FOOTBALL 2017 SEASON Media Release (October 22, 2017) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] 214.774.1300 STANDINGS East Division W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts. Opp. W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp. Marshall 3-0 1.000 1-0 2-0 3-0 87 16 6-1 .857 3-0 3-1 187 100 Florida Atlantic 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 3-0 165 79 4-3 .571 3-1 1-2 274 186 WKU 3-1 .750 1-1 2-0 2-0 117 82 5-2 .714 3-1 2-1 188 140 FIU 2-1 .667 1-0 1-1 1-1 60 73 4-2 .667 2-0 2-2 117 154 Middle Tennessee 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 1-2 90 118 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 153 216 Charlotte 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 0-3 71 113 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 116 255 Old Dominion 0-3 .000 0-2 0-1 0-3 62 128 2-5 .286 1-3 1-2 133 243
West Division W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts. Opp. W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp. North Texas 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 3-0 149 166 4-3 .571 3-0 1-3 254 265 Southern Miss 3-1 .750 1-1 2-0 3-1 117 99 5-2 .714 2-2 3-0 207 140 UAB 2-2 .500 2-0 0-2 1-1 115 116 4-3 .571 4-0 0-3 214 197 UTSA 1-2 .333 1-1 0-1 1-2 75 67 4-2 .667 2-1 2-1 158 77 Louisiana Tech 1-2 .333 0-1 1-1 0-2 72 89 3-4 .429 2-2 1-2 195 193 Rice 1-2 .333 0-1 1-1 1-1 45 47 1-6 .143 0-2 1-4 77 238 UTEP 0-3 .000 0-2 0-1 0-2 28 70 0-7 .000 0-3 0-4 86 265
RECENT RESULTS UPCOMING GAMES PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 Conference USA will name an Off ensive, Defensive Florida Atlantic 69, North Texas 31 FIU at Marshall (STAD FB) 1:30 pm and Special Teams Player of the Week each Mon- Charlotte 25, UAB 24 (ot) day during the season. The awards are selected Louisiana Tech at Rice (FloSports) 2:30 pm Southern Miss 34, Louisiana Tech 27 (2ot) by a panel of media members with one represen- Florida Atlantic at WKU (Stadium) 3:30 pm UTSA 20, Rice 7 tative in each league city. Old Dominion at North Texas (ESPN3) 5:30 pm UAB at Southern Miss (CUSA TV) 6 pm FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 The conference offi ce also will produce a weekly UTSA at UTEP (KMYS/CUSA TV) 7 pm WKU 35, Old Dominion 31 football release Mondays during the season. It will Marshall 38, Middle Tennessee 10 be distributed directly to members of the media FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 upon request and available at ConferenceUSA. Marshall at Florida Atlantic (CBSSN) 5 pm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 com. Marshall 35, Old Dominion 3 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 WKU 45, Charlotte 14 Charlotte at Old Dominion (ESPN3) 2:30 pm UAB 25, Middle Tennessee 23 North Texas at LA Tech (STAD FB) 2:30 pm North Texas 29, UTSA 26 UTSA at FIU (Stadium) 6 pm Southern Miss 24, UTEP 0 UTEP at Middle Tennessee (beIN) 6:30 pm FIU 23, Tulane 10 Rice at UAB (CUSA TV) TBA Southern Miss at Tennessee TBA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 WKU at Vanderbilt TBA Middle Tennessee 37, FIU 17 UAB 23, Louisiana Tech 22 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Marshall 14, Charlotte 3 Middle Tennessee at Charlotte (ESPN3) 1 pm Florida Atlantic 58, Old Dominion 28 Florida Atlantic at LA Tech (Stadium) 2:30 pm Southern Miss 31, UTSA 29 Southern Miss at Rice (STAD FB) 2:30 pm WKU 15, UTEP 14 UTEP at North Texas (ESPN3) 4 pm Army 49, Rice 12 WKU at Marshall (beIN) 5:30 pm Old Dominion at FIU (CUSA TV) 6 pm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 UAB at UTSA (KCWX) 6 pm FIU 30, Charlotte 29 Florida Atlantic 38, Middle Tennessee 20 North Texas 43, Southern Miss 28 Conference Games in Bold Louisiana Tech 34, South Alabama 16 All Times Central Marshall 38, Cincinnati 21 Pittsburgh 42, Rice 10 Army 35, UTEP 21 FOOTBALL 2017 SEASON Media Release (October 22, 2017) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] 214.774.1300 QUICK HITTERS A LOOK AT WEEK NINE MOTORING SEASON TOP PERFORMERS The top four teams in the East Division go head-to- Florida Atlantic sophomore RB Devin “Motor” Sin- Here’s a look at the 2017 league leaders in 300-yard head this week to highlight a six-game week of ac- gletary set a new school single-season record for passers, 100-yard rushers and 100-yard receivers tion in Conference USA. rushing touchdowns with 14 in the Owls seventh (through games of Oct. 21): game of the year. He now has four straigt games with Florida Atlantic (3-0, 4-3), winners of three in a row, multiple scores and 24 rushing touchdowns in his last 300-Yard Passing Performances will travel to WKU (3-1, 5-2), which has won four 11 games. Singletary also registered his fi fth consecu- 3 Mason Fine, North Texas straight, (3:30 p.m. CT on Stadium). FIU (2-1, 4-2) tive 100-yard rushing game, carrying 17 times for 123 returns from its bye week looking to defeat red-hot yards and three touchdowns in the 69-31 win over 3 Mike White, WKU Marshall (3-0, 6-1), owners a fi ve-game win streak, West Division-leading North Texas. Singletary is 2 J’Mar Smith, Louisiana Tech for a second straight season (2:30 pm ET on ESPN3). currently 13th nationally in yards per game with an average of 115.7 (809 total) and is tied with Auburn’s 100-Yard Rushing Performances The West has three division encounters on the dock- Kerryon Johnson for the national lead in rushing TDs 5 Devin Singletary, Florida Atlantic et. Southern MIss (3-1, 5-2), which has moved into a with 14. 