FOOTBALL 2019 SEASON Media Release (September 30, 2019) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] STANDINGS East Division W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts. Opp. W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp. WKU 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 1-0 40 27 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 89 100 Florida Atlantic 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 1-0 45 27 3-2 .600 1-1 2-1 163 158 Marshall 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 2-2 .500 2-1 0-1 110 114 Middle Tennessee 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 87 155 Old Dominion 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 79 104 Charlotte 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-1 27 45 2-3 .400 2-1 0-2 179 198 FIU 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-1 45 63 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 89 122
West Division W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts. Opp. W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp. Louisiana Tech 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 1-0 66 51 4-1 .800 2-0 2-1 131 117 Southern Miss 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1-0 31 13 3-2 .600 2-0 1-2 138 152 North Texas 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1-0 45 3 2-3 .400 2-1 0-2 165 152 UAB 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 - 13 20 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 103 62 UTEP 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-1 13 31 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 73 140 UTSA 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-1 3 45 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 65 146 Rice 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-1 20 23 0-5 .000 0-4 0-1 74 147
RECENT RESULTS UPCOMING GAMES PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 OFFENSE Florida Atlantic 45, Charlotte 27 Marshall at Middle Tenn. (CBSSN/FB) 2:30 pm JACK ABRAHAM, SOUTHERN MISS Louisiana Tech 23, Rice 20 (ot) WKU at Old Dominion (ESPN+) 5 pm Redshirt Junior, QB, Oxford, Mississippi Southern Miss 31, UTEP 13 Massachusetts at FIU (ESPN3) 6 pm Abraham completed 19-of-28 passes for a season- high 351 yards and three touchdowns with no in- WKU 20, UAB 13 (ESPN+) Rice at UAB 6 pm terceptions in a 31-13 win over UTEP. His scoring (14) Iowa 48, Middle Tennessee 3 UTSA at UTEP (ESPN+) 7 pm Cincinnati 52, Marshall 14 strikes included a 74-yarder to De’Michael Harris, East Carolina 24, Old Dominion 21 as well as 22-and six-yard TD tosses, as he orches- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 trated a Southern Miss off ense that collected 519 Houston 46, North Texas 25 Old Dominion at Marshall (Stadium) 1:30 pm total yards. It was the second 300-plus yard pass- Middle Tennessee at Fla. Atlantic (ESPN+)3 pm ing game for Abraham this season and the fi fth SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 UAB at UTSA (ESPN+) 5 pm time in his 14 career games as a Golden Eagle. North Texas 45, UTSA 3 Charlotte at FIU (ESPN+) 6 pm UAB 35, South Alabama 3 UMass at Louisiana Tech (ESPN3) 6 pm DEFENSE KYLE BAILEY, WKU Florida Atlantic 42, Wagner 7 (Stadium/FB) North Texas at Southern Miss 6 pm Junior, LB, Carrollton, Georgia (1) Clemson 52, Charlotte 10 Army at WKU (Stadium) 6 pm (2) Alabama 49, Southern Miss 7 Bailey intercepted two passes and recorded 1.5 (21) Virginia 28, Old Dominion 17 tackles for loss in WKU’s 20-13 victory vs. defend- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 ing Conference USA champion UAB. He fi nished Baylor 21, Rice 13 Marshall at Florida Atlantic (CBSSN) 5:30 pm with seven total tackles, while also adding a QB Nevada 37, UTEP 21 hurry that caused a rushed pass attempt and led SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 directly to WKU’s fourth interception of the game. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Southern Miss at LA Tech (NFLN) 2:30 pm Bailey’s performance was the fi rst multiple-inter- Louisiana Tech 43, FIU 31 Middle Tenn. at North Texas (Stadium) 3 pm ception game by a Hilltopper since Nick Holt on November 27, 2015 in a 49-28 victory vs. Marshall. Charlotte at WKU (ESPN+) 3 pm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 It is one of only three two-interception games this Rice at UTSA (ESPN3) 5 pm year among Conference USA defenders. Charlotte 52, Massachusetts 17 UTEP at FIU (ESPN+) 6 pm Florida Atlantic 41, Ball State 31 Old Dominion at UAB (ESPN+) TBA SPECIAL TEAMS FIU 30, New Hampshire 17 CORY MUNSON, WKU Louisiana Tech 35, Bowling Green 7 Freshman, K, Warner Robins, Georgia Marshall 33, Ohio 31 Munson connected on fi eld goals of 35 and 28 Southern Miss 47, Troy 42 yards in the fi rst half of WKU’s 20-13 victory vs. de- Conference Games in Bold Army 31, UTSA 13 fending Conference USA champion UAB. He went All Times Central Louisville 38, WKU 21 2-for-2 in fi eld goal attempts and 2-for-2 in extra California 23, North Texas 17 point tries for 8 points scored, the most of any C- Duke 41, Middle Tennessee 18 USA kicker in Week 5. Munson also averaged 64.2 yards per kickoff and had two of his fi ve kickoff s (12) Texas 48, Rice 13 go into the end zone for touchbacks. FOOTBALL 2019 SEASON Media Release (September 30, 2019) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] QUICK HITTERS A GLANCE AT WEEK SIX ROBISON SPARKS SURGING FAU BROWN SETS UAB RECORD With fi ve teams on their bye week, it’s a lighter Florida Atlantic opened conference play with a 45- Junior RB Spencer Brown became UAB’s career schedule around Conference USA this week. Five 27 win at Charlotte, the Owls third straight victory. leading rusher in the Blazers 20-13 defeat at WKU Saturday games, including four division matchups During the win streak, redshirt sophomore QB Chris on Saturday night. Brown had 21 carries for 70 yards in league play comprise the week six C-USA docket. Robison has been outstanding. He has completed and a touchdown and now has 2,818 career rushing 75% of his passes (78-104) for 1,057 yards (352.3 per yards. Brown also tallied his 30th career touchdown East Division foes Marshall and Middle Tennessee game) and 11 touchdowns with just one interception. in the loss. meet up in Murfreesboro in the conference opener for both schools (2:30 pm CT on CBS Sports Network On Saturday, Robison completed passes to eight dif- HIGHSMITH’S HIGH PRODUCTION on Facebook). The teams have split six matchups ferent receivers, hitting each at least once in the fi rst Charlotte senior DE Alex Highsmith has been the as members of Conference USA, with the road team half. FAU amassed 557 yards of total off ense against productive leader of the 49ers defense. Highsmith winning the past two years. the 49ers (343 in the fi rst half) and scored at least 40 recorded his sixth sack of the season against Florida points for the third consecutive game. Atlantic last Saturday, setting a new 49ers single- Old Dominion will play its fi rst league game in the season school record in just the fi fth game of the renovated S.B. Ballard Stadium when WKU comes to LA TECH LEADING THE WEST year. That fi gure ranks sixth nationally, while his 7.5 town (5 pm CT on ESPN+). The Monarchs, who are Louisiana Tech improved to 2-0 and sits on top of the tackles for loss rank second in C-USA and tied for 8th playing their conference opener, won a wild game West Division standings following a 23-17 overtime in the FBS. As a team, Charlotte leads the league in by three points last year in Bowling Green over the win at Rice on Saturday night. Senior QB J’Mar Smith sacks (18; 3.60 per game). Hilltoppers, who are in fi rst place in the East Division threw for 210 yards and a touchdown and scored the with a 2-0 record in league play. game-winner on a 12-yard TD run in the fi rst over- BIG PLAY GOLDEN EAGLES time. Southern Miss has produced plenty of big off en- UAB will put its 14-game home fi eld winning streak sive plays in the fi rst fi ve games of the season. The on the line when it welcomes