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FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON  Media Release (October 5, 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. Atlantic 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1-0 21 17 1-0 .000 1-0 0-0 21 17 WKU 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 1-0 20 17 1-2 .333 0-1 1-1 65 82 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 - - - 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 34 36 Charlotte 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-1 17 21 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 37 56 Middle Tennessee 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-1 52 57 0-4 .000 0-2 0-2 66 146

West Division W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts. Opp. W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp. UAB 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1-0 21 13 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 122 89 Louisiana Tech 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 1-0 31 30 2-1 .667 1-0 1-1 111 113 UTSA 1-1 .500 0-0 0-1 0-1 50 56 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 125 114 Southern Miss 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 1-1 71 62 1-3 .250 0-3 1-0 116 160 UTEP 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 75 92 Rice 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - North 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-1 31 41 1-2 .333 1-2 0-0 123 137

RECENT RESULTS UPCOMING GAMES PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 UAB 21, UTSA 13 UTSA at (15) BYU (ESPN2) 2:30 pm OFFENSE Florida Atlantic 21, Charlotte 17 Middle Tennessee at FIU (ESPNU) 3 pm TYRRELL PIGROME, WKU WKU 20, Middle Tennessee 17 Florida Atlantic at Southern Miss (Stadium) 3 pm Graduate, QB, Birmingham, Alabama Pigrome, a graduate transfer from Maryland, Southern Miss 41, North Texas 31 UTEP at Louisiana Tech (ESPN2) 6:30 pm Rice at Marshall postponed continued his effi cient play in the Hilltoppers’ Marshall at WKU (Stadium) 6:30 pm 20-17 win at Middle Tennessee. He completed Charlotte at North Texas (ESPNU) 7 pm 21-of-36 attempts for 188 yards and two touch- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 UAB at Rice postponed downs to go along with 55 rushing yards. (22) BYU 45, Louisiana Tech 14 Pigrome’s 21 completions tied a collegiate ca- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 reer-high, while he did not turn the ball over for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 WKU at UAB (Stadium) 12:30 pm the third-straight game in a WKU uniform. UTEP 31, Louisiana-Monroe 6 Army at UTSA (CBSSN) 12:30 pm Louisiana Tech 66, Houston Baptist 38 North Texas at Middle Tennessee (Stadium) 4 pm DEFENSE Liberty 36, FIU 34 Marshall at Louisiana Tech (CBSSN) 5 pm LEIGHTON MCCARTHY, FLORIDA ATLANTIC Senior, OLB, Apopka, Florida Tulane 66, Southern Miss 24 Southern Miss at UTEP (ESPN2) 6:30 pm McCarthy posted 10 tackles, including four tack- Georgia State at Charlotte postponed FIU at Charlotte (ESPNU) 7 pm les for a loss, and three sacks - all career highs South Florida at Florida Atlantic postponed - in a 21-17 win over Charlotte. He also forced North Texas at Houston canceled FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 a key fourth quarter fumble to help preserve Jacksonville State at FIU (ESPN3/+) 6 pm the Owls’ win. McCarthy’s second tackle of the FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Louisiana-Lafayette at UAB (CBSSN) 7 pm game was a sack for a loss of nine yards which UTSA 37, Middle Tennessee 35 was key in limiting the 49ers to a fi eld goal. In SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 the third quarter, McCarthy had a sack for a loss of three yards and forced a fumble to set up THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Southern Miss at Liberty (ESPN3) 12 pm an Owls score one play later. He had two more UAB 42, South Alabama 10 Florida Atlantic at Marshall (Stadium) 1:30 pm tackles in the fourth quarter, including another UTEP at Charlotte (ESPN3/+) 2:30 pm for TFL for a loss of one, setting up an Owls SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Louisiana Tech at UTSA (ESPN3/+) 2:30 pm sack, followed by a punt on the next two plays. Louisiana Tech 31, Southern Miss 30 Middle Tennessee at Rice (ESPN3/+) 2:30 pm Marshall 17, (23) Appalachian State 7 Chattanooga at WKU (ESPN3/+) 3 pm SPECIAL TEAMS UTSA 24, Stephen F. Austin 10 BRAYDEN NARVESON, WKU UTEP 17, Abilene Christian 13 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 R-Sophomore, K, Scottsdale, Arizona Narveson converted both of his fi eld goal at- Troy 47, Middle Tennessee 14 Marshall at FIU (CBSSN) 6 pm tempts and each of his extra-point attempts SMU 65, North Texas 35 in the Hilltoppers’ 20-17 victory at Middle Ten- Liberty 30, WKU 24 nessee. He connected on fi eld goals of 47 and Charlotte at (11) North Carolina canceled Conference Games in Bold 53 yards in the matchup and is now 3-for-3 Florida Atlantic at Georgia Southern postponed All Times Central this season on fi eld goal attempts. Narveson’s 53-yarder ranks third all-time in 102 seasons of Hilltopper Football and is tied for the fi fth-lon- gest fi eld goal make in the nation this season. FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON  Media Release (October 5, 2020) Contact: Russell Anderson  [email protected]  214.774.1300 QUICK HITTERS A LOOK AT WEEK SIX WINNING IN PARADISE GETTING HIS KICKS This week’s Conference USA schedule bears a lot of Florida Atlantic scored 21 straight points in the third UTSA senior K Hunter Duplessis was 2-for-2 in fi eld similarity to last week’s. It begins with a C-USA team quarter to post a 21-17 win over Charlotte in the Owls’ goal attempts at UAB on Oct. 3. Duplessis leads the (this time UTSA) traveling to play at BYU for the fi rst season opener last Saturday. FAU has now won eight FBS with nine fi eld goals made on the year and has time. Then it features four conference matchups, consecutive games and is tied with Notre Dame and the longest active streak of fi eld goals made with 18. with two in the afternoon and two in the evening. Tennessee for the second-longest active winning streak in the FBS. Only Air Force (9) has a longer Consecutive Field Goals Made (active) UTSA (3-0) travels out West for its fi rst-ever meet- active win streak. Hunter Duplessis, UTSA 18 ing with No. 15 BYU (3-0) at 1:30 pm MT on ESPN2. Brian Jphnson, Virginia Tech 16 Roadrunners sophomore RB Spencer McCormick WHAT BROWN HAS DONE AT UAB Brian Delaney, Virginia 15 leads the nation with 527 rushing yards, to go along Christopher Dunn, NC State 14 Senior RB Spencer Brown tallied his third 100-yard Parker White, South Carolina 13 with four touchdowns. BYU QB Zack Wilson has rushing game of the season and the 16th of his ca- completed an FBS-best 84.5 percent of his passes reer in Saturday’s 21-13 win over UTSA. Brown fi n- for 949 yards and six TD’s in BYU’s three wins. ished with 26 carries for 144 yards, increasing his BIG PLAY BROWNLEE school-record career total to 3,572 rushing yards. Southern Miss junior WR Jason Brownlee is making East Division rivals Middle Tennessee (0-4, 0-2 in The second-leading active rusher in the FBS (behind an impact in his fi rst season as a Golden Eagle. He C-USA and FIU (0-1, 0-0 in C-USA) meet in Miami Clemson’s Travis Etienne), he has moved into the top has scored in three straight games and has topped for the Panthers conference opener (4 pm ET on ES- 15 in C-USA history at No. 14. Brown is also UAB’s ca- the 100-yard mark in back-to-back weeks after PNU). Senior WR Jarrin Pierce has emerged as work reer leader in rushing touchdowns with 36. In 2020, catching four passes for 110 yards and a touchdown horse on the Blue Raiders off ense, ranking second in Brown’s 450 total rushing yards rank second among in the Golden Eagles’ 41-31 win at North Texas this the FBS with 31 receptions in four games. Panthers all FBS players. past Saturday. Brownlee has also displayed big play RB D’Vonte Price will look to build on his career-best prowess, following up an 88-yard touchdown against 148-yard, three touchdown showing at Liberty two Tulane on Sept. 25 with a 68-yard scoring reception weeks ago. LUKE HAS BEEN A FORCE at North Texas. He is one of four players in the FBS Graduate student QB Luke Anthony threw two with multiple receptions of 60+ yards. Florida Atlantic (1-0, 1-0 in C-USA) will look to make touchdown passes in the loss at No. 22 and has 10 in it two wins in a row this season and nine straight go- his fi rst three games at Louisiana Tech. That tied him KNOX’S NUMBERS ing back to 2019 when it visits Southern Miss (1-3, 1-1 for second among all FBS players, trailing only Sam Marshall junior RB Brenden Knox, the 2019 C-USA in C-USA) for the fi rst time since 2013 (3 pm CT on Ehlinger of Texas, who has 14 TD passes this season. Most Valuable Player, has topped 100 yards in 11 of Stadium). Owls senior OLB Leighton McCarthy was his 20 career games. In the Thundering Herd’s last dominant in FAU’s season-opening win last week, FRESH SUCCESS game on Sept. 18, he had 138 yards and a touchdown piling up 10 tackles, 4 TFL’s, three sacks and a forced UTEP freshman RB Deion Hankins has rushed for in the win over then-No. 23 Appalachian State. That fumble. He will be looking to contain Southern Miss fi ve touchdowns in his fi rst three games, helping the performance moved him up three spots on the freshman RB and South