FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON Media Release (September 21, 2020) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] 214.774.1300 STANDINGS East Division W-L Pct
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FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON Media Release (September 21, 2020) 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 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 2-0 1.000 2-0 0-0 76 7 FIU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - Florida Atlantic 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - Charlotte 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 20 35 Middle Tennessee 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 14 89 WKU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 45 65 West Division W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts. Opp. W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp. Louisiana Tech 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 1-0 31 30 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 31 30 UTSA 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 75 58 UTEP 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 2-1 .667 2-0 0-1 44 86 North Texas 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 92 96 UAB 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 59 66 Rice 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - Southern Miss 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-1 30 31 0-2 .000 0-2 0-0 51 63 RECENT RESULTS UPCOMING GAMES PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 FRANK HARRIS, UTSA Louisiana Tech 31, Southern Miss 30 UAB at South Alabama (ESPN) 6:30 pm Junior, QB, Schertz, Texas Marshall 17, (23) Appalachian State 7 Harris accounted for 373 yards and three touch- UTSA 24, Stephen F. Austin 10 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 downs to help lead UTSA to a 24-10 victory UTEP 17, Abilene Christian 13 Middle Tennessee at UTSA (CBSSN) 7 pm over Stephen F. Austin in the home opener last Troy 47, Middle Tennessee 14 Saturday. He completed 23-of-36 passes for a SMU 65, North Texas 35 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 career-high 269 yards and a touchdown and he Liberty 30, WKU 24 Georgia State at Charlotte (ESPNU) 11 am also rushed for 104 yards and a pair of scores, as the Roadrunners racked up 498 yards of of- Charlotte at (11) North Carolina canceled FIU at Liberty (ESPN3) 12 pm fense. Through two games, Harris has thrown Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern postponed Tulane at Southern Miss (Stadium) 1:30 pm for 438 yards and two touchdowns on 48-of-67 UTEP at Louisiana-Monroe (ESPNU) 2:30 pm passing (68.7%) and rushed for 155 yards and SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 South Fla. at Florida Atlantic (CBSSN) 5 pm fi ve scores to help guide UTSA to its fi rst 2-0 UTSA 51, Texas State 48 (2ot) Houston Baptist at LA Tech (ESPN3) 6 pm start since 2017. Appalachian State 35, Charlotte 20 North Texas at Houston (ESPN+) 6 pm Louisville 35, WKU 21 DEFENSE (14) Texas 59, UTEP 3 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 TAVANTE BECKETT, MARSHALL Louisiana Tech at Baylor postponed Louisiana Tech at BYU (ESPN2) 8 pm R-Senior, LB, Chesapeake, Virginia Beckett was all over the fi eld Saturday for the Marshall at East Carolina postponed Thundering Herd, amassing a career-high 16 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 tackles (eight solo) with one forced fumble in THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 UTSA at UAB (Stadium) 11:30 am the 17-7 home win over 23rd-ranked Appala- Miami 31, UAB 14 Charlotte at Florida Atlantic (ESPNU) 3 pm chian State. The 16 stops are the most by a Mar- WKU at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) 4 pm shall man since Chase Hancock made 18 tackles SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Southern Miss at North Texas (Stadium) 6:30pm against Southern Miss in 2017. Last season, App Marshall 59, Eastern Kentucky 0 Rice at Marshall postponed State averaged 231 rush yards per game, which North Texas 57, Houston Baptist 31 ranked No. 16 in the country, and in the season UTEP 24, Stephen F. Austin 14 opener the Mountaineers ran for 308 yards against Charlotte. On Saturday the Herd, led by Army 42, Middle Tennessee 0 co-captain Beckett, held them to 96 yards on Conference Games in Bold 33 carries Saturday, their lowest total in a game THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 All Times Central since 2014. UAB 45, Central Arkansas 35 South Alabama 