Rice to Birmingham (6 The victory was No. 50 for head coach Skip Holtz Golden Eagles lead Conference USA in the number of pm CT on ESPN+). The Blazers have the top ranked during his time in Ruston as the Bulldogs improved plays of 20 yards or longer (33), 40 yards or longer total defense and scoring defense in C-USA, but to 2-0 in league play for the fi rst time since 2014. LA (10), 50 yards or more (7) and 60 yards or longer (4). those are two categories that the Owls are showing Tech is now 17-8 all-time in C-USA road games. signifi cant improvement in this fall despite playing NEW MEAN GREEN WEAPON the nation’s sixth-toughest schedule through fi ve ALLDREDGE IS BLAZING FOR RICE weeks. Redshirt sophomore RB Tre Siggers has emerged as Rice junior LB Blaze Alldredge recorded a career- a key weapon in the North Texas off ense. He has ap- high 13 tackles vs. Louisiana Tech on Saturday. That peared in four games as a running back for UNT after In-state rivals UTSA and UTEP will battle in El Paso gives him 42 stops on the season, which ranks sec- (7 pm CT on ESPN+). The Roadrunners, coming off being converted from safety during spring ball 2019 ond in C-USA. Allredge is also second in the league and has recorded at least 83 rushing yards in each of their bye week, have had success running the ball in tackles for loss with 8.0. this season, ranking fourth in the league averag- his four games, while averaging 7.5 yards per carry. ing 166.5 yards on the ground. The Miners off ense Siggers leads C-USA in rushing yards per game at Alldredge is a key member of an Owls defense that is 119.0 and has four touchdown runs. received a late spark last week from senior QB Kai showing improvement from last season despite play- Locksley, who came off the bench to throw for 109 ing the nation’s sixth-toughest schedule through the yards and rush for 114 in the fourth quarter, including FOUR C-USA PLAYERS NAMED fi rst fi ve weeks (Rice’s opponents are a combined 14- CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS a 63-yard touchdown. 3). The unit is allowing 6.6 less points and 41 yards less of total off ense per game than it did last season. The National Football Foundation & College Hall The lone non-conference game on the schedule is of Fame (NFF) proudly announced today the 185 Massachusetts at FIU (6 pm CT). This is the third NOWHERE TO RUN VS. ODU semifi nalists for the 2019 William V. Campbell straight season that the Minutemen are visiting Mi- Trophy® Presented by Mazda. Celebrating its 30th Old Dominion is proving very diffi cult to run the ball ami, as the Panthers looked to get back on track year in 2019, the award recognizes an individual against this season. The Monarchs are allowing 2.8 coming off a bye week. FIU has scored 63 points as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the yards per carry and 94.0 yards per game, both sec- against UMass in each of the last two years. nation for his combined academic success, football ond only to UAB in each category among Conference performance and exemplary leadership. USA teams and 19th nationally in both. This is a dra- matic improvement from last season when ODU fi n- Charlotte senior DE Tyriq Harris, FIU graduate QB TOPPERS ON TOP ished last in the league against the run, surrendering James Morgan, Rice senior DL Myles Adams and WKU sits on top of the East Division standings at 2-0 an average of 216.4 yards per outing. following a 20-13 win over defending C-USA Cham- UTSA senior LB Andrew Martel represent C-USA on pion UAB, who was off to a 3-0 start. The Hilltoppers UAB’S HOME COOKING the semifi nalist list. defense was the main reason for the win, holding the Blazers to 17 points under their season average UAB will host Rice this Saturday night, carrying MIDDLE TENNESSEE’S BROOKS A (30.0), while forcing four interceptions, posting eight a 14-game winning streak at Legion Field, the SENIOR CLASS CANDIDATE seventh-longest active streak in the FBS. The total tackles for loss, three sacks, and holding UAB Thirty NCAA® Football Bowl Subdivision student- to 5-of-13 on third down and 1-of-3 on fourth down Blazers have not lost a home game since the program was reinstated for the 2017 season. athletes who excel both on and off the fi eld were attempts. selected as candidates for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate football and Middle Tennessee LONGEST CURRENT HOME WIN STREAKS WKU has allowed just 27 total points in its two senior LB Khalil Brooks is among the candidates. To 29 Alabama league wins, hasn’t allowed a single touchdown and be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be 18 Clemson just three fi eld goals in the second half of those con- classifi ed as an NCAA Division I FBS senior and have 18 UCF tests. The Hilltoppers haven’t allowed a single point notable achievements in four areas of excellence: 16 Ohio State in the fourth quarter of the last three games. community, classroom, character and competition. 16 Georgia 15 Army 14 UAB 13 Appalachian State 13 Notre Dame 13 Oklahoma FOOTBALL 2019 SEASON Media Release (September 30, 2019) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] QUICK HITTERS PRESEASON ALL-C-USA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK WORKING OVERTIME SELECTIONS C-USA names Players of the Week each Monday dur- Here’s a look at C-USA overtime games in 2019 and (as selected by the league’s head coaches) ing the season. The awards are voted on by a media all-time. panel with one representative in each league city. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2019 C-USA Overtimes S28 Louisiana Tech 23, Rice 20 (ot) Mason Fine, Sr., QB, North Texas OFFENSE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR S2 Jason Pirtle, TE, North Texas Overtime Records - 1996-2019 Sage Lewis, Sr., LB, FIU S9 Tyler Johnston III, QB, UAB Teams All Games C-USA Games S16 Quez Watkins, WR, Southern Miss Charlotte 1-3 1-1 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR S23 Deangelo Antoine, WR, Florida Atlantic FIU 4-4 0-0 Jonathan Cruz, So., K, Charlotte S30 Jack Abraham, QB, Southern Miss Florida Atlantic 2-5 0-1 O7 Louisiana Tech 3-8 1-2 O14 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE Marshall 6-5 4-4 O21 QB Mason Fine, Sr., North Texas Middle Tennessee 5-5 3-2 O28 RB Spencer Brown, Jr., UAB North Texas 2-2 1-0 RB Benny LeMay, Sr., Charlotte N4 N11 Old Dominion 1-0 1-0 OL Levi Brown, Sr., Marshall Rice 6-6 3-2 OL Josh Dunlop, Sr., UTSA N18 N25 Southern Miss 5-7 4-7 OL Derron Gatewood, Sr., UTEP D2 UAB 4-7 4-3 OL Sosaia Mose, Sr., North Texas UTEP 7-5 4-2 OL Miles Pate, Sr., WKU DEFENSE UTSA 2-2 1-1 TE Harrison Bryant, Sr., Florida Atlantic WKU 7-3 3-1 WR Rico Bussey, Jr., Sr., North Texas S2 Garrett Marino, DL, UAB S9 Reed Blankenship, S, Middle Tennessee WR Adrian Hardy, Jr., Louisiana Tech S16 Rashad Smith, LB, Florida Atlantic WR Quez Watkins, Jr., Southern Miss S23 Keion White, DE, Old Dominion EAST VS. WEST S30 Kyle Bailey, LB, WKU Here’s a look at how the cross-division games have FIRST TEAM DEFENSE O7 fared since C-USA went to two divisons in 2005: DL Channing Hames, Sr., Marshall O14 DL LaDarius Hamilton, Sr., North Texas O21 2019: West 1, East 1 DL Alex Highsmith, Sr., Charlotte O28 2018: East 9, West 6 DL Garrett Marino, Sr., UAB N4 2017: East 9, West 6 DL DeMarrio Smith, Sr., Southern Miss N11 2016: East 10, West 7 DL Jacques Turner, Jr., Southern Miss N18 LB Khalil Brooks, Sr., Middle Tennessee 2015: East 9, West 8 N25 2014: West 9, East 8 LB Sage Lewis, Sr., FIU D2 2013: West 10, East 5 LB Racheem Boothe, Jr., Southern Miss 2012: West 10, East 9 DB Reed Blankenship, Jr., Middle Tennessee SPECIAL TEAMS 2011: West 11, East 8 DB Ky’el Hemby, Jr., Southern Miss S2 Jaylond Adams, KR/PR, Southern Miss 2010 East 10, West 9 DB Amik Robertson, Jr., Louisiana Tech S9 Cory Munson, K, WKU 2009 East 13, West 6 DB Chris Jackson, Sr., Marshall S16 Jaylond Adams, KR/PR, Southern Miss 2008 West 10, East 9 S23 Bailey Hale, K, Louisiana Tech 2007 East 14, West 5 FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS S30 Cory Munson, K, WKU 2006 West 13, East 6 K Jonathan Cruz, So., Charlotte O7 2005 East 12, West 7 P Alvin Kenworthy, Sr., North Texas O14 KR Brett Winnegan, Sr., UTSA O21 PR Maurice Alexander, Sr., FIU O28 CFB 150 LS Matt Beardall, Sr., Marshall N4 Conference USA joins the entire college football N11 N18 world in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH N25 game this fall. All schools will wear CFB150 patch- (as selected by the league’s media) D2 es on their jerseys this season, video content and graphics will be featured throughout the year on the EAST DIVISION 1. Marshall (14) CFB150 website and social media outlets and Na- 2. FIU (9) tional Celebration Week will feature special activities 3. Florida Atlantic (3) around home games between Oct. 31 – Nov. 9. 