4 Ito Smith, Southern Miss fi rst place tie, hosts UAB (4-3, 2-2) at 6 pm CT (CUSA 3 Hasaan Klugh, Charlotte TV). Louisiana Tech (3-4, 1-2) looks to rebound from USM WINS A WILD ONE 3 Jeff ery Wilson, North Texas last week’s wil double-overtime loss to Southern Miss Southern MIss rallied from 11 points downs over the 3 Spencer Brown, UAB when it visits Rice (1-6, 1-2) at 6 pm CT (FloSports). fi nal 1:23 over regulation to defeat Louisiana Tech, The developing in-state rivalry between UTSA (4-2, 34-27 in double overtime in Ruston. Sophomore 1-2) and UTEP (0-7, 0-3) QB Keon Howard registered his fi rst 300-yard pass- 100-Yard Receiving Performances ing game with 301 yards on 32-of-53 passing, along 3 Thomas Owens, FIU The lone cross-division game this week is Old Do- with his second career three-TD passing game. se- 3 Jalen Guyton, North Texas minion (0-3, 2-5) meeting West Division co-leader nior RB Ito Smith had a 23-yard scoring reception 2 Korey Robertson, Southern Miss North Texas (3-1, 4-3) for the fi rst time. in the fi rst half and has now scored a touchdown in 2 Andre Wilson, UAB seven-straight games. The Golden Eagles have now GLANCING AT C-USA won three straight and have moved into a tie for CATCHING ON Five weeks remain in the regular season and there is fi rst place in the West Division standings with a 3-1 Marshall TE Ryan Yurachek is tied for the fourth-lon- so much to be decided in Conference USA. Marshall league record. gest streak of consecutive games with at least one is the fi rst school to become bowl-eligible, WKU and catch. Here are the leaders (through Oct. 21): Southern MIss are one win away and fi ve schools are WHITE HOT two wins shy. Additionally, two schools have three WKU senior QB Mike White had a second straight 2017 Active Streak of Consecutive Games with a victories and remain halfway to eligibility. Florida At- huge game during the Hilltoppers 35-31 victory Reception lantic and Marshall are undefeated in the East (and at Old Dominion on Oct. 20, completing 24-of-34 face each other Nov. 3 in Boca Raton), with WKU and passes for 304 yards with fi ve touchdowns. He tied Player, School Games FIU each with one loss. In the West, North Texas and his career-high with those fi ve passing scores for Allen Lazard, Iowa State 42 Southern Miss each have a defeat (with the Mean the second consecutive game. White has thrown for James Washington, Oklahoma State 39 Green owning the head-to-head tie-breaker), while 300+ yards in three games this season and 11-of-21 Calvin Ridley, Alabama 38 four schools have two conference losses. career games as a Hilltopper. He threw the TDs to Ryan Yurachek, Marshall 36 fi ve diff erent players for the second straight week. Jaylen Samuels, NC State 35 MARSHALL GETS VOTES Phil Mayhue, Memphis 35 After winning its fi fth straight game to move to 3-0 CHARLOTTE SURPRISES UAB in Conference USA action and 6-1 on the season, Charlotte rallied from a 17-point defi cit in the third UTEP’S HERNANDEZ NAMED AP Marshall is again receiving votes in this week’s USA quarter and answered UAB’s overtime TD with one of MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICAN Today Coaches and AP polls. their own to set up the game-winning two-point con- UTEP senior OG Will Hernandez was named to the version Saturday. 49ers slot receiver Chris Montgom- AP Midseason All-America team, as chosen by a pan- HERD BOWL-ELIGIBLE BEHIND D ery took the ball on a reverse and threw a pass back el of 16 Top 25 poll voters. He garnered second team Marshall reached bowl-eligibility with its 35-31 vic- to QB Hasaan Klugh open in the end zone for the honors through seven games and has racked up 44 tory at Middle Tennessee Friday night, winning its winning conversion. It was Charlotte’s largest come- starts in four seasons for the Miners. Hernandez is fi fth straight game to move to 6-1 on the season. back in a Conference USA game. Klugh fi nished with not new to the spotlight having earned 2017 AP Pre- The Thundering Herd are 3-0 in conference play and a career-high 140 rushing yards, his third 100-yard season All-America second team recognition. and have allowed a total of 16 points in those games (5.3 game of the season. He had two rushing TDs, a 68- last season he was the fi rst Miner off ensive lineman ppg), their best such three-game stretch of defense yard passing TD and the two-point conversion catch. to receive AP All-American second team honors. in league play since 1997. Marshall has allowed only 37 points during its fi ve-game winning streak. The In a related note, UAB’s fi rst four conference games SENIOR CLASS SEMIFINALISTS last stretch with fewer points allowed by the Herd have been decided by a total of seven points and ev- Conference USA produced four of the 30 Senior over fi ve games came in 1964. ery game has come down to the fi nal play. CLASS Award candidates for the 2017 season, it was announced on October 5. To be eligible for the LANE TRAIN SETTING RECORDS CEPHUS CATCHING ON award, a student-athlete must be classifi ed as an For the second time in three weeks, Lane Kiffi n’s Rice freshman WR Aaron Cephus posted his fi rst NCAA DI FBS senior and have notable achievements Florida Atlantic Owls established new school records career 100-yard receiving day on Saturday at UTSA, in the four C’s of community, classroom, character for points (69) and total yards (804) during a 69-31 registering 105 yards on just two catches, one a 50- and competition. C-USA is represented by Middle win over North Texas on Saturday. The 804 yards set yard TD reception. He now has four catches of 50 Tennessee K Canon Rooker, Rice LB Emmanuel a new Conference USA record, originally set by Tulsa yards or longer this season, tied for the second-most Ellerbee, UTSA DE Marcus Davenport and WKU QB with 791 against UTEP in 2008. FAU scored on its fi rst in the FBS. Only Oklahoma State’s James Washing- Mike White. 11 drives. ton, with fi ve, has more Cephus has 12 receptions for 325 yards and three TDs on the season.. Florida Atlantic, which is averaging 55.0 points in three C-USA games and 39.1 for the season, is ninth in the FBS in rushing yardage at 285.6 per game. FOOTBALL 2017 SEASON Media Release (October 22, 2017) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] 214.774.1300 QUICK HITTERS
