A HISTORY OF GREATS WHO’S NEXT?

C-USA FOOTBALL EAST : FIU • Florida Atlantic • Marshall • Middle Tennessee • Old Dominion • UAB • WKU NOTEBOOK WEST: Louisiana Tech • North Texas • Rice • Southern Miss • UTEP • UTSA CONTACT: Russell Anderson ([email protected]) | Tim McNamara ([email protected]) Conference USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK | SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 @CUSAFB, @Conference_USA 5201 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 300 • Irving, TX 75039 • P: (214) 774-1300 • www.ConferenceUSA.com

E AST DIVISION S EASON STANDINGS 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 1-0 1-0 90 34 FIU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 46 17 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 85 42 OLD DOMINION 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 75 74 UAB 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 82 57 WKU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 93 73 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-2 .000 0-1 0-0 7 96

WEST DIVISION W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp LOUISIANA TECH 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 0-0 1-1 64 68 NORTH TEXAS 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 50 44 SOUTHERN MISS 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 26 69 UTEP 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 57 54 UTSA 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 50 33 RICE 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - - - 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 17 48 C ONFERENCE STANDINGS

RECENT RESULTS UPCOMING GAMES PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Conference USA will name an Off ensive, Defensive SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 and Special Teams Player of the Week each Mon- North Texas 43, SMU 6 LA Tech at North Texas (CBSSN) 7:00p day during the season. The awards are selected by a FIU 34, Wagner 3 panel of media members with one representative in LA Tech 48, Louisiana-Lafayette 20 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 each league city. Marshall 48, Rhode Island 7 Pittsburgh at FIU (FS1) 11:00a Southern Miss 26, Alcorn State 20 Ohio at Marshall (CBSSN) 11:00a The conference offi ce also will produce a weekly Alabama 41, Florida Atlantic 0 Alabama A&M at UAB (ASN) 2:30p football release Mondays during the season. It will be Illinois 42, WKU 34 Eastern Michigan at Old Dominion 5:00p distributed directly to members of the media upon Mississippi State 47, UAB 34 Southern Miss at (2) Alabama (ESPN 2) 5:00p request and available at ConferenceUSA.com. Minnesota 35, Middle Tennessee 24 WKU at Middle Tennessee (WUXP) 6:00p NC State 46, Old Dominion 34 Tulsa at Florida Atlantic (FCS) 6:00p Texas Tech 30, UTEP 26 UTSA at Oklahoma State (FSN) 6:00p New Mexico State at UTEP (ASN) 7:00p THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Rice at (7) Texas A&M (ESPN 2) 8:00p Arizona 26, UTSA 23 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 Nicholls State at North Texas (ASN) 2:30p UAB 48, Troy 10 Fla. Atlantic at Wyoming (Mtn. West Net) 3:00p Marshall 42, Miami (Ohio) 27 Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech 6:00p Old Dominion 41, Hampton 28 Appalachian St. at Southern Miss (ASN) 6:00p Middle Tennessee 61, Savannah State 7 Louisville at FIU (FS1 or FSN) TBA UTEP 31, New Mexico 24 Marshall at Akron TBA (22) Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7 Middle Tennessee at Memphis TBA (17) Notre Dame 48, Rice 17 Old Dominion at Rice (FS1 or FSN) TBA (3) Oklahoma 48, Louisiana Tech 16 (24) Texas 38, North Texas 7 Mississippi State 49, Southern Miss 0 C-USA Games in Bold Bethune-Cookman 14, FIU 12 All Times Central 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 2 Sept. 8, 2014 CONFERENCE USA QUICK HITTERS POLLING PLACE Old Dominion hosts Eastern Michigan to round out A WONDERFUL PLAY Here’s a look at the Sept. 7 Associated Press and the action. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. CDT and the game Junior DB Wonderful Terry turned in one of the top ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Polls. will be show in the Norfolk area on COX Sports. highlight reel plays in C-USA Saturday at Illinois, rip- ping a ball from a Fighting Illini receiver’s hands and Associated Press USA Today Coaches’ THIS WEEK’S TOP PERFORMERS returning it 95 yards for a touchdown in the third 1 - Florida State (38) 1 - Florida State (51) Here’s a look at the league’s 300-yard passers, 100- quarter. It was the fi rst fumble returned for a TD by 2 - Oregon (16) 2 - Alabama (1) yard rushers and 100-yard receivers from games of WKU since Nov. 10, 2012 when Quanterus Smith had 3 - Alabama (1) 3 - Oklahoma (3) Sept. 4-6: a 75 yard return for a score against FAU. The play is 4 - Oklahoma (2) 4 - Oregon (6) tied for the longest defensive touchdown in program 5 - Auburn 5 - Auburn history. It is tied with a 95-yard interception return 6 - Georgia (2) 6 - Georgia (1) 300-Yard Passing Performances by Bill Green vs. Morehead State on Nov. 1, 1969 and 7 - Texas A&M (2) 7 - Baylor None a Walt Apperson interception with a lateral to Jack 8 - Baylor 8 - Texas A&M Binkley for 95 yards on Nov. 8, 1952 against EKU. 9 - USC 9 - LSU 100-Yard Rushing Performances 10 - LSU 10 - USC 184 Kenneth Dixon, LA Tech at Louisiana-Lafayette 11 - Notre Dame 11 - Notre Dame 147 Aaron Jones, UTEP vs. Texas Tech PRESEASON ALL-C-USA 12 - UCLA 12 - UCLA 143 Rakeem Cato, Marshall vs. Rhode Island SELECTIONS 13 - Michigan State 13 - Michigan State 138 Alex Gardner, FIU vs. Wagner (as selected by the league’s head coaches) 14 - Mississippi 14 - Arizona State 137 Devon Johnson, Marshall vs. Rhode Island 15 - Stanford 15 - Mississippi 118 Ito Smith, Southern Miss vs. Alcorn State 16 - Arizona State 16 - Stanford OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 17 - Virginia Tech 17 - Wisconsin 118 Leon Allen, WKU at Illinois Rakeem Cato, Sr., QB, Marshall 18 - Wisconsin 18 - Ohio State 19 - Kansas State 19 - Virginia Tech 100-Yard Receiving Performances DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 20 - Missouri 20 - Kansas State 144 Jamarcus Nelson, UAB at Mississippi State James Rouse, Sr., DL, Marshall 21 - Louisville 21 - Nebraska 127 Jonnu Smith, FIU vs. Wagner 22 - Ohio State 22 - Missouri 115 Davonte Allen, Marshall vs. Rhode Island SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR 23 - Clemson 23 - South Carolina 100 Josh Magee, UAB at Mississippi State Parker Mullins, Sr., P, UAB 24 - South Carolina 24 - Clemson 25 - BYU 25 - North Carolina FIRST TEAM OFFENSE IN THE LONG RUN QB Rakeem Cato, Sr., Marshall ARV: ARV: In Louisiana Tech’s 48-20 win at Louisiana-Lafayette RB Kenneth Dixon, Jr., Louisiana Tech 34 - Marshall 35 - Marshall Saturday night, Bulldogs junior RB Kenneth Dixon RB Aaron Jones, So., UTEP established a new C-USA record for the longest run, OL Scott Inskeep, Sr., UTSA THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE breaking a record set by Houston’s Antowain Smith OL Chris Jasperse, Sr., Marshall A Thursday night West Division showdown between during the league’s fi rst football season. Herre are OL Cyril Lemon, Sr., North Texas teams coming off big wins over in-state foes opens the longest runs in C-USA annals: OL Clint Van Horn, Jr., Marshall this week’s action, as Louisiana Tech visits North Tex- OL Mason Y’Barbo, Sr., North Texas as (7 p.m. CDT on CBS Sports Network). LONGEST RUSHING PLAYS WR Jamarcus Nelson, Sr., UAB Conference play continues on Saturday when the two 99t Kenneth Dixon, LA Tech at La.-Lafayette WR Tommy Shuler, Sr., Marshall league teams that have met more than any others re- (9-6-14) WR Jordan Taylor., Sr., Rice new their rivalry as WKU visits Middle Tennessee in 96t Antowain Smith, Houston at Pittsburgh TE Eric Tomlinson, Sr., UTEP the 64th matchup between schools that are located (9-14-96) 100 miles apart (6 p.m. CDT on WUXP-TV Nashville). 95t Michael Wallace, Army vs. Tulane FIRST TEAM DEFENSE (10-21-00) DL Vernon Butler, Jr., Louisiana Tech FIU, coming off a convincing win last week, wel- 92t Leonard Henry, East Carolina at Tulane DL Christian Covington, Jr., Rice comes the fi rst of two ACC schools to Miami when (9-8-01) DL Ra’Shawde Myers, Sr., Marshall Pittsburgh visits (11 a.m. CDT on FOX Sports 1). 91t Brandin Byrd, North Texas at Tulsa DL James Rouse, Sr., Marshall (11-30-13) LB T.T. Barber, Sr., Middle Tennessee Longtime regional rivals Ohio and Marshall will LB Evan McKelvey, Sr., Marshall square off in Huntington, West Va. (11 a.m. CDT on LB Andrae Kirk, Jr., Florida Atlantic CBS Sports Network). RUNNING WILD DB Kevin Byard, Jr., Middle Tennessee UTEP sophomore RB Aaron Jones carried 23 times DB Bryce Callahan, Sr., Rice Two matchups are on the docket at top 10 SEC for 147 yards in the Miners narrow 30-26 loss to Texas DB D’Joun Smith, Sr., Florida Atlantic schools, both being televised on ESPN 2. Southern Tech. After two weeks, Jones leads the FBS with 378 Miss is at No. 2 Alabama at 5 p.m. CDT, while Rice DB Triston Wade, Sr., UTSA rushing yards. Jones added two more rushing touch- plays at No. 9 Texas A&M for the second straight sea- son (8 p.m. CDT). downs against the Red Raiders and is tied with four FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS others for the FBS lead with fi ve rushing TDs. K Sean Ianno, Sr., UTSA A pair of Saturday night games are set to air on FOX P Hunter Mullins, Sr., UAB Networks: After nearly knocking off Arizona last Jones is tied for second in the FBS with fi ve plays of KR Autrey Golden, Jr., UTEP Thursday, UTSA will visit Oklahoma State (6 p.m. 20 yards or longer. Only Arizona State RB D.J. Foster PR Kenny Harrison, Sr., UTSA CDT on FSN). Florida Atlantic will host Tulsa in the (6) has more. LS Jesse Medrano, Sr., UTSA Owls home opener in Boca Raton (6 p.m. CDT on FOX College Sports).

The American Sports Network will air a doublehead- er, beginning with Alabama A&M at UAB, kicking off at 2:30 p.m. CDT. Longtime rivals separated by an hour meet when New Mexico State comes to teh Sun Bowl to face UTEP (7 p.m. CDT). 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 3 Sept. 8, 2014 CONFERENCE USA QUICK HITTERS PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH DOAK WALKER (RUNNING BACK) MOST PASSING YARDS GAME EAST DIVISION Pts Kenneth Dixon, Jr., Louisiana Tech 592 Chris Redman, Louisville at East Carolina 1. Marshall 91 2. Middle Tennessee 73 Leon Allen, Jr., WKU 11-14-98 (44 of 56) 3. Florida Atlantic 60 580 David Piland, Houston vs. Louisiana Tech 4. WKU 57 HORNUNG (MOST VERSATILE) 9-8-12 (53 of 77) 5. Old Dominion 33 Antonio Vaughan, Sr., Old Dominion 559 Case Keenum, Houston vs. Southern Miss 6. UAB 31 Jamarcus Nelson, Sr., UAB 7. FIU 19 10-31-09 (44 of 54)

WEST DIVISION Pts JIM THORPE (DEFENSIVE BACK) Only six FBS quarterbacks have thrown for more 1. North Texas 66 D’Joun Smith, Sr., Florida Atlantic 2. Rice 65 than 569 yards in a game since the 2004 season and Kevin Byard, Jr., Middle Tennessee of those six, only West Virginia’s Geno Smith threw 3. UTSA 62 Bryce Callahan, Sr., Rice 4. Louisiana Tech 38 more touchdowns (8 vs. Baylor 9/29/12) in their Triston Wade, Sr., UTSA 5. Southern Miss 24 monster performance 6. UTEP 18 Cam Thomas, Sr., WKU (fi rst place votes in parentheses) JOHN MACKEY (TIGHT END) PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Kennard Backman, Sr., UAB C-USA names Players of the Week each Monday dur- Eric Tomlinson, Sr., UTEP ing the season. The awards are voted on by a media SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN Mitchell Henry, Sr., WKU panel with one representative in each league city. Conference USA teams never shy away from play- Off ense ing challenging non-conference competition and this LOMBARDI (LINEMAN/LINEBACKER) S1 Brandon Doughty, QB, WKU season is no exception. Among the teams on C-USA’s Brandin Bryant, Sr., Florida Atlantic S8 non-conference slate in 2014 are: Alabama, Auburn, Andrae Kirk, Sr., Florida Atlantic BYU, Louisville, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Braden Lyons, Sr., Florida Atlantic Defense Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. Jermaine Holmes, Sr., Marshall S1 Jens Jeters, LB, UTSA Chris Jasperse, Sr., Marshall S8 A total of 24 games are scheduled against teams that Clint Van Horn, Jr., Marshall Special Teams played in a bowl game last season. T.T. Barber, So., Middle Tennessee S1 Richard Leonard, DB, UTSA Cyril Lemon, Sr., North Texas S8 Conference USA will face at least one opponent from Mason Y’Barbo, Sr., North Texas all nine of the other FBS conferences. Christian Covington, Jr., Rice Diaheem Watkins, Sr., UAB WORKING OVERTIME Here’s a look at C-USA’s non-league opponents by Scott Inskeep, Sr., UTSA Here’s a look at C-USA overtime games in 2014 and conference: Robert Singletary, Sr., UTSA all-time:

ACC: Louisville, NC State, Pittsburgh MANNING (QUARTERBACK) 2014 C-USA Overtimes American: Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulsa Rakeem Cato, Sr., Marshall Big 12: Kansas State, Oklahoma, Taylor Heinicke, Sr., Old Dominion Overtime Records - 1996-2014 Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech Teams All Games C-USA Games Big Ten: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska MAXWELL (OUTSTANDING PLAYER) FIU 4-4 0-0 MAC: Akron, Bowling Green, Rakeem Cato, Sr., QB, Marshall Florida Atlantic 2-3 0-1 Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Ohio Taylor Heinicke, Sr., QB, Old Dominion Louisiana Tech 2-5 0-0 Mtn. West: Hawai’i, New Mexico (2), Wyoming Marshall 3-3 4-2 Pac-12: Arizona LOU GROZA (KICKER) Middle Tennessee 3-3 1-0 SEC: Alabama (2), Arkansas, Auburn, Kyle Fischer, So., Louisiana Tech North Texas 1-1 0-0 Mississippi St. (2), Texas A&M, Old Dominion 0-0 0-0 Vanderbilt OUTLAND (INTERIOR LINEMAN) Rice 6-3 3-0 Sun Belt: Appalachian St., Louisiana-Lafayette Cyril Lemon, Sr., OL, North Texas Southern Miss 4-5 4-4 New Mexico St., Troy Christian Covington, Jr., DL, Rice UAB 3-6 3-2 Independent: Army (2), BYU, Navy, Notre Dame UTEP 5-5 3-2 RAY GUY (PUNTER) UTSA 1-1 0-0 Tyler Williams, Jr., Marshall WKU 4-1 0-0 WATCH OUT James Farrimond, Jr., Rice Several C-USA players have been named to offi cial Hunter Mullins, Sr., UAB preseason award watch lists: EAST VS. WEST WALTER CAMP (OUTSTANDING PLAYER) Here’s a look at how the cross-division games have BILETNIKOFF (WIDE RECEIVER) Rakeem Cato, Sr., QB, Marshall fared since C-USA went to two divisons in 2005: Tommy Shuler, Sr., Marshall Jordan Taylor, Sr., Rice NO DOUGHT 2014: East 0, West 0 Jamarcus Nelson, Sr., UAB 2013: West 10, East 5 In his fi rst game as a member of C-USA, WKU senior 2012: West 10, East 9 QB Brandon Doughty tied the C-USA single game BRONKO NAGURSKI (DEFENSIVE PLAYER) 2011: West 11, East 8 Christian Covington, Jr., DL, Rice record with six TD passes, accomplished eight times 2010 East 10, West 9 previously, in the Hilltoppers 59-31 win over Bowling 2009 East 13, West 6 DAVEY O’BRIEN (QUARTERBACK) Green. His 569 yards were the third-most in C-USA 2008 West 10, East 9 Rakeem Cato, Sr., Marshall history and just 23 shy of the record set by Louisville’s 2007 East 14, West 5 2006 West 13, East 6 Taylor Heinicke, Sr., Old Dominion Chris Redman in 1998. Doughty’s 46 completions tie for the fourth-most in a game in league annals. 2005 East 12, West 7 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 4 Sept. 8, 2014 CONFERENCE USA QUICK HITTERS C-USA ON NATIONAL TV NATIONAL BROADCASTS Sat., Nov. 1 UAB at Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. Sat., Nov. 8 Louisiana Tech at UAB 11 a.m. Conference USA has announced its preliminary tele- Sat., Nov. 8 FIU at Old Dominion 2:30 p.m. vision schedule for the 2014 football season. CBS SPORTS NETWORK NATIONAL SCHEDULE Fri., Aug. 29 WKU 59, Bowling Green 31 Sat., Nov. 8 Marshall at Southern Miss 6 p.m. Thu., Sept. 11 Louisiana Tech at North Texas 7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 15 Middle Tennessee at FIU 2:30 p.m. The current confi rmed schedule features more than Sat., Sept.13 Ohio at Marshall 11 a.m. Sat., Nov. 22 FIU at North Texas 2:30 p.m. 80 games to air nationally or regionally, with addi- Sat., Sept. 27 WKU at Navy 2:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 22 FAU at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m. tional games to be added prior to the beginning of Sat., Oct. 11 Rice at Army 11:00 a.m. Sat., Nov. 29 Old Dominion at FAU 11 a.m. the season. National games will be televised on FOX Sat., , Nov. 1 BYU at Middle Tennessee 2:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 29 UAB at Southern Miss 2:30 p.m. Sports 1, Fox Sports Net (FSN), FOX College Sports, Thur., Nov. 13 Southern Miss at UTSA 7:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 29 Middle Tennessee at UTEP 6 p.m. CBS Sports Network, ESPN, NBC and the new Ameri- Sat.,, Nov. 15 Army at WKU 11 a.m. can Sports Network (ASN). Included are several un- Sat.,, Nov., 29 Rice at Louisiana Tech 11 a.m. ESPN SCHEDULE Sat., Dec. 20 Gildan New Mexico Bowl 1:20 p.m. opposed windows that provide tremendous expo- Tues., Dec. 23 Boca Raton Bowl 5 p.m. sure to C-USA as well as numerous exciting league FOX SPORTS 1 SCHEDULE Thu., Sept. 4 Arizona 26, UTSA 23 Wed., Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl 11 a.m. match-ups and many challenging non-conference Sat., Sept. 6 Texas Tech 30, UTEP 26 Wed., Dec. 24 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl 7 p.m. contests. Sat.,, Sept. 13 Pittsburgh at FIU 11 a.m. Fri., Dec. 26 Heart of Dallas Bowl 12 p.m. Fri., Sept. 26 Middle Tennessee at ODU 7 p.m. The 2014 football season marks the fourth year of Fri., Nov. 21 UTEP at Rice 7 p.m. ESPN 2 SCHEDULE a multi-platform media rights agreement between Fri., Nov. 28 WKU at Marshall 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 13 Southern Miss at Alabama 5 p.m. Conference USA and FOX Sports to broadcast a min- Sat., Sept. 13 Rice at Texas A&M 8 p.m. imum of 30 games. Games appear on FOX Sports 1, FOX SPORTS NET SCHEDULE Sat., Sept. 6 North Texas 43, SMU 6 ESPN or ESPN 2 SCHEDULE FOX’s new national cable sports network, as well as Sat., Dec. 6 C-USA Championship Game TBA FOX Sports Networks owned and affi liated regional Sat., Sept. 6 Mississippi State 47, UAB 34 Sat., Sept. 13 UTSA at Oklahoma State 6 p.m. networks, which reach more than 85 million homes, Thu., Oct. 2 Florida Atlantic at FIU 6 p.m. ESPN U SCHEDULE and FOX College Sports. Fri., Aug. 29 UTSA 27, Houston 7 FS1 OR FSN SCHEDULE This season marks the 10th year of C-USA’s part- Sat., Sept. 20 Louisville at FIU TBA ESPN 3 SCHEDULE nership with CBS Sports Network that includes sig- Sat., Sept. 20 Old Dominion at Rice TBA Sat., Aug. 30 Marshall 42, Miami (Ohio) 27 nifi cant national and regional exposure for football, Sat., Oct. 4 Marshall at Old Dominion TBA Sat., Sept. 6 NC State 46, Old Dominion 34 Sat., Sept. 6 LA Tech 48, Louisiana-Lafayette 20 men’s and women’s basketball, and other C-USA Sat., Oct. 11 Middle Tennessee at Marshall TBA sports. CBS Sports Network is the 24-hour home of Sat., Oct. 18 UTSA at Louisiana Tech TBA NBC SCHEDULE CBS Sports and is available to more than 99 million Sat., Oct. 25 North Texas at Rice TBA Sat., Nov. 1 WKU at Louisiana Tech TBA Sat., Aug. 30 Notre Dame 48, Rice 17 households across the country. Sat., Nov. 8 UTSA at Rice TBA Sat., Nov. 15 Rice at Marshall TBA BIG TEN NETWORK SCHEDULE American Sports Network (ASN) is a collegiate Sat., Nov. 15 North Texas at UTEP TBA Sat., Aug. 30 Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7 sports initiative owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Sat., Nov. 22 UTSA at WKU TBA Sat., Sept. 6 Illinois 42, WKU 34 Inc. that will air 30 C-USA Football games this season Sat., Nov. 29 North Texas at UTSA TBA Sat., Sept. 6 Minnesota 35, Middle Tennessee 24 on television stations throughout the nation. Sinclair, the largest and one of the most diversifi ed television FOX COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK SCHEDULE SEC NETWORK SCHEDULE Sat., Aug. 30 UAB 48, Troy 10 Sat., Aug. 30 Mississippi State 49, Southern Miss 0 broadcasters in the country, owns and operates, pro- Sat. Sept. 6 Alabama 41, Florida Atlantic 0 grams and provides sales services to 162 television Sat., Sept. 13 Tulsa at Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27 Rice at Southern Miss 6 p.m. stations in 78 markets, reaching approximately 39% Sat., Oct. 4 UTEP at Louisiana Tech 6 p.m. LONGHORN NETWORK SCHEDULE of U.S. television households and is affi liated with all Sat., Oct. 11 FIU at UTSA 6 p.m. Sat., Aug. 30 Texas 38, North Texas 7 the major broadcast networks. Sat., Oct. 18 UAB at Middle Tennessee 2:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 25 Florida Atlantic at Marshall 6 p.m. MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK SCHEDULE The 2014 C-USA Championship game Saturday, De- Sat., Nov. 1 Southern Miss at UTEP 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 20 Florida Atlantic at Wyoming 3 p.m. cember 6 is scheduled to air on either ESPN or ESPN Sat., Nov. 8 Florida Atlantic at North Texas 6 p.m. 2. It marks the 10th straight year the C-USA Champi- Sat., Nov. 22 LA Tech at Old Dominion 12:00 p.m. onship will air on the ESPN Family of Networks. AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK (ASN) SCHEDULE Sat., Aug. 30 Old Dominion 41, Hampton 28 Additional C-USA television exposures remain a pos- Sat., Aug. 30 Bethune Cookman 14, FIU 12 sibility (including games that are guaranteed to be Sat., Sept. 6 Marshall 48, Rhode Island 7 C-USA ON LOCAL TV televised as part of other conference’s television Sat., Sept. 13 Alabama A&M at UAB 2:30 p.m. packages), and will be released as soon as they are Sat., Sept. 13 New Mexico State at UTEP 7 p.m. WUXP SCHEDULE (Nashville, Tenn.) fi nalized. The following is a complete schedule of C- Sat., Sept. 20 Nicholls St. at North Texas 2:30p Sat., Sept. 13 WKU at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m. USA games to be aired on national television in 2013: Sat., Sept. 20 Appalachian St. at So. Miss 6 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27 FIU at UAB 2:30 p.m. COX SPORTS SCHEDULE (Norfolk, Va.) Sat., Oct. 4 So. Miss at Middle Tenn. 11 a.m. Sat., Sept. 13 Eastern Michigan at ODU 5 p.m. Sat., Oct. 4 New Mexico at UTSA 2:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 4 Hawai’i at Rice 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 11 North Texas at UAB 2:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 11 Old Dominion at UTEP 7:00 p.m. *All Game Times Central* Sat., Oct. 18 WKU at Florida Atlantic 11 a.m. Sat., Oct. 18 So. Miss at North Texas 6 p.m. Sat., Oct. 25 LA Tech at Southern Miss 2:30p.m. Sat., Oct. 25 UTEP at UTSA 6:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 1 Rice at FIU 11 a.m. 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 5 Sept. 8, 2014 C-USA EXTRA POINTS FIU PANTHERS Allen fi nished with 118 rushing yards on 24 carries with one touchdown. It was The FIU defense forced a school record-tying six turnovers in posting a 34-3 win Allen’s fi rst 100-yard rushing game since his 132-yard performance against South- over Wagner. Freshman RB Alex Gardner fi nished with 138 yards on the ground, ern Miss on Sept. 22, 2012. Allen has posted rushing TDs in consecutive games for the most by a freshman in Panthers history. He’s the fourth true freshman in Pan- the fi rst time since the fi rst two games of the 2013 season. Senior QB Brandon ther football history to rush for more than 100 yards in a game. Also etching his Doughty was 28-of-48 for 297 yards, three yards shy of the fi rst back-to-back name in the FIU record book was sophomore Jonnu Smith, whose career-high 127 300 yard passing games in WKU history. The Toppers had 10 players make a pass receiving yards moved him to second place all-time for receiving yards by a tight reception against Illinois, giving them nine or more for the second straight outing. end. A 20-yard catch from junior E.J. Hilliard in the third quarter gave Smith his fi rst 100-plus yard game. Splitting time under center, freshman QB Alex McGough LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS fi nished the night 9-of-18 and threw for 60 yards, while Hilliard was an impressive The Bulldogs racked up 533 yards of off ense and never trailed in posting a 48-20 14-of-15 for 169 yards in the win. win at Louisiana-Lafayette Saturday night. Junior RB Kenneth Dixon’s 99-yard touchdown run marked the fi rst score in the game and the longest rush by any FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS Louisiana Tech or Conference USA player in history. He fi nished with 184 yards The Owls lost at No. 2 Alabama on Saturday, as Florida Atlantic became the only and two scores. Senior QB Cody Sokol was impressive behind center, passing for FBS team to open the season with back-to-back games against top 25 teams. 295 yards and two touchdowns in a 22-for-33 performance. The Bulldogs forced Making his second career start in place of injured junior QB Jaquez Johnson, three turnovers with a pick-six by sophomore DB Xavier Woods and fumble re- sophomore Greg Hankerson was 12-of-19 for 88 yards with no interceptions. coveries by senior DB Le’Vander Liggins and sophomore DB Lloyd Grogan. Ju- Senior WR Lucky Whitehead led the Owls for the second-consecutive week in nior LB C.J. Cleveland led the Bulldogs defensively with 14 total tackles. receiving with six catches for 42 yards, while sophomore RB Jay Warren tallied 56 yards on the ground. NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN Hosting SMU for the fi rst time since 2006, North Texas nearly shut-out the Mus- MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD tangs, allowing a TD on the game’s fi nal play in a 43-6 victory over their Metro- Marshall piled up 724 yards total off ense - the fourth-highest total in school his- plex rival. The Mean Green off ense ran for 245 yards and the defense forced fi ve tory - rushing for 432 yards (second-most in MU annals) during a 48-7 win over turnovers, while not allowing SMU to convert a third or fourth down until the fi nal Rhode Island Saturday night at a soggy Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Senior QB drive. Senior RB Reggie Pegram had 81 yards on 21 carries and a touchdown to Rakeem Cato threw two TD passes, but ran for a career-high 143 yards and a lead the Mean Green running game, while redshirt freshman RB Erick Evans got score. Junior TE-turned-RB Devon Johnson fi nished with a second straight 100- the fi rst carry of his career Saturday, and took it 53 yards for a touchdown in the yard day. His 137 yards, on only 14 carries - give him 288 in two games. Through fourth quarter. True freshman K Trevor Moore tied a school-record with fi ve fi eld the air, Cato’s 15-of-29 night for 267 yards included junior WR Davonte Allen’s goals, including three longer than 40 yards. career game of fi ve receptions for 115 yards - both highs in a Herd uniform. Senior WR Tommy Shuler caught three passes for 68 yards, including his 18th career TD. RICE OWLS Marshall’s 724 yards of total off ense ranks fourth in school history, behind 789 vs. Rice dropped its season opener at No. 17 Notre Dame, 48-17, on Aug. 30. Junior VMI (1991), 733 vs. Buff alo (2002) and 726 vs. Akron (2001). QB Driphus Jackson set a career high in rushing yards with 61 on 17 attempts. The junior notched 224 yards of total off ense, throwing for 161 yards, including a 26- MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS yard TD pass to sophomore WR Zach Wright. The fourth-quarter 53-yard scoring The Blue Raiders made their fi rst visit to Minnesota, but fell to the Golden Go- connection from sophomore QB Tyler Stehling to freshman WR James Mayden phers, 35-24. Off ensively, Middle Tennessee netted 445 yards, including 190 on was the fi rst career completion, reception and touchdown for both players. the ground. Junior RB Reggie Whatley fi nished with 84 yards on 14 carries, in- cluding his 44-yard touchdown run. Junior RB Jordan Parker followed Whatley SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES with 67 yards on 13 carries. Sophomore QB Austin Grammer completed 22-of- Southern Miss improved to 85-15-2 all-time in home openers with a 26-20 victory 38 for 255 yards and touchdown, completing passes to eight diff erent players. over Alcorn State. Running back Ito Smith rushed 32 times for 118 yards, his fi rst Junior WR Ed’Marques Batties led the way with eight grabs for 88 yards, while career 100-yard rushing game. It is also the fi rst 100-yard game for a freshman senior WR Marcus Henry had the lone MT touchdown catch and fi nished the day since Jamal Woodyard in 2011. Sophomore QB Nick Mullens was 21-of-33 for 208 with fi ve catches for 58 yards. Senior LB T.T. Barber led the squad with 14 tackles, yards and two touchdowns. He also added a career-high tying 45 yards rushing one shy of tying his career-best of 15 set at BYU last season. in the contest. Southern Miss rushed for more than 200 yards as a team (207) for the fi rst time since notching 214 against Marshall on Oct. 20, 2012. OLD DOMINION MONARCHS The Monarchs led 21-18 at halftime before falling at NC State Saturday, 46-34. Se- UTEP MINERS nior QB Taylor Heinicke completed 35 of 49 passes for two touchdowns and 274 The Miners dropped a 30-26 decision to Texas Tech late Saturday night. UTEP yards as ODU piled up 504 yards of total off ense. ODU’s running backs combined ran for 277 yards, led by sophomore RB Aaron Jones who picked up 147 on 23 to rush 30 times for 179 yards. Sophomore Gerard Johnson carried eight times attempts. He also ran for two touchdowns, giving him a league-high fi ve through for 60 yards and also caught seven passes for 52 yards, while senior Cam Boyd two games. His brother, redshirt freshman LB Alvin Jones, made his fi rst career rushed eight times for 48 yards. Freshman Ray Lawry scored his fi rst three col- start and posted six tackles, including half a tackle for loss and a pass breakup. legiate touchdowns, carrying 14 times for 71 yards. Sophomore WR Zach Pascal UTEP had 52 rushing attempts during Saturday’s game. During the Sean Kugler grabbed a career-high nine receptions for 98 yards era, the Miners have rushed 50+ times in four games. During the Mike Price era (2004-12) the Miners rushed 50+ times in fi ve games. The Miners have played UAB BLAZERS turnover-free football through two games for the fi rst time since 1965. Despite outgaining Mississippi State 548 yards to 516, the Blazers dropped a 47- 34 decision Saturday. UAB’s quarterback combination of junior Cody Clements UTSA ROADRUNNERS and freshman Jeremiah Briscoe, along with a 37-yard pass completion by tight The Roadrunners fell just short against Arizona, dropping a 26-23 decision. Senior end Nolen Smith, accounted for 435 passing yards and three touchdowns. Se- QB Tucker Carter was 22-of-333 for 228 yards (all career highs) and one touch- nior WR J.J. Nelson caught an 88-yard TD pass and sophomore WR Josh Magee down. Senior RB David Glasco II rushed for his third TD of the year and the 18th scored on an 81-yard touchdown reception. UAB senior K Ty Long kicked fi eld of his career. Junior TE David Morgan II had a career-high fi ve receptions for 76 goals of 44 and 46 yards, giving him 50 for his career and moving him into a yards and a TD. the TD reception was the third in Morgan II’s career and the fi rst second place tie with former Blazer Swayze Waters on the school’s all-time list. since Nov. 12, 2011. Senior WR Kam Jones capped a nine-play, 79-yard drive with an 18-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter. It was the seventh rush- WKU HILLTOPPERS ing TD of Jones’ career after one as a freshman and fi ve last fall as a junior. The The Hilltoppers dropped their fi rst-ever meeting at Illinois, 42-34. Junior RB Leon Roadrunners recorded the fi rst safety in program history in the second quarter. 