AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL REPORT 2016 Season • Week 8 @American_FB Contact: Chuck Sullivan, Assistant Commissioner for Communications [email protected] • 401.453.0660 • @ChuckSullivan15 15 Park Row West • Providence, RI 02903

AMERICAN OVERALL

SCHOOL AP/USA Today W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK

USF rv/rv 3-0 1.000 125 69 2-0 1-0 6-1 .857 309 181 4-1 2-0 0-0 Won 3 Temple 2-1 .667 98 79 1-0 1-1 4-3 .571 224 161 3-1 1-2 0-0 Won 1 UCF 1-1 .500 72 55 0-1 1-0 3-3 .600 201 150 1-2 2-1 0-0 Lost 1

EAST UConn 1-3 .250 85 121 1-0 0-3 3-4 .429 146 183 3-1 0-3 0-0 Lost 1 East Carolina 0-2 .000 51 85 0-1 0-1 2-4 .333 168 196 2-1 0-3 0-0 Lost 4 Cincinnati 0-3 .000 45 105 0-2 0-1 3-3 .500 138 152 2-2 1-1 0-0 Lost 2

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Navy 24/25 3-0 1.000 95 78 2-0 1-0 4-1 .800 161 112 3-0 1-1 0-0 Won 1

Memphis -/rv 2-0 1.000 58 41 1-0 1-0 5-1 .833 241 116 4-0 1-1 0-0 Won 2

Houston 11/11 3-1 .750 160 107 2-0 1-1 6-1 .857 299 133 3-0 2-1 1-0 Won 1

WEST Tulsa -/rv 1-1 .500 74 78 1-0 0-1 4-2 .667 228 198 3-0 1-2 0-0 Lost 1 Tulane 0-2 .000 28 45 0-2 0-0 3-3 .500 169 140 2-2 1-1 0-0 Lost 1 SMU 0-2 .000 60 88 0-0 0-2 2-4 .333 139 196 1-1 1-3 0-0 Lost 3 THIS WEEK WEEKLY HONORS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK USF at Temple *...... 7 p.m. Quinton Flowers • Jr. • QB • USF • Miami, Fla. Television: ESPN Flowers accounted for 370 yards of total offense and was responsible for five Series: Tied, 1-1 Last Meeting: Nov. 14, 2015 — USF, 44-23 as the Bulls defeated UConn 42-27 to improve to 3-0 in The American. Flowers completed 23 of 37 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns and finished as the game’s leading rusher with 157 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries, including a 54-yard TD run in the first quarter to put SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 USF on the scoreboard. UCF at UConn *...... Noon Television: ESPNews DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Series: UConn leads, 2-1 Austin Hall • Fr. • LB • Memphis • Collierville, Tenn. Last Meeting: Oct. 10, 2015 — UConn, 40-13 Hall had a game-high 12 tackles with 3.0 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery to help Memphis at Navy *...... 3:30 p.m. Memphis remain unbeaten in conference play with a 24-14 win at Tulane. Hall led a defense Television: CBS Sports Network that held the Green Wave to 169 rushing yards and 3.8 yards per carry and also had a recovery of on Series: Navy leads, 1-0 onsides kick in the first quarter. Last Meeting: Nov. 7, 2015 — Navy, 45-20 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Tulane at Tulsa *...... 3:45 p.m. • Sr. • K • Memphis • Western Springs, Ill. Television: ESPNU Series: UCF leads, 2-1 Elliott scored 10 points, going 3-for-3 on attempts in Memphis’ 24-14 win at Tulane, Last Meeting: Oct. 17, 2015 — Temple, 30-16 lifting the Tigers to 2-0 in The American. He connected on field goals of 37, 21 and 50 yards and finished the game tied for Memphis’ career record with 70 career field goals. Elliott also extended East Carolina at Cincinnati *...... 7 p.m. his streak of consecutive PATs made to 171. Television: CBS Sports Network Series: East Carolina leads, 12-7 HONOR ROLL Last Meeting: Nov. 28, 2015 — Cincinnati, 19-16 Dillon Birden • Jr. • RB • Houston • Houston, Texas Houston at SMU *...... 7 p.m. Rushed for 82 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries in a 38-31 win against Tulsa. Television: ESPN2 Series: Houston leads, 20-10-1 Ed Oliver • Fr. • DT • Houston • Houston, Texas Last Meeting: Oct. 8, 2015 — Houston, 49-28 Had a game-high 12 tackles with 2.0 tackles for loss and two pass breakups in a 38-31 win against Tulsa.

* American Athletic Conference game All times Eastern Auggie Sanchez • Jr. • LB • USF • St. Petersburg, Fla. Had 11 tackles with 3.0 sacks in a 42-27 win against UConn.

Haason Reddick • Sr. • DE • Temple • Camden, N.J. Had seven tackles with 2.0 sacks in a 26-25 win at UCF.

Jahad Thomas • Sr. • RB • Temple • Elizabeth, N.J. Had 27 carries for 120 yards and and three receptions for 33 yards and a TD in the win at UCF. AMERICAN NOTEBOOK

Playing The Percentages Pick Plays Through seven weeks of the 2016 season, the American SMU leads the nation with 13 defensive interceptions Athletic Conference ranks fifth among the 10 NCAA FBS this season, while Cincinnati is second nationally with conferences in nonconference winning percentage. 12 INTs and Memphis is fourth with 10. Conference...... W-L...... Pct. 1. SEC...... 29-8...... 784 Career Day 2. ACC...... 36-10...... 783 East Carolina WR Zay Jones leads all active NCAA FBS 3. Big Ten...... 32-10...... 762 players in career receptions (325). Temple defensive end 4. Pac-12...... 24-10...... 706 Praise Martin-Oguike is the active career leader in forced 5. American...... 29-14...... 674 fumbles (10). 6. Big 12...... 19-11...... 633 The second annual American Athletic Conference Football 7. Mountain West...... 22-22...... 500 Rank And File Championship will be played Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, at 8. Mid-American...... 23-25...... 479 Ten of the 12 teams in the American Athletic Conference noon ET and will be televised nationally on either ABC 9. Sun Belt...... 15-22...... 405 have been ranked in the top 25 of the Bowl Championship or ESPN. 10. Conference USA...... 16-30...... 348 Series standings or the Playoff commit- tee rankings between 2008 and 2015. The 2016 season will be The American’s second in its 12- Team...... Years Ranked (2008-15) Everybody Wins team, two-division format, in which each team will play The American Athletic Conference, the ACC, the Big Ten, UCF...... 2010, 2013 eight conference games. Each team will face the other the Pac-12 and the SEC are the only FBS leagues in which Cincinnati...... 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 five teams in its own division as well as three teams from every member has won at least two games in 2016. UConn...... 2008 the other division. East Carolina...... 2014 How The West Is Winning Houston...... 2009, 2011, 2015 The American’s East Division includes UCF, Cincinnati, The top four teams in The American’s West Division (Navy, Memphis...... 2015 UConn, East Carolina, USF and Temple. The West Division Memphis, Tulsa, Houston) have a combined record of Navy...... 2015 19-5 this season. USF...... 2008, 2009 lineup is Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Tulane and Tulsa. Temple...... 2015 The two divisional champions will meet in The American Play On! Tulsa...... 2008 Championship at the home site of one of the participants. USF and Houston became the first two teams in The American to clinch bowl eligibility in 2016. Moving The Turnstiles The winner of the American Athletic Conference Football Average attendance at American Athletic Conference Championship will have the opportunity to participate in Conference Calls home stadiums improved by 9.1 percent in 2015. The one of the College Football Playoff New Year’s Bowls if The American Athletic Conference is a combined 10-1 average home crowd in The American was 31,842 in 2015 it is the highest-ranked team among the champions of against teams from Conference USA, the MAC, the after an average of 29,193 in 2014. Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West and the Sun Belt in 2016. Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. Through seven weeks of the 2016 season, The American Three’s Company has had an average home attendance of 32,951. Last year’s matchup saw Houston claim the inaugural The American Athletic Conference was one of five FBS American Athletic Conference Football Championship Chart Toppers leagues that had at least three 10-win teams in 2015 with a 24-13 win against Temple at TDECU Stadium. (Houston, Navy, Temple). The others were the ACC, Big The American Athletic Conference has had a team finish Cougar Jr., was named the Most Ten, Big 12 and SEC. in the national top 10 of the Associated Press and USA Outstanding Player of the game as he rushed for 148 Today polls in two of its first three seasons. Houston was yards and two touchdowns. Poll Position No. 8 in the final polls of 2015, while UCF was No. 10 to Five of The American’s 12 teams are either ranked or close the 2013 season. receiving votes in this week’s national polls. Houston is Divisional Champions ranked No. 12 in the USA Today poll after spending four The American placed two teams in the top 20 of the final weeks at No. 7 and one week at No. 5. Navy entered the national polls in each of those years. The divisional champions will be the teams from each Associated Press poll at No. 25 this week. division with the highest winning percentage in all confer- Breaking Ground ence games – both divisional and non-divisional. People Watching Houston (13), Navy (11) and Temple (10) all set or tied The Sept. 3 game between Houston and Oklahoma school records for wins in 2015. Memphis won 10 games In the event of a two-team tie within a division, the head- drew 5.7 million television viewers on ABC. The Sept. 15 in the 2014 season to match its school record, set in 1938. to-head result between the tied teams will determine the game between Houston and Cincinnati drew 2.2 million divisional champion. viewers on ESPN to make it the highest-rated Thursday- Individualism night game in American Athletic Conference history. The Former Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich won the Bed- American had 18 games that drew at least one million narik Award and the Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top Championship Site television viewers in 2015, including Temple’s Oct. 31 defensive player in 2015, while former Navy quarterback The site of the American Athletic Conference Football game against Notre Dame that had a league-record 5.9 Keenan Reynolds finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy vot- Championship will be the home venue of the divisional million viewers. ing and won the AAU Sullivan Award as the nation’s top champion with the best record in conference games. amateur athlete. Former Memphis punter Tom Hornsey Crunch Time was chosen as the 2013 Ray Guy Award winner as the If the two divisional champions have the same confer- The American Athletic Conference has gone 2-0 in College nation’s top punter. ence record, then the regular-season head-to-head win- Football Playoff New Year’s Bowls or Bowl Champion- ner between the divisional champions would host the ship Series games since the league’s formation in the Draft Status championship. If the divisional champions have the same 2013 season. The American Athletic Conference has had at least two conference record and did not play in the regular season, Conference...... W-L...... Pct. players chosen in the first round of each of the last three then the team with the better overall regular-season 1. American...... 2-0...... 1.000 NFL drafts. Former Houston cornerback William Jackson Mountain West...... 1-0...... 1.000 III was taken at No. 24 overall by the , record would host the championship. 3. ACC...... 4-2...... 667 while former Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch went 4. Big Ten...... 5-3...... 625 at No. 26 to the Denver Broncos in the 2016 draft. The 5. Pac-12...... 2-3...... 400 American has had three taken in the first 6. SEC...... 3-5...... 375 round in its first three seasons. 7. Big 12...... 2-4...... 333

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UCF UCONN USF 3-3, 1-1 American 3-4, 1-3 American 6-1, 3-0 American

@UCF_Football @UConnFootball @USFFootball Last: Lost to Temple, 26-25 Last: Lost at USF, 42-27 Last: Beat UConn, 42-27 Next: Oct. 22 at UConn Next: Oct. 22 vs. UCF Next: Oct. 21 at Temple

American Ranks American Ranks American Ranks Total Offense...... 403.0...... 7th Total Offense...... 363.3...... 11th Total Offense...... 506.4...... 2nd Total Defense...... 352.8...... 4th Total Defense...... 415.7...... 8th Total Defense...... 436.1...... 11th Scoring Offense...... 33.5...... 5th Scoring Offense...... 20.9...... 12th Scoring Offense...... 44.1...... 1st Scoring Defense...... 25.0...... 6th Scoring Defense...... 26.1...... 9th Scoring Defense...... 25.9...... 8th

• UCF held a 25-7 lead against Temple, but was • QB Bryant Shirreffs threw for 306 yards and • QB Quinton Flowers accounted for 370 yards held scoreless in the second half as the Owls two touchdowns in the loss at USF. of offense and five total touchdowns (two pass- scored the winning points with one second ing, three rushing) in the win against UConn. left. • WR Noel Thomas registered his fourth straight game with at least 100 receiving yards. Thomas • Flowers rushed for a game-high 157 yards, • QB McKenzine Milton threw two touchdown had 12 catches for 127 yards against the Bulls. while RB Marlon Mack rushed for 107 against passes and rushed for a score in the Knights’ UConn, marking the second straight game in loss to Temple. • UConn has been outscored in the first quarter which both players had at least 100 rushing by a 38-3 margin this season. yards. • WR Tre’Quan Smith finished with 103 yards and a touchdown on only three receptions against • UConn overcame a 14-3 deficit to hold a 167-14 • LB Auggie Sanchez registered 3.0 sacks and Temple. third-quarter lead before the Bulls rallied for the 11.0 tackles against UConn. win. • Milton’s 63-yard touchdown run in against • The Bulls have scored at least 35 points in all Temple was the longest run by a UCF quarter- • After forcing three turnovers in their first six seven games. back since Daunte Culpepper had a 75-yard games, UConn had four takeaways against run in the 1997 season. USF. • USF became bowl-eligible with its sixth win of of the season. • UCF was held to a season-low 86 rushing yards against Temple.

CINCINNATI EAST CAROLINA TEMPLE 3-3, 0-3 American 2-4, 0-2 American 4-3, 2-1 American

@BearcatsFB @ECUPiratesFB @Temple_FB Last: Lost at UConn, 20-9 Last: Lost at USF, 38-22 Last: Won at UCF, 25-24 Next: Oct. 22 vs. East Carolina Next: Oct. 22 at Cincinnati Next: Oct. 21 vs. USF

American Ranks American Ranks American Ranks Total Offense...... 398.3...... 8th Total Offense...... 523.2...... 1st Total Offense...... 378.0...... 10th Total Defense...... 418.7...... 9th Total Defense...... 393.8...... 10th Total Defense...... 316.6...... 2nd Scoring Offense...... 23.0...... 11th Scoring Offense...... 29.2...... 9th Scoring Offense...... 32.0...... 7th Scoring Defense...... 25.3...... 7th Scoring Defense...... 31.6...... 10th Scoring Defense...... 23.0...... 4th

• QB Hayden Moore, who had missed the last • QB Gardner Minshew came off the bench in • Temple got the game-winning touchdown two games due to injury, threw for 315 yards the third quarter to throw for 220 yards and a with one second left against UCF as QB Phillip on 29-of-56 passing against UConn in his return touchdown, but East Carolina fell on the road Walker threw an 8-yard TD pass to WR Keith to the lineup. to USF. Kirkwood.

• The Bearcats were limited to two rushing yards • WR Zay Jones had 18 receptions for 145 yards • DE Haason Reddick registered 2.0 sacks for by the UConn defense. and a touchdown against USF. Jones has 57 the third consecutive game in the win against catches in his last three games and has had UCF. • WR Devin Gray had nine catches for 98 yards four straight 100-yard games. and was one of nine Cincinnati players with at • Temple scored the last 19 points of the game least one reception. • East Carolina has registered one sack of op- against UCF. The Owls trailed 25-7 in the sec- posing quarterbacks in 2016. ond quarter, but held the Knights scoreless in • Cincinnati held a 9-0 lead against UConn, but the second half. was held scoreless in the second half. • RB James Summers registered his second career 100-yard game with 114 yards on 18 • RB Jahad Thomas had a rushing touchdown • The Bearcats are 0-3 in conference play for the carries against USF. and TD catch against UCF, giving him 10 total first time since 1999. touchdowns in 2016. • East Carolina’s home game against Navy, originally scheduled for Oct. 13, will instead • Temple’s only lead against UCF came on the take place Nov. 19. final play of the game.

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HOUSTON NAVY TULANE 6-1, 3-1 American 4-1, 3-0 American 3-3, 0-2 American @UHCougarFB @NavyAthletics @GreenWaveFB Last: Beat Tulsa, 38-31 Last: Beat Houston, 46-40 Last: Lost to Memphis, 24-14 Next: Oct. 22 at SMU Next: Oct. 22 vs. Memphis Next: Oct. 22 at Tulsa

American Ranks American Ranks American Ranks Total Offense...... 505.1...... 3rd Total Offense...... 392.0...... 9th Total Offense...... 343.7...... 12th Total Defense...... 298.7...... 1st Total Defense...... 398.6...... 6th Total Defense...... 324.0...... 3rd Scoring Offense...... 42.7...... 2nd Scoring Offense...... 32.2...... 6th Scoring Offense...... 28.2...... 8th Scoring Defense...... 19.0...... 1st Scoring Defense...... 24.4...... 5th Scoring Defense...... 22.7...... 3rd

• LB Emeke Egbule scored the go-ahead points • Navy extended its home field winning streak • QB Glen Cuiellette threw a touchdown pass on a 24-yard fumble return with 1:21 left, and to 13 games with the win against Houston. and had a rushing touchdown in the loss to the Cougars denied Tulsa from the 1-yard line Memphis. as time expired to clinch bowl eligibility. • QB Will Worth threw two touchdown passes and rushed for 115 yards and a TD against • The Tulane defense registered three sacks and • QB Greg Ward Jr. rushed for 142 yards and Houston. seven tackles for loss against the Tigers.. passed for 254 to finish with 396 yards of total offense against Tulsa. • LB Josiah Powell registered two interceptions, • RB Lazedrick Thompson rushed for 69 yards including a 34-yard return for a touchdown, on eight carries against Memphis. • RB Dillon Birden had three rushing touchdowns against the Cougars. for the Cougars against Tulsa. • Tulane has registered a forced fumble and a • The win against the No. 6/5-ranked Cougars fumble recovery in five consecutive games. • DT Ed Oliver registered a team-high 12 tackles was Navy’s first victory against a top-10 team with 2.0 tackles for loss and a pass breakup since a 1984 win against No. 2 South Carolina. • Tulane has averaged 46.0 points in its three against the Golden Hurricane. wins and 10.3 points in its three losses. • Navy’s road trip to East Carolina, originally • The Cougars are bowl eligible for the fourth scheduled for Oct. 13, has been postponed to straight year. Nov. 19.

MEMPHIS SMU TULSA 5-1, 2-0 American 2-4, 0-2 American 4-2, 1-1 American @TigersAthletics @SMU_Football @TulsaFootball Last: Won at Tulane, 24-14 Last: Lost at Tulsa, 43-40 (ot) Last: Lost at Houston 38-31 Next: Oct. 22 at Navy Next: Oct. 22 vs. Houston Next: Oct. 22 vs. Tulane

American Ranks American Ranks American Ranks Total Offense...... 438.5...... 5th Total Offense...... 415.3...... 6th Total Offense...... 471.8...... 4th Total Defense...... 388.2...... 5th Total Defense...... 454.8...... 12th Total Defense...... 409.8...... 7th Scoring Offense...... 40.2...... 3rd Scoring Offense...... 23.2...... 10th Scoring Offense...... 38.0...... 4th Scoring Defense...... 19.3...... 2nd Scoring Defense...... 32.7...... 10th Scoring Defense...... 33.0...... 12th

• QB Riley Ferguson threw for 236 yards and a • QB Ben Hicks threw for 258 yards and two • QB Dane Evans threw for 365 yards and a touchdown in the win at Tulane. touchdowns, but the Mustangs fell in overtime touchdown, but the Golden Hurricane’s bid at Tulsa. for the game-tying TD fell inches short as time • K Jake Elliott went 3-for-3 on field goal attempts expired against Houston. against Tulane extending his career scoring • Hicks set career highs for completions, at- record at Memphis to 381 points. tempts and yards against Tulsa. • WR Justin Hobbs had eight receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown against the Cougars. • RB Darrell Henderson scored two long touch- • S Darrion Millines had an interception against downs against Tulane. Henderson scored on Tulsa, giving the Mustangs 13 picks for the • LB Trent Martin had 13 tackles and an intercep- a 46-yard pass and a 45-yard run against the season. tion against Houston. Green Wave. • SMU has scored first in all six games this • Tulsa has gone 4-0 when it has at least 100 • LB Austin Hall had a game-high 12 tackles with season. rushing yards and 0-2 when the Golden Hurri- 3.0 tackles for loss against Tulane. cane has been below 100 yards on the ground. • RB Braeden West rushed for 124 yards and a • The win at Tulane was Memphis’ 10th straight touchdown on 22 carries against Tulsa, turning • Evans moved into second place on Tulsa’s series victory against Green Wave. in his second 100-yard game of the year. career passing chart against Houston. Evans has 9,832 yards, trailing Paul Smith by 1,104 for the school’s career record.

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Friday, Oct. 21 • 7 p.m. • ESPN Saturday, Oct. 22 • Noon • ESPNews Friday, Oct. 22 • 3:30 p.m. • CBS Sports Network USF UCF MEMPHIS at at at TEMPLE UCONN NAVY (68,532/Grass) Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Grass) Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000/FieldTurf) Philadelphia, Pa. East Hartford, Conn. Annapolis, Md.

