WEEK 12 GAME SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14
East Carolina at Tulsa * Time: 7:30 p.m.
Series: Tulsa leads, 9-8
Last Meeting: Nov. 25, 2023 (Tulsa, 29-27)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15
North Texas at UTSA * Time: 8 p.m.
Series: UTSA leads, 7-5
Last Meeting: Nov. 4, 2023 (UTSA, 37-29)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Tulane at Navy * Time: Noon
Series: Tied, 12-12-1
Last Meeting: Sept. 19, 2020 (Navy, 27-24)
Florida Atlantic at Temple * Time: 2 p.m.
Series: First meeting
South Florida at Charlotte * Time: 3:30 p.m.
Series: South Florida leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 25, 2023 (South Florida, 48-14)
UAB at Memphis * Time: 8 p.m.
Series: UAB leads, 10-6
Last Meeting: Oct. 21, 2023 (Memphis, 45-21)
OPEN WEEKS
Army Next Game: Nov. 23 vs. Notre Dame
Rice Next Game: Nov. 23 at UAB
WEEKLY HONORS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Katin Houser • So. • QB • East Carolina
Houser led a resurgent East Carolina offense to a 49-14 win against Florida Atlantic as he figured in six touchdowns and accounted for 395 yards of total offense. Houser completed 17 of 22 passes for 343 yards and five touchdowns while he rushed for 52 yards and a TD on five carries. Houser has passed for 612 yards and 10 touchdowns in East Carolina’s last two games.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kalib Fortner • Jr. • LB • Army
Fortner led a defense that kept North Texas’ potent offense out of the end zone in a 14-3 win in Denton, extending the Black Knights’ winning streak to 13 games and keeping Army atop the American Athletic Conference standings. Fortner finished the game with eight tackles including two tackles for loss anchoring a unit that limited the Mean Green to 69 rushing yards and 283 total yards. North Texas had entered the game averaging 40.8 points and 527.6 yards per game.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Riley Riethman • Sr. • P • Navy
Riethman helped Navy tilt the field position battle as the Midshipmen scored a 28-7 road win against South Florida. Riethman averaged 49.7 yards on seven punts, with a long of 60 yards, and dropped three punts inside the 20-yard line and two inside th
HONORABLE MENTION
Bryson Daily • Sr. • RB • Army
Rushed for 153 yards and both Army touchdowns on 36 carries in a 14-3 win at North Texas.
Zakye Barker • Sr. • LB • East Carolina
Had a team-high eight tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack in a 49-14 win against Florida Atlantic.
Mario Anderson Jr. • Sr. • RB • Memphis
Rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries and had a 31-yard reception in a 27-20 win against Rice.
Chandler Martin • Jr. • LB • Memphis
Had 11 tackles with a fumble recovery and a pass breakup in a 27-20 win against Rice.
Makhi Hughes • So. • RB • Tulane
Rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries in a 52-6 win against Temple.
TALKING POINTS
UAB 2-7, 1-4 American
Last: Lost to UConn, 31-23
Next: Nov. 16 at Memphis (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………. 395.3 …………………..8th
Total Defense………………………….389.7 ………………….. 7th
Scoring Offense ………………………..25.4 …………………..8th
Scoring Defense ………………………35.0 …………………12th
• UAB took a 23-10 lead into the fourth quarter, but was unable to hold off UConn’s comeback bid in the Blazers’ nonconference finale. • RB Lee Beebe Jr. rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries against the Huskies. • WR Kam Shanks had a game-high 136 all-purpose yards against UConn. Shanks had 56 yards on punt returns, 50 yards on five receptions and 30 yards on two runs.
ARMY 9-0, 7-0 American
Last: Won at North Texas, 14-3
Next: Nov. 23 vs. Notre Dame (NBC)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..419.9 …………………..5th
Total Defense………………………….273.9 ……………………1st
Scoring Offense ………………………. 35.2 …………………..4th
Scoring Defense ……………………….10.3 ……………………1st
• QB Bryson Daily returned to the starting lineup to rush for 153 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries in the win at North Texas. • Army’s 13-game winning streak is the longest active streak nationally and is the Black Knights’ longest winning streak since the 1949-50 seasons. • Army has scored on its opening drive in all nine games this season.
