SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 • NOON • CBSSN
RICE at ARMY
Michie Stadium (38,000/FieldTurf) West Point, New York
Television CBS Sports Network Dave Ryan, Adam Breneman and Tina Cervasio
Radio WBNR-AM 1260
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 10th meeting between Rice and Army in a series that dates to 1958, when the No. 3-ranked Black Knights topped the No. 13 Owls 14-7 in Houston … The series is tied at 4-4-1 … Army has won the last three meetings … Rice’s last win against the Black Knights was in 2015.
RICE 1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach Mike Bloomgren (Florida State ’99) 23-48, seventh season
Notes
Rice looks to bounce back from a 33-7 loss at Houston in the Bayou Bucket rivalry game … The Owls opened the season with a 34-14 setback to Sam Houston and scored a 69-7 victory against Texas Southern in Week 2 … The game at Army is the only game among Rice’s first six that will not be played in the city of Houston …The Owls have held their first three opponents to just 291.0 yards of offense per game … Rice leads all FBS teams with 14 sacks through three games … Nine players have at least one sack, while DE Michael Larbie leads the squad with 2.5 sacks … QB E.J. Warner has completed 59 of 95 passes for 466 yards and three touchdowns against four interceptions … RB Dean Connors has a team-high 197 rushing yards and is the American Athletic Conference leader with five rushing touchdowns.
ARMY 2-0, 1-0 American
Head Coach Jeff Monken (Millikin ’89) 72-55, 11th season at Army 108-71, 15th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Army plays the second of three consecutive games against the American Athletic Conference’s Owl-nicknamed teams with Saturday’s matchup against Rice … The Black Knights are off to a 1-0 start in conference play following a 24-7 win against Florida Atlantic in Week 2 … Army began its first season as an AAC member with a 42-7 decision against Lehigh … Army has won its last six games, dating to last season, trailing only Missouri, which has won seven straight, for the nation’s longest active winning streak … Army leads the nation in rushing at 390.0 yards per game and is ninth in scoring defense at 7.0 ppg … RB Noah Short has 243 rushing yards and a touchdown, while QB Bryson Daily has 195 yards and two TDs on the ground.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 • NOON • BIG TEN NETWORK
CHARLOTTE at INDIANA
Jerry Richardson Stadium (15,314/Synthetic) Charlotte, North Carolina
Television Big Ten Network Guy Haberman, Yogi Roth and Rhett Lewis
Radio WZGV-AM 730 (Charlotte flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between Charlotte and Indiana … Charlotte has played two current members of the Big Ten in its brief football history and is looking for its first win after going 0-2 against Maryland and 0-1 against Illinois … Indiana is 7-3-1 all-time against current members of the American Athletic Conference.
CHARLOTTE 1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach Biff Poggi (Duke) 4-11, second season
Notes
harlotte, which has battled through some early-season injuries, picked up its first win of the season with a 27-26 come-from-behind victory against Gardner-Webb last Saturday … The 49ers trailed 20-3 late in the third quarter, but rallied to win behind the play of QB Trexler Ivey … Ivey came on in the fourth quarter to complete 11 of 12 passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns … QB Max Brown, a transfer from Florida who started both games, suffered an injury to his throwing hand and did not play against Gardner-Webb … QB Deshawn Purdie, a true freshman, got the start and went 16-of-23 for 194 yards and an interception … Charlotte’s defense has been led by LB Reid Williford, who has 19 tackles, a sack and 4.0 tackles for loss … S Al-Ma’hi Ali has 16 tackles with an interception and two pass breakups. -/rv
INDIANA 3-0, 1-0 Big Ten
Head Coach Curt Cignetti (West Virginia ’82) 3-0, first season at Indiana 122-35, 14th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Indiana has scored three impressive victories to start Curt Cignetti’s head coaching tenure in Bloomington as the Hoosiers have outscored their first three opponents by a 150-23 margin … The Hoosiers have matched last season’s win total, when they finished 3-9 … Cignetti, went 33-5 at James Madison before taking over at Indiana … Indiana has outscored its opponents in the first quarter 56-0 … The Hoosiers have not committed a turnover through three games … QB Kurtis Rourke, a transfer from Ohio, has completed 55 of 74 passes (74.3%) for 755 yards and seven touchdowns … RB Justice Ellison, a transfer from Wake Forest, has 232 rushing yards with three TDs … WR Elijah Sarratt, who was an All-Sun Belt pick at James Madison, has 12 catches for 203 yards and a TD.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 • NOON • ESPNU
TULANE at LOUISIANA
Cajun Field (25,000/Matrix Turf) Lafayette, Louisiana
Television ESPNU Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia
Radio KVDU-FM 104.1 (Tulane flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 28th meeting between Tulane and Louisiana in a series that traces its roots to 1911 … The Green Wave holds a 23-4 series lead and has won the last two matchups, including a 41-24 decision in the 2018 Cure Bowl … Louisiana’s last win in the series was a 24-21 victory in the 2013 New Orleans Bowl.
