award. N24 11 LSU FIU sophomore Jonnu Smith earned recognition on D1 10 Marshall Sept. 8 following the Panthers win over Wagner. On 10 Oklahoma Defense Sept. 15, WKU senior TE gained the 10 Oregon Mitchell Henry S1 Jens Jeters, LB, UTSA honor after his performance at Middle Tennessee. S8 Wonderful Terry, DB, WKU PRESEASON ALL-C-USA S15 D.J. Simon, LB, Old Dominion GROZA AWARD STARS OF THE S22 Dasman McCullum, DL, Southern Miss SELECTIONS S29 (as selected by the league’s head coaches) WEEK O6 Two Conference USA players have earned Lou Groza O13 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Award National Stars of the Week honors during the O20 Rakeem Cato, Sr., QB, Marshall 2014 season. Southern Miss senior K Corey Acosta O27 picked up the honor on Sept. 8, following the Gold- N3 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR en Eagles win over Alcorn State. Middle Tennessee N10 James Rouse, Sr., DL, Marshall sophomore K Cody Clark gained the honor Sept. 15 N17 after the Blue Raiders triple-overtime victory over N24 WKU. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR D1 Parker Mullins, Sr., P, UAB Special Teams 100 TD TOSSES S1 Richard Leonard, DB, UTSA FIRST TEAM OFFENSE In a 44-14 win over Ohio on Sept. 13, Marshall joined S8 Trevor Moore, K, North Texas QB Rakeem Cato, Sr., Marshall Hawai’i as the only schools in FBS history with two S15 Cody Clark, K, Middle Tennessee RB Kenneth Dixon, Jr., Louisiana Tech 100 TD passers. With four TD passes vs. Ohio, Cato S22 Darvin Kidsy, PR, North Texas hit 100 in his career (joining Houston’s Case Keenum RB Aaron Jones, So., UTEP S29 as the only C-USA QB’s with 100). Chad Pennington OL Scott Inskeep, Sr., UTSA O6 threw 15 TD passes as a freshman in 1995 at the FCS O13 OL Chris Jasperse, Sr., Marshall level and threw an additional 100 in FBS play from OL Cyril Lemon, Sr., North Texas O20 1997-99. Cato now has 101 TD passes. O27 OL Clint Van Horn, Jr., Marshall N3 OL Mason Y’Barbo, Sr., North Texas Hawai’i posted 117 TD passes from Timmy Chang in N10 WR Jamarcus Nelson, Sr., UAB 2000-04, then had 131 from Colt Brennan in 2005-07. N17 WR Tommy Shuler, Sr., Marshall N24 WR Jordan Taylor., Sr., Rice NO DOUGHT D1 TE Eric Tomlinson, Sr., UTEP In his fi rst three games as a member of C-USA, WKU senior QB Brandon Doughty has tied the C-USA sin- EAST VS. WEST FIRST TEAM DEFENSE gle game record with six TD passes in his fi rst game Here’s a look at how the cross-division games have DL Vernon Butler, Jr., Louisiana Tech (vs. Bowling Green on Aug. 29), accomplished eight fared since C-USA went to two divisons in 2005: DL Christian Covington, Jr., Rice times previously, and broken the single-game pass- DL Ra’Shawde Myers, Sr., Marshall ing yardage record in his third game (at Middle Ten- 2014: East 1, West 0 DL James Rouse, Sr., Marshall 2013: West 10, East 5 LB T.T. Barber, Sr., Middle Tennessee nessee on Sept. 13) after posting the fourth-highest total in his fi rst game. 2012: West 10, East 9 LB Evan McKelvey, Sr., Marshall 2011: West 11, East 8 LB Andrae Kirk, Jr., Florida Atlantic 2010 East 10, West 9 DB Kevin Byard, Jr., Middle Tennessee MOST PASSING YARDS GAME 2009 East 13, West 6 DB Bryce Callahan, Sr., Rice 593 Brandon Doughty, WKU at Middle 2008 West 10, East 9 DB D’Joun Smith, Sr., Florida Atlantic Tennessee 9-13-14 (43 of 66) 2007 East 14, West 5 DB Triston Wade, Sr., UTSA 592 Chris Redman, Louisville at East Carolina 2006 West 13, East 6 11-14-98 (44 of 56) 2005 East 12, West 7 FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS 580 David Piland, Houston vs. Louisiana Tech K Sean Ianno, Sr., UTSA 9-8-12 (53 of 77) P Hunter Mullins, Sr., UAB 569 Brandon Doughty, WKU vs. Bowling KR Autrey Golden, Jr., UTEP Green 8-29-31 (46 of 63) PR Kenny Harrison, Sr., UTSA 559 Case Keenum, Houston vs. Southern Miss LS Jesse Medrano, Sr., UTSA 10-31-09 (44 of 54) 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 4 Sept. 22, 2014 CONFERENCE USA QUICK HITTERS C-USA ON NATIONAL TV NATIONAL BROADCASTS Sat., Oct. 25 UTEP at UTSA 6:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 1 Rice at FIU 11 a.m. Conference USA has announced its preliminary tele- Sat., Nov. 1 UAB at Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. vision schedule for the 2014 football season. CBS SPORTS NETWORK NATIONAL SCHEDULE Fri., Aug. 29 WKU 59, Bowling Green 31 Sat., Nov. 8 Louisiana Tech at UAB 11 a.m. Thu., Sept. 11 Louisiana Tech 42, North Texas 21 Sat., Nov. 8 FIU at Old Dominion 2:30 p.m. The current confi rmed schedule features more than Sat., Sept.13 Marshall 44, Ohio 14 Sat., Nov. 8 Marshall at Southern Miss 6 p.m. 80 games to air nationally or regionally, with addi- Sat., Sept. 27 WKU at Navy 2:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 15 Middle Tennessee at FIU 2:30 p.m. tional games to be added prior to the beginning of Sat., Oct. 11 Rice at Army 11:00 a.m. Sat., Nov. 22 Marshall at UAB 11:00 a.m. the season. National games will be televised on FOX Sat., , Nov. 1 BYU at Middle Tennessee 2:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 22 FIU at North Texas 2:30 p.m. Sports 1, Fox Sports Net (FSN), FOX College Sports, Thur., Nov. 13 Southern Miss at UTSA 7:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 22 FAU at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m. CBS Sports Network, ESPN, NBC and the new Ameri- Sat.,, Nov. 15 Army at WKU 11 a.m. Sat., Nov. 29 Old Dominion at FAU 11 a.m. Sat., Nov. 29 UAB at Southern Miss 2:30 p.m. can Sports Network (ASN). Included are several un- Sat.,, Nov., 29 Rice at Louisiana Tech 11 a.m. Sat., Nov. 29 Middle Tennessee at UTEP 6 p.m. opposed windows that provide tremendous exposure to C-USA as well as numerous exciting league FOX SPORTS 1 SCHEDULE Thu., Sept. 4 Arizona 26, UTSA 23 ESPN SCHEDULE match-ups and many challenging non-conference Sat., Sept. 6 Texas Tech 30, UTEP 26 Sat., Dec. 20 Gildan New Mexico Bowl 1:20 p.m. contests. Sat.,, Sept. 13 Pittsburgh 42, FIU 25 Tues., Dec. 23 Boca Raton Bowl 5 p.m. Sat., Sept. 20 Louisville 34, FIU 3 Wed., Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl 11 a.m. The 2014 football season marks the fourth year of Fri., Sept. 26 Middle Tennessee at ODU 7 p.m. Wed., Dec. 24 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl 7 p.m. a multi-platform media rights agreement between Sat., Oct. 25 Florida Atlantic at Marshall 2:30 p.m. Fri., Dec. 26 Heart of Dallas Bowl 12 p.m. Conference USA and FOX Sports to broadcast a min- Fri., Nov. 21 UTEP at Rice 7 p.m. imum of 30 games. Games appear on FOX Sports 1, Fri., Nov. 28 WKU at Marshall 11 a.m. ESPN 2 SCHEDULE Sat., Sept. 13 Alabama 52, Southern Miss 12 FOX’s new national cable sports network, as well as Sat., Sept. 13 Texas A&M Rice FOX Sports Networks owned and affi liated regional FOX SPORTS NET SCHEDULE Sat., Sept. 6 North Texas 43, SMU 6 networks, which reach more than 85 million homes, Sat., Sept. 6 Mississippi State 47, UAB 34 ESPN or ESPN 2 SCHEDULE and FOX College Sports. Sat., Sept. 13 Oklahoma State 43, UTSA 13 Sat., Dec. 6 C-USA Championship Game TBA Sat., Sept. 20 Old Dominion 45, Rice 42 This season marks the 10th year of C-USA’s part- Sat., Sept. 27 UTEP at Kansas State 11 a.m. ESPN U SCHEDULE nership with CBS Sports Network that includes sig- Thu., Oct. 2 Florida Atlantic at FIU 6 p.m. Fri., Aug. 29 UTSA 27, Houston 7 nifi