Florida native Frank Gore, Miners to their fi rst 3-1 start since 2010. In the win Thundering Herd all-time rushing list to No. 11 with Jr., who ran for 130 yards and a touchdown in the at ULM on Spet. 25, Hankins became the fi rst UTEP 2,188 yards in less than two full seasons. Golden Eagles win at North Texas last Saturday. freshman to score three rushing TD’s in a game since John Harvey at Colorado State on Sept. 14, 1985. He THE NEW QB ON THE HILL Off to its best start in 10 seasons, UTEP (3-1, 0-0) re- also tied the school record for single-game rushing WKU graduate transfer QB Tyrrell Pigrome led turns to North Louisiana for the second time in three touchdowns by a freshman. Hankins has gone over the Hilltoppers to a 20-17 win at arch rival Middle weeks when it plays its conference opener at Loui- 100 yards twice in the three games he has played in, Tennessee on Oct. 3, completing 21-of-36 pass siana Tech (2-1, 1-0 in C-USA). Both teams’ off enses becoming the fi rst UTEP freshman with multiple 100- attempts for 188 yards and two touchdowns to go are being sparked by new faces. Miners’ freshman RB yard rushing games in a season since current Green along with 55 rushing yards and 0 turnovers in the Derek Hankins has multiple 100-yrd games and fi ve Bay Packers RB Aaron Jones had three in 2016. contest. He is now one of just three quarterbacks in rushing TDs in three games, while Bulldogs graduate the nation to have at least 6 passing touchdowns and transfer QB Luke Anthony has thrown the second- BETTER TO RECEIVE 0 interceptions this season, along with Clemson’s most touchdown passes (10) in the FBS. Conference USA has fi ve of the top 10 FBS leaders in Trevor Lawrence and Miami’s D’Eriq King. Marshall (2-0) returns to action for the fi rst time receptions through Oct. 3. since Sept. 19 when the Thundering Herd meet THE PRICE IS RIGHT WKU (1-2, 1-1 in C-USA) in Bowling Green (6:30 pm FBS Reception Leaders FIU senior RB D’vonte Price rushed for a career- CT on Stadium). Led by senior LB Tavante Beckett Marlon Williams, UCF 32 high 148 yards and scored three touchdowns, but (24 tackles in two games), the Marshall defense will Jarrin Pierce, Middle Tenn 31 the Panthers fell in their season opener at Liberty on seek to disrupt effi cient new WKU graduate transfer Hunter Long, College 25 Sept. 25, 36-34. Price earned 148 yards rushing on QB Tyrrell Pigrome (six TDs and no interceptions in Jaelon Darden, North Texas 23 13 carries, scoring on runs of 30 and 65 yards. The three starts). Jordan Addison, Pittsburgh 23 versatile back also caught one pass for six yards, Jacob Cowing, UTEP 22 which was for a touchdown. Charlotte (0-2, 0-1 in C-USA) makes its fi rst visit to Joshua Cephus, UTSA 22 North Texas (1-2, 0-1 in C-USA), as the Mean Green Reggie Roberson, SMU 22 CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS play their fourth straight home game. The 49ers de- Shi Smith, South Carolina 22 Melvin Mitchell, UAB 21 Conference USA is represented by eight standouts fense is ranked fourth in the FBS in fewest passing from eight diff erent schools as the semifi nalists for yards allowed (151.0 per game), while North Texas the 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy: leads C-USA and places 11th in the nation in passing Additionally, North Texas’ Jaelon Darden is tied with Florida’s Kyle Pitts for the lead in touchdown catches off ense (335.0 per game) with nine passing TDs in Tyriq Harris, Sr., DE, Charlotte three games. with six. UAB TE Gerrit Prince is tied for fourth with four TD’s on just even receptions. John Mitchell, Sr., WR, Florida Atlantic Jordan Young, Sr., LB, Old Dominion Blaze Alldredge, Sr., LB, Rice Jack Abraham, Sr., QB, Southern Miss Jacob Fuqua, Sr., LS, UAB Hunter Duplessis, Sr., K, UTSA Steven Witchoskey, TE, WKU FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON  Media Release (October 5, 2020) Contact: Russell Anderson  [email protected]  214.774.1300 QUICK HITTERS PRESEASON ALL-C-USA MU’S BECKETT NATIONAL POW WORKING OVERTIME SELECTIONS After registering 16 tackles, forcing a fumble and Here’s a look at C-USA overtime games in 2020 and (as selected by the league’s head coaches) leading a defense that held No. 23 Appalachian State all-time. to its lowest rushing total in six years during a 17-7 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR win over the Mountaineers, Marshall redshirt senior 2020 C-USA Overtimes Brenden Knox, R-Jr., RB, Marshall LB Tavante Beckett earned the Bronko Nagurski Na- S12 UTSA 51, at Texas State 48 (2ot) tional Defensive Player of the Week honor for games DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR during the weekend of Sept. 19. Overtime Records - 1996-2020 DeAngelo Malone, Sr., DE, WKU Teams All Games C-USA Games Charlotte 1-3 1-1 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR TWO C-USA BOWLS POSTPONED FIU 4-5 0-1 John Haggerty, Sr., P, WKU ESPN Events announced on Oct. 2 that it will can- Florida Atlantic 2-5 0-1 cel two of its 17 postseason bowl Louisiana Tech 3-8 1-2 FIRST TEAM OFFENSE games for the 2020 season. The and Marshall 7-5 5-4 the , which were both set to be played in QB Jack Abraham, R-Sr., Southern Miss Middle Tennessee 5-5 3-2 December, have been cancelled due to the current RB Justin Henderson, Sr., Louisiana Tech North Texas 2-2 1-0 health pandemic and travel restrictions. C-USA was RB Brenden Knox, Jr., Marshall scheduled to partcipate in each game this season, Old Dominion 1-0 1-0 OL D’Antne Demery, Sr., FIU but will be a part of other ESPN Events bowl games Rice 6-6 3-2 OL Desmond Noel, R-Sr., Florida Atlantic as part of the league’s seven guaranteed bowl selec- Southern Miss 5-7 4-7 OL Kody Russey, Sr., Louisiana Tech tions in 2020. UAB 4-7 4-3 OL Cain Madden, R-Sr., Marshall UTEP 7-5 4-2 OL Jordan Meredith, Sr., WKU PLAYERS OF THE WEEK UTSA 3-2 1-1 TE Jason Pirtle, R-Sr., North Texas C-USA names Players of the Week each Monday dur- WKU 7-3 3-1 WR Jaelon Darden, Sr., North Texas ing the season. The awards are voted on by a media WR Tim Jones, Sr., Southern Miss panel with one representative in each league city. WR Austin Watkins Jr., R-Sr., UAB EAST VS. WEST OFFENSE S7 Grant Wells, QB, Marshall Here’s a look at how the cross-division games have FIRST TEAM DEFENSE S14 Sincere McCormick, RB, UTSA fared since C-USA went to two divisons in 2005: DL Markees Watts, Jr., Charlotte S21 Frank Harris, QB, UTSA DL Willie Baker, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech S28 Luke Anthony, QB, Louisiana Tech 2020: West 1, East 0 DL Dion Novil, Sr., North Texas O5 Tyrrell Pigrome, QB, WKU 2019: East 10, West 5 DL Jordan Smith, R-Jr., UAB O12 2018: East 9, West 6 DL DeAngelo Malone, Sr., WKU O19 2017: East 9, West 6 LB Tavante Beckett, R-Sr., Marshall O26 2016: East 10, West 7 LB Blaze Alldredge, Sr., Rice N2 2015: East 9, West 8 LB Kristopher Moll, Sr., UAB N9 2014: West 9, East 8 DB Ben DeLuca, Sr., Charlotte N16 DB Nazeeh Johnson, R-Sr., Marshall 2013: West 10, East 5 N23 2012: West 10, East 9 DB Reed Blankenship, Sr., Middle Tennessee N30 DB Ky’el Hemby, R-Sr., Southern Miss 2011: West 11, East 8 2010 East 10, West 9 2009 East 13, West 6 FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS DEFENSE 2008 West 10, East 9 K Ethan Mooney, Jr., North Texas S7 KD Davis, LB, North Texas 2007 East 14, West 5 P John Haggerty, r-Sr., WKU S14 Tyler Murray, LB, Charlotte 2006 West 13, East 6 KR Deion Hair-Griffi n, R-Jr., North Texas S21 Tavante Beckett, LB, Marshall 2005 East 12, West 7 PR Talik Keaton, R-So., Marshall S28 Jamal Ligon, LB, UTSA LS Reeves Blankenship, Jr., Louisiana Tech O5 Leighton McCarthy, LB, Florida Atlantic O12 O19 UAB’S HOME COOKING O26 N2 UAB defeated UTSA, 21-13 last Saturday to extend N9 its Conference USA-record home winning streak N16 to 20 games (the old record was 18). Now tied N23 for the second-longest active streak in the FBS, N30 the Blazers have not lost at since the program resumed action in 2017. UAB’s next SPECIAL TEAMS home game is scheduled for Oct. 17 vs. WKU. S7 Matt Quinn, K, UAB LONGEST CURRENT FBS HOME WIN STREAKS S14 Hunter Duplessis, K, UTSA 24 Clemson S21 Jacob Barnes, K, Louisiana Tech 20 UAB S28 Lexington Joseph, KR, FIU 20 Notre Dame O5 Brayden Narveson, K, WKU 20 Ohio State O12 16 Cincinnati O19 O26 N2 N9 N16 N23 N30 FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON  Media Release (October 5, 2020) Contact: Russell Anderson  [email protected]  214.774.1300 QUICK HITTERS/BROADCAST INFORMATION/CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION MANNING AWARD STARS OF THE featured. WEEK Some non-conference C-USA games will also be Here’s a look at the C-USA quarterbacks that have made available as part of other conferences televi- been named Manning Award Stars of the Week this sion agreements. Those games will continue to be season: added to the schedule this fall as part of those agree- S8 Grant Wells, Marshall ments. S8 Jason Bean, North Texas S8 Tyler Johnston III, UAB S8 Gavin Hardison, UTEP The 2020 C-USA Championship game, slated for De- S14 Frank Harris, UTSA cember, will air on CBS Sports Network. Kickoff time S21 Luke Anthony, Louisiana Tech will be announced at a later date. S28 Bryson Lucero, UAB Additional Conference USA football broadcast DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD GREAT 8 exposures will be released as soon as they are fi nalized. Please note that all dates and times are Here are the C-USA QB’s named to the Davey subject to change. O‘Brien Award Great 8 list this season:

