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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL REPORT 2017 Season • Week 3 @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/Coaches W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK USF 22/21 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1.000 73 39 1-0 1-0 0-0 Won 7 UCF -/rv 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 61 17 1-0 0-0 0-0 Won 1 UCONN 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 27 20 1-0 0-0 0-0 Won 1 EAST CINCINNATI 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 1-1 .500 40 50 1-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 TEMPLE 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 1-1 .500 32 62 1-0 0-1 0-0 Won 1 ECU 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-2 .000 34 90 0-1 0-1 0-0 Lost 6 SCHOOL AP/Coaches W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK NAVY -/rv 1-0 1.000 23 21 1-0 0-0 2-0 1.000 65 40 1-0 1-0 0-0 Won 2 SMU 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1.000 112 46 2-0 0-0 0-0 Won 2 HOUSTON rv/rv 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 19 16 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1 -/rv WEST MEMPHIS 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 37 29 1-0 0-0 0-0 Won 1 TULSA 0-0 — 0 0 0-0 0-0 1-1 .500 90 101 1-0 0-1 0-0 Won 1 TULANE 0-1 .000 21 23 0-0 0-1 1-1 .500 64 37 1-0 0-1 0-0 Lost 1 THIS WEEK WEEKLY HONORS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Courtland Sutton • Jr. • WR • SMU • Brenham, Texas Illinois at USF ......................................................... 7 p.m. Tulane at Oklahoma ............................................6 p.m. Sutton set an American Athletic Conference record with Television: ESPN Television: Fox Sports Oklahoma four touchdown receptions in SMU’s 54-32 win against Series: First meeting Series: First meeting North Texas. He finished the game with eight catches for 163 yards, helping the Mustangs improve to 2-0 for the first time since 2009. Massachusetts at Temple ............................... 7 p.m. Tulsa at Toledo....................................................... 7 p.m. Television: ESPNU Television: ESPN3 D’Angelo Brewer • Sr. • RB • Tulsa • Tulsa, Okla. Series: Temple leads, 1-0 Series: Tied, 1-1 Brewer rushed for a career-high 262 yards — the most by an NCAA FBS player this season — and three touchdowns Last Meeting: Sept. 19, 2015 (Temple, 25-23) Last Meeting: Nov. 21, 1964 (Tulsa, 39-16) on 38 carries to lead Tulsa to a 66-42 win against Louisiana. Brewer’s total ranks second on The American’s Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio)................................8 p.m. single-game chart. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 The Victory Bell DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK UConn at Virginia ................................................... Noon Television: ESPN3 Ed Oliver • So. • DT • Houston • Houston, Texas Television: ESPN2 Series: Miami (Ohio) leads, 59-55-7 Oliver had a game-high 11 tackles to go with 1.5 tackles for Series: UConn leads, 2-1 Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2016 (Cincinnati, 27-20) loss and a forced fumble in a 19-16 win at Arizona. He led Last Meeting: Sept. 17, 2016 (UConn, 13-10) a Cougar defense that held Arizona to 152 rushing yards. Rice at Houston ....................................................8 p.m. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK UCLA at Memphis .................................................. Noon The Bayou Bucket Aaron Boumerhi • So. • K • Temple • Philipsburg, Pa. Television: ABC Television: ESPN3 Boumerhi scored six points, including the game-winning Series: UCLA leads, 1-0 Series: Houston leads, 29-11 49-yard field goal with one minute left, in a 16-13 win against Villanova. He also added a 44-yard field goal in the first half. Last Meeting: Sept. 6, 2014 (UCLA, 42-35) Last Meeting: Sept. 21, 2013 (Houston, 31-26) HONOR ROLL Virginia Tech at ECU .....................................3:30 p.m. OPEN DATE D.J. Palmore • Sr. • LB • Navy • Bartlett, Tenn. Television: CBS Sports Network UCF Had 10 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks and a pass breakup in a 23-21 win against Tulane. Series: Virginia Tech leads, 14-7 Next Game: Sept. 23 at Maryland Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2016 (Virginia Tech, 54-17) Justin Lawler • Sr. • DE • SMU • Pottsboro, Texas Navy Had seven tackles, 2.0 sacks, 3.0 TFL and a forced fumble SMU at TCU .......................................................3:30 p.m. Next Game: Sept. 23 vs. Cincinnati in a 66-42 win against North Texas. The Battle for the Iron Skillet Ventell Bryant • Jr. • WR • Temple • Tampa, Fla. Television: ESPNU All times Eastern Had seven catches for 79 yards in a 16-13 win against Series: TCU leads, 49-40-7 Villanova. Last Meeting: Sept. 23, 2016 (TCU, 33-3) Rae