4. Middle Tennessee 5. WKU 6. Old Dominion 7. Charlotte WEST DIVISION 1. North Texas (20) 2. Southern Miss (4) 3. Louisiana Tech 4. UAB (2) 5. UTSA 6. Rice 7. UTEP (fi rst-place votes in parentheses) FOOTBALL 2019 SEASON Media Release (September 30, 2019) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] QUICK HITTERS/BROADCAST INFORMATION MANNING AWARD STARS OF THE C-USA HALL OF FAME Network to receive information and insight straight from the fi eld, team headquarters, league offi ces and WEEK Conference USA named its inaugural Hall of Fame everywhere the NFL is making news. Launched in Here’s a look at the C-USA quarterbacks that have Class on July 8 and the 25-member class is repre- 2003, NFL Network gives fans unprecedented year- been named Manning Award Stars of the Week this sented by three football players and one football round inside access to all NFL events, including the season: coach. Houston QB Case Keenum (2007-11), Mem- Super Bowl, Playoff s, regular season, preseason, Pro S9 Tyler Johnston III, QB, UAB phis RB DeAngelo Williams (2003-06) and Rice WR Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend, S16 Chris Robison, QB, Florida Atlantic Jarett Dillard (2005-08) are joined by Southern Miss NFL Draft, NFL Scouting Combine, Senior Bowl, S16 Jack Abraham, QB, Southern Miss coach (1990-2007) as the football repre- league meetings, minicamps and training camps. For Jeff Bower sentatives of the class. fans on the go, all NFL Network programming can be streamed live through the NFL app and via Watch DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD GREAT 8 NFL Network on smartphones, tablets, PCs and con- Here are the C-USA QB’s named to the Davey C-USA BROADCAST INFORMATION nected TV devices (Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, O‘Brien Award Great 8 list this season: Conference USA has announced its broadcast sched- Apple TV, PlayStation 4 and Roku). Access is avail- S16 Jack Abraham, QB, Southern Miss ule for the 2019 football season. The current con- able for NFL Network subscribers of participating fi rmed schedule features games to air nationally by TV providers. For more information, go to www.NFL. all fi ve of the league’s primary partners and every com/nfl network LOU GROZA AWARD STARS OF C-USA football game is expected to be available on THE WEEK traditional linear television or via streaming and so- ABOUT FACEBOOK WATCH C-USA kickers that have been named Lou Groza cial media. Facebook Watch is a place to discover and enjoy Award Stars of the Week this season: shows on Facebook. Home to a wide range of shows C-USA games will be available this fall via CBS – from scripted comedy and drama, to competition S23 Bailey Hale, K, Louisiana Tech Sports Network, Stadium, NFL Network, Facebook and reality series, to individual creators and live and ESPN. The majority of these exposures will take sports – Facebook Watch is a video platform where place on Saturday, with select Thursday and Friday episodic content, community and conversation come MACKEY AWARD TIGHT END OF night telecasts also being featured. together. This is a personalized viewing experience, THE WEEK where you can discover new series based on what C-USA tight ends that have been named the Mackey C-USA games will also be made available through your friends are watching, and catch up on the shows Award Tight End of the Week this season: FOX Sports, ESPN2, ESPNU and the Big Ten Network you follow. Facebook Watch is available for free on as part of other conferences television agreements. mobile apps across Apple and Android, on desktop, Additional games will continue to be added to the laptop and on TV apps listed here: https://videoapp. RAY GUY AWARD NATIONAL schedule this fall as part of these agreements. fb.com/. PUNTER OF THE WEEK The 2019 C-USA Championship game on Saturday, ABOUT ESPN+ C-USA punters that have been named the Ray Guy Dec. 7 will air on CBS Sports Network at 1:30 p.m. ESPN+ is the fi rst-ever multi-sport, direct-to-con- Award Tight End of the Week this season: ET/12:30 p.m. CT. sumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer & Interna- ESPN is scheduled to carry all six of C-USA’s bowl tional division in conjunction with ESPN. It off ers games in which it has a guaranteed selection. fans thousands of additional live events, on-demand HORNUNG AWARD HONOR ROLL content and original programming not available on C-USA two-way performers that have been named ABOUT CBS SPORTS NETWORK ESPN’s linear TV or digital networks. This includes to the Hornung Award honor roll this season: CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS hundreds of MLB, NHL and MLS games, Grand Slam Sports, is widely available through all major cable, tennis, Top Rank boxing, PGA Tour golf, college S16 Jaylond Adams, WR/KR/PR, Southern Miss S30 De’Michael Harris, RB/WR/PR, Southern Miss satellite and telco distributors as well as via OTT sports, international rugby, cricket, the full library streaming service providers YouTube TV, fuboTV, of ESPN Films (including 30 for 30) and more. Fans PlayStation Vue, DirecTV and Hulu. Additionally, a can subscribe to ESPN+ for just $4.99 a month (or live CBS Sports Network stream is available through $49.99 per year). C-USA 25TH ANNIVERSARY CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App by authen- The 2019-20 academic year holds special meaning ticating with select providers. For more information, ESPN+ is an integrated part of the completely rede- including a full programming schedule, go to www. for Conference USA as the league embarks on a cel- signed ESPN App. Already the leading sports app, cbssportsnetwork.com. the new ESPN App is the premier all-in-one digital ebration of its 25th season. A refl ection on a quarter- sports platform for fans and is a showcase of the century of excellence in athletics, academics, com- ABOUT STADIUM company’s culture of innovation. With a richer, in- munity impact, and a commanding presence at the Stadium is the original multi-platform sports net- creasingly more personalized experience, the new forefront of innovative initiatives all culminate in the work featuring exclusive live and on-demand games ESPN App curates all of ESPN’s incredible content conference’s 25th anniversary. In conjunction with and events, extensive highlights, classic games, into an experience unique to each fan’s individual the year-long commemoration, C-USA announced its original programming, and daily live studio program- tastes. ESPN+ is also available through http://www. inaugural Hall of Fame class, highlighting 25 distin- ming. Stadium includes a 24/7 linear feed distrib- espn.com/ guished student-athletes, coaches and administra- uted across both digital and broadcast platforms, as well as a comprehensive array of on-demand (VOD) tors who decorated the league’s history. The names digital content including additional live games and and faces of these C-USA legends, along with their events. Stadium is owned by a collection of industry storied careers, will be spotlighted throughout the leaders including Sinclair Broadcast Group, BAM- 2019-20 academic year at conference championships Tech, the NHL, the PGA TOUR, and Meredith Corp. To and events. The league also unveiled a special edition learn more, visit: http://watchstadium.com/ of the C-USA logo and its signature stark with a silver metallic fi nish to represent its 25th anniversary. ABOUT NFL NETWORK This year marks the fi rst of a four-year partnership between the NFL and C-USA to broadcast confer- ence games on NFL Network. Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, fans turn to NFL FOOTBALL 2019 SEASON Media Release (September 30, 2019) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] CONFERENCE USA BOWL PARTNERS C-USA BOWL SYNOPSIS MAKERS WANTED ence USA members Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, C-USA has secured guaranteed commitments for six BAHAMAS BOWL Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Rice and Southern bowl spots for 2019, as well as maintaining three sec- The sixth annual Bahamas Bowl will kick off the 2019- Miss have each participated in previous New Orleans ondary agreements. The Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla 20 bowl season on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 at Nassau’s Bowls, with the Golden Eagles four victories tied for (Tampa Bay), Makers Wanted Bahamas, New Mexico, Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium….Conference the most among all schools to play in the game….The R+L Carriers New Orleans, SERVPRO First Respond- USA is once again scheduled to be a part of the New Orleans Bowl is played at the Mercedes-Benz er (Dallas) and either the SoFi Hawai’i or Tropical game, facing an opponent from the Mid-American Superdome, site of seven Super Bowl games. Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (Frisco, Texas) are pri- Conference….FIU, Old Dominion, Middle Tennessee, R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL FACTS mary agreements. The Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl UAB and WKU have represented Conference USA in New Orleans, La. and Walk-On’s Independence Bowl in Shreveport, the fi rst fi ve games, with FIU, ODU and WKU winning Date: December 21, 2019 La., (should the ACC or SEC not be able to provide a their games….The Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl is Time: 8 p.m. CST bowl-eligible team) serve as secondary bowls. the longest running international bowl game in FBS Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,208) history and the only postseason FBS bowl game out- Network: ESPN There is no set selection order among C-USA’s bowl side of the United States. Opponent: Sun Belt Conference Opponent partners. President/CEO: Jay Cicero BAHAMAS BOWL FACTS Executive Director: Billy Ferrante Per conference regulations, all teams with seven or Nassau, Bahamas V.P., Communications: Sam Joff ray more wins shall be placed into conference bowls Date: December 20, 2019 Operations and Media Coordinator: Paul Utterback prior to any other bowl eligible teams without a win- Time: 2 p.m. EST Phone: 504/525-5678 ning record (i.e. 6-6 record). Stadium: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium Website: www.neworleansbowl.org (15,000) C-USA and the College Football Playoff Facebook: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Network: ESPN As a member of the College Football Playoff , Confer- Twitter: @NewOrleansBowl ence USA will be a part of one of the CFP bowls if it Opponent: Mid-American Selection produces the highest rated champion from among Executive Director: Richard Gianinni BAD BOY MOWERS GASPARILLA the American Athletic, C-USA, Mid-American, Moun- Director of Communications: Chris Pika BOWL tain West and Sun Belt Conferences. The Good Year Phone: 678/908-4853 Conference USA is scheduled to participate in the Cotton Bowl will be the host bowl this season for the Website: www.makerswantedbahamasbowl.com Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl again this Decem- highest ranked team from those fi ve conferences. Facebook: Bahamas Bowl ber, facing an opponent from the American Athletic Twitter: @TheBahamasBowl Conference….This year’s 12th annual game is sched- The Playoff NEW MEXICO BOWL uled for Monday, December 23 at 2:30 pm EST and During the 2014-15 season, college football entered will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, a new era when postseason playoff s began. The for- Conference USA will enter its sixth year as a primary home of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and site mat is simple: top four teams, two semifi nals played partner with the New Mexico Bowl and again will of multiple Super Bowls…C-USA has participated in in bowl games, and a national championship game face a representative from the Mountain West Con- nine of the fi rst 11 Gasparilla Bowls…..Current C-USA played in a diff erent city each year. Each semifi nal ference at Dreamstyle Stadium on the campus of the members FIU, Marshall (3-0 in the game) and South- will be played during the New Year’s holiday with University of New Mexico….C-USA has participated ern Miss have participated in the game previously. the national championship game in prime time on a in the New Mexico Bowl fi ve times, with UTEP play- Monday night at least a week later. ing in the game in 2014 and 2010, UTSA making its BAD BOY MOWERS GASPARILLA BOWL FACTS fi rst bowl appearance in the 2016 matchup, Marshall Tampa, Fla. The Selection Committee winning the 2017 game and North Texas participat- Date: December 23, 2019 A selection committee will choose the four teams ing last year. Time: 12:30 p.m. EST for the playoff based on their performance during Stadium: Raymond James Stadium (65,890) NEW MEXICO BOWL FACTS the regular season, including, strength of schedule, Network: ESPN Albuquerque, New Mexico head-to-head results, championships won, and other Opponent: American Athletic Conference Selection Date: December 21, 2019 factors. The teams will be seeded so that No. 1 will Phone: 727/290-9865 Time: 12 p.m. MST play No. 4 in one semifi nal and No. 2 will meet No. 3 Executive Director: Scott Glaser Stadium: Dreamstyle Stadium (39,224) in the other, with the two winners advancing to the Media Relations Director: Jack Heilig Network: ESPN national championship game. Phone: 954/634-2299 Opponent: Mountain West Selection Website: www.GasparillaBowl.com Executive Director: Jeff Siembieda The Rotation Facebook: Gasparilla Bowl Media Relations Director: RaeAnn McKernan The semifi nals rotate among six diff erent bowls, ex- Twitter: @gasparillabowl tending the experience to more fans. In the years Website: www.newmexicobowl.com when the bowls are not hosting semifi nals, the bowls Facebook: NewMexicoBowl SOFI HAWAI’I BOWL Twitter: @NMBowl will feature eight teams in four compelling matchups. The Hawai’i Bowl enters its 18th year and C-USA could be a participant for the 13th time….The game For the 2019-20 season, the Goodyear Cotton Bowl R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS has been played on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day (Dec. 28), Capital One Orange Bowl (Dec. 30), Rose BOWL in all but one year….C-USA teams have won seven of Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual (Jan. Conference USA is scheduled be a part of the R+L their last eight appearances in the game and are 8-4 1) and Allstate Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1) will host its regular Carriers New Orleans Bowl for the 15th time in the all-time….Eleven league schools have played in the bowl games, while the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (Dec. bowl’s 19 years, facing an opponent from the Sun game, with Louisiana Tech being the most recent. In 28) and Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl (Dec. 28) will host Belt Conference….This year’s game will mark the its fi rst 16 years, the Hawai’i Bowl has gained a repu- semifi nals. The College Football Championship will 10th straight year it has been played on a Saturday, tation for off ensive shootouts, with the winning team be held on Monday, Jan. 13 in New Orleans, Louisiana. with an 8 pm CT kickoff scheduled….Current Confer- topping the 40-point mark in 11 games, and the los- ing team has scored 35 or more points six times.