Television Television Television ESPN ESPNews CBS Sports Network Adam Amin, Mack Brown and Molly McGrath Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia John Sadak, Randy Cross and Sheehan Burch

USF Radio Temple Radio UCF Radio UConn Radio Memphis Radio Navy Radio WWBA-AM 820 (flagship) WPEN-FM 97.5 (flagship) WYGM-FM 96.9 (flagship) WTIC-AM 1080 (flagship) WREC-AM 600 (flagship) WBAL-AM 1090 (flagship)

THE GAME THE GAME THE GAME Friday’s game will be the third meeting between USF and Saturday’s game will be the fourth meeting between UCF Memphis and Navy met for the first time last season, Temple in a series that began in 2012, in the final year of and UConn in a series that began with the formation of when the Midshipmen joined the American Athletic Big East football … The teams have split the two previous the American Athletic Conference in 2013 … UConn is Conference … Navy ended Memphis’ 15-game winning meetings as each team defended its home field … Temple 2-1 against UCF and has taken the last two matchups, streak last year with a 45-20 decision against the 13th- was a 37-28 winner in Philadelphia in 2012, while USF including a 40-13 win last year in Orlando … UConn ranked Tigers in front of more than 55,000 fans as FB took last year’s rematch in Tampa, 44-23. handed UCF its only conference loss in the 2014 season. Chris Swain rushed for 108 yards and three touchdowns. rv/rv USF UCF -/rv MEMPHIS 6-1, 3-0 American 3-3, 1-1 American 5-1, 2-0 American

Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky ’98) Scott Frost (Nebraska ’97) (Central Arkansas ’05) 22-21, fourth season at USF 3-3, first season 5-1, first season 36-44, seventh season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Andy Seeley Tammy DeGroff Brian Siegrist (407) 342-1406, [email protected] (901) 678-5787, [email protected] (813) 974-4086, [email protected] NOTES NOTES NOTES UCF dropped a heartbreaker to Temple in its bid for a third Memphis improved to 5-1 on the season with a 24-14 win USF has won its last three games following a 42-27 vic- straight victory as the Owls scored the game-winning at Tulane last Friday … The Tigers picked up the road win tory against UConn … USF has won its last eight games touchdown with one second left … UCF had a 25-7 lead despite registered a season-low in points … Memphis is against American Athletic Conference East Division in the second quarter, but was held scoreless in the 4-0 at home this season and 1-1 on the road … The Tigers teams, dating to last season … USF ranks eighth nation- second half … UCF ranks 23rd nationally and second in have been led by QB Riley Ferguson, who has completed ally in rushing (268.4 ypg) and eighth in scoring offense The American in rushing defense, allowing 126.7 yards per 129 of 197 passes for 1,596 yards and 12 touchdowns (44.1 ppg) … QB Quinton Flowers, has completed 106 of game on the ground … QB McKenzie Milton returned to with six interceptions … RB Doroland Dorceus has team 181 passes for 1,535 yards and 13 touchdowns with five the starting lineup to throw for 210 yards and two touch- highs with 428 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns interceptions to go with seven rushing TDs … RB Marlon downs to go with a rushing touchdown against the Owls … WR Anthony Miller has a team-high 32 receptions for Mack has rushed for 592 yards and nine touchdowns … Milton has thrown for 643 yards and five touchdowns 438 yards and two touchdowns … LB leads … Flowers and Mack have both rushed for at least 100 with two interceptions this season … RB Dontravious the defense with 36 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and two yards in back-to-back games … WR Rodney Adams has Wilson has a team-high seven rushing touchdowns and interceptions … All-America K Jake Elliott has made 10 32 catches for 459 yards and four touchdowns and has 314 rushing yards … WR Tre’Quan Smith has 19 catches of 12 field goal attempts and is 2-for-2 from 50 yards this added four rushing TDs … LB Auggie Sanchez leads the for 324 yards and three touchdowns … LB Shaquem season … WR Tony Pollard is averaging 30.2 yards on team with 65 tackles and 6.0 sacks. Griffin leads The American with six sacks. kickoff returns with one touchdown. TEMPLE UCONN 24/25 NAVY 4-3, 2-1 American 3-4, 1-3 American 4-1, 3-0 American

Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Matt Rhule (Penn State ’97) Bob Diaco (Iowa ’95) Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ’89) 22-23, third season 11-21, third season 72-38, eighth season

Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Rich Burg Mike Enright Scott Strasemeier (215) 204-0876, [email protected] (860) 486-2241, [email protected] (410) 293-8775, [email protected]

NOTES NOTES NOTES Temple enjoyed an exhilarating win against UCF last week UConn was denied in its bid for back-to-back wins as Navy had an unexpected open date last weekend as the in which the Owls did not hold a lead until the final second the Huskies fell 42-27 to USF … The Huskies were Midshipmen’s game at East Carolina was postponed to of the 26-25 victory … The Owls scored the last 19 points within eight points of the Bulls midway through the Nov. 19 due to flooding in the Greenville area in the wake of the game against the Knights… QB Phillip Walker fourth quarter before USF pulled away … UConn ranks of Hurricane Matthew … Navy enters this week’s game has thrown for 1,582 yards and 10 touchdowns with 10 23rd nationally in rushing defense, allowing an average on the heels of a 46-40 win against Houston, which was interceptions … RB Ryquell Armstead has a team-high of 129.9 rushing yards per game … UConn has been the Midshipmen’s first victory against a top-10 team 403 rushing yards, while RB Jahad Thomas has 357 … outscored by a 38-3 margin in the first quarter this season since 1984 … Navy has won a school-record-tying 13 The duo has combined for 14 rushing touchdowns (seven … QB Bryant Shirreffs has completed 132 of 219 passes straight home games, dating to the 2014 season … The for each player), while Thomas has three TD receptions (60.3 percent) for 1,558 yards and seven touchdowns and Midshipmen’s last loss at home was a 36-27 setback to as well … WR Keith Kirkwood has 23 receptions for 334 four interceptions … WR Noel Thomas is ranked fourth Western Kentucky Sept. 27, 2014 … The Midshipmen yards and three touchdowns … DE Haason Reddick has nationally in receptions (9.6 per game) … Thomas has have averaged 262.4 rushing yards per game (13th in a team-high 35 tackles with 6.5 sacks and 14.0 tackles 67 catches for 758 yards and three touchdowns … RB NCAA) … QB Will Worth has thrown for 603 yards and for loss … Reddick is the NCAA FBS leader in tackles for Arkeel Newsome has a team-high 412 rushing yards … three touchdowns and has a team-high six rushing TDs loss with his average of 2.0 per game … Reddick has 6.0 S Obi Melifonwu has a team-high 57 tackles with two … The defense is led by LB Micah Thomas, who has 39 sacks in the last three games. interceptions. tackles, while LB D.J. Palmore has 5.0 tackles for loss.

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Saturday, Oct. 22 • 3:45 p.m. • ESPNU Saturday, Oct. 22 • 7 p.m. • CBS Sports Network Saturday, Oct. 22 • Noon • ESPN2 TULANE EAST CAROLINA HOUSTON at at at TULSA CINCINNATI SMU H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000/FieldTurf) Nippert Stadium (40,000/UBU Speed Series 55-M) Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000/FieldTurf) Tulsa, Okla. Cincinnati, Ohio Dallas, Texas

Television Television Television ESPNU CBS Sports Network ESPN2 Eamon McAnaney and John Congemi Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous and Melanie Collins Jason Benetti, Kelly Stouffer and Paul Carcaterra

Tulane Radio Tulsa Radio East Carolina Radio Cincinnati Radio Houston Radio SMU Radio WMTI-FM 106.1 (flagship) KXBL-FM 99.5 (flagship) WNCT-FM 107.9 (flagship) WLW-AM 700 (flagship) KPRC-AM 950 (flagship) KTCK-FM 98.7 (flagship)

THE GAME THE GAME THE GAME Tulane and Tulsa have met 12 times prior to this year’s Saturday’s game will be the 20th meeting between East The series between The American’s two Texas-based matchup … The Golden Hurricane holds a 10-2 series lead Carolina and Cincinnati in a series that dates to 1986 … schools dates to 1975 … Houston holds a 20-10-1 se- and has won both meetings since the schools joined The The Pirates hold a 12-7 series lead, but the Bearcats have ries lead and has won the last three games against the American … Tulsa took a 38-31 triple-overtime victory at won the last five matchups, including a 19-16 decision Mustangs … SMU’s last win against the Cougars was a Chapman Stadium in 2014 before the Golden Hurricane last year in North Carolina … The schools haven’t played 72-42 decision in Dallas in 2012 … The schools played in was a 45-34 winner in New Orleans last year. at Nippert Stadium since 2003. Tokyo in the 1983 season, when SMU was a 34-23 winner. TULANE EAST CAROLINA 11/11 HOUSTON 3-3, 0-2 American 2-4, 0-2 American 6-1, 3-1 American

Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State ’83) Scottie Montgomery (Duke ’00) Tom Herman (Cal Lutheran ’97) 3-3, first season at Tulane 2-4, first season 19-2, second season 158-70, 20th season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Information Contact Information Contact Tom McClellan David Bassity Scottie Rodgers (252) 737-1274, [email protected] (713) 743-9409, [email protected] (860) 862-8249, [email protected] NOTES NOTES NOTES East Carolina looks to snap a four-game slide after the Houston bounced back from its first loss of the season Tulane saw a two-game winning streak end with a 24-14 Pirates fell 38-22 to USF … East Carolina has gone 0-3 with a 38-31 win against Tulsa … The Cougars got the setback to Memphis last Friday in New Orleans … The on the road this season … The Pirates are ranked third in go-ahead touchdown on a fumble return by LB Emeke Green Wave has matched its win total from last season in the NCAA in passing offense (378.0 ypg) and 13th in total Egbule with 1:21 left … The Cougars rank third the nation only six games this year … Tulane ranks third in the Ameri- offense (515.3 ypg) … QB Philip Nelson has completed in rushing defense (87.1 ypg), 20th in scoring defense can Athletic Conference (20th nationally) in total defense, 160 of 233 passes (70.5 percent) for 1,753 yards and 11 (19.0 ppg) and 10th in total defense (298.7 ypg) … The allowing 324.0 yards per game … The Green Wave leads touchdowns with four interceptions, while QB Gardner Cougars have been ranked as high as No. 5 in the USA The American and is fourth nationally in turnover margin Minshew has thrown for 412 yards and two TDs … WR Today coaches’ poll … QB Greg Ward Jr. has completed (1.33 per game) … QB Glen Cuiellette has thrown for 616 Zay Jones leads the NCAA in receptions (14.0 per game) 157 of 224 passes (70.1 percent) for 1,938 yards and yards and six touchdowns with three interceptions … WR and has 84 catches for 840 yards and three touchdowns, 11 touchdowns with five interceptions … Ward, who Terren Encalade has a team-high 22 receptions for 299 averaging 140.0 yards per game … LB Terrell Richardson also has six rushing TDs, is 24-3 as Houston’s starting yards and four TDs … RB Dontrell Hilliard has rushed for and LB Jordan Williams lead the defense with 31 tackles quarterback … WR Linell Bonner leads the team with 55 405 yards and five touchdowns … The defense is led by and 3.0 tackles for loss each … East Carolina has regis- catches for 653 yards and two TDs … DT Ed Oliver has LB Nico Marley, who has 45 tackles, 3.0 sacks, 6.0 tackles tered only one sack in six games … The Pirates’ game a team-high 43 tackles with 3.0 sacks and 9.5 tackles for for loss and an interception.. against Navy was rescheduled to Nov. 19. loss as a true freshman. -/rv TULSA CINCINNATI SMU 4-2, 1-1 American 3-3, 0-3 American 2-4, 0-2 American

Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State ’95) Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas ’76) Chad Morris (Texas A&M ’92) 10-9, second season 28-17, fifth season at Cincinnati 4-14, second season 159-94, 21st season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Information Contact Don Tomkalski Information Contact Brad Sutton (918) 631-3200, [email protected] Ryan Koslen (214) 768-1651, [email protected] (513) 556-5191, [email protected] NOTES NOTES Tulsa suffered a heartbreaking loss to No. 13/12 Hous- NOTES SMU looks to snap a three-game slide after the Mustangs ton last Saturday as the Golden Hurricane’s bid for the Cincinnati looks to snap a two-game slide as the Bearcats fell 43-40 to Tulsa in overtime … The Mustangs had a bye tying touchdown was stopped inside the 1-yard line as go for their first win in conference play … The Bearcats in Week 7 … The game against Houston will be SMU’s time expired … Tulsa won back-to-back overtime games rank third nationally with 12 defensive interceptions, first home game since Sept. 23 … SMU is second in the and had won its last three games prior to the loss to giving them three more than they had in the entire 2015 nation with 13 defensive interceptions in 2016, or three Houston … RB D’Angelo Brewer leads The American in season … QB Hayden Moore returned to the starting more than the Mustangs’ had in 2015 … S Jordan Wyatt rushing with 123.7 yards per game, which ranks seventh lineup against UConn after he had missed the two previ- and CB Horace Richardson have four interceptions each, nationally … Brewer has 742 yards and four touchdowns ous games due to injury … Moore has thrown for 1,100 while Wyatt has scored two touchdowns on pick sixes on 145 carries … QB Dane Evans has completed 122 of yards and seven touchdowns with four interceptions … … RB Braeden West has 521 rushing yards and three 213 passes for 1,500 yards and 10 touchdowns with eight RB Tion Green has rushed for 360 yards and two touch- touchdowns in six games … QB Ben Hicks has thrown interceptions … WR Keevan Lucas has 41 receptions for downs, while RB Mike Boone has 254 yards and two for 1,294 yards and six TDs with nine interceptions … WR 596 yards and five TDs … The defense is led by LB Trent TDs … WR Nate Cole leads the squad with 35 catches Courtland Sutton has 30 catches for 590 yards and four Martin, who has 48 tackles, and LB Petera Wilson, who for 364 yards and four touchdowns … LB Eric Wilson is touchdowns, while WR James Proche has a team-high has a team-high 3.5 sacks … K Redford Jones leads The the American Athletic Conference leader with 65 tackles 33 catches … DE Justin Lawler has 36 tackles, 4.5 sacks American in scoring with 10.0 points per game. and is ranked seventh nationally at 10.8 tackles per game. and 6.5 tackles for loss to go with two blocked kicks.

6 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football NATIONAL POLLS

Associated Press Poll USA Today Poll American Preseason Media Poll

Oct. 18 Poll Oct. 18 Poll American Championship School Record Pts School Record Pts School...... Points 1. Alabama (60) 7-0 1,524 1. Alabama (61) 7-0 1,597 Houston...... 27 2. Ohio State 6-0 1,457 2. Ohio State (2) 6-0 1,524 USF...... 2 3. Michigan (1) 6-0 1,368 3. Clemson (1) 7-0 1,432 Temple...... 1 4. Clemson 7-0 1,337 4. Michigan 6-0 1,413 5. Washington 6-0 1,304 5. Washington 6-0 1,366 East Division 6. Texas A&M 6-0 1,218 6. Texas A&M 6-0 1,287 School (First-Place Votes)...... Points 7. Louisville 5-1 1,168 7. Louisville 5-1 1,207 1. USF (15)...... 164 8. Nebraska 6-0 1,037 8. Baylor 6-0 1,130 2. Temple (9)...... 144 9. Baylor 6-0 1,021 9. Nebraska 6-0 1,114 3. Cincinnati (6)...... 130 10. Wisconsin 4-2 935 10. Wisconsin 4-2 874 4. UConn...... 89 11. Houston 6-1 766 11. Houston 6-1 841 5. East Carolina...... 55 12. West Virginia 5-0 744 12. Florida 5-1 830 6. UCF...... 48 13. Florida State 5-2 733 13. West Virginia 5-0 781 14. Boise State 6-0 694 14. Boise State 6-0 772 West Division 15. Florida 5-1 626 15. Florida State 5-2 709 School (First-Place Votes)...... Points 16. Oklahoma 4-2 612 16. Oklahoma 4-2 600 1. Houston (30)...... 180 17. Arkansas 5-2 584 17. Arkansas 5-2 570 2. Navy...... 128 18. Tennessee 5-2 550 18. Utah 6-1 538 3. Memphis...... 124 19. Utah 6-1 479 19. Tennessee 5-2 457 4. Tulsa...... 92 20. Western Michigan 7-0 285 20. Western Michigan 7-0 317 5. SMU...... 65 21. Auburn 4-2 277 21. North Carolina 5-2 250 6. Tulane...... 41 22. North Carolina 5-2 254 22. Mississippi 3-3 182 23. Mississippi 3-3 188 23. LSU 4-2 176 24. Navy 4-1 163 24. Auburn 4-2 156 25. LSU 4-2 123 25. Navy 4-1 133

Receiving votes: Colorado 110, Miami (Fla.) 69, Okla- Receiving votes: Colorado 121, USF 108, Miami (Fla.) homa State 47, Washington State 39, Virginia Tech 38, 74, Oklahoma State 51, Washington State 49, Virginia USF 31, Stanford 15, Iowa 7, Arizona State 6, USC 5, Tech 37, North Carolina State 18, Stanford 16, Memphis North Carolina State 4, San Diego State 3, Pittsburgh 2, 14, San Diego State 13, Troy 10, Pittsburgh 7, TCU 6, TCU 1, Troy 1 Arizona State 6, USC 6, Iowa 4, Appalachian State 2, BYU 1, Tulsa 1

WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS

Below is a weekly look at each American Athletic Conference team’s spot in the Associated Press and USA Today polls in 2016. Rankings are listed as AP/ USA Today.

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7 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football THE 2016 SEASON

2016 HOME ATTENDANCE THE RECORD BOOK

SCHOOL (Capacity) GP TOTAL AVG. LARGEST CROWD The American’s single-game records: UCF (45,323) 3 117,756 39,252 43,197 (vs. Maryland) Most Rushing Yards Cincinnati (40,000) 4 141,755 35,439 40,015 (vs. Houston) 1. Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina (8/30/14) 275 UConn (40,000) 4 116,481 29,120 31,899 (vs. Syracuse) 2. D’Angelo Brewer, Tulsa at Fresno State (9/24/16) 252 3. Marlon Mack, USF vs. Temple (11/14/15) 230 East Carolina (50,000) 3 140,922 46,974 50,719 (vs. North Carolina State) 4. Braeden West, SMU vs. Liberty (9/17/16) 220 Houston (40,000) 3 118,496 39,499 40.873 (vs. UConn) 5. Sherman Badie, Tulane at Tulsa (8/28/14) 215 Memphis (58,862) 4 150,780 37,965 42,876 (vs. Southeast Missouri State) Most Rushing Touchdowns Navy (34,000) 3 94,270 31,423 34,531 (vs. UConn) 1. Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. East Carolina (9/19/15) 5 USF (65,897) 5 194,892 38.978 63,712 (vs. Florida State) 2. Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina (8/30/14) 4 SMU (32,000) 2 53,114 26,557 30,987 (vs. TCU) Kenneth Farrow, Houston vs. Tulsa (11/22/14) 4 Chris Hariston, East Carolina vs. Towson (9/5/14) 4 Temple (68,532) 4 106,488 26,622 34,005 (vs. Army) Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. SMU (10/8/15) 4 Tulane (30,000) 4 93,493 24,312 27,179 (vs. Southern) Keenan Reynolds, Navy vs. SMU (11/14/15) 4 Tulsa (30,000) 3 54,948 18,316 20,089 (vs. SMU) Longest Rush 2016 TOTALS 42 1,383,935 32,951 63,712 1. Jager Gardner, Temple at SMU (11/6/15) 94 yds (USF vs. Florida State) Most Passing Yards 1. Hayden Moore, Cincinnati vs. Memphis (9/24/15) 557 2. Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple (10/26/13) 538 2016 TOP PERFORMANCES 3. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati at Houston (11/7/15) 523 Most Pass Completions 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES 1. Garrett Gilbert, SMU, vs. Rutgers (10/5/13) 45 2. Philip Nelson, East Carolina at South Carolina (9/17/16) 44 Player, School, Year 2016 Career Player, School, Year 2016 Career 3. Garrett Krstich, SMU vs. East Carolina (10/2/14) 42 Marlon Mack, USF, Jr. 4 17 Zay Jones, East Carolina, Sr. 5 15 Jahad Thomas, Temple, Sr. 1 7 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, Sr. 4 10 Longest Pass D’Angelo Brewer, Tulsa, Jr. 3 6 Joshua Atkinson, Tulsa, Sr. 2 8 1. Blake Bortles, UCF vs. Akron (8/29/13) 91 yds Matt Davis, SMU, Sr. 6 Noel Thomas, UConn, Sr. 5 6 Most Touchdown Passes Greg Ward Jr., Houston, Sr. 1 5 Courtland Sutton, SMU, So. 3 6 1. Paxton Lynch Memphis vs. SMU (11/28/15) 7 Mike Boone, Cincinnati, Jr. 5 Tre’Quan Smith, UCF, So. 2 5 2. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. Toledo (9/12/14) 6 James Flanders, Tulsa, Sr. 2 4 Anthony Miller, Memphis, Jr. 2 5 Riley Ferguson, Memphis vs. Bowling Green (9/24/16) 6 Quinton Flowers, USF, Jr. 2 3 Rodney Adams, USF, Sr. 1 4 Most Receiving Yards Doroland Dorceus, Memphis, Jr. 1 3 Linell Bonner, Houston, Jr. 3 3 1. Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa vs. Memphis (10/24/15) 268 James Summers, East Carolina, Sr. 1 2 Steven Dunbar, Houston, Jr. 2 3 2. Robby Anderson, Temple vs. SMU (10/26/13) 239 Xavier Jones, SMU, So. 1 2 Jamir Tillman, Navy, Sr. 1 3 3. Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. Tulane (8/28/14) 233 Dontrell Hilliard, Tulane, Jr. 1 3 Jimmy Williams, East Carolina, Sr. 2 2 4. Cam Worthy, East Carolina at Virginia Tech (9/13/14) 224 Will Worth, Navy, Sr. 2 2 Terren Encalade, Tulane, So. 2 2 Most Receptions Braeden West, SMU, So. 2 2 Justin Hobbs, Tulsa, So. 1 2 1. Zay Jones, East Carolina at South Carolina (9/7/16) 22 Arkeel Newsome, UConn, Jr. 1 2 Jahad Thomas, Temple, Sr. 1 2 2. Jeremy Johnson, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/15) 18 Ramadi Warren, Tulsa, So. 2 Devin Gray, Cincinnati, Jr. 1 1 Zay Jones, East Carolina at USF (10/8/16) 18 4. Zay Jones, East Carolina vs. UCF (10/1/16) 17 Jarvis Cooper, Memphis, Jr. 2 Quay Johnson, East Carolina, Jr. 1 1 5. Geremy Davis, UConn vs. Memphis (12/7/13) 15 Sherman Badie, Tulane, Jr. 2 Ryeshene Bronson, USF, Jr. 1 1 Justin Hardy, East Carolina at Cincinnati (11/13/14) 15 Anthony Scott, East Carolina, Jr. 1 1 Justin Hobbs, Tulsa, So. 1 1 Mulbah Car, Houston, Fr. 1 1 Jordan Akins, UCF, Jr. 1 Most Touchdown Receptions 1. Leonte Carroo, Rutgers at Fresno State (8/29/13) 3 Kevrin Justice, Houston, Fr. 1 1 Chris Johnson, UCF, Jr. 1 Jeremy Johnson, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/15) 3 Kyle Postma, Houston, Jr. 1 1 D’erren Wilson, UCF, So. 1 Deontay Greenberry, Houston vs. Rutgers (10/26/13) 3 Chris High, Navy, Jr. 1 1 Chance Allen, Houston, Sr. 1 Jeff Godfrey, UCF vs. UConn (10/26/13) 3 Darius Tice, USF, Sr. 1 1 Phil Mayhue, Memphis, Jr. 1 Robby Anderson, Temple at Memphis (11/30/13) 3 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. Tulane (8/24/14) 3 Ryquell Armstead, Temple, So. 1 1 Elkanah Dillon, USF, So. 1 Chris Moore, Cincinnati at Ohio State (9/28/14) 3 Jonathan Brantley, Tulane, Fr. 1 1 Sherman Badie, Tulane, Jr. 1 Justin Hardy, East Carolina vs. SMU (10/4/14) 3 C.J. Jones, UCF, So. 1 Trevon Brown, East Carolina, Jr. 1 Andre Davis, USF at Tulsa (10/18/14) 3 Tion Green, Cincinnati, Sr. 1 Jamie Gilmore, Temple, Sr. 1 Josh Reese, UCF vs. North Carolina State (12/26/14) 3 Bryant Shirreffs, UConn, Jr. 1 Dontrell Hilliard, Tulane, Jr. 1 D’erren Wilson, UCF at Tulane (10/3/15) 3 Rodney Adams, USF at UConn (10/17/15) 3 Brandon Wilson, Houston, Sr. 1 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. Memphis (10/23/15) 3 Jamarius Henderson, Memphis, So. 1 300-YARD PASSING GAMES Courtland Sutton, SMU at North Texas (9/3/16) 3 Dishan Romine, Navy, Sr. 1 Player, School, Year 2016 Career Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. North Carolina A&T (9/17/16) 3 Jager Gardner, Temple, So. 1 Dane Evans, Tulsa, Sr. 1 13 Terren Encalade, Tulane vs. Louisiana (9/24/16) 3 Ron Johnson, UConn, Jr. 1 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, Sr. 9 Longest Reception Sam Craft, Memphis, Sr. 1 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, Sr. 4 7 1. Breshad Perriman, UCF vs. Akron (8/29/13) 91 yds Lazedrick Thompson, Tulane, Sr. 1 Phillip Walker, Temple, Sr. 1 4 Philip Nelson, East Carolina, Sr. 3 3 Most Field Goals 1. Richie Leone, Houston at Temple (9/7/13) 5 Riley Ferguson, Memphis, Jr. 2 2 Jake Elliott, Memphis at Houston (10/12/13) 5 Hayden Moore, Cincinnati, So. 1 2 Bryant Shirreffs, UConn, Jr. 1 2 Longest Field Goal Justin Holman, UCF, Sr. 2 1. Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. USF (11/17/03) 56 yds Quinton Flowers, USF, Jr. 1 1 Longest Punt Return Matt Davis, SMU, Sr. 1 1. Khalif Herbin, Temple vs. Delaware State (9/20/14) 84 yds Longest Kickoff Return 1. Janarion Grant, Rutgers at Fresno State (8/29/13) 100 yds Brandon Wilson, Houston at Louisville (9/12/15) 100 yds Jahad Thomas, Temple at Cincinnati (9/12/15) 100 yds , UCF at East Carolina (10/1/16) 100 yds Most Tackles 1. Tyler Matakevich, Temple at Idaho (9/28/23) 24 2. Michael Mudoh, Tulsa vs. Florida Atlantic (9/5/15) 20 Domenic Spencer, UCF at Tulsa (11/7/15) 20