CHARLOTTE 3-6, 2-3 American
Last: Lost to Tulane, 34-3
Next: Nov. 16 vs. South Florida
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..327.8 …………………13th
Total Defense………………………….416.9 …………………10th
Scoring Offense ………………………..21.3 …………………13th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 34.2 …………………10th
• Charlotte was limited to 189 yards and 12 first downs in the loss to Tulane. • The 49ers has possession for only 17:51 against the Green Wave, its lowest time of possession in a game in program history. • Charlotte had an open date in Week 11 and returns to action Nov. 16 against South Florida.
EAST CAROLINA 5-4, 3-2 American
Last: Defeated Florida Atlantic, 49-14
Next: Nov. 14 at Tulsa (ESPN)
American Ranks
Total Offense……………………………417.9 …………………..6th
Total Defense………………………… 393.2 …………………..8th
Scoring Offense ………………………. 32.4 …………………..6th
Scoring Defense ………………………26.8 …………………..6th
• QB Katin Houser figured in six touchdowns (five passing, one rushing) and 404 yards of total offense in the win against Florida Atlantic. • The Pirates have scored a combined 105 points with 1,051 yards of offense in two wins under interim head coach Blake Harrell. • WR Anthony Smith had three receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown in the win against Florida Atlantic.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2-7, 0-5 American
Last: Lost at East Carolina, 49-14
Next: Nov. 16 at Temple (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….. 370.1 …………………10th
Total Defense…………………………428.8 ………………….11th
Scoring Offense ………………………. 22.9 ………………….11th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 32.2 …………………..8th
• The Owls fell behind 21-0 against East Carolina and were unable to keep pace with the Pirates. • QB Kasen Weisman went 20-for-35 for 188 yards and two touchdowns and had a team-high 41 rushing yards after coming in for injured QB Cam Fancher. • Florida Atlantic looks to snap a nine-game slide against American Athletic Conference opponents with Saturday’s contest at Temple.
MEMPHIS 8-2, 4-2 American
Last: Defeated Rice, 27-20
Next: Nov. 16 vs. UAB (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..432.5 …………………..3rd
Total Defense………………………….354.1 …………………..4th
Scoring Offense ……………………….33.5 …………………..5th
Scoring Defense ……………………….23.1 …………………..3rd
• RB Mario Anderson Jr. rushed for 144 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries to lead Memphis past Rice. • Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 37 consecutive games, the longest active streak in FBS. • Memphis has had nine eight-win seasons in the last 11 years.
NAVY 7-2, 5-1 American
Last: Won at South Florida, 28-7
Next: Nov. 16 vs. Tulane (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….396.0 ………………….. 7th
Total Defense…………………………386.4 …………………..6th
Scoring Offense ………………………..35.7 …………………..3rd
Scoring Defense ……………………….22.2 …………………..3rd
• QB Blake Horvath had a rushing touchdown and a touchdown pass as Navy snapped a two-game slide with the win at South Florida. • The Midshipmen held possession for 38:32 against the Bulls. • Navy kept South Florida off the scoreboard until the 1:06 mark of the fourth quarter.
NORTH TEXAS 5-4, 2-3 American
Last: Lost to Army, 14-3
Next: Nov. 15 at UTSA (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….500.4 ……………………1st
Total Defense………………………… 433.3 …………………13th
Scoring Offense ……………………….36.6 …………………. 2nd
Scoring Defense ………………………34.3 ………………….11th
• North Texas, which had averaged 527.6 yards and 40.8 points entering the weekend, was limited to 283 total yards and three points by No. 18 Army. • The Mean Green had possession for only 18:15 against the Black Knights. North Texas had the ball for only 38 seconds in the third quarter. • QB Chandler Morris ranks second nationally with 26 touchdown passes.
RICE 3-7, 2-4 American
Last: Lost at Memphis, 27-20
Next: Nov. 23 at UAB
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….334.8 …………………12th
Total Defense………………………… 322.0 …………………..3rd
Scoring Offense …………………………21.7 …………………12th
Scoring Defense ……………………….23.7 …………………..5th
• QB E.J. Warner threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns, but the Owls were unable to get the road win at Memphis. • WR Matt Sykes had six receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown against the Tigers. • Rice has an open date in Week 12 and returns to action Nov. 23 against UAB.