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 6 Sept. 8, 2014 C-USA BOWL PARTNERS POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL BOCA RATON BOWL FACTS Conference USA Boca Raton, Florida will be a part of the Date: Dec. 23, 2014 inaugural Popeyes Time: 6 p.m. EST Bahamas Bowl, Stadium: FAU Stadium (29,419) kicking off on the af- Network: ESPN ternoon of Dec. 24, Opponent: Mid-American Selection 2014 at the Thomas Phone: TBA Executive Director: C-USA BOWL SYNOPSIS A. Robinson Sta- dium. Named for Doug Mosley Conference USA has fi ve primary agreements and the Olympic track Mailing Address: one secondary agreement for the 2014 season. The & fi eld star, the sta- TBA Bahamas, Boca Raton, Gildan New Mexico, Heart dium currently has a capacity of 15,000 people, but Media Relations Director: of Dallas and Sheraton Hawai’i Bowls are primary has the ability to be expanded… C-USA will face an TBA agreements. The Duck Commander Independence opponent from the Mid-American Conference this Website: www.thebocaratonbowl.com Bowl is a secondary agreement. year, but the American, Mountain West and Sun Belt Facebook: TBA are also currently scheduled to be a part of the game Twitter: @BocaBowl Conference USA’s champion will select which bowl over the next six years… The game is based in Nas- it would like to attend and the remainder of the se- sau, the capital of the Bahamas, and the average PREVIOUS RESULTS lections will follow after that, with no particular set high temperature in December is 79 degrees… The First season order. 2014 Bahamas Bowl is the fi rst postseason FBS bowl game outside of either the United States or Canada GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL C-USA and the College Football Playoff between two U.S. teams since the Jan. 1, 1937, Bacar- Conference USA As a member of the College Football Playoff , Confer- di Bowl in Havana, Cuba, a 7-7 tie between Auburn will enter its fi rst ence USA will be a part of one of the College Football and Villanova. year as a prima- Playoff bowls if it has the highest rated champion ry partner with from among the American, C-USA, Mid-American, POPEYES BAHAMAS BOWL FACTS the Gildan New Mountain West and Sun Belt Conferences. Nassau, Bahamas Mexico Bowl and Date: Dec. 24, 2014 is scheduled to The Playoff Time: 12 p.m. EST send a team to Beginning with the 2014-15 season, college football Stadium: Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium Albuquerque all will enter a new era when a postseason playoff will (15,000) six seasons between 2014 and 2019. C-USA will face begin. The format is simple: top four teams, two Network: ESPN a representative from the Mountain West Conference semifi nals played in bowl games, and a national Opponent: Mid-American Selection each season at University Stadium on the campus of championship game played in a diff erent city each Phone: 404-668-7485 the University of New Mexico… C-USA has participat- year. Each semifi nal will be played during the New Executive Director: ed in the New Mexico Bowl once before, as UTEP met Year’s holiday with the national championship game Lea Miller its former conference rival BYU in 2010... This year’s in prime time on a Monday night at least a week later. Mailing Address: game will mark the ninth in the bowl’s history, which It will be the best of all worlds, and the biggest in- 95 Horatio Street, Unit 106 has produced two of the highest scoring and most novation to the sport in decades. New York, NY 10014 exciting comeback fi nishes among all bowl games in Director of Communications: each of the past two years… This bowl will once again The Selection Committee Chris Pika be played on the opening day of the bowl season, A selection committee will choose the four teams Phone: 678-908-4853 which it has several times during its existence. for the playoff based on their performance during Website: www.bahamasbowl.com the regular season, including, strength of schedule, NEW MEXICO BOWL FACTS Facebook: Bahamas Bowl head-to-head results, championships won, and other Albuquerque, New Mexico Twitter: @TheBahamasBowl factors. The teams will be seeded so that No. 1 will Date: Dec. 20, 2014 play No. 4 in one semifi nal and No. 2 will meet No. 3 Time: 12:20 p.m. MST PREVIOUS RESULTS in the other, with the winners advancing to the na- Stadium: University Stadium (37,792) First season tional championship game. Network: ESPN BOCA RATON BOWL Opponent: Mountain West Selection The Rotation Phone: 505-925-5999 Conference USA will The semifi nals will rotate among six diff erent bowls, Executive Director: be a part of the in- extending the experience to more fans. In the years Jeff Siembieda augural Boca Raton when the bowls are not hosting semifi nals, the bowls Director of Operations: Bowl, which will will feature eight other teams in four compelling Cary Colbert be played on Dec. matchups. Chairman of the Board: 23… The game will Rudy Davalos be played at three- For the 2014-15 season, the Orange Bowl (Dec. 31), Media Relations Director: year old FAU Stadium, the home of C-USA member Peach Bowl (Dec. 31), Fiesta Bowl (Dec. 31) and Cot- RaeAnn McKernan Florida Atlantic… C-USA will face an opponent from ton Bowl (Jan. 1) will host its regular bowl games, Mailing Address: the Mid-American Conference in the inaugural game, while the Rose Bowl (Jan. 1) and Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1) 801 University SE Ste. 104 with the American Athletic Conference also sched- will host semifi nals. The College Football Champi- Albuquerque, NM 87106 uled to be a part of the game during the next six onship will be held on Monday, Jan. 12 in Arlington, Website: www.gildannewmexicobowl.com years. Texas. Facebook: NewMexicoBowl Twitter: @GildanNMBowl 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 7 Sept. 8, 2014 C-USA BOWL PARTNERS PREVIOUS RESULTS PREVIOUS RESULTS Past Results: 2013 Colorado State 48, Washington State 45 2013 North Texas 36, UNLV 14 2013 Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 2012 Arizona 49, Nevada 48 2012 Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14 2012 SMU 43, Fresno State 10 2011 Temple 37, Wyoming 15 2011 Houston 30, Penn State 14 2011 Southern Miss 24, Nevada 17 2010 BYU 52, UTEP 24 2010 Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38 2010 Tulsa 62, Hawai’i 35 2009 Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28 (2OT) 2009 SMU 45, Nevada 10 2008 Colorado State 40, Fresno State 35 SHERATON HAWAI’I BOWL 2008 Notre Dame 49, Hawai’i 21 2007 New Mexico 23, Nevada 0 The Sheraton 2007 East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 2006 San Jose State 20, New Mexico 12 Hawai’i Bowl enters 2006 Hawai’i 41, Arizona State 24 its 13th year and 2005 Nevada 49, UCF 48 (OT) HEART OF DALLAS BOWL this will mark the 2004 Hawai’i 59, UAB 40 Conference USA is 10th time that C- 2003 Hawai’i 54, Houston 48 (3OT) slated to play an USA will be a part 2002 Tulane 36, Hawai’i 28 opponent from the of the Christmas Big Ten Conference Eve game… In its DUCK COMMANDER in the fi fth annual fi rst 12 years, the Heart of Dallas Bowl Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl has gained a reputation for INDEPENDENCE BOWL on December 26… off ensive shootouts, with the winning team topping Conference USA enters a new secondary partnership Last year, North the 40-point mark in nine of the fi rst 12 years, while with the Duck Com- Texas celebrated its the losing team has scored 35 or more points fi ve mander Indepen- return to postsea- times… In 2012, SMU posted its second convincing dence Bowl, played son play with a 36- Hawai’i Bowl victory in four years, defeating Fresno at Independence 14 win over UNLV in front of a partisan Mean Green State, 43-10...In 2011, C-USA Champion Southern Miss Stadium in Shreve- crowd at Cotton Bowl Stadium… In 2012, Oklahoma posted its school-record 12th victory with a 24-17 win port, La. C-USA will State defeated Purdue in the game, which was re- over Nevada… In 2010, Tulsa closed out its season provide a surplus named and re-branded to benefi t organizations with a seventh straight victory, defeating home- team to the bowl in working to eradicate homelessness in Dallas… Con- standing and 25th-ranked Hawai’i, 62-35… In 2009, the event the Southeastern Conference or Atlantic ference USA made its fi rst appearance in the bowl June Jones and his SMU Mustangs capped off the Coast Conference are unable to provide a team ….The on Jan. 1, 2012, when No. 17 Houston concluded a nation’s largest turnaround by defeating Nevada, game was established in 1976 and named the Inde- 13-1 season with a win over No. 22 Penn State in a 45-10… East Carolina won the 2007 game, as current pendence Bowl in honor of the nation’s Bicentennial matchup of nationally-ranked teams. It was one of Tennessee Titans star RB Chris Johnson led the Pi- year. It is the nation’s 11th-oldest game.Current C- just nine bowl games during the 2011-12 bowl season rates to a 41-38 win over No. 22 Boise State… UCF USA members Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss and that matched two top 25 teams… After a one-year and UAB each made their fi rst bowl appearances in UTEP have previously played in the Independence absence college football postseason action returned school history in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, in 2005 Bowl. to the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas on New and 2004, respectively… Hawai’i prevailed in 2003, Year’s Day 2011, when Texas Tech defeated North- 54-48, in triple overtime over Houston… In 2002, DUCK COMMANDER INDEPENDENCE BOWL FACTS western in the inaugural TicketCity Bowl. Tulane represented C-USA in the inaugural Hawai’i Shreveport, Louisiana Bowl, upsetting Hawai’i on its home fi eld, 36-28. Date: Dec. 27, 2014 HEART OF DALLAS BOWL FACTS Time: 3 p.m. CST Dallas, Texas HAWAI’I BOWL FACTS Stadium: Independence Stadium (48,975) Date: Dec. 26, 2014 Honolulu, Hawai’i Network: ESPN 2 Time: 12 p.m. CST Date: Dec. 24, 2014 Opponent: ACC or SEC Selection Stadium: Cotton Bowl Time: 3 p.m. HST (8 p.m. EST) Phone: 318-221-0712 Network: ESPN Stadium: Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium Executive Director: Opponent: Big Ten Selection (50,000) Missy Setters Phone: 214-389-4299 Network: ESPN Asst. Executive Director, Sales: Executive Director: Opponent: Mountain West Conference Selection Jeff Dittmer Brant Ringler Executive Director: Asst. Exec. Director, Ticket & Business Operations: Operations & Events: David A.K. Matlin John Cordaro Scott Pomeroy Assoc. Executive Director: Media Relations Director: Stefan Nolet Supervisor, Sales and Marketing: Daryl Garvin Mailing Address: Bryan Delgado Director of Ticketing and Operations: 401 Market St., Suite 120 Assoc. Manager of Events: Brad Motooka Shreveport, LA 71101 Monty Clegg Event Manager: Website: www.independencebowl.org Ticket Manager: Tamarah Tabor Facebook: independencebowl Trisha Branch Media Relations Director: Twitter: @DCIbowl Mailing Address: Derek Inouchi 2633 McKinney Ave. #130-341 Phone: 808-523-3688 PREVIOUS RESULTS INVOLVING C-USA SCHOOLS Dallas, Texas 75204 FAX: 808-523-3712 2008 Louisiana Tech 17, Northern Illinois 10 Media Operations Coordinator: Mailing Address: 1990 Louisiana Tech 34, Maryland 34 Tim Simmons 841 Bishop Street, Suite 2100 1988 Southern Miss 38, UTEP 18 Phone: 303-678-8484 Honolulu, HI 96813 1980 Southern Miss 16, McNeese State 14 Website: www.theheartofdallasbowl.com Website: www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com 1978 East Carolina 35, Louisiana Tech 13 Facebook: theheartofdallas Facebook: SheratonHawaiiBowl 1977 Louisiana Tech 24, Louisville 14 Twitter: @HODBowl Twitter: @HawaiiBowl 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 8 Sept. 8, 2014 C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION C-USA BOWL OVERVIEW C-USA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2014-2019 Saturday, Dec. 6 Conference USA will have 10 bowl affi liations through Time: TBA the 2019 season, securing a minimum of fi ve berths ESPN or ESPN 2 annually and off ering fans a number of great destina- tions between the Atlantic and the Pacifi c Oceans. EAST WEST FIU LOUISIANA TECH Conference USA has agreements with three new FLORIDA ATLANTIC NORTH TEXAS bowls: the Bahamas Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl and Mi- MARSHALL RICE ami Beach Bowl, along with a fi rst-time agreement MIDDLE TENNESSEE SOUTHERN MISS with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque. OLD DOMINION UTEP Additionally, C-USA maintains relationships with UAB UTSA three ESPN-owned bowls: Beef `O’ Brady’s Bowl in WKU St. Petersburg, Florida, Heart of Dallas Bowl, and the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl in Honolulu, as well as the R+L 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME C-USA TIEBREAKER Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Conference USA will host its 10th football champion- Home fi eld for the C-USA Championship Game will ship game in 2014. be awarded to the team that posts the highest regu- Conference USA has secondary agreements with lar season winning percentage against conference two bowls also located within the league’s footprint, The event is slated for Saturday, Dec. 6, and will be opposition. The fi rst tiebreaker is the winner of a giving teams the opportunities to participate in the televised by ESPN or ESPN 2. The team with the head-to-head match-up. Additional tie-breaker in- Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, highest league winning percentage will serve as host formation will be released at a later date. Texas and the Duck Commander Independence Bowl site for the game. in Shreveport, Louisiana. MEDIA CREDENTIALS The title game will feature champions from the Members of the media that wish to cover the C-USA In these bowls, Conference USA will have the oppor- East and West divisions of the league. Five diff er- Championship game will be required to request cre- tunity to face opponents from the American Athletic, ent schools have hosted the fi rst nine championship dentials through the league’s online credential appli- Big 12, Big Ten, Mid-American, Mountain West and games. cation system available at conferenceusa.com/Media Sun Belt Conferences. Center. Rice won its fi rst Conference USA Football Cham- pionship last season with a victory over Marshall at Details about the C-USA Championship Game will be Rice Stadium. Southern Miss won the 2011 C-USA available throughout the season on conferenceusa. Championship, when the nationally-ranked Golden com. For additional information, please contact C- Eagles defeated previously undefeated Houston USA Media Relations at 214/774-1300. on the Cougars home fi eld. Former members East Carolina, Tulsa and UCF each won two championship C-USA STADIUMS games, while Houston claimed one crown. FIU FIU Stadium (20,000) Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium (29,419) Year Champion (C-USA Record) Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium (30,600) 2013 Rice (7-1) Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium 2012 Tulsa (7-1) (38,019) 2011 Southern Miss (7-1) Middle Tennessee Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium 2010 UCF (7-1) (30,788) 2009 East Carolina (6-2) North Texas Apogee Stadium (30,850) 2008 East Carolina (6-2) Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium (20,068) 2007 UCF (7-1) Rice Rice Stadium (47,000) 2006 Houston (7-1) Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium (36,000) 2005 Tulsa (6-2) UAB Legion Field (72,000) 2004 Louisville (8-0) UTEP Sun Bowl (51,500) 2003 Southern Miss (8-0) UTSA Alamodome (65,000) 2002 TCU (6-2) WKU Houchens Industries/L.T. Smith Stadium Cincinnati (6-2) (22.113) 2001 Louisville (6-1) 2000 Louisville (6-1) 1999 Southern Miss (6-0) 1998 Tulane (6-0) 1997 Southern Miss (6-0) 1996 Houston (4-1) Southern Miss (4-1) 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 9 Sept. 8, 2014 INSTANT REPLAY/FUTURE MEMBER INSTANT REPLAY THE FUTURE OF C-USA COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE Conference USA uses the instant replay program The league will be a 13-team confi guration for the 2014 All 13 Conference USA head football coaches implemented in 2005. For 2011, C-USA will use the season and a 14-team conference for the 2015 season. will be featured on a teleconference beginning model adopted by all FBS conferences which relies at 2:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. CDT on Monday, on a replay offi cial (RO) to both call for the instant The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a char- August 25. The call can be accessed by calling replay and have the fi nal decision upon review. ter member of C-USA in 1995, returned to the con- (719) 457-2697. ference last fall in all sports but football. Charlotte The RO will have access to the referee through a vi- 49ers football will join Conference USA for the 2015 A playback of the teleconference is available brating pager. When the RO feels there is a call that football season. The 49ers football program com- beginning at 5:00 p.m. CDT on Monday, August warrants a review and the play is reviewable, he will pleted its inaugural season last fall, playing before 25 by dialing 719-457-0820 with a replay pass- page the referee. sellout crowds in all its home games. Located a few code of 9299755. The playback will run until miles north of downtown Charlotte, the school has the following Friday. The referee will kill the clock and announce that a an enrollment of 26,571 students and sponsors 17 NCAA Division I sports. ruling on the fi eld is being reviewed. The RO will then SCHEDULE review all aspects of the play and can change the 2 p ET/1 p.m. CT Ron Turner, FIU original call or allow it to stand. The RO, as well as the Charlotte’s football program will become a football- playing member of C-USA for the 2015 season. 2:07p ET/1:07p CT Charlie Partridge, Fla. Atlantic communicator (CO), and technician (at a minimum), 2:14p ET/1:14p CT Doc Holliday, Marshall will be utilized to insure that all plays are reviewed in 2:21p ET/1:21p CT Bobby Wilder, Old Dominion an effi cient and timely manner. 2015 MEMBERS Charlotte 2:28p ET/1:28p CT Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech 2:35p ET/1:35p CT Dan McCarney, North Texas In addition to the RO having the ability to change a FIU Florida Atlantic 2:42p ET/1:42p CT Rick Stockstill, Middle Tenn. call rather than the referee, the other signifi cant dif- Louisiana Tech 2:49p ET/1:49p CT David Bailiff , Rice ference to the Conference USA instant replay policy Marshall 2:56p ET/1:56p CT Todd Monken, Southern Miss relates to a coaches challenge. Middle Tennessee 3:03p ET/2:03p CT Bill Clark, UAB North Texas 3:10p ET/2:10p CT Larry Coker, UTSA Coaches will be allowed to challenge an on-fi eld rul- Old Dominion 3:17p ET/2:17p CT Jeff Brohm, WKU ing once per game. A coach may initiate a challenge Rice 3:24p EDT/2:24p CT Sean Kugler, UTEP by calling a time out (if he has a time out available) Southern Miss and informing the referee prior to the ball being put UAB The only other teleconference during the 2014 back in play. If the on-fi eld ruling is reversed, that UTEP team’s time out will not be charged. season will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 2 and will UTSA feature the head coaches of the two teams WKU There will be no clock adjustments unless there is a participating in the 2014 C-USA Football replay reversal on a play that ran time off the clock Championship Game. and, upon further review, the clock would have been CHARLOTTE 49ERS stopped. The referee and RO will confi rm the correct Location: Charlotte, N.C. In lieu of a weekly teleconference, the C-USA time and communicate it to the timer. Founded: 1946 offi ce provides coaches quotes each Monday Enrollment: 25,063 and Tuesday during the season. Those quotes Instant replay is a very unique situation and there are Colors: Green and White will be emailed to media members and avail- many aspects to it. C-USA replay offi cials, referees First Year of Football: 2013 able on ConferenceUSA.com. and communicators were provided with intensive 2013 Record: 5-6 training at a clinic prior to the start of the season. Coach: Brad Lambert Athletics Director: Judy Rose Stadium Jerry Richardson Stadium (15,300) Surface: FieldTurf Basic Off ense: Spread Basic Defense: 3-4