FOOTBALL 2019 SEASON Media Release (September 30, 2019) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] CONFERENCE USA BOWL PARTNERS/CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
HAWAII BOWL FACTS Network: ESPN Honolulu, Hawai’i Opponent: ACC or SEC Selection Date: December 24, 2019 Phone: 318-221-0712 Time: 3 p.m. HST (7 p.m. CST) Executive Director: Missy Setters Stadium: Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium Media Relations Director: Erik Evenson (50,000) Website: www.independencebowl.org Network: ESPN Facebook: Indybowl Opponent: Mountain West Selection or BYU Twitter: @IndyBowl Executive Director: Daryl Garvin Director of Operations: Tamarah Tabor TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE Media Relations Director: Derek Inouchi Phone: 808/523-3688 FRISCO BOWL Website: www.thehawaiibowl.com Conference USA maintains a partnership with the Facebook: Hawaii Bowl Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl played at Toyota Twitter: @HawaiiBowl Stadium in the north DFW city of Frisco....The Ameri- 2019 CONFERENCE USA can Athletic Conference will provide one team for the SERVPRO FIRST RESPONDERS Dec. 20th game with the other side open….Louisiana FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BOWL Tech represented Conference USA in the inaugural Conference USA’s 15th annual Football Champion- Conference USA is slated to play an opponent from game, defeating former league member SMU....The ship game will be played Saturday, December 7 and the Big 12 Conference in the 10th annual SERVPRO game was originally established in 2014 as the Miami for the second straight year it will be televised by First Responders Bowl on Monday, December 30 … Beach Bowl, which WKU won over South Florida, 45- CBS Sports Network at 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT. The bowl is the only one that honors fi rst responders 35, following the 2015 season. The title game will feature champions from the East and it also benefi ts organizations working to eradi- and West Divisions of the league and the team with cate homelessness in Dallas…North Texas appeared FRISCO BOWL FACTS the highest league winning percentage in confer- in the 2016 game vs. Army and won the 2013 bowl Frisco, Texas ence play will serve as host site for the game. UAB over UNLV. Southern Miss became the fi rst C-USA Date: December 20, 2019 is the defending champion and fi ve diff erent current school to play a Pac-12 team in a bowl game in 2015, Time: 7 p.m. CST schools have won the championship in the last six falling to Washington, 44-31…The 2014 game saw C- Stadium: Toyota Stadium (20,500) seasons. USA West Division Champion Louisiana Tech defeat Network: ESPN2 Illinois, 35-18. Opponent: American Selection Year Champion (C-USA Record) Phone: 469-365-0203 2018 UAB (7-1) 2017 Florida Atlantic (8-0) SERVPRO FIRST RESPONDERS BOWL FACTS Executive Director: Sean Johnson Dallas, Texas Media Relations Director: Ray Mallouk 2016 WKU (7-1) Date: December 30, 2019 Website: www.thefriscobowlbowl.com 2015 WKU (8-0) Time: 11:30 a.m. CST Facebook: FriscoBowl 2014 Marshall (7-1) Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000) Twitter: @FriscoBowlESPN 2013 Rice (7-1) Network: ESPN 2012 Tulsa (7-1) Opponent: Big 12 Selection CHERIBUNDI BOCA RATON BOWL 2011 Southern Miss (7-1) Phone: 817-810-0695 In 2019 Conference USA maintains a secondary part- 2010 UCF (7-1) Executive Director: Brant Ringler nership with the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl played 2009 East Carolina (6-2) Ticket Manager: Trisha Branch at FAU Stadium on Florida Atlantic’s campus....The C- 2008 East Carolina (6-2) Media Operations Coordinator: Art Garcia USA Champion has played in and won four of the 2007 UCF (7-1) Phone: 303/678-8484 fi rst fi ve Boca Raton Bowls….Last year, UAB fi nished 2006 Houston (7-1) Website: www.fi rstrespondersbowl.com off a record-setting 11-3 season with a 37-13 win over 2005 Tulsa (6-2) Facebook: fi rstrespondersbowl MAC Champion Northern Illinois....Florida Atlantic Twitter: @FRBowl (2017), WKU (2016) and Marshall (2014) also fi nished C-USA TIEBREAKER championship seasons with victories in the bowl. Home fi eld for the C-USA Championship Game will WALK-ON’S be awarded to the team that posts the highest regu- BOCA RATON BOWL FACTS lar season winning percentage against conference INDEPENDENCE BOWL Boca Raton, Florida opposition. The fi rst tiebreaker is the winner of a C-USA maintains a secondary partnership with the Date: December 21, 2019 head-to-head match-up. If still tied, the most recent Independence Bowl, played at Independence Sta- Time: 2:30 p.m. EST College Football Playoff Selection Committee poll dium in Shreveport, La. C-USA will provide a surplus Stadium: FAU Stadium (29,419) will be used if one team or both teams are ranked. If team to the bowl in the event the SEC or ACC are un- Network: ESPN they remain tied, highest average computer ranking able to provide a team ….The game was established Opponent: American or MAC Selection will be used. in 1976 and is the nation’s 11th-oldest game….Current Phone: 561-362-3660 C-USA members Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss and Executive Director: Doug Mosley UTEP have played in the Independence Bowl. Operations/Marketing: Amanda Blanchard Media Relations Director: Rose Parry WALK-ON’S INDEPENDENCE BOWL FACTS Website: www.CheribundiBocaRatonBowl.com Shreveport, Louisiana Facebook: BocaBowl Date: December 26, 2019 Twitter: @BocaBowl Time: 3 p.m. CST Stadium: Independence Stadium (49,565) FOOTBALL 2019 SEASON Media Release (September 30, 2019) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] MEDIA INFORMATION C-USA FOOTBALL SID CONTACTS WEEKLY FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS FLAGSHIP RADIO STATIONS Here is the information for each C-USA football SID: Video highlights from all 14 Conference USA Foot- Below is the fl agship radio station for each Confer- ball teams will be available this season through ence USA football