8 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football THE 2016 SEASON

AWARD WINNERS 2016 STATISTICAL RANKINGS

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK OFFENSE DEFENSE Sept. 5 Greg Ward Jr., QB, Houston Team Rush Pass Total Score Rush Pass Total Score KR PR Int. Sacks TFL T/O Sept. 12 Quinton Flowers, QB, USF UCF 4 10 7 5 2 5 4 6 6 5 6 1 1 8 Sept. 19 Greg Ward Jr., QB, Houston Cincinnati 12 4 8 11 7 10 9 7 7 11 8 7 5 5 Sept. 26 Riley Ferguson, QB, Memphis UConn 11 8 11 12 3 12 8 9 12 7 12 8 10 9 Oct. 3 Greg Ward Jr., QB, Houston East Carolina 10 1 1 9 12 4 10 10 9 12 11 12 9 12 Oct. 10 Will Worth, QB, Navy Houston 6 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 9 2 3 3 10 Oct. 17 Quinton Flowers, QB, USF Memphis 8 3 5 3 4 9 5 2 3 6 7 11 10 2 Oct. 24 Navy 2 11 9 6 8 7 6 5 1 3 10 10 12 5 Oct. 31 USF 1 7 2 1 10 8 11 8 11 4 5 3 4 3 Nov. 7 Nov. 13 SMU 7 6 6 10 11 11 12 10 10 8 3 5 7 4 Nov. 21 Temple 9 9 10 7 6 1 2 4 8 1 9 2 1 5 Nov. 28 Tulane 3 12 12 8 5 2 3 3 5 10 1 6 6 1 Tulsa 4 5 4 4 9 6 7 12 4 2 4 9 7 10 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 5 Trent Martin, LB, Tulsa Sept. 12 Alohi Gilman, LB/DB, Navy AGAINST THE CONFERENCES Sept. 19 Steven Taylor, LB, Houston Sept. 26 Jeremy Brady, S, Tulsa ATLANTIC COAST (3-4) MOUNTAIN WEST (2-1) Oct. 3 Haason Reddick, DE, Temple Oct. 10 Josiah Powell, LB, Navy Wake Forest 7, Tulane 3 (9/1) Tulsa 45, San Jose State 10 (9/3) Oct. 17 Austin Hall, LB, Memphis East Carolina 33, North Carolina State 30 (9/10) Tulsa 48, Fresno State 41 (2ot) (9/24) Oct. 24 UConn 13, Virginia 10 (9/17) Air Force 28, Navy 14 (10/1) Oct. 31 USF 45, Syracuse 20 (9/17) Nov. 7 Syracuse 31 UConn 24 (9/24) OHIO VALLEY (2-0) Nov. 13 Virginia Tech 54, East Carolina 17 (9/24) Cincinnati 24, UT Martin 7 (9/1) Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Florida State 55, USF 35 (9/24) Memphis 35, Southeast Missouri State 17 (9/3) Louisville at Houston (11/17) SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK UConn at Boston College (11/17) PATRIOT (1-0) Sept. 5 Brandon Wilson, CB, Houston Navy 52, Fordham 16 (9/3) Sept. 12 Sherman Badie, RB, Tulane BIG 12 (2-2) Sept. 19 Bobby Puyol, K, UConn Houston 33, Oklahoma 23 (9/3) SOUTHEASTERN (0-2) Sept. 26 Andrew DiRocco, K, Tulane Oct. 3 Adrian Killins, RB, UCF Baylor 40, SMU 13 (9/10) South Carolina 20, East Carolina 15 (9/17) Oct. 10 Bennett Moehring, K, Navy Memphis 43, Kansas 7 (9/17) Mississippi 48, Memphis 28 (10/1) Oct. 17 Jake Elliott, K, Memphis TCU 33, SMU 3 (9/23) Oct. 24 SOUTHERN (1-0) Oct. 31 BIG TEN (1-4) East Carolina 52, Western Carolina 7 (9/3) Nov. 7 Nov. 13 Michigan 51, UCF 14 (9/10) Nov. 21 Cincinnati 38, Purdue 20 (9/10) SOUTHLAND (1-0) Nov. 28 Ohio State 48, Tulsa 3 (9/10) Houston 42, Lamar 0 (9/10) Penn State 34, Temple 27 (9/17) Maryland 30, UCF 24 (2ot) (9/17) SOUTHWESTERN (1-0) ACTIVE CAREER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Tulane 66, Southern 21 (9/10) 8 — Jake Elliott (K, Memphis) BIG SOUTH (1-0) SMU 29, Liberty 14 (9/17) SUN BELT (2-0) 6 — Greg Ward Jr. (QB, Houston) Houston 64, Texas State 3 (9/24) COLONIAL ATHLETIC (3-0) Tulane 41, Louisiana 39 (4ot) (9/24) 4 — Andrew Gantz (K, Cincinnati) UConn 24 Maine 21 (9/1) 3 — Gunner Kiel (QB, Cincinnati); Brandon Wilson (CB, USF 56, Towson 20 (9/3) INDEPENDENTS (1-1) Houston) Temple 38, Stony Brook 0 (9/10) Army 28, Temple 13 (9/2) Tulane 31, Massachusetts 24 (10/1) 2 — Josh Hawkins (CB, East Carolina); Quinton Flowers CONFERENCE USA (3-0) Brigham Young at Cincinnati (11/5) (QB, USF); Praise Martin-Oguike (DE, Temple); Andrew SMU 34, North Texas 21 (9/3) Navy vs. Notre Dame (11/15) DiRocco (K, Tulane); Keevan Lucas (WR, Tulsa) UCF 53, Florida International 14 (9/24) Navy vs. Army (12/10) 1 — Justin Holman (QB, UCF); Adrian Killins (RB, UCF); Temple 48, Charlotte 20 (9/24) Sam Geraci (P, Cincinnati); Eric Wilson (LB, Cincinnati); Total Nonconference Records Arkeel Newsome (RB, UConn); Bobby Puyol (K, UConn); MID-AMERICAN (3-0) All Games...... 29-14 Jamar Summers (CB, UConn); Noel Thomas (WR, USF 48, Northern Illinois 17 (9/10) FBS Opponents...... 17-14 UConn); Davis Plowman (K, East Carolina); Nick Jacobs Cincinnati 27, Miami (Ohio) 20 (9/24) FCS Opponents...... 12-0 (P, Memphis); Steven Taylor (LB, Houston); Riley Ferguson (QB, Memphis); Austin Hall (LB, Memphis); Roderick Memphis 77, Bowling Green 3 (9/24) AP Top 25...... 1-5 Proctor (WR, Memphis); Spencer Smith (P, Memphis); USA Today Top 25...... 1-6 Alex Barta (P, Navy) Bennett Moehring (K, Navy); Josiah MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC (2-0) Bowl Games...... 0-0 Powell (LB, Navy); Will Worth (QB, Navy); Alohi Gilman UCF 38, South Carolina State 0 (9/3) (LB/DB, Navy); Nigel Harris (LB, USF); Marlon Mack Tulsa 56, North Carolina A&T 21 (9/17) (RB, USF); Deatrick Nichols (CB, USF); Sharif Finch (DL, Temple); Austin Jones (K, Temple); Haason Reddick (DE, Temple); Jahad Thomas (RB, Temple); Sherman Badie (RB, Tulane); Parry Nickerson (CB, Tulane); Jeremy Brady (S, Tulsa); Dane Evans (QB, Tulsa); Trent Martin (LB, Tulsa)

9 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football NCAA LEADERS

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Forced Fumbles...... FF/Game Total Defense...... YPG Interceptions...... Total Rushing...... YPG 6. Dayon Pratt, East Carolina...... 0.50 10. Houston...... 298.7 2. SMU...... 13 7. D’Angelo Brewer, Tulsa...... 123.7 Jordan Wyatt, SMU...... 0.50 17. Temple...... 316.6 3. Cincinnati...... 12 29. Marlon Mack, USF...... 98.7 26. Elijah Merchant, Navy...... 0.40 20. Tulane...... 324.0 5. Memphis...... 11 37. Quinton Flowers, USF...... 93.6 31. Five players...... 0.33 33. UCF...... 352.8 30. Temple...... 7 47. Braeden West, SMU...... 86.8 56. Memphis...... 388.2 USF...... 7 Punting...... Avg 63. Navy...... 398.6 46. Tulane...... 6 Completions Per Game...... CPG 9. Spencer Smith, Memphis...... 45.9 70. Tulsa...... 409.8 UCF...... 6 8. Philip Nelson, East Carolina...... 26.7 76. UConn...... 415.7 64. Houston...... 5 9. Greg Ward Jr., Houston...... 26.2 Punt Returns...... Avg 80. Cincinnati...... 418.7 Tulsa...... 5 22. Riley Ferguson, Memphis...... 21.5 11. D’Ernest Johnson, USF...... 12.5 82. East Carolina...... 420.8 90. UConn...... 4 32. Dane Evans, Tulsa...... 20.3 20. Keidrien Wadley, Tulsa...... 11.6 96. USF...... 436.1 101. Navy...... 3 42. Bryant Shirreffs, UConn...... 18.9 32. Chris Johnson, UCF...... 9.6 109. SMU...... 454.8 East Carolina...... 3 46. Ben Hicks, SMU...... 18.5 40. Anthony Miller, Memphis...... 8.1 Scoring Offense...... Avg Turnovers Gained...... Total Passing Yards Per Game...... YPG Kickoff Returns...... Avg 8. USF...... 44.1 1. Memphis...... 18 9. Greg Ward Jr., Houston...... 323.0 9. Tony Pollard, Memphis...... 30.2 11. Houston...... 42.7 9. Cincinnati...... 15 15. Philip Nelson, East Carolina...... 306.8 13. Dishan Romine, Navy...... 28.4 16. Memphis...... 40.2 Tulane...... 15 30. Riley Ferguson, Memphis...... 266.0 28. Rodney Adams, USF...... 25.6 26. Tulsa...... 38.0 SMU...... 15 35. Dane Evans, Tulsa...... 250.0 31. D’Eriq King, Houston...... 25.4 43. UCF...... 33.5 17. Temple...... 14 49. Bryant Shirreffs, UConn...... 226.9 52. Navy...... 32.2 28. USF...... 13 TEAM LEADERS 54. Temple...... 32.0 43. Tulsa...... 11 Passing Efficiency...... Rating Rushing Offense...... YPG 72. Tulane...... 28.2 UCF...... 11 17. Greg Ward Jr...... 154.5 8. USF...... 268.4 74. East Carolina...... 28.0 67. Houston...... 9 31. Quinton Flowers, USF...... 148.0 13. Navy...... 262.4 104. SMU...... 23.2 98. UConn...... 7 33. Riley Ferguson, Memphis...... 147.5 22. Tulane...... 233.7 105. Cincinnati...... 23.0 Navy...... 7 36. Philip Nelson, East Carolina...... 147.2 33. Tulsa...... 207.7 114. UConn...... 20.9 121. East Carolina...... 5 UCF...... 207.7 Receptions Per Game...... RPG 42. Houston...... 200.0 Scoring Defense...... PPG Turnovers Lost...... Total 1. Zay Jones, East Carolina...... 14.0 64. SMU...... 175.5 20. Houston...... 19.0 9. Navy...... 6 4. Noel Thomas, UConn...... 9.6 77. Memphis...... 164.3 23. Memphis...... 19.3 19. Tulane...... 7 8. Linell Bonner, Houston...... 7.9 93. Temple...... 147.9 37. Tulane...... 22.7 30. UConn...... 8 16. Keevan Lucas, Tulsa...... 6.8 105. East Carolina...... 137.3 38. Temple...... 23.0 61. USF...... 10 33. Nate Cole, Cincinnati...... 5.8 115. UConn...... 125.6 48. Navy...... 24.4 75. UCF...... 11 38. Quay Johnson, East Carolina...... 5.7 116. Cincinnati...... 124.8 50. UCF...... 25.0 Houston...... 11 43. Josh Atkinson, Tulsa...... 5.5 53. Cincinnati...... 25.3 Memphis...... 11 James Proche, SMU...... 5.5 Rushing Defense...... YPG 59. USF...... 25.9 101. SMU...... 13 50. Anthony Miller, Memphis...... 5.3 3. Houston...... 87.1 60. UConn...... 26.1 Temple...... 13 23. UCF...... 126.7 97. East Carolina...... 32.7 Tulsa...... 13 Receiving Yards Per Game...... YPG 26. UConn...... 129.9 SMU...... 32.7 113. Cincinnati...... 14 3. Zay Jones, East Carolina...... 140.0 39. Memphis...... 140.0 100. Tulsa...... 33.0 East Carolina...... 14 13. Noel Thomas, UConn...... 108.3 45. Tulane...... 141.8 15. Keevan Lucas, Tulsa...... 99.3 54. Temple...... 149.9 Net Punting...... Net Avg Turnover Margin...... Margin/Game 17. Courtland Sutton, SMU...... 98.3 64. Cincinnati...... 156.5 28. Memphis...... 40.07 4. Tulane...... 1.33 20. Linell Bonner, Houston...... 93.3 67. Navy...... 158.0 41. Navy...... 39.06 10. Memphis...... 1.17 44. Jimmy Williams, East Carolina...... 78.3 79. Tulsa...... 174.2 42. USF...... 39.10 36. USF...... 0.43 89. USF...... 190.1 60. Temple...... 37.58 38. SMU...... 0.33 Total Offense...... YPG 91. SMU...... 191.8 61. UConn...... 37.36 45. Navy...... 0.20 4. Greg Ward Jr., Houston...... 392.0 92. East Carolina...... 195.0 64. Cincinnati...... 37.60 46. Cincinnati...... 0.17 18. Quinton Flowers, USF...... 312.9 71. Houston...... 38.29 50. Temple...... 0.14 19. Philip Nelson, East Carolina...... 311.8 Passing Offense...... YPG 78. UCF...... 36.04 54. UCF...... 0.00 43. Bryant Shirreffs, UConn...... 259.9 3. East Carolina...... 378.0 83. Tulsa...... 36.77 71. UConn...... -0.14 49. Riley Ferguson, Memphis...... 254.8 20. Houston...... 305.1 89. Tulane...... 35.64 82. Houston...... -0.29 31. Memphis...... 274.0 108. SMU...... 35.18 89. Tulsa...... -0.33 Scoring...... PPG 32. Cincinnati...... 273.5 119. East Carolina...... 33.50 126. East Carolina...... -1.50 11. Redford Jones, Tulsa...... 10.0 38. Tulsa...... 264.2 20. Jake Elliott, Memphis...... 9.5 52. SMU...... 239.8 Punt Returns...... Avg Tackles For Loss...... Per Game 25. Marlon Mack, USF...... 9.0 56. USF...... 238.0 16. Temple...... 13.58 6. UCF...... 8.7 35. Ty Cummings, Houston...... 8.9 57. UConn...... 237.7 24. Tulsa...... 12.63 22. Temple...... 7.4 37. Austin Jones, Temple...... 8.8 71. Temple...... 230.1 35. Navy...... 10.33 26. Houston...... 7.3 99. UCF...... 195.3 39. USF...... 9.84 36. USF...... 6.9 All-Purpose Yards...... YPG 123. Navy...... 129.6 43. UCF...... 9.64 50. Cincinnati...... 6.3 19. Zay Jones, East Carolina...... 144.0 126. Tulane...... 110.0 52. Memphis...... 8.69 56. Tulane...... 6.2 44. D’Angelo Brewer, Tulsa...... 125.2 75. UConn...... 7.00 76. Tulsa...... 5.7 Pass Efficiency Defense...... Avg 92. SMU...... 5.00 SMU...... 5.7 Tackles...... TPG 11. Memphis...... 103.74 99. Houston...... 4.11 100. Navy...... 5.0 9. Eric Wilson, Cincinnati...... 10.8 18. Temple...... 109.74 111. Tulane...... 3.13 110. East Carolina...... 4.8 34. Auggie Sanchez, USF...... 9.3 22. USF...... 112.47 115. Cincinnati...... 2.75 113. Memphis...... 4.7 28. UCF...... 113.18 123. East Carolina...... 0.71 124. UConn...... 4.0 Tackles For Loss...... TFL/Game 31. SMU...... 113.68 1. Haason Reddick, Temple...... 2.0 37. Tulsa...... 115.40 Kickoff Returns...... Avg Sacks...... Per Game 22. Shaquem Griffin, UCF...... 1.4 38. Tulane...... 116.81 6. Navy...... 28.62 4. UCF...... 3.83 37. Ed Oliver, Houston...... 1.3 51. Cincinnati...... 122.26 17. Houston...... 25.75 28. Temple...... 2.86 39. Kevin Mouhon, Cincinnati...... 1.3 57. Houston...... 123.13 20. Memphis...... 25.12 33. Houston...... 2.71 74. UConn...... 133.75 32. Tulsa...... 23.32 USF...... 2.71 Sacks...... SPG 80. East Carolina...... 135.67 39. Tulane...... 22.71 37. SMU...... 2.67 9. Shaquem Griffin, UCF...... 1.00 99. Navy...... 141.71 66. UCF...... 21.17 Tulane...... 2.67 17. Haason Reddick, Temple...... 0.93 94. Cincinnati...... 19.12 99. Navy...... 1.60 20. Steven Taylor, Houston...... 0.92 Total Offense...... YPG 103. Temple...... 18.64 100. UConn...... 1.57 24. Auggie Sanchez...... 0.86 13. East Carolina...... 515.3 109. East Carolina...... 18.27 106. Tulsa...... 1.50 15. USF...... 506.4 111. SMU...... 18.04 114. Memphis...... 1.17 Passes Defended...... PD/Game 16. Houston...... 505.1 112. USF...... 18.00 128. East Carolina...... 0.17 1. Parry Nickerson, Tulane...... 1.8 31. Tulsa...... 471.8 116. UConn...... 17.71 13. Shaquill Griffin, UCF...... 1.5 46. Memphis...... 438.3 Sacks Allowed ...... Per Game 23. Arthur Maulet, Memphis...... 1.3 62. SMU...... 415.3 Fumbles Recovered...... Total 21. USF...... 1.14 32. Howard Wilson, Houston...... 1.3 72. UCF...... 403.0 3. Tulane...... 9 39. Houston...... 1.57 41. Five players...... 1.2 77. Cincinnati...... 398.3 8. Temple...... 7 49. Tulane...... 1.83 81. Navy...... 392.0 Memphis...... 7 68. Cincinnati...... 2.17 Interceptions...... Int/Game 91. Temple...... 378.0 26. USF...... 6 SMU...... 2.17 5. Horace Richardson, SMU...... 0.7 103. UConn...... 363.3 Tulsa...... 6 92. Temple...... 2.57 Jordan Wyatt, SMU...... 0.7 114. Tulane...... 343.7 41. UCF...... 5 101. Navy...... 2.80 10. Howard Wilson, Houston...... 0.6 52. Houston...... 4 107. UConn...... 2.86 11. Darrion Millines, SMU...... 0.5 Navy...... 4 108. Memphis...... 3.00 Alex Thomas, Cincinnati...... 0.5 84. UConn...... 3 Tulsa...... 3.00 Mike Tyson, Cincinnati...... 0.5 Cincinnati...... 3 115. East Carolina...... 3.17 50. Josiah Powell, Navy...... 0.4 103. East Carolina...... 2 120. UCF...... 3.33 SMU...... 2

10 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF

The College Football Playoff (CFP) is a big success. Fans, including many 2016-17 College Football Playoff Schedule who are new to the sport, enjoy it. The first College Football Playoff semi- finals and national championship were the three most-viewed programs SEMIFINAL in cable television history. Chick-Fil-A December 31, 2016 Every Game Counts 3 p.m./7 p.m. ET, ESPN The playoff preserves the excitement and significance of college foot- Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. ball’s unique regular season where every game counts. SEMIFINAL Four Teams Fiesta Bowl The selection committee ranks the teams based on championships December 31, 2016 won, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, comparative outcomes 3 p.m./7 p.m. ET, ESPN of common opponents and other factors. University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.

Two Days New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day belong to college football, with two semifinal games and four other top bowl games continuing a won- Capital One Orange Bowl derful tradition. The two teams winning the playoff semifinals compete December 30, 2016 for the College Football Playoff National Championship. That game is in a 8 p.m. ET, ESPN different city each year, always on a Monday night. Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla.

Universal Access Every FBS team has equal access to the College Football Playoff based Rose Bowl Game on its performance. No team automatically qualifies. presented by Northwestern Mutual January 1, 2017 Governance 5 p.m. ET, ESPN University presidents and chancellors from all 10 FBS conferences and Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif. Notre Dame serve on the CFP Board of Managers and govern the admin- istrative operations, with commissioners (the Management Committee) managing the event. A small staff in the playoff office in Irving, Texas, Goodyear Cotton Bowl carries out the detailed responsibilities. January 2, 2017 1 p.m. ET, ESPN Selection Committee AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas A talented group of high-integrity individuals with experience as coach- es, student-athletes, college administrators and journalists, along with sitting athletics directors, comprise the selection committee. Members of Allstate Sugar Bowl the committee are: Kirby Hocutt (chair), Barry Alvarez, Jeff Bower, Herb January 2, 2016 Deromedi, Tom Jernstedt, Bobby Johnson, Jeff Long, Rob Mullens, Dan 8 p.m. ET, ESPN Radakovich, Condoleezza Rice, Steve Wieberg and Tyrone Willingham. Mercedez-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La.

Selection Committee Responsibilities • Rank the top 25 teams and assign the top four to semifinal sites. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF • Assign teams to New Year’s bowls NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP • Create competitive matchups • Attempt to avoid rematches of regular-season games and repeat January 9, 2017 appearances 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN • Consider geography Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.

Participants In New Year’s Bowls Both participants in the Orange, Rose and Sugar Bowls are contracted outside the playoff arrange­ment (Big Ten and Pac-12 to Rose Bowl; SEC and Big 12 to Sugar Bowl; ACC to Orange Bowl against the high- est ranked available team from the SEC, Big Ten and Notre Dame). If a conference champion qualifies for the playoff, then the bowl will choose a replacement from that conference. When those bowls host the semifinals and their contracted conference champions do not qualify, then the dis­ placed champion(s) will play in one of the other New Year’s bowls.

When not hosting semifinals, the Cotton, Fiesta and Peach Bowls will welcome displaced conference champions and the top-ranked champion from a non-contract conference. The highest-ranked available teams will fill any other berths. The selection committee will make the pairings.