S14 Frank Harris, UTSA ABOUT CBS SPORTS NETWORK S28 Luke Anthony, Louisiana Tech CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, is available through all major cable, satellite 2020 RYAN CONFERENCE USA and telco distributors as well as via OTT streaming FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME LOU GROZA AWARD STARS OF service providers YouTube TV, fuboTV, DirecTV and THE WEEK Hulu. Additionally, a live CBS Sports Network stream Conference USA will host its 16th annual football championship game in 2020. C-USA kickers that have been named Lou Groza is available through CBSSports.com and the CBS Award Stars of the Week this season: Sports App with select providers. For more informa- tion, including a full programming schedule, go to The event will be played in December and will be www.cbssportsnetwork.com. televised by CBS Sports Network. The team with the highest league winning percentage will serve as host MACKEY AWARD TIGHT END OF site for the game. THE WEEK ABOUT STADIUM Stadium is the original multi-platform sports net- C-USA tight ends that have been named the Mackey The title game will feature champions from the Award Tight End of the Week this season: work featuring exclusive live and on-demand games and events, extensive highlights, classic games, East and West divisions of the league. Ten diff er- original programming, and daily live studio program- ent schools have hosted the fi rst 15 championship ming. Stadium includes a 24/7 linear feed distrib- games. RAY GUY AWARD NATIONAL uted across both digital and broadcast platforms, as PUNTER OF THE WEEK well as a comprehensive array of on-demand (VOD) Year Champion (C-USA Record) C-USA punters that have been named the Ray Guy digital content including additional live games and 2019 Florida Atlantic (7-1) Award Tight End of the Week this season: events. To learn more, visit: http://watchstadium. 2018 UAB (7-1) com/ S15 John Haggerty, WKU 2017 Florida Atlantic (8-0) 2016 WKU (7-1) ABOUT ESPN+ 2015 WKU (8-0) HORNUNG AWARD HONOR ROLL ESPN+ is the industry-leading sports streaming ser- 2014 Marshall (7-1) C-USA two-way performers that have been named vice from Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer and Interna- 2013 Rice (7-1) to the Hornung Award honor roll this season: tional (DTCI) segment and ESPN. Launched in April 2012 Tulsa (7-1) 2018, ESPN+ has grown to 8.5 million subscribers, of- 2011 Southern Miss (7-1) ATHLON’S WEEKLY AWARDS fering fans in the U.S. thousands of live sports events, 2010 UCF (7-1) original programming not available on ESPN’s linear 2009 East Carolina (6-2) C-USA players and coaches honored by Athlon’s TV or digital networks, as well as premium editorial Sports this season: content. 2008 East Carolina (6-2) 2007 UCF (7-1) FRESHMAN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 2006 Houston (7-1) S21 Tyler Grubbs, LB, Louisiana Tech Fans subscribe to ESPN+ for just $5.99 a month (or S28 Jamal Ligon, LB, UTSA $49.99 per year) at ESPNplus.com, ESPN.com or on 2005 Tulsa (6-2) the ESPN App (mobile and connected devices). It is DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR also available as part of The Disney Bundle off er that C-USA TIEBREAKER S21 Brad Lambert, Marshall gives subscribers access to Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu Home fi eld for the Ryan C-USA Championship Game (ad-supported) — all for just $12.99/month. will be awarded to the team that posts the highest C-USA BROADCAST INFORMATION regular season winning percentage against confer- ence opposition. The fi rst tiebreaker is the winner of Conference USA has announced its initial broadcast schedule for the 2020 football season. The current a head-to-head match-up. Additional tie-breakers confi rmed schedule features games to air nationally are in place if the teams did not meet. by the league’s primary partners and every C-USA football game is expected to be available on tradi- tional linear television or via streaming.