2014 Schedule (2-0) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME Aug. 28 (Thu.) at Campbell W, 33-9 Sept. 6 JOHNSON C. SMITH W, 56-0 Sept. 13 at N.C. Central 5:00p Sept. 20 at Elon 7:00p Sept. 27 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 12:00p Oct. 4 at Gardner-Webb 1:30p Oct. 11 at The Citadel 2:00p Oct. 25 JAMES MADISON 12:00p Nov. 8 COASTAL CAROLINA 12:00p Nov 15 WESLEY COLLEGE 12:00p Nov. 22 MOREHEAD STATE 12:00p

All times Eastern and subject to change 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 10 Sept. 8, 2014 MEDIA INFORMATION WEEKLY FOOTBALL HIGHLIGHTS FLAGSHIP RADIO STATIONS C-USA FOOTBALL SID CONTACTS Video highlights from each Conference USA school Below is the fl agship radio station for each Confer- Here is the information for each C-USA football SID: will be available through XOS Video exchange during ence USA football school: the 2014 season. By Noon CDT Monday afternoons FIU Paul Dodson during the season each school will upload several School Station Signal PxP Offi ce Phone: ...... (305) 348-3164 minutes of footage to XOS for television stations to FIU FIUSports.com Pete Pelegrin Cell Phone: ...... (813) 545-2127 download and use. Schools may also post additional Florida Atlantic ESPN-FM 106.3 Ken LaVicka E-Mail: ...... pdodson@fi u.edu footage at times during the week. Louisiana Tech KXKZ-FM 107.5 Dave Nitz Marshall WDGG-FM 93.7 Steve Cotton Florida Atlantic Katrina McCormack Please contact the C-USA media relations depart- Middle Tenn. WPRT-FM 102.5 Chip Walters Offi ce Phone: ...... (561) 297-3161 ment for more information. North Texas KNTU-FM 88.1 George Dunham Cell Phone: ...... (561) 251-5588 KGAF-AM 1580 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Old Dominion ESPN Radio 94.1 Ted Alexander Rice KGOW-FM 1560 J.P. Heath Louisiana Tech Patrick Walsh C-USA AUDIO UPDATES Southern Miss WXRR-FM 104.5 John Cox Offi ce Phone: ...... (318) 257-5305 Conference USA produces a weekly audio football UAB WUHT-FM 107.7 David Crane Cell Phone: ...... (318) 514-9203 show entitled “Talking Conference USA Football,” UTEP KOFX-FM 92.3 Jon Teicher E-Mail: ...... [email protected] that is syndicated throughout Conference USA mar- *ESPN Deportes 1650 Harry Ruiz kets. UTSA KTKR-AM 760 Andy Everett Marshall Jason Corriher KBUC-FM 92.5/93.3 (alternate) Offi ce Phone: ...... (304) 696-4660 The league also produces a daily audio update en- *K272EK 102.3 Jorge Rodriguez Cell Phone: ...... (740) 331-1497 titled “Today in Conference USA” that focuses on WKU WPTQ-FM 105.3 Randy Lee E-Mail: ...... [email protected] football as well as all C-USA sports. It also appears *Spanish station on the syndicated network. Middle Tennessee Mark Owens Offi ce Phone: (615) 898-2450 Bill Hazen serves as the host and producer of both C-USA WEBSITES Cell Phone: ...... (615) 631-9520 programs. Here are the offi cial websites for each C-USA school: E-Mail: ...... [email protected]

Both of these shows are available for download on FIU www.FIUSports.com North Texas Eric Capper C-USA’s podcast channel: Florida Atlantic www.FAUSports.com Offi ce Phone: (940) 565-2476 Louisiana Tech www.LATechSports.com Cell Phone: ...... (940) 367-0727 http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/podcasts/c-usa-pod- Marshall www.HerdZone.com E-Mail: ...... [email protected] casts.html Middle Tennessee www.GoBlueRaiders.com Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] North Texas www.MeanGreenSports.com Old Dominion Eric Bohannon Old Dominion www.ODUSports.com Offi ce Phone: ...... (757) 683-3374 E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION Rice www.RiceOwls.com Cell Phone: ...... (757) 375-0244 Media may contact the Conference USA offi ce by Southern Miss www.SouthernMiss.com E-Mail: ...... [email protected] phone (214-774-1300) or e-mail to be included on UAB www.UABSports.com the league’s e-mail lists for releases and information. UTEP www.UTEPAthletics.com Rice Chuck Pool UTSA www.GoUTSA.com Offi ce Phone: ...... (713) 358-5775 Statistics are updated on Sundays, weekly notes on WKU www.WKUSports.com Cell Phone: ...... (832) 244-6476 Mondays, game previews on Tuesdays and press E-Mail: ...... [email protected] conference quotes on Mondays and Tuesdays. C-USA TWITTER FEEDS Southern Miss Jack Duggan Here are the Twitter feeds for each C-USA school: Please contact Russell Anderson (rdanderson@c- Offi ce Phone: ...... (601) 266-6240 usa.org) in the conference offi ce with requests or Cell Phone: ...... (601) 596-5637 FIU @FIUFootball E-Mail: ...... [email protected] questions. Florida Atlantic @FAUOwlAthletics Secondary email: ... [email protected] Louisiana Tech @LATechFB Marshall @HerdFB UAB Norm Reilly COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Middle Tennessee @MT_FB Offi ce Phone: ...... (205) 934-0722 North Texas @MeanGreenFB Cell Phone: ...... (205) 936-1793 Collegepressbox.com is the offi cial media website for Old Dominion @ODUFootball E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Conference USA football. Access and download weekly Rice @RiceFootball1 Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more Southern Miss @SouthernMissFB for the conference and each of its 13 member schools UAB @UAB_Football UTEP Denise Mata Offi ce Phone: ...... (915) 747-6653 throughout the season. Login information will be dis- UTEP @UTEPFootball Cell Phone: ...... (915) 820-2458 tributed to accredited media or you can apply for a UTSA @UTSAFTFB E-Mail: ...... [email protected] password by sending an e-mail to: password@colleg- WKU @WKUFootball Secondary E-Mail: ...... [email protected] epressbox.com. 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 E-Mail: ...... [email protected] 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 11 Sept. 8, 2014 C-USA EAST SCHEDULES/RESULTS

FIU (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) O LD DOMINION (1-1, 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 BETHUNE-COOKMAN (ASN) L 12-14 0-1 A30 HAMPTON (ASN) W 41-28 1-0 S6 WAGNER W 34-3 1-1 S6 at NC State (ESPN3) L 34-46 1-1 S13 PITTSBURGH (FS1) 12:00p S13 EASTERN MICHIGAN 6:00p S20 LOUISVILLE (FS1 or FSN) TBA S20 at Rice (FS1/FSN) TBA S27 at UAB (ASN) 3:30p S26 (Fri.) MIDDLE TENNESSEE (FS1) 8:00p O2 (Thu.) FLORIDA ATLANTIC (FSN) 7:00p O4 MARSHALL (FS1/FSN) TBA O11 at UTSA (FCS) 7:00p O11 at UTEP 8:00p O18 MARSHALL 6:00p O25 at WKU 4:00p N1 RICE (ASN) 12:00p N1 at Vanderbilt (TBA) TBA N8 at Old Dominion (ASN) 3:30p N8 FIU (ASN) 3:30p N15 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ASN) 3:30p N22 LOUISIANA TECH (FCS) 1:00p N22 at North Texas (ASN) 3:30p N29 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 12:00p All times are Eastern and subject to change All times are Eastern and subject to change

F LORIDA ATLANTIC (0-2, 0-0 C-USA) UAB (1-1, 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 at (22) Nebraska (BTN) L 7-55 0-1 DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S6 at Alabama (SEC Network) L 0-41 0-2 A30 TROY (FCS) W 48-10 1-0 S13 TULSA (FCS) 7:00p S6 at Mississippi State (FSN) L 34-47 1-1 S20 at Wyoming (Mtn. West Net) 4:00p S13 ALABAMA A&M (ASN) 2:30p S27 UTSA TBA S27 FIU (ASN) 2:30p O2 (Thu.) at FIU (FSN) 7:00p O4 at WKU 6:00p O18 WKU (ASN) 12:00p O11 NORTH TEXAS (ASN) 2:30p O25 at Marshall (FCS) 7:00p O18 at Middle Tennessee (FCS) 2:30p N1 UAB (ASN) 7:00p O25 at Arkansas (TBA) TBA N8 at North Texas (FCS) 7:00p N1 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 6:00p N22 at Middle Tennessee (ASN) 7:00p N8 LOUISIANA TECH (ASN) 11:00a N29 OLD DOMINION (ASN) 12:00p N22 MARSHALL TBA N29 at Southern Miss (ASN) 2:30p All times are Eastern and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change

M ARSHALL (2-0, 0-0 C-USA) WKU (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 at Miami (Ohio) (ESPN3) W 42-27 1-0 S6 RHODE ISLAND (ASN) W 48-7 2-0 DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S13 OHIO (CBSSN) 12:00p A29 (Fri.) BOWLING GREEN (CBSSN) W 59-31 1-0 S20 at Akron TBA S6 at Illinois (Big Ten Network) L 34-42 1-1 O4 at Old Dominion (FS1/FSN) TBA S13 at Middle Tennessee 6:00p O11 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (FS1/FSN) TBA S27 at Navy (CBSSN) 2:30p O18 at FIU 6:00p O4 UAB 6:00p O25 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (FCS) 7:00p O18 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 11:00a N8 at Southern Miss (ASN) 7:00p O25 OLD DOMINION 3:00p N15 RICE (FS1/FSN) TBA N1 at Louisiana Tech (FS1/FSN) TBA N22 at UAB TBA N8 UTEP 3:00p N28 (Fri.) WKU (FS1) 12:00p N15 ARMY (CBSSN) 11:00a N22 UTSA (FS1/FSN) TBA All times are Eastern and subject to change N28 (Fri.) at Marshall (FS1) 11:00a All times are Central and subject to change M IDDLE TENNESSEE (1-1, 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 SAVANNAH STATE W 61-7 1-0 S6 at Minnesota (Big Ten Network) L 24-35 1-1 S13 WKU 6:00p S20 at Memphis TBA S26 (Fri.) at Old Dominion (FS1) 8:00p O4 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) 11:00a O11 at Marshall (FS1/FSN) TBA O18 UAB (FCS) 2:30p N1 BYU (CBSSN) 2:30p N15 at FIU (ASN) 3:30p N22 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ASN) 6:00p N29 at UTEP (ASN) 6:00p All times are Central and subject to change 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 12 Sept. 8, 2014 C-USA WEST SCHEDULES/RESULTS

L OUISIANA TECH (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) S OUTHERN MISS (1-1, 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 at (3) Oklahoma (FS Okla. PPV) L 16-48 0-1 A30 at Mississippi State (SEC Net) L 0-49 0-1 S6 at Louisiana-Lafayette (ESPN3) W 48-20 1-1 S6 ALCORN STATE W 26-20 1-1 S11 (Thu.) at North Texas (CBSSN) 7:00p S13 at Alabama (ESPN 2) 5:00p S20 NORTHWESTERN STATE 6:00p S20 APPALACHIAN STATE (ASN) 6:00p S27 at Auburn (TBA) TBA S27 RICE (FCS) 6:00p O4 UTEP 6:00p O4 at Middle Tennessee (ASN) 11:00a O18 UTSA TBA O18 at North Texas (ASN) 6:00p O25 at Southern Miss (ASN) 2:30p O25 LOUISIANA TECH (ASN) 2:30p N1 WKU (FS1/FSN) TBA N1 at UTEP (FCS) 7:00p N8 at UAB (ASN) 11:00a N8 MARSHALL (ASN) 6:00p N22 at Old Dominion (FCS) 12:00p N13 (Thu.) at UTSA (CBSSN) 7:00p N28 (Fri.) RICE (CBSSN) 11:00a N29 UAB (ASN) 2:30p All times are Central and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change

N ORTH TEXAS (1-1, 0-0 C-USA) UTEP (1-1, 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 at (24) Texas (LHN) L 7-38 0-1 A30 at New Mexico W 31-24 1-0 S6 SMU (FSN) W 43-6 1-1 S6 TEXAS TECH (FS1) L 26-30 1-1 S11 (Thu.) LOUISIANA TECH (CBSSN) 7:00p S13 NEW MEXICO STATE (ASN) 6:00p S20 NICHOLLS STATE (ASN) 2:30p S27 at Kansas State (TBA) TBA O4 at Indiana (TBA) TBA O4 at Louisiana Tech (FCS) 5:00p O11 at UAB (ASN) 2:30p O11 OLD DOMINION (ASN) 6:00p O18 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) 6:00p O25 at UTSA (ASN) 5:00p O25 at Rice (FS1/FSN) TBA N1 SOUTHERN MISS (FCS) 6:00p N8 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (FCS) 6:00p N8 at WKU 2:00p N15 at UTEP (FS1/FSN) 7:00p N15 NORTH TEXAS (FS1/FSN) 6:00p N22 FIU (ASN) 2:30p N21 (Fri.) at Rice (FS1) 6:00p N29 at UTSA (FS1/FSN) TBA N29 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ASN) 5:00p All times are Central and subject to change All times are Mountain and subject to change

R ICE (0-1, 0-0 C-USA) UTSA (1-1, 0-0 C-USA)

DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME A30 at (17) Notre Dame (NBC) L 17-48 0-1 DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME S13 at Texas A&M (ESPN2) 8:00p A29 (Fri.) at Houston (ESPN U) W 27-7 1-0 S20 OLD DOMINION (FS1/FSN) TBA S4 (Thu.) ARIZONA (FS1) L 23-26 1-1 S27 at Southern Miss (FCS) 6:00p S13 at Oklahoma State (FSN) 6:00p O4 HAWAI’I (ASN) 6:00p S27 at Florida Atlantic TBA O11 at Army (CBSSN) 11:00a O4 NEW MEXICO (ASN) 2:30p O25 NORTH TEXAS (FS1/FSN) TBA O11 FIU (FCS) 6:00p N1 at FIU (ASN) 11:00a O18 at Louisiana Tech (FS1/FSN) TBA N8 UTSA (FS1/FSN) TBA O25 UTEP (ASN) 6:00p N15 at Marshall (FS1/FSN) TBA N8 at Rice (FS1/FSN) TBA N21 (Fri.) UTEP (FS1) 7:00p N13 (Thu.) SOUTHERN MISS (CBSSN) 7:00p N28 (Fri.) at Louisiana Tech (CBSSN) 11:00a N22 at WKU (FS1/FSN) TBA N29 NORTH TEXAS (FS1/FSN) TBA All times are Central and subject to change All times are Central and subject to change 2014 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Page 13 Sept. 8, 2014 C-USA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/RESULTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 29 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 WKU 59, Bowling Green 31 FIU at UAB (ASN) 2:30p Army at WKU (CBSSN) 11:00a UTSA 27, Houston 7 WKU at Navy (CBSSN) 2:30p Middle Tennessee at FIU (ASN) 2:30p Rice at Southern Miss (FCS) 6:00p North Texas at UTEP (FS1/FSN) 7:00p SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 UTSA at Florida Atlantic TBA Rice at Marshall (FS1/FSN) TBA UAB 48, Troy 10 Louisiana Tech at Auburn TBA Marshall 42, Miami (Ohio) 27 UTEP at Kansas State TBA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Old Dominion 41, Hampton 28 UTEP at Rice (FS1) 7:00p Middle Tennessee 61, Savannah State 7 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 UTEP 31, New Mexico 24 Florida Atlantic at FIU (FSN) 6:00p SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 (22) Nebraska 55, Florida Atlantic 7 LA Tech at Old Dominion (FCS) 12:00p (17) Notre Dame 48, Rice 17 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 FIU at North Texas (ASN) 2:30p (3) Oklahoma 48, Louisiana Tech 16 Southern Miss at Middle Tenn. (ASN) 11:00a FAU at Middle Tennessee (ASN) 6:00p (24) Texas 38, North Texas 7 New Mexico at UTSA (ASN) 2:30p Marshall at UAB TBA Mississippi State 49, Southern Miss 0 UTEP at Louisiana Tech (FCS) 6:00p UTSA at WKU (FS1/FSN) TBA Bethune-Cookman 14, FIU 12 UAB at WKU 6:00p Hawai’i at Rice (ASN) 6:00p FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Marshall at Old Dominion (FS1 /FSN) TBA WKU at Marshall (FS1) 11:00a Arizona 26, UTSA 23 North Texas at Indiana TBA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 Old Dominion at FAU (ASN) 11:00a North Texas 43, SMU 6 Rice at Army (CBSSN) 11:00a Rice at Louisiana Tech (CBSSN) 11:00a FIU 34, Wagner 3 North Texas at UAB (ASN) 2:30p UAB at Southern Miss (ASN) 2:30p LA Tech 48, Louisiana-Lafayette 20 FIU at UTSA (FCS) 6:00p Middle Tennessee at UTEP (ASN) 6:00p Marshall 48, Rhode Island 7 Old Dominion at UTEP (ASN) 7:00p North Texas at UTSA (FS1/FSN) TBA Southern Miss 26, Alcorn State 20 Middle Tennessee at Marshall (FS1/FSN) TBA Alabama 41, Florida Atlantic 0 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6 Illinois 42, WKU 34 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 C-USA Championship Game Mississippi State 47, UAB 34 WKU at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 11:00a Minnesota 35, Middle Tennessee 24 UAB at Middle Tennessee (FCS) 2:30p NC State 46, Old Dominion 34 Marshall at FIU 5:00p Conference games in bold. Texas Tech 30, UTEP 26 Southern Miss at North Texas (ASN) 6:00p UTSA at Louisiana Tech (FS1/FSN) TBA All games and dates subject to change. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 All times Central. LA Tech at North Texas (CBSSN) 7:00p SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 LA Tech at Southern Miss (ASN) 2:30p SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Old Dominion at WKU 3:00p Pittsburgh at FIU (FS1) 11:00a Florida Atlantic at Marshall (FCS) 6:00p Ohio at Marshall (CBSSN) 11:00a UTEP at UTSA (ASN) 6:00p Alabama A&M at UAB (ASN) 2:30p North Texas at Rice (FS1/FSN) TBA Eastern Michigan at Old Dominion 5:00p UAB at Arkansas TBA Southern Miss at (2) Alabama (ESPN 2) 5:00p WKU at Middle Tennessee (WUXP) 6:00p SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Tulsa at Florida Atlantic (FCS) 6:00p Rice at FIU (ASN) 11:00a UTSA at Oklahoma State (FSN) 6:00p BYU at Middle Tennessee (CBSSN) 2:30p New Mexico State at UTEP (ASN) 7:00p UAB at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 6:00p Rice at (7) Texas A&M (ESPN 2) 8:00p Southern Miss at UTEP (FCS) 7:00p WKU at Louisiana Tech (FS1/FSN) TBA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Old Dominion at Vanderbilt TBA Nicholls State at North Texas (ASN) 2:30p Fla. Atlantic at Wyoming (Mtn. West Net) 3:00p SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Northwestern State at Louisiana Tech 6:00p Louisiana Tech at UAB (ASN) 11:00a Appalachian St. at Southern Miss (ASN) 6:00p FIU at Old Dominion (ASN) 2:30p Louisville at FIU (FS1 or FSN) TBA UTEP at WKU 3:00p Marshall at Akron TBA Florida Atlantic at North Texas (FCS) 6:00p Middle Tennessee at Memphis TBA Marshall at Southern Miss (ASN) 6:00p Old Dominion at Rice (FS1 or FSN) TBA UTSA at Rice (FS1/FSN) TBA