cant national and regional exposure for football, Sat., Oct. 4 Marshall at Old Dominion 11 a.m. men’s and women’s basketball, and other C-USA ESPN 3 SCHEDULE FS1 OR FSN SCHEDULE Sat., Aug. 30 Marshall 42, Miami (Ohio) 27 sports. CBS Sports Network is the 24-hour home of Sat., Sept. 6 NC State 46, Old Dominion 34 CBS Sports and is available to more than 99 million Sat., Oct. 11 Middle Tennessee at Marshall TBA Sat., Oct. 18 UTSA at Louisiana Tech TBA Sat., Sept. 6 LA Tech 48, Louisiana-Lafayette 20 households across the country. Sat., Oct. 25 North Texas at Rice TBA Sat., Sept. 13 Marshall 48, Akron 17 Sat., Nov. 1 WKU at Louisiana Tech TBA Sat., Sept. 13 Memphis 36, Middle Tennessee 17 American Sports Network (ASN) is a collegiate Sat., Nov. 8 UTSA at Rice TBA sports initiative owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Sat., Nov. 15 Rice at Marshall TBA NBC SCHEDULE Inc. that will air 30 C-USA Football games this season Sat., Nov. 15 North Texas at UTEP TBA Sat., Aug. 30 Notre Dame 48, Rice 17 on television stations throughout the nation. Sinclair, Sat., Nov. 22 UTSA at WKU TBA the largest and one of the most diversifi ed television Sat., Nov. 29 North Texas at UTSA TBA BIG TEN NETWORK SCHEDULE Sat., Aug. 30 Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7 broadcasters in the country, owns and operates, pro- Sat., Sept. 6 Illinois 42, WKU 34 grams and provides sales services to 162 television FOX COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK SCHEDULE Sat., Aug. 30 UAB 48, Troy 10 Sat., Sept. 6 Minnesota 35, Middle Tennessee 24 stations in 78 markets, reaching approximately 39% Sat., Sept. 13 Florida Atlantic 50, Tulsa 21 Sat., Oct. 4 North Texas at Indiana 1:30 p.m. of U.S. television households and is affi liated with all Sat., Sept. 27 Rice at Southern Miss 6 p.m. the major broadcast networks. Sat., Oct. 4 UTEP at Louisiana Tech 6 p.m. SEC NETWORK SCHEDULE Sat., Oct. 11 FIU at UTSA 6 p.m. Sat., Aug. 30 Mississippi State 49, Southern Miss 0 The 2014 C-USA Championship game Saturday, De- Sat., Oct. 18 UAB at Middle Tennessee 2:30 p.m. Sat. Sept. 6 Alabama 41, Florida Atlantic 0 cember 6 is scheduled to air on either ESPN or ESPN Sat., Nov. 1 Southern Miss at UTEP 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27 Louisiana Tech at Auburn 3 p.m. 2. It marks the 10th straight year the C-USA Champi- Sat., Nov. 8 Florida Atlantic at North Texas 6 p.m. Sat., Nov. 22 LA Tech at Old Dominion 12:00 p.m. LONGHORN NETWORK SCHEDULE onship will air on the ESPN Family of Networks. Sat., Aug. 30 Texas 38, North Texas 7 AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK (ASN) SCHEDULE Additional C-USA television exposures remain a pos- Sat., Aug. 30 Old Dominion 41, Hampton 28 MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK SCHEDULE sibility (including games that are guaranteed to be Sat., Aug. 30 Bethune Cookman 14, FIU 12 Sat., Sept. 20 Wyoming 20, Florida Atlantic 19 televised as part of other conference’s television Sat., Sept. 6 Marshall 48, Rhode Island 7 packages), and will be released as soon as they are Sat., Sept. 13 UAB 41, Alabama A&M 14 fi nalized. The following is a complete schedule of C- Sat., Sept. 13 UTEP 42, New Mexico State 24 C-USA ON LOCAL TV USA games to be aired on national television in 2013: Sat., Sept. 20 North Texas 77, Nicholls State 3 Sat., Sept. 20 Southern Miss 21, App. St. 20 WUXP SCHEDULE (Nashville, Tenn.) Sat., Sept. 27 FIU at UAB 2:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 13 Middle Tennessee 50, WKU 47 (3ot) Sat., Oct. 4 So. Miss at Middle Tenn. 11 a.m. Sat., Oct. 4 New Mexico at UTSA 2:30 p.m. COX SPORTS SCHEDULE (Norfolk, Va.) Sat., Oct. 4 Hawai’i at Rice 6 p.m. Sat., Sept. 13 Old Dominion 17, Eastern Michigan 3 Sat., Oct. 11 North Texas at UAB 2:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 11 Old Dominion at UTEP 7:00 p.m. KMYS (San Antonio)/ TW TEXAS SCHEDULE Sat., Oct. 18 WKU at Florida Atlantic 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 27 UTSA at Florida Atlantic 4 p.m. Sat., Oct. 18 Marshall at FIU 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 18 So. Miss at North Texas 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 25 LA Tech at Southern Miss 2:30p.m. *All Game Times Central* 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 5 Sept. 22, 2014 C-USA EXTRA POINTS FIU PANTHERS WKU HILLTOPPERS The Panthers fell to Louisville, 34-3. FIU surrendered just 12 rushing yards to the The Hilltoppers were idle last week and will return to action at Navy on Satur- Cardinals, which is the third-fewest yards allowed on the ground in school history. day. The game will feature a matchup of WKU’s second-ranked passing off ense With four sacks, the Panthers now have 15 on the season, matching last year’s (486.3 yards per game) and Navy’s fourth-ranked rushing off ense (345.0 yards total. Junior LB Michael Wakefi eld had a career-high two sacks, giving him 4.5 on per game). After just three games as a member of C-USA, senior QB Brandon the year. Junior QB E.J. Hilliard came in the game early in the second half, after Doughty already owns two of the three largest passing yardage games (569 vs. freshman QB Alex McGough left with an injury. He fi nished the night 8-of-12 for Bowling Green and C-USA-record 593 at Middle Tennessee). The Toppers are 70 yards, with a game-long 25-yard pass to senior WR Glenn Coleman. FIU is tied averaging a league-high 46.7 points per game. for the national lead with eight fumble recoveries on the season. LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS The Bulldogs dropped a 30-27 decision to Northwestern State, comitting fi ve The Owls fell in the fi nal minute at Wyoming, 20-19. Sophomore RB Jay Warren turnovers, inccluding three in the fi nal quarter. Junior RB Kenneth Dixon ran for drew the start at running back and tallied his fi rst 100 yard plus game of the 2014 103 yards, tying the school record with his 13th career 100-yard game. He also season and the second of his young career. Senior WR Lucky Whitehead ended scored three times, giving him 40 career touchdowns. Dixon has now recorded the day with 200 all-purpose yards, including 91 yards in punt returns, which at least three scores in a single game six times in his career. Going 2-for-2 in the ranks as the third most in a game in FAU history. His 30.3 yards per return was red zone, the Bulldogs are now a perfect 11-for-11 inside the red zone this season. just shy of the FAU record of 30.5 set by Matt Prudenti in 2003. Junior QB Jaquez The defense ended the night with eight tackles for loss, led by junior DL Vernon Johnson was 14-of-28 on the day for 99 yards through the air and added 44 Butler who had 2.5, a new career-high. yards on the ground with 11 carries, including a 14-yard score. Sophomore K Greg Joseph was 4-4 in fi eld goals, including a career-long boot of 43 yards. NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN The Mean Green posted a 77-3 win over Nicholls State, rolling up 526 yards of to- MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD tal off ense, posting a school-record 10 sacks, blocking two punts, scoring touch- Marshall piled up 526 yards in a 48-17 win at Akron to improve to 4-0, scoring 40 downs on interception and punt returns, and having four players record the fi rst or more points in all four