SOUTH FLORIDA 4-5, 2-3 American
Last: Lost to Navy, 28-7
Next: Nov. 16 at Charlotte (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….368.9 ………………….11th
Total Defense………………………… 429.3 …………………12th
Scoring Offense ………………………..25.2 …………………..9th
Scoring Defense ………………………28.8 ………………….. 7th
• QB Bryce Archie completed 26 of 43 passes for 282 yards and a touchdowns but could not overcome two interceptions in the loss to Navy. • The Bulls were limited to 60 rushing yards and committed three turnovers against the Midshipmen. • South Florida broke ground last Friday on its 35,000-seat stadium, which will open in 2027.
TEMPLE 2-7, 1-4 American
Last: Lost at Tulane, 52-6
Next: Nov. 16 vs. Florida Atlantic (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….302.6 …………………14th
Total Defense………………………….415.8 …………………..9th
Scoring Offense ………………………..19.2 …………………14th
Scoring Defense ……………………….37.2 …………………13th
• Temple was limited to 158 total yards and was kept off the scoreboard until midway through the fourth quarter against Tulane. • The Owls have dropped 19 consecutive road games. Temple’s last road victory was a 45-24 decision at Akron in 2021. • LB Tyquan King ranks third in The American with 82 tackles in 2024. LB D.J. Woodbury is fourth with 76 stops.
UTSA 4-5, 2-3 American
Last: Defeated Memphis, 44-36
Next: Nov. 15 vs. North Texas (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..426.1 …………………..4th
Total Defense…………………………..381.1 …………………..5th
Scoring Offense ……………………….29.3 ………………….. 7th
Scoring Defense ………………………32.6 …………………..9th
• QB Owen McCown passed for 280 yards and four touchdowns in the win against Memphis. • The Roadrunners are 4-0 at home and 0-5 on the road in 2024. UTSA is 27-3 at the Alamodome under coach Jeff Traylor. • The win against Memphis, which was ranked No. 25 in the coaches’ poll, was UTSA’s first win against a top-25 opponent in program history.
TULANE 8-2, 6-0 American
Last: Defeated Temple, 52-6
Next: Nov. 16 at Navy (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………. 442.0 …………………. 2nd
Total Defense………………………….308.1 …………………. 2nd
Scoring Offense ………………………..41.0 ……………………1st
Scoring Defense ………………………. 18.7 …………………. 2nd
• RB Makhi Hughes rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns in the win against Temple. • Tulane has won 16 consecutive American Athletic Conference regular-season games, which is the longest active conference winning streak of any FBS team and one shy of the conference record. • Tulane leads the nation with six defensive touchdowns and eight non-offensive TDs.
TULSA 3-6, 1-4 American
Last: Lost at UAB, 59-21
Next: Nov. 14 vs. East Carolina (ESPN)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..383.1 …………………..9th
Total Defense………………………… 449.4 …………………14th
Scoring Offense ……………………….24.8 …………………10th
Scoring Defense ………………………38.4 …………………14th
• Tulsa had overcome a 28-point halftime deficit to beat UTSA in its previous game, but the Golden Hurricane was unable to overcome another slow start in the loss at UAB. • Tulsa started eight freshmen and sophomores against UAB, including two two freshmen. • QB Cooper Legas, who was making his second start of the season, threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns against UAB.
WEEK 12 PREVIEWS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 • 7:30 P.M. • ESPN
EAST CAROLINA at TULSA
H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000/FieldTurf) Tulsa, Oklahoma
Television ESPN+ Matt Barrie, Dan Mullen and Harry Lyles Jr.
East Carolina Radio Tulsa Radio WNCT-FM 107.9 (flagship) KXBL-FM 99.5 (flagship)
THE GAME
Thursday’s game will be the 18th meeting between East Carolina and Tulsa in a series that dates to 1984 … The Golden Hurricane has won the last four meetings to take a 9-8 series lead … The Pirates had won six in a row prior to Tulsa’s current run … Tulsa was a 29-27 winner last season on K Chase Meyer’s field goal with one second left.
