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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL REPORT 2016 Season • Week 10 @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 Temple 4-1 .800 178 122 3-0 1-1 6-3 .667 304 204 5-1 1-2 0-0 Won 3 USF rv/rv 4-1 .800 207 160 3-0 1-1 7-2 .778 391 272 5-1 2-1 0-0 Won 1 UCF 2-2 .500 120 102 0-1 2-1 4-4 .500 249 197 1-2 3-2 0-0 Lost 1 EAST East Carolina 1-3 .250 111 119 1-1 0-2 3-5 .375 228 230 3-1 0-4 0-0 Won 1 Cincinnati 1-4 .200 89 158 1-2 0-2 4-4 .500 182 205 3-2 1-2 0-0 Lost 1 UConn 1-5 .167 104 186 1-1 0-4 3-6 .333 165 248 3-2 0-4 0-0 Lost 3 SCHOOL AP/USA Today W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK Navy -/rv 4-1 .800 182 158 3-0 1-1 5-2 .714 248 202 4-0 1-2 0-0 Lost 1 Tulsa rv/rv 3-1 .750 183 135 2-0 1-1 6-2 .750 337 255 4-0 2-2 0-0 Won 2 Houston rv/rv 4-2 .667 207 169 3-0 1-2 7-2 .778 346 195 4-0 2-2 1-0 Won 1 WEST Memphis 2-2 .500 116 142 1-1 1-1 5-3 .625 299 217 4-1 1-2 0-0 Lost 2 SMU 2-2 .500 133 135 1-0 1-2 4-4 .500 212 243 2-1 2-3 0-0 Won 2 Tulane 0-4 .000 86 130 0-3 0-1 3-5 .375 227 221 2-3 1-2 0-0 Lost 3 THIS WEEK WEEKLY HONORS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Temple at UConn * ...............................................................7 p.m. James Flanders • Sr. • RB • Tulsa • Midwest City, Okla. Television: ESPN2 Flanders rushed for a career-high 249 yards and tied the American Athletic Conference Series: Temple leads, 10-5 Last Meeting: Nov. 28, 2015 — Temple, 27-3 single-game record with five touchdowns in Tulsa’s 59-30 win at Memphis, lifting the Golden Hurricane into second place in the West Division. Flanders scored on touchdown runs of 14, 52, 1, 48 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 and 7 yards and has rushed for 439 yards and seven TDs in Tulsa’s last two games. Flanders’ 249 yards Navy vs. Notre Dame ..................................................11:30 a.m. against Memphis ranks third on The American’s single-game chart. at Jacksonville, Fla. Television: CBS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Series: Notre Dame leads, 76-12-1 Shaquem Griffin • Jr. • LB • UCF • St. Petersburg, Fla. Last Meeting: Oct. 10, 2015 — Notre Dame, 41-24 Griffin was responsible for two of UCF’s four takeaways in a 31-24 loss to No. 24 Houston as he helped the Knights to a 24-3 lead in the third quarter. Griffin had a game-high 14 tackles to Brigham Young at Cincinnati ...................................3:30 p.m. Television: CBS Sports Network go with 2.5 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss, an interception and a fumble recovery. Griffin leads The American Series: Brigham Young leads, 1-0 with 8.5 sacks and is third in the conference with 12.0 tackles for loss in 2016. Last Meeting: Oct. 16, 2015 — Brigham Young, 38-24 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Memphis at SMU * ............................................................. 4 p.m. Aaron Boumerhi • Fr. • K • Temple • Philipsburg, Pa. Television: ESPNews Boumerhi scored 10 points in the Owls’ 34-13 win against Cincinnati, keeping Temple atop The Series: Memphis leads, 5-3 Last Meeting: Nov. 28, 2015 — Memphis, 63-0 American’s East Division standings. He connected on field goals of 26 and 27 yards and was 4-for-4 on PATs to remain perfect since moving into the lineup (7-for-7 on field goals and 12-for-12 on PATs). Tulane at UCF * .....................................................................5 p.m. Television: ESPN3 HONOR ROLL Series: UCF leads, 5-3 Zay Jones • Sr. • WR • East Carolina • Austin, Texas Last Meeting: Oct. 3, 2015 — Tulane, 45-31 Had 19 receptions for 185 yards and a touchdown and threw a touchdown pass in a 41-3 win against UConn; moved into second place on the NCAA career receptions list (355). East Carolina at Tulsa * .................................................... 8 p.m. Television: ESPNews Series: East Carolina leads, 7-5 Anthony Miller • Jr. • WR • Memphis • Memphis, Tenn. Last Meeting: Oct. 17, 2015 — East Carolina, 30-17 Had 12 receptions for 250 yards and two touchdowns in a 59-30 loss to Tulsa. OPEN WEEK Will Worth • Sr. • QB • Navy • Valrico, Fla. Houston Next Game: Nov. 12 vs. Tulane Had a school-record 428 yards of total offense and five total touchdowns in a 52-45 loss at USF. USF Quinton Flowers • Jr. • QB • USF • Miami, Fla. Next Game: Nov. 12 at Memphis Had 395 yards of total offense and four total touchdowns in a 52-45 win against No. 24 Navy. * American Athletic Conference game James Proche • Fr. • WR • SMU • Dallas, Texas All times Eastern Had six receptions for 164 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-31 win at Tulane. AMERICAN NOTEBOOK Playing The Percentages Career Days Through eight weeks of the 2016 season, the American Zay Jones’ total of 355 career receptions is 71 more than Athletic Conference ranks fifth among the 10 NCAA that of any other active FBS player. Temple DE Praise FBS conferences in nonconference winning percentage. Martin-Oguike ranks second among FBS players with Conference ...............................W-L ...........................Pct. 10 career forced fumbles. Memphis K Jake Elliott has 71 1. SEC.................................... 33-9 .................... .786 career field goals, good for third among active players. 