victories. The Herd ran for 284 yards with a pair of 100- TDs of their careers. Making his fi rst career start, freshman QB Dajon Williams yard ground gainers in juniors Remi Watson (a career-high 124, including an 80- accounted for fi ve touchdowns - two rushing and three passing - and completed yard touchdown run) and Devon Johnson (103) – the fourth and fi fth 100-yard 11-of-14 passes for 176 yards and rushed four times for 68 yards. Junior WR Car- ground games for MU this season. The Herd had 18 plays of more than 10 yards, los Harris came into the game with 48-yards rushing in his career, and ran for 67 the last of those a fi rst career TD by freshman Brandon Byrd on a 9-yard run. On yards on two reverses on one second quarter possession. the season, Marshall has 32 plays of 20 yards or longer, second-most in the FBS. The 65 points allowed by the Herd defense is the fewest for Marshall through four games since the unbeaten (13-0) club of 1999, which gave up only 29 in wins over RICE OWLS Clemson, Liberty, Bowling Green and Temple. Marshall has not trailed in a game The Owls had their nine-game home fi eld winning streak snapped in a last-sec- this season. ond, 45-42 loss against Old Dominion. Playing with an injury to his non-throwing shoulder, junior QB Driphus Jackson (15-of-22 for 175 yards) threw for 142 yards over the fi nal two quarters and led the Owls to four touchdowns, the last of them MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS tying the game with just 1:05 left. Sophomore running backs Jowan Davis (150 The Blue Raiders had their three-game winning streak against Memphis snapped yards) and Darik Dillard (70 yards) each ran for career-highs, with Dillard scor- in a 36-17 loss to the Tigers Saturday night. Memphis native Shane Tucker scored ing three touchdowns. Sophomore WR Zach Wright posted career-bests with six two touchdowns in his return to his hometown, and sophomore WR Demetrius catches for 80 yards and a touchdown. Frazier had a breakout night with seven receptions for 96 yards. Frazier came into the game with seven career receptions, and had fi ve catches for 84 yards on a Blue Raider scoring drive in the fourth quarter. Sophomore QB Austin Grammer SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES Senior DL blocked an extra-point attempt with six seconds fi nished the night 25-of-37 for 247 yards. Sophomore PK Cody Clark continued Dasman McCullum his steady streak by connecting on a 36-yard fi eld goal. Clark has now hit 13 of his remaining and Southern Miss held on to beat Appalachian State, 21-20. The Gold- last 14 fi eld goal attempts, including the last four in a row. en Eagkles had taken a 21-14 lead with 2:22 to play on a 31-yard TD pass from sophomore QB Nick Mullens to RB George Payne. It was only the third catch of the sophomore’s career and his fi rst this season. Payne scored on runs of 15 and OLD DOMINION MONARCHS 3 yards in the fi rst half, the Golden Eagles fi rst two rushing TDs of the season. Wil Sophomore K Ricky Segers kicked a 25-yard fi eld goal with no time left, as Old Freeman blocked Appalachian State’s 36-yard fi eld goal in the fi rst quarter for Dominion won at Rice, 45-42. Senior QB Taylor Heinicke fi nished 27-of-43 for USM’s fi rst blocked kick of the night. It was his second career blocked fi eld goal. 430 yards and fi ve scores through the air, while also rushing for 36-yards and a touchdown. Heinicke passed for four or more TD’s for the 12th time in his career and passed for 300 yards for the 22nd time. Sophomore TE Zach Pascal had six UTEP MINERS catches for 111 yards, including a 45-yard reception that set up the game-winning UTEP had a bye last weekend and will return to action at Kansas State Saturday, seeking its fi rst 3-1 start since opening 5-1 in the 2010 season. In the 42-24 win fi eld goal, while senior WR Antonio Vaughan had fi ve catches for 76 yards and over New Mexico State on Sept. 13, the Miners rushed for 344 yards, its most in a two touchdowns. Sophomore David Washington had fi ve catches for 99 yards, surpassing his previous career-best of 51 yards. game versus a Division I opponent since 1991. Sophomore RB Aaron Jones (25 carries for 168 yards and two TDs) recorded his third straight 100-yard rushing game to open the season. UTEP is averaging 317 yards rushing through three UAB BLAZERS games, with Jones leading the way at 184 per contest with seven touchdowns. The Blazers were idle this past week and will aim for their fi rst 3-1 start since 2005 The Miners have just one turnover in three games. when they host FIU on Saturday. UAB has outscored its fi rst two home opponents (Troy and Alabama A&M) by an 89-24 margin. Overall, UAB is averaging 41 points per game in three contests. The Blazers are averaging 7.7 more points, 108.0 more UTSA ROADRUNNERS yards of total off ense and 45.7 more yards of rushing off ense than at this time UTSA had a bye week and will return to action with its conference opener at last season. UAB currently ranks No. 23 in total off ense (507.0 ypg) in the latest Florida Atlantic on Saturday. The Roadrunners have won their last fi ve C-USA NCAA statistics. The Blazers are No. 29 in passing off ense (291.7) and No. 36 in games as it meets the Owls for the fi rst time. Quarterback Blake Bogenschutz, rushing off ense (215.3). UAB’s attendance average for its fi rst two home games who replaced an injured senior Tucker Carter at Oklahoma State on Sept. 13, this season is 28,368. The Blazers drew a crowd of 29,604 in last Saturday’s game became the fi fth true freshman to play for the Roadrunners this season. Junior TE vs. Alabama A&M, representing their eighth-best crowd in history and the largest David Morgan II has led the UTSA receiving corps with nine grabs for 130 yards since 2006 when 32,618 saw UAB play Troy at Legion Field. (14.4 avg.) in the past two contests. Senior P Kristian Stern averaged 46 yards on a program-record 11 punts at Oklahoma St., including a school-record 69-yarder. 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 6 Sept. 22, 2014 C-USA BOWL PARTNERS POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL BOCA RATON BOWL FACTS Conference USA Boca Raton, Florida will be a part of the Date: Dec. 23, 2014 inaugural Popeyes Time: 6 p.m. EST Bahamas Bowl, Stadium: FAU Stadium (29,419) kicking off on the Network: ESPN afternoon of Dec. Opponent: Mid-American Selection 24, 2014 at the Phone: TBA Executive Director: C-USA BOWL SYNOPSIS Thomas A. Robin- son National Sta- Doug Mosley Conference USA has fi ve primary agreements and dium. Named for Mailing Address: one secondary agreement for the 2014 season. The the Olympic track TBA Bahamas, Boca Raton, Gildan New Mexico, Heart & fi eld star, the stadium currently has a capacity of Media Relations Director: of Dallas and Sheraton Hawai’i Bowls are primary 15,000 people, but has the ability to be expanded… TBA agreements. The Duck Commander Independence C-USA will face an opponent from the Mid-American Website: www.thebocaratonbowl.com Bowl is a secondary agreement. Conference this year, but the American, Mountain Facebook: TBA West and Sun Belt are also currently scheduled to Twitter: @BocaBowl Conference USA’s champion will select which bowl be a part of the game over the next six years… The it would like to attend and the remainder of the se- game is