C-USA games will be available this fall via CBS Sports Network, Stadium, and ESPN Networks. The majority of these exposures will take place on Saturday, with select Thursday and Friday night telecasts also being FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON  Media Release (October 5, 2020) Contact: Russell Anderson  [email protected]  214.774.1300 CONFERENCE USA BOWL PARTNERS C-USA BOWL SYNOPSIS Remaining selections (either 4 or 5 per sea- C-USA and the Conference USA has announced the league’s son) from this group: bowl lineup that will span the six-year cycle As a member of the College Football Playoff , from 2020-25. Lockheed Martin Conference USA will be a part of one of the (Fort Worth, Texas) CFP bowls if it produces the highest rated The conference is guaranteed seven bowl ap- www.armedforcesbowl.com champion from among the American Athletic, C-USA, Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun pearances in each year of the new cycle and TicketSmarter will have associations with up to 16 diff erent (Birmingham, Alabama) Belt Conferences. bowls. ticketsmarterbirminghambowl.com The Playoff During the 2014-15 season, college football As part of the new bowl cycle, C-USA will annu- (Boca Raton, Florida) ally send teams to the Bahamas Bowl against thebocaratonbowl.com entered a new era when postseason playoff s a Mid-American Conference opponent, and to began. The format is simple: top four teams, the R+L Carriers , against a Camellia Bowl two semifi nals played in bowl games, and a (Montgomery, Alabama) national championship game played in a diff er- school. The league has camelliabowl.com participated in all six Bahamas Bowls and has ent city each year. Each semifi nal will be played placed a team in the New Orleans Bowl 14 during the New Year’s holiday with the national times in its fi rst 18 years. (Orlando, Florida) championship game in prime time on a Mon- curebowl.com day night at least a week later.