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Middle Tenn. at Old Dominion (FS1) 7:00p Southern Miss at UTSA (CBSSN) 7:00p 2014 Conference USA Team Statistics Through games of Sep 07, 2014

SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G RUSHING OFFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G 1. WKU 2 12 3 12 0 0 0 93 46.5 1. UTEP 2 96 607 6.3 73 6 303.5 2. Marshall 2 12 2 12 0 0 0 90 45.0 2. Marshall 2 82 603 7.4 64 7 301.5 3. Middle Tennessee 2 12 1 10 0 0 0 85 42.5 3. UAB 2 98 451 4.6 55 5 225.5 4. UAB 2 10 4 10 0 0 0 82 41.0 4. Middle Tennessee 2 89 418 4.7 44 8 209.0 5. Old Dominion 2 11 0 9 0 0 0 75 37.5 5. Old Dominion 2 73 384 5.3 31 6 192.0 6. Louisiana Tech 2 8 3 7 0 0 0 64 32.0 6. North Texas 2 98 324 3.3 53 3 162.0 7. UTEP 2 7 3 6 0 0 0 57 28.5 7. Louisiana Tech 2 64 292 4.6 99 3 146.0 8. UTSA 2 6 2 6 0 0 1 50 25.0 8. Rice 1 40 141 3.5 19 0 141.0 North Texas 2 5 5 5 0 0 0 50 25.0 9. USM 2 75 278 3.7 35 0 139.0 10 FIU 2 5 4 4 0 0 0 46 23.0 10 UTSA 2 89 263 3.0 18 5 131.5 11 Rice 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 17 17.0 11 WKU 2 71 236 3.3 28 3 118.0 12 USM 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 26 13.0 12 FIU 2 66 191 2.9 62 1 95.5 13 Florida Atlantic 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 3.5 13 Florida Atlantic 2 54 162 3.0 31 0 81.0

SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G RUSHING DEFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G 1. FIU 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 17 8.5 1. Marshall 2 75 164 2.2 15 0 82.0 2. UTSA 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 33 16.5 2. North Texas 2 54 171 3.2 42 3 85.5 3. Marshall 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 34 17.0 3. FIU 2 79 182 2.3 15 1 91.0 4. Middle Tennessee 2 6 0 6 0 0 0 42 21.0 4. UTSA 2 67 197 2.9 37 2 98.5 5. North Texas 2 6 1 5 0 0 0 44 22.0 5. WKU 2 70 215 3.1 27 5 107.5 6. UTEP 2 7 2 6 0 0 0 54 27.0 6. Old Dominion 2 65 251 3.9 23 5 125.5 7. UAB 2 8 1 6 0 0 0 57 28.5 7. Louisiana Tech 2 74 361 4.9 33 6 180.5 8. Louisiana Tech 2 9 2 8 0 0 0 68 34.0 8. UAB 2 93 363 3.9 26 3 181.5 9. USM 2 10 0 9 0 0 0 69 34.5 9. Middle Tennessee 2 85 429 5.0 48 4 214.5 10 WKU 2 10 1 10 0 0 0 73 36.5 10 USM 2 76 496 6.5 64 3 248.0 11 Old Dominion 2 10 1 9 1 0 0 74 37.0 11 Rice 1 42 281 6.7 56 4 281.0 12 Rice 1 6 2 6 0 0 0 48 48.0 12 UTEP 2 80 636 7.9 75 4 318.0 Florida Atlantic 2 12 4 12 0 0 0 96 48.0 13 Florida Atlantic 2 90 702 7.8 47 7 351.0

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G PASS OFFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G 1. Marshall 2 603 553 149 1156 7.8 12 578.0 1. WKU 2 74-104-1 71.2 866 8.3 8 433.0 2. WKU 2 236 866 175 1102 6.3 11 551.0 2. Old Dominion 2 65-90-3 72.2 589 6.5 5 294.5 3. UAB 2 451 587 152 1038 6.8 10 519.0 3. UAB 2 29-54-2 53.7 587 10.9 5 293.5 4. Old Dominion 2 384 589 163 973 6.0 11 486.5 4. Marshall 2 38-67-0 56.7 553 8.3 5 276.5 5. Middle Tennessee 2 418 546 147 964 6.6 10 482.0 5. Middle Tennessee 2 39-58-4 67.2 546 9.4 2 273.0 6. UTEP 2 607 232 144 839 5.8 7 419.5 6. Louisiana Tech 2 44-69-1 63.8 486 7.0 4 243.0 7. Louisiana Tech 2 292 486 133 778 5.8 7 389.0 7. Rice 1 15-26-1 57.7 226 8.7 2 226.0 8. Rice 1 141 226 66 367 5.6 2 367.0 8. USM 2 41-75-2 54.7 420 5.6 2 210.0 9. USM 2 278 420 150 698 4.7 2 349.0 9. FIU 2 39-66-0 59.1 372 5.6 3 186.0 10 UTSA 2 263 349 146 612 4.2 6 306.0 10 UTSA 2 37-57-1 64.9 349 6.1 1 174.5 11 FIU 2 191 372 132 563 4.3 4 281.5 11 UTEP 2 20-48-0 41.7 232 4.8 1 116.0 12 North Texas 2 324 123 132 447 3.4 3 223.5 12 Florida Atlantic 2 23-49-0 46.9 183 3.7 1 91.5 13 Florida Atlantic 2 162 183 103 345 3.3 1 172.5 13 North Texas 2 15-34-4 44.1 123 3.6 0 61.5

TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G PASS DEFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G 1. FIU 2 182 269 119 451 3.8 2 225.5 1. Middle Tennessee 2 20-42-2 47.6 151 3.6 1 75.5 2. Middle Tennessee 2 429 151 127 580 4.6 5 290.0 2. FIU 2 19-40-2 47.5 269 6.7 1 134.5 3. Marshall 2 164 429 152 593 3.9 4 296.5 3. UTEP 2 22-40-1 55.0 345 8.6 3 172.5 4. North Texas 2 171 456 133 627 4.7 5 313.5 4. UAB 2 35-62-1 56.5 425 6.9 4 212.5 5. UTSA 2 197 465 149 662 4.4 3 331.0 5. Marshall 2 41-77-2 53.2 429 5.6 4 214.5 6. UAB 2 363 425 155 788 5.1 7 394.0 6. USM 2 38-61-3 62.3 447 7.3 6 223.5 7. Louisiana Tech 2 361 490 152 851 5.6 9 425.5 7. North Texas 2 43-79-2 54.4 456 5.8 2 228.0 8. Old Dominion 2 251 660 140 911 6.5 10 455.5 8. UTSA 2 42-82-4 51.2 465 5.7 1 232.5 9. USM 2 496 447 137 943 6.9 9 471.5 9. Louisiana Tech 2 48-78-2 61.5 490 6.3 3 245.0 10 UTEP 2 636 345 120 981 8.2 7 490.5 10 Rice 1 14-22-0 63.6 295 13.4 2 295.0 11 WKU 2 215 770 156 985 6.3 9 492.5 11 Old Dominion 2 53-75-1 70.7 660 8.8 5 330.0 12 Rice 1 281 295 64 576 9.0 6 576.0 12 Florida Atlantic 2 43-72-0 59.7 702 9.8 5 351.0 13 Florida Atlantic 2 702 702 162 1404 8.7 12 702.0 13 WKU 2 60-86-1 69.8 770 9.0 4 385.0 2014 Conference USA Team Statistics Through games of Sep 07, 2014

PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic. INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yards TD Long Avg. 1. UAB 2 29-54-2 53.7 587 293.5 5 168.2 1. UTSA 2 4 57 0 36 14.2 2. WKU 2 74-104-1 71.2 866 433.0 8 164.6 2. USM 2 3 0 0 0 0.0 3. Marshall 2 38-67-0 56.7 553 276.5 5 150.7 3. Louisiana Tech 2 2 65 1 46 32.5 4. Rice 1 15-26-1 57.7 226 226.0 2 148.4 4. Marshall 2 2 41 0 22 20.5 5. Middle Tennessee 2 39-58-4 67.2 546 273.0 2 143.9 5. North Texas 2 2 24 0 24 12.0 6. Louisiana Tech 2 44-69-1 63.8 486 243.0 4 139.2 6. FIU 2 2 60 1 60 30.0 7. Old Dominion 2 65-90-3 72.2 589 294.5 5 138.9 7. Middle Tennessee 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 8. FIU 2 39-66-0 59.1 372 186.0 3 121.4 8. UTEP 2 1 19 0 19 19.0 9. UTSA 2 37-57-1 64.9 349 174.5 1 118.6 9. WKU 2 1 20 0 20 20.0 10 USM 2 41-75-2 54.7 420 210.0 2 105.2 10 UAB 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 11 UTEP 2 20-48-0 41.7 232 116.0 1 89.1 Old Dominion 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 12 Florida Atlantic 2 23-49-0 46.9 183 91.5 1 85.0 Florida Atlantic 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 13 North Texas 2 15-34-4 44.1 123 61.5 0 51.0 Rice 1 0 0 0 0 0.0

PASS DEFENSE EFFIC. G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic. PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P Ret. Avg/ TB Net/P 1. Middle Tennessee 2 20-42-2 47.6 151 75.5 1 76.2 1. UTEP 2 11 487 44.3 28 2.5 0 41.7 2. UTSA 2 42-82-4 51.2 465 232.5 1 93.1 2. North Texas 2 14 586 41.9 13 0.9 0 40.9 3. FIU 2 19-40-2 47.5 269 134.5 1 102.2 3. Old Dominion 2 3 122 40.7 0 0.0 0 40.7 4. North Texas 2 43-79-2 54.4 456 228.0 2 106.2 4. Marshall 2 7 321 45.9 53 7.6 0 38.3 5. Marshall 2 41-77-2 53.2 429 214.5 4 112.0 5. UAB 2 10 415 41.5 34 3.4 0 38.1 6. Louisiana Tech 2 48-78-2 61.5 490 245.0 3 121.9 6. Middle Tennessee 2 4 181 45.2 9 2.2 1 38.0 7. UAB 2 35-62-1 56.5 425 212.5 4 132.1 Florida Atlantic 2 16 724 45.2 96 6.0 1 38.0 8. USM 2 38-61-3 62.3 447 223.5 6 146.5 8. USM 2 15 593 39.5 12 0.8 2 36.1 9. UTEP 2 22-40-1 55.0 345 172.5 3 147.2 9. UTSA 2 15 587 39.1 18 1.2 2 35.3 10 WKU 2 60-86-1 69.8 770 385.0 4 158.0 10 FIU 2 13 464 35.7 0 0.0 1 34.2 11 Old Dominion 2 53-75-1 70.7 660 330.0 5 163.9 11 Louisiana Tech 2 11 425 38.6 35 3.2 1 33.6 12 Florida Atlantic 2 43-72-0 59.7 702 351.0 5 164.5 12 Rice 1 5 241 48.2 80 16.0 0 32.2 13 Rice 1 14-22-0 63.6 295 295.0 2 206.3 13 WKU 2 6 261 43.5 50 8.3 1 31.8

KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yards TD Long Avg. KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards Avg. Ret. TB NetAvg 1. FIU 2 2 78 0 54 39.0 1. North Texas 2 12 715 59.6 90 2 47.9 2. UTEP 2 4 120 0 52 30.0 2. Florida Atlantic 2 3 195 65.0 40 1 43.3 3. Rice 1 1 29 0 29 29.0 3. USM 2 8 517 64.6 113 3 41.1 4. Marshall 2 6 152 0 36 25.3 4. WKU 2 15 915 61.0 226 3 40.9 5. Florida Atlantic 2 9 223 0 44 24.8 5. UTEP 2 12 777 64.8 67 9 40.4 6. North Texas 2 2 46 0 28 23.0 6. UTSA 2 10 580 58.0 104 3 40.1 7. UAB 2 8 180 0 36 22.5 7. Rice 1 4 258 64.5 49 2 39.8 8. Louisiana Tech 2 3 57 0 23 19.0 8. UAB 2 15 970 64.7 175 8 39.7 9. UTSA 2 8 147 0 27 18.4 9. Marshall 2 16 986 61.6 107 10 39.3 10 Old Dominion 2 2 36 0 18 18.0 10 FIU 2 11 680 61.8 201 2 39.0 WKU 2 5 90 0 26 18.0 11 Middle Tennessee 2 14 760 54.3 206 1 37.8 12 USM 2 9 157 0 36 17.4 12 Old Dominion 2 11 648 58.9 243 1 34.5 13 Middle Tennessee 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 13 Louisiana Tech 2 13 726 55.8 294 1 31.3

PUNT RETURN AVG G No. Yards TD Long Avg. FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct. 1. Middle Tennessee 2 5 94 1 61 18.8 1. North Texas 2 5 5 1.000 2. FIU 2 12 221 0 71 18.4 UAB 2 4 4 1.000 3. USM 2 2 26 0 19 13.0 UTEP 2 3 3 1.000 4. UAB 2 6 49 0 26 8.2 Marshall 2 2 2 1.000 5. Marshall 2 7 56 0 23 8.0 5. WKU 2 3 4 . 7 5 0 WKU 2 2 16 0 9 8.0 Louisiana Tech 2 3 4 . 7 5 0 7. UTSA 2 7 38 0 34 5.4 7. FIU 2 4 6 . 6 6 7 8. UTEP 2 3 16 0 12 5.3 USM 2 4 6 . 6 6 7 9. North Texas 2 8 28 0 15 3.5 9. UTSA 2 2 4 . 5 0 0 10 Louisiana Tech 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 Middle Tennessee 2 1 2 . 5 0 0 Old Dominion 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 Rice 1 1 2 . 5 0 0 Florida Atlantic 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 12 Old Dominion 2 0 1 . 0 0 0 Rice 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 Florida Atlantic 2 0 1 . 0 0 0 2014 Conference USA Team Statistics Through games of Sep 07, 2014

PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct. OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 1. WKU 2 12 12 1.000 1. FIU 2 9 9 2 20 10.0 Marshall 2 12 12 1.000 2. Rice 1 14 9 0 23 23.0 UAB 2 10 10 1.000 3. Middle Tennessee 2 22 7 2 31 15.5 Middle Tennessee 2 10 10 1.000 4. Marshall 2 11 16 6 33 16.5 UTSA 2 6 6 1.000 5. North Texas 2 7 21 7 35 17.5 North Texas 2 5 5 1.000 6. UTEP 2 26 12 2 40 20.0 FIU 2 4 4 1.000 UTSA 2 15 18 7 40 20.0 USM 2 2 2 1.000 8. UAB 2 24 16 1 41 20.5 Rice 1 2 2 1.000 9. USM 2 17 26 2 45 22.5 Florida Atlantic 2 1 1 1.000 10 Louisiana Tech 2 21 23 2 46 23.0 11 Old Dominion 2 9 10 . 9 0 0 11 Old Dominion 2 18 30 0 48 24.0 12 Louisiana Tech 2 7 8 . 8 7 5 12 WKU 2 13 37 5 55 27.5 13 UTEP 2 6 7 . 8 5 7 13 Florida Atlantic 2 35 27 0 62 31.0

SACKS BY G No. Yards Avg/G 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONSG Conv. Att. Pct. 1. FIU 2 8 40 4.00 1. Middle Tennessee 2 16 25 64.0 2. Old Dominion 2 7 41 3.50 2. Old Dominion 2 20 32 62.5 3. North Texas 2 6 44 3.00 3. WKU 2 21 34 61.8 Marshall 2 6 42 3.00 4. Marshall 2 11 25 44.0 UTSA 2 6 39 3.00 5. UTEP 2 13 30 43.3 6. UAB 2 5 42 2.50 6. UAB 2 12 29 41.4 7. WKU 2 4 29 2.00 7. Rice 1 6 15 40.0 8. USM 2 3 28 1.50 8. Louisiana Tech 2 11 29 37.9 9. UTEP 2 2 15 1.00 9. North Texas 2 9 31 29.0 Middle Tennessee 2 2 23 1.00 10 USM 2 10 35 28.6 11 Louisiana Tech 2 1 10 0.50 11 UTSA 2 8 29 27.6 Florida Atlantic 2 1 5 0.50 12 Florida Atlantic 2 6 25 24.0 Rice 1 1 8 1.00 13 FIU 2 6 30 20.0

SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards Avg/G OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. UTEP 2 1 4 0.50 1. North Texas 2 5 25 20.0 2. Old Dominion 2 2 22 1.00 2. FIU 2 6 26 23.1 Middle Tennessee 2 2 14 1.00 3. Marshall 2 9 36 25.0 Rice 1 2 5 2.00 4. UTSA 2 8 31 25.8 UAB 2 2 17 1.00 5. UAB 2 10 32 31.2 6. WKU 2 3 20 1.50 6. UTEP 2 7 22 31.8 7. Louisiana Tech 2 4 19 2.00 7. Middle Tennessee 2 9 26 34.6 Florida Atlantic 2 4 40 2.00 8. USM 2 10 27 37.0 Marshall 2 4 17 2.00 9. Louisiana Tech 2 13 30 43.3 10 North Texas 2 5 50 2.50 10 Rice 1 6 13 46.2 USM 2 5 25 2.50 11 WKU 2 13 23 56.5 UTSA 2 5 35 2.50 12 Old Dominion 2 15 26 57.7 13 FIU 2 8 51 4.00 13 Florida Atlantic 2 14 24 58.3

FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONSG Conv. Att. Pct. 1. WKU 2 14 46 3 63 31.5 1. UTSA 2 2 2 100.0 2. Old Dominion 2 30 26 3 59 29.5 2. Old Dominion 2 6 8 75.0 3. Marshall 2 22 24 3 49 24.5 3. Louisiana Tech 2 2 3 66.7 4. Middle Tennessee 2 20 23 2 45 22.5 4. FIU 2 3 5 60.0 5. UTEP 2 31 9 4 44 22.0 5. WKU 2 1 2 50.0 UAB 2 24 17 3 44 22.0 6. Marshall 2 1 5 20.0 7. UTSA 2 18 19 3 40 20.0 7. Florida Atlantic 2 0 2 0.0 8. USM 2 19 13 5 37 18.5 Rice 1 0 1 0.0 9. Louisiana Tech 2 12 19 4 35 17.5 USM 2 0 2 0.0 10 FIU 2 11 14 6 31 15.5 Middle Tennessee 2 0 2 0.0 11 North Texas 2 17 6 2 25 12.5 UTEP 2 0 2 0.0 12 Florida Atlantic 2 10 9 3 22 11.0 UAB 2 0 2 0.0 13 Rice 1 7 9 0 16 16.0 North Texas 2 0 1 0.0 2014 Conference USA Team Statistics Through games of Sep 07, 2014

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. Gained Lost 1. Middle Tennessee 2 0 2 0.0 TURNOVER MARGIN Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Margi Per/G WKU 2 0 2 0.0 1. UTSA 2 2 4 6 1 1 2 +4 2.00 Rice 1 0 0 0.0 UTEP 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 +4 2.00 4. USM 2 1 4 25.0 Louisiana Tech 2 3 2 5 0 1 1 +4 2.00 UTEP 2 1 4 25.0 4. North Texas 2 5 2 7 0 4 4 +3 1.50 6. Marshall 2 2 7 28.6 FIU 2 4 2 6 3 0 3 +3 1.50 7. UTSA 2 2 5 40.0 USM 2 3 3 6 1 2 3 +3 1.50 8. FIU 2 1 2 50.0 7. Old Dominion 2 3 1 4 0 3 3 +1 0.50 UAB 2 3 6 50.0 8. WKU 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 +0 0.00 North Texas 2 2 4 50.0 Florida Atlantic 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 +0 0.00 11 Louisiana Tech 2 6 8 75.0 10. Marshall 2 1 2 3 4 0 4 -1 -0.50 12 Old Dominion 2 2 2 100.0 UAB 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 -1 -0.50 Florida Atlantic 2 1 1 100.0 12. Middle Tennessee 2 2 2 4 2 4 6 -2 -1.00 13. Rice 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 -2 -2.00 PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1. Florida Atlantic 2 6 45 22.5 RED ZONE OFFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO 2. Old Dominion 2 7 49 24.5 1. WKU 2 11-11 100.0 9 3-6 2-2 0 3. UTEP 2 7 53 26.5 Middle Tennessee 2 10-10 100.0 9 7-2 1-1 0 4. Rice 1 5 30 30.0 Louisiana Tech 2 5-5 100.0 3 1-2 2-2 0 5. UAB 2 8 62 31.0 North Texas 2 4-4 100.0 2 2-0 2-2 0 6. Louisiana Tech 2 10 67 33.5 Rice 1 2-2 100.0 1 0-1 1-1 0 7. USM 2 10 77 38.5 6. Marshall 2 10-11 90.9 8 4-4 2-2 0 8. WKU 2 12 90 45.0 7. UTSA 2 8-9 88.9 6 5-1 2-3 0 9. FIU 2 17 117 58.5 8. UAB 2 7-8 87.5 6 4-2 1-1 0 10 Middle Tennessee 2 18 150 75.0 UTEP 2 7-8 87.5 4 4-0 3-3 0 11 Marshall 2 17 162 81.0 10 Old Dominion 2 9-11 81.8 9 5-4 0-1 1 12 UTSA 2 20 168 84.0 11 FIU 2 7-9 77.8 3 1-2 4-6 0 13 North Texas 2 21 222 111.0 12 USM 2 4-6 66.7 1 0-1 3-4 0 13 Florida Atlantic 2 1-2 50.0 1 0-1 0-0 0 OPPONENT PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1. FIU 2 18 166 83.0 RED ZONE DEFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO 2. WKU 2 20 165 82.5 1. USM 2 3-7 42.9 3 2-1 0-1 2 3. Marshall 2 18 145 72.5 2. FIU 2 2-4 50.0 1 1-0 1-1 2 4. North Texas 2 14 125 62.5 3. WKU 2 7-12 58.3 7 5-2 0-2 1 5. UTSA 2 17 120 60.0 4. Middle Tennessee 2 3-4 75.0 3 3-0 0-1 0 Florida Atlantic 2 12 120 60.0 UTSA 2 6-8 75.0 2 2-0 4-4 2 7. UTEP 2 13 115 57.5 Old Dominion 2 9-12 75.0 8 4-4 1-2 2 8. USM 2 9 104 52.0 7. Florida Atlantic 2 10-13 76.9 8 6-2 2-2 1 9. Middle Tennessee 2 13 97 48.5 8. Marshall 2 5-6 83.3 3 0-3 2-2 0 10 UAB 2 8 87 43.5 9. UTEP 2 6-7 85.7 4 1-3 2-2 0 11 Old Dominion 2 8 76 38.0 North Texas 2 6-7 85.7 5 3-2 1-2 0 12 Louisiana Tech 2 7 70 35.0 11 UAB 2 7-8 87.5 6 3-3 1-2 0 13 Rice 1 2 10 10.0 12 Louisiana Tech 2 9-10 90.0 8 5-3 1-1 1 13 Rice 1 6-6 100.0 4 4-0 2-2 0 TIME OF POSSESSION G Total possesion Avgerage/game 1. UTSA 2 70:50 35:25 ON-SIDE KICKS BY G Recovered Attempts Success% 2. UTEP 2 70:13 35:06 1. Old Dominion 2 0 2 0.0 3. USM 2 65:10 32:35 WKU 2 0 1 0.0 4. North Texas 2 63:56 31:58 Middle Tennessee 2 0 1 0.0 5. WKU 2 60:53 30:26 UAB 2 0 1 0.0 6. Old Dominion 2 60:29 30:14 Marshall 2 0 0 0.0 7. Louisiana Tech 2 60:16 30:08 UTEP 2 0 0 0.0 8. Rice 1 29:51 29:51 North Texas 2 0 0 0.0 9. Middle Tennessee 2 57:49 28:54 Louisiana Tech 2 0 0 0.0 10 FIU 2 57:44 28:52 Rice 1 0 0 0.0 11 UAB 2 57:23 28:41 Florida Atlantic 2 0 0 0.0 12 Marshall 2 51:56 25:58 UTSA 2 0 0 0.0 13 Florida Atlantic 2 49:42 24:51 FIU 2 0 0 0.0 USM 2 0 0 0.0 2014 Conference USA Team Statistics Through games of Sep 07, 2014

ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST G Recovered Attempts Success% 1. USM 2 0 0 0.0 WKU 2 0 0 0.0 Middle Tennessee 2 0 0 0.0 UAB 2 0 0 0.0 Marshall 2 0 0 0.0 UTEP 2 0 0 0.0 North Texas 2 0 0 0.0 Louisiana Tech 2 0 0 0.0 Rice 1 0 0 0.0 Florida Atlantic 2 0 0 0.0 UTSA 2 0 0 0.0 FIU 2 0 0 0.0 13 Old Dominion 2 1 1 100.0

Attend Avg Home Away Neutral Total FIU 2-12017 0-0 0-0 2-12017 Florida Atlantic 0-0 2-95874 0-0 2-95874 Louisiana Tech 0-0 2-55335 0-0 2-55335 Marshall 1-25106 1-19005 0-0 2-22056 Middle Tennesse 1-15605 1-47223 0-0 2-31414 North Texas 1-22398 1-93201 0-0 2-57800 Old Dominion 1-20118 1-55390 0-0 2-37754 Rice 0-0 1-80795 0-0 1-80795 UAB 1-27133 1-57704 0-0 2-42418 USM 1-26448 1-61889 0-0 2-44168 UTEP 1-35422 1-25802 0-0 2-30612 UTSA 1-33472 1-40755 0-0 2-37114 WKU 1-17215 1-38561 0-0 2-27888 Totals 11-22450 14-58767 0-0 25-42788 2014 Conference USA Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 07, 2014

RUSHING Cl G Att. Yds Avg. TD Lg Avg/G TOTAL OFFENSE Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G 1. JONES, Aaron-UTEP S 2 45 384 8.5 5 73 192.0 1. DOUGHTY, B.-WKU Sr 2 -3 866 110 863 431.5 2. JOHNSON, Devon-MARS Jr 2 33 288 8.7 3 64 144.0 2. CATO, Rakeem-MARSHA Sr 2 133 528 77 661 330.5 3. HOWARD, Jordan-UAB S 2 43 268 6.2 3 55 134.0 3. HEINICKE, T.-ODU Sr 2 16 555 102 571 285.5 4. DIXON, Kenneth-LATECH Jr 2 28 226 8.1 2 99 113.0 4. GRAMMER, Austin-MT S 2 33 505 68 538 269.0 5. ALLEN, Leon-WKU Jr 2 52 211 4.1 2 28 105.5 5. SOKOL, Cody-LATECH Sr 2 3 486 79 489 244.5 6. JOHNSON, Gerard-ODU S 2 30 197 6.6 1 31 98.5 6. MULLENS, Nick-USM S 2 44 420 88 464 232.0 7. GARDNER, Alex-FIU Fr 2 27 184 6.8 0 62 92.0 7. JACKSON, Driphu-RICE Jr 1 61 163 35 224 224.0 8. SMITH, Ito-USM Fr 2 45 161 3.6 0 19 80.5 8. JONES, Aaron-UTEP S 2 384 0 46 384 192.0 9. WHATLEY, Reggie-MT Sr 2 23 149 6.5 2 44 74.5 9. Carter-UTSA Sr 2 12 349 74 361 180.5 10 CATO, Rakeem-MARSHA Sr 2 16 133 8.3 2 63 66.5 10 CLEMENTS, Cody-UAB Jr 2 35 319 53 354 177.0

PASSING AVG/GAME Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Avg/G SCORING Cl G TD FG XPT 2XP Pts Pts/G 1. DOUGHTY, B.-WKU Sr 2 74-104-1 866 8 433.0 1. JONES, Aaron-UTEP S 2 5 0 0 0 30 15.0 2. HEINICKE, T.-ODU Sr 2 64-89-3 555 5 277.5 2. LONG, Ty-UAB Sr 2 0 4 10 0 22 11.0 3. CATO, Rakeem-MARSHA Sr 2 35-61-0 528 5 264.0 3. SCHWETTMAN, G.-WKU Jr 2 0 3 12 0 21 10.5 4. GRAMMER, Austin-MT S 2 37-55-3 505 2 252.5 4. HAIG, Justin-MARSHALL Sr 2 0 2 12 0 18 9.0 5. SOKOL, Cody-LATECH Sr 2 44-69-1 486 4 243.0 HOWARD, Jordan-UAB S 2 3 0 0 0 18 9.0 6. MULLENS, Nick-USM S 2 41-75-2 420 2 210.0 DIXON, Kenneth-LATECH Jr 2 3 0 0 0 18 9.0 7. Carter-UTSA Sr 2 37-57-1 349 1 174.5 JOHNSON, Devon-MARS Jr 2 3 0 0 0 18 9.0 8. JACKSON, Driphu-RICE Jr 1 13-24-1 163 1 163.0 MOORE, Trevor-NT Sr 2 0 5 3 0 18 9.0 9. CLEMENTS, Cody-UAB Jr 2 23-37-2 319 3 159.5 LAWRY, Ray-ODU Fr 2 3 0 0 0 18 9.0 10 SHOWERS,Jameill-UTEP Sr 2 20-47-0 232 1 116.0 Glasco II-UTSA Sr 2 3 0 0 0 18 9.0

PASS EFFICIENCY Cl G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Eff. SCORING (TDs) Cl G TDRun Pas Ret Pat Pts Avg/ 1. STEHLING, Tyler-RICE S 1 2-2-0 63 1 529.6 1. JONES, Aaron-UTEP S 2 5 5 0 0 0 30 15.0 2. BRISCOE, Jeremi-UAB Fr 2 5-16-0 231 2 193.8 2. Glasco II-UTSA Sr 2 3 3 0 0 0 18 9.0 3. DOUGHTY, B.-WKU Sr 2 74-104-1 866 8 164.6 LAWRY, Ray-ODU Fr 2 3 3 0 0 0 18 9.0 4. HILLIARD, E.J.-FIU Jr 2 17-21-0 195 0 159.0 JOHNSON, Devon-MARS Jr 2 3 3 0 0 0 18 9.0 5. CATO, Rakeem-MARSHA Sr 2 35-61-0 528 5 157.1 DIXON, Kenneth-LATECH Jr 2 3 2 1 0 0 18 9.0 6. CLEMENTS, Cody-UAB Jr 2 23-37-2 319 3 150.5 HOWARD, Jordan-UAB S 2 3 3 0 0 0 18 9.0 7. GRAMMER, Austin-MT S 2 37-55-3 505 2 145.5 7. MAYDEN, James-RICE Fr 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 6.0 8. SOKOL, Cody-LATECH Sr 2 44-69-1 486 4 139.2 BACKMAN, Kennar-UAB Sr 2 2 0 2 0 0 12 6.0 9. HEINICKE, T.-ODU Sr 2 64-89-3 555 5 136.1 WHATLEY, Reggie-MT Sr 2 2 2 0 0 0 12 6.0 10 Carter-UTSA Sr 2 37-57-1 349 1 118.6 ALLEN, Leon-WKU Jr 2 2 2 0 0 0 12 6.0

RECEPTIONS/GAME Cl G No. Yds TD Lg Yds/G Rec/ SCORING (KICK) Cl G PAT FG Pts Avg/G 1. PASCAL, Zach-ODU S 2 17 197 2 34 98.5 8.5 1. LONG, Ty-UAB Sr 2 10-10 4-4 22 11.0 2. TAYLOR, Taywan-WKU S 2 15 201 1 55 100.5 7.5 2. SCHWETTMAN, G.-WKU Jr 2 12-12 3-4 21 10.5 3. VAUGHAN, A.-ODU Sr 2 13 150 2 41 75.0 6.5 3. MOORE, Trevor-NT Sr 2 3-3 5-5 18 9.0 DANGERFIELD, J.-WKU Jr 2 13 123 2 17 61.5 6.5 HAIG, Justin-MARSHALL Sr 2 12-12 2-2 18 9.0 5. ALLEN, Leon-WKU Jr 2 12 109 0 24 54.5 6.0 5. BARNES,Jonathan-LATE Fr 2 7-8 3-4 16 8.0 6. SMITH, Jonnu-FIU S 2 11 147 1 41 73.5 5.5 TAYLOR, Austin-FIU S 2 4-4 4-6 16 8.0 BATTIES, E.-MT Jr 2 11 130 0 27 65.0 5.5 7. MATTOX, Jay-UTEP S 2 6-7 3-3 15 7.5 MARTIN, Casey-USM Jr 2 11 95 0 32 47.5 5.5 8. ACOSTA, Corey-USM Sr 2 2-2 4-5 14 7.0 WHITEHEAD, Luck-FAU Sr 2 11 82 1 20 41.0 5.5 9. CLARK, Cody-MT S 2 10-10 1-2 13 6.5 10 GRIFFIN, S.-LATECH Sr 2 10 162 1 78 81.0 5.0 10 Ianno-UTSA Sr 2 6-6 2-4 12 6.0

RECEIVE YDS/GAME Cl G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/C Yds/ PUNT RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G 1. NELSON, JJ-UAB Sr 2 7 209 1 88 29.9 104. 1. LEONARD, R.-FIU Sr 2 7 160 0 71 22.9 2. TAYLOR, Taywan-WKU S 2 15 201 1 55 13.4 100. 2. TAYLOR, Clinton-FIU Jr 2 4 61 0 36 15.2 3. PASCAL, Zach-ODU S 2 17 197 2 34 11.6 98.5 3. NELSON, JJ-UAB Sr 2 5 49 0 26 9.8 4. ALLEN, Davonte-MARSH Jr 2 8 168 0 39 21.0 84.0 4. SHULER, Tommy-MARS Sr 2 6 53 0 23 8.8 5. GRIFFIN, S.-LATECH Sr 2 10 162 1 78 16.2 81.0 5. Harrison-UTSA Sr 2 7 38 0 34 5.4 6. VAUGHAN, A.-ODU Sr 2 13 150 2 41 11.5 75.0 6. HARRIS, Carlos-NT Jr 2 7 29 0 15 4.1 7. SMITH, Jonnu-FIU S 2 11 147 1 41 13.4 73.5 8. HENRY, Marcus-MT Sr 2 8 142 1 47 17.8 71.0 KICK RETURN AVG Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G 9. BATTIES, E.-MT Jr 2 11 130 0 27 11.8 65.0 1. GOLDEN, Autrey-UTEP Jr 2 4 120 0 52 30.0 10 DANGERFIELD, J.-WKU Jr 2 13 123 2 17 9.5 61.5 2. WHITEHEAD, Luck-FAU Sr 2 7 191 0 44 27.3 3. REAVES, Deandre-MARS Jr 2 5 131 0 36 26.2 4. Williams-UTSA S 2 5 106 0 27 21.2 5. TOWNER, Kylen-WKU Fr 2 4 73 0 26 18.2 2014 Conference USA Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 07, 2014