based in Nassau, the capital of the Baha- PREVIOUS RESULTS lections will follow after that, with no particular set mas, and the average high temperature in December First season order. is 79 degrees… The 2014 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl is the fi rst postseason FBS bowl game outside of either GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL C-USA and the College Football Playoff the United States or Canada between two U.S. teams Conference USA As a member of the College Football Playoff , Confer- since the Jan. 1, 1937, Bacardi Bowl in Havana, Cuba, will enter its fi rst ence USA will be a part of one of the College Football a 7-7 tie between Auburn and Villanova. year as a prima- Playoff bowls if it has the highest rated champion ry partner with from among the American, C-USA, Mid-American, POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL FACTS the Gildan New Mountain West and Sun Belt Conferences. Nassau, Bahamas Mexico Bowl and Date: Dec. 24, 2014 is scheduled to The Playoff Time: 12 p.m. EST send a team to Beginning with the 2014-15 season, college football Stadium: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium Albuquerque all will enter a new era when a postseason playoff will (15,000) six seasons between 2014 and 2019. C-USA will face begin. The format is simple: top four teams, two Network: ESPN a representative from the Mountain West Conference semifi nals played in bowl games, and a national Opponent: Mid-American Selection each season at University Stadium on the campus of championship game played in a diff erent city each Phone: 404-668-7485 the University of New Mexico… C-USA has participat- year. Each semifi nal will be played during the New Executive Director: ed in the New Mexico Bowl once before, as UTEP met Year’s holiday with the national championship game Lea Miller its former conference rival BYU in 2010... This year’s in prime time on a Monday night at least a week later. Mailing Address: game will mark the ninth in the bowl’s history, which It will be the best of all worlds, and the biggest in- 5201 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 300 has produced two of the highest scoring and most novation to the sport in decades. Irving, TX 75063 exciting comeback fi nishes among all bowl games in Director of Communications: each of the past two years… This bowl will once again The Selection Committee Chris Pika be played on the opening day of the bowl season, A selection committee will choose the four teams Phone: 678-908-4853 which it has several times during its existence. for the playoff based on their performance during Website: www.bahamasbowl.com the regular season, including, strength of schedule, NEW MEXICO BOWL FACTS Facebook: Bahamas Bowl head-to-head results, championships won, and other Albuquerque, New Mexico Twitter: @TheBahamasBowl factors. The teams will be seeded so that No. 1 will Date: Dec. 20, 2014 play No. 4 in one semifi nal and No. 2 will meet No. 3 Time: 12:20 p.m. MST PREVIOUS RESULTS in the other, with the winners advancing to the na- Stadium: University Stadium (37,792) First season tional championship game. Network: ESPN BOCA RATON BOWL Opponent: Mountain West Selection The Rotation Phone: 505-925-5999 Conference USA will The semifi nals will rotate among six diff erent bowls, Executive Director: be a part of the in- extending the experience to more fans. In the years Jeff Siembieda augural Boca Raton when the bowls are not hosting semifi nals, the bowls Director of Operations: Bowl, which will will feature eight other teams in four compelling Cary Colbert be played on Dec. matchups. Chairman of the Board: 23… The game will Rudy Davalos be played at three- For the 2014-15 season, the Orange Bowl (Dec. 31), Media Relations Director: year old FAU Stadium, the home of C-USA member Peach Bowl (Dec. 31), Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31) and Cot- RaeAnn McKernan Florida Atlantic… C-USA will face an opponent from ton Bowl (Jan. 1) will host its regular bowl games, Mailing Address: the Mid-American Conference in the inaugural game, while the Rose Bowl (Jan. 1) and Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1) 801 University SE Ste. 104 with the American Athletic Conference also sched- will host semifi nals. The College Football Champi- Albuquerque, NM 87106 uled to be a part of the game during the next six onship will be held on Monday, Jan. 12 in Arlington, Website: www.gildannewmexicobowl.com years. Texas. Facebook: NewMexicoBowl Twitter: @GildanNMBowl 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 7 Sept. 22, 2014 C-USA BOWL PARTNERS PREVIOUS RESULTS PREVIOUS RESULTS Past Results: 2013 Colorado State 48, Washington State 45 2013 North Texas 36, UNLV 14 2013 Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 2012 Arizona 49, Nevada 48 2012 Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14 2012 SMU 43, Fresno State 10 2011 Temple 37, Wyoming 15 2011 Houston 30, Penn State 14 2011 Southern Miss 24, Nevada 17 2010 BYU 52, UTEP 24 2010 Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38 2010 Tulsa 62, Hawai’i 35 2009 Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28 (2OT) 2009 SMU 45, Nevada 10 2008 Colorado State 40, Fresno State 35 SHERATON HAWAI’I BOWL 2008 Notre Dame 49, Hawai’i 21 2007 New Mexico 23, Nevada 0 The Sheraton 2007 East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 2006 San Jose State 20, New Mexico 12 Hawai’i Bowl enters 2006 Hawai’i 41, Arizona State 24 its 13th year and 2005 Nevada 49, UCF 48 (OT) HEART OF DALLAS BOWL this will mark the 2004 Hawai’i 59, UAB 40 Conference USA is 10th time that C- 2003 Hawai’i 54, Houston 48 (3OT) slated to play an USA will be a part 2002 Tulane 36, Hawai’i 28 opponent from the of the Christmas Big Ten Conference Eve game… In its DUCK COMMANDER in the fi fth annual fi rst 12 years, the Heart of Dallas Bowl Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl has gained a reputation for INDEPENDENCE BOWL on December 26… off ensive shootouts, with the winning team topping Conference USA enters a new secondary partnership Last year, North the 40-point mark in nine of the fi rst 12 years, while with the Duck Com- Texas celebrated its the losing team has scored 35 or more points fi ve mander Indepen- return to postsea- times… In 2012, SMU posted its second convincing dence Bowl, played son play with a 36- Hawai’i Bowl victory in four years, defeating Fresno at Independence 14 win over UNLV in front of a partisan Mean Green State, 43-10...In 2011, C-USA Champion Southern Miss Stadium in Shreve- crowd at Cotton Bowl Stadium… In 2012, Oklahoma posted its school-record 12th victory with a 24-17 win port, La. C-USA will State defeated Purdue in the game, which was re- over Nevada… In 2010, Tulsa closed out its season provide a surplus named and re-branded to benefi t organizations with a seventh straight victory, defeating home- team to the bowl in working to eradicate homelessness in Dallas… Con- standing and 25th-ranked Hawai’i, 62-35… In 2009, the event the Southeastern Conference or Atlantic ference USA made its fi rst appearance in the bowl June Jones and his SMU Mustangs capped off the Coast Conference are unable to provide a team ….The on Jan. 1, 2012, when No. 17 Houston concluded a nation’s largest turnaround by defeating