school: Charlotte Tom Whitestone Box, a video exchange service. Each school will Offi ce Phone: ...... (704) 687-1022 update 5 minutes of footage per week by late School Station Signal PxP Cell Phone: ...... (980) 253-4951 Monday morning for media outlets to download Charlotte ESPN Radio AM 730 Matt Swierad E-Mail: ...... [email protected] and use. Schools may also post additional footage ESPN Radio FM 97.5 Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] at times during the week. FIU WAXY-AM 790 AJ Ricketts Florida Atlantic WMEN-AM 640 Ken LaVicka FIU Tyson Rodgers Louisiana Tech KXKZ-FM 107.5 Dave Nitz Offi ce Phone: ...... (305) 348-2084 Please contact the C-USA media relations depart- Cell Phone: ...... (662) 418-2982 Marshall WDGG-FM 93.7 Steve Cotton ment for more information. E-Mail: ...... tyson.rodgers@fi u.edu Middle Tenn. WPRT-FM 102.5 Chip Walters North Texas KHYI-FM 95.3 Dave Barnett Florida Atlantic Katrina McCormack COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE KGAF-AM 1580 Offi ce Phone: ...... (561) 297-3161 Old Dominion ESPN Radio 94.1 Ted Alexander Cell Phone: ...... (561) 251-5588 The only scheduled C-USA Coaches telecon- Rice Sports Map-FM 94.1 J.P. Heath E-Mail: ...... [email protected] ference during the 2019 season will be held on Southern Miss WXRR-FM 104.5 John Cox Tuesday, December 3 and will feature the head UAB WJOX-FM 94.5 David Crane Louisiana Tech Brock McKee coaches of the two teams participating in the UTEP KROD-AM 600 Jon Teicher Offi ce Phone: ...... (318) 257-5305 UTSA KTKR-AM 760 Andy Everett Cell Phone: ...... (318) 224-3835 2019 C-USA Football Championship Game. KBUC-FM 92.5/93.3 (alternate) E-Mail: ...... [email protected] WKU WKLX-FM 100.7 Randy Lee In lieu of a weekly teleconference, the C-USA of- WWKU-AM 1450 Marshall Jason Corriher fi ce provides coaches quotes each Monday and *Spanish station Offi ce Phone: ...... (304) 696-4660 Cell Phone: ...... (740) 331-1497 Tuesday during the season. Those quotes will be E-Mail: ...... [email protected] emailed to media members and available on Con- C-USA WEBSITES ferenceUSA.com. Here are the offi cial websites for each C-USA school: Middle Tennessee Mark Owens Offi ce Phone: (615) 898-2450 Cell Phone: ...... (615) 631-9520 Charlotte www.Charlotte49ers.com E-Mail: ...... [email protected] E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION FIU www.FIUSports.com Florida Atlantic www.FAUSports.com North Texas Jordan Stepp Media may contact the Conference USA offi ce by Louisiana Tech www.LATechSports.com Offi ce Phone: (940) 369-8329 phone (214-774-1300) or e-mail to be included on Marshall www.HerdZone.com Cell Phone: ...... (805) 551-8648 the league’s e-mail lists for releases and informa- E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Middle Tennessee www.GoBlueRaiders.com Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] tion. North Texas www.MeanGreenSports.com Old Dominion www.ODUSports.com Old Dominion Eric Bohannon Statistics are updated on Sundays, weekly releas- Rice www.RiceOwls.com Offi ce Phone: ...... (757) 683-3374 es on Mondays, game previews on Tuesdays and Southern Miss www.SouthernMiss.com Cell Phone: ...... (757) 375-0244 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] press conference quotes on Mondays and Tues- UAB www.UABSports.com days. UTEP www.UTEPAthletics.com Rice Chuck Pool UTSA www.GoUTSA.com Offi ce Phone: ...... (713) 358-5775 WKU www.WKUSports.com Cell Phone: ...... (832) 244-6476 Please contact Russell Anderson (rdanderson@c- E-Mail: ...... [email protected] usa.org) in the conference offi ce with requests or Secondary Email: ...... [email protected] questions. C-USA TWITTER FEEDS Here are the Twitter feeds for each C-USA school: Southern Miss Jack Duggan Offi ce Phone: ...... (601) 266-6240 Charlotte @CharlotteFTBL Cell Phone: ...... (601) 596-5637 COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM E-Mail: ...... [email protected] FIU @FIUFootball Secondary Email: ...... [email protected] Collegepressbox.com is the offi cial media website for Florida Atlantic @FAU_Football Conference USA football. Access and download weekly Louisiana Tech @LATechFB UAB Ted Feeley Offi ce Phone: ...... (205) 934-0730 game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more Marshall @HerdFB Middle Tennessee @MT_FB Cell Phone: ...... (205) 704-4147 for the conference and each of its 14 member schools E-Mail: ...... [email protected] North Texas @MeanGreenFB throughout the season. You can apply for a password Old Dominion @ODUFootball UTEP Anna Claire Thomas by sending an e-mail to: password@collegepressbox. Rice @RiceFootball Offi ce Phone: ...... (915) 747-6653 com. Southern Miss @SouthernMissFB Cell Phone: ...... (318) 331-3813 UAB @UAB_FB E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] UTEP @UTEPFB UTSA @UTSAFTBL UTSA Kyle Stephens WKU @WKUFootball Offi ce Phone: ...... (210) 458-4551 Cell Phone: ...... (210) 887-3636 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected]
WKU Bryan Fyalkowski Offi ce Phone: ...... (270) 745-5388 Cell Phone: ...... (412) 335-2675 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] FOOTBALL 2019 SEASON Media Release (September 30, 2019) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] WEST DIVISION SCHEDULES/RESULTS
LOUISIANA TECH (4-1, 2-0 C-USA) UAB (3-1, 0-1 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A31 at (10) Texas (LHN) L 10-45 0-1 A29 (Thu.) ALABAMA STATE (ESPN+) W 24-19 1-0 S7 GRAMBLING (NFLN) W 20-14 1-1 S7 at Akron (CBSSN) W 31-20 2-0 S14 at Bowling Green (ESPN+) W 35-7 2-1 S21 SOUTH ALABAMA (NFLN) W 35-3 3-0 S20 (Fri.) FIU (CBSSN) W 43-31 3-1 S28 at WKU (ESPN+) L 13-20 3-1 S28 at Rice (ESPN3) W 23-20 (ot) 4-1 O5 RICE (ESPN+) 6:00p O12 MASSACHUSETTS (ESPN3) 6:00p O12 at UTSA (ESPN+) 5:00p O19 SOUTHERN MISS (NFLN) 2:30p O19 OLD DOMINION (ESPN+) TBA O26 at UTEP (ESPN3) 7:00p N2 at Tennessee (TBA) TBA N9 NORTH TEXAS (Stadium/FB) 3:00p N9 at Southern Miss (NFLN) 2:30p N15 (Fri.) at Marshall (CBSSN) 6:00p N16 UTEP (ESPN3) TBA N23 at UAB (ESPN+) TBA N23 LOUISIANA TECH (ESPN+) TBA N30 UTSA (ESPN+) 2:30p N30 at North Texas (Stadium) 3:00p All times are Central and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change