C-USA HAS SEVEN CAMPBELL DL Oshane Ximines, Jr., Old Dominion N13 TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS LB Emmanuel Ellerbee, Sr., Rice N20 LB Alvin Jones, Sr., UTEP N27 Recognizing a most impressive groups of scholar- LB Josiah Tauaefa, So., UTSA athletes, The National Football Foundation & College LB Anthony Wint, Sr., FIU Hall of Fame (NFF) has announced the semifi nalists SPECIAL TEAMS DB Brandon Addison, Sr., Old Dominion for the 2017 William V. Campbell Trophy®, presented S4 Keion Davis, KR, Marshall DB Nate Brooks, Jr., North Texas by Fidelity Investments®. The award recognizes an in- S11 Kaare Vedvik, K/P, Marshall DB Joe Brown, Sr., WKU dividual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete S18 Jonathan Barnes, K, Louisiana Tech DB Kishawn McClain, Sr., North Texas in the nation and Conference USA produced seven of S25 Trevor Moore, K, North Texas the semifi nalists for the award. O2 Stone Wilson, P, FIU FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS O9 Stacy Keely, DE, UAB K Canon Rooker, Sr., Middle Tennessee Conference USA’s semifi nalists are: O16 Kaare Vedvik, K/P, Marshall Marshall - Ryan Yurachek, Sr., TE P Jake Collins, Jr., WKU O23 Middle Tennessee - Canon Rooker, Sr., K KR Kylen Towner, Sr., WKU O30 North Texas - Andy Flusche, Sr., DE PR Nacarius Fant, Sr., WKU N6 Old Dominion - Rob Thompson, Sr., S LS Matt Bayliss, Sr., UTSA N13 Rice - D.J. Green, So., LB N20 Southern Miss - Picasso Nelson, Sr., DB PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH N27 WKU – Marcus Ward, Sr., DB (as selected by the league’s media) WKU’S FELDER NAMED NATION- EAST DIVISION WORKING OVERTIME AL TE OF THE WEEK 1. WKU (20) Here’s a look at C-USA overtime games in 2017 and 2. Middle Tennessee (4) all-time: The John Mackey Award has named Deon Yelder of 3. Old Dominion (3) WKU as the John Mackey Tight End on Oct. 18. Yelder 4. Marshall (1) had career highs of seven catches for 92 yards - all in 5. Florida Atlantic 2017 C-USA Overtimes the fi rst half - while scoring his second touchdown of 6. FIU Charlotte 25, UAB 24 (ot) Oct. 21 the season in a 45-14 win over Charlotte, 7. Charlotte Southern Miss 34, LA Tech 27 (2ot) Oct. 21 MARSHALL’S YURACHEK NAMED WEST DIVISION Overtime Records - 1996-2017 1. Louisiana Tech (20) Teams All Games C-USA Games NATIONAL TE OF THE WEEK 2. UTSA (7) Charlotte 1-3 1-1 The John Mackey Award has named Ryan Yurachek 3. Southern Miss (1) of Marshall as the John Mackey Tight End of the 4. North Texas FIU 4-4 0-0 Week for games ending September 30. The Thun- 5. Rice Florida Atlantic 2-5 0-1 6. UTEP dering Herd senior had six catches for 77 yards and Louisiana Tech 2-8 0-2 7. UAB Marshall 6-5 4-4 three touchdowns in a 38-21 win at Cincinnati. The (fi rst place votes in parentheses) receiving yardage and touchdown total were both Middle Tennessee 5-4 3-1 single game career highs for Yurachek. North Texas 2-2 1-0 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Old Dominion 1-0 1-0 PRESEASON ALL-C-USA C-USA names Players of the Week each Monday dur- Rice 6-5 3-1 SELECTIONS ing the season. The awards are voted on by a media Southern Miss 5-6 4-6 panel with one representative in each league city. UAB 3-7 3-3 (as selected by the league’s head coaches) UTEP 7-5 4-2 OFFENSE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR S4 Jeff ery Wilson, RB, North Texas UTSA 2-2 1-1 Mike White, Sr., QB, WKU S11 Tyre Brady, WR, Marshall WKU 6-3 2-1 Brent Stockstill, QB, Middle Tennessee DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR S18 Ito Smith, RB, Southern Miss Emmanuel Ellerbee, Sr., LB, Rice S25 Jeff ery Wilson, RB, North Texas EAST VS. WEST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR O2 Devin Singletary, RB, Florida Atlantic Here’s a look at how the cross-division games have Kylen Towner, Sr., KR, WKU Jalen Guyton, WR, North Texas fared since C-USA went to two divisons in 2005: O9 Ito Smith, RB, Southern Miss FIRST TEAM OFFENSE O16 Mason Fine, QB, North Texas 2017: East 4, West 2 QB Mike White, Sr., WKU O23 2016: East 10, West 7 RB Ray Lawry, Sr., Old Dominion O30 2015: East 9, West 8 N6 RB Ito Smith, Sr., Southern Miss 2014: West 9, East 8 N13 OL O’Shea Dugas, Jr., Louisiana Tech 2013: West 10, East 5 N20 2012: West 10, East 9 OL Will Hernandez, Sr., UTEP N27 OL Trey Martin, Sr., Rice 2011: West 11, East 8 OL Austin Pratt, Sr., UTSA DEFENSE 2010 East 10, West 9 S4 Dae’Von Washington, LB, Louisiana Tech OL Brandon Ray, Sr., WKU 2009 East 13, West 6 S11 Khalil Brooks, LB, Middle Tennessee 2008 West 10, East 9 TE Ryan Yurachek, Sr., Marshall S18 Jaylon Ferguson, DE, Louisiana Tech 2007 East 14, West 5 WR Richie James, Jr., Middle Tennessee S25 Josiah Tauaefa, LB, UTSA 2006 West 13, East 6 WR Jonathan Duhart, Sr., Old Dominion Joe Brown, DB, WKU 2005 East 12, West 7 WR Allenzae Staggers, Sr., Southern Miss O2 Secdrick Cooper, S, Louisiana Tech O9 Khalil Brooks, LB, Middle Tennessee FIRST TEAM DEFENSE O16 Fermin Silva, DL, FIU DL Marcus Davenport, Sr., UTSA O23 DL Jaylon Ferguson, So., Louisiana Tech O30 DL Chris Johnson, Sr., WKU N6 FOOTBALL 2017 SEASON Media Release (October 22, 2017) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] 214.774.1300 CONFERENCE USA ON TELEVISION C-USA ON NATIONAL TV Sat 11/4 UTSA @ FIU 6 p.m. C-USA ON LOCAL TV C-USA’s 2017 TV schedule features games to air Sat 11/11 Florida Atlantic @ LA Tech 2:30 p.m. WCCB SCHEDULE (Charlotte, N.C.) nationally by all four of the league’s primary televi- Sat 11/18 FIU @ Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. Sat 9/16 N. Carolina A&T 35, Charlotte 31 sion partners, with additional games airing as part Sat 11/25 Southern Miss @ Marshall 1:30 p.m. Sat 9/23 Georgia State 28, Charlotte 0 of other conference’s television deals. Additionally, Sat 10/7 Marshall 14, Charlotte 3 there will be a signifi cant number of games that will STADIUM ON FACEBOOK SCHEDULE be made available through streaming and through Sat 9/2 Marshall 31, Miami (Ohio) 26 KCWX SCHEDULE (San Antonio, Texas) social media entities such as Twitter and Facebook Sat 9/23 FIU 13, Rice 7 Sat 9/16 UTSA 51, Southern 17 Live. 