EAST CAROLINA 5-4, 3-2 American
Interim Head Coach Blake Harrell (Western Carolina ’02) 2-0, first season
Notes
East Carolina has turned in back-to-back impressive performances under interim head coach Blake Harrell, who has led the Pirates to a pair of wins by a combined score of 105-48 … The Pirates most recently handled Florida Atlantic, 49-14, building a 35-7 lead by halftime … QB Katin Houser, a transfer from Michigan State, has started the last three games and has thrown for 1,028 yards and 13 touchdowns against four interceptions … RB Rahjai Harris has 616 rushing yards with five touchdowns … WR Winston Wright Jr. has 36 catches for 424 yards and six TDs, while WR Anthony Smith has 28 catches for 532 yards and five touchdowns … DE Elijah Morris has 4.0 sacks to lead the defense, while LB Zakye Barker has a team-high 64 tackles with 10.0 tackles for loss … CB Gavin Gibson and S Ja’Marley Riddle have three interceptions each.
TULSA 3-6, 1-4 American
Head Coach Kevin Wilson (North Carolina ’84) 7-14, second season at Tulsa 33-61, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Tulsa returns from an open week which followed a 59-21 setback at UAB Nov. 2 … The Golden Hurricane had hoped to take a two-game winning streak into the open week after a 46-45 win against UTSA Oct. 26 … Tulsa will need to win its remaining three games (vs. East Carolina, at South Florida, vs. Florida Atlantic) to gain bowl eligibility … QB Cooper Legas has completed 46 of 86 passes for 675 yards and eight touchdowns against one interception … RB Anthony Watkins has rushed for 281 yards and three TDs … WR Kamdyn Benjamin has 55 receptions for 683 yards and five TDs … LB Gavin Potter has a team-high 54 tackles with 8.0 tackles for loss … Tulsa has scored two special teams touchdowns — Benjamin has on a punt return and RB Lloyd Avant on a kickoff return for a TD.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15 • 8 P.M. • ESPN2
NORTH TEXAS at UTSA
Alamodome (34,984/FusionH XP2 Synthetic) San Antonio, Texas
Television ESPN2 Anish Shroff, Andre Ware and Paul Carcaterra
North Texas Radio UTSA Radio KEGL-FM 97.1 (flagship) KTXR-AM 760 (flagship)
THE GAME
Friday’s game will be the 13th meeting between North Texas and UTSA … The teams have met each year since the 2013 season … The Roadrunners hold a 7-5 series lead and have won the last three meetings, including a 37-29 decision in Denton last year … UTSA has won five of the six meetings in San Antonio.
NORTH TEXAS 5-4, 2-3 American
Head Coach Eric Morris (Texas Tech ’08) 10-11, second season at North Texas 34-29, sixth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
North Texas had raced to a 5-1 start, but the Mean Green looks to snap a three-game slide following a 14-3 setback to Army last Saturday … The game against Army was just the second time this season that North Texas did not score at least 35 points … The Mean Green has gained at least 500 yards in 13 of Eric Morris’ 21 games as head coach … QB Chandler Morris has completed 248 of 388 passes for 3,087 yards and 26 touchdowns with 10 interceptions … Morris’ 26 TD passes rank second nationally, behind only Cam Ward of Miami (32) … WR DT Sheffield has 55 catches for 721 yards and a team-high 10 touchdowns and was a recent addition to the Biletnikoff Award watch list … RB Makenzie McGill has rushed for 227 yards, but has six touchdowns on the ground.
UTSA 4-5, 2-3 American
Head Coach Jeff Traylor (Stephen F. Austin ’90) 43-19, fifth season
Notes
UTSA returns to the friendly confines of the Alamodome for the second of back-to-back home games … UTSA has gone 4-0 at home and 0-5 on the road in 2024 and has an eight-game winning streak in San Antonio – the longest active home winning streak of any American Athletic Conference team … UTSA is 27-3 at the Alamodome under Jeff Traylor … The Roadrunners are 14-2 in November Traylor … QB Owen McCown has completed 205 of 339 passes for 2,364 yards and 20 touchdowns with four interceptions … WR Chris Carpenter has 36 receptions for 454 yards and a touchdown … RB Robert Henry has 360 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 94 carries … LB Martavius French has a team-high 53 tackles with 11.5 tackles for loss … LB Jimmori Robinson has 5.5 sacks and 10.0 TFL to go with two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 • NOON • ESPN2
TULANE at NAVY
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000/FieldTurf) Annapolis, Maryland
Television ESPN2 Roy Philpott, Sam Acho and Taylor Davis
Tulane Radio Navy Radio KVDU-FM 104.1 (flagship) WBAL-AM 1090 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 26th meeting between Tulane and Navy in a series that began in 1949 … Each team has won 12 games in the series following a 21-21 tie in the first game … Navy has won the last two against the Green Wave, including a 27-24 decision in 2020 in New Orleans … Tulane’s last win in Annapolis was in 2001.