11 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football BOWL PARTNERSHIPS

In addition to the College Football Playoff and New Year’s Bowls, The American Boca Raton, Florida. The American representative will play a team from either the will have either a primary or secondary affiliation with 12 bowl games during its Mid-American Conference or Conference USA in 2016. current six-year bowl cycle. The American works annually with its member schools The Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl is played at Amon G. Carter Stadium and bowl partners to create the most sensible and attractive postseason matchups. on the campus of Texas Christian University. The American Athletic Conference The Miami Beach Bowl was played for the first time in 2014 at state-of-the-art sends a team to the bowl in 2014, 2016 and 2018. The opponent will be a Big 12 Marlins Park in Miami, which sits on the site of the historic Orange Bowl stadium. An team in 2016 and 2018, with Conference USA as a secondary affiliation. American Athletic Conference plays in the bowl each year, beginning with last year’s The Popeyes Bahamas Bowl is played in at Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in matchup against Brigham Young. Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference Nassau, Bahamas. The American Athletic Conference will face the Mid-American and the Sun Belt Conference are scheduled for future years, though institutions from Conference or Conference USA in 2016 and 2018. other conferences also will have the opportunity to participate. The AutoNation Cure Bowl made its debut in 2015 at the newly renovated Citrus The Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman takes place at Navy- Bowl in Orlando, Florida. An American Athletic Conference team will be paired Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, while the events and activi- against an opponent from the Sun Belt Conference. Net proceeds from the game ties surrounding the game are based in Washington, D.C. The American Athletic will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Conference will face an opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference each year in The R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl is held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome the current cycle. in New Orleans. The American Athletic Conference has agreed to play in the bowl The Birmingham Bowl takes place at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. in 2018 and 2019. The American/Big East has partnered with the bowl since its inception in the 2006 The Hawai’i Bowl is played on Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium on the cam- season. The American Athletic Conference will annually face an opponent from the pus of the University of Hawaii. The American Athletic Conference will participate Southeastern Conference. in the bowl in 2015, 2017 and 2019, facing an opponent from the Mountain West. The St. Petersburg Bowl is played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. In addition to the conference’s primary bowl affiliations, The American holds The American Athletic Conference will supply a team to the bowl during each year secondary partnerships with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, of the six-year cycle. Conference USA will play in the game in 2015, 2017 and 2019, the Duck Commander Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the San while the Atlantic Coast Conference provides the opposing team in 2014, 2016 and Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, as well as with other 2018. ESPN-owned bowls. The Marmot Boca Raton Bowl began in 2014 and will feature an American Athletic Conference team three times during the six-year cycle at FAU Stadium in

AutoNation Cure Bowl Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Fla. Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas Dec. 17, 2016 • 5:30 p.m. • CBS Sports Network Dec. 23, 2016 • 4:30 p.m. ET • ESPN

Miami Beach Bowl St. Petersburg Bowl Marlins Park • Miami, Fla. Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, Fla. Dec. 19, 2016 • 2:30 p.m. ET • ESPN Dec. 23, 2016 • 11 a.m. ET • ESPN

Marmot Boca Raton Bowl Military Bowl FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Fla. presented by Northrop Grumman Dec. 20, 2016 • 7 p.m. ET • ESPN Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. MILITARY Dec. 27, 2016 • 3:30 p.m. ET • ESPN BOWL ®

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Thomas A Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas Birmingham Bowl Dec. 23, 2016 • 1 p.m. ET • ESPN Legion Field • Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 29, 2016 • 2 p.m. ET • ESPN

12 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football THE AMERICAN ON TELEVISION

NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAMES The American Athletic Conference will have an extensive schedule of games on national television. The 2016 season will be the third under The American’s comprehensive television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports.

The following telecasts are known as of press time. Other games will be added via the 12-day and 6-day advance selection process.

ABC CBS Sat, Sept. 3 Oklahoma at Houston Noon Sat., Nov. 5 Navy vs. Notre Dame 11:30 a.m. Sat., Sept. 10 UCF at Michigan Noon Sat., Dec. 10 Navy vs. Army 3 p.m. Tulsa at Ohio State 3:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 24 Florida State at USF Noon CBSSN Fri., Sept. 2 Army at Temple 7 p.m. ESPN Sat., Sept. 3 Fordham at Navy Noon Thu., Sept. 15 Houston at Cincinnati * 7:30 p.m. San Jose State at Tulsa 7 p.m. Fri., Sept. 23 TCU at SMU 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 10 UConn at Navy * 3:30 p.m. Thu., Sept. 29 UConn at Houston * 8 p.m. Northern Illinois at USF 7 p.m. Thu., Oct. 6 Temple at Memphis * 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 17 Maryland at UCF 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 21 USF at Temple * 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 24 Syracuse at UConn 1 p.m. Thu., Nov. 17 Louisville at Houston 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 1 UCF at East Carolina * Noon Navy at Air Force 3:30 p.m. ABC or ESPN Sat., Oct. 8 Cincinnati at UConn * 11:30 a.m. Sat., Dec. 3 Championship Noon Houston at Navy * 3 p.m. Sat., Oct. 15 UConn at USF * 7 p.m. ESPN2 Sat., Oct. 22 Memphis at Navy * 3:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 1 Memphis at Mississippi 7 p.m. East Carolina at Cincinnati 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 7 SMU at Tulsa * 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 29 Cincinnati at Temple * 3:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 15 Tulsa at Houston * 7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 12 Tulsa at Navy * Noon Sat., Oct. 22 Houston at SMU * 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 18 Memphis at Cincinnati * 8 p.m. Fri., Oct. 28 Navy at USF * 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 4 Temple at UConn * 7 p.m. FS1 Sat., Sept. 10 SMU at Baylor 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Sat., Sept. 10 North Carolina State at East Carolina Noon SNY Sat., Sept. 17 Kansas at Memphis Noon Sat., Sept. 17 Virginia at UConn 1:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 24 Houston at Texas State 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 1 USF at Cincinnati * 7 p.m. ACC Network Fri., Oct. 14 Memphis at Tulane * 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 24 East Carolina at Virginia Tech 12:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 15 Temple at UCF * 7:30 p.m. Sat, Oct. 22 Tulane at Tulsa * 3:45 p.m. SEC Network Sat., Oct. 29 UCF at Houston * Noon Sat., Sept. 17 East Carolina at South Carolina 4 p.m. ESPNEWS Big Ten Network Sat., Sept. 24 Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati 3:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 10 Cincinnati at Purdue Noon Bowling Green at Memphis 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 17 Temple at Penn State Noon Sat., Oct. 1 Temple at SMU * Noon Sat., Oct. 8 East Carolina at USF * Noon MW Network Sat., Oct. 22 UCF at UConn * Noon Sat., Sept. 24 Tulsa at Fresno State 4:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 29 UConn at East Carolina * Noon SMU at Tulane * 4 p.m. beIN Sports Tulsa at Memphis * 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 24 UCF at Florida International 7 p.m. ESPN3 Thu., Sept. 1 UT Martin at Cincinnati 7 p.m. Maine at UConn 7 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change. Tulane at Wake Forest 7 p.m. * American Athletic Conference game Sat., Sept. 3 Western Carolina at East Carolina 6 p.m. South Carolina State at UCF 7 p.m. Southeast Missouri State at Memphis 7 p.m. Towson at USF 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 10 Lamar at Houston Noon Stony Brook at Temple 1 p.m. Southern at Tulane 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 17 North Carolina A&T at Tulsa 2 p.m. USF at Syracuse 3:30 p.m. Liberty at SMU 7 p.m. Navy at Tulane * 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 24 Charlotte at Temple Noon Louisiana at Tulane 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 1 Tulane at Massachusetts 3:30 p.m.

13 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football MEDIA SERVICES BIG EAST FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES

American Athletic Conference TheAmerican.org Weekly Release & Statistics The official website of the American Athletic Media members may access PDF versions of the Communications Contacts Conference features up-to-date information on all complete weekly release, including conference facets of the league. Football standings, results, and team-by-team statistics, on TheAmerican.org UCF statistics and notes are updated as games are or via CollegePressBox.com. Regular updates of Andy Seeley Office...... (407) 823-2729 played. In addition, in-game scores for all football the weekly release will be distributed via e-mail Mobile...... (407) 342-1706 contests involving American Athletic Conference from the conference office. To be included on the e-mail...... [email protected] teams will be updated in-progress. distribution list, send an email request to Chuck Sullivan at [email protected]. CINCINNATI Ryan Koslen Office...... (513) 556-5186 Weekly Football Highlights Mobile...... (513) 497-3132 The American Athletic Conference offers video e-mail...... [email protected] CollegePressBox.com is the official media website highlights and clips of selected press conferences UCONN for American Athletic Conference football and the on a weekly basis through the XOS Digital XChange Mike Enright media home for information on every Division FTP tool. Content is available in full broadcast- Office...... (860) 486-2241 I team and conference. Access and download quality resolution. Contact Chuck Sullivan weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media Mobile...... (860) 208-4756 ([email protected]) for information on e-mail...... [email protected] guides, photos and more for the conference and how to access the highlights. each of its 12 member schools throughout the EAST CAROLINA season. Login information will be distributed to Tom McClellan accredited media, or you can apply for a password Office...... (252) 737-1274 by sending an e-mail to password@collegepress- Weekly Awards The American names offensive, defensive and Mobile...... (252) 414-0990 box.com. e-mail...... [email protected] special teams Players of the Week each Monday morning during the season. Winners are chosen HOUSTON Weekly Teleconference from nominations provided by conference sports David Bassity information directors. The information will be avail- Office...... (713) 743-9409 The American Athletic Conference will hold weekly able from the conference office via release as well teleconferences with its 12 head football coaches, Mobile...... (405) 274-1455 as on the league website. e-mail...... [email protected] beginning Monday, Aug. 29 and continuing each Monday through Nov. 21. Each coach will be MEMPHIS available for 10 minutes. Media representatives Annual Awards Tammy DeGroff wishing to participate in the teleconference Office...... (901) 678-5787 The American Athletic Conference will name first should contact The American office for the phone Mobile...... (901) 734-1504 and second all-conference teams, players of the number. This year’s schedule is as follows (all e-mail...... [email protected] times Eastern): year on offense, defense and special teams, rookie of the year and coach of the year. The awards NAVY 11 a.m. Ken Niumatalolo, Navy are chosen by a vote of the league’s 12 head Scott Strasemeier 11:10 a.m. Chad Morris, SMU coaches at the conclusion of the regular season. Office...... (410) 293-8775 11:20 a.m. Bob Diaco, UConn The awards will be announced Nov. 30, 2016. Mobile...... (443) 336-9023 11:30 a.m. Scottie Montgomery, East Carolina The American Athletic Conference All-Academic e-mail...... [email protected] 11:40 a.m. Philip Montgomery, Tulsa Team is comprised of players who have an overall 11:50 a.m. Tom Herman, Houston grade-point average of 3.00 or better over the USF Noon Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati previous academic year and completed at least Brian Siegrist Office...... (813) 974-4086 12:10 p.m. Willie Taggart, USF two semesters of academic work. The team is Mobile...... (813) 293-3897 12:20 p.m. Matt Rhule, Temple announced in August. The American Athletic Con- e-mail...... [email protected] 12:30 p.m. Mike Norvell, Memphis ference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year was established to recognize student-athletes who 12:40 p.m. Scott Frost, UCF SMU have achieved success in the classroom and on 12:50 p.m. Willie Fritz, Tulane Brad Sutton the field. The winner receives a scholarship which Office...... (214) 768-1651 may be applied to graduate or professional studies. Mobile...... (214) 914-8705 Social Media e-mail...... 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14 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football EAST DIVISION RESULTS & SCHEDULES

UCF (3-3, 1-1 American) Rank Offense Defense Date Opponent Result Attend. UCF Opp Rush Pass Total Passing TO Rush Pass Total TO 9/3 South Carolina State W, 38-0 36,260 -/- -/- 197 265 462 20-36-0 2 85 138 223 3 9/10 at Michigan L, 14-51 109,295 -/- 5/6 275 56 331 6-22-0 2 119 328 447 0 9/17 Maryland 2ot L, 24-30 43,197 -/- -/- 195 260 455 21-37-1 4 246 127 373 0 9/24 at Florida International W, 53-14 18,524 -/- -/- 276 225 501 12-20-0 0 80 109 189 1 10/1 at East Carolina * W, 47-29 46,042 -/- -/- 214 156 370 11-29-2 2 48 470 518 3 10/15 Temple * L, 25-26 38,299 -/- -/- 86 210 296 13-22-1 1 197 167 364 2 10/22 at UConn * (Noon, ESPNews) 10/29 at Houston * (Noon, ESPNU) 11/5 Tulane * 11/12 Cincinnati * 11/19 Tulsa * 11/26 at USF *

CINCINNATI (3-3, 0-3 American) Rank Offense Defense Date Opponent Result Attend. Cin Opp Rush Pass Total Passing TO Rush Pass Total TO 9/1 UT Martin W, 28-7 28,520 -/- -/- 140 260 400 21-34-1 3 177 146 323 3 9/10 at Purdue W, 38-20 33,068 -/- -/- 262 250 512 19-32-0 0 103 401 504 5 9/15 Houston * L, 16-40 40,015 rv/- 6/7 30 277 307 22-39-3 3 180 326 506 3 9/24 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-20 38,112 -/- -/- 185 276 461 25-38-2 3 65 248 313 2 10/1 USF * L, 20-45 35,108 -/- -/rv 130 263 393 23-41-3 4 226 228 454 0 10/8 at UConn L, 9-20 24,169 -/- -/- 2 315 317 29-56-1 1 188 224 412 2 10/22 East Carolina * (7 p.m., CBSSN) 10/29 at Temple* (3:30 p.m., CBSSN) 11/5 Brigham Young 11/12 at UCF * 11/18 Memphis * (8 p.m., CBSSN) 11/25 at Tulsa *

UCONN (3-4, 1-3 American) Rank Offense Defense Date Opponent Result Attend. UConn Opp Rush Pass Total Passing TO Rush Pass Total TO 9/1 Maine W, 24-21 29,377 -/- -/- 200 162 362 16-23-0 1 40 269 309 0 9/10 at Navy * L, 24-28 31,501 -/- rv/rv 90 264 354 24-27-0 2 235 130 365 1 9/17 Virginia W, 13-10 31,036 -/- -/- 123 154 277 13-24-1 2 140 241 381 1 9/24 Syracuse L, 24-31 31,899 -/- -/- 144 281 425 28-46-1 1 62 407 469 0 9/29 at Houston * L, 14-42 40,873 -/- 6/7 62 273 335 16-36-0 0 114 426 540 0 10/8 Cincinnati * W, 20-9 24,169 -/- -/- 188 224 412 18-33-2 2 2 315 317 1 10/15 at USF * L, 27-42 30,297 -/- rv/rv 72 306 378 22-39-0 0 316 213 529 4 10/22 UCF * (Noon, ESPNews) 10/29 at East Carolina * (Noon, ESPNews) 11/4 Temple * (7 p.m., ESPN2) 11/19 at Boston College 11/26 Tulane

15 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football EAST DIVISION RESULTS & SCHEDULES

EAST CAROLINA (2-4, 0-2 American) Rank Offense Defense Date Opponent Result Attend. ECU Opp Rush Pass Total Passing TO Rush Pass Total TO 9/3 Western Carolina W, 52-7 44,161 -/- -/- 275 413 688 29-33-0 1 148 172 320 1 9/10 North Carolina State W, 33-30 50,719 -/- -/rv 148 297 445 33-43-1 2 215 282 497 1 9/17 at South Carolina L, 15-20 80,384 -/- -/- 119 400 519 44-58-2 4 117 195 312 0 9/24 at Virginia Tech L, 17-54 63,712 -/- rv/- 81 362 443 17-34-0 1 167 295 462 0 10/1 UCF * L, 29-47 46,042 -/- -/- 48 470 518 35-68-1 3 214 156 370 2 10/8 at USF * L, 22-38 30,397 -/- rv/rv 168 308 476 33-56-1 1 306 250 556 1 10/22 at Cincinnati * (7 p.m., CBSSN) 10/29 UConn * (Noon, ESPNews) 11/5 at Tulsa * 11/12 SMU * 11/19 Navy * 11/26 at Temple *

USF (6-1, 3-0 American) Rank Offense Defense Date Opponent Result Attend. USF Opp Rush Pass Total Passing TO Rush Pass Total TO 9/3 Towson W, 56-20 35,976 rv/rv -/- 214 230 444 13-25-1 2 127 165 292 4 9/10 Northern Illinois W, 48-17 36,557 -/- -/- 293 365 658 25-39-0 1 157 161 318 0 9/17 at Syracuse W, 45-20 32,288 -/rv -/- 239 215 454 14-29-0 0 199 350 549 3 9/24 Florida State L, 35-55 63,712 rv/rv 13/14 290 160 450 5-14-2 2 478 169 647 1 10/1 at Cincinnati * W, 45-20 35,108 -/rv -/- 226 228 454 22-33-0 0 130 263 393 4 10/8 East Carolina * W, 38-22 30,397 rv/rv -/- 306 250 556 21-29-0 1 168 308 476 1 10/15 UConn * W, 42-27 30,297 rv/rv -/- 316 213 529 23-37-2 4 72 306 378 0 10/21 at Temple * (7 p.m., ESPN) 10/28 Navy * (7 p.m., ESPN2) 11/12 at Memphis * 11/19 at SMU * 11/26 UCF *

TEMPLE (4-3, 2-1 American) Rank Offense Defense Date Opponent Result Attend. Tem Opp Rush Pass Total Passing TO Rush Pass Total TO 9/2 Army L, 13-28 34,005 -/- -/- 83 168 251 12-26-3 3 329 15 344 0 9/10 Stony Brook W, 38-0 22,296 -/- -/- 177 124 301 11-25-1 1 49 84 133 4 9/17 at Penn State L, 27-34 100,420 -/- -/- 38 286 324 25-34-1 1 116 287 403 3 9/24 Charlotte W, 48-20 27,786 -/- -/- 210 297 507 17-32-0 0 231 198 429 1 10/1 SMU * W, 45-20 22,401 -/- -/- 244 124 368 7-18-2 3 89 199 288 2 10/6 at Memphis * L, 27-34 34,743 -/- -/- 86 445 531 36-59-2 3 149 174 323 1 10/15 at UCF * W, 26-25 38,299 -/- -/- 197 167 364 12-24-1 2 86 210 296 1 10/21 USF * (7 p.m., ESPN) 10/29 Cincinnati * (3:30 p.m., CBSSN) 11/4 at UConn * (7 p.m., ESPN2) 11/19 at Tulane * 11/26 East Carolina *

16 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football WEST DIVISION RESULTS & SCHEDULES

HOUSTON (6-1, 3-1 American) Rank Offense Defense Date Opponent Result Attend. Hou Opp Rush Pass Total Passing TO Rush Pass Total TO 9/3 vs. Oklahoma 1 W, 33-23 71,016 15/13 3/3 89 321 410 23-40-0 1 70 323 393 2 9/10 Lamar W, 42-0 39,402 6/7 -/- 381 130 511 15-26-1 1 15 58 73 1 9/15 at Cincinnati * W, 40-16 40,015 6/7 rv/- 180 326 506 24-36-2 3 30 277 307 3 9/24 at Texas State W, 64-3 33,133 6/7 -/- 243 320 563 25-32-0 0 33 109 142 1 9/29 UConn * W, 42-14 40,873 6/7 -/- 114 426 540 30-49-0 0 62 273 335 0 10/8 at Navy * L, 40-46 34,531 6/5 -/- 125 359 484 32-50-2 3 306 76 382 0 10/15 Tulsa * W, 38-31 38,221 13/12 -/rv 268 254 522 26-34-1 3 94 365 459 2 10/22 at SMU * (7 p.m., ESPN2) 10/29 UCF * (Noon, ESPNU) 11/12 Tulane * 11/17 Louisville (8 p.m., ESPN) 11/25 at Memphis *

1 AdvoCare Texas Kickoff, NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

MEMPHIS (5-1, 2-0 American) Rank Offense Defense Date Opponent Result Attend. Mem Opp Rush Pass Total Passing TO Rush Pass Total TO 9/3 Southeast Missouri State W, 35-17 42,876 -/rv -/- 111 295 406 26-40-2 3 110 143 253 1 9/17 Kansas W, 43-7 34,448 -/- -/- 205 189 394 15-25-0 0 121 193 314 6 9/24 Bowling Green W, 77-3 38,713 -/rv -/- 240 395 635 23-32-0 0 91 203 294 4 10/1 at Mississippi L, 28-48 65,889 rv/rv 16/17 119 355 474 31-47-3 4 263 361 624 1 10/6 Temple * W, 34-27 34,743 -/- -/- 149 174 323 17-26-0 1 86 445 531 3 10/14 at Tulane * W, 24-14 21,098 -/rv -/- 163 236 399 21-34-1 3 169 144 313 3 10/22 at Navy * (3:30 p.m., CBSSN) 10/29 Tulsa * (8 p.m., ESPNews) 11/5 at SMU * 11/12 USF * 11/18 at Cinicnnati * (8 p.m., CBSSN) 11/25 Houston *

NAVY (4-1, 3-0 American) Rank Offense Defense Date Opponent Result Attend. Navy Opp Rush Pass Total Passing TO Rush Pass Total TO 9/3 Fordham W ,52-16 28,238 rv/rv -/- 427 123 550 4-4-0 0 162 302 464 1 9/10 UConn * W, 28-24 31,501 rv/rv -/- 235 130 365 6-8-0 1 90 264 354 2 9/17 at Tulane * W, 21-14 21,503 -/rv -/- 287 59 346 5-12-0 2 240 21 261 0 10/1 at Air Force L, 14-28 43,063 rv/rv -/rv 57 260 317 17-31-2 3 173 257 430 0 10/8 Houston * W, 46-40 34,531 -/- 6/5 306 76 382 3-5-0 0 125 359 484 3 10/22 Memphis * (3:30 p.m., CBSSN) 10/28 at USF * (7 p.m., ESPN2) 11/5 vs. Notre Dame 1 (11:30 a.m., CBS) 11/12 Tulsa * (Noon, CBSSN) 11/19 at East Carolina * 11/26 at SMU * 12/10 vs. Army 2 (3 p.m., CBS)

1 EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla. 2 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore Md.