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FOOTBALL 2017 SEASON Media Release (October 22, 2017) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] 214.774.1300 CONFERENCE USA BOWL PARTNERS C-USA BOWL SYNOPSIS R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOCA RATON BOWL Conference USA has secured guaranteed commit- BOWL Conference USA will make its third appearance in ments with six bowl partners for the 2017 season, as Conference USA is scheduled be a part of the R+L the four-year old Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday, De- well as one secondary agreement: Bad Boy Mowers Carriers New Orleans Bowl for the 13th time in the cember 19, the only bowl game being played on that Gasparilla, Bahamas, Boca Raton, Gildan New Mexi- bowl’s 17 years, facing an opponent from the Sun Belt day….Back-to-back C-USA Champion WKU won last co, R+L Carriers New Orleans and Lockheed Martin Conference….This year’s game will mark the eighth year’s game over Memphis, 51-31, and 2014 C-USA Armed Forces Bowls are primary agreements. The straight year it has been played on a Saturday, with Champion Marshall won the inaugural Boca Raton Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., is a second- a Noon CT kickoff scheduled, this will open the 2017- Bowl in 2014, defeating Mid-American Conference ary agreement, should the ACC or SEC not be able to 18 bowl season….Current Conference USA members Champion Northern Illinois, 52-23….The game is provide a bowl-eligible team. There is no set selec- Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, played at six-year old FAU Stadium, the home of C- tion order among C-USA’s bowl partners. North Texas, Rice and Southern Miss have each par- USA member Florida Atlantic. ticipated in previous New Orleans Bowls, with the C-USA and the College Football Playoff Golden Eagles four victories tied for the most among BOCA RATON BOWL FACTS As a member of the College Football Playoff , Confer- all schools to play in the game….The New Orleans Boca Raton, Florida ence USA will be a part of one of the College Football Bowl is played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Date: December 19, 2017 Playoff bowls if it has the highest rated champion site of seven Super Bowl games. Time: 7 p.m. EST from among the American, C-USA, Mid-American, Stadium: FAU Stadium (29,419) Mountain West and Sun Belt Conferences. R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL FACTS Network: ESPN New Orleans, La. Opponent: American Selection The Playoff Date: December 16, 2017 Phone: 561-362-3660 During the 2014-15 season, college football entered Time: 12 p.m. CST Executive Director: Doug Mosley a new era when postseason playoff s began. The for- Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,208) Operations/Marketing: Jana LaMendola mat is simple: top four teams, two semifi nals played Network: ESPN Website: www.BocaRatonBowl.com in bowl games, and a national championship game Opponent: Sun Belt Conference Opponent Facebook: BocaBowl played in a diff erent city each year. Each semifi nal President/CEO: Jay Cicero Twitter: @BocaBowl will be played during the New Year’s holiday with Executive Director: Billy Ferrante the national championship game in prime time on a V.P., Communications: Sam Joff ray BAD BOY MOWERS GASPARILLA Monday night at least a week later. Operations and Media Coordinator: Paul Utterback BOWL Phone: 504/525-5678 After a one-year absence, Conference USA will once The Selection Committee Website: www.neworleansbowl.org again participate in the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla A selection committee will choose the four teams Facebook: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Bowl (formerly the St. Petersburg Bowl) this Decem- for the playoff based on their performance during Twitter: @NewOrleansBowl ber, facing an opponent from the American Athletic the regular season, including, strength of schedule, Conference….This year’s 10th annual game is sched- head-to-head results, championships won, and other GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL uled for Thursday, December 21 at 8 pm EST…Confer- factors. The teams will be seeded so that No. 1 will CConference USA will enter its fourth year as a pri- ence USA has participated in seven of the fi rst nine play No. 4 in one semifi nal and No. 2 will meet No. 3 mary partner with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl and St. Petersburg Bowls…..Current C-USA members FIU, in the other, with the two winners advancing to the is scheduled to send a team to Albuquerque each Marshall and Southern Miss have participated in the national championship game. season through 2019. C-USA will face a representa- game previously…The game is played at Tropicana tive from the Mountain West Conference each season Field in downtown St. Petersburg and the bowl is The Rotation at Dreamstyle Stadium on the campus of the Univer- owned and operated by ESPN Events, a subsidiary The semifi nals will rotate among six diff erent bowls, sity of New Mexico….C-USA has participated in the of ESPN. extending the experience to more fans. In the years New Mexico Bowl three times, with UTEP playing in when the bowls are not hosting semifi nals, the bowls the game in 2014 and 2010, while UTSA made its fi rst BAD BOY MOWERS GASPARILLA BOWL FACTS will feature eight other teams in four compelling bowl appearance in last season’s matchup…The bowl St. Petersburg, Fla. matchups. will once again be played on the opening day of the Date: December 21, 2017 bowl season, which it has nearly each time during Time: 8 p.m. EST For the 2017-18 season, the Goodyear Cotton Bowl its existence. Stadium: Tropicana Field (28,453) (Dec. 29), Capital One Orange (Dec. 30), Playstation Network: ESPN Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 30) and Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL FACTS Opponent: American Athletic Conference Selection (Dec. 31), will host its regular bowl games, while the Albuquerque, New Mexico Phone: 727/290-9865 Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual (Jan. Date: December 16, 2017 Executive Director: Brett Dulaney 1) and Allstate Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1), will host semifi - Time: 2:30 p.m. MST Media Relations Director: Jack Heilig nals. The College Football Championship will be held Stadium: Dreamstyle Stadium (37,792) Phone: 954/634-2299 on Monday, Jan. 8 in Atlanta, Ga. Network: ESPN Website: www.GasparillaBowl.com Opponent: Mountain West Selection Facebook: Gasparilla Bowl Executive Director: Jeff Siembieda Twitter: @gasparillabowl Media Relations Director: RaeAnn McKernan Website: www.gildannewmexicobowl.com