Nevada, game was established in 1976 and named the Inde- 13-1 season with a win over No. 22 Penn State in a 45-10… East Carolina won the 2007 game, as current pendence Bowl in honor of the nation’s Bicentennial matchup of nationally-ranked teams. It was one of Tennessee Titans star RB Chris Johnson led the Pi- year. It is the nation’s 11th-oldest game.Current C- just nine bowl games during the 2011-12 bowl season rates to a 41-38 win over No. 22 Boise State… UCF USA members Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss and that matched two top 25 teams… After a one-year and UAB each made their fi rst bowl appearances in UTEP have previously played in the Independence absence college football postseason action returned school history in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, in 2005 Bowl. to the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas on New and 2004, respectively… Hawai’i prevailed in 2003, Year’s Day 2011, when Texas Tech defeated North- 54-48, in triple overtime over Houston… In 2002, DUCK COMMANDER INDEPENDENCE BOWL FACTS western in the inaugural TicketCity Bowl. Tulane represented C-USA in the inaugural Hawai’i Shreveport, Louisiana Bowl, upsetting Hawai’i on its home fi eld, 36-28. Date: Dec. 27, 2014 HEART OF DALLAS BOWL FACTS Time: 3 p.m. CST Dallas, Texas HAWAI’I BOWL FACTS Stadium: Independence Stadium (48,975) Date: Dec. 26, 2014 Honolulu, Hawai’i Network: ESPN 2 Time: 12 p.m. CST Date: Dec. 24, 2014 Opponent: ACC or SEC Selection Stadium: Cotton Bowl Time: 3 p.m. HST (8 p.m. EST) Phone: 318-221-0712 Network: ESPN Stadium: Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium Executive Director: Opponent: Big Ten Selection (50,000) Missy Setters Phone: 214-389-4299 Network: ESPN Asst. Executive Director, Sales: Executive Director: Opponent: Mountain West Conference Selection Jeff Dittmer Brant Ringler Executive Director: Asst. Exec. Director, Ticket & Business Operations: Operations & Events: David A.K. Matlin John Cordaro Scott Pomeroy Assoc. Executive Director: Media Relations Director: Stefan Nolet Supervisor, Sales and Marketing: Daryl Garvin Mailing Address: Bryan Delgado Director of Ticketing and Operations: 401 Market St., Suite 120 Assoc. Manager of Events: Brad Motooka Shreveport, LA 71101 Monty Clegg Event Manager: Website: www.independencebowl.org Ticket Manager: Tamarah Tabor Facebook: independencebowl Trisha Branch Media Relations Director: Twitter: @DCIbowl Mailing Address: Derek Inouchi 2633 McKinney Ave. #130-341 Phone: 808-523-3688 PREVIOUS RESULTS INVOLVING C-USA SCHOOLS Dallas, Texas 75204 FAX: 808-523-3712 2008 Louisiana Tech 17, Northern Illinois 10 Media Operations Coordinator: Mailing Address: 1990 Louisiana Tech 34, Maryland 34 Tim Simmons 841 Bishop Street, Suite 2100 1988 Southern Miss 38, UTEP 18 Phone: 303-678-8484 Honolulu, HI 96813 1980 Southern Miss 16, McNeese State 14 Website: www.theheartofdallasbowl.com Website: www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com 1978 East Carolina 35, Louisiana Tech 13 Facebook: theheartofdallas Facebook: SheratonHawaiiBowl 1977 Louisiana Tech 24, Louisville 14 Twitter: @HODBowl Twitter: @HawaiiBowl 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 8 Sept. 22, 2014 C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION C-USA BOWL OVERVIEW C-USA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2014-2019 Saturday, Dec. 6 Conference USA will have 10 bowl affi liations through Time: TBA the 2019 season, securing a minimum of fi ve berths ESPN or ESPN 2 annually and off ering fans a number of great destina- tions between the Atlantic and the Pacifi c Oceans. EAST WEST FIU LOUISIANA TECH Conference USA has agreements with three new FLORIDA ATLANTIC NORTH TEXAS bowls: the Bahamas Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl and Mi- MARSHALL RICE ami Beach Bowl, along with a fi rst-time agreement MIDDLE TENNESSEE SOUTHERN MISS with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque. OLD DOMINION UTEP Additionally, C-USA maintains relationships with UAB UTSA three ESPN-owned bowls: Beef Ò’ Brady’s Bowl in WKU St. Petersburg, Florida, Heart of Dallas Bowl, and the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl in Honolulu, as well as the R+L 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME C-USA TIEBREAKER Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Conference USA will host its 10th football champion- Home fi eld for the C-USA Championship Game will ship game in 2014. be awarded to the team that posts the highest regu- Conference USA has secondary agreements with lar season winning percentage against conference two bowls also located within the league’s footprint, The event is slated for Saturday, Dec. 6, and will be opposition. The fi rst tiebreaker is the winner of a giving teams the opportunities to participate in the televised by ESPN or ESPN 2. The team with the head-to-head match-up. Additional tie-breaker in- Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, highest league winning percentage will serve as host formation will be released at a later date. Texas and the Duck Commander Independence Bowl site for the game. in Shreveport, Louisiana. MEDIA CREDENTIALS The title game will feature champions from the Members of the media that wish to cover the C-USA In these bowls, Conference USA will have the oppor- East and West divisions of the league. Five diff er- Championship game will be required to request cre- tunity to face opponents from the American Athletic, ent schools have hosted the fi rst nine championship dentials through the league’s online credential appli- Big 12, Big Ten, Mid-American, Mountain West and games. cation system available at conferenceusa.com/Media Sun Belt Conferences. Center. Rice won its fi rst Conference USA Football Cham- WORKING OVERTIME pionship last season with a victory over Marshall at Details about the C-USA Championship Game will be Rice Stadium. Southern Miss won the 2011 C-USA available throughout the season on conferenceusa. Here’s a look at C-USA overtime games in 2014 and com. For additional information, please contact C- all-time: Championship, when the nationally-ranked Golden Eagles defeated previously undefeated Houston USA Media Relations at 214/774-1300. 