17 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football WEST DIVISION RESULTS & SCHEDULES

SMU (2-4, 0-2 American) Rank Offense Defense Date Opponent Result Attend. SMU Opp Rush Pass Total Passing TO Rush Pass Total TO 9/3 at North Texas W, 34-21 24,718 -/- -/- 272 300 572 13-27-1 1 83 311 394 3 9/10 at Baylor L, 13-40 45,499 -/- 23/19 176 229 405 17-44-3 4 275 261 536 3 9/17 Liberty W, 29-14 22,127 -/- -/- 286 209 495 19-32-2 2 97 183 280 4 9/23 TCU L, 3-33 30,987 -/- rv/21 76 244 320 19-35-2 2 137 452 589 1 10/1 at Temple * L, 20-45 22,401 -/- -/- 89 199 288 22-44-2 2 244 124 368 3 10/7 at Tulsa * ot L, 40-43 20,089 -/- -/- 154 258 412 29-52-0 0 315 247 562 1 10/22 Houston * (7 p.m., ESPN2) 10/29 at Tulane * (4 p.m., ESPNews) 11/5 Memphis * 11/12 at East Carolina * 11/19 USF * 11/26 Navy *

TULANE (3-3, 0-2 American) Rank Offense Defense Date Opponent Result Attend. Tulane Opp Rush Pass Total Passing TO Rush Pass Total TO 9/1 at Wake Forest L, 3-7 24,398 -/- -/- 146 134 280 12-23-0 1 79 96 175 0 9/10 Southern W, 66-21 27,179 -/- -/- 437 12 449 2-6-1 1 54 281 335 4 9/17 Navy * L, 15-20 21,503 -/- -/rv 240 21 261 3-12-0 0 287 59 346 2 9/24 Louisiana 4ot W, 41-39 24,253 -/- -/- 130 181 311 13-26-1 1 137 240 377 4 10/1 at Massachusetts W, 31-24 14,892 -/- -/- 280 168 448 11-21-0 1 131 181 312 1 10/14 Memphis * L, 14-24 21,098 -/- -/rv 169 144 313 11-30-1 3 163 236 399 3 10/22 at Tulsa * (3:45 p.m., ESPNU) 10/29 SMU * (4 p.m., ESPNews) 11/5 at UCF * 11/12 at Houston * 11/19 Temple * 11/26 at UConn *

TULSA (4-2, 1-1 American) Rank Offense Defense Date Opponent Result Attend. Tulsa Opp Rush Pass Total Passing TO Rush Pass Total TO 9/3 San Jose State W, 45-10 18,748 -/- -/- 305 207 512 13-25-0 0 53 234 287 3 9/10 at Ohio State L, 3-48 104,410 -/- 4/4 61 127 188 15-32-4 6 268 149 417 1 9/17 North Carolina A&T W, 58-21 16,111 -/- -/- 135 358 493 25-39-1 2 125 243 368 2 9/24 at Fresno State 2ot W, 48-41 23,273 -/- -/- 344 273 617 22-32-1 2 177 276 453 1 10/7 SMU * ot W, 43-40 20,089 -/- -/- 315 247 562 25-44-1 1 154 258 412 0 10/15 at Houston * L, 31-38 38,299 -/rv 13/12 94 365 459 27-51-1 2 268 254 522 3 10/22 Tulane * (3:45 p.m., ESPNU) 10/29 at Memphis * (8 p.m., ESPNews) 11/5 East Carolina * 11/12 at Navy * (Noon, CBSSN) 11/19 at UCF * 11/25 Cincinnati *

18 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football 2016 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

Thursday, September 1 Saturday, October 1 Thursday, November 17 Cincinnati 24, UT Martin 7 UCF 47, East Carolina 29 * Louisville at Houston (8 p.m., ESPN) UConn 24, Maine 21 Temple 45, SMU 20 * Wake Forest 7, Tulane 3 Air Force 28, Navy 14 Friday, November 18 Tulane 31, Massachusetts 24 Memphis at Cincinnati * (8 p.m., CBSSN) Friday, September 2 Mississippi 48, Memphis 28 Army 28, Temple 13 USF 45, Cincinnati 20 * Saturday, November 19 Tulsa at UCF * Saturday, September 3 Thursday, October 6 UConn at Boston College Houston 33, Oklahoma 23 1 Memphis 34, Temple 27 * Navy at East Carolina * Navy 52, Fordham 16 USF at SMU * East Carolina 52, Western Carolina 7 Friday, October 7 Temple at Tulane * UCF 38, South Carolina State 0 Tulsa 43, SMU 40 (ot) * Memphis 35, Southeast Missouri State 17 Friday, November 25 USF 56, Towson 20 Saturday, October 8 Cincinnati at Tulsa * SMU 34, North Texas 21 UConn 20, Cincinnati 9 * Houston at Memphis * Tulsa 45, San Jose State 10 USF 38, East Carolina 22 * Navy 46, Houston 40 * Saturday, November 26 Saturday, September 10 UCF at USF * Michigan 51, UCF 14 Friday, October 14 Tulane at UConn * Cincinnati 38, Purdue 20 Memphis 24, Tulane 14 * East Carolina at Temple * East Carolina 33, North Carolina State 30 Navy at SMU * Houston 42, Lamar 0 Saturday, October 15 Temple 38, Stony Brook 0 USF 42, UConn 27* Saturday, December 3 Navy 28, UConn 24 * Houston 38, Tulsa 31 * American Athletic Conference Championship (Noon, Baylor 40, SMU 13 Temple 26, UCF 25 * ABC/ESPN) Ohio State 48, Tulsa 3 USF 48, Northern Illinois 17 Friday, October 21 Saturday, December 10 Tulane 66, Southern 21 USF at Temple * (7 p.m., ESPN) Navy vs. Army 3 (3 p.m., CBS)

Thursday, September 15 Saturday, October 22 Saturday, December 17 Houston 40, Cincinnati 16 * UCF at UConn * (Noon, ESPNews) AutoNation Cure Bowl (5:30 p.m., CBSSN) Memphis at Navy * (3:30 p.m., CBSSN) Saturday, September 17 Tulane at Tulsa * (3:45 p.m., ESPNU) Monday, December 19 Memphis 43, Kansas 7 East Carolina at Cincinnati * (7 p.m., CBSSN) Miami Beach Bowl (2:30 p.m., ESPN) Penn State 34, Temple 27 Houston at SMU * (7 p.m., ESPN2) UConn 13, Virginia 10 Tuesday, December 20 Tulsa 58, North Carolina A&T 21 Friday, October 28 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl (7 p.m., ESPN) USF 45, Syracuse 20 Navy at USF * (7 p.m., ESPN2) South Carolina 20, East Carolina 15 Friday, December 23 Maryland 30, UCF 24 (2ot) Saturday, October 29 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (1 p.m., ESPN) SMU 29, Liberty 14 UCF at Houston * (Noon, ESPNU) Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Navy 21, Tulane 14 * UConn at East Carolina * (Noon, ESPNews) (4:30 p.m., ESPN) Cincinnati at Temple * (3:30 p.m., CBSSN) Friday, September 23 SMU at Tulane * (4 p.m., ESPNews) Monday, Decmeber 26 TCU 33, SMU 3 Tulsa at Memphis * (8 p.m., ESPNews) St. Petersburg Bowl (11 a.m., ESPN)

Saturday, September 24 Friday, November 4 Tuesday, December 27 Florida State 55, USF 35 Temple at UConn * (7 p.m., ESPN2) Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman Temple 48, Charlotte 20 (3:30 p.m., ESPN) Virginia Tech 54, East Carolina 17 Saturday, November 5 Syracuse 31, UConn 24 Tulane at UCF * Thursday, December 29 Cincinnati 27, Miami (Ohio) 20 Brigham Young at Cincinnati Birmingham Bowl (2 p.m., ESPN) Tulsa 48, Fresno State 41 (2ot) East Carolina at Tulsa * UCF 53, Florida International 14 Memphis at SMU * * American Athletic Conference game Houston 64, Texas State 3 Navy vs. Notre Dame 2 (11:30 a.m., CBS) 1 NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas Memphis 77, Bowling Green 3 2 EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Fla. Tulane 41, Louisiana 39 (4ot) Saturday, November 12 3 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md. Tulsa at Navy * (Noon, CBSSN) Thursday, September 29 Cincinnati at UCF * All times Eastern; all dates and times subject to Houston 42, UConn 14 * SMU at East Carolina * change. Additional television listings will be announced USF at Memphis * as they become available Tulane at Houston *

19 • 2016 American Athletic Conference Football 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Oct 16, 2016

RUSHING Cl G Att. Yds Avg. TD Lg Avg/G TOTAL OFFENSE Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G 1. BREWER, D'Angelo-TLS Jr 6 145 742 5.1 4 40 123.7 1. WARD Jr., Greg-HOU Sr 6 414 1938 329 2352 392.0 2. MACK, Marlon-USF Jr 6 84 592 7.0 9 65 98.7 2. FLOWERS, Quinton-USF Jr 7 655 1535 275 2190 312.9 3. FLOWERS, Quinton-USF Jr 7 94 655 7.0 7 54 93.6 3. NELSON, Philip-ECU Sr 6 30 1841 272 1871 311.8 4. WEST, Braeden-SMU So 6 97 521 5.4 3 66 86.8 4. SHIRREFFS, Bryant-UCONN Jr 7 231 1588 336 1819 259.9 5. FLANDERS, James-TLS Sr 6 81 460 5.7 5 61 76.7 5. FERGUSON, Riley-MEM Jr 6 -67 1596 229 1529 254.8 6. DORCEUS, D.-MEM Jr 6 59 428 7.3 5 71 71.3 6. EVANS, Dane-TLS Sr 6 -69 1500 237 1431 238.5 7. WARD Jr., Greg-HOU Sr 6 105 414 3.9 6 33 69.0 7. WALKER,Phillip-TEM Sr 7 -38 1582 247 1544 220.6 8. HILLIARD, Dontrell-TLN Jr 6 79 405 5.1 5 42 67.5 8. HICKS, Ben-SMU Fr 6 -34 1284 231 1250 208.3 9. HIGH, Chris-NAVY Jr 5 39 320 8.2 5 70 64.0 9. WORTH, Will-NAVY Sr 5 288 603 160 891 178.2 10. GREEN, Tion-CIN Sr 6 76 360 4.7 2 24 60.0 10. CUIELLETTE, Glen-TLN So 6 160 616 163 776 129.3

PASSING AVG/GAME Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Avg/G SCORING Cl G TD FG XPT 2XP Pts Pts/G 1. WARD Jr., Greg-HOU Sr 6 157-224-5 1938 11 323.0 1. JONES, Redford-TLS Jr 6 0 11 27 0 60 10.0 2. NELSON, Philip-ECU Sr 6 160-233-4 1841 11 306.8 2. ELLIOTT, Jake-MEM Sr 6 0 10 27 0 57 9.5 3. FERGUSON, Riley-MEM Jr 6 129-197-6 1596 12 266.0 3. MACK, Marlon-USF Jr 6 9 0 0 0 54 9.0 4. EVANS, Dane-TLS Sr 6 122-213-8 1500 10 250.0 4. CUMMINGS, Ty-HOU Sr 7 0 9 35 0 62 8.9 5. SHIRREFFS, Bryant-UCONN Jr 7 132-219-4 1588 7 226.9 5. JONES,Austin-TEM Jr 6 0 10 23 0 53 8.8 6. WALKER,Phillip-TEM Sr 7 118-210-10 1582 10 226.0 6. NADELMAN, Emilio-USF Jr 7 0 5 42 0 57 8.1 7. FLOWERS, Quinton-USF Jr 7 106-181-5 1535 13 219.3 7. WILSON, Dontravious-UCF Sr 6 8 0 0 0 48 8.0 8. HICKS, Ben-SMU Fr 6 111-214-9 1284 6 214.0 8. JOHNSON, D'Ernest-USF Jr 7 9 0 0 0 54 7.7 9. WORTH, Will-NAVY Sr 5 34-58-2 603 3 120.6 9. WILLIAMS, Josh-SMU So 6 0 11 13 0 46 7.7 10. CUIELLETTE, Glen-TLN So 6 45-98-3 616 6 102.7 10. PLOWMAN, Davis-ECU Sr 5 0 9 11 0 38 7.6

PASS EFFICIENCY Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Eff. SCORING (TDs) Cl G TD Run Pass Ret Pat Pts Avg/G 1. WORTH, Will-NAVY Sr 5 34-58-2 603 3 156.1 1. MACK, Marlon-USF Jr 6 9 9 0 0 0 54 9.0 2. WARD Jr., Greg-HOU Sr 6 157-224-5 1938 11 154.5 2. WILSON, Dontravious-UCF Sr 6 8 7 1 0 0 48 8.0 3. FLOWERS, Quinton-USF Jr 7 106-181-5 1535 13 148.0 3. JOHNSON, D'Ernest-USF Jr 7 9 4 4 1 0 54 7.7 4. FERGUSON, Riley-MEM Jr 6 129-197-6 1596 12 147.5 4. WORTH, Will-NAVY Sr 5 6 6 0 0 0 36 7.2 5. NELSON, Philip-ECU Sr 6 160-233-4 1841 11 147.2 5. BIRDEN, Dillon-HOU Jr 6 7 6 1 0 0 42 7.0 6. SHIRREFFS, Bryant-UCONN Jr 7 132-219-4 1588 7 128.1 6. ADAMS, Rodney-USF Sr 7 8 4 4 0 0 48 6.9 7. WALKER,Phillip-TEM Sr 7 118-210-10 1582 10 125.7 7. DORCEUS, D.-MEM Jr 6 6 5 1 0 0 36 6.0 8. EVANS, Dane-TLS Sr 6 122-213-8 1500 10 124.4 FLOWERS, Quinton-USF Jr 7 7 7 0 0 0 42 6.0 9. CUIELLETTE, Glen-TLN So 6 45-98-3 616 6 112.8 WARD Jr., Greg-HOU Sr 6 6 6 0 0 0 36 6.0 10. HICKS, Ben-SMU Fr 6 111-214-9 1284 6 103.1 ARMSTEAD,Ryquell-TEM So 7 7 7 0 0 0 42 6.0

RECEPTIONS/GAME Cl G No. Yds TD Lg Yds/G Rec/G SCORING (KICK) Cl G PAT FG Pts Avg/G 1. JONES, Zay-ECU Sr 6 84 840 3 33 140.0 14.0 1. JONES, Redford-TLS Jr 6 27-27 11-15 60 10.0 2. THOMAS, Noel-UCONN Sr 7 67 758 3 62 108.3 9.6 2. ELLIOTT, Jake-MEM Sr 6 27-27 10-12 57 9.5 3. BONNER, Linell-HOU Jr 7 55 653 2 37 93.3 7.9 3. CUMMINGS, Ty-HOU Sr 7 35-38 9-11 62 8.9 4. LUCAS, Keevan-TLS Sr 6 41 596 5 52 99.3 6.8 4. JONES,Austin-TEM Jr 6 23-23 10-12 53 8.8 5. COLE, Nate-CIN Sr 6 35 364 4 28 60.7 5.8 5. NADELMAN, Emilio-USF Jr 7 42-42 5-5 57 8.1 6. JOHNSON, Quay-ECU Jr 6 34 352 2 75 58.7 5.7 6. WILLIAMS, Josh-SMU So 6 13-13 11-13 46 7.7 7. ATKINSON, Josh-TLS Sr 6 33 377 2 33 62.8 5.5 7. PLOWMAN, Davis-ECU Sr 5 11-12 9-14 38 7.6 PROCHE, James-SMU Fr 6 33 340 1 52 56.7 5.5 8. WRIGHT, Matthew-UCF So 6 21-21 8-11 45 7.5 9. MILLER, Anthony-MEM Jr 6 32 438 2 84 73.0 5.3 9. DiROCCO, Andrew-TLN Jr 6 19-19 7-10 40 6.7 10. SUTTON, Courtland-SMU So 6 30 590 4 88 98.3 5.0 10. PUYOL, Bobby-UCONN Sr 7 17-17 9-10 44 6.3

RECEIVE YDS/GAME Cl G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/C Yds/G PUNT RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G 1. JONES, Zay-ECU Sr 6 84 840 3 33 10.0140.0 1. WADLEY, Keidrien-TLS Fr 6 14 163 0 60 11.6 2. THOMAS, Noel-UCONN Sr 7 67 758 3 62 11.3108.3 3. LUCAS, Keevan-TLS Sr 6 41 596 5 52 14.5 99.3 KICK RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G 4. SUTTON, Courtland-SMU So 6 30 590 4 88 19.7 98.3 1. POLLARD, Tony-MEM Fr 6 13 392 1 95 30.2 5. BONNER, Linell-HOU Jr 7 55 653 2 37 11.9 93.3 2. ROMINE, Dishan-NAVY Sr 5 10 284 0 85 28.4 6. WILLIAMS, Jimmy-ECU Sr 6 20 470 3 75 23.5 78.3 3. LOUIE, Bishop-TLS Jr 6 15 327 0 52 21.8 7. GRAY, Devin-CIN Jr 6 29 442 1 61 15.2 73.7 4. BOONE, Mike-CIN Jr 6 13 276 0 39 21.2 8. MILLER, Anthony-MEM Jr 6 32 438 2 84 13.7 73.0 5. JOHNSON, Kevin-SMU Fr 6 13 252 0 34 19.4 9. DUNBAR, Steven-HOU Jr 7 33 480 3 48 14.5 68.6 10. ADAMS, Rodney-USF Sr 7 32 459 4 84 14.3 65.6 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Oct 16, 2016

ALL PURPOSE Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G 1. JONES, Zay-ECU Sr 6 24 840 0 0 864 144.0 2. BREWER, D'Angelo-TLS Jr 6 742 9 0 0 751 125.2 3. BOONE, Mike-CIN Jr 6 254 166 0 276 696 116.0 4. THOMAS, Noel-UCONN Sr 7 44 758 0 0 802 114.6 5. ADAMS, Rodney-USF Sr 7 106 459 0 230 795 113.6 6. MACK, Marlon-USF Jr 6 592 88 0 0 680 113.3 7. NEWSOME, Arkeel-UCONN Jr 7 412 149 0 135 696 99.4 8. POLLARD, Tony-MEM Fr 6 75 121 8 392 596 99.3 9. LUCAS, Keevan-TLS Sr 6 -2 596 0 0 594 99.0 10. ROMINE, Dishan-NAVY Sr 5 164 45 0 284 493 98.6

PUNTING Cl G No. Yds Lg I20 50+ TB Avg. 1. SMITH, Spencer-MEM Sr 6 23 1055 63 7 9 2 45.9 2. HERNANDEZ, Jonathan-USF So 7 35 1454 54 15 8 0 41.5 3. PARKS, Dalton-TLS Sr 6 34 1407 61 11 5 4 41.4 4. WAIN, Justin-UCONN Sr 7 45 1859 54 20 6 4 41.3 5. BLOCK, Zachary-TLN So 6 29 1197 59 8 4 3 41.3 6. GREGORY, Worth-ECU Sr 6 21 866 62 7 3 0 41.2 7. GERACI, Sam-CIN Jr 6 29 1189 55 10 2 2 41.0 8. HOUSTON, Caleb-UCF Fr 6 25 1009 70 10 4 0 40.4 9. SACKVILLE, Jaime-SMU Fr 6 39 1559 65 10 3 2 40.0 10. STARZYK,Alex-TEM Jr 7 29 1151 55 10 4 0 39.7

FIELD GOALS Cl G Made Att. Long Pct. FG/G 1. WILLIAMS, Josh-SMU So 6 11 13 44 84.6 1.83 JONES, Redford-TLS Jr 6 11 15 43 73.3 1.83 3. PLOWMAN, Davis-ECU Sr 5 9 14 49 64.3 1.80 4. ELLIOTT, Jake-MEM Sr 6 10 12 50 83.3 1.67 JONES,Austin-TEM Jr 6 10 12 45 83.3 1.67 6. WRIGHT, Matthew-UCF So 6 8 11 46 72.7 1.33 7. PUYOL, Bobby-UCONN Sr 7 9 10 43 90.0 1.29 CUMMINGS, Ty-HOU Sr 7 9 11 47 81.8 1.29 9. DiROCCO, Andrew-TLN Jr 6 7 10 48 70.0 1.17 10. MOEHRING, Bennett-NAVY So 5 4 5 40 80.0 0.80

FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G Made Att. Long Pct. 1. PUYOL, Bobby-UCONN Sr 7 9 10 43 90.0 2. WILLIAMS, Josh-SMU So 6 11 13 44 84.6 3. ELLIOTT, Jake-MEM Sr 6 10 12 50 83.3 JONES,Austin-TEM Jr 6 10 12 45 83.3 5. CUMMINGS, Ty-HOU Sr 7 9 11 47 81.8 6. MOEHRING, Bennett-NAVY So 5 4 5 40 80.0 7. JONES, Redford-TLS Jr 6 11 15 43 73.3 8. WRIGHT, Matthew-UCF So 6 8 11 46 72.7 9. DiROCCO, Andrew-TLN Jr 6 7 10 48 70.0 10. PLOWMAN, Davis-ECU Sr 5 9 14 49 64.3

PAT KICKING PCT Cl G Made Att. Pct. 1. NADELMAN, Emilio-USF Jr 7 42 42 100.0 JONES, Redford-TLS Jr 6 27 27 100.0 ELLIOTT, Jake-MEM Sr 6 27 27 100.0 JONES,Austin-TEM Jr 6 23 23 100.0 WRIGHT, Matthew-UCF So 6 21 21 100.0 DiROCCO, Andrew-TLN Jr 6 19 19 100.0 PUYOL, Bobby-UCONN Sr 7 17 17 100.0 WILLIAMS, Josh-SMU So 6 13 13 100.0 9. MOEHRING, Bennett-NAVY So 5 19 20 95.0 10. CUMMINGS, Ty-HOU Sr 7 35 38 92.1 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Oct 16, 2016

TACKLES (All positions) Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G SACKS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G 1. WILSON, Eric-CIN Sr 6 LB 33 32 65 10.8 1. REDDICK,Haason-TEM Sr 7 DL 6 1 6.5 0.93 2. SANCHEZ, Auggie-USF Jr 7 LB 35 30 65 9.3 2. GRIFFIN, Shaquem-UCF Sr 6 LB 6 0 6.0 1.00 3. MELIFONWU, Obi-UCONN Sr 7 S 37 20 57 8.1 3. SANCHEZ, Auggie-USF Jr 7 LB 6 0 6.0 0.86 4. MARTIN, Trent-TLS Sr 6 LB 27 21 48 8.0 4. TAYLOR, Steven-HOU Sr 6 LB 5 1 5.5 0.92 5. THOMAS, Micah-NAVY Jr 5 LB 23 16 39 7.8 5. LAWLER, Justin-SMU Jr 6 DE 4 1 4.5 0.75 6. KINARD, Antonio-CIN Sr 6 LB 20 25 45 7.5 6. ORMSBY, Cole-UCONN Jr 7 4 0 4.0 0.57 RUCKER, Mark-UCF Sr 6 LB 29 16 45 7.5 7. GUERAD, Tony-UCF Jr 6 DL 3 1 3.5 0.58 MARLEY, Nico-TLN Jr 6 LB 28 17 45 7.5 WILSON, Petera-TLS Jr 6 LB 3 1 3.5 0.58 9. LINSCOTT, Matt-TLS Sr 6 LB 24 20 44 7.3 9. DELOATCH,Romond-TEM Sr 7 3 0 3.0 0.43 10. ADAMS, Matthew-HOU Jr 6 27 16 43 7.2 10. MARLEY, Nico-TLN Jr 6 LB 3 0 3.0 0.50 11. JOSEPH, Junior-UCONN Jr 7 LB 27 20 47 6.7 11. PALMORE, D.J.-NAVY Jr 5 3 0 3.0 0.60 12. DIGGS, Vontae-UCONN Jr 7 26 20 46 6.6 12. WILSON, Eric-CIN Sr 6 LB 3 0 3.0 0.50 13. BRADY, Jeremy-TLS Sr 6 S 24 15 39 6.5 13. OLIVER, Ed-HOU Fr 7 DT 3 0 3.0 0.43 14. SUITS, Craig-TLS Jr 6 LB 23 15 38 6.3 14. SMART, Tanzel-TLN Sr 6 DT 2 0 3.0 0.50 15. EDWARDS, Zach-CIN Sr 5 S 18 13 31 6.2 15. MARTIN,Jacob-TEM Jr 6 DL 2 1 2.5 0.42 16. OLIVER, Ed-HOU Fr 7 DT 29 14 43 6.1 16. HECTOR, Bruce-USF Jr 7 DT 2 1 2.5 0.36 17. HARRIS, Nigel-USF Sr 7 LB 22 20 42 6.0 17. FATUKASI, Foley-UCONN Jr 7 DL 2 0 2.0 0.29 MILLINES, Darrion-SMU Sr 6 DB 28 8 36 6.0 18. PITTMAN, Jamiyus-UCF Jr 6 DL 2 0 2.0 0.33 LAWLER, Justin-SMU Jr 6 DE 22 14 36 6.0 ARUNA, Ade-TLN Jr 6 2 0 2.0 0.33 HALL, Austin-MEM Fr 6 DB 31 5 36 6.0 WILSON, J.-MEM Fr 6 DL 2 0 2.0 0.33 AVERY, Genard-MEM Jr 6 LB 29 7 36 6.0 22. WILLIAMS, Jrdn-ECU Jr 6 LB 17 18 35 5.8 TACKLES FOR LOSS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G RICHARDSON, Trl-ECU Sr 6 LB 25 10 35 5.8 1. REDDICK,Haason-TEM Sr 7 DL 12 4 14.0 2.00 COOK, Jonathan-MEM Jr 6 DB 28 7 35 5.8 2. OLIVER, Ed-HOU Fr 7 DT 8 3 9.5 1.36 WYATT, Jordan-SMU So 6 DB 25 10 35 5.8 3. GRIFFIN, Shaquem-UCF Sr 6 LB 7 3 8.5 1.42 26. DAVIS, Garrett-HOU So 7 SAF 27 13 40 5.7 4. SANCHEZ, Auggie-USF Jr 7 LB 8 0 8.0 1.14 27. BRIM, Demeitre-UCF Fr 6 15 19 34 5.7 5. MOUHON, Kevin-CIN So 6 DE 6 3 7.5 1.25 FRANKLIN, Jarrod-TLN Jr 6 S 15 19 34 5.7 6. SMART, Tanzel-TLN Sr 6 DT 7 0 7.0 1.17 GRIFFIN, Shaquem-UCF Sr 6 LB 21 13 34 5.7 7. CARREZOLA, Luke-UCONN Jr 7 6 1 6.5 0.93 RHONE, Anthony-SMU Jr 6 25 9 34 5.7 8. LAWLER, Justin-SMU Jr 6 DE 5 3 6.5 1.08 31. WALSH, Matt-UCONN Sr 7 LB 28 11 39 5.6 9. ADAMS, Matthew-HOU Jr 6 5 2 6.0 1.00 32. PRATT, Dayon-ECU Sr 6 LB 20 13 33 5.5 MINOR, Zelt-SMU Sr 6 5 2 6.0 1.00 33. THOMAS, Jaymon-USF So 7 S 29 9 38 5.4 11. HARRIS, Nigel-USF Sr 7 LB 5 2 6.0 0.86 34. GILMAN, Alohi-NAVY Fr 5 S 21 6 27 5.4 12. TAYLOR, Steven-HOU Sr 6 LB 5 2 6.0 1.00 WILLIAMS, Sean-NAVY So 5 S 17 10 27 5.4 RUCKER, Mark-UCF Sr 6 LB 5 2 6.0 1.00 36. SMART, Tanzel-TLN Sr 6 DT 17 15 32 5.3 BRUBAKER, Jesse-TLS Jr 6 DT 5 2 6.0 1.00 CLEMONS, Rodney-SMU Fr 6 23 9 32 5.3 MARLEY, Nico-TLN Jr 6 LB 6 0 6.0 1.00 38. MUTCHERSON, TJ-UCF Fr 6 19 12 31 5.2 HALL, Austin-MEM Fr 6 DB 6 0 6.0 1.00 MARSHALL,Stephaun-TEM Sr 6 LB 18 13 31 5.2 17. WILSON, Eric-CIN Sr 6 LB 4 3 5.5 0.92 TAYLOR, Steven-HOU Sr 6 LB 14 17 31 5.2 BOWDEN, Yiannis-ECU So 6 LB 5 1 5.5 0.92 41. REDDICK,Haason-TEM Sr 7 DL 24 11 35 5.0 19. ORMSBY, Cole-UCONN Jr 7 5 1 5.5 0.79 42. WILLIAMS, Khalil-HOU Jr 7 SAF 23 11 34 4.9 20. GUERAD, Tony-UCF Jr 6 DL 4 2 5.0 0.83 43. HOGGINS, Ronnie-USF So 6 CB 19 10 29 4.8 GILBERT, Tyrell-CIN So 6 S 16 13 29 4.8 WHITFIELD, McKinley-TLS So 6 14 15 29 4.8 MITCHELL, Kyran-SMU So 6 20 9 29 4.8 MORLEY, Chris-MEM Sr 6 CB 21 8 29 4.8 48. GODWIN, Nate-USF Sr 7 S 24 9 33 4.7 SENAT, Deadrin-USF Jr 7 DT 20 13 33 4.7 WILLIAMS, Jhavon-UCONN Sr 7 CB 24 9 33 4.7 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Oct 16, 2016