Juan Marbley • Sr. • LB • Tulane • Destrehan, La. Matched his career high with 11 tackles to go with a forced fumble in a 26-23 loss at Navy. Redford Jones • Sr. • K • Tulsa • Nornam, Okla. Scored 12 points (1-1 FG, 9-9 PAT) in a 66-42 win against Louisiana. AMERICAN NOTEBOOK Playing The Percentages Rank And File Binge Watch The American Athletic Conference ranks fourth among USF finished the 2016 season ranked No. 19 in the As- American Athletic Conference players are well-represent- the 10 NCAA FBS conferences in nonconference winning sociated Press and USA Today national polls. It was the ed on college football’s preseason watch lists in 2017. percentage in 2017. first time in school history that USF was ranked in the Maxwell Award (Player of the Year) Conference .........................W-L ............... Pct. final poll of a season. Ed Oliver DT Houston Riley Ferguson QB Memphis 1. SEC........................................... 21-4 .............. .840 Quinton Flowers QB USF D’Angelo Brewer RB Tulsa 2. Pac-12 .....................................19-4 .............. .826 Comforts Of Home 3. Big Ten ................................... 19-7 .................731 With 15 straight wins at TDECU Stadium, Houston has the Bednarik Award (Top Defensive Player) Shaquem Griffin LB UCF 4. American ............................13-5 ...............722 longest home field winning streak nationally. Alabama is Micah Thomas LB Navy Deatrick Nichols CB USF 5. ACC ..........................................15-6 .................714 second nationally with 13 straight home wins. Justin Lawler DE SMU 6. Big 12 ......................................13-6 .............. .684 Sean Chandler CB Temple 7. Mountain West ................. 14-12 ............. .538 Making History Rimington Trophy (Top Center) Garrett McGhin ECU 8. MAC ........................................ 12-12 ............. .500 Navy QB Zach Abey set the American Athletic Conference Will Noble Houston Drew Kyser Memphis 9. Conference USA.................11-14 ...............440 single-game record for rushing yards by a quarterback Evan Brown SMU 10. Sun Belt ..................................7-12 .............. .368 with his 235-yard performance against Florida Atlantic Cameron Ruff USF Matt Hennessy Temple in Week 1. Courtland Sutton became the first player in Chandler Miller Tulsa Separation Of Powers The American with four touchdown receptions in a game John Mackey Award (Top Tight End) In the last three regular seasons (2015-17), the American as part of SMU’s win against North Texas. Jordan Akins UCF Alec Bloom UConn Athletic Conference is a combined 26-2 against teams Mitchell Wilcox USF Charles Jones Tulane from Conference USA, the MAC, the Mountain West and Streaks And Starts Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive Player of the Year) the Sun Belt. USF has The American’s longest active winning streak Shaquem Griffin LB UCF at seven games. Only Oklahoma (12), USC (11), Coastal Folorunso Fatukasi DT UConn Ed Oliver DT Houston So Far, So Good Carolina (8) and Old Dominion (8) have longer streaks Genard Avery LB Memphis Micah Thomas LB Navy Seven American Athletic Conference teams remain un- nationally. Deatrick Nichols CB USF beaten through two weeks of the 2017 season. Only the Auggie Sanchez LB USF Deadrin Senat DT USF SEC (9) Big Ten (8) and the Pac-12 (8) have more unbeaten Pick Plays Justin Lawler DE SMU Sean Chandler DB Temple teams through Week 2. Tulane CB Parry Nickerson and UConn CB Jamar Summers Outland Trophy (Top Interior Lineman) rank fourth among active FBS players with 11 career Jamiyus Pittman DT UCF Star Power interceptions. Folorunso Fatukasi DT UConn Ed Oliver DT Houston The American is the only FBS conference that returns Gabe Kuhn OG Memphis Evan Martin OG Navy its 2016 players of the year on offense (USF QB Quinton Poll Positions Deadrin Senat DT USF Flowers), defense (UCF LB Shaquem Griffin) and special Along with the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC, The Evan Brown C SMU Chandler Miller C Tulsa teams (Memphis KR Tony Pollard). American is one of six leagues to have at least one Evan Plagg OT Tulsa ranked team in the final national polls in each of the Ray Guy Award (Top Punter) Spencer Smith Memphis Pow6r Plays last four years. Jonathan Hernandez USF It hasn’t taken long for The American’s marquee players Lou Groza Award (Top Kicker) to have an impact on the 2017 season. Rank And File Matthew Wright UCF Aaron Boumerhi Temple D’Angelo Brewer, RB, Tulsa Temple (No. 24) and Navy (No. 25) were ranked in the final Redford Jones Tulsa 262 rushing yards, 3 TDs against Louisiana College Football Playoff poll of the 2016 season, marking Doak Walker Award (Top Running Back) the second straight season that The American finished Braeden West SMU Ryquell Armstead Temple Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU with at least two ranked teams.