Facebook: NewMexicoBowl Twitter: @GildanNMBowl FOOTBALL 2017 SEASON Media Release (October 22, 2017) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] 214.774.1300 CONFERENCE USA BOWL PARTNERS/CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BAHAMAS BOWL Associate Manager of Events: Monty Clegg WKU became just the second team in league his- The fourth annual Bahamas Bowl will kick off Fri- Ticket Manager: Trisha Branch tory to win back-to-back Conference USA Football day, Dec. 22, 2017 at Nassau’s Thomas A. Robinson Media Director: Drew Harris Championship Games last season, defeating Louisi- National Stadium….Conference USA is once again Phone: 254/716-8573 ana Tech, 58-44, in the highest scoring conference scheduled to be a part of the game, facing an op- Website: www.armedforcesbowl.com championship game in FBS history. In 2015, WKU ponent from the Mid-American Conference….Old Facebook: Armed Forces Bowl became the fi rst league school to go undefeated in Dominion, Middle Tennessee and WKU have repre- Twitter: @ArmedForcesBowl C-USA play and then win the Championship Game, sented Conference USA in the fi rst three games, with defeating Southern Miss, 45-28. Marshall took its ODU and WKU winning their games….The Bahamas WALK-ON’S INDEPENDENCE BOWL fi rst C-USA title in 2014 with a triumph over Louisi- Bowl is the only postseason FBS bowl game outside ana Tech in Huntington, W. Va. In 2013, Rice won its Conference USA maintains a secondary partnership of the United States.. fi rst C-USA Football title with a victory over Marshall with the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl, played at at Rice Stadium. Southern Miss won the 2011 C-USA Independence Stadium in Shreveport, La. C-USA will BAHAMAS BOWL FACTS Championship, when the nationally-ranked Golden provide a surplus team to the bowl in the event the Nassau, Bahamas Eagles defeated previously undefeated Houston SEC or ACC are unable to provide a team ….The game Date: December 22, 2017 on the Cougars home fi eld. Former members East was established in 1976 and is the nation’s 11th-old- Time: 12:30 p.m. EST Carolina, Tulsa and UCF each won two championship est game….Current C-USA members Louisiana Tech, Stadium: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium games, while Houston claimed one crown. Southern Miss and UTEP have previously played in (15,000) the Independence Bowl. Network: ESPN Year Champion (C-USA Record) Opponent: Mid-American Selection 2016 WKU (7-1) WALK-ON’S INDEPENDENCE BOWL FACTS Executive Director: Richard Gianinni 2015 WKU (8-0) Shreveport, Louisiana Director of Communications: Chris Pika 2014 Marshall (7-1) Date: December 27, 2017 Phone: 678/908-4853 2013 Rice (7-1) Time: 1:30 p.m. CST Website: www.bahamasbowl.com 2012 Tulsa (7-1) Stadium: Independence Stadium (49,565) Facebook: Bahamas Bowl 2011 Southern Miss (7-1) Network: ESPN2 Twitter: @TheBahamasBowl 2010 UCF (7-1) Opponent: ACC or SEC Selection 2009 East Carolina (6-2) LOCKHEED MARTIN Phone: 318-221-0712 2008 East Carolina (6-2) ARMED FORCES BOWL Executive Director: Missy Setters 2007 UCF (7-1) Media Relations Director: Stefan Nolet Conference USA is slated to be a part of the 15th 2006 Houston (7-1) Website: www.independencebowl.org annual Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, mark- 2005 Tulsa (6-2) Facebook: independencebowl ing the 12th time that the league has participated in 2004 Louisville (8-0) Twitter: @IndyBowl the game...Last season, Louisiana Tech represented 2003 Southern Miss (8-0) C-USA in the LMAFB, taking a thrilling 48-45 deci- 2002 TCU (6-2) sion over Navy, kicking a fi eld goal to win as time ex- Cincinnati (6-2) pired...This season, C-USA is scheduled to face Army 2017 DYNACRAFT C-USA 2001 Louisville (6-1) in the game, which is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 23 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2000 Louisville (6-1) in Fort Worth, Texas...Eight diff erent C-USA schools 1999 Southern Miss (6-0) have participated in the LMAFB...Owned and oper- 1998 Tulane (6-0) ated by ESPN Events, the Lockheed Martin Armed 1997 Southern Miss (6-0) Forces Bowl has featured the “armed forces” theme 1996 Houston (4-1) since 2006. Patriotic overtones recognizing all fi ve Southern Miss (4-1) branches of the service are prevalent throughout the game. Past Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowls C-USA TIEBREAKER have included fan-fest areas showcasing armed Home fi eld for the C-USA Championship Game will forces hardware; fl yovers; demonstrations by several be awarded to the team that posts the highest regu- of the military’s top skydiving teams; the awarding lar season winning percentage against conference of custom homes to wounded warriors; on-fi eld in- opposition. The fi rst tiebreaker is the winner of a duction ceremonies; armed forces bands and honor head-to-head match-up. If still tied, the most recent guards and the awarding of the annual “Great Amer- College Football Playoff Selection Committee poll ican Patriot Award” (GAPA) presented by Armed will be used if one team or both teams are ranked. If Forces Insurance. Conference USA will host its 13th football champion- they remain tied, highest average computer ranking ship game in 2017. will be used. LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL FACTS Fort Worth, Texas The event is slated for Saturday, December 2, and will Date: Dec. 23, 2017 be televised by ESPN or ESPN 2. The team with the Time: 2:30 p.m. CST highest league winning percentage will serve as host Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium (45,000) site for the game. Network: ESPN Opponent: Army The title game will feature champions from the East Phone: 817-810-0012 and West divisions of the league. Seven diff erent Executive Director: Brant Ringler schools have hosted the fi rst 12 championship games. Associate Manager of Events: Bryan Delgado FOOTBALL 2017 SEASON Media Release (October 22, 2017) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] 214.774.1300 MEDIA INFORMATION WEEKLY FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS FLAGSHIP RADIO STATIONS C-USA FOOTBALL