TULANE 8-2, 6-0 American
Head Coach Jon Sumrall (Kentucky ’05) 8-2, first season at Tulane 31-6, third season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Tulane takes a seven-game winning streak into Saturday’s game after the Green Wave rolled to a 52-6 win against Temple … Tulane has won 16 straight American Athletic Conference regular-season games, the longest active conference winning streak nationally … A win against Navy would set up a Tulane-Army matchup in The American Championship Game with the site to be determined … QB Darian Mensah has completed 141 of 215 passes for 2,059 yards and 16 touchdowns against four interceptions … RB Makhi Hughes has rushed for 1,209 yards and 13 touchdowns and is averaging 120.9 yards per game (ninth in FBS) … WR Mario Williams has team highs with 38 receptions and 655 yards … Tulane leads the nation with six defensive touchdowns.
NAVY 7-2, 5-1 American
Head Coach Brian Newberry (Baylor ’98) 12-9, second season
Notes
Navy bounced back from a two-game slide with a solid 28-7 win at South Florida last Saturday … The Midshipmen had won their first six games of the year, but fell to Notre Dame and Rice before last week’s win in Tampa … QB Blake Horvath ranks fourth in The American in rushing at 96.7 ypg and has 870 yards and 13 touchdowns … Horvath has also completed 69 of 117 passes for 1,154 yards and 11 TDs … SB Eli Heidenreich is the leading receiver with 30 catches for 556 yards and five touchdowns … LB Colin Ramos leads The American and ranks fifth nationally with 10.6 tackles per game … Ramos has 95 tackles on the year … S Rayuan Lane is a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back and is tied for the league lead with three forced fumbles … CB Dashaun Peele leads The American with four interceptions.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 • 2 P.M. • ESPN+
FLORIDA ATLANTIC at TEMPLE
Lincoln Financial Field (69,596/Natural Grass) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Television ESPN+ James Westling and Barrett Brooks
Florida Atlantic Radio Temple Radio WMEN-AM 640 (flagship) OwlSports.com/Listen
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between Florida Atlantic and Temple, which comprise two of the American Athletic Conference’s three Owl-nicknamed programs (Rice is the other) … Florida Atlantic coach Tom Herman went 1-0 against Temple as head coach at Houston with a 24-13 win in the 2015 American Championship Game.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2-7, 0-5 American
Head Coach Tom Herman (Cal Lutheran ’97) 6-15, second season at Florida Atlantic 60-37, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Florida Atlantic looks to snap a four-game slide after the Owls fell 49-14 at East Carolina last Thursday … Florida Atlantic has gone 2-3 at home and is 0-4 on the road in 2024 … Opponents have completed only 55.9% of their passes against the Owls … Florida Atlantic has averaged 166.1 rushing yards per game … QB Cam Fancher, a transfer from Marshall, has thrown for 1,528 yards and six touchdowns with six interceptions … QB Kasin Weisman is the likely starter against Temple after Fancher was injured against East Carolina … RB CJ Campbell Jr. has rushed for 524 yards and eight TDs, while RB Zuberi Mobley has 441 yards and four touchdowns … WR Omari Hayes leads the team with 35 receptions for 498 yards and two touchdowns … LB CJ Heard leads the squad with 68 tackles.
TEMPLE 2-7, 1-5 American
Head Coach Stan Drayton (Allegheny ’93) 8-25, third season
Notes
Temple looks for a reversal of fortune with a return to Philadelphia after the Owls dropped consecutive road games against East Carolina (56-34) and Tulane (52-6) … Temple was a 20-10 winner against Tulsa Oct. 19 in its most recent game at Lincoln Financial Field … QB Evan Simon, a transfer from Rutgers, has completed 117 of 191 passes for 1,327 yards and 13 touchdowns against six interceptions … WR Dante Wright is third in The American with 6.0 receptions per game, but Wright has missed the last two games … Wright has 517 receiving yards and four TDs … The Owls’ leading rusher is RB Terrez Worthy, who has 360 yards on 56 carries … LB Tyquan King has a team-high 82 tackles, while LB D.J. Woodbury has 76 stops … K Maddux Trujillo has made 9 of 12 field goal attempts, including two from 60 or more yards.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 • 3:30 P.M. • ESPN+
SOUTH FLORIDA at CHARLOTTE
Jerry Richardson Stadium (15,314/Synthetic) Charlotte, North Carolina
Television ESPN+ Justin Kutcher, Reggie Walker and Smacker Miles
South Florida Radio Charlotte Radio WHPT-FM 102.5 (flagship) WZGV-AM 730 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the second meeting between South Florida and Charlotte … The first meeting was last season, when the Bulls were 48-14 winners in Tampa … South Florida QB Byrum Brown threw four touchdown passes, ran for a TD and finished with 297 yards of total offense as the Bulls gained bowl eligibility.