TULANE 1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach Jon Sumrall (Kentucky ’05) 1-2, first season at Tulane 24-6, third season as collegiate head coach
Notes
ulane looks to snap a two-game slide after the Green Wave fell to a pair of top-25 opponents … After opening with a 52-0 win against Southeastern Louisiana, Tulane fell 34-27 against Kansas State and 34-19 at Oklahoma … The game at Louisiana is the second straight road game for the Green Wave and part of a stretch in which Tulane plays three of four on the road … QB Darian Mensah, a redshirt freshman has taken over as the starter and has gone 43-of-73 for 713 yards and five touchdowns against two interceptions … RB Makhi Hughes has rushed for 258 yards and two touchdowns and is averaging 86.0 yards per game … WR Mario Williams has team highs with 13 receptions and 288 yards … LB Tyler Grubbs has 15 tackles with a sack and an interception to lead the defense.
LOUISIANA 2-0, 0-0 Sun Belt
Head Coach Michael Desormeaux (Louisiana ’08) 15-14, third season
Notes
Louisiana took a 2-0 mark into an open week as the Ragin’ Cajuns opened the season with wins against Grambling State (40-10) and Kennesaw State (34-10) … Louisiana went 6-7 last season, falling to Jacksonville State in the New Orleans Bowl … Louisiana is looking for its first 3-0 start since 2020 and its sixth since 1975 … The Ragin’ Cajuns have won 13 straight nonconference home games, dating to 2016 … The last nonconference team to win in Lafayette was Boise State in the 2016 season-opener … QB Ben Woolridge has completed 40 of 52 passes (76.9%) for 497 yards and four touchdowns against one interception … RB Zylan Perry has averaged 74.5 rushing yards per game … WR Jacob Bernard has a team-high eight receptions for 112 yards … The defense is led by LB K.C. Ossi, who has 19 tackles.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 • 2 P.M. • ESPN+
UTAH STATE at TEMPLE
incoln Financial Field (69,596/Natural Grass) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Television ESPN+ Shawn Kenney and Barrett Brooks
Temple Radio OwlSports.com/Listen
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between Temple and Utah State … The game is the second of back-to-back games against first-time opponents for Temple, which faced Coastal Carolina last week … The Owls will also face Florida Atlantic for the first time when the schools play Dec. 16 in Philadelphia.
UTAH STATE 1-2, 0-0 Mountain West
Interim Head Coach Nate Dreiling (Pittsburg State ’13) 1-1, first season season
Notes
Utah State looks to stem a two-game slide after the Aggies fell 38-21 against No. 12 Utah last Saturday … Utah State opened with a 36-14 victory against Robert Morris and fell 48-0 to No. 13 USC in Week 2 … Interim head coach Nate Dreiling was elevated from his defensive coordinator role in early July and, at 33, is the youngest head coach in FBS … The Aggies are 3-2 in their last five road games … QB Bryson Barnes has completed 45 of 79 passes for 524 yards and four touchdowns with four interceptions … RB Rahsul Faison, a native of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, looks for a big showing in his home state after going for 247 yards in the first three games … WR Jalen Royals has 15 receptions for 168 yards and a touchdown … S Jordan Vincent has a team-high 32 tackles with an interception.