SID CONTACTS Video highlights from all 14 Conference USA Foot- Below is the fl agship radio station for each Confer- Here is the information for each C-USA football SID: ball teams will be available this season through ence USA football school: Box, a new video exchange service. Each school Charlotte Tom Whitestone will update 5 minutes of footage per week by late School Station Signal PxP Offi ce Phone: ...... (704) 687-1022 Monday morning for media outlets to download Charlotte ESPN Radio 730 Matt Swierad Cell Phone: ...... (980) 253-4951 and use. Schools may also post additional footage FIU WAXY-AM 790 AJ Ricketts E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] at times during the week. Florida Atlantic ESPN-FM 106.3 Ken LaVicka Louisiana Tech KXKZ-FM 107.5 Dave Nitz FIU Mike Hogan Please contact the C-USA media relations depart- Marshall WDGG-FM 93.7 Steve Cotton Offi ce Phone: ...... (305) 348-1496 ment for more information. Middle Tenn. WPRT-FM 102.5 Chip Walters Cell Phone: ...... TBA North Texas KHYI-FM 95.3 Dave Barnett E-Mail: ...... mihogan@fi u.edu KGAF-AM 1580 Old Dominion ESPN Radio 94.1 Ted Alexander Florida Atlantic Katrina McCormack COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE Rice KGOW-FM 1560 J.P. Heath Offi ce Phone: ...... (561) 297-3161 The only scheduled C-USA Coaches teleconfer- Southern Miss WXRR-FM 104.5 John Cox Cell Phone: ...... (561) 251-5588 ence during the 2017 season will be held on Tues- UAB WJQX-FM 100.5 David Crane E-Mail: ...... [email protected] day, Nov. 28 and will feature the head coaches of UTEP KOFX-FM 92.3 Jon Teicher Louisiana Tech Anna Claire Thomas the two teams participating in the 2017 Dynacraft *ESPN Deportes 1650 Omar Ropole UTSA KTKR-AM 760 Andy Everett Offi ce Phone: ...... (318) 257-5314 C-USA Football Championship Game. KBUC-FM 92.5/93.3 (alternate) Cell Phone: ...... (318) 331-3813 WKU WPTQ-FM 105.3 Randy Lee E-Mail: ...... [email protected] In lieu of a weekly teleconference, the C-USA of- WWKU-AM 1450 *Spanish station Marshall Jason Corriher fi ce provides coaches quotes each Monday and Offi ce Phone: ...... (304) 696-4660 Tuesday during the season. Those quotes will be Cell Phone: ...... (740) 331-1497 emailed to media members and available on Con- C-USA WEBSITES E-Mail: ...... [email protected] ferenceUSA.com. Here are the offi cial websites for each C-USA school: Middle Tennessee Mark Owens Offi ce Phone: (615) 898-2450 Charlotte www.Charlotte49ers.com Cell Phone: ...... (615) 631-9520 E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION FIU www.FIUSports.com E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Florida Atlantic www.FAUSports.com Media may contact the Conference USA offi ce by Louisiana Tech www.LATechSports.com North Texas Jordan Stepp Offi ce Phone: (940) 369-8329 phone (214-774-1300) or e-mail to be included on Marshall www.HerdZone.com the league’s e-mail lists for releases and informa- Cell Phone: ...... (805) 551-8648 Middle Tennessee www.GoBlueRaiders.com E-Mail: ...... [email protected] tion. North Texas www.MeanGreenSports.com Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Old Dominion www.ODUSports.com Statistics are updated on Sundays, weekly releas- Rice www.RiceOwls.com Old Dominion Eric Bohannon Offi ce Phone: ...... (757) 683-3374 es on Mondays, game previews on Tuesdays and Southern Miss www.SouthernMiss.com Cell Phone: ...... (757) 375-0244 press conference quotes on Mondays and Tues- UAB www.UABSports.com E-Mail: ...... [email protected] days. UTEP www.UTEPAthletics.com UTSA www.GoUTSA.com Rice Chuck Pool WKU www.WKUSports.com Offi ce Phone: ...... (713) 358-5775 Please contact Russell Anderson (rdanderson@c- Cell Phone: ...... (832) 244-6476 usa.org) in the conference offi ce with requests or E-Mail: ...... [email protected] questions. C-USA TWITTER FEEDS Secondary Email: ...... [email protected] Here are the Twitter feeds for each C-USA school: Southern Miss Jack Duggan Offi ce Phone: ...... (601) 266-6240 COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Charlotte @Charlotte49erFB Cell Phone: ...... (601) 596-5637 FIU @FIUFootball E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Collegepressbox.com is the offi cial media website for Florida Atlantic @FAU_Football Secondary Email: ...... [email protected] Conference USA football. Access and download weekly Louisiana Tech @LATechFB Marshall @HerdFB UAB Ted Feeley game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more Offi ce Phone: ...... (205) 934-0730 for the conference and each of its 14 member schools Middle Tennessee @MT_FB Cell Phone: ...... (205) 704-4147 North Texas @MeanGreenFB throughout the season. Login information will be dis- E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Old Dominion @ODUFootball tributed to accredited media or you can apply for a Rice @RiceFootball UTEP Denise Mata password by sending an e-mail to: password@colleg- Southern Miss @SouthernMissFB Offi ce Phone: ...... (915) 747-6653 Cell Phone: ...... (915) 820-2458 epressbox.com. UAB @UAB_FB E-Mail: ...... [email protected] UTEP @UTEPFootball Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] UTSA @UTSAFTFB WKU @WKUFootball UTSA Kyle Stephens Offi ce Phone: ...... (210) 458-4551 Cell Phone: ...... (210) 887-3636 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected]
WKU Kyle Neaves Offi ce Phone: ...... (270) 745-3756 Cell Phone: ...... (228) 424-6921 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Secondary Email: ...... [email protected] FOOTBALL 2017 SEASON Media Release (October 22, 2017) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] 214.774.1300 WEST DIVISION SCHEDULES/RESULTS