PASSES DEFENDED Cl G BrUp Int. Total Avg/G 1. NICKERSON, Parry-TLN Jr 6 9 2 11 1.83 2. GRIFFIN, Shaquill-UCF Sr 6 7 2 9 1.50 3. MAULET, Arthur-MEM Sr 6 6 2 8 1.33 4. WILSON, Howard-HOU So 7 5 4 9 1.29 5. TYSON, Mike-CIN Sr 6 4 3 7 1.17 WYATT, Jordan-SMU So 6 3 4 7 1.17 STEPHENS, Linden-CIN Jr 6 5 2 7 1.17 MILLINES, Darrion-SMU Sr 6 4 3 7 1.17 RICHARDSON, Horace-SMU Sr 6 3 4 7 1.17 10. WILLIAMS, Jhavon-UCONN Sr 7 6 1 7 1.00 THOMAS, Alex-CIN So 6 3 3 6 1.00 LEWIS, Donnie-TLN So 6 5 1 6 1.00 13. SUMMERS, Jamar-UCONN Jr 7 5 1 6 0.86 WINCHESTER, Jeremy-HOU So 7 6 0 6 0.86 15. COOK, Jonathan-MEM Jr 6 4 1 5 0.83 LANIER, Chaunce-MEM Sr 6 4 1 5 0.83 MARTIN, Trent-TLS Sr 6 4 1 5 0.83 HILL, Keanu-TLS Jr 6 5 0 5 0.83 19. OLIVER, Ed-HOU Fr 7 5 0 5 0.71 20. GILBERT, Tyrell-CIN So 6 2 2 4 0.67

INTERCEPTIONS Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G 1. WYATT, Jordan-SMU So 6 4 97 2 35 0.67 RICHARDSON, Horace-SMU Sr 6 4 65 0 34 0.67 3. WILSON, Howard-HOU So 7 4 32 1 28 0.57 4. MILLINES, Darrion-SMU Sr 6 3 71 0 45 0.50 THOMAS, Alex-CIN So 6 3 47 0 25 0.50 TYSON, Mike-CIN Sr 6 3 27 0 27 0.50 7. POWELL, Josiah-NAVY Sr 5 2 34 1 34 0.40 8. NICKERSON, Parry-TLN Jr 6 2 133 1 96 0.33 GILBERT, Tyrell-CIN So 6 2 84 1 58 0.33 AVERY, Genard-MEM Jr 6 2 51 2 28 0.33

FUMBLES FORCED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. PRATT, Dayon-ECU Sr 6 3 0.50 WYATT, Jordan-SMU So 6 3 0.50 3. MERCHANT, Elijah-NAVY Jr 5 2 0.40 4. ADAMS, Matthew-HOU Jr 6 2 0.33 COPELAND, Marquise-CIN So 6 2 0.33 MARLEY, Nico-TLN Jr 6 2 0.33 GRIFFIN, Shaquem-UCF Sr 6 2 0.33 8. WILLIAMS, Jhavon-UCONN Sr 7 2 0.29 MYERS, Mikal-UCONN Sr 7 2 0.29 MARTIN-OGUIKE,Praise-TEM Sr 7 2 0.29

FUMBLES RECOVERED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. GILMAN, Alohi-NAVY Fr 5 2 0.40 EDWARDS, M.-MEM Sr 5 2 0.40 3. PITTMAN, Jamiyus-UCF Jr 6 2 0.33 WOULLARD, Peter-TLN So 6 2 0.33 ARUNA, Ade-TLN Jr 6 2 0.33 6. FORRESTAL, Patrick-NAVY Sr 5 1 0.20 HEFLIN, Taylor-NAVY So 5 1 0.20 MCDONALD, Justin-UCF Sr 5 1 0.20 DAVIS, Frankie-TLS Jr 5 1 0.20 10. PHILLIPS, Trvs-ECU Jr 6 1 0.17 2016 American Athletic Conference Team Statistics Through games of Oct 16, 2016

SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G RUSHING OFFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G 1. USF 7 42 5 42 0 0 0 309 44.1 1. USF 7 304 1879 6.2 65 25 268.4 2. Houston 7 39 9 36 0 0 1 299 42.7 2. Navy 5 259 1312 5.1 70 16 262.4 3. Memphis 6 30 10 27 2 0 0 241 40.2 3. Tulane 6 307 1402 4.6 63 13 233.7 4. Tulsa 6 28 11 27 0 0 0 228 38.0 4. UCF 6 291 1246 4.3 87 16 207.7 5. UCF 6 25 8 21 2 0 1 201 33.5 Tulsa 6 294 1246 4.2 61 14 207.7 6. Navy 5 21 4 19 1 0 1 161 32.2 6. Houston 7 336 1400 4.2 39 22 200.0 7. Temple 7 27 12 26 0 0 0 224 32.0 7. SMU 6 232 1053 4.5 66 5 175.5 8. Tulane 6 21 7 20 1 0 0 169 28.2 8. Memphis 6 221 987 4.5 71 14 164.5 9. East Carolina 6 20 10 16 1 0 0 168 28.0 9. Temple 7 254 1035 4.1 45 16 147.9 10. SMU 6 15 12 13 0 0 0 139 23.2 10. East Carolina 6 206 824 4.0 48 7 137.3 11. Cincinnati 6 17 7 13 1 0 0 138 23.0 11. UConn 7 273 879 3.2 67 9 125.6 12. UConn 7 17 9 17 0 0 0 146 20.9 12. Cincinnati 6 211 749 3.5 79 8 124.8

SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G RUSHING DEFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G 1. Houston 7 16 7 14 0 0 1 133 19.0 1. Houston 7 227 610 2.7 32 7 87.1 2. Memphis 6 14 6 14 0 0 0 116 19.3 2. UCF 6 240 760 3.2 45 9 126.7 3. Tulane 6 16 8 12 2 0 0 136 22.7 3. UConn 7 224 909 4.1 54 12 129.9 4. Temple 7 21 5 18 1 0 0 161 23.0 4. Memphis 6 205 840 4.1 66 8 140.0 5. Navy 5 14 8 12 1 0 0 122 24.4 5. Tulane 6 232 851 3.7 61 8 141.8 6. UCF 6 19 6 16 1 0 0 150 25.0 6. Temple 7 280 1049 3.7 71 12 149.9 7. Cincinnati 6 19 6 18 0 0 1 152 25.3 7. Cincinnati 6 250 939 3.8 67 8 156.5 8. USF 7 21 12 19 0 0 0 181 25.9 8. Navy 5 203 790 3.9 41 6 158.0 9. UConn 7 24 5 24 0 0 0 183 26.1 9. Tulsa 6 253 1045 4.1 40 15 174.2 10. SMU 6 24 10 22 0 0 0 196 32.7 10. USF 7 314 1331 4.2 75 13 190.1 East Carolina 6 25 6 24 0 0 2 196 32.7 11. SMU 6 255 1151 4.5 61 13 191.8 12. Tulsa 6 24 10 24 0 0 0 198 33.0 12. East Carolina 6 225 1170 5.2 65 15 195.0

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G PASS OFFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G 1. East Carolina 6 824 2268 500 3092 6.2 20 515.3 1. East Carolina 6 194-294-7 66.0 2268 7.7 13 378.0 2. USF 7 1879 1666 510 3545 7.0 40 506.4 2. Houston 7 185-267-6 69.3 2136 8.0 12 305.1 3. Houston 7 1400 2136 603 3536 5.9 34 505.1 3. Memphis 6 133-204-6 65.2 1644 8.1 12 274.0 4. Tulsa 6 1246 1585 519 2831 5.5 25 471.8 4. Cincinnati 6 139-240-10 57.9 1641 6.8 8 273.5 5. Memphis 6 987 1644 425 2631 6.2 26 438.5 5. Tulsa 6 129-225-8 57.3 1585 7.0 11 264.2 6. SMU 6 1053 1439 466 2492 5.3 13 415.3 6. SMU 6 119-234-10 50.9 1439 6.1 8 239.8 7. UCF 6 1246 1172 457 2418 5.3 23 403.0 7. USF 7 123-206-5 59.7 1666 8.1 15 238.0 8. Cincinnati 6 749 1641 451 2390 5.3 16 398.3 8. UConn 7 137-228-4 60.1 1664 7.3 7 237.7 9. Navy 5 1312 648 319 1960 6.1 19 392.0 9. Temple 7 120-218-10 55.0 1611 7.4 10 230.1 10. Temple 7 1035 1611 472 2646 5.6 26 378.0 10. UCF 6 83-166-4 50.0 1172 7.1 7 195.3 11. UConn 7 879 1664 501 2543 5.1 16 363.3 11. Navy 5 35-60-2 58.3 648 10.8 3 129.6 12. Tulane 6 1402 660 425 2062 4.9 19 343.7 12. Tulane 6 52-118-3 44.1 660 5.6 6 110.0

TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G PASS DEFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G 1. Houston 7 610 1481 438 2091 4.8 15 298.7 1. Temple 7 97-183-7 53.0 1167 6.4 6 166.7 2. Temple 7 1049 1167 463 2216 4.8 18 316.6 2. Tulane 6 91-166-6 54.8 1093 6.6 7 182.2 3. Tulane 6 851 1093 398 1944 4.9 15 324.0 3. Houston 7 119-211-5 56.4 1481 7.0 8 211.6 4. UCF 6 760 1357 460 2117 4.6 19 352.8 4. East Carolina 6 97-168-3 57.7 1355 8.1 7 225.8 5. Memphis 6 840 1489 461 2329 5.1 13 388.2 5. UCF 6 114-220-6 51.8 1357 6.2 10 226.2 6. Navy 5 790 1203 352 1993 5.7 13 398.6 6. Tulsa 6 123-218-5 56.4 1414 6.5 6 235.7 7. Tulsa 6 1045 1414 471 2459 5.2 21 409.8 7. Navy 5 93-149-3 62.4 1203 8.1 7 240.6 8. UConn 7 909 2001 490 2910 5.9 21 415.7 8. USF 7 159-281-7 56.6 1722 6.1 8 246.0 9. Cincinnati 6 939 1573 459 2512 5.5 16 418.7 9. Memphis 6 146-256-11 57.0 1489 5.8 5 248.2 10. East Carolina 6 1170 1355 393 2525 6.4 22 420.8 10. Cincinnati 6 121-209-12 57.9 1573 7.5 8 262.2 11. USF 7 1331 1722 595 3053 5.1 21 436.1 11. SMU 6 140-243-13 57.6 1578 6.5 9 263.0 12. SMU 6 1151 1578 498 2729 5.5 22 454.8 12. UConn 7 166-266-4 62.4 2001 7.5 9 285.9 2016 American Athletic Conference Team Statistics Through games of Oct 16, 2016

PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic. INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yards TD Long Avg. 1. Navy 5 35-60-2 58.3 648 129.6 3 158.9 1. SMU 6 13 250 2 45 19.2 2. Houston 7 185-267-6 69.3 2136 305.1 12 146.8 2. Cincinnati 6 12 173 1 58 14.4 3. USF 7 123-206-5 59.7 1666 238.0 15 146.8 3. Memphis 6 11 159 3 61 14.5 4. Memphis 6 133-204-6 65.2 1644 274.0 12 146.4 4. USF 7 7 122 1 49 17.4 5. East Carolina 6 194-294-7 66.0 2268 378.0 13 140.6 5. Temple 7 7 96 0 27 13.7 6. UConn 7 137-228-4 60.1 1664 237.7 7 128.0 6. UCF 6 6 90 1 26 15.0 7. Tulsa 6 129-225-8 57.3 1585 264.2 11 125.5 7. Tulane 6 6 150 1 96 25.0 8. Temple 7 120-218-10 55.0 1611 230.1 10 123.1 8. Tulsa 6 5 89 2 65 17.8 9. UCF 6 83-166-4 50.0 1172 195.3 7 118.4 9. Houston 7 5 106 2 74 21.2 10. Cincinnati 6 139-240-10 57.9 1641 273.5 8 118.0 10. UConn 7 4 6 0 6 1.5 11. SMU 6 119-234-10 50.9 1439 239.8 8 105.2 11. Navy 5 3 34 1 34 11.3 12. Tulane 6 52-118-3 44.1 660 110.0 6 102.7 12. East Carolina 6 3 12 0 7 4.0

PASS DEFENSE EFFIC. G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic. PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P Ret. Avg/R TB Net/P 1. Memphis 6 146-256-11 57.0 1489 248.2 5 103.7 1. Memphis 6 33 1434 43.5 40 1.2 3 40.4 2. Temple 7 97-183-7 53.0 1167 166.7 6 109.7 2. Navy 5 17 716 42.1 32 1.9 1 39.1 3. USF 7 159-281-7 56.6 1722 246.0 8 112.5 3. USF 7 35 1454 41.5 88 2.5 0 39.0 4. UCF 6 114-220-6 51.8 1357 226.2 10 113.2 4. Temple 7 29 1151 39.7 52 1.8 0 37.9 5. SMU 6 140-243-13 57.6 1578 263.0 9 113.7 5. UConn 7 45 1859 41.3 74 1.6 4 37.9 6. Tulsa 6 123-218-5 56.4 1414 235.7 6 115.4 6. Cincinnati 6 30 1213 40.4 45 1.5 2 37.6 7. Tulane 6 91-166-6 54.8 1093 182.2 7 116.8 7. Houston 7 25 973 38.9 2 0.1 2 37.2 8. Cincinnati 6 121-209-12 57.9 1573 262.2 8 122.3 8. UCF 6 30 1202 40.1 99 3.3 0 36.8 9. Houston 7 119-211-5 56.4 1481 211.6 8 123.1 9. Tulsa 6 34 1407 41.4 85 2.5 4 36.5 10. UConn 7 166-266-4 62.4 2001 285.9 9 133.8 10. Tulane 6 32 1246 38.9 25 0.8 3 36.3 11. East Carolina 6 97-168-3 57.7 1355 225.8 7 135.7 11. SMU 6 39 1559 40.0 147 3.8 2 35.2 12. Navy 5 93-149-3 62.4 1203 240.6 7 141.7 12. East Carolina 6 22 866 39.4 129 5.9 0 33.5

KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yards TD Long Avg. KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards Avg. Ret. TB NetAvg 1. Navy 5 13 372 0 85 28.6 1. Navy 5 26 1522 58.5 254 5 44.0 2. Houston 7 20 515 1 99 25.8 2. Memphis 6 44 2842 64.6 179 31 42.9 3. Memphis 6 17 427 1 95 25.1 3. Houston 7 51 3229 63.3 609 22 40.6 4. Tulsa 6 22 513 0 67 23.3 4. Tulane 6 29 1821 62.8 321 13 40.5 5. Tulane 6 14 318 1 86 22.7 5. Temple 7 46 2736 59.5 736 7 39.7 6. UCF 6 18 381 1 100 21.2 6. UConn 7 32 2001 62.5 184 22 39.6 7. Cincinnati 6 17 325 0 39 19.1 7. UCF 6 38 2244 59.1 436 13 39.0 8. Temple 7 11 205 0 26 18.6 8. Cincinnati 6 31 1861 60.0 469 8 38.5 9. East Carolina 6 22 402 0 25 18.3 9. Tulsa 6 43 2652 61.7 600 16 38.4 10. SMU 6 28 505 0 34 18.0 10. USF 7 54 3318 61.4 951 13 37.8 11. USF 7 18 324 0 52 18.0 11. SMU 6 30 1838 61.3 467 11 36.5 12. UConn 7 18 317 0 33 17.6 12. East Carolina 6 36 2053 57.0 477 12 35.4

PUNT RETURN AVG G No. Yards TD Long Avg. FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct. 1. Temple 7 12 163 0 48 13.6 1. USF 7 5 5 1.000 2. Tulsa 6 16 202 0 60 12.6 2. UConn 7 9 10 .9 0 0 3. Navy 5 6 62 0 26 10.3 3. Temple 7 12 14 .8 5 7 4. USF 7 19 187 1 83 9.8 4. Memphis 6 10 12 .8 3 3 5. UCF 6 11 106 0 21 9.6 5. Houston 7 9 11 .8 1 8 6. Memphis 6 13 112 0 31 8.6 6. SMU 6 12 15 .8 0 0 7. UConn 7 3 21 0 13 7.0 Navy 5 4 5 .8 0 0 8. SMU 6 8 40 0 13 5.0 8. Tulsa 6 11 15 .7 3 3 9. Houston 7 9 37 0 11 4.1 9. UCF 6 8 11 .7 2 7 10. Tulane 6 8 25 0 10 3.1 10. Tulane 6 7 10 .7 0 0 11. Cincinnati 6 4 11 0 4 2.8 Cincinnati 6 7 10 .7 0 0 12. East Carolina 6 7 5 0 6 0.7 12. East Carolina 6 10 16 .6 2 5 2016 American Athletic Conference Team Statistics Through games of Oct 16, 2016

PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct. OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 1. USF 7 42 42 1.000 1. Tulane 6 46 44 6 96 16.0 Memphis 6 27 27 1.000 2. Navy 5 47 53 3 103 20.6 Tulsa 6 27 27 1.000 Houston 7 33 64 6 103 14.7 Temple 7 26 26 1.000 4. East Carolina 6 48 49 7 104 17.3 Tulane 6 20 20 1.000 5. UCF 6 47 60 13 120 20.0 UConn 7 17 17 1.000 Tulsa 6 48 64 8 120 20.0 SMU 6 13 13 1.000 7. Temple 7 60 48 15 123 17.6 8. UCF 6 21 22 .9 5 5 8. Memphis 6 45 69 12 126 21.0 9. Navy 5 19 20 .9 5 0 9. Cincinnati 6 59 70 8 137 22.8 10. East Carolina 6 16 17 .9 4 1 10. SMU 6 63 75 9 147 24.5 11. Houston 7 36 39 .9 2 3 11. UConn 7 48 92 9 149 21.3 12. Cincinnati 6 13 15 .8 6 7 12. USF 7 76 75 14 165 23.6

SACKS BY G No. Yards Avg/G 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. UCF 6 23 138 3.83 1. Houston 7 64 123 52.0 2. Temple 7 20 161 2.86 2. Navy 5 30 64 46.9 3. Houston 7 19 120 2.71 3. USF 7 46 103 44.7 USF 7 19 108 2.71 4. Tulsa 6 46 105 43.8 5. SMU 6 16 129 2.67 5. Cincinnati 6 40 93 43.0 6. Tulane 6 15 95 2.50 6. East Carolina 6 37 98 37.8 7. Cincinnati 6 14 80 2.33 7. Memphis 6 31 86 36.0 8. UConn 7 11 54 1.57 8. UConn 7 38 109 34.9 9. Tulsa 6 9 52 1.50 9. SMU 6 36 105 34.3 10. Navy 5 8 38 1.60 10. Temple 7 29 89 32.6 11. Memphis 6 7 43 1.17 11. UCF 6 30 95 31.6 12. East Carolina 6 1 8 0.17 12. Tulane 6 24 91 26.4

SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards Avg/G OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. USF 7 8 62 1.14 1. Memphis 6 22 89 24.7 2. Tulane 6 11 75 1.83 2. UCF 6 28 98 28.6 Houston 7 11 56 1.57 3. Temple 7 29 101 28.7 4. SMU 6 13 76 2.17 4. East Carolina 6 31 87 35.6 Cincinnati 6 13 81 2.17 5. USF 7 46 129 35.7 6. Navy 5 14 81 2.80 6. Tulsa 6 39 107 36.4 7. Tulsa 6 18 119 3.00 7. Houston 7 38 104 36.5 Temple 7 18 131 2.57 8. Tulane 6 36 96 37.5 Memphis 6 18 120 3.00 9. SMU 6 40 101 39.6 10. East Carolina 6 19 116 3.17 10. Navy 5 30 73 41.1 UCF 6 19 141 3.17 11. UConn 7 42 100 42.0 12. UConn 7 20 109 2.86 12. Cincinnati 6 47 99 47.5

FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. Houston 7 79 106 10 195 27.9 1. USF 7 10 11 90.9 2. USF 7 89 67 11 167 23.9 2. UConn 7 10 13 76.9 3. Tulsa 6 74 79 12 165 27.5 3. Houston 7 13 17 76.5 4. East Carolina 6 43 100 12 155 25.8 4. Tulsa 6 3 5 60.0 5. UConn 7 48 78 12 138 19.7 5. East Carolina 6 11 19 57.9 6. Temple 7 55 69 13 137 19.6 6. Cincinnati 6 5 9 55.6 7. Memphis 6 45 70 14 129 21.5 7. Tulane 6 11 20 55.0 8. Cincinnati 6 40 80 8 128 21.3 8. UCF 6 9 18 50.0 9. UCF 6 66 42 14 122 20.3 Navy 5 5 10 50.0 SMU 6 45 63 14 122 20.3 Memphis 6 2 4 50.0 11. Tulane 6 73 28 10 111 18.5 11. SMU 6 4 9 44.4 12. Navy 5 66 24 5 95 19.0 12. Temple 7 6 14 42.9 2016 American Athletic Conference Team Statistics Through games of Oct 16, 2016