2014 C-USA Overtimes on the Cougars home fi eld. Former members East Carolina, Tulsa and UCF each won two championship C-USA STADIUMS Overtime Records - 1996-2014 games, while Houston claimed one crown. FIU FIU Stadium (20,000) Teams All Games C-USA Games Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium (29,419) FIU 4-4 0-0 Year Champion (C-USA Record) Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium (30,600) Florida Atlantic 2-3 0-1 2013 Rice (7-1) Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Louisiana Tech 2-5 0-0 2012 Tulsa (7-1) (38,019) Marshall 3-3 4-2 2011 Southern Miss (7-1) Middle Tennessee Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium Middle Tennessee 4-3 2-0 2010 UCF (7-1) (30,788) North Texas 1-1 0-0 2009 East Carolina (6-2) North Texas Apogee Stadium (30,850) Old Dominion 0-0 0-0 2008 East Carolina (6-2) Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium (20,068) Rice 6-3 3-0 2007 UCF (7-1) Rice Rice Stadium (47,000) Southern Miss 4-5 4-4 2006 Houston (7-1) Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium (36,000) UAB 3-6 3-2 2005 Tulsa (6-2) UAB Legion Field (72,000) UTEP 5-5 3-2 UTEP Sun Bowl (51,500) UTSA 1-1 0-0 2004 Louisville (8-0) 2003 Southern Miss (8-0) UTSA Alamodome (65,000) WKU 4-2 0-1 2002 TCU (6-2) WKU Houchens Industries/L.T. Smith Stadium Cincinnati (6-2) (22.113) 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) 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 9 Sept. 22, 2014 INSTANT REPLAY/FUTURE MEMBER INSTANT REPLAY THE FUTURE OF C-USA COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE Conference USA uses the instant replay program The league will be a 13-team confi guration for the 2014 All 13 Conference USA head football coaches implemented in 2005. For 2011, C-USA will use the season and a 14-team conference for the 2015 season. were featured on a teleconference Monday, Au- model adopted by all FBS conferences which relies gust 25. on a replay offi cial (RO) to both call for the instant The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a char- replay and have the fi nal decision upon review. ter member of C-USA in 1995, returned to the con- The only other teleconference during the 2014 ference last fall in all sports but football. Charlotte season will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 2 and will The RO will have access to the referee through a vi- 49ers football will join Conference USA for the 2015 feature the head coaches of the two teams brating pager. When the RO feels there is a call that football season. The 49ers football program com- participating in the 2014 C-USA Football warrants a review and the play is reviewable, he will pleted its inaugural season last fall, playing before Championship Game. page the referee. sellout crowds in all its home games. Located a few miles north of downtown Charlotte, the school has In lieu of a weekly teleconference, the C-USA The referee will kill the clock and announce that a an enrollment of 26,571 students and sponsors 17 offi ce provides coaches quotes each Monday NCAA Division I sports. ruling on the fi eld is being reviewed. The RO will then and Tuesday during the season. Those quotes review all aspects of the play and can change the Charlotte’s football program will become a football- will be emailed to media members and avail- original call or allow it to stand. The RO, as well as the able on ConferenceUSA.com. communicator (CO), and technician (at a minimum), playing member of C-USA for the 2015 season. will be utilized to insure that all plays are reviewed in an effi cient and timely manner. 2015 MEMBERS Charlotte SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN Conference USA teams never shy away from play- In addition to the RO having the ability to change a FIU Florida Atlantic ing challenging non-conference competition and this call rather than the referee, the other signifi cant dif- Louisiana Tech season is no exception. Among the teams on C-USA’s ference to the Conference USA instant replay policy Marshall non-conference slate in 2014 are: Alabama, Auburn, relates to a coaches challenge. Middle Tennessee BYU, Louisville, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, North Texas Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. Coaches will be allowed to challenge an on-fi eld rul- Old Dominion ing once per game. A coach may initiate a challenge Rice A total of 24 games are scheduled against teams that by calling a time out (if he has a time out available) Southern Miss played in a bowl game last season. and informing the referee prior to the ball being put UAB back in play. If the on-fi eld ruling is reversed, that UTEP team’s time out will not be charged. Conference USA will face at least one opponent from UTSA all nine of the other FBS conferences. WKU There will be no clock adjustments unless there is a replay reversal on a play that ran time off the clock Here’s a look at C-USA’s non-league opponents by and, upon further review, the clock would have been CHARLOTTE 49ERS conference: stopped. The referee and RO will confi rm the correct Location: Charlotte, N.C. time and communicate it to the timer. Founded: 1946 ACC: Louisville, NC State, Pittsburgh Enrollment: 25,063 American: Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulsa Instant replay is a very unique situation and there are Colors: Green and White Big 12: Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech many aspects to it. C-USA replay offi cials, referees First Year of Football: 2013 Big Ten: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska and communicators were provided with intensive 2013 Record: 5-6 MAC: Akron, Bowling Green, training at a clinic prior to the start of the season. Coach: Brad Lambert Athletics Director: Judy Rose Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Ohio Stadium Jerry Richardson Stadium (15,300) Mtn. West: Hawai’i, New Mexico (2), Wyoming Surface: FieldTurf Pac-12: Arizona Basic Off ense: Spread SEC: Alabama (2), Arkansas, Auburn, Basic Defense: 3-4 Mississippi St. (2), Texas A&M, Vanderbilt 2014 Schedule (3-1) Sun Belt: Appalachian St., Louisiana-Lafayette DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME New Mexico St., Troy Aug. 28 (Thu.) at Campbell W, 33-9 Independent: Army (2), BYU, Navy, Notre Dame Sept. 6 JOHNSON C. SMITH W, 56-0 Sept. 13 at N.C. Central W, 40-28 Sept. 20 at Elon L, 13-20 Sept. 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 12:00p Oct. 4 at Gardner-Webb 1:30p Oct. 11 at The Citadel 2:00p Oct. 25 JAMES MADISON 12:00p Nov. 8 COASTAL CAROLINA 12:00p Nov 15 WESLEY COLLEGE 12:00p Nov. 22 MOREHEAD STATE 12:00p

All times Eastern and subject to change 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 10 Sept. 22, 2014 MEDIA INFORMATION WEEKLY FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS FLAGSHIP RADIO STATIONS C-USA FOOTBALL SID CONTACTS Video highlights from each Conference USA school Below is the ﬂ agship radio station for each Confer- Here is the information for each C-USA football SID: will be available through XOS Video exchange during ence USA football school: the 2014 season. By Noon CDT Monday afternoons FIU Paul Dodson during the season each school will upload several School Station Signal PxP Offi ce Phone: ...... (305) 348-3164 minutes of footage to XOS for television stations to FIU FIUSports.com Pete Pelegrin Cell Phone: ...... (813) 545-2127 download and use. Schools may also post additional Florida Atlantic ESPN-FM 106.3 Ken LaVicka E-Mail: ...... pdodson@ﬁ u.edu footage at times during the week. Louisiana Tech KXKZ-FM 107.5 Dave Nitz Marshall WDGG-FM 93.7 Steve Cotton Florida Atlantic Katrina McCormack Please contact the C-USA media relations depart- Middle Tenn. WPRT-FM 102.5 Chip Walters Offi ce Phone: ...... (561) 297-3161 ment for more information. North Texas KNTU-FM 88.1 George Dunham Cell Phone: ...... (561) 251-5588 KGAF-AM 1580 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Old Dominion ESPN Radio 94.1 Ted Alexander Rice KGOW-FM 1560 J.P. Heath Louisiana Tech Patrick Walsh C-USA AUDIO UPDATES Southern Miss WXRR-FM 104.5 John Cox Offi ce Phone: ...... (318) 257-5305 Conference USA produces a weekly audio football UAB WUHT-FM 107.7 David Crane Cell Phone: ...... (318) 514-9203 show entitled “Talking Conference USA Football,” UTEP KOFX-FM 92.3 Jon Teicher E-Mail: ...... [email protected] that is syndicated throughout Conference USA mar- *ESPN Deportes 1650 Harry Ruiz kets. UTSA KTKR-AM 760 Andy Everett Marshall Jason Corriher KBUC-FM 92.5/93.3 (alternate) Offi ce Phone: ...... (304) 696-4660 The league also produces a daily audio update en- *K272EK 102.3 Jorge Rodriguez Cell Phone: ...... (740) 331-1497 titled “Today in Conference USA” that focuses on WKU WPTQ-FM 105.3 Randy Lee E-Mail: ...... [email protected] football as well as all C-USA sports. It also appears *Spanish station on the syndicated network. Middle Tennessee Mark Owens Offi ce Phone: (615) 898-2450 Bill Hazen serves as the host and producer of both C-USA WEBSITES Cell Phone: ...... (615) 631-9520 programs. Here are the offi cial websites for each C-USA school: E-Mail: ...... [email protected]