As previously announced, the league will Fenway Bowl The Selection Committee continue its relationship with the Radiance (Boston, Massachusetts) mlb.com/redsox/fenway-bowl A selection committee will choose the four Technologies . C-USA is teams for the playoff based on their perfor- guaranteed to send a team to the Shreveport, SERVPRO mance during the regular season, including, Louisiana-based bowl in 2021 and 2025, while (, Texas) fi rstresponderbowl.com strength of schedule, head-to-head results, holding a secondary agreement with the bowl championships won, and other factors. The in the other years of the cycle. Tropical Smoothie Cafe teams will be seeded so that No. 1 will play No. (Frisco, Texas) 4 in one semifi nal and No. 2 will meet No. 3 in C-USA will also continue its long-standing thefriscobowl.com the other, with the two winners advancing to relationship with the SoFi Hawai’i Bowl. The the national championship game. league is set to participate in the Honolulu- (Tampa, Florida) based game in 2020, 2022 and 2024. gasparillabowl.com The Rotation The semifi nals will rotate among six diff erent The conference’s remaining guaranteed selec- LendingTree Bowl (Mobile, Alabama) bowls, extending the experience to more fans. tions in the cycle (either four or fi ve per sea- lendingtreebowl.com In the years when the bowls are not hosting son) will include the LendingTree Bowl (Mobile, semifi nals, the bowls will feature eight other Alabama) or from among 11 games which are teams in four compelling matchups. owned and operated by ESPN Events. (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina) myrtlebeachbowlgame.com For the 2020-21 season, the Goodyear Cotton Bowl (Dec. 30), Chick-fi l-A (Jan. Guaranteed selections each season: (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1), PlayStation (Jan. 2) and Capital Bahamas Bowl newmexicobowl.com One (Jan. 2), will host its regular (Nassau, Bahamas) There is no set selection order among C-USA’s bowl games, while the Game pre- www.bahamasbowl.com bowl partners. sented by Northwestern Mutual (Jan. 1) and Allstate (Jan. 1) will host semifi nals. R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl The College Football Championship will be (New Orleans, Louisiana) held on Monday, Jan. 11 in Miami, Florida. www.neworleansbowl.org

Guaranteed selections selected seasons: SoFi Hawai’i Bowl (Honolulu, Hawai’i) - 2020, 2022, 2024 www.thehawaiibowl.com

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(NOTE: On Oct.2, ESPN Events announced that the Bahamas Bowl and the Hawaii Bowl, which were both set to be played in December, have been can- celled due to the current health pandemic and travel restrictions). FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON  Media Release (October 5, 2020) Contact: Russell Anderson  [email protected]  214.774.1300 MEDIA INFORMATION C-USA FOOTBALL SID CONTACTS WEEKLY FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS FLAGSHIP RADIO STATIONS Here is the information for each C-USA football SID: Video highlights from all 14 Conference USA Foot- Below is the fl agship radio station for each Confer- ball teams will be available this season through ence USA football school: Charlotte Tom Whitestone Box, a video exchange service. Each school will Offi ce Phone: ...... (704) 687-1022 update 5 minutes of footage per week by late School Station Signal PxP Cell Phone: ...... (980) 253-4951 Monday morning for media outlets to download Charlotte ESPN Radio AM 730 Matt Swierad E-Mail: ...... [email protected] and use. Schools may also post additional footage ESPN Radio FM 97.5 Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] FIU WAXY-AM 790 AJ Ricketts at times during the week. FIU Tyson Rodgers Florida Atlantic Fox Sports 640 Ken LaVicka Offi ce Phone: ...... (305) 348-2084 Please contact the C-USA media relations depart- Louisiana Tech KXKZ-FM 107.5 Dave Nitz Cell Phone: ...... (662) 418-2982 ment for more information. Marshall WDGG-FM 93.7 Steve Cotton E-Mail: ...... tyson.rodgers@fi u.edu Middle Tenn. WPRT-FM 102.5 Chip Walters North Texas KHYI-FM 95.3 Dave Barnett Florida Atlantic Katrina McCormack KGAF-AM 1580 Offi ce Phone: ...... (561) 297-3161 COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE Rice Sports Map-FM 94.1 J.P. Heath Cell Phone: ...... (561) 251-5588 The only scheduled C-USA Coaches teleconfer- Southern Miss WXRR-FM 104.5 John Cox E-Mail: ...... [email protected] ence during the 2020 season will be held on Tues- UAB WJOX-FM 94.5 David Crane Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] day, December 1 and will feature the head coaches UTEP ESPN Radio 600 Jon Teicher Louisiana Tech Ashley Springer of the two teams participating in the 2020 C-USA UTSA KTKR-AM 760 Andy Everett KBUC-FM 92.5/93.3 (alternate) Offi ce Phone: ...... (318) 257-5071 Football Championship Game. WKU WKLX-FM 100.7 Randy Lee Cell Phone: ...... (318) 265-1472 WWKU-AM 1450 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Most Conference USA schools will be making Marshall Jason Corriher their weekly press conferences available to me- Offi ce Phone: ...... (304) 696-4660 dia members via video calls. Please contact each C-USA WEBSITES Cell Phone: ...... (740) 331-1497 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] individual school for links and more information. Here are the offi cial websites for each C-USA school:

Middle Tennessee Mark Owens Charlotte www.Charlotte49ers.com Offi ce Phone: (615) 898-2450 E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION FIU www.FIUSports.com Cell Phone: ...... (615) 631-9520 Florida Atlantic www.FAUSports.com E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Media may contact the Conference USA offi ce by Louisiana Tech www.LATechSports.com phone (214-774-1300) or e-mail to be included on North Texas Jordan Stepp Marshall www.HerdZone.com the league’s e-mail lists for releases and informa- Offi ce Phone: (940) 369-8329 Middle Tennessee www.GoBlueRaiders.com Cell Phone: ...... (805) 551-8648 tion. North Texas www.MeanGreenSports.com E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Old Dominion www.ODUSports.com Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Statistics are updated on Sundays, weekly releas- Rice www.RiceOwls.com es on Mondays, game previews on Tuesdays and Old Dominion Eric Bohannon Southern Miss www.SouthernMiss.com Offi ce Phone: ...... (757) 683-3374 press conference quotes on Mondays and Tues- UAB www.UABSports.com Cell Phone: ...... (757) 375-0244 days. UTEP www.UTEPAthletics.com E-Mail: ...... [email protected] UTSA www.GoUTSA.com Please contact Russell Anderson (rdanderson@c- WKU www.WKUSports.com Rice Chuck Pool Offi ce Phone: ...... (713) 358-5775 usa.org) in the conference offi ce with requests or Cell Phone: ...... (832) 244-6476 questions. E-Mail: ...... [email protected] C-USA TWITTER FEEDS Secondary Email: ...... [email protected] Here are the Twitter feeds for each C-USA school: Southern Miss Jack Duggan COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Offi ce Phone: ...... (601) 266-6240 Charlotte @CharlotteFTBL Cell Phone: ...... (601) 596-5637 Collegepressbox.com is the offi cial media website for FIU @FIUFootball E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Conference USA football. Access and download weekly Florida Atlantic @FAU_Football Secondary Email: ...... [email protected] game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more Louisiana Tech @LATechFB Marshall @HerdFB UAB Ted Feeley for the conference and each of its 14 member schools Offi ce Phone: ...... (205) 934-0730 Middle Tennessee @MT_FB throughout the season. Login information will be dis- Cell Phone: ...... (205) 704-4147 North Texas @MeanGreenFB E-Mail: ...... [email protected] tributed to accredited media or you can apply for a Old Dominion @ODUFootball password by sending an e-mail to: password@colleg- Rice @RiceFootball UTEP Anna Claire Thomas epressbox.com. Southern Miss @SouthernMissFB Offi ce Phone: ...... (915) 747-6653 Cell Phone: ...... (318) 331-3813 UAB @UAB_FB E-Mail: ...... [email protected] UTEP @UTEPFB Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] UTSA @UTSAFTBL 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 Bryan Fyalkowski Offi ce Phone: ...... (270) 745-5388 Cell Phone: ...... (412) 335-2675 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON  Media Release (October 5, 2020) Contact: Russell Anderson  [email protected]  214.774.1300 WEST DIVISION SCHEDULES/RESULTS

LOUISIANA TECH (2-1, 1-0 C-USA) UAB (3-1, 1-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S12 at Baylor (FOX) (postponed) S3 (Thu.) CENTRAL ARKANSAS (ESPN3) W 45-35 1-0 S19 at Southern Miss (ESPN2) W 31-30 1-0 S10 (Thu.) at Miami (ACC Network) L 14-31 1-1 S26 HOUSTON BAPTIST (ESPN3) W 66-38 2-0 S24 (Thu.) at South Alabama (ESPN) W 42-10 2-1 O2 (Fri.) at (22) BYU (ESPN2) L 14-45 2-1 O3 UTSA (Stadium) W 21-13 3-1 O10 UTEP (ESPN2) 6:30p O10 at Rice (postponed) O17 MARSHALL (CBSSN) 5:00p O17 WKU (Stadium) 12:30p O24 at UTSA (ESPN3/+) 2:30p O23 (Fri.) LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (CBSSN) 7:00p O31 UAB (Stadium) 2:30p O31 at Louisiana Tech (Stadium) 2:30p N7 at North Texas (CBSSN) 5:00p N14 NORTH TEXAS (Stadium) 2:00p N14 RICE (ESPN3/+) 2:30p N21 at UTEP (ESPN3/+) 3:00p N21 vs. ULM (in Shreveport) (Stadium) 3:00p N27 (Fri.) SOUTHERN MISS (CBSSN) 2:30p N28 at FIU (ESPN3/+) 11:00a All times are Central and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change