ALL PURPOSE Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G 1. JONES, Aaron-UTEP S 2 384 14 0 0 398 199.0 2. NELSON, JJ-UAB Sr 2 -1 209 49 80 337 168.5 3. ALLEN, Leon-WKU Jr 2 211 109 0 0 320 160.0 4. LEONARD, R.-FIU Sr 2 0 0 16 78 298 149.0 5. JOHNSON, Devon-MARS Jr 2 288 9 0 0 297 148.5 6. WHITEHEAD, Luck-FAU Sr 2 5 82 0 19 278 139.0 7. HOWARD, Jordan-UAB S 2 268 0 0 0 268 134.0 8. JOHNSON, Gerard-ODU S 2 197 54 0 0 251 125.5 9. SMITH, Ito-USM Fr 2 161 15 0 70 246 123.0 10 DIXON, Kenneth-LATECH Jr 2 226 17 0 0 243 121.5

PUNTING Cl G No. Yds Lg I20 50+ TB Avg. 1. RUGGLES, Mike-UTEP S 2 8 388 64 2 2 0 48.5 2. FARRIMOND, Jame-RIC Jr 1 5 241 67 2 2 0 48.2 3. SCHOMP, Dalton-FAU S 2 15 701 66 0 5 1 46.7 4. MULLINS, Hunter-UAB Sr 2 9 415 60 4 4 0 46.1 5. WILLIAMS, Tyler-MARSH Jr 2 7 321 64 3 2 0 45.9 6. LOPEZ, Zachary-MT Jr 2 4 181 52 0 2 1 45.2 7. KEENA, Eric-NT S 2 10 436 52 0 2 0 43.6 8. OCCHIPINTI, J.-WKU S 2 6 261 55 0 2 1 43.5 9. SARRAZIN, Tyler-USM S 2 15 593 54 3 2 2 39.5 10 Stern-UTSA Sr 2 14 550 51 5 1 1 39.3

FIELD GOALS Cl G Made Att. Long Pct. FG/G 1. MOORE, Trevor-NT Sr 2 5 5 47 100.0 2.50 2. LONG, Ty-UAB Sr 2 4 4 49 100.0 2.00 ACOSTA, Corey-USM Sr 2 4 5 50 80.0 2.00 TAYLOR, Austin-FIU S 2 4 6 34 66.7 2.00 5. MATTOX, Jay-UTEP S 2 3 3 27 100.0 1.50 BARNES,Jonathan-LATE Fr 2 3 4 42 75.0 1.50 SCHWETTMAN, G.-WKU Jr 2 3 4 41 75.0 1.50 8. HAIRSTON, James-RICE Sr 1 1 2 33 50.0 1.00 HAIG, Justin-MARSHALL Sr 2 2 2 25 100.0 1.00 Ianno-UTSA Sr 2 2 4 30 50.0 1.00

FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G Made Att. Long Pct. 1. MOORE, Trevor-NT Sr 2 5 5 47 100.0 LONG, Ty-UAB Sr 2 4 4 49 100.0 3. ACOSTA, Corey-USM Sr 2 4 5 50 80.0 4. SCHWETTMAN, G.-WKU Jr 2 3 4 41 75.0 BARNES,Jonathan-LATE Fr 2 3 4 42 75.0 6. TAYLOR, Austin-FIU S 2 4 6 34 66.7 7. Ianno-UTSA Sr 2 2 4 30 50.0 HAIRSTON, James-RICE Sr 1 1 2 33 50.0

PAT KICKING PCT Cl G Made Att. Pct. 1. HAIG, Justin-MARSHALL Sr 2 12 12 100.0 SCHWETTMAN, G.-WKU Jr 2 12 12 100.0 CLARK, Cody-MT S 2 10 10 100.0 LONG, Ty-UAB Sr 2 10 10 100.0 Ianno-UTSA Sr 2 6 6 100.0 TAYLOR, Austin-FIU S 2 4 4 100.0 HAIRSTON, James-RICE Sr 1 2 2 100.0 8. SEGERS, Ricky-ODU S 2 9 10 90.0 9. BARNES,Jonathan-LATE Fr 2 7 8 87.5 10 MATTOX, Jay-UTEP S 2 6 7 85.7 2014 Conference USA Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 07, 2014

TACKLES (All positions) Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G SACKS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G 1. HOLT, Nick-WKU Jr 2 10 11 21 10.5 1. PERINE, Denzell-FIU Jr 2 DE 3 1 4 2.00 2. BARBER, T.T.-MT Jr 2 LB 10 8 18 9.0 2. BARNWELL, P.-ODU Jr 2 DE 2 1 3 1.50 3. MISHER, F.-ODU Sr 2 12 5 17 8.5 3. REEVES, Tanner-WKU Fr 2 2 0 2 1.00 BAKER, Bobby-UAB Jr 2 13 4 17 8.5 WATKINS, Diahee-UAB Sr 2 2 0 2 1.00 CLEVELAND, C.J.-LATE Jr 2 LB 13 4 17 8.5 POLK, Chad-NT Jr 2 DE 1 1 2 1.00 6. ERVING, Jameel-UTEP Sr 2 9 7 16 8.0 WATSON, Dutton-NT S 2 DT 1 1 2 1.00 KIRK, Andrae-FAU Sr 2 9 7 16 8.0 WAKEFIELD, Mike-FIU Jr 2 DE 1 1 2 1.00 8. Johnston-UTSA Sr 2 3 12 15 7.5 BLACKMON, A.-MARSHA Sr 2 2 0 2 1.00 SINGH, Ricardo-WKU Sr 2 8 7 15 7.5 SHORTER, Bryan-WKU Jr 2 2 0 2 1.00 PARMS, Damian-FAU Sr 2 12 3 15 7.5 Neill-UTSA Jr 2 2 0 2 1.00 COTTON, J.-USM Sr 2 DB 10 5 15 7.5 11 Price-UTSA Jr 2 0 1 1 0.50 12 PAULHILL, Phil-ODU Sr 2 9 5 14 7.0 Burge-UTSA Sr 2 0 1 1 0.50 BRICE, Kentrell-LATECH Jr 2 DB 10 4 14 7.0 KIRK, Andrae-FAU Sr 2 1 0 1 0.50 14 WOODS, Xavier-LATECH S 2 DB 10 3 13 6.5 DILLON, Steve-MARSHA Jr 2 1 0 1 0.50 PUENTE, Anthony-UTEP Sr 2 3 10 13 6.5 BEKKERS, Nic-USM Sr 2 DL 1 0 1 0.50 Jeters-UTSA Sr 2 5 8 13 6.5 BRADLEY, Dylan-USM S 2 DL 1 0 1 0.50 DAVIS, Jay-UAB Sr 2 8 5 13 6.5 CREWS, Tevin-UAB Jr 2 1 0 1 0.50 RELF, Robert-FAU S 2 8 5 13 6.5 LINCOLN, A.-NT Sr 2 DT 0 1 1 0.50 SIMON, D.J.-ODU Sr 2 LB 8 5 13 6.5 THOMPSON, Gary-MARS S 2 1 0 1 0.50 20 THOMAS, Cam-WKU Sr 2 11 1 12 6.0 SCRUGGS, Gary-ODU Sr 2 DE 1 0 1 0.50 LANG, Tiquan-MARSHAL S 2 8 4 12 6.0 JONES, Alvin-UTEP Fr 2 7 5 12 6.0 TACKLES FOR LOSS Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G JOHNSON, E.-USM Sr 2 DB 7 5 12 6.0 1. PERINE, Denzell-FIU Jr 2 DE 4 2 5.0 2.50 BUYERS, Kenny-NT Jr 2 DB 11 1 12 6.0 2. BARNWELL, P.-ODU Jr 2 DE 3 2 4.0 2.00 Douglas-UTSA Jr 2 3 9 12 6.0 3. REEVES, Tanner-WKU Fr 2 3 0 3.0 1.50 TERRY, W.-WKU Jr 2 10 2 12 6.0 Neill-UTSA Jr 2 3 0 3.0 1.50 PATT, Zach-RICE Sr 1 DE 5 1 6 6.0 5. BLACKMON, A.-MARSHA Sr 2 2 1 2.5 1.25 BAKER, Gabe-RICE Sr 1 SAF 5 1 6 6.0 SIMON, D.J.-ODU Sr 2 LB 2 1 2.5 1.25 FINNER, Jaylon-RICE Sr 1 SAF 4 2 6 6.0 WAKEFIELD, Mike-FIU Jr 2 DE 2 1 2.5 1.25 30 Brooks-UTSA S 2 3 8 11 5.5 JONES, Alvin-UTEP Fr 2 2 1 2.5 1.25 BURKE, Khari-MT Sr 2 CB 6 5 11 5.5 WATKINS, Diahee-UAB Sr 2 2 1 2.5 1.25 PERKINS, D.-FIU Sr 2 10 1 11 5.5 HOLT, Nick-WKU Jr 2 2 1 2.5 1.25 PERINE, Denzell-FIU Jr 2 DE 7 4 11 5.5 11 HUFF, Shaquille-MT S 2 DL 2 0 2.0 1.00 NUNEZ-ROCHES, R-US Jr 2 DL 2 9 11 5.5 HUNTER, D.J.-MARSHAL Jr 2 2 0 2.0 1.00 MARSHALL, Jamal-NT Jr 2 LB 10 1 11 5.5 THOMPSON, Gary-MARS S 2 2 0 2.0 1.00 WILLIAMS, Raekw-FAU Fr 2 DB 9 2 11 5.5 ROBERTS, J.-NT S 2 DE 2 0 2.0 1.00 Wade-UTSA Sr 2 4 7 11 5.5 USHER, Nick-UTEP S 2 2 0 2.0 1.00 ROBERTS, Darryl-MARS Sr 2 7 4 11 5.5 BARBER, T.T.-MT Jr 2 LB 2 0 2.0 1.00 SIMMONS, Andre-ODU Sr 2 LB 3 8 11 5.5 SIMMONS, Andre-ODU Sr 2 LB 1 2 2.0 1.00 40 WARD, Marcus-WKU S 2 5 5 10 5.0 Mabry-UTSA Sr 2 2 0 2.0 1.00 BROWN, Trey-UTEP Jr 2 4 6 10 5.0 SHORTER, Bryan-WKU Jr 2 2 0 2.0 1.00 WILLIAMS, T.-WKU Sr 2 8 2 10 5.0 MCKINNEY, Devon-LATE Sr 2 DL 2 0 2.0 1.00 NELSON, Picasso-USM Fr 2 DB 5 5 10 5.0 MILSTEAD, C-FAU Sr 2 8 2 10 5.0 GANUS, Jake-UAB Jr 2 5 5 10 5.0 GASTON, Harris-UAB Sr 2 6 4 10 5.0 LIGGINS, L.-LATECH Sr 2 DB 10 0 10 5.0 HUNTER, D.J.-MARSHAL Jr 2 3 7 10 5.0 WADE, Sheldon-NT Sr 2 DB 5 5 10 5.0 NEASMAN, Sharro-FAU S 2 7 3 10 5.0 2014 Conference USA Individual Statistics Through games of Sep 07, 2014

PASSES DEFENDED Cl G BrUp Int. Total Avg/G 1. Wade-UTSA Sr 2 4 1 5 2.50 2. PETTY, Jordan-UAB S 2 3 0 3 1.50 TINDAL, Corey-MARSHA S 2 3 0 3 1.50 LEWIS, Eriq-ODU Sr 2 3 0 3 1.50 BYARD, Kevin-MT Jr 2 1 2 3 1.50 IWORAH, Prince-WKU Jr 2 2 1 3 1.50 REED, Kalan-USM Jr 2 1 2 3 1.50 JACKSON, Kalen-UAB Jr 2 2 1 3 1.50 9. EVERETT, Andrew-ODU Jr 2 2 0 2 1.00 JONES, Calvin-UAB Sr 2 2 0 2 1.00 JONES, James-NT Sr 2 2 0 2 1.00 JAMES, Adrian-UTEP Sr 2 1 1 2 1.00 Adams III-UTSA Sr 2 1 1 2 1.00 ROBERSON, Traun-UTE Sr 2 2 0 2 1.00 BAKER, Gabe-RICE Sr 1 1 0 1 1.00 THOMAS, Cam-WKU Sr 2 2 0 2 1.00 Sanchez-UTSA Jr 2 1 1 2 1.00 JOHNSON, Tony-LATEC Sr 2 2 0 2 1.00 WOODS, Xavier-LATECH S 2 1 1 2 1.00 PAULHILL, Phil-ODU Sr 2 2 0 2 1.00

INTERCEPTIONS Cl G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G 1. REED, Kalan-USM Jr 2 2 0 0 0 1.00 BYARD, Kevin-MT Jr 2 2 0 0 0 1.00 3. LEONARD, R.-FIU Sr 2 1 60 1 60 0.50 WOODS, Xavier-LATECH S 2 1 46 1 46 0.50 Sanchez-UTSA Jr 2 1 36 0 36 0.50 WATSON, Dutton-NT S 2 1 24 0 24 0.50 Adams III-UTSA Sr 2 1 21 0 21 0.50 IWORAH, Prince-WKU Jr 2 1 20 0 20 0.50 LETMAN, Taj-MARSHALL Jr 2 1 19 0 19 0.50 BATES, Houston-LATEC Sr 2 1 19 0 19 0.50

FUMBLES FORCED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. Singletary-UTSA Sr 2 1 0.50 POLK, Chad-NT Jr 2 1 0.50 HUFF, Shaquille-MT S 2 1 0.50 TERRY, W.-WKU Jr 2 1 0.50 MYERS, R.-MARSHALL Sr 2 1 0.50 GANUS, Jake-UAB Jr 2 1 0.50 MASSAQUOI, Joe-MARS S 2 1 0.50 McCULLUM, D.-USM Sr 2 1 0.50 SCRUGGS, Gary-ODU Sr 2 1 0.50 Jeters-UTSA Sr 2 1 0.50

FUMBLES RECOVERED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. WALLACE, S.-NT S 2 2 1.00 WORTHY, Isaiah-ODU Fr 2 2 1.00 WAKEFIELD, Mike-FIU Jr 2 2 1.00 4. TERRELL, D.-WKU S 2 1 0.50 WILLIAMS, Kevin-USM Fr 2 1 0.50 ROBERTSON, Roy-UTEP Jr 2 1 0.50 ERVING, Jameel-UTEP Sr 2 1 0.50 GROGAN, Lloyd-LATECH S 2 1 0.50 PERKINS, D.-FIU Sr 2 1 0.50 McCORVEY, Jerry-USM S 2 1 0.50 2014 Conference USA Conference Team Game Highs Through games of Sep 07, 2014

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by)

Points 61 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) 59 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) Points scored kicking 19 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) [5fg,4pat] 14 USM vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) [4fg,2pat] Touchdowns 9 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) 8 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) Total offense yards 724 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) [432r,292p] 702 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) [133r,569p] Total offense plays 97 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) [41r,56p] 87 Old Dominion at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) [37r,50p] Total offense yards/play 8.9 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) [81-724] 7.9 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) [66-519] Rushing yards 432 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) 338 UAB vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) Rushing attempts 55 UAB vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) 55 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) Yards per rush 9.4 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) [46-432] 7.5 UTEP at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) [44-330] Rushing TDs 6 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) 4 UAB vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) 4 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) Longest rush 99 Louisiana Tech at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) 73 UTEP at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) Passing yards 569 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 435 UAB at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) Passing attempts 56 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 50 Old Dominion at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) Passing TDs 6 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 3 Marshall at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) 3 Old Dominion vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) 3 UAB at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) Longest pass 88 UAB at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) 78 Louisiana Tech at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) Passes completed 46 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 36 Old Dominion at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) Had intercepted 4 North Texas at Texas (Aug 30, 2014) 3 Middle Tennessee at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) Pass completion pct 85.0 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) [17-20] 82.1 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) [46-56] Passing yards/attempt 14.6 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) [20-291] 12.8 UAB at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) [34-435] Yards per catch 27.2 UAB at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) [16-435] 17.1 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) [17-291] Field goal attempts 5 USM vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) 5 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) Field goals made 5 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) 4 USM vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) Longest field goal 50 USM vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) 49 UAB vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) Field goal pct 100.0 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) [5-5] 100.0 UAB vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 Louisiana Tech at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 UAB at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 WKU at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) [2-2] 2014 Conference USA Team Game Highs Through games of Sep 07, 2014

100.0 UTEP vs TEXAS TECH (Sep 04, 2014) [2-2] PAT kicks attempted 8 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 7 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) PAT kicks made 8 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 7 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) PAT kicks pct 100.0 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) [8-8] 100.0 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) [7-7] 100.0 Marshall at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) [6-6] 100.0 UAB vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) [6-6] 100.0 Louisiana Tech at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) [6-6] 100.0 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) [6-6] 100.0 UTEP at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) [4-4] 100.0 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) [4-4] 100.0 Old Dominion at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) [4-4] 100.0 UAB at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) [4-4] 100.0 WKU at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) [4-4] 100.0 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) [4-4] 100.0 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) [3-3] 100.0 UTSA vs ARIZONA (Sep 4, 2014) [3-3] 100.0 Middle Tennessee at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) [3-3] 100.0 Rice at Notre Dame (Aug 30, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 USM vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) [2-2] 2-point PAT attempts 2 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) 1 FIU vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) Punts 11 USM at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) 9 Florida Atlantic at Nebraska (Aug 30, 2014) 9 North Texas at Texas (Aug 30, 2014) Longest punt 67 Rice at Notre Dame (Aug 30, 2014) 66 Florida Atlantic at Nebraska (Aug 30, 2014) Yards punted 425 Florida Atlantic at Nebraska (Aug 30, 2014) [9-425] 413 USM at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) [11-413] Punting avg 53.0 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) [2-106] 49.0 UAB vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) [2-98] Punt returns 7 FIU vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 6 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) Punt return yards 162 FIU vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 62 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) Punt return avg 31.0 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) [2-62] 23.1 FIU vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) [7-162] Punt return TDs 1 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) Longest punt return 71 FIU vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 61 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) Kick returns 7 USM at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) 6 UTSA vs ARIZONA (Sep 4, 2014) 6 Florida Atlantic at Arizona (Sep 06, 2014) 6 UAB at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) Kick return yards 118 Florida Atlantic at Arizona (Sep 06, 2014) 116 USM at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) 116 UAB at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) Kick return avg 36.0 UTEP vs TEXAS TECH (Sep 04, 2014) [2-72] 35.0 Florida Atlantic at Nebraska (Aug 30, 2014) [3-105] Longest kick return 54 FIU vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 52 UTEP vs TEXAS TECH (Sep 04, 2014) Interceptions 4 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) 2 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 2 USM vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) 2014 Conference USA Team Game Highs Through games of Sep 07, 2014