TEMPLE 0-3, 0-1 American
Head Coach Stan Drayton (Allegheny ’93) 6-21, third season
Notes
Temple looks to turn around an 0-3 start after a 28-20 setback to Coastal Carolina in the Owls’ home-opener last weekend… The Owls opened with a 51-3 loss at No. 16 Oklahoma and fell 38-11 to Navy in their conference opener in Week 2 … QB Evan Simon, a transfer from Rutgers, made his first start with the Owls against Coastal Carolina and went 17-for-25 for 185 yards and two touchdowns … The Owls have struggled to establish the run this year with only 77.7 rushing yards per game … WR Dante Wright has been a bright spot with 23 catches for 236 yards and two touchdowns … Wright had a career-high 11 catches for 101 yards and the Owls’ lone touchdown against Navy and had nine receptions for 99 yards against Coastal Carolina … K Maddux Trujillo has hit four of his five field goal attempts, including a 54-yard try … The Owls have not been able to force a turnover in 2024 and are -11 in turnover margin.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 • 3:30 P.M. • CBSSN
MEMPHIS at NAVY
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000/FieldTurf) Annapolis, Maryland
Television CBS Sports Network Carter Blackburn, Randy Cross and Sheehan Stanwick Burch
Memphis Radio Navy Radio WXMX-FM 98.9 (flagship) WBAL-AM 1090 (flagship)
THE GAME
Memphis and Navy have met every year since Navy joined the American Athletic Conference in 2015 … The Tigers hold a 6-3 series lead and have won the last five meetings after Navy had taken three of the first four … Memphis won last year’s meeting 28-24 … The teams have split four meetings in Annapolis.
MEMPHIS 3-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach Ryan Silverfield (Hamden-Sydney ’03) 34-19, fifth season
Notes
Memphis is off to a 3-0 start for the second consecutive season after the Tigers took a 20-12 win at Florida State last Saturday … The Tigers are ranked No. 23 in this week’s coaches’ poll, marking Memphis’ highest ranking in that poll since a No. 20 ranking in the Sept. 20, 2020, poll … Memphis is 16-7 as a ranked team since joining the American Athletic Conference … Memphis has not trailed in any of its last five games, dating to last season … QB Seth Henigan has thrown for 741 yards and five touchdowns through three games … Henigan has at least one TD pass in all 40 games of his career, a streak that ranks third in NCAA FBS history … If Henigan throws a TD pass against Navy, he would tie Marcus Mariota for second on the NCAA list.
NAVY 2-0, 1-0 American
Head Coach Brian Newberry (Baylor ’98) 7-7, second season
Notes
Navy is looking for its first 3-0 start since 2017 … The Midshipmen opened the season with a 49-21 win against Bucknell and followed with a 38-11 victory against Temple in Week 2 … The Midshipmen were idle last week … Navy has won 70 consecutive home games in which the Mids held a lead after three quarters, marking the longest active streak nationally … Navy leads The American in scoring offense at 43.5 points per game … QB Blake Horvath has completed 12 of 21 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns with one interception and is the leading rusher with 155 yards and three TDs on the ground … FB Alex Tecza has 132 yards and two touchdowns … SB Eli Heidenreich has eight receptions for 172 yards and three touchdowns and is fourth in The American in receiving yards at 86.0 ypg … LB Colin Ramos leads the conference in tackles at 12.5 per game.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 • 3:30 P.M. • ESPN+
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN at UTSA
Alamodome (36,582/FusionH XP2 Synthetic) San Antonio, Texas
Television ESPN+ Ted Emrich and Charlie Strong
Radio KTXR-AM 760 (UTSA flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between UTSA and Houston Christian … It will be the Roadrunners’ eighth game against an FCS opponent since UTSA became an FBS program … The Roadrunners have won all seven previous games against FCS teams … It will be the fourth of four straight games in Texas for UTSA.
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 1-2, 0-0 Southland
Head Coach Jason Batchel (Lamar ’18) 1-2, first season at Houston Christian 15-8, third season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Houston Christian enters Saturday’s game at 1-2 overall after the Huskies rolled to a 70-7 win against Louisiana Christian last Saturday in Houston … The Huskies fell 59-7 at SMU in the season-opener and dropped a 35-18 decision to Tarleton State in Week 2 … The win against Louisiana Christian saw the Huskies set a program record with 70 points as Houston Christian led wire-to-wire … S Semaj Brown took the opening kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown … RB Darryle Evans has rushed for a team-high 126 yards and two touchdowns through three games … QB Cutter Stewart has completed 31 of 71 passes for 445 yards and four touchdowns with four interceptions … WR AJ Wilson has seven catches for 128 yards and two TDs.