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. Gained Lost 1. Houston 7 1 5 20.0 TURNOVER MARGIN Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Margin Per/G 2. UCF 6 7 16 43.8 1. Tulane 6 9 6 15 4 3 7 +8 1.33 3. East Carolina 6 4 9 44.4 2. Memphis 6 7 11 18 5 6 11 +7 1.17 UConn 7 4 9 44.4 3. USF 7 6 7 13 5 5 10 +3 0.43 5. Memphis 6 6 13 46.2 4. SMU 6 2 13 15 3 10 13 +2 0.33 6. Tulsa 6 5 10 50.0 5. Navy 5 4 3 7 4 2 6 +1 0.20 7. Temple 7 9 16 56.2 6. Cincinnati 6 3 12 15 4 10 14 +1 0.17 8. SMU 6 6 10 60.0 7. Temple 7 7 7 14 3 10 13 +1 0.14 Tulane 6 3 5 60.0 8. UCF 6 5 6 11 7 4 11 +0 0.00 10. USF 7 13 21 61.9 9. UConn 7 3 4 7 4 4 8 -1 -0.14 11. Navy 5 9 14 64.3 10. Houston 7 4 5 9 5 6 11 -2 -0.29 12. Cincinnati 6 6 7 85.7 11. Tulsa 6 6 5 11 5 8 13 -2 -0.33 12. East Carolina 6 2 3 5 7 7 14 -9 -1.50 PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1. Navy 5 11 96 19.2 RED ZONE OFFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO 2. UConn 7 24 203 29.0 1. UCF 6 18-19 94.7 13 10-3 5-5 1 3. East Carolina 6 24 213 35.5 2. Temple 7 29-32 90.6 19 15-4 10-11 1 4. Houston 7 29 289 41.3 3. Tulsa 6 24-27 88.9 14 10-4 10-10 1 5. Cincinnati 6 26 277 46.2 4. Cincinnati 6 19-22 86.4 13 7-6 6-7 0 6. Tulane 6 36 288 48.0 5. Houston 7 35-41 85.4 28 19-9 7-9 2 7. Temple 7 45 359 51.3 6. USF 7 28-33 84.8 24 20-4 4-4 2 8. SMU 6 36 335 55.8 7. UConn 7 16-19 84.2 9 8-1 7-7 1 9. USF 7 39 395 56.4 8. Tulane 6 20-24 83.3 14 12-2 6-8 0 10. Memphis 6 38 370 61.7 9. Navy 5 19-24 79.2 16 15-1 3-4 1 11. Tulsa 6 43 376 62.7 10. Memphis 6 18-23 78.3 15 11-4 3-5 1 12. UCF 6 51 434 72.3 11. SMU 6 18-26 69.2 8 2-6 10-12 5 12. East Carolina 6 18-29 62.1 13 6-7 5-9 5 OPPONENT PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1. SMU 6 55 496 82.7 RED ZONE DEFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO 2. Tulsa 6 45 413 68.8 1. Cincinnati 6 16-24 66.7 10 7-3 6-9 4 3. East Carolina 6 43 371 61.8 2. Temple 7 15-22 68.2 11 7-4 4-6 1 4. Memphis 6 40 368 61.3 3. UConn 7 17-24 70.8 13 9-4 4-8 2 5. UCF 6 38 344 57.3 4. UCF 6 20-27 74.1 14 8-6 6-8 3 6. Cincinnati 6 36 333 55.5 5. East Carolina 6 20-26 76.9 14 11-3 6-6 2 7. Temple 7 45 367 52.4 6. Memphis 6 15-19 78.9 9 5-4 6-8 0 8. Tulane 6 33 311 51.8 7. Houston 7 13-16 81.2 8 6-2 5-5 0 9. USF 7 32 310 44.3 8. SMU 6 21-25 84.0 14 10-4 7-8 2 10. UConn 7 31 305 43.6 9. Tulsa 6 23-25 92.0 15 14-1 8-8 1 11. Navy 5 25 212 42.4 10. Navy 5 13-14 92.9 7 5-2 6-6 0 12. Houston 7 31 279 39.9 11. Tulane 6 17-18 94.4 11 7-4 6-6 0 12. USF 7 25-26 96.2 17 11-6 8-8 0 TIME OF POSSESSION G Total possession Avg/G 1. Houston 7 243:00 34:42 ON-SIDE KICKS BY G Recovered Attempts Success% 2. Tulane 6 198:54 33:09 1. Memphis 6 1 1 100.0 3. UConn 7 230:48 32:58 2. Houston 7 1 4 25.0 4. East Carolina 6 195:17 32:32 3. Navy 5 0 3 0.0 5. Temple 7 221:53 31:41 East Carolina 6 0 2 0.0 6. Navy 5 153:20 30:40 Tulane 6 0 1 0.0 7. SMU 6 174:48 29:08 SMU 6 0 1 0.0 8. UCF 6 171:29 28:34 UConn 7 0 1 0.0 9. Tulsa 6 169:26 28:14 USF 7 0 0 0.0 10. Memphis 6 165:22 27:33 Tulsa 6 0 0 0.0 11. Cincinnati 6 163:22 27:13 UCF 6 0 0 0.0 12. USF 7 183:45 26:15 Temple 7 0 0 0.0 Cincinnati 6 0 0 0.0 2016 American Athletic Conference Team Statistics Through games of Oct 16, 2016

ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST G Recovered Attempts Success% 1. Houston 7 0 3 0.0 Navy 5 0 2 0.0 Memphis 6 0 1 0.0 SMU 6 0 1 0.0 UCF 6 0 1 0.0 Temple 7 0 1 0.0 Tulsa 6 0 0 0.0 USF 7 0 0 0.0 Cincinnati 6 0 0 0.0 East Carolina 6 0 0 0.0 UConn 7 0 0 0.0 12. Tulane 6 1 1 100.0

ATTENDANCE Home Away Neutral Total Cincinnati 4-35439 2-28618 0-0 6-33165 East Carolina 3-46974 3-58164 0-0 6-52569 Houston 3-39499 3-35893 1-71016 7-42456 Memphis 4-37695 2-43494 0-0 6-39628 Navy 3-31423 2-32283 0-0 5-31767 SMU 2-26557 4-28177 0-0 6-27637 Temple 4-26622 3-57821 0-0 7-39993 Tulane 4-23508 2-19645 0-0 6-22220 Tulsa 3-18316 3-55301 0-0 6-36809 UCF 3-39252 3-57954 0-0 6-48603 UConn 4-29120 3-34224 0-0 7-31307 USF 5-38978 2-33698 0-0 7-37470 Totals 42-32951 32-41445 1-71016 75-37083 2016 American Athletic Conference Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Oct 16, 2016

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS

Points scored 18 SUTTON, Courtland (SMU) at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) 18 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) vs SAN JOSE STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 18 SCOTT, Anthony (East Carolina) vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) 18 HILLIARD, Dontrell (Tulane) vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 18 LUCAS, Keevan (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 18 ADAMS, Rodney (USF) at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) 18 JOHNSON, D'Ernest (USF) vs FLORIDA STATE (Sep 24, 2016) 18 ENCALADE, Terren (Tulane) vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) 18 WILSON, Dontravious (UCF) at Florida Intl. (Sep 24, 2016) 18 FLOWERS, Quinton (USF) vs UCONN (Oct 15, 2016) 18 BIRDEN, Dillon (Houston) vs TULSA (Oct 15, 2016) Touchdowns 3 SUTTON, Courtland (SMU) at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) 3 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) vs SAN JOSE STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 3 SCOTT, Anthony (East Carolina) vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) 3 HILLIARD, Dontrell (Tulane) vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 3 LUCAS, Keevan (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 3 ADAMS, Rodney (USF) at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) 3 JOHNSON, D'Ernest (USF) vs FLORIDA STATE (Sep 24, 2016) 3 ENCALADE, Terren (Tulane) vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) 3 WILSON, Dontravious (UCF) at Florida Intl. (Sep 24, 2016) 3 FLOWERS, Quinton (USF) vs UCONN (Oct 15, 2016) 3 BIRDEN, Dillon (Houston) vs TULSA (Oct 15, 2016) TD responsibility 7 FERGUSON, Riley (Memphis) vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) [1r,6p] 6 NELSON, Philip (East Carolina) vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) [1r,5p] Points scored kicking 16 JONES, Redford (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) [3fg,7pat] 16 WILLIAMS, Josh (SMU) at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) [4fg,4pat] Total offense yards 475 WALKER,Phillip (Temple) at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) [30r,445p] 454 WARD Jr., Greg (Houston) vs UCONN (Sep 29, 2016) [65r,389p] Total offense plays 69 WALKER,Phillip (Temple) at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) [10r,59p] 67 NELSON, Philip (East Carolina) at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) [9r,58p] 67 WARD Jr., Greg (Houston) at Navy (Oct 08, 2016) [17r,50p] Total offense yards/play 25.0 MCGOWAN, Taj (UCF) at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) [2-50] 21.0 KING, D'Eriq (Houston) at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) [2-42] Rushing yards 252 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) 220 WEST, Braeden (SMU) vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016) 182 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) 176 HIGH, Chris (Navy) vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) 164 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) vs SAN JOSE STATE (Sep 03, 2016) Rushing attempts 46 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) 38 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) Yards per rush 25.0 MCGOWAN, Taj (UCF) at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) [2-50] 20.0 SIMPSON,Cortrelle (Temple) vs STONY BROOK (Sep 10, 2016) [2-40] Rushing TDs 3 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) vs SAN JOSE STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 3 HILLIARD, Dontrell (Tulane) vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 3 JOHNSON, D'Ernest (USF) vs FLORIDA STATE (Sep 24, 2016) 3 WILSON, Dontravious (UCF) at Florida Intl. (Sep 24, 2016) 3 FLOWERS, Quinton (USF) vs UCONN (Oct 15, 2016) 3 BIRDEN, Dillon (Houston) vs TULSA (Oct 15, 2016) Longest rush 87 KILLINS, Adrian (UCF) at Michigan (Sep 10, 2016) 79 LEWIS, Kahlil (Cincinnati) at Purdue (Sep 10, 2016) Passing yards 445 WALKER,Phillip (Temple) at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) 400 NELSON, Philip (East Carolina) at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 398 NELSON, Philip (East Carolina) vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) 389 WARD Jr., Greg (Houston) vs UCONN (Sep 29, 2016) 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Oct 16, 2016

365 EVANS, Dane (Tulsa) at Houston (Oct 15, 2016) Passing attempts 59 WALKER,Phillip (Temple) at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) 58 NELSON, Philip (East Carolina) at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) Passing TDs 6 FERGUSON, Riley (Memphis) vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) 5 NELSON, Philip (East Carolina) vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) Longest pass 88 HICKS, Ben (SMU) at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) 84 FERGUSON, Riley (Memphis) vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) 84 FLOWERS, Quinton (USF) vs FLORIDA STATE (Sep 24, 2016) Passes completed 44 NELSON, Philip (East Carolina) at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 36 WALKER,Phillip (Temple) at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) Had intercepted 4 EVANS, Dane (Tulsa) at Ohio State (Sep 10, 2016) 3 WALKER,Phillip (Temple) vs ARMY (Sep 2, 2016) 3 HICKS, Ben (SMU) at Baylor (Sep 10, 2016) 3 TRAIL, Ross (Cincinnati) vs USF (10/01/16) 3 FERGUSON, Riley (Memphis) at Mississippi (Oct 01, 2016) Pass completion pct 100.0 WORTH, Will (Navy) vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) [3-3] 100.0 BRANTLEY, Jonathan (Tulane) vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) [3-3] Pass yards/attempt 26.0 WORTH, Will (Navy) vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) [3-78] 16.2 WORTH, Will (Navy) vs UCONN (Sep 10, 2016) [8-130] Pass yards/catch 26.0 WORTH, Will (Navy) vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) [3-78] 21.7 WORTH, Will (Navy) vs UCONN (Sep 10, 2016) [6-130] Receiving yards 190 JONES, Zay (East Carolina) at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 180 JONES, Zay (East Carolina) vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) 179 WILLIAMS, Jimmy (East Carolina) at Virginia Tech (Sep 24, 2016) 162 SUTTON, Courtland (SMU) at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) 159 BONNER, Linell (Houston) vs UCONN (Sep 29, 2016) Receptions 22 JONES, Zay (East Carolina) at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 18 JONES, Zay (East Carolina) at USF (Oct 08, 2016) Yards per catch 59.7 WILLIAMS, Jimmy (East Carolina) at Virginia Tech (Sep 24, 2016) [3-179] 40.5 SUTTON, Courtland (SMU) at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) [4-162] Receiving TDs 3 SUTTON, Courtland (SMU) at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) 3 LUCAS, Keevan (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 3 ENCALADE, Terren (Tulane) vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) Longest reception 88 SUTTON, Courtland (SMU) at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) 84 MILLER, Anthony (Memphis) vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) 84 ADAMS, Rodney (USF) vs FLORIDA STATE (Sep 24, 2016) Field goal attempts 5 JONES, Redford (Tulsa) vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) 4 CUMMINGS, Ty (Houston) vs Oklahoma (Sep 3, 2016) 4 WRIGHT, Matthew (UCF) vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 4 ELLIOTT, Jake (Memphis) vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) 4 JONES, Redford (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 4 PLOWMAN, Davis (East Carolina) at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 4 WILLIAMS, Josh (SMU) vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016) 4 DiROCCO, Andrew (Tulane) vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) 4 JONES,Austin (Temple) at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) 4 WILLIAMS, Josh (SMU) at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) 4 PLOWMAN, Davis (East Carolina) at USF (Oct 08, 2016) Field goals made 4 CUMMINGS, Ty (Houston) vs Oklahoma (Sep 3, 2016) 4 WRIGHT, Matthew (UCF) vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 4 DiROCCO, Andrew (Tulane) vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) 4 WILLIAMS, Josh (SMU) at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) Longest field goal 50 ELLIOTT, Jake (Memphis) vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) 50 ELLIOTT, Jake (Memphis) at Tulane (Oct 14, 2016) 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Oct 16, 2016

Field goal pct 100.0 CUMMINGS, Ty (Houston) vs Oklahoma (Sep 3, 2016) [4-4] 100.0 WRIGHT, Matthew (UCF) vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sep 03, 2016) [4-4] 100.0 DiROCCO, Andrew (Tulane) vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) [4-4] 100.0 WILLIAMS, Josh (SMU) at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) [4-4] 100.0 PASLEY, Josh (Cincinnati) at UConn (Oct. 8, 2016) [3-3] 100.0 MOEHRING, Bennett (Navy) vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) [3-3] 100.0 ELLIOTT, Jake (Memphis) at Tulane (Oct 14, 2016) [3-3] 100.0 JONES,Austin (Temple) vs ARMY (Sep 2, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 ELLIOTT, Jake (Memphis) vs SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 03, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 WILLIAMS, Josh (SMU) at Baylor (Sep 10, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 NADELMAN, Emilio (USF) vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 10, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 JONES,Austin (Temple) at Penn State (Sep 17, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 PUYOL, Bobby (UConn) vs VIRGINIA (Sep 17, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 JONES,Austin (Temple) vs CHARLOTTE (Sep 24, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 CUMMINGS, Ty (Houston) at Navy (Oct 08, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 PUYOL, Bobby (UConn) at USF (Oct 15, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 BOUMERHI,Aaron (Temple) at UCF (Oct 15, 2016) [2-2] PAT kicks attempted 11 ELLIOTT, Jake (Memphis) vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) 8 NADELMAN, Emilio (USF) vs TOWSON (Sep 03, 2016) 8 DiROCCO, Andrew (Tulane) vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 8 CUMMINGS, Ty (Houston) at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) PAT kicks made 11 ELLIOTT, Jake (Memphis) vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) 8 NADELMAN, Emilio (USF) vs TOWSON (Sep 03, 2016) 8 DiROCCO, Andrew (Tulane) vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) PAT kicks pct 100.0 ELLIOTT, Jake (Memphis) vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) [11-11] 100.0 NADELMAN, Emilio (USF) vs TOWSON (Sep 03, 2016) [8-8] 100.0 DiROCCO, Andrew (Tulane) vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) [8-8] 100.0 MOEHRING, Bennett (Navy) vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) [7-7] 100.0 PLOWMAN, Davis (East Carolina) vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) [7-7] 100.0 JONES, Redford (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) [7-7] 100.0 JONES, Redford (Tulsa) vs SAN JOSE STATE (Sep 03, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 CUMMINGS, Ty (Houston) vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 NADELMAN, Emilio (USF) vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 10, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 NADELMAN, Emilio (USF) at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 JONES,Austin (Temple) vs CHARLOTTE (Sep 24, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 WRIGHT, Matthew (UCF) at Florida Intl. (Sep 24, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 JONES, Redford (Tulsa) at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 CUMMINGS, Ty (Houston) vs UCONN (Sep 29, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 JONES,Austin (Temple) vs SMU (Oct 01, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 WRIGHT, Matthew (UCF) at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 NADELMAN, Emilio (USF) at Cincinnati (10/01/16) [6-6] 100.0 NADELMAN, Emilio (USF) vs UCONN (Oct 15, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 GANTZ, Andrew (Cincinnati) at Purdue (Sep 10, 2016) [5-5] 100.0 JONES,Austin (Temple) vs STONY BROOK (Sep 10, 2016) [5-5] 100.0 CUMMINGS, Ty (Houston) at Cincinnati (09/15/16) [5-5] 100.0 NADELMAN, Emilio (USF) vs FLORIDA STATE (Sep 24, 2016) [5-5] 100.0 NADELMAN, Emilio (USF) vs EAST CAROLINA (Oct 08, 2016) [5-5] 100.0 MOEHRING, Bennett (Navy) vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) [5-5] 100.0 CUMMINGS, Ty (Houston) vs TULSA (Oct 15, 2016) [5-5] Punts 12 WAIN, Justin (UConn) at Houston (Sep 29, 2016) 10 BLOCK, Zachary (Tulane) vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) Yards punted 493 WAIN, Justin (UConn) at Houston (Sep 29, 2016) [12-493] 406 SACKVILLE, Jaime (SMU) at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) [9-406] 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Oct 16, 2016

Longest punt 70 HOUSTON, Caleb (UCF) at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) 65 SACKVILLE, Jaime (SMU) at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) Punting avg 53.7 SMITH, Spencer (Memphis) vs TEMPLE (Oct. 6, 2016) [3-161] 51.3 SMITH, Spencer (Memphis) vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) [3-154] Punt returns 5 WADLEY, Keidrien (Tulsa) vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) 4 JOHNSON, Chris (UCF) vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 4 CHANDLER,Sean (Temple) vs STONY BROOK (Sep 10, 2016) 4 WADLEY, Keidrien (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) Punt 105 WADLEY, Keidrien (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 83 JOHNSON, D'Ernest (USF) at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) Longest punt return 83 JOHNSON, D'Ernest (USF) at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) 60 WADLEY, Keidrien (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) Punt return TDs 1 JOHNSON, D'Ernest (USF) at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) Punt return avg 41.5 JOHNSON, D'Ernest (USF) at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) [2-83] 26.2 WADLEY, Keidrien (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) [4-105] Kick returns 6 JOHNSON, Kevin (SMU) at Temple (Oct 01, 2016) 6 LOVE, Chris (East Carolina) at USF (Oct 08, 2016) Kick return yards 173 ROMINE, Dishan (Navy) vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) 141 POLLARD, Tony (Memphis) vs TEMPLE (Oct. 6, 2016) Kick return avg 65.0 KING, D'Eriq (Houston) at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) [2-130] 46.0 TAYLOR, Raymond (Tulsa) vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) [3-138] Longest kick return 100 KILLINS, Adrian (UCF) at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) 99 KING, D'Eriq (Houston) at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) Kick return TDs 1 BADIE, Sherman (Tulane) vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 1 KING, D'Eriq (Houston) at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) 1 KILLINS, Adrian (UCF) at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) 1 POLLARD, Tony (Memphis) vs TEMPLE (Oct. 6, 2016) Combined PR/KR yards 173 ROMINE, Dishan (Navy) vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) [0pr-173kr] 146 KING, D'Eriq (Houston) at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) [16pr-130kr] Interceptions 3 TYSON, Mike (Cincinnati) at Purdue (Sep 10, 2016) 2 RICHARDSON, Horace (SMU) at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) 2 WILSON, Howard (Houston) at Cincinnati (09/15/16) 2 WYATT, Jordan (SMU) vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016) 2 POWELL, Josiah (Navy) vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) Interception return yds 96 NICKERSON, Parry (Tulane) vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 74 TAYLOR, Steven (Houston) at Cincinnati (09/15/16) Interception return avg 17.0 WYATT, Jordan (SMU) vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016) [2-34] 17.0 POWELL, Josiah (Navy) vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) [2-34] Longest interception rtn 96 NICKERSON, Parry (Tulane) vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 74 TAYLOR, Steven (Houston) at Cincinnati (09/15/16) Interception return TDs 1 GILBERT, Tyrell (Cincinnati) vs UT MARTIN (Sep 01, 2016) 1 BRUBAKER, Jesse (Tulsa) vs SAN JOSE STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 1 NICKERSON, Parry (Tulane) vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 1 TAYLOR, Steven (Houston) at Cincinnati (09/15/16) 1 WILSON, Howard (Houston) at Cincinnati (09/15/16) 1 WILSON, J. (Memphis) vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) 1 SHINDELAR, Kolton (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 1 WYATT, Jordan (SMU) vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016) 1 AVERY, Genard (Memphis) vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) 1 WYATT, Jordan (SMU) at Temple (Oct 01, 2016) 1 HAYES, Brendon (UCF) at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) 1 WARD, Johnny (USF) at Cincinnati (10/01/16) 1 AVERY, Genard (Memphis) vs TEMPLE (Oct. 6, 2016) 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Oct 16, 2016

1 POWELL, Josiah (Navy) vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) All-purpose yards 251 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) 234 KING, D'Eriq (Houston) at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) Tackles 18.0 KINARD, Antonio (Cincinnati) vs HOUSTON (09/15/16) [6-12] 15.0 WILSON, Eric (Cincinnati) vs UT MARTIN (Sep 01, 2016) [5-10] Sacks 3.5 LAWLER, Justin (SMU) at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) [3-1] 3.0 SANCHEZ, Auggie (USF) vs UCONN (Oct 15, 2016) [3-0] Tackles for loss 5.0 REDDICK,Haason (Temple) at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) [4-2] 4.0 LAWLER, Justin (SMU) at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) [3-2] 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Stellar Games Through games of Oct 16, 2016

200-Yard Rushing Performances

252 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) 220 WEST, Braeden (SMU) vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016)