UTEP (3-1, 0-0 C-USA) NORTH TEXAS (1-2, 0-1 C-USA) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S5 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (ESPN3) W 24-14 1-0 S5 HOUSTON BAPTIST (ESPN3) W 57-31 1-0 S12 at (14) Texas (LHN) L 3-59 1-1 S19 SMU (CBSSN) L 35-65 1-1 S19 ABILENE CHRISTIAN (ESPN3) W 17-13 2-1 S26 at Houston (ESPN+) (canceled) S26 at ULM (ESPN2) W 31-6 3-1 O3 SOUTHERN MISS (Stadium) L 31-41 1-2 O10 at Louisiana Tech (ESPN2) 5:30p O10 CHARLOTTE (ESPNU) 7:00p O17 SOUTHERN MISS (ESPN2) 5:30p O17 at Middle Tennessee (Stadium) 4:00p O24 at Charlotte (ESPN3/+) 1:30p O31 at UTEP (CBSSN) 1:00p O31 NORTH TEXAS (CBSSN) 12:00p N7 LOUISIANA TECH (CBSSN) 5:00p N7 FIU (ESPN3/+) 2:00p N14 at UAB (Stadium) 2:00p N14 at UTSA (ESPN3/+) 1:00p N21 RICE (ESPN3/+) 1:00p N21 UAB (ESPN3/+) 2:00p N28 at UTSA (Stadium) 2:00p N28 at Rice (ESPN3/+) 11:00a All times are Central and subject to change All times are Mountain and subject to change

RICE (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) UTSA (3-1, 1-1 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME O3 at Marshall (postponed) S12 at Texas State (ESPN2) W 51-48 (2ot) 1-0 O10 UAB (postponed) S19 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (ESPN2) W 24-10 2-0 O24 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ESPN3/+) 2:30p S25 (Fri.) MIDDLE TENNESSEE (CBSSN) W 37-35 3-0 O31 at Southern Miss (ESPN3/+) 2:00p O3 at UAB (Stadium) L 13-21 3-1 N7 UTSA (ESPN3/+) 2:30p O10 at (15) BYU (ESPN2) 2:30p N14 at Louisiana Tech (ESPN3/+) 2:30p O17 ARMY (CBSSN) 12:30p N21 at North Texas (ESPN3/+) 1:00p O24 LOUISIANA TECH (ESPN3/+) 2:30p N28 UTEP (ESPN3/+) 12:00p O31 at Florida Atlantic (Stadium) 12:00p N7 at Rice (ESPN3/+) 2:30p All times are Central and subject to change N14 UTEP (ESPN3/+) 2:00p N21 at Southern Miss (ESPN3/+) 2:00p N28 NORTH TEXAS (Stadium) 2:00p SOUTHERN MISS (1-3, 1-1 C-USA) All times are Central and subject to change

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S3 (Thu.) SOUTH ALABAMA (CBSSN) L 21-32 0-1 S19 LOUISIANA TECH (ESPN2) L 30-31 0-2 S26 TULANE (Stadium) L 24-66 0-3 O3 at North Texas (Stadium) W 41-31 1-3 O10 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Stadium) 3:00p O17 at UTEP (ESPN2) 6:30p O24 at Liberty (ESPN3) 12:00p O31 RICE (ESPN3/+) 2:00p N7 NORTH ALABAMA (ESPN3/+) 2:00p N14 at WKU (CBSSN) 2:30p N21 UTSA (ESPN3/+) 2:00p N27 (Fri.) at UAB (CBSSN) 2:30p All times are Central and subject to change FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON  Media Release (October 5, 2020) Contact: Russell Anderson  [email protected]  214.774.1300 EAST DIVISION SCHEDULES/RESULTS

CHARLOTTE (0-2, 0-1 C-USA) MIDDLE TENNESSEE (0-4, 0-2 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S12 at Appalachian State (ESPN2) L 20-35 0-1 S5 at Army (CBSSN) L 0-42 0-1 S19 at (11) North Carolina (ACC RSN) (canceled) S19 TROY (ESPN) L 14-47 0-2 S26 GEORGIA STATE (ESPNU) (postponed) S25 (Fri.) at UTSA (CBSSN) L 35-37 0-3 O3 at Florida Atlantic (ESPNU) L 27-21 0-2 O3 WKU (ESPN3) L 17-20 0-4 O10 at North Texas (ESPNU) 8:00p O10 at FIU (ESPNU) 3:00p O17 FIU (ESPNU) 8:00p O17 NORTH TEXAS (Stadium) 4:00p O24 UTEP (ESPN3/+) 3:30p O24 at Rice (ESPN3/+) 2:30p O31 at Duke (TBD) TBA N7 CHARLOTTE (ESPN3/+) 2:30p N7 at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3/+) 3:30p N14 at Marshall (CBSSN) 11:00a N21 at Marshall (Stadium) 12:30p N21 at Troy (TBD) 2:30p N28 WKU (CBSSN) TBA N28 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (CBSSN) TBA All times are Eastern and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change

FIU (0-1, 0-0 C-USA) OLD DOMINION (0-0, 0-0 C-USA) \ DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S26 at Liberty (ESPNU) L 34-36 0-1 Old Dominion announced on August 11 that it would not participate in O10 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ESPNU) 4:00p the 2020 football season. O17 at Charlotte (ESPNU) 8:00p O23 (Fri.) JACKSONVILLE ST. (ESPN3/+) 6:00p O30 (Fri.) MARSHALL (CBSSN) 7:00p N7 at UTEP (ESPN3/+) 4:00p N13 (Fri.) FLORIDA ATLANTIC (CBSSN) 7:00p WKU (1-2, 1-0 C-USA) N21 at WKU (ESPN3/+) 2:00p N28 LOUISIANA TECH (ESPN3/+) 12:00p DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME All times are Eastern and subject to change S12 at Louisville (ACC Network) L 21-35 0-1 S19 LIBERTY (ESPNU) L 24-30 0-2 O3 at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) W 20-17 1-2 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (1-0, 1-0 C-USA) O10 MARSHALL (Stadium) 6:30p O17 at UAB (Stadium) 12:30p O24 CHATTANOOGA (ESPN3/+) 3:00p DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME O31 at BYU (TBD) TBA S19 at Georgia Southern (ESPN) (postponed) N7 at Florida Atlantic (Stadium) 5:00p S26 SOUTH FLORIDA (CBSSN) (postponed) N14 SOUTHERN MISS (CBSSN) 2:30p O3 CHARLOTTE (ESPNU) W 21-17 1-0 N21 FIU (ESPN3/+) 1:00p O10 at Southern Miss (Stadium) 4:00p N28 at Charlotte (CBSSN) TBA O24 at Marshall (Stadium) 2:30p O31 UTSA (Stadium) 12:00p All times are Central and subject to change N7 WKU (Stadium) 6:00p N13 (Fri.) at FIU (CBSSN) 7:00p N28 at Middle Tennessee (CBSSN) TBA All times are Eastern and subject to change