NORTH TEXAS (2-3, 1-0 C-USA) UTEP (1-3, 0-1 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A31 ABILENE CHRISTIAN (ESPN+) W 51-31 1-0 A31 HOUSTON BAPTIST (ESPN+) W 36-34 1-0 S7 at SMU (ESPN3) L 27-49 1-1 S7 at Texas Tech (FSN) L 3-38 1-1 S14 at California (Pac-12 Net) L 17-23 1-2 S21 NEVADA (ESPN3) L 21-37 1-2 S21 UTSA (Stadium/FB) W 45-3 2-2 S28 at Southern Miss (ESPN+) L 13-31 1-3 S28 HOUSTON (CBSSN/FB) L 25-46 2-3 O5 UTSA (ESPN+) 6:00p O12 at Southern Miss (Stadium/FB) 6:00p O19 at FIU (ESPN+) 5:00p O19 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Stadium) 3:00p O26 LOUISIANA TECH (ESPN3) 6:00p O26 at Charlotte (ESPN+) 2:30p N2 at North Texas (NFLN) 1:30p N2 UTEP (NFLN) 2:30p N9 CHARLOTTE (ESPN+) 1:00p N9 at Louisiana Tech (Stadium/FB) 3:00p N16 at UAB (ESPN+) TBA N23 at Rice (NFLN) 2:30p N23 at New Mexico State (TBA) 2:00p N30 UAB (Stadium) 3:00p N30 RICE (ESPN3) 1:00p All times are Central and subject to change All times are Mountain and subject to change
RICE (0-5, 0-1 C-USA) UTSA (1-3, 0-1 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 (Fri.) at Army (CBSSN) L 7-14 0-1 A31 INCARNATE WORD (ESPN+) W 35-7 1-0 S6 (Fri.) WAKE FOREST (CBSSN) L 21-41 0-2 S7 at Baylor (FSN) L 14-63 1-1 S14 (12) TEXAS (CBSSN) L 13-48 0-3 S14 ARMY (NFLN) L 13-31 1-2 S21 BAYLOR (CBSSN) L 13-21 0-4 S21 at North Texas (Stadium/FB) L 3-45 1-3 S28 LOUISIANA TECH (ESPN3) L 20-23 (ot) 0-5 O5 at UTEP (ESPN+) 7:00p O5 at UAB (ESPN+) 6:00p O12 UAB (ESPN+) 5:00p O19 at UTSA (ESPN3) 5:00p O19 RICE (ESPN3) 5:00p O26 SOUTHERN MISS (ESPN+) 12:00p N2 at Texas A&M (TBA) TBA N2 MARSHALL (Stadium/FB) 2:30p N9 at Old Dominion (ESPN3) 1:00p N16 at Middle Tennessee (ESPN+) 3:30p N16 SOUTHERN MISS (ESPN+) 5:00p N23 NORTH TEXAS (NFLN) 2:30p N23 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ESPN3) 5:00p N30 at UTEP (ESPN3) 2:00p N30 at Louisiana Tech (ESPN+) 2:30p All times are Central and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change
SOUTHERN MISS (3-2, 1-0 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A31 ALCORN STATE (ESPN+) W 38-10 1-0 S7 at Mississippi State (ESPNU) L 15-38 1-1 S14 at Troy (ESPN+) W 47-42 2-1 S21 at (2)Alabama (ESPN2) L 7-49 2-2 S28 UTEP (ESPN+) W 31-13 3-2 O12 NORTH TEXAS (Stadium/FB) 6:00p O19 at Lou isiana Tech (NFLN) 2:30p O26 at Rice (ESPN+) 12:00p N9 UAB (NFLN) 2:30p N16 at UTSA (ESPN+) 5:00p N23 WKU (ESPN+) 2:30p N30 at Florida Atlantic (NFLN) 2:30p All times are Central and subject to change FOOTBALL 2019 SEASON Media Release (September 30, 2019) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] EAST DIVISION SCHEDULES/RESULTS
CHARLOTTE (2-3, 0-1 C-USA) MIDDLE TENNESSEE (1-3, 0-0 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A29 (Thu.) GARDNER-WEBB (ESPN+) W 49-28 1-0 A31 at (7) Michigan (Big Ten Network) L 21-40 0-1 S7 at Appalachian State (ESPN+) L 41-56 1-1 S7 TENNESSEE STATE (ESPN3) W 45-26 1-1 S14 MASSACHUSETTS (ESPN3) W 52-17 2-1 S14 DUKE (Stadium/FB) L 18-41 1-2 S21 at (1) Clemson (ACC Network) L 10-52 2-2 S28 at (14) Iowa (ESPN2) L 3-48 1-3 S28 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (NFL N) L 27-45 2-3 O5 MARSHALL (CBSSN/FB) 2:30p O12 at FIU (ESPN+) 7:00p O12 at Florida Atlantic (ESPN+) 3:00p O19 at WKU (ESPN+) 4:00p O19 at North Texas (Stadium) 3:00p O26 NORTH TEXAS (ESPN+) 3:30p O26 FIU (NFLN) 2:30p N2 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ESPN3) 3:30p N2 at Charlotte (ESPN3) 2:30p N9 at UTEP (ESPN+) 3:00p N16 RICE (ESPN+) 3:30p N23 MARSHALL (Stadium) 3:30p N23 OLD DOMINION (ESPN3) 3:30p N30 at Old Dominion (ESPN+) 2:00p N30 at WKU (ESPN+) 1:00p All times are Eastern and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change
FIU (1-3, 0-2 C-USA) OLD DOMINION (1-3, 0-0 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A29 (Thu.) at Tulane (ESPN3) L 14-42 0-1 A31 NORFOLK STATE (ESPN3) W 24-21 1-0 S7 WKU (ESPN+) L 14-20 0-2 S7 at Virginia Tech (ESPNU) L 17-31 1-1 S14 NEW HAMPSHIRE (ESPN3) W 30-17 1-2 S21 at (21) Virginia (ESPN2) L 17-28 1-2 S20 (Fri.) at Louisiana Tech (CBSSN) L 31-43 1-3 S28 EAST CAROLINA (ESPN+) L 21-24 1-3 O5 MASSACHUSETTS (ESPN3) 7:00p O5 WKU (ESPN+) 6:00p O12 CHARLOTTE (ESPN+) 7:00p O12 at Marshall (Stadium) 2:30p O19 UTEP (ESPN+) 7:00p O19 at UAB (ESPN+) TBA O26 at Middle Tennessee (NFLN) 3:30p O26 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ESPN+) 3:30p N2 OLD DOMINION (ESPN+) 12:00p N2 at FIU (ESPN+) 12:00p N9 at Florida Atlantic (Stadium) 6:00p N9 UTSA (ESPN3) 2:00p N23 MIAMI (CSBSSN) 7:00p N23 at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) 4:30p N30 at Marshall (CBSSN) 12:00p N30 CHARLOTTE (ESPN+) 2:00p All times are Eastern and subject to change All times are Eastern and subject to change
FLORIDA ATLANTIC (3-2, 1-0 C-USA) WKU (2-2, 2-0 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A31 at (5) Ohio State (FOX) L 21-45 0-1 DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S7 (17) UCF (CBSSN) L 14-48 0-2 A29 (Thu.) CENTRAL ARKANSAS (ESPN+) L 28-35 0-1 S14 at Ball State (ESPN+) W 41-31 1-2 S7 at FIU (ESPN+) W 20-14 1-1 S21 WAGNER (ESPN+) W 42-7 2-2 S14 vs. Louisville* (Stadium) L 21-38 1-2 S28 at Charlotte (NFLN) W 45-27 3-2 S28 UAB (ESPN+) W 20-13 2-2 O12 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ESPN+) 4:00p O5 at Old Dominion (ESPN+) 5:00p O18 (Fri.) MARSHALL (CBSSN) 6:30p O12 ARMY (Stadium) 6:00p O26 at Old Dominion (ESPN+) 3:30p O19 CHARLOTTE (ESPN+) 3:00p N2 at WKU (ESPN+) 4:00p O26 at Marshall (Stadium/FB) 1:30p N9 FIU (Stadium) 6:00p N2 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ESPN+) 3:00p N23 at UTSA (ESPN+) 6:00p N9 at Arkansas (TBA) TBA N30 SOUTHERN MISS (NFLN) 3:30p N23 at Southern Miss (ESPN+) 2:30p N30 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ESPN+) 1:00p All times are Eastern and subject to change *Nashville, Tennessee All times are Central and subject to change MARSHALL (2-2, 0-0 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A31 VMI (Stadium) W 56-17 1-0 S6 (Fri.) at (24) Boise State (ESPN2) L 7-14 1-1 S14 OHIO (Stadium/FB) W 33-31 2-1 S28 CINCINNATI (Stadium/FB) L 14-52 2-2 O5 at Middle Tennessee (CBSSN/FB) 3:30p O12 OLD DOMINION (Stadium) 2:30p O18 (Fri.) at Florida Atlantic (CBSSN) 6:30p O26 WKU (Stadium/FB) 2:30p N2 at Rice (Stadium/FB) 3:30p N15 (Fri.) LOUISIANA TECH (CBSSN) 7:00p N23 at Charlotte (Stadium/FB) 3:30p N30 FIU (CBSSN) 12:00p All times are Eastern and subject to change FOOTBALL 2019 SEASON Media Release (September 30, 2019) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] COMPOSITE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Charlotte 49, Gardner-Webb 28 Florida Atlantic 45, Charlotte 27 Louisiana Tech at Marshall (CBSSN) 6 pm UAB 24, Alabama State 19 Louisiana Tech 23, Rice 20 (ot) Tulane 42, FIU 14 Southern Miss 31, UTEP 13 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Central Arkansas 35, WKU 28 WKU 20, UAB 13 Rice at Middle Tennessee (ESPN+) 3:30 pm (14) Iowa 48, Middle Tennessee 3 Southern Miss at UTSA (ESPN+) 5 pm FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 Cincinnati 52, Marshall 14 UTEP at UAB (ESPN3) TBA Army 14, Rice 7 East Carolina 24, Old Dominion 21 Houston 46, North Texas 25 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 Marshall at Charlotte (Stadium/FB) 2:30 pm Marshall 56, VMI 17 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 North Texas at Rice (NFLN) 2:30 pm Old Dominion 24, Norfolk State 21 Marshall at Middle Tenn. (CBSSN/FB) 2:30 pm WKU at Southern Miss (ESPN+) 2:30 pm North Texas 51, Abilene Christian 31 WKU at Old Dominion (ESPN+) 5 pm UTEP at New Mexico State (TBA) 3 pm UTEP 36, Houston Baptist 34 Massachusetts at FIU (ESPN3) 6 pm Old Dominion at Middle Tennessee 3:30 pm UTSA 35, Incarnate Word 7 Rice at UAB (ESPN+) 6 pm Florida Atlantic at UTSA (ESPN+) 5 pm Southern Miss 38, Alcorn State 10 UTSA at UTEP (ESPN+) 7 pm Miami at FIU (CBSSN) 6 pm (5) Ohio State 45, Florida Atlantic 21 Louisiana Tech at UAB (ESPN+) TBA (7) Michigan 40, Middle Tennessee 21 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 (10) Texas 45, Louisiana Tech 14 Old Dominion at Marshall (Stadium) 1:30 pm SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Middle Tennessee at Fla. Atlantic (ESPN+)3 pm FIU at Marshall (CBSSN) 11 am FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 UAB at UTSA (ESPN+) 5 pm Charlotte at Old Dominion (ESPN+) 1 pm (24) Boise State 14, Marshall 7 Charlotte at FIU (ESPN+) 6 pm Middle Tennessee at WKU (ESPN+) 1 pm Wake Forest 41, Rice 21 UMass at Louisiana Tech (ESPN3) 6 pm Rice at UTEP (ESPN3) 2 pm North Texas at Southern Miss (Stadium/FB)6 pm Southern Miss at Fla. Atlantic (NFLN) 2:30 pm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Army at WKU (Stadium) 6 pm UTSA at Louisiana Tech (ESPN+) 2:30 pm WKU 20, FIU 14 UAB at North Texas (Stadium) 3 pm Louisiana Tech 20, Grambling 14 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 Middle Tennessee 45, Tennessee State 26 Marshall at Florida Atlantic (CBSSN) 5:30 pm UAB 31, Akron 20 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 (17) UCF 48, Florida Atlantic 14 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 C-USA Championship Game (CBSSN) Appalachian State 56, Charlotte 41 Southern Miss at LA Tech (NFLN) 2:30 pm Virginia Tech 31, Old Dominion 17 Middle Tenn. at North Texas (Stadium) 3 pm Mississippi State 38, Southern Miss 15 Charlotte at WKU (ESPN+) 3 pm FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 SMU 49, North Texas 27 Rice at UTSA (ESPN3) 5 pm Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl (ESPN) Baylor 63, UTSA 14 UTEP at FIU (ESPN+) 6 pm C-USA vs. MAC 11:30 a.m. Texas Tech 38, UTSA 3 Old Dominion at UAB (ESPN+) TBA *Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (ESPN2) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 C-USA vs. American 6:30 p.m. Charlotte 52, Massachusetts 17 Southern Miss at Rice (ESPN+) 12 pm Florida Atlantic 41, Ball State 31 WKU at Marshall (Facebook) 1:30 pm SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 FIU 30, New Hampshire 17 North Texas at Charlotte (ESPN+) 2:30 pm New Mexico Bowl (ESPN) Louisiana Tech 35, Bowling Green 7 FIU at Middle Tennessee (NFLN) 2:30 pm C-USA vs. Mountain West 1 p.m. Marshall 33, Ohio 31 Fla. Atlantic at Old Dominion (ESPN+) 2:30 pm Southern Miss 47, Troy 42 Louisiana Tech at UTEP (ESPN3) 7 pm R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (ESPN) Army 31, UTSA 13 C-USA vs. Sun Belt 8 p.m. Louisville 38, WKU 21 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 California 23, North Texas 17 Old Dominion at FIU (ESPN+) 11 am MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 Duke 41, Middle Tennessee 18 Middle Tenn. at Charlotte (ESPN3) 2:30 pm Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (ESPN) (12) Texas 48, Rice 13 UTEP at North Texas (NFLN) 2:30 pm C-USA vs. American 1:30 p.m. Marshall at Rice (Stadium/FB) 2:30 pm FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Florida Atlantic at WKU (ESPN+) 3 pm TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 Louisiana Tech 43, FIU 31 UAB at Tennessee (TBA) TBA *SoFi Hawai’i Bowl (ESPN) UTSA at Texas A&M (TBA) TBA C-USA vs. Mountain West 9:30 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 North Texas 45, UTSA 3 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 MONDAY, DECEMBER 30 UAB 35, South Alabama 3 UTSA at Old Dominion (ESPN3) 1 pm SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (ESPN) Florida Atlantic 42, Wagner 7 Charlotte at UTEP (ESPN+) 2 pm C-USA vs. Big 12 11:30 a.m. (1) Clemson 52, Charlotte 10 UAB at Southern Miss (NFLN) 2:30 pm (2) Alabama 49, Southern Miss 7 North Texas at LA Tech (Stadium/FB) 3 pm *C-USA is scheduled to participate in either the (21) Virginia 28, Old Dominion 17 FIU at Florida Atlantic (Stadium) 5 pm Frisco Bowl or Hawai’i Bowl Baylor 21, Rice 13 WKU at Arkansas (TBA) TBA Nevada 37, UTEP 21 Conference games in bold. All times Central.