LOUISIANA TECH (3-4, 1-2 C-USA) UAB (4-3, 2-2 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S2 NORTHWESTERN ST. (ESPN3) W 52-24 1-0 S2 ALABAMA A&M (Stadium) W 38-7 1-0 S9 MISSISSIPPI STATE (CBSNN) L 21-57 1-1 S9 at Ball State (ESPN3) L 31-51 1-1 S16 at WKU (Stadium) W 23-22 2-1 S16 COASTAL CAROLINA (Raycom) W 30-23 2-1 S23 at South Carolina (SEC Network) L 16-17 2-2 S23 at North Texas (beIN SPORTS) L 43-46 2-2 S30 SOUTH ALABAMA (ESPN3) W 34-16 3-2 O7 LOUISIANA TECH (CUSA TV) W 23-22 3-2 O7 at UAB (CUSA TV) L 22-23 3-3 O14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (beIN SPORTS) W 25-23 4-2 O21 SOUTHERN MISS (Stadium) L 27-34 (2ot) 3-4 O21 at Charlotte(beIN SPORTS) L 24-25 (ot) 4-3 O28 at Rice (FloSports) 2:30p O28 at Southern Miss (CUSA TV) 6:00p N4 NORTH TEXAS (STAD FB) 2:30p N4 RICE (CUSA TV) TBA N11 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ESPN3) 2:30p N11 at UTSA (CUSA TV) 6:00p N18 at UTEP (CUSA TV) 2:00p N18 at Florida TBA N25 UTSA (ESPN TBA) TBA N25 UTEP (CUSA TV) TBA All times are Central and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change
NORTH TEXAS (4-3, 3-1 C-USA) UTEP (0-7, 0-3 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S2 LAMAR (ESPN3) W 59-14 1-0 S2 at (7) Oklahoma (FOX) L 7-56 0-1 S9 at SMU (ESPN3) L 32-54 1-1 S9 RICE L 14-31 0-2 S16 at Iowa (ESPN2) L 14-31 1-2 S15 (Fri.) ARIZONA (ESPN) L 16-63 0-3 S23 UAB (beIN SPORTS) W 46-43 2-2 S23 at New Mexico State (ESPN3) L 14-41 0-4 S30 at Southern Miss W 43-28 3-2 S30 at Army (CBSNN) L 21-35 0-5 O14 UTSA (ESPN3) W 29-26 4-2 O7 WKU (CUSA TV) L 14-15 0-6 O21 at Florida Atlantic (ESPN3) L 31-69 4-3 O14 at Southern Miss (Stadium) L 0-24 0-7 O28 OLD DOMINION (ESPN3) 6:00p O28 UTSA (CUSA TV) 6:00p N4 at Louisiana Tech (STAD FB) 2:30p N4 at Middle Tenn. (beIN SPORTS) 5:30p N11 UTEP (ESPN3) 4:00p N11 at North Texas (ESPN3) 3:00p N18 ARMY (beIN SPORTS) 5:30p N18 LOUISIANA TECH (CUSA TV) 1:00p N25 at Rice (ESPN3) 12:00p N25 at UAB (CUSA TV) TBA All times are Central and subject to change All times are Mountain and subject to change
RICE (1-6, 1-2 C-USA) UTSA (4-2, 1-2 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A26 vs. (14) Stanford (Australia) (ESPN) L 7-62 0-1 S2 HOUSTON (Stadium) (cancelled) S9 at UTEP W 31-14 1-1 S9 at Baylor (FSN) W 17-10 1-0 S16 at Houston (ESPN3) L 3-38 1-2 S16 SOUTHERN (KCWX-TV) W 51-17 2-0 S23 FIU (STAD FB) L 7-13 1-3 S23 at Texas State (ESPN3) W 44-14 3-0 S30 at Pittsburgh (ACC RSN) L 10-42 1-4 O7 SOUTHERN MISS (KMYS-TV/(STAD FB) L 29-31 3-1 O7 ARMY (beIN SPORTS) L 12-49 1-5 O14 at North Texas (ESPN3) L 26-29 3-2 O21 at UTSA (CUSA TV) L 7-20 1-6 O21 RICE (KMYS-TV/(STAD FB) W 20-7 4-2 O28 LOUISIANA TECH (FloSports) 2:30p O28 at UTEP (KMYS-TV) 7:00p N4 at UAB (CUSA TV) TBA N4 at FIU (Stadium) 6:00p N11 SOUTHERN MISS (STAD FB) 2:30p N11 UAB (KCWX-TV) 6:00p N18 at Old Dominion (ESPN3) 1:00p N18 MARSHALL (KMYS-TV/(STAD FB) 6:00p N25 NORTH TEXAS (ESPN3) 12:00p N25 at Louisiana Tech (ESPN TBA) TBA All times are Central and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change
SOUTHERN MISS (5-2, 3-1 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S2 KENTUCKY (CBSNN) L 17-24 0-1 S9 SOUTHERN (Stadium) W 45-0 1-1 S16 at Louisiana-Monroe (ESPN3) W 28-17 2-1 S30 NORTH TEXAS (CUSA TV) L 28-43 2-2 O7 at UTSA (STAD FB) W 31-29 3-2 O14 UTEP (Stadium) W 24-0 4-2 O21 at Louisiana Tech (Stadium) W 34-27 (2ot) 5-2 O28 UAB (CUSA TV) 6:00p N4 at Tennessee TBA N11 at Rice (STAD FB) 2:30p N18 CHARLOTTE (CUSA TV) 2:00p N25 at Marshall (Stadium) 1:30p All times are Central and subject to change FOOTBALL 2017 SEASON Media Release (October 22, 2017) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] 214.774.1300 EAST DIVISION SCHEDULES/RESULTS
CHARLOTTE (1-7, 1-3 C-USA) MIDDLE TENNESSEE (3-5, 1-3 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S1 (Fri.) at Eastern Michigan (ESPN3) L 7-24 0-1 S2 VANDERBILT (CBSNN) L 6-28 0-1 S9 at (19) Kansas State (FSN) L 7-55 0-2 S9 at Syracuse (ACC Network) W 30-23 1-1 S16 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (WCCB) L 31-35 0-3 S16 at Minnesota (Big Ten Network) L 3-34 1-2 S23 GEORGIA STATE (WCCB) L 0-28 0-4 S23 BOWLING GREEN (ESPN3) W 24-13 2-2 S30 at FIU (beIN SPORTS) L 29-30 0-5 S30 at Florida Atlantic (Stadium) L 20-38 2-3 O7 MARSHALL (WCCB) L 3-14 0-6 O7 FIU (ESPN3) W 37-17 3-3 O14 at WKU (FloSports) L 14-45 0-7 O14 at UAB (beIN SPORTS) L 23-25 3-4 O21 UAB (beIN SPORTS) W 25-24 (ot) 1-7 O20 (Fri.) MARSHALL (ESPN2) L 10-38 3-5 N4 at Old Dominion 3:30p N4 UTEP (beIN SPORTS) 6:30p N11 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ESPN3) 2:00p N11 at Charlotte (ESPN3) 1:00p N18 at Southern Miss (CUSA TV) 3:00p N17 (Fri.) at WKU (CBSNN) 7:00p N25 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (STAD FB) 2:00p N25 OLD DOMINION (ESPN3) 2:00p All times are Eastern and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change
FIU (4-2, 2-1 C-USA) OLD DOMINION (2-5, 0-3 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A31 (Thu.) at UCF (CBSSN) L 17-61 0-1 S2 ALBANY (ESPN3) W 31-17 1-0 S8 (Fri.) vs. Alcorn State (in Birmingham) W 17-10 1-1 S9 at Massachusetts (NESN Plus) W 17-7 2-0 S16 at Indiana (cancelled) S16 NORTH CAROLINA(Stadium) L 23-53 2-1 S23 at Rice (STAD FB) W 13-7 2-1 S23 at (13) Va. Tech (ACC Net+/ESPN3) L 0-38 2-2 S30 CHARLOTTE (beIN SPORTS) W 30-29 3-1 O7 FLORIDA ATLANTIC(Stadium) L 28-58 2-3 O7 at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) L 17-37 3-2 O14 at Marshall (ESPN3) L 3-35 2-4 O14 TULANE (CUSA TV) W 23-10 4-2 O20 (Fri.) WKU (CBSSN) L 31-35 2-5 O28 at Marshall (STAD FB) 2:30p O28 at North Texas (ESPN3) 4:30p N4 UTSA (Stadium) 7:00p N4 CHARLOTTE (CUSA TV) 3:30p N11 OLD DOMINION (CUSA TV) 7:00p N11 at FIU (CUSA TV) 7:00p N18 at Florida Atlantic (Stadium) 7:00p N18 RICE (ESPN3) 2:00p N24 (Fri.) WKU (beIN SPORTS) 7:00p N25 at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) 3:00p D2 MASSACHUSETTS TBA All times are Eastern and subject to change All times are Eastern and subject to change
WKU (5-2, 3-1 C-USA) FLORIDA ATLANTIC (4-3, 3-0 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S1 (Fri.) NAVY (ESPNU) L 19-42 0-1 S2 EASTERN KENTUCKY W 31-17 1-0 S9 at (9) Wisconsin (Big Ten Network) L 14-31 1-1 S9 at Illinois (Big Ten Network) L 7-20 1-1 S16 BETHUNE-COOKMAN (beIN SPORTS) W 45-0 1-2 S16 LOUISIANA TECH (Stadium) L 22-23 1-2 S23 at Buff alo (ESPN3) L 31-34 1-3 S23 BALL STATE (Stadium) W 33-21 2-2 S30 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Stadium) W 38-20 2-3 O7 at UTEP (CUSA TV) W 15-14 3-2 O7 at Old Dominion (Stadium) W 58-28 3-3 O14 CHARLOTTE (FloSports) W 45-14 4-2 O21 NORTH TEXAS (ESPN3) W 69-31 4-3 O20 (Fri.) at Old Dominion (CBSSN) W 35-31 5-2 O28 at WKU (Stadium) 4:30p O28 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Stadium) 3:30p N3 (Fri.) MARSHALL (CBSSN) 6:00p N4 at Vanderbilt TBA N11 at Louisiana Tech (Stadium) 3:30p N11 at Marshall(beIN SPORTS) 5:30p N18 FIU (Stadium) 7:00p N17 (Fri.) MIDDLE TENNESSEE (CBSSN) 7:00p N25 at Charlotte (STAD FB) 2:00p N24 (Fri.) at FIU (beIN SPORTS) 6:00p All times are Eastern and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change