Both of these shows are available for download on FIU www.FIUSports.com North Texas Eric Capper C-USA’s podcast channel: Florida Atlantic www.FAUSports.com Offi ce Phone: (940) 565-2476 Louisiana Tech www.LATechSports.com Cell Phone: ...... (940) 367-0727 http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/podcasts/c-usa-pod- Marshall www.HerdZone.com E-Mail: ...... [email protected] casts.html Middle Tennessee www.GoBlueRaiders.com Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] North Texas www.MeanGreenSports.com Old Dominion Eric Bohannon Old Dominion www.ODUSports.com Offi ce Phone: ...... (757) 683-3374 E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION Rice www.RiceOwls.com Cell Phone: ...... (757) 375-0244 Media may contact the Conference USA offi ce by Southern Miss www.SouthernMiss.com E-Mail: ...... [email protected] phone (214-774-1300) or e-mail to be included on UAB www.UABSports.com the league’s e-mail lists for releases and information. UTEP www.UTEPAthletics.com Rice Chuck Pool UTSA www.GoUTSA.com Offi ce Phone: ...... (713) 358-5775 Statistics are updated on Sundays, weekly notes on WKU www.WKUSports.com Cell Phone: ...... (832) 244-6476 Mondays, game previews on Tuesdays and press E-Mail: ...... [email protected] conference quotes on Mondays and Tuesdays. C-USA TWITTER FEEDS Southern Miss Jack Duggan Here are the Twitter feeds for each C-USA school: Please contact Russell Anderson (rdanderson@c- Offi ce Phone: ...... (601) 266-6240 usa.org) in the conference offi ce with requests or Cell Phone: ...... (601) 596-5637 FIU @FIUFootball E-Mail: ...... [email protected] questions. Florida Atlantic @FAUOwlAthletics Secondary email: ... [email protected] Louisiana Tech @LATechFB Marshall @HerdFB UAB Norm Reilly COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Middle Tennessee @MT_FB Offi ce Phone: ...... (205) 934-0722 North Texas @MeanGreenFB Cell Phone: ...... (205) 936-1793 Collegepressbox.com is the offi cial media website for Old Dominion @ODUFootball E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Conference USA football. Access and download weekly Rice @RiceFootball1 Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more Southern Miss @SouthernMissFB for the conference and each of its 13 member schools UAB @UAB_Football UTEP Denise Mata Offi ce Phone: ...... (915) 747-6653 throughout the season. Login information will be dis- UTEP @UTEPFootball Cell Phone: ...... (915) 820-2458 tributed to accredited media or you can apply for a UTSA @UTSAFTFB E-Mail: ...... [email protected] password by sending an e-mail to: password@colleg- WKU @WKUFootball Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] epressbox.com. UTSA Kyle Stephens Offi ce Phone: ...... (210) 458-4551 Cell Phone: ...... (210) 887-3636 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected]

WKU Kyle Neaves Offi ce Phone: ...... (270) 745-3756 Cell Phone: ...... (228) 424-6921 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 11 Sept. 22, 2014 C-USA EAST SCHEDULES/RESULTS

FIU (1-3, 0-0 C-USA) O LD DOMINION (3-1, 1-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 BETHUNE-COOKMAN (ASN) L 12-14 0-1 A30 HAMPTON (ASN) W 41-28 1-0 S6 WAGNER W 34-3 1-1 S6 at NC State (ESPN3) L 34-46 1-1 S13 PITTSBURGH (FS1) L 25-42 1-2 S13 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 17-3 2-1 S20 LOUISVILLE (FS1) L 3-34 1-3 S20 at Rice (FSN) W 45-42 3-1 S27 at UAB (ASN) 3:30p S26 (Fri.) MIDDLE TENNESSEE (FS1) 8:00p O2 (Thu.) FLORIDA ATLANTIC (FSN) 7:00p O4 MARSHALL (FSN) 12:00p O11 at UTSA (FCS) 7:00p O11 at UTEP 8:00p O18 MARSHALL 6:00p O25 at WKU 4:00p N1 RICE (ASN) 12:00p N1 at Vanderbilt (TBA) TBA N8 at Old Dominion (ASN) 3:30p N8 FIU (ASN) 3:30p N15 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ASN) 3:30p N22 LOUISIANA TECH (FCS) 1:00p N22 at North Texas (ASN) 3:30p N29 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 12:00p All times are Eastern and subject to change All times are Eastern and subject to change

F LORIDA ATLANTIC (1-3, 0-0 C-USA) UAB (2-1, 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 at (22) Nebraska (BTN) L 7-55 0-1 DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S6 at Alabama (SEC Network) L 0-41 0-2 A30 TROY (FCS) W 48-10 1-0 S13 TULSA (FCS) W 50-21 1-2 S6 at Mississippi State (FSN) L 34-47 1-1 S20 at Wyoming (Mtn. West Net) L 19-20 1-3 S13 ALABAMA A&M (ASN) W 41-14 2-1 S27 UTSA 5:00p S27 FIU (ASN) 2:30p O2 (Thu.) at FIU (FSN) 7:00p O4 at WKU 6:00p O18 WKU (ASN) 12:00p O11 NORTH TEXAS (ASN) 2:30p O25 at Marshall (FS1) 3:30p O18 at Middle Tennessee (FCS) 2:30p N1 UAB (ASN) 7:00p O25 at Arkansas (TBA) TBA N8 at North Texas (FCS) 7:00p N1 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 6:00p N22 at Middle Tennessee (ASN) 7:00p N8 LOUISIANA TECH (ASN) 11:00a N29 OLD DOMINION (ASN) 12:00p N22 MARSHALL TBA N29 at Southern Miss (ASN) 2:30p All times are Eastern and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change

M ARSHALL (4-0, 0-0 C-USA) WKU (1-2, 0-1 C-USA) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 at Miami (Ohio) (ESPN3) W 42-27 1-0 S6 RHODE ISLAND (ASN) W 48-7 2-0 DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S13 OHIO (CBSSN) W 44-14 3-0 A29 (Fri.) BOWLING GREEN (CBSSN) W 59-31 1-0 S20 at Akron (ESPN3) W 48-17 4-0 S6 at Illinois (Big Ten Network) L 34-42 1-1 O4 at Old Dominion (FS1/FSN) 12:00p S13 at Middle Tennessee (WUXP) L 47-50 (3ot) 1-2 O11 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (FSN) TBA S27 at Navy (CBSSN) 2:30p O18 at FIU 6:00p O4 UAB 6:00p O25 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (FS1) 3:30p O18 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 11:00a N8 at Southern Miss (ASN) 7:00p O25 OLD DOMINION 3:00p N15 RICE (FS1/FSN) TBA N1 at Louisiana Tech (FS1/FSN) TBA N22 at UAB TBA N8 UTEP 3:00p N28 (Fri.) WKU (FS1) 12:00p N15 ARMY (CBSSN) 11:00a N22 UTSA (FS1/FSN) TBA All times are Eastern and subject to change N28 (Fri.) at Marshall (FS1) 11:00a All times are Central and subject to change M IDDLE TENNESSEE (2-2, 1-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 SAVANNAH STATE W 61-7 1-0 S6 at Minnesota (Big Ten Network) L 24-35 1-1 S13 WKU (WUXP) W 50-47 (3ot) 2-1 S20 at Memphis (ESPN3) L 17-36 2-2 S26 (Fri.) at Old Dominion (FS1) 8:00p O4 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) 11:00a O11 at Marshall (FS1/FSN) TBA O18 UAB (FCS) 2:30p N1 BYU (CBSSN) 2:30p N15 at FIU (ASN) 3:30p N22 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ASN) 6:00p N29 at UTEP (ASN) 6:00p All times are Central and subject to change 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 12 Sept. 22, 2014 C-USA WEST SCHEDULES/RESULTS