2 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) Interception return yds 60 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 57 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) Interception return avg 30.0 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) [2-60] 14.2 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) [4-57] Longest interception rtn 60 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 46 Louisiana Tech at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) Interception return TDs 1 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 1 Louisiana Tech at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) Fumbles lost 3 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 3 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) Fumbles recovered 4 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 3 Old Dominion vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) 3 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) Sacked by opp 4 FIU vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 4 Marshall at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) 4 North Texas at Texas (Aug 30, 2014) 4 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) QB sacks 6 FIU vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 6 Old Dominion vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) Turnovers committed 4 North Texas at Texas (Aug 30, 2014) 3 USM at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) 3 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) 3 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 3 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) 3 Middle Tennessee at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) 3 WKU at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Turnovers caused 6 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) 6 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) Kicks blocked 1 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) 1 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) 1 Middle Tennessee at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) First downs 40 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 31 Old Dominion vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) 1st downs rushing 18 UAB vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) 18 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) 1st downs passing 29 WKU vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 17 WKU at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 1st downs by penalty 4 USM vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) 3 FIU vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 3 Marshall at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) 3 Old Dominion vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) 3 UTSA vs ARIZONA (Sep 4, 2014) 3 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 3 UTEP vs TEXAS TECH (Sep 04, 2014) Penalties 15 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) 14 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) Penalties yards 166 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) 115 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) 2014 Conference USA Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Sep 07, 2014

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS

Points scored 18 JONES, Aaron (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) 18 LAWRY, Ray (Old Dominion) at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) Touchdowns 3 JONES, Aaron (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) 3 LAWRY, Ray (Old Dominion) at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) TD responsibility 6 DOUGHTY, B. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) [0r,6p] 4 CATO, Rakeem (Marshall) at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) [1r,3p] Points scored kicking 17 MOORE, Trevor (North Texas) vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) [5fg,2pat] 14 ACOSTA, Corey (USM) vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) [4fg,2pat] Total offense yards 567 DOUGHTY, B. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) [-2r,569p] 410 CATO, Rakeem (Marshall) vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) [143r,267p] Total offense plays 59 DOUGHTY, B. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) [3r,56p] 55 HEINICKE, T. (Old Dominion) at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) [6r,49p] Total offense yards/play 31.5 STEHLING, Tyler (Rice) at Notre Dame (Aug 30, 2014) [2-63] 15.4 BRISCOE, Jeremi (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) [15-231] Rushing yards 237 JONES, Aaron (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) 184 DIXON, Kenneth (Louisiana Tech) at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) Rushing attempts 32 SMITH, Ito (USM) vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) 28 ALLEN, Leon (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) Yards per rush 15.9 CATO, Rakeem (Marshall) vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) [9-143] 15.3 DIXON, Kenneth (Louisiana Tech) at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) [12-184] Rushing TDs 3 JONES, Aaron (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) 3 LAWRY, Ray (Old Dominion) at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) Longest rush 99 DIXON, Kenneth (Louisiana Tech) at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) 73 JONES, Aaron (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) Passing yards 569 DOUGHTY, B. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 297 DOUGHTY, B. (WKU) at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) Passing attempts 56 DOUGHTY, B. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 49 HEINICKE, T. (Old Dominion) at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) Passing TDs 6 DOUGHTY, B. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 3 CATO, Rakeem (Marshall) at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) 3 HEINICKE, T. (Old Dominion) vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) Longest pass 88 BRISCOE, Jeremi (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) 81 CLEMENTS, Cody (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) Passes completed 46 DOUGHTY, B. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 35 HEINICKE, T. (Old Dominion) at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) Had intercepted 3 GRAMMER, Austin (Middle Tennessee) at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) 2 HEINICKE, T. (Old Dominion) vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) 2 MULLENS, Nick (USM) at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) 2 GREER, Josh (North Texas) at Texas (Aug 30, 2014) 2 MCNULTY, Andrew (North Texas) at Texas (Aug 30, 2014) Pass completion pct 100.0 STEHLING, Tyler (Rice) at Notre Dame (Aug 30, 2014) [2-2] 93.3 HILLIARD, E.J. (FIU) vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) [14-15] Pass yards/attempt 31.5 STEHLING, Tyler (Rice) at Notre Dame (Aug 30, 2014) [2-63] 15.4 BRISCOE, Jeremi (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) [15-231] Pass yards/catch 31.5 STEHLING, Tyler (Rice) at Notre Dame (Aug 30, 2014) [2-63] 46.2 BRISCOE, Jeremi (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) [5-231] Receiving yards 185 TAYLOR, Taywan (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 144 NELSON, JJ (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) Receptions 12 TAYLOR, Taywan (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 10 DANGERFIELD, J. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) Yards per catch 50.0 MAGEE, Josh (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) [2-100] 32.5 NELSON, JJ (UAB) vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) [2-65] Receiving TDs 2 DANGERFIELD, J. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 2 MCNEAL, Willie (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 2014 Conference USA Individual Game Highs Through games of Sep 07, 2014

2 FROHNAPFEL, E. (Marshall) at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) 2 PASCAL, Zach (Old Dominion) vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) 2 BACKMAN, Kennar (UAB) vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) Longest reception 88 NELSON, JJ (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) 81 MAGEE, Josh (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) Field goal attempts 5 ACOSTA, Corey (USM) vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) 5 MOORE, Trevor (North Texas) vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) Field goals made 5 MOORE, Trevor (North Texas) vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) 4 ACOSTA, Corey (USM) vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) Longest field goal 50 ACOSTA, Corey (USM) vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) 49 LONG, Ty (UAB) vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) Field goal pct 100.0 MOORE, Trevor (North Texas) vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) [5-5] 100.0 LONG, Ty (UAB) vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 BARNES,Jonathan (Louisiana Tech) at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 HAIG, Justin (Marshall) vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 LONG, Ty (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 SCHWETTMAN, G. (WKU) at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 MATTOX, Jay (UTEP) vs TEXAS TECH (Sep 04, 2014) [2-2] PAT kicks attempted 8 SCHWETTMAN, G. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 7 CLARK, Cody (Middle Tennessee) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) PAT kicks made 8 SCHWETTMAN, G. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 7 CLARK, Cody (Middle Tennessee) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) PAT kicks pct 100.0 SCHWETTMAN, G. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) [8-8] 100.0 CLARK, Cody (Middle Tennessee) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) [7-7] 100.0 HAIG, Justin (Marshall) at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) [6-6] 100.0 LONG, Ty (UAB) vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) [6-6] 100.0 BARNES,Jonathan (Louisiana Tech) at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) [6-6] 100.0 HAIG, Justin (Marshall) vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) [6-6] 100.0 MATTOX, Jay (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) [4-4] 100.0 TAYLOR, Austin (FIU) vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) [4-4] 100.0 SEGERS, Ricky (Old Dominion) at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) [4-4] 100.0 LONG, Ty (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) [4-4] 100.0 SCHWETTMAN, G. (WKU) at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) [4-4] 100.0 Ianno (UTSA) at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) [3-3] 100.0 Ianno (UTSA) vs ARIZONA (Sep 4, 2014) [3-3] 100.0 CLARK, Cody (Middle Tennessee) at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) [3-3] 100.0 HAIRSTON, James (Rice) at Notre Dame (Aug 30, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 ACOSTA, Corey (USM) vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 PAUL, Zach (North Texas) vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) [2-2] 100.0 MOORE, Trevor (North Texas) vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) [2-2] Punts 11 SARRAZIN, Tyler (USM) at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) 9 SCHOMP, Dalton (Florida Atlantic) at Nebraska (Aug 30, 2014) Yards punted 425 SCHOMP, Dalton (Florida Atlantic) at Nebraska (Aug 30, 2014) [9-425] 413 SARRAZIN, Tyler (USM) at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) [11-413] Longest punt 67 FARRIMOND, Jame (Rice) at Notre Dame (Aug 30, 2014) 66 SCHOMP, Dalton (Florida Atlantic) at Nebraska (Aug 30, 2014) Punting avg 54.0 RUGGLES, Mike (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) [2-108] 53.0 OCCHIPINTI, J. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) [2-106] Punt returns 5 Harrison (UTSA) at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) 5 LEONARD, R. (FIU) vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 5 HARRIS, Carlos (North Texas) vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) Punt return yards 148 LEONARD, R. (FIU) vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 61 BATTIES, E. (Middle Tennessee) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) 2014 Conference USA Individual Game Highs Through games of Sep 07, 2014

Longest punt return 71 LEONARD, R. (FIU) vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 61 BATTIES, E. (Middle Tennessee) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) Punt return TDs 1 BATTIES, E. (Middle Tennessee) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) Punt return avg 29.6 LEONARD, R. (FIU) vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) [5-148] 23.5 TAYLOR, Clinton (FIU) vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) [2-47] Kick returns 4 REAVES, Deandre (Marshall) at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) 4 WHITEHEAD, Luck (Florida Atlantic) at Arizona (Sep 06, 2014) Kick return yards 109 REAVES, Deandre (Marshall) at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) 105 WHITEHEAD, Luck (Florida Atlantic) at Nebraska (Aug 30, 2014) Kick return avg 36.0 GOLDEN, Autrey (UTEP) vs TEXAS TECH (Sep 04, 2014) [2-72] 35.0 WHITEHEAD, Luck (Florida Atlantic) at Nebraska (Aug 30, 2014) [3-105] Longest kick return 54 LEONARD, R. (FIU) vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 52 GOLDEN, Autrey (UTEP) vs TEXAS TECH (Sep 04, 2014) Combined PR/KR yards 202 LEONARD, R. (FIU) vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) [148pr-54kr] 109 REAVES, Deandre (Marshall) at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) [0pr-109kr] Interceptions 1 Sanchez (UTSA) at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) 1 Okotcha (UTSA) at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) 1 Wade (UTSA) at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) 1 Adams III (UTSA) at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) 1 BATES, Houston (Louisiana Tech) at Oklahoma (Aug 30, 2014) 1 LEGGETT, A.J. (Marshall) at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) 1 MISHER, F. (Old Dominion) vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) 1 REED, Kalan (USM) at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) 1 BYARD, Kevin (Middle Tennessee) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) 1 JAMES, Adrian (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) 1 SPENCE, S. (FIU) vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 1 LEONARD, R. (FIU) vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 1 WOODS, Xavier (Louisiana Tech) at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) 1 LETMAN, Taj (Marshall) vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) 1 BYARD, Kevin (Middle Tennessee) at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) 1 JACKSON, Kalen (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) 1 APPLEWHITE, J. (USM) vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) 1 REED, Kalan (USM) vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) 1 IWORAH, Prince (WKU) at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 1 WATSON, Dutton (North Texas) vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) 1 LEE, Lairamie (North Texas) vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) Interception return yds 60 LEONARD, R. (FIU) vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 46 WOODS, Xavier (Louisiana Tech) at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) Longest interception rtn 60 LEONARD, R. (FIU) vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 46 WOODS, Xavier (Louisiana Tech) at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) Interception return TDs 1 LEONARD, R. (FIU) vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 1 WOODS, Xavier (Louisiana Tech) at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) All-purpose yards 241 JONES, Aaron (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) 202 LEONARD, R. (FIU) vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) Tackles 14.0 CLEVELAND, C.J. (Louisiana Tech) at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) [10-4] 14.0 BARBER, T.T. (Middle Tennessee) at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) [6-8] 14.0 BAKER, Bobby (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) [11-3] Sacks 3.0 PERINE, Denzell (FIU) vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) [2-1] 2.0 REEVES, Tanner (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 BLACKMON, A. (Marshall) at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 BARNWELL, P. (Old Dominion) vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) [1-1] 2.0 WATKINS, Diahee (UAB) vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 POLK, Chad (North Texas) vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) [1-1] 2014 Conference USA Individual Game Highs Through games of Sep 07, 2014

Tackles for loss 3.5 PERINE, Denzell (FIU) vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) [3-1] 2.0 Mabry (UTSA) at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 REEVES, Tanner (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 HUNTER, D.J. (Marshall) at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 BLACKMON, A. (Marshall) at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 SIMMONS, Andre (Old Dominion) vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) [1-2] 2.0 BARNWELL, P. (Old Dominion) vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) [1-2] 2.0 SIMON, D.J. (Old Dominion) vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 WATKINS, Diahee (UAB) vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 ROBERTS, J. (North Texas) at Texas (Aug 30, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 BARBER, T.T. (Middle Tennessee) vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 JONES, Alvin (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 USHER, Nick (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 Neill (UTSA) vs ARIZONA (Sep 4, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 Douglas (UTSA) vs ARIZONA (Sep 4, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 MCKINNEY, Devon (Louisiana Tech) at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 BARNWELL, P. (Old Dominion) at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) [2-0] 2.0 HOLT, Nick (WKU) at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) [2-0] 2014 Conference USA Individual Stellar Games Through games of Sep 07, 2014

200-Yard Rushing Performances

237 JONES, Aaron (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014)

100-Yard Rushing Performances

237 JONES, Aaron (UTEP) at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) 184 DIXON, Kenneth (Louisiana Tech) at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) 179 HOWARD, Jordan (UAB) vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014) 151 JOHNSON, Devon (Marshall) at Miami University (Aug 30, 2014) 147 JONES, Aaron (UTEP) vs TEXAS TECH (Sep 04, 2014) 143 CATO, Rakeem (Marshall) vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) 138 GARDNER, Alex (FIU) vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 137 JOHNSON, Gerard (Old Dominion) vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) 137 JOHNSON, Devon (Marshall) vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) 118 SMITH, Ito (USM) vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) 118 ALLEN, Leon (WKU) at Illinois (Sep 06, 2014) 106 VINSON, D.J. (UAB) vs TROY (Aug 30, 2014)

Number of 100-Yard Rushing Performances

JOHNSON, Devon, Marshall - 2 JONES, Aaron, UTEP - 2 ALLEN, Leon, WKU - 1 CATO, Rakeem, Marshall - 1 DIXON, Kenneth, Louisiana Tech - 1 GARDNER, Alex, FIU - 1 HOWARD, Jordan, UAB - 1 JOHNSON, Gerard, Old Dominion - 1 SMITH, Ito, USM - 1 VINSON, D.J., UAB - 1

500-Yard Passing Performances

569 DOUGHTY, B. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014)

400-Yard Passing Performances

569 DOUGHTY, B. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014)

300-Yard Passing Performances

569 DOUGHTY, B. (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014)

Number of 300-Yard Passing Performances

DOUGHTY, B., WKU - 1 2014 Conference USA Individual Stellar Games Through games of Sep 07, 2014

200-Yard Receiving Performances

None

100-Yard Receiving Performances

185 TAYLOR, Taywan (WKU) vs BOWLING GREEN (Aug 29, 2014) 144 NELSON, JJ (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) 127 SMITH, Jonnu (FIU) vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 115 ALLEN, Davonte (Marshall) vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) 100 MAGEE, Josh (UAB) at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014)

Number of 100-Yard Receiving Performances

ALLEN, Davonte, Marshall - 1 MAGEE, Josh, UAB - 1 NELSON, JJ, UAB - 1 SMITH, Jonnu, FIU - 1 TAYLOR, Taywan, WKU - 1 2014 Conference USA Conference Opponent Game Lows Through games of Sep 07, 2014

OPPONENT LOWS (lowest totals allowed by)

Total offense yards 175 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) 208 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) Total offense yards/play 2.6 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) [67-175] 2.8 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) [73-208] Rushing yards -26 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) 8 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) Rushing attempts 14 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) 23 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) Yards per rush -1.1 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) [23--26] 0.3 Old Dominion vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) [26-9] Longest rush 8 UTSA at Houston (Aug 29, 2014) 9 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) Passing attempts 9 UTEP at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) 11 Middle Tennessee at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) Passing yards 67 Middle Tennessee at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) 67 UTEP at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) Yards per completion 5.6 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) [15-84] 6.5 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) [17-111] Passes completed 5 Middle Tennessee at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) 5 UTEP at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) Pass completion pct 45.2 UAB at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) [14-31] 45.5 Middle Tennessee at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) [5-11] Longest pass 17 Middle Tennessee vs SAVANNAH STATE (Aug 30, 2014) 19 USM vs ALCORN STATE (Sep 06, 2014) First downs 9 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 11 FIU vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 11 Marshall vs RHODE ISLAND (Sep 06, 2014) 1st downs rushing 1 North Texas vs SMU (Sep 06, 2014) 3 FIU vs WAGNER (Sep 06, 2014) 1st downs passing 3 UTEP at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) 3 Middle Tennessee at Minnesota (Sep 06, 2014) 1st downs by penalty 0 Florida Atlantic at Nebraska (Aug 30, 2014) 0 FIU vs BETHUNE-COOKMAN (Aug 30, 2014) 0 Old Dominion vs HAMPTON (Aug 30, 2014) 0 Rice at Notre Dame (Aug 30, 2014) 0 USM at Mississippi State (Aug 30, 2014) 0 UTEP at New Mexico (Aug 30, 2014) 0 Florida Atlantic at Arizona (Sep 06, 2014) 0 Louisiana Tech at UL-Lafayette (Sep 06, 2014) 0 Old Dominion at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) 0 UAB at Mississippi State (Sep 6, 2014) Penalties 1 Old Dominion at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) 2 Rice at Notre Dame (Aug 30, 2014) Penalties yards 5 Old Dominion at NC State (Sep 06, 2014) 10 Rice at Notre Dame (Aug 30, 2014)