UTSA 1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach Jeff Traylor (Stephen F. Austin ’90) 40-16, fifth season
Notes
UTSA looks to snap a two-game slide after the Roadrunners fell 56-7 at a Texas squad that has since moved into the No. 1 spot in the AP poll … UTSA opened with a 28-16 win against Kennesaw State and fell 49-10 to Texas State in Week 2 … Head coach Jeff Traylor takes a 15-6 record against teams from the state of Texas into Saturday’s game … The Roadrunners are 24-3 at the Alamodome under Traylor and have won 12 of their last 13 home games … QB Owen McCown has completed 59 of 90 passes for 577 yards and three touchdowns without an interception … The top target has been WR Devin McCuin, who has 22 receptions for 135 yards and two touchdowns … RB Robert Henry has 121 rushing yards and a touchdown on 21 carries … UTSA was a member of the Southland Conference (Houston Christian’s conference) from 1991 through 2012, but never competed in the league in football.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 • 6 P.M. • ESPN+
EAST CAROLINA at LIBERTY
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (50,000/Natural Grass) Greenville, North Carolina
Television ESPN+ Matt Warner, Joe Jauch and Emily Austen
Radio WNCT-FM 107.9 (East Carolina flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between East Carolina and Liberty … The schools are located approximately 225 miles from each other … Since 2000, the Pirates are 11-9 when facing current FBS opponents for the first time … East Carolina is 1-0 against first-time opponents in 2024 with a Week 1 win against Norfolk State.
EAST CAROLINA 2-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach Mike Houston (Mars Hill ’94) 26-35, sixth season at East Carolina 106-60, 14th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
East Carolina took its first loss of the season last Saturday as the Pirates were unable to make an early 16-0 lead hold up in a 21-19 setback to Appalachian State … East Carolina hit a pair of explosive plays in the first quarter with a 65-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pick-six by CB Shavon Revel Jr., but the Pirates had possess for only 21 minutes as the Mountaineers chipped away … QB Jake Garcia has passed for 817 yards and five touchdowns, but has thrown eight interceptions … RB Rahjai Harris has 242 rushing yards and two touchdowns … WR Anthony Smith has 15 catches for 212 yards and a TD … The defense has held all three opponents to 21 points or fewer … Revel and LB Gavin Gibson have two interceptions each, while LB Zakye Barker has a team-high 5.0 tackles for loss.
LIBERTY 3-0, 2-0 Conference USA
Head Coach Jamey Chadwell (East Tennessee State ’00) 16-1, second season at Liberty 115-58, 15th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Liberty is off to a 3-0 start after the Flames scored a 28-10 win against UTEP last Saturday … Liberty defeated Campbell 41-24 in Week 1 and won at New Mexico State 30-24 in Week 2 … Liberty was one of the stories of the 2023 season as the Flames went 12-0 in the regular season and won the Conference USA championship game before falling to Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl … The Flames have won 15 consecutive regular-season games … Head coach Jamey Chadwell is 16-1 at Liberty and has gone 47-7 since the start of the 2020 season … QB Kaidon Salter has thrown for 726 yards and three touchdowns wihtout an interception … RB Quinton Cooley has 34 carries for 266 yards and three TDs, while WR Treon Sibley has 14 receptions for 341 yards and a TD … DE TJ Bush Jr. has 3.5 sacks.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 • 7 P.M. • CBSSN
FLORIDA ATLANTIC at UCONN
Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Natural Grass) East Hartford, Connecticut
Television CBS Sports Network Jordan Kent, Logan Ryan and Kelana Martin
Radio WMEN-AM 640 (Florida Atlantic flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the second meeting between Florida Atlantic and UConn … The only previous matchup came Nov. 2, 2002, when the Huskies took a 61-14 win at Memorial Stadium on the Storrs campus in the Owls’ second season as a varsity program … UConn QB Dan Orlovsky threw three touchdown passes in that game.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 1-2, 0-1 American
Head Coach Tom Herman (Cal Lutheran ’97) 5-10, second season at Florida Atlantic 59-32, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Florida Atlantic rid itself of a six-game slide, dating to the end of last season, with a 38-20 victory against FIU last Saturday in Boca Raton … The Owls opened 2024 with a 16-10 setback at Michigan State and fell 24-7 to Army in their American Athletic Conference opener … Florida Atlantic had struggled offensively through its first two games, averaging 241.5 yards per game, but had 420 yards in the win against the Panthers … QB Cam Fancher, a transfer from Marshall, has thrown for 470 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions … RB Zuberi Mobley has rushed for 178 yards and three TDs, while WR Omari Hayes has 10 receptions for 132 yards and a touchdown … LB Jackson Ambush has a team-high 21 tackles … Florida Atlantic has nine takeaways on defense.