MARSHALL (6-1, 3-0 C-USA)
DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S2 MIAMI (OHIO) (STAD FB) W 31-26 1-0 S9 at NC State (ESPN3) L 20-37 1-1 S16 KENT STATE W 21-0 2-1 S30 at Cincinnati (ESPN3) W 38-21 3-1 O7 at Charlotte W 14-3 4-1 O14 OLD DOMINION (ESPN3) W 35-3 5-1 O20 (Fri.) at Middle Tennessee (ESPN2) W 35-10 6-1 O28 FIU (STAD FB) 2:30p N3 (Fri.) at Florida Atlantic (CBSNN) 6:00p N11 WKU (beIN SPORTS) 6:30p N18 at UTSA (STAD FB) 7:00p N25 SOUTHERN MISS (Stadium) 2:30p All times are Eastern and subject to change FOOTBALL 2017 SEASON Media Release (October 22, 2017) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] 214.774.1300 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26 South Carolina 17, Louisiana Tech 16 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 (14) Stanford 62, Rice 7 (in Australia) Georgia State 28, Charlotte 0 Middle Tennessee at Charlotte (ESPN3) 1 pm Buff alo 34, Florida Atlantic 31 Florida Atlantic at LA Tech (Stadium) 2:30 pm THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 New Mexico State 41, UTEP 14 Southern Miss at Rice (STAD FB) 2:30 pm UCF 61, FIU 17 UTEP at North Texas (ESPN3) 4 pm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 WKU at Marshall (beIN) 5:30 pm FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 FIU 30, Charlotte 29 Old Dominion at FIU (CUSA TV) 6 pm Eastern Michigan 24, Charlotte 7 Florida Atlantic 38, Middle Tennessee 20 UAB at UTSA (KCWX) 6 pm Navy 42, Florida Atlantic 19 North Texas 43, Southern Miss 28 Louisiana Tech 34, South Alabama 16 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 Marshall 38, Cincinnati 21 Rice at Old Dominion (ESPN3) 1 pm UAB 38, Alabama A&M 7 Pittsburgh 42, Rice 10 Charlotte at Southern Miss (CUSA TV) 2 pm Old Dominion 31, Albany 17 Army 35, UTEP 21 Louisiana Tech at UTEP (CUSA TV) 2 pm Marshall 31, Miami (Ohio) 26 FIU at Florida Atlantic (Stadium) 6 pm Louisiana Tech 52, Northwestern State 24 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 Marshall at UTSA (STAD FB/KMYS) 6 pm North Texas 59, Lamar 14 Middle Tennessee 37, FIU 17 Army at North Texas (beIN) 5:30 pm WKU 31, Eastern Kentucky 17 UAB 23, Louisiana Tech 22 UAB at Florida TBA (7) Oklahoma 56, UTEP 7 Marshall 14, Charlotte 3 Kentucky 24, Southern Miss 17 Florida Atlantic 58, Old Dominion 28 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Vanderbilt 28, Middle Tennessee 6 Southern Miss 31, UTSA 29 WKU at FIU (beIN) 6 pm Houston at UTSA (postponed) WKU 15, UTEP 14 Army 49, Rice 12 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 North Texas at Rice (ESPN3) 12 pm FIU 17, Alcorn State 10 (in Birmingham) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Florida Atlantic at Charlotte (STAD FB) 1 pm Marshall 35, Old Dominion 3 Southern Miss at Marshall (Stadium) 1:30 pm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 WKU 45, Charlotte 14 ODU at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) 2 pm Rice 31, UTEP 14 UAB 25, Middle Tennessee 23 UTSA at Louisiana Tech (ESPN TBA) TBA Middle Tennessee 30, Syracuse 23 North Texas 29, UTSA 26 UTEP at UAB (CUSA TV) TBA UTSA 17, Baylor 10 Southern Miss 24, UTEP 0 Old Dominion 17, Massachusetts 7 FIU 23, Tulane 10 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 Southern Miss 45, Southern 0 Dynacraft C-USA Championship Game (19) Kansas State 55, Charlotte 7 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 (ESPN/ESPN2) (9) Wisconsin 31, Florida Atlantic 14 WKU 35, Old Dominion 31 Ball State 51, UAB 31 Marshall 38, Middle Tennessee 10 NC State 37, Marshall 20 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 SMU 54, North Texas 32 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (ESPN) Mississippi State 57, Louisiana Tech 21 Florida Atlantic 69, North Texas 31 C-USA vs. Sun Belt 12 p.m. Illinois 20, WKU 7 Charlotte 25, UAB 24 (ot) Southern Miss 34, Louisiana Tech 27 (2ot) Gildan New Mexico Bowl (ESPN) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 UTSA 20, Rice 7 C-USA vs. Mountain West 3:30 p.m. Arizona 63, UTEP 16 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 FIU at Marshall (STAD FB) 1:30 pm Boca Raton Bowl (ESPN) Louisiana Tech 23, WKU 22 Louisiana Tech at Rice (FloSports) 2:30 pm C-USA vs. American 6 p.m. Florida Atlantic 45, Bethune-Cookman 0 Florida Atlantic at WKU (Stadium) 3:30 pm Marshall 21, Kent State 0 Old Dominion at North Texas (ESPN3) 5:30 pm THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 Southern Miss 28, Louisiana-Monroe 17 UAB at Southern Miss (CUSA TV) 6 pm Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl (ESPN) UAB 30, Coastal Carolina 23 UTSA at UTEP (KMYS/CUSA TV) 7 pm C-USA vs. American 7 p.m. UTSA 51, Southern 17 Minnesota 34, Middle Tennessee 3 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22 Iowa 31, North Texas 14 Marshall at Florida Atlantic (CBSSN) 5 pm Bahamas Bowl (ESPN) North Carolina 53, Old Dominion 23 C-USA vs. MAC 11:30 a.m. Houston 38, Rice 3 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 North Carolina A&T 35, Charlotte 31 Charlotte at Old Dominion (ESPN3) 2:30 pm SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 FIU at Indiana (cancelled) North Texas at LA Tech (STAD FB) 2:30 pm Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (ESPN) UTSA at FIU (Stadium) 6 pm C-USA vs. Army 2:30 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 UTEP at Middle Tennessee (beIN) 6:30 pm North Texas 46, UAB 43 Rice at UAB (CUSA TV) TBA Conference games in bold. FIU 13, Rice 7 Southern Miss at Tennessee TBA Middle Tennessee 24, Bowling Green 13 WKU at Vanderbilt TBA All times Central. WKU 33, Ball State 21 UTSA 44, Texas State 14 (13) Virginia Tech 38, Old Dominion 0