32, Southern Miss 21 SPECIAL TEAMS JACOB BARNES, LOUISIANA TECH R-Freshman, K, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Barnes was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra point at- tempts in LA Tech’s 31-30 victory over Southern Miss, including the game-winning PAT in the fi - nal seconds. He also made a 28-yard fi eld goal in his only attempt of the night. FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON Media Release (September 21, 2020) Contact: Russell Anderson [email protected] 214.774.1300 QUICK HITTERS A LOOK AT WEEK FOUR HERD IN THE TOP 25 LA TECH’S GRUBBS HONORED Ten C-USA teams are in action this week, with nine Following its 17-7 win over No. 23 Appalachian State, Louisiana Tech freshman LB Tyler Grubbs was games spread over three days. One league game is Marshall has moved into the Associated Presss poll at named the Athlon Sports Defensive Freshman of the on the slate, three games will be against the Ameri- No. 25. It marks the fi rst time the Thundering Herd Week after recording 16 tackles in his collegiate de- can and three games will be vs. the Sun Belt. have been nationally-ranked since 2014. UAB and but in the 31-30 victory over conference-rival South- UTSA each received votes in this week’s poll. ern Miss on Saturday. The 16 tackles are the most by UAB will play its third straight Thursday night game a Bulldogs since 2013. when the Blazers drive downstate to meet South Ala- MAGNIFICENT MARSHALL bama in Mobile for the fi rst time (7 p.m. CT on ESPN). MEAN GREEN EXPLOSION The UAB pass defense will be tested by a Jaguars It was a memorable Saturday for Marshall, as the squad that is sixth in the nation in passing off ense, Thundering Herd defeated No. 23 Appalachian State, North Texas ranks second in the FBS in total yards averaging 342.0 yards per game through the air. 17-7, with a national television audience watching with 1,238. After opening the season with a school- on CBS. It marked the fi rst win for Marshall over a record 721 yards of total off ense in a 57-31 win over In a game that was not on the schedule until this past ranked opponent since defeating No. 6 Kansas State Houston Baptist on Sept. 5, the Mean Green gener- Saturday, Middle Tennessee will now travel to UTSA in 2003. Marshall held Appalachian State to 96 rush- ated 517 vs. SMU last Saturday. UNT has 666 yards (7 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network), as the Blue ing yards, the Mountaineers’ fewest since 2014 (74 vs. through the air and 572 yards on the ground. Senior Raiders replace Memphis, which was unable to play Georgia Southern). Junior RB Brenden Knox ran for WR Jaelon Darden leads the FBS with fi ve TD recep- due to COVID cases and quarantining. The Roadrun- 138 yards and a touchdown on off ense, while senior tions, two more than any other player. ners have produced back-to-back C-USA Off ensive LB Tavante Beckett had 16 tackles and a forced fum- ble for a Herd defense that has allowed just seven Players of the Week in sophomore RB Sincere Mc- PRESEASON ALL-C-USA total points in two games. Cormick (the nation’s leading rusher) and junior QB SELECTIONS Frank Harris (the FBS leader in rushing touchdowns). FRANKLY (as selected by the league’s head coaches) A seven game Saturday begins at 11 am CT when UTSA junior QB Frank Harris is off to a strong start OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Georgia State comes to Charlotte for the 49ers home in leading the Roadrunners to back-to-back wins to Brenden Knox, R-Jr., RB, Marshall opener (ESPNU). Redshirt junior LB Tyler Murray open the 2020 season. He leads C-USA and is tied (14) and redshirt senior S Ben DeLuca (16) combined for the national lead with fi ve rushing touchdowns DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR for 30 tackles in Charlotte’s season opener and will after he ran 17 times for 104 yards and two TDs in DeAngelo Malone, Sr., DE, WKU lead the defense against a Panthers team that took Saturday’s 24-10 win over Stephen F. Austin. Harris No. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette to overtime last week. became the fi rst QB in UTSA history to have two SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR games with 100+ rushing yards. Against SFA, he John Haggerty, Sr., P, WKU FIU will open season number four under head coach threw for a career-high 269 yards, including a Butch Davis when the Panthers make their fi rst visit touchdown to sophomore WR Joshua Cephus FIRST TEAM OFFENSE to Liberty (12 p.m. CT on ESPN3). FIU will feature 15 (career-high eight receptions for 89 yards).