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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL REPORT 2020 Season • Week 11 @American_FB Contact: Chuck Sullivan, Assistant Commissioner for Communications [email protected] • 469.840.3132 • @ChuckSullivan15 545 East John Carpenter Freeway • Irving, TX 75062 AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL AP/Coaches W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK CINCINNATI 7/7 4-0 1.000 157 40 3-0 1-0 6-0 1.000 236 70 5-0 1-0 0-0 Won 7 TULSA rv/rv 3-0 1.000 110 69 1-0 2-0 3-1 .750 117 85 1-0 2-1 0-0 Won 3 SMU 19/19 4-1 .800 178 163 2-1 2-0 7-1 .875 324 229 3-1 4-0 0-0 Won 2 UCF 3-2 .600 221 167 1-1 2-1 4-2 .667 270 188 1-1 3-1 0-0 Won 2 MEMPHIS -/rv 3-2 .600 162 190 3-0 0-2 4-2 .667 199 214 4-0 0-2 0-0 Won 1 NAVY 3-2 .600 143 164 1-1 2-1 3-4 .429 153 259 1-2 2-2 0-0 Lost 2 HOUSTON 2-2 .500 117 134 1-1 1-1 2-3 .400 143 177 1-2 1-1 0-0 Lost 2 TULANE 2-4 .333 199 188 1-2 1-2 4-4 .500 292 236 2-2 2-2 0-0 Won 2 TEMPLE 1-4 .200 123 194 1-1 0-3 1-4 .200 123 194 1-1 0-3 0-0 Lost 3 EAST CAROLINA 1-4 .200 146 174 0-3 1-1 1-5 .167 175 223 0-3 1-2 0-0 Lost 3 USF 0-5 .000 114 187 0-2 0-3 1-6 .143 141 245 1-2 0-4 0-0 Lost 6 THIS WEEK WEEKLY HONORS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK East Carolina at Cincinnati * Brady White • Memphis • Gr. • QB • Santa Clarita, Calif. Time: 7:30 p.m. White threw four touchdown passes, including two in the final 3:19, to lift Memphis to a 34-33 come- Series: East Carolina leads, 13-10 from-behind win against USF. White completed 30 of 50 passes for 437 yards and four touchdowns as Last Meeting: Nov. 2, 2019 (Cincinnati, 46-43) the Tigers overcame a 33-20 deficit in the final four minutes. His 10-yard TD pass with 3:19 left brought Memphis within striking distance and he provided the game-winning touchdown pass with 1:03 left, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 giving him a program record 24 career wins as a starter. Army at Tulane Time: Noon DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Series: Tulane leads, 12-9-1 Patrick Johnson • Tulane • Sr. • DE • Chattanooga, Tenn. Last Meeting: Oct. 5, 2019 (Tulane, 42-33) Johnson led a Tulane defense that limited East Carolina to 35 rushing yards in a 38-21 win against the Pirates. Johnson had six tackles, including three sacks, along with two forced fumbles and two USF at Houston * quarterback hurries. Johnson, who leads all NCAA FBS players with nine sacks this season, also became Tulane’s career record-holder with 23.5 sacks Time: 3 p.m. Series: Houston leads, 4-2 Last Meeting: Oct. 27, 2018 (Houston, 57-36) SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Spencer Shrader • USF • So. • K • Lithia, Fla. Memphis at Navy * Shrader scored 12 points, connecting on four field goals of 41 yards or longer, in a 34-33 loss at Memphis. Shrader connected from 49, 47, 41 and 46 yards, becoming the fifth player in program history with four Time: 3:30 p.m. field goals in a game. Shrader’s 46-yard kick came with 4:36 left, giving USF a late 33-20 lead. Series: Navy leads, 3-2 Last Meeting: Sept. 26, 2019 (Memphis, 35-23) HONOR ROLL SMU at Tulsa * Desmond Ridder • Cincinnati • Jr. • QB Accounted for four touchdowns and 265 yards of total offense in a 38-10 win against Houston. Rushed for 103 yards Time: 7 p.m. and three touchdowns on 12 carries and completed 17 of 27 passes for 162 yards and a TD. Series: SMU leads, 15-11 Last Meeting: Oct. 5, 2019 (SMU, 43-37) Sean Dykes • Memphis • Sr. • TE Had seven receptions for 147 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-33 win against USF. Temple at UCF * Time: 7:30 p.m. Shane Buechele • SMU • Sr. • QB Series: UCF leads, 5-2 Completed 24 of 35 passes for 355 yards and four touchdowns in a 47-23 win at Temple. Last Meeting: Oct. 26, 2019 (UCF, 63-21) Tyler Page • SMU • Sr. • WR All times Eastern Had career highs with nine receptions, 131 yards and two touchdown catches in a 47-23 win at Temple. * American Athletic Conference game Cameron Carroll • Tulane • So. • RB Rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on six carries (averaging 21.5 yards per attempt) in a 38-21 win at East Carolina. 