L OUISIANA TECH (2-2, 1-0 C-USA) S OUTHERN MISS (2-2, 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 at (3) Oklahoma (FS Okla. PPV) L 16-48 0-1 A30 at Mississippi State (SEC Net) L 0-49 0-1 S6 at Louisiana-Lafayette (ESPN3) W 48-20 1-1 S6 ALCORN STATE W 26-20 1-1 S11 (Thu.) at North Texas (CBSSN) W 42-21 2-1 S13 at Alabama (ESPN 2) L 12-52 1-2 S20 NORTHWESTERN STATE L 27-30 2-2 S20 APPALACHIAN STATE (ASN) W 21-20 2-2 S27 at (5) Auburn (SEC Network) 3:00p S27 RICE (FCS) 6:00p O4 UTEP 6:00p O4 at Middle Tennessee (ASN) 11:00a O18 UTSA TBA O18 at North Texas (ASN) 6:00p O25 at Southern Miss (ASN) 2:30p O25 LOUISIANA TECH (ASN) 2:30p N1 WKU (FS1/FSN) TBA N1 at UTEP (FCS) 7:00p N8 at UAB (ASN) 11:00a N8 MARSHALL (ASN) 6:00p N22 at Old Dominion (FCS) 12:00p N13 (Thu.) at UTSA (CBSSN) 7:00p N28 (Fri.) RICE (CBSSN) 11:00a N29 UAB (ASN) 2:30p All times are Central and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change

N ORTH TEXAS (2-2, 0-1 C-USA) UTEP (2-1, 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 at (24) Texas (LHN) L 7-38 0-1 A30 at New Mexico W 31-24 1-0 S6 SMU (FSN) W 43-6 1-1 S6 TEXAS TECH (FS1) L 26-30 1-1 S11 (Thu.) LOUISIANA TECH (CBSSN) L 21-42 1-2 S13 NEW MEXICO STATE (ASN) W 42-24 2-1 S20 NICHOLLS STATE (ASN) W 77-3 2-2 S27 at (25) Kansas State (FSN) 10:00a O4 at Indiana (BTN) 1:30p O4 at Louisiana Tech (FCS) 5:00p O11 at UAB (ASN) 2:30p O11 OLD DOMINION (ASN) 6:00p O18 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) 6:00p O25 at UTSA (ASN) 5:00p O25 at Rice (FS1/FSN) TBA N1 SOUTHERN MISS (FCS) 6:00p N8 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (FCS) 6:00p N8 at WKU 2:00p N15 at UTEP (FS1/FSN) TBA N15 NORTH TEXAS (FS1/FSN) TBA N22 FIU (ASN) 2:30p N21 (Fri.) at Rice (FS1) 6:00p N29 at UTSA (FS1/FSN) TBA N29 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ASN) 5:00p All times are Central and subject to change All times are Mountain and subject to change

R ICE (0-3, 0-1 C-USA) UTSA (1-2, 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 at (17) Notre Dame (NBC) L 17-48 0-1 DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S13 at (7) Texas A&M (ESPN2) L 10-38 0-2 A29 (Fri.) at Houston (ESPN U) W 27-7 1-0 S20 OLD DOMINION (FSN) L 42-45 0-3 S4 (Thu.) ARIZONA (FS1) L 23-26 1-1 S27 at Southern Miss (FCS) 6:00p S13 at Oklahoma State (FSN) L 13-43 1-2 O4 HAWAI’I (ASN) 6:00p S27 at Florida Atlantic (KMYS) 4:00p O11 at Army (CBSSN) 11:00a O4 NEW MEXICO (ASN) 2:30p O25 NORTH TEXAS (FS1/FSN) TBA O11 FIU (FCS) 6:00p N1 at FIU (ASN) 11:00a O18 at Louisiana Tech (FS1/FSN) TBA N8 UTSA (FS1/FSN) TBA O25 UTEP (ASN) 6:00p N15 at Marshall (FS1/FSN) TBA N8 at Rice (FS1/FSN) TBA N21 (Fri.) UTEP (FS1) 7:00p N13 (Thu.) SOUTHERN MISS (CBSSN) 7:00p N28 (Fri.) at Louisiana Tech (CBSSN) 11:00a N22 at WKU (FS1/FSN) TBA N29 NORTH TEXAS (FS1/FSN) TBA All times are Central and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 13 Sept. 22, 2014 C-USA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/RESULTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 WKU 59, Bowling Green 31 UTEP at (25) Kansas State (FSN) 11:00a Army at WKU (CBSSN) 11:00a UTSA 27, Houston 7 FIU at UAB (ASN) 2:30p Middle Tennessee at FIU (ASN) 2:30p WKU at Navy (CBSSN) 2:30p North Texas at UTEP (FS1/FSN) TBA SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 Louisiana Tech at (5) Auburn (SEC Net) 3:00p Rice at Marshall (FS1/FSN) TBA UAB 48, Troy 10 UTSA at Florida Atlantic 4:00p Marshall 42, Miami (Ohio) 27 Rice at Southern Miss (FCS) 6:00p FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Old Dominion 41, Hampton 28 UTEP at Rice (FS1) 7:00p Middle Tennessee 61, Savannah State 7 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 UTEP 31, New Mexico 24 Florida Atlantic at FIU (FSN) 6:00p SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 (22) Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7 Marshall at UAB (ASN) 11:00a (17) Notre Dame 48, Rice 17 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 LA Tech at Old Dominion (FCS) 12:00p (3) Oklahoma 48, Louisiana Tech 16 Marshall at Old Dominion (FSN) 11:00a FIU at North Texas (ASN) 2:30p (24) Texas 38, North Texas 7 Southern Miss at Middle Tenn. (ASN) 11:00a FAU at Middle Tennessee (ASN) 6:00p Mississippi State 49, Southern Miss 0 New Mexico at UTSA (ASN) 2:30p UTSA at WKU (FS1/FSN) TBA Bethune-Cookman 14, FIU 12 UTEP at Louisiana Tech (FCS) 6:00p UAB at WKU 6:00p FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Hawai’i at Rice (ASN) 6:00p WKU at Marshall (FS1) 11:00a Arizona 26, UTSA 23 North Texas at Indiana TBA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 Old Dominion at FAU (ASN) 11:00a North Texas 43, SMU 6 Rice at Army (CBSSN) 11:00a Rice at Louisiana Tech (CBSSN) 11:00a FIU 34, Wagner 3 North Texas at UAB (ASN) 2:30p UAB at Southern Miss (ASN) 2:30p LA Tech 48, Louisiana-Lafayette 20 FIU at UTSA (FCS) 6:00p Middle Tennessee at UTEP (ASN) 6:00p Marshall 48, Rhode Island 7 Old Dominion at UTEP (ASN) 7:00p North Texas at UTSA (FS1/FSN) TBA Southern Miss 26, Alcorn State 20 Middle Tennessee at Marshall (FS1/FSN) TBA Alabama 41, Florida Atlantic 0 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 Illinois 42, WKU 34 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 C-USA Championship Game Mississippi State 47, UAB 34 WKU at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 11:00a Minnesota 35, Middle Tennessee 24 UAB at Middle Tennessee (FCS) 2:30p NC State 46, Old Dominion 34 Marshall at FIU (ASN) 5:00p Conference games in bold. Texas Tech 30, UTEP 26 Southern Miss at North Texas (ASN) 6:00p UTSA at Louisiana Tech (FS1/FSN) TBA All games and dates subject to change. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 All times Central. Louisiana Tech 42, North Texas 21 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 LA Tech at Southern Miss (ASN) 2:30p SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Old Dominion at WKU 3:00p Middle Tennessee 50, WKU 47 Florida Atlantic at Marshall (FCS) 6:00p Florida Atlantic 50, Tulsa 21 UTEP at UTSA (ASN) 6:00p Marshall 44, Ohio 14 North Texas at Rice (FS1/FSN) TBA Old Dominion 17, Eastern Michigan 3 UAB at Arkansas TBA UAB 41, Alabama A&M 14 UTEP 42, New Mexico St. 24 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Pittsburgh 42, FIU 25 Rice at FIU (ASN) 11:00a (2) Alabama 52, Southern Miss 12 BYU at Middle Tennessee (CBSSN) 2:30p Oklahoma State 43, UTSA 13 UAB at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 6:00p (7) Texas A&M 38, Rice 10 Southern Miss at UTEP (FCS) 7:00p WKU at Louisiana Tech (FS1/FSN) TBA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Old Dominion at Vanderbilt TBA Old Dominion 45, Rice 42 Marshall 48, Akron 17 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 North Texas 77, Nicholls St. 3 Louisiana Tech at UAB (ASN) 11:00a Southern Miss 21, Appalachian St. 20 FIU at Old Dominion (ASN) 2:30p Memphis 36, Middle Tennessee 17 UTEP at WKU 3:00p Louisville 34, FIU 3 Florida Atlantic at North Texas (FCS) 6:00p Wyoming 20, Florida Atlantic 19 Marshall at Southern Miss (ASN) 6:00p Northwestern State 30, Louisiana Tech 27 UTSA at Rice (FS1/FSN) TBA

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Middle Tenn. at Old Dominion (FS1) 7:00p Southern Miss at UTSA (CBSSN) 7:00p