2. ACC ................................. 36-12 .................... .750 Tulsa QB Dane Evans is fourth among active players in 3. Big Ten ............................ 32-10 .................... .762 career passing yards (10,302) and is fifth in career total 4. Pac-12.............................. 24-10 .................... .706 offense (10,337). 5. American ........................29-14 .................... .674 6. Big 12 .............................. 19-11 .................... .633 Rank And File The second annual American Athletic Conference Football 7. Mountain West................ 24-22 .................... .522 Ten of the 12 teams in the American Athletic Conference Championship will be played Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, at 8. Mid-American .................. 23-25 .................... .479 have been ranked in the top 25 of the Bowl Championship noon ET and will be televised nationally on either ABC 9. Sun Belt ........................... 16-24 .................... .400 Series standings or the College Football Playoff commit- or ESPN. 10. Conference USA.............. 19-30 .................... .388 tee rankings between 2008 and 2015. Team ........................................Years Ranked (2008-15) The 2016 season will be The American’s second in its 12- Depth Perception UCF ........................................................ 2010, 2013 team, two-division format, in which each team will play The American Athletic Conference is the only FBS league Cincinnati ...................2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 eight conference games. Each team will face the other in which every team has won at least three games in 2016. UConn ............................................................. 2008 five teams in its own division as well as three teams from East Carolina .....................................................2014 the other division. Play On! Houston ........................................ 2009, 2011, 2015 Four American Athletic Conference teams (USF, Hous- Memphis ..........................................................2015 The American’s East Division includes UCF, Cincinnati, ton, Temple and Tulsa) have clinched bowl eligibility this Navy .................................................................2015 UConn, East Carolina, USF and Temple. The West Division season. Navy and Memphis both stand one win away USF ........................................................ 2008, 2009 fro bowl eligibility. Temple ..............................................................2015 lineup is Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Tulane and Tulsa. Tulsa ................................................................ 2008 The two divisional champions will meet in The American Comforts Of Home Championship at the home site of one of the participants. Navy has won its last 14 home games, ranking second Moving The Turnstiles nationally, while Houston is third with 13 straight home Average attendance at American Athletic Conference The winner of the American Athletic Conference Football wins. Clemson is the national leader (20). home stadiums improved by 9.1 percent in 2015. The Championship will have the opportunity to participate in average home crowd in The American was 31,842 in 2015 one of the College Football Playoff New Year’s Bowls if Conference Calls after an average of 29,193 in 2014. it is the highest-ranked team among the champions of The American Athletic Conference is a combined 10-1 Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the against teams from Conference USA, the MAC, the Through nine weeks of the 2016 season, The American Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. Mountain West and the Sun Belt in 2016. has had an average home attendance of 32,496, a 2.0-percent increase from last season and an 11.3-percent Last year’s matchup saw Houston claim the inaugural Keeping Up With Jones increase since 2014. American Athletic Conference Football Championship East Carolina WR Zay Jones ranks second in NCAA FBS with a 24-13 win against Temple at TDECU Stadium. history in career receptions (355). He trails only former Chart Toppers Cougar quarterback Greg Ward Jr., was named the Most teammate Justin Hardy, who holds the NCAA record with The American Athletic Conference has had a team finish Outstanding Player of the game as he rushed for 148 387 catches from 2011-14.