MARSHALL (2-0, 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S5 EASTERN (ESPN) W 59-0 1-0 S19 (23) APPALACHIAN STATE (CBS) W 17-7 2-0 O3 RICE (postponed) O10 at WKU (Stadium) 7:30p O17 at Louisiana Tech (CBSSN) 6:00p O24 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Stadium) 2:30p O30 (Fri.) at FIU (CBSSN) 7:00p N14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (CBSSN) 12:00p N21 CHARLOTTE (Stadium) 12:30p TBD at East Carolina (TBD) TBA All times are Eastern and subject to change FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON  Media Release (October 5, 2020) Contact: Russell Anderson  [email protected]  214.774.1300 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 UAB 45, Central Arkansas 35 UTSA at (15) BYU (ESPN2) 2:30 pm Charlotte at Marshall (TBD) 11:30 am South Alabama 32, Southern Miss 21 Middle Tennessee at FIU (ESPNU) 3 pm Rice at North Texas (ESPN3/+) 1 pm Florida Atlantic at Southern Miss (Stadium) 3 pm UTSA at Southern Miss (ESPN3/+) 2 pm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 UTEP at Louisiana Tech (ESPN2) 6:30 pm UAB at UTEP (ESPN3/+) 3 pm Marshall 59, Eastern Kentucky 0 Marshall at WKU (Stadium) 6:30 pm FIU at WKU (ESPN3/+) 1 pm North Texas 57, Houston Baptist 31 Charlotte at North Texas (ESPNU) 7 pm LA Tech vs. ULM (Shreveport) (Stadium) 3 pm UTEP 24, Stephen F. Austin 14 UAB at Rice postponed Middle Tennessee at Troy (TBD) TBA Army 42, Middle Tennessee 0 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 WKU at UAB (Stadium) 12:30 pm Southern Miss at UAB (CBSSN) 2:30 pm Miami 31, UAB 14 Army at UTSA (CBSSN) 12:30 pm North Texas at Middle Tennessee (Stadium) 4 pm SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Marshall at Louisiana Tech (CBSSN) 5 pm Louisiana Tech at FIU (ESPN3/+) 11 am UTSA 51, Texas State 48 (2ot) Southern Miss at UTEP (ESPN2) 6:30 pm UTEP at Rice (ESPN3/+) 12 pm Appalachian State 35, Charlotte 20 FIU at Charlotte (ESPNU) 7 pm North Texas at UTSA (Stadium) 2 pm Louisville 35, WKU 21 WKU at Charlotte (CBSSN) TBA (14) Texas 59, UTEP 3 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 Florida Atlantic at Middle Tenn. (CBSSN) TBA Louisiana Tech at Baylor Postponed Jacksonville State at FIU (ESPN3/+) 6 pm Marshall at East Carolina Postponed Louisiana-Lafayette at UAB (CBSSN) 7 pm SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 Ryan C-USA Championship Game (CBSSN) Louisiana Tech 31, Southern Miss 30 Southern Miss at Liberty (ESPN3) 12 pm Marshall 17, (23) Appalachian State 7 Florida Atlantic at Marshall (Stadium) 1:30 pm UTSA 24, Stephen F. Austin 10 UTEP at Charlotte (ESPN3/+) 2:30 pm Conference games in bold. UTEP 17, Abilene Christian 13 Louisiana Tech at UTSA (ESPN3/+) 2:30 pm All times Central. Troy 47, Middle Tennessee 14 Middle Tennessee at Rice (ESPN3/+) 2:30 pm SMU 65, North Texas 35 Chattanooga at WKU (ESPN3/+) 3 pm Liberty 30, WKU 24 Charlotte at (11) North Carolina canceled FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 Florida Atlantic at Ga. Southern postponed Marshall at FIU (CBSSN) 6 pm

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 UAB 42, South Alabama 10 UTSA at Florida Atlantic (Stadium) 11 am North Texas at UTEP (CBSSN) 1 pm FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Rice at Southern Miss (ESPN3/+) 2 pm UTSA 37, Middle Tennessee 35 UAB at Louisiana Tech (Stadium) 2:30 pm Charlotte at Duke (TBD) TBA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 WKU at BYU (TBD) TBA UTEP 31, Louisiana-Monroe 6 Louisiana Tech 66, Houston Baptist 38 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Liberty 36, FIU 34 North Alabama at Southern Miss (ESPN3/+) 2:00p Tulane 66, Southern Miss 24 Charlotte at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3/+) 2:30p Georgia State at Charlotte postponed UTSA at Rice (ESPN3/+) 2:30p South Florida at Florida Atlantic postponed FIU at UTEP (ESPN3/+) 3:00p North Texas at Houston canceled WKU at Florida Atlantic (Stadium) 5:00p Louisiana Tech at North Texas (CBSSN) 5:00p FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2 (22) BYU 45, Louisiana Tech 14 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Florida Atlantic at FIU (CBSSN) 6 pm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 UAB 21, UTSA 13 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Florida Atlantic 21, Charlotte 17 Middle Tennessee at Marshall (CBSSN) 11 am WKU 20, Middle Tennessee 17 UTEP at UTSA (ESPN3/+) 2 pm Southern Miss 41, North Texas 31 Rice at Louisiana Tech (ESPN3/+) 2:30 pm Rice at Marshall postponed Southern Miss at WKU (CBSSN) 2:30 pm North Texas at UAB (Stadium) TBA