1 AMERICAN NOTEBOOK Perfection On A Roll 2020 COLLEGE FOOTBALL RULES CHANGES Cincinnati is one of seven NCAA FBS teams that is unde- Cincinnati has gone 30-5 since the start of the 2018 feated while having played at least five games in 2020. season. UCF is 39-6 since the beginning of the 2017 Players Numbering 2020 NCAA FBS Unbeaten Teams season. SMU is 17-4 and Memphis is 15-5 since the start No more than two squad members may be assigned or (at least five games played) of the 2019 campaign. wear the same jersey number. There were no limits to Team W L duplicate numbers in previous seasons. With the recog- BYU 8 0 Moving The Chains nized popularity of the single-digit numbers, the digit “0” Coastal Carolina 7 0 UCF leads the nation in total offense, averaging 652.5 is added as a legal number. Any number to be preceded Liberty 7 0 yards per game, more than 58 yards better than North by “0” such as “07” or “00” remains illegal. Notre Dame 7 0 Texas, which is second at 593.6 ypg. SMU is eighth at Cincinnati 6 0 526.3 ypg. Targeting - Disqualified Player Alabama 6 0 There were no changes to the targeting rule from an Marshall 6 0 Air Travel on-field officiating perspective and the rule continues to UCF is also the national leader in passing offense at 417.0 serve the game well and is changing player behavior in Defend This House yards per game. terms of use of the helmet. The change for 2020 is that Cincinnati has won its last 18 games at Nippert Stadium, now a player disqualified for targeting will be declared which is the fourth-longest home field winning streak Big Three ineligible for further participation in the game, but the nationally, while Memphis is fifth with 13 straight home SMU QB Shane Buechele leads all NCAA FBS players with player may remain in the team area. wins. Clemson leads the nation at 27 straight home wins, 2,581 passing yards in 2020. UCF QB Dillon Gabriel is third followed by Notre Dame (23) and Ohio State (22). with 2,506 yards, while Memphis QB Brady White is fifth All other disqualifying fouls such as fighting, two un- at 2,128 yards. sportsmanlike conduct fouls, flagrant personal fouls, etc. Representing The Defense will be reclassified as fouls requiring ejection. Players Cincinnati ranks fifth nationally in scoring defense (third Taking Offense ejected will be required to leave the playing enclosure among teams that have played more than one game) UCF QB Dillon Gabriel is the national leader in total offense and must remain out of view of the field of play under at 11.7 points allowed per game. The Bearcats are fifth at 437.0 yards per game. team supervision. nationally in pass efficiency defense (95.53) and 10th in rushing defense (96.3 ypg). My Guy Or No Guy Pregame Warmup /Officials’ Jurisdiction UCF QB Dillon Gabriel has thrown 166 consecutive passes The Rules Committee address issues of unsportsmanlike Strength In Numbers without an interception. behavior in the pregame and took steps to clean this Cincinnati’s first six opponents have a combined record of action up. The officials’ jurisdiction will now begin at 90 20-11 (.645). The Bearcats have two wins against top-25 Career Day minutes before kickoff (previously 60 minutes). Addition- teams through their first six games. Houston’s first five SMU QB Shane Buechele is the NCAA FBS active career ally, when any squad member enters the playing enclosure opponents are a combined 32-16 (.667) in 2020. leader in passing yards (11,146). Memphis QB Brady White prior to the game, the head coach or an assistant coach is third with 9,697 career yards. from that team must be present on the field. Furthermore, Feels Like The First Time when any squad member is present within the playing Tulsa is off to a 3-0 start in conference play for the first Career Day II enclosure after the officials’ jurisdiction, they must be time as a member of The American. Tulsa has won its last East Carolina K Jake Verity leads all active FBS players wearing their jersey or have their numeral readily visible. four conference games, dating to last season. with 72 career field goals. Players without their numeral readily visible must leave the playing enclosure. Conference Calls Penetration The American Athletic Conference ranks second among Tulane DE Patrick Johnson is fourth nationally with 11.5 Defensive Linemen on Scrimmage Kick Plays the six NCAA FBS conferences that have played noncon- tackles for loss in 2020.