UCONN 1-2
Head Coach Jim Mora (Washington ’83) 10-18, third season at UConn 56-48, ninth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
UConn was unable to string together back-to-back wins as the Huskies fell 26-21 at Duke last Saturday … The Huskies dropped a 50-7 decision at Maryland in the season-opener and topped Merrimack 63-17 in Week 2 … The game against Florida Atlantic is the first of six straight home games for UConn in a streak that includes two other American Athletic Conference teams … Temple faces UConn Oct. 5, while Rice visits East Hartford Oct. 26 … UConn was a member of The American from 2013-19 … QB Nick Evers, a transfer from Wisconsin, has completed 21 of 46 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions … RB Cam Edwards has 153 rushing yards and two touchdowns … WR Skyler Bell has a team-high 14 receptions for 304 yards and a TD.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 • 7 P.M. • ESPN+
WYOMING at NORTH TEXAS
DATCU Stadium (30,850/FieldTurf) Denton, Texas
Television ESPN+ James Westling and Leger Douzable
Radio KEGL-FM 97.1 (North Texas flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between North Texas and Wyoming … The Mean Green has faced 10 current members of the Mountain West and is 16-34-1 in those games … The Cowboys are 8-5 all-time against current members of The American but have only faced five members of the league.
WYOMING 0-3, 0-0 Mountain West
Head Coach Jay Sawvel (Mount Union ’93) 0-3, first season
Notes
Wyoming is looking for its first win under first-year head coach Jay Sawvel as the Cowboys take to the road for the second time … Wyoming fell 48-7 at Arizona State before dropping home games against Idaho (17-13) and BYU (34-14) … Sawvel was promoted to the head coaching position after serving as Wyoming’s defensive coordinator and safeties coach since 2020 … The Cowboys have struggled on offense to the tune of 11.0 points and 201.7 total yards per game … QB Evan Svoboda has completed 30 of 70 passes for 308 yards and a touchdown against three interceptions … RB DJ Jones has 140 rushing yards, while WR Tyler King has four receptions for 75 yards … S Isaac White has averaged 9.5 tackles per game to lead the Cowboy defense … Wyoming plays three of its next four at home following this week’s visit to Denton.
NORTH TEXAS 2-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach Eric Morris (Texas Tech ’08) 7-8, second season at North Texas 31-26, sixth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
North Texas looks to bounce back from its first loss of the season after Texas Tech took a 66-21 decision from the Mean Green last Saturday … A win against Wyoming would give North Texas its first 3-1 start since 2018, when the Mean Green won its first four games … North Texas has 77 newcomers on its 2024 roster, the most of any FBS team … The Mean Green ranks 11th nationally in passing offense (328.7 ypg) … QB Chandler Morris has completed 73 of 112 passes for 899 yards and nine touchdowns with six interceptions through three games … RB Damashja Harris has a team-high 193 rushing yards … WR Damon Ward Jr. has 15 receptions for 281 yards and two touchdowns, while WR DT Sheffield has 13 catches for 148 yards and a team-high three TDs.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 • 7 P.M. • ESPN
MIAMI (FLA.) at SOUTH FLORIDA
Raymond James Stadium (65,000/Natural Grass) Tampa, Florida
Television ESPN Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick and Kris Budden
Radio WHPT-FM 102.5 (South Florida flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the seventh meeting between South Florida and Miami … The Hurricanes hold a 5-1 series lead after a 49-21 win in Tampa in the 2013 season … The Bulls’ lone win in the series was a 23-20 decision in overtime in Miami Gardens behind two rushing touchdowns by RB Demetris Murray.