100-Yard Rushing Performances

252 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) 220 WEST, Braeden (SMU) vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016) 182 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) 176 HIGH, Chris (Navy) vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) 164 BREWER, D'Angelo (Tulsa) vs SAN JOSE STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 159 FLOWERS, Quinton (USF) vs FLORIDA STATE (Sep 24, 2016) 159 ARMSTEAD,Ryquell (Temple) vs SMU (Oct 01, 2016) 157 FLOWERS, Quinton (USF) vs UCONN (Oct 15, 2016) 152 MACK, Marlon (USF) vs EAST CAROLINA (Oct 08, 2016) 142 WARD Jr., Greg (Houston) vs TULSA (Oct 15, 2016) 132 FLANDERS, James (Tulsa) vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) 124 WEST, Braeden (SMU) at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) 120 SCOTT, Anthony (East Carolina) vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) 120 TICE, Darius (USF) vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 10, 2016) 120 THOMAS,Jahad (Temple) at UCF (Oct 15, 2016) 119 BRANTLEY, Jonathan (Tulane) vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 118 MACK, Marlon (USF) at Cincinnati (10/01/16) 117 DORCEUS, D. (Memphis) vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) 116 NEWSOME, Arkeel (UConn) vs CINCINNATI (Oct. 8, 2016) 115 JONES, Xavier (SMU) at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) 115 MACK, Marlon (USF) at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) 115 FLOWERS, Quinton (USF) vs EAST CAROLINA (Oct 08, 2016) 115 WORTH, Will (Navy) vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) 114 SUMMERS, James (East Carolina) at USF (Oct 08, 2016) 113 WORTH, Will (Navy) at Tulane (Sep 17, 2016) 111 JUSTICE, Kevrin (Houston) vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) 109 CAR, Mulbah (Houston) vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) 107 MACK, Marlon (USF) vs UCONN (Oct 15, 2016) 106 POSTMA, Kyle (Houston) vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) 103 HILLIARD, Dontrell (Tulane) vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 101 FLANDERS, James (Tulsa) at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016)

Number of 100-Yard Rushing Performances

MACK, Marlon, USF - 4 BREWER, D'Angelo, Tulsa - 3 FLOWERS, Quinton, USF - 3 FLANDERS, James, Tulsa - 2 WEST, Braeden, SMU - 2 WORTH, Will, Navy - 2 ARMSTEAD,Ryquell, Temple - 1 BRANTLEY, Jonathan, Tulane - 1 CAR, Mulbah, Houston - 1 DORCEUS, D., Memphis - 1 HIGH, Chris, Navy - 1 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Stellar Games Through games of Oct 16, 2016

HILLIARD, Dontrell, Tulane - 1 JONES, Xavier, SMU - 1 JUSTICE, Kevrin, Houston - 1 NEWSOME, Arkeel, UConn - 1 POSTMA, Kyle, Houston - 1 SCOTT, Anthony, East Carolina - 1 SUMMERS, James, East Carolina - 1 THOMAS,Jahad, Temple - 1 TICE, Darius, USF - 1 WARD Jr., Greg, Houston - 1

500-Yard Passing Performances

None

400-Yard Passing Performances

445 WALKER,Phillip (Temple) at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) 400 NELSON, Philip (East Carolina) at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016)

300-Yard Passing Performances

445 WALKER,Phillip (Temple) at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) 400 NELSON, Philip (East Carolina) at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 398 NELSON, Philip (East Carolina) vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) 389 WARD Jr., Greg (Houston) vs UCONN (Sep 29, 2016) 365 EVANS, Dane (Tulsa) at Houston (Oct 15, 2016) 362 NELSON, Philip (East Carolina) at Virginia Tech (Sep 24, 2016) 359 FERGUSON, Riley (Memphis) vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) 359 WARD Jr., Greg (Houston) at Navy (Oct 08, 2016) 350 FLOWERS, Quinton (USF) vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 10, 2016) 343 FERGUSON, Riley (Memphis) at Mississippi (Oct 01, 2016) 326 WARD Jr., Greg (Houston) at Cincinnati (09/15/16) 321 WARD Jr., Greg (Houston) vs Oklahoma (Sep 3, 2016) 315 MOORE, Hayden (Cincinnati) at UConn (Oct. 8, 2016) 306 SHIRREFFS, Bryant (UConn) at USF (Oct 15, 2016)

Number of 300-Yard Passing Performances

WARD Jr., Greg, Houston - 4 NELSON, Philip, East Carolina - 3 FERGUSON, Riley, Memphis - 2 EVANS, Dane, Tulsa - 1 FLOWERS, Quinton, USF - 1 MOORE, Hayden, Cincinnati - 1 SHIRREFFS, Bryant, UConn - 1 WALKER,Phillip, Temple - 1 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Stellar Games Through games of Oct 16, 2016

200-Yard Receiving Performances

None

100-Yard Receiving Performances

190 JONES, Zay (East Carolina) at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 180 JONES, Zay (East Carolina) vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) 179 WILLIAMS, Jimmy (East Carolina) at Virginia Tech (Sep 24, 2016) 162 SUTTON, Courtland (SMU) at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) 159 BONNER, Linell (Houston) vs UCONN (Sep 29, 2016) 145 WILLIAMS, Jimmy (East Carolina) vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) 145 JONES, Zay (East Carolina) at USF (Oct 08, 2016) 137 JONES, Zay (East Carolina) vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) 135 THOMAS, Noel (UConn) at Houston (Sep 29, 2016) 132 MILLER, Anthony (Memphis) at Mississippi (Oct 01, 2016) 129 HOBBS, Justin (Tulsa) at Houston (Oct 15, 2016) 128 TILLMAN, Jamir (Navy) at Air Force (Oct 01, 2016) 127 THOMAS, Noel (UConn) at USF (Oct 15, 2016) 125 DUNBAR, Steven (Houston) vs Oklahoma (Sep 3, 2016) 125 ENCALADE, Terren (Tulane) at Massachusetts (10/01/16) 121 THOMAS,Jahad (Temple) at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) 119 BONNER, Linell (Houston) at Cincinnati (09/15/16) 119 LUCAS, Keevan (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 117 BONNER, Linell (Houston) at Navy (Oct 08, 2016) 116 THOMAS, Noel (UConn) at Navy (Sep 10, 2016) 115 JONES, Zay (East Carolina) at Virginia Tech (Sep 24, 2016) 115 ATKINSON, Josh (Tulsa) vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) 114 HOBBS, Justin (Tulsa) vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 114 SMITH, Tre'Quan (UCF) vs MARYLAND (Sep 17, 2016) 113 BRONSON, Ryshene (USF) vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 10, 2016) 113 SUTTON, Courtland (SMU) vs TCU (Sep 23, 2016) 113 JOHNSON, Quay (East Carolina) vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) 113 LUCAS, Keevan (Tulsa) vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) 113 ADAMS, Rodney (USF) vs EAST CAROLINA (Oct 08, 2016) 112 LUCAS, Keevan (Tulsa) vs SAN JOSE STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 112 SUTTON, Courtland (SMU) at Baylor (Sep 10, 2016) 112 DUNBAR, Steven (Houston) at Navy (Oct 08, 2016) 111 GRAY, Devin (Cincinnati) vs UT MARTIN (Sep 01, 2016) 111 THOMAS, Noel (UConn) vs SYRACUSE (Sep 24, 2016) 111 LUCAS, Keevan (Tulsa) at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) 108 THOMAS, Noel (UConn) vs CINCINNATI (Oct. 8, 2016) 107 ATKINSON, Josh (Tulsa) at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) 103 MILLER, Anthony (Memphis) vs SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 03, 2016) 103 ENCALADE, Terren (Tulane) vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) 103 SMITH, Tre'Quan (UCF) vs TEMPLE (Oct 15, 2016)

Number of 100-Yard Receiving Performances

JONES, Zay, East Carolina - 5 THOMAS, Noel, UConn - 5 LUCAS, Keevan, Tulsa - 4 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Stellar Games Through games of Oct 16, 2016

BONNER, Linell, Houston - 3 SUTTON, Courtland, SMU - 3 ATKINSON, Josh, Tulsa - 2 DUNBAR, Steven, Houston - 2 ENCALADE, Terren, Tulane - 2 HOBBS, Justin, Tulsa - 2 MILLER, Anthony, Memphis - 2 SMITH, Tre'Quan, UCF - 2 WILLIAMS, Jimmy, East Carolina - 2 ADAMS, Rodney, USF - 1 BRONSON, Ryshene, USF - 1 GRAY, Devin, Cincinnati - 1 JOHNSON, Quay, East Carolina - 1 THOMAS,Jahad, Temple - 1 TILLMAN, Jamir, Navy - 1 2016 American Athletic Conference Conference Team Game Highs Through games of Oct 16, 2016

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by)

Points 77 Memphis vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) 66 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) Points scored kicking 16 Tulsa vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) [3fg,7pat] 16 SMU at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) [4fg,4pat] Touchdowns 11 Memphis vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) 9 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 9 Houston at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) Total offense yards 688 East Carolina vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) [275r,413p] 658 USF vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 10, 2016) [293r,365p] Total offense plays 103 Tulsa vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) [59r,44p] 102 East Carolina vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) [32r,70p] Total offense yards/play 9.7 East Carolina vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) [71-688] 9.6 Navy vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) [57-550] Rushing yards 437 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 427 Navy vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) Rushing attempts 71 Houston vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) 66 Tulsa at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) Yards per rush 8.1 Navy vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) [53-427] 7.7 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) [57-437] Rushing TDs 7 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 6 Navy vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) 6 Houston vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) 6 UCF at Florida Intl. (Sep 24, 2016) Longest rush 87 UCF at Michigan (Sep 10, 2016) 79 Cincinnati at Purdue (Sep 10, 2016) Passing yards 488 East Carolina vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) 445 Temple at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) Passing attempts 70 East Carolina vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) 59 Temple at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) Passing TDs 6 Memphis vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) 5 East Carolina vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) Longest pass 88 SMU at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) 84 Memphis vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) 84 USF vs FLORIDA STATE (Sep 24, 2016) Passes completed 44 East Carolina at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 40 Houston vs UCONN (Sep 29, 2016) Had intercepted 4 Tulsa at Ohio State (Sep 10, 2016) 3 Temple vs ARMY (Sep 2, 2016) 3 SMU at Baylor (Sep 10, 2016) 3 Cincinnati vs HOUSTON (09/15/16) 3 East Carolina vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) 3 Cincinnati vs USF (10/01/16) 3 Memphis at Mississippi (Oct 01, 2016) Pass completion pct 100.0 Navy vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) [4-4] 88.9 UConn at Navy (Sep 10, 2016) [24-27] Passing yards/attempt 30.8 Navy vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) [4-123] 16.2 Navy vs UCONN (Sep 10, 2016) [8-130] Yards per catch 32.0 USF vs FLORIDA STATE (Sep 24, 2016) [5-160] 30.8 Navy vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) [4-123] Field goal attempts 5 Tulsa vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) 4 Houston vs Oklahoma (Sep 3, 2016) 4 UCF vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 4 Memphis vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) 4 Tulsa vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 4 East Carolina at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 2016 American Athletic Conference Team Game Highs Through games of Oct 16, 2016

4 SMU vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016) 4 Tulane vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) 4 Temple at Memphis (Oct. 6, 2016) 4 SMU at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) 4 East Carolina at USF (Oct 08, 2016) Field goals made 4 Houston vs Oklahoma (Sep 3, 2016) 4 UCF vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 4 Tulane vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) 4 SMU at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) Longest field goal 50 Memphis vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) 50 Memphis at Tulane (Oct 14, 2016) Field goal pct 100.0 Houston vs Oklahoma (Sep 3, 2016) [4-4] 100.0 UCF vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sep 03, 2016) [4-4] 100.0 Tulane vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) [4-4] 100.0 SMU at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) [4-4] 100.0 Cincinnati at UConn (Oct. 8, 2016) [3-3] 100.0 Navy vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) [3-3] 100.0 Memphis at Tulane (Oct 14, 2016) [3-3] 100.0 Temple vs ARMY (Sep 2, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 Memphis vs SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 03, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 SMU at Baylor (Sep 10, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 USF vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 10, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 Temple at Penn State (Sep 17, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 UConn vs VIRGINIA (Sep 17, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 Temple vs CHARLOTTE (Sep 24, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 Houston at Navy (Oct 08, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 UConn at USF (Oct 15, 2016) [2-2] 100.0 Temple at UCF (Oct 15, 2016) [2-2] PAT kicks attempted 11 Memphis vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) 9 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 9 Houston at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) PAT kicks made 11 Memphis vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) 9 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) PAT kicks pct 100.0 Memphis vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) [11-11] 100.0 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) [9-9] 100.0 USF vs TOWSON (Sep 03, 2016) [8-8] 100.0 Navy vs FORDHAM (Sep 03, 2016) [7-7] 100.0 East Carolina vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) [7-7] 100.0 Tulsa vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) [7-7] 100.0 Tulsa vs SAN JOSE STATE (Sep 03, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 Houston vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 USF vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 10, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 USF at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 Temple vs CHARLOTTE (Sep 24, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 UCF at Florida Intl. (Sep 24, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 Tulsa at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 Houston vs UCONN (Sep 29, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 Temple vs SMU (Oct 01, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 UCF at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 USF at Cincinnati (10/01/16) [6-6] 100.0 USF vs UCONN (Oct 15, 2016) [6-6] 100.0 Cincinnati at Purdue (Sep 10, 2016) [5-5] 100.0 Temple vs STONY BROOK (Sep 10, 2016) [5-5] 100.0 Houston at Cincinnati (09/15/16) [5-5] 100.0 USF vs FLORIDA STATE (Sep 24, 2016) [5-5] 100.0 USF vs EAST CAROLINA (Oct 08, 2016) [5-5] 2016 American Athletic Conference Team Game Highs Through games of Oct 16, 2016

100.0 Navy vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) [5-5] 100.0 Houston vs TULSA (Oct 15, 2016) [5-5] 2-point PAT attempts 1 Cincinnati vs UT MARTIN (Sep 01, 2016) 1 UCF vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 1 Memphis vs SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 03, 2016) 1 Cincinnati vs HOUSTON (09/15/16) 1 Memphis vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) 1 East Carolina at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 1 SMU vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016) 1 Navy at Tulane (Sep 17, 2016) 1 Tulane vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) 1 UCF at Florida Intl. (Sep 24, 2016) 1 SMU at Temple (Oct 01, 2016) 1 East Carolina vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) 1 East Carolina at USF (Oct 08, 2016) 1 Memphis at Tulane (Oct 14, 2016) 1 Temple at UCF (Oct 15, 2016) 1 UCF vs TEMPLE (Oct 15, 2016) 2-point PATs made 1 Cincinnati vs UT MARTIN (Sep 01, 2016) 1 Memphis vs SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 03, 2016) 1 Navy at Tulane (Sep 17, 2016) 1 Tulane vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) 1 UCF at Florida Intl. (Sep 24, 2016) 1 East Carolina vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) 1 Memphis at Tulane (Oct 14, 2016) 1 UCF vs TEMPLE (Oct 15, 2016) Punts 12 UConn at Houston (Sep 29, 2016) 11 Tulane vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) Longest punt 70 UCF at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) 65 SMU at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) Yards punted 493 UConn at Houston (Sep 29, 2016) [12-493] 406 SMU at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) [9-406] Punting avg 49.3 Navy vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) [3-148] 48.0 UConn vs SYRACUSE (Sep 24, 2016) [5-240] Punt returns 6 Tulsa vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 5 Memphis vs SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 03, 2016) 5 USF vs TOWSON (Sep 03, 2016) 5 Temple vs STONY BROOK (Sep 10, 2016) 5 Tulsa vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) Punt return yards 144 Tulsa vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 84 USF at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) Punt return avg 28.0 USF at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) [3-84] 24.0 Tulsa vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) [6-144] Punt return TDs 1 USF at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) Longest punt return 83 USF at Syracuse (Sep 17, 2016) 60 Tulsa vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) Kick returns 8 SMU at Temple (Oct 01, 2016) 6 Tulsa at Ohio State (Sep 10, 2016) 6 Tulsa at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) 6 East Carolina vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) 6 Cincinnati vs USF (10/01/16) 6 Memphis at Mississippi (Oct 01, 2016) 6 SMU at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) 6 East Carolina at USF (Oct 08, 2016) 6 Navy vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) Kick return yards 200 Navy vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) 2016 American Athletic Conference Team Game Highs Through games of Oct 16, 2016

176 Tulsa vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) Kick return avg 65.0 Houston at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) [2-130] 35.2 Tulsa vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) [5-176] Longest kick return 100 UCF at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) 99 Houston at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) Kick return TDs 1 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 1 Houston at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) 1 UCF at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) 1 Memphis vs TEMPLE (Oct. 6, 2016) Interceptions 5 Cincinnati at Purdue (Sep 10, 2016) 4 SMU vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016) 4 Memphis vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) Interception return yds 102 Houston at Cincinnati (09/15/16) 96 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) Interception return avg 48.0 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) [2-96] 34.5 SMU at Temple (Oct 01, 2016) [2-69] Longest interception rtn 96 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 74 Houston at Cincinnati (09/15/16) Interception return TDs 2 Houston at Cincinnati (09/15/16) 1 Cincinnati vs UT MARTIN (Sep 01, 2016) 1 Tulsa vs SAN JOSE STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 1 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 1 Memphis vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) 1 Tulsa vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 1 SMU vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016) 1 Memphis vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 24, 2016) 1 SMU at Temple (Oct 01, 2016) 1 UCF at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) 1 USF at Cincinnati (10/01/16) 1 Memphis vs TEMPLE (Oct. 6, 2016) 1 Navy vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) Fumbles lost 3 UCF vs MARYLAND (Sep 17, 2016) 2 Cincinnati vs UT MARTIN (Sep 01, 2016) 2 UCF vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 2 UCF at Michigan (Sep 10, 2016) 2 UConn at Navy (Sep 10, 2016) 2 Tulsa at Ohio State (Sep 10, 2016) 2 East Carolina at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 2 Navy at Tulane (Sep 17, 2016) 2 SMU at Temple (Oct 01, 2016) 2 East Carolina vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) 2 Tulane vs MEMPHIS (Oct 14, 2016) 2 Memphis at Tulane (Oct 14, 2016) 2 USF vs UCONN (Oct 15, 2016) 2 Houston vs TULSA (Oct 15, 2016) Fumbles recovered 4 Memphis vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) 3 USF vs TOWSON (Sep 03, 2016) Sacked by opp 7 UCF vs TEMPLE (Oct 15, 2016) 6 East Carolina at Virginia Tech (Sep 24, 2016) 6 Navy at Air Force (Oct 01, 2016) QB sacks 7 Temple at UCF (Oct 15, 2016) 5 Houston vs Oklahoma (Sep 3, 2016) 5 SMU at North Texas (Sep 03, 2016) 5 UCF vs MARYLAND (Sep 17, 2016) 5 Tulane vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) 5 Cincinnati vs MIAMI (OHIO) (09/24/16) 2016 American Athletic Conference Team Game Highs Through games of Oct 16, 2016

5 UCF at Florida Intl. (Sep 24, 2016) 5 UCF at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) 5 USF vs UCONN (Oct 15, 2016) 5 UCF vs TEMPLE (Oct 15, 2016) Turnovers committed 6 Tulsa at Ohio State (Sep 10, 2016) 5 East Carolina vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) Turnovers caused 6 Memphis vs KANSAS (Sep 17 2016) 5 Cincinnati at Purdue (Sep 10, 2016) 5 UCF at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) Kicks blocked 2 Tulsa vs NORTH CAROLINA A&T (Sep 17, 2016) 1 UConn vs MAINE (Sept 1, 2016) 1 Temple vs ARMY (Sep 2, 2016) 1 Memphis vs SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (Sep 03, 2016) 1 East Carolina vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sep 03, 2016) 1 UConn at Navy (Sep 10, 2016) 1 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 1 SMU vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016) 1 SMU at Tulsa (Oct 07, 2016) 1 Navy vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) First downs 34 USF vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 10, 2016) 34 East Carolina at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 34 Tulsa at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) 34 Tulsa vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) 1st downs rushing 22 Tulsa at Fresno State (Sep 24, 2016) 20 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 1st downs passing 24 East Carolina at South Carolina (Sep 17, 2016) 22 East Carolina vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) 1st downs by penalty 5 UCF vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sep 03, 2016) 5 UConn vs VIRGINIA (Sep 17, 2016) 5 SMU vs LIBERTY (Sep 17, 2016) 5 East Carolina vs UCF (Oct 01, 2016) Penalties 17 Tulsa vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) 13 Temple at Penn State (Sep 17, 2016) Penalties yards 149 Tulsa vs SMU (Oct 07, 2016) 118 Temple at Penn State (Sep 17, 2016) 2016 American Athletic Conference Conference Opponent Game Lows Through games of Oct 16, 2016

OPPONENT LOWS (lowest totals allowed by)

Total offense yards 73 Houston vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) 133 Temple vs STONY BROOK (Sep 10, 2016) Total offense yards/play 1.8 Houston vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) [41-73] 2.5 Temple vs STONY BROOK (Sep 10, 2016) [54-133] Rushing yards 2 UConn vs CINCINNATI (Oct. 8, 2016) 15 Houston vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) Rushing attempts 19 UConn vs MAINE (Sept 1, 2016) 22 UConn vs CINCINNATI (Oct. 8, 2016) Yards per rush 0.1 UConn vs CINCINNATI (Oct. 8, 2016) [22-2] 0.5 Houston vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) [28-15] Longest rush 9 UConn vs CINCINNATI (Oct. 8, 2016) 9 Houston at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) Passing attempts 5 Houston at Navy (Oct 08, 2016) 5 Temple vs ARMY (Sep 2, 2016) Passing yards 15 Temple vs ARMY (Sep 2, 2016) 21 Navy at Tulane (Sep 17, 2016) Yards per completion 5.4 Houston at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) [20-109] 7.0 Navy at Tulane (Sep 17, 2016) [3-21] Passes completed 2 Temple vs ARMY (Sep 2, 2016) 3 Houston at Navy (Oct 08, 2016) 3 Navy at Tulane (Sep 17, 2016) Pass completion pct 25.0 Navy at Tulane (Sep 17, 2016) [3-12] 36.7 Memphis at Tulane (Oct 14, 2016) [11-30] Longest pass 11 Navy at Tulane (Sep 17, 2016) 11 Temple vs ARMY (Sep 2, 2016) First downs 4 Houston vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) 7 Temple vs STONY BROOK (Sep 10, 2016) 1st downs rushing 1 Tulane vs SOUTHERN (Sep 10, 2016) 1 Houston at Cincinnati (09/15/16) 1 Houston at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) 1st downs passing 0 Navy at Tulane (Sep 17, 2016) 1 Temple vs ARMY (Sep 2, 2016) 1st downs by penalty 0 Tulane at Wake Forest (Sep 01, 2016) 0 UConn at Navy (Sep 10, 2016) 0 Houston vs LAMAR (Sep 10, 2016) 0 Cincinnati vs HOUSTON (09/15/16) 0 UCF vs MARYLAND (Sep 17, 2016) 0 Navy at Tulane (Sep 17, 2016) 0 UConn vs SYRACUSE (Sep 24, 2016) 0 Houston at Texas State (Sep 24, 2016) 0 Tulane vs LOUISIANA (Sep 24, 2016) 0 Houston vs UCONN (Sep 29, 2016) 0 Navy at Air Force (Oct 01, 2016) 0 Cincinnati vs USF (10/01/16) 0 Memphis at Mississippi (Oct 01, 2016) 0 Navy vs HOUSTON (Oct 08, 2016) 0 UConn at USF (Oct 15, 2016) 0 Tulsa at Houston (Oct 15, 2016) Penalties 1 Houston at Navy (Oct 08, 2016) 2 Cincinnati at Purdue (Sep 10, 2016) 2 UCF at Michigan (Sep 10, 2016) 2 UConn at Navy (Sep 10, 2016) 2 Navy vs UCONN (Sep 10, 2016) 2 Houston at Cincinnati (09/15/16) 2 UConn at Houston (Sep 29, 2016) 2016 American Athletic Conference Opponent Game Lows Through games of Oct 16, 2016

2 UCF at East Carolina (Oct 01, 2016) 2 Cincinnati vs USF (10/01/16) 2 USF vs EAST CAROLINA (Oct 08, 2016) Penalties yards 5 Houston at Navy (Oct 08, 2016) 6 Navy vs UCONN (Sep 10, 2016)