MIAMI 3-0, 0-0 ACC
Head Coach Mario Cristobal (Miami ’93) 15-13, third season at Miami 77-73, 12th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
iami is off to a 3-0 start and has climbed to No. 8 in this week’s AP poll following a 62-0 win against Ball State … The Hurricanes opened the season with a 41-17 win at Florida and followed with a 56-9 decision against Florida A&M … The Hurricanes have averaged 53.0 points and 609.3 yards of offense, while limiting their opponents to 8.7 points and 188.7 ypg … QB Cam Ward has been outstanding in his first year in Coral Gables after transferring from Washington State … Ward has completed 65 of 89 passes for 1,035 yards and 11 touchdowns against one interception … RB Damien Martinez leads a deep running back room with 159 yards and a touchdown … WR Xavier Restrepo has 14 catches for 263 yards and four TDs … DE Tyler Baron has 4.5 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss.
SOUTH FLORIDA 2-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach Alex Golesh (Ohio State ’06) 9-7, second season
Notes
South Florida comes into Saturday’s game at 2-1 after the Bulls pulled away for a 49-24 win at Southern Miss last Saturday … The game against Miami is South Florida’s second against a top-10 opponent in the first four games … The Bulls were within five points of No. 4 Alabama late in the fourth quarter before the Crimson Tide closed out a Week 2 win … South Florida has scored at least 45 points in four of its last five games, dating to last season … The Bulls rank eighth nationally in rushing offense at 268.0 ypg and in tackles for loss (27) … QB Byrum Brown has completed 47 of 84 passes for 448 yards and two touchdowns without an interception and is South Florida’s leading rusher with 254 yards and two TDs … RB Kelley Joiner Jr. has 220 yards and four touchdowns … LB Mac Harris has 19 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 • 7 P.M. • ESPN+
TULSA at LOUISIANA TECH
Centennial Bank Stadium (30,964/ProGreen) Jonesboro, Arkansas
Television ESPN+ Lyn Rollins, Chris Mycoskie and Madison Kaufman
Radio KXBL-FM 99.5 (Tulsa flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 11th meeting between Tulsa and Louisiana Tech in a series that dates to 1986 … Louisiana Tech holds a 7-3 series lead, but Tulsa has won two of the last three meetings … The schools last played in 2013, when Tulsa claimed a 24-14 victory in Ruston, Louisiana … The Bulldogs are 3-2 in Tulsa.
TULSA 1-2, 0-0 American
Head Coach Kevin Wilson (North Carolina ’84) 5-10, second season at Tulsa 31-57, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Tulsa looked impressive in its season-opening 62-28 win against Northwestern State, but the Golden Hurricane looks to bounce back from back-to-back losses after falling to Arkansas State (28-24) and No. 13 Oklahoma State (45-10) … Tulsa has averaged 445.3 yards of offense and is averaging at least 200 rushing and passing yards … QB Kirk Francis has started all three games and has completed 58 of 89 passes for 651 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions … RB Lloyd Avant and RB Anthony Watkins have combined for 269 rushing yards … WR Kamdyn Benjamin has been terrific this season with 17 receptions for 290 yards and two touchdowns … LB Zach Marcheselli leads the defense with 4.5 tackles for loss while DE Owen Ostroski has 3.5 tackles for loss.
LOUISIANA TECH 1-1, 0-0 Conference USA
Head Coach Sonny Cumbie (Texas Tech ’04) 7-19, third season at Louisiana Tech 9-22, fourth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
American Athletic Conference Week 5 PreviewsLouisiana Tech dropped a 30-20 decision at NC State Saturday as the Bulldogs saw a 17-6 halftime lead turn in the second half … The teams were tied at 20-20 after three quarters before the Wolfpack closed with 10 straight points … Louisiana Tech opened with a 25-17 win against Nicholls … The Bulldogs have finished 3-9 in each of the last three seasons, but aren’t too far removed from a 10-3 campaign in 2019 … QB Jack Turner has completed 23 of 44 passes for 351 yards and two touchdowns against two interceptions … The Bulldogs have managed just 76.0 rushing yards per game … WR Jay Wilkerson leads a group of three players with at least 100 receiving yards with 149 yards on seven catches … LB Kolbe Fields has 1.5 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss in two games.