SOUTH FLORIDA 4-5, 2-3 American
Head Coach Alex Golesh (Ohio State ’06) 11-11, second season
Notes
South Florida saw a modest two-game winning streak snapped with a 28-7 setback against Navy last Saturday … The five teams that have defeated the Bulls in 2024 have a combined record of 39-9 … South Florida is 2-2 at Raymond James Stadium and 2-3 away from Tampa … QB Bryce Archie has started the last four games and has thrown for 1,021 yards and six touchdowns with six interceptions … RB Kelley Joiner Jr. has 476 rushing yards with seven TDs … WR Sean Atkins has 49 receptions for 485 yards … LB Mac Harris has a team high 57 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss … LB Jhalyn Shuler leads the Bulls with two interceptions along with two forced fumbles … K Nico Gramatica has gone 3-for-3 on field goals of at least 50 yards, while K John Cannon is fourth in The American with 1.0 field goal per game.
CHARLOTTE 3-6, 2-3 American
Head Coach Biff Poggi (Duke) 6-15, second season
Notes
Charlotte looks to snap a three-game slide after the 49ers dropped a a 34-3 decision to Tulane Oct. 31 prior to last week’s open date … The six teams that have defeated Charlotte are a combined 49-12 in 2024 … Charlotte needs to win its last three games (vs. South Florida, at Florida Atlantic, vs. UAB) to gain bowl eligibility … QB Deshawn Purdie, a true freshman, has thrown for a team-high 935 yards and five touchdowns, while QB Max Brown has thrown for 561 yards and three TDs … WR O’Mega Blake (22.4 yards per reception) and WR Jarius Mack (21.1 ypr) are big-play receivers, while RB Hahsaun Wilson (431 yards) and RB Cartevious Norton (412 yards) have combined for 885 yards and 10 touchdowns … LB Reid Williford has a team-high 56 tackles … DE Demon Clowney has a team-high 6.0 tackles for loss.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 • 8 P.M. • ESPN2
UAB at MEMPHIS
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (58,325/AstroTurf) Memphis, Tennessee
Television ESPN2 Brian Custer, Rod Gilmore and Lauren Sisler
UAB Radio Memphis Radio WJOX-FM 94.5 (flagship) WXMX-FM 98.9 (flagship)
THE GAME • THE BATTLE FOR THE BONES
Saturday’s game will be the 17th meeting between UAB and Memphis … The Blazers hold a 10-6 series lead, but the Tigers have won the last two meetings, including a 45- 21 victory last season in Birmingham … The winner of the game is awarded a trophy that consists of a 100-pound bronze rack of ribs.
UAB 2-7, 1-5 American
Head Coach Trent Dilfer (Fresno State) 6-15, second season
Notes
UAB was unable to string together back-to-back wins as the Blazers dropped a 31-23 heartbreaker against UConn last Saturday … UAB held a 23-10 lead into the fourth quarter, but saw the Huskies close with 21 unanswered points … UAB ranks fifth nationally in pass defense (158.7 ypg) … QB Jalen Kitna has started the last five games in place of injured QB Jacob Zeno … Kitna has thrown for 1,502 yards and 11 touchdowns with eight interceptions … RB Lee Beebe Jr. has 599 rushing yards with four TDs, while WR Amare Thomas has 48 catches for 542 yards and eight touchdowns … WR Kam Shanks has 536 yards and four TD catches and is averaging an FBS-leading 22.3 yards on punt returns, including two special teams touchdowns … K Jonah Delange has gone 18-for-19 on field goals and 23-for-23 on PATs.
MEMPHIS 8-2, 4-2 American
Head Coach Ryan Silverfield (Hamden-Sydney ’03) 39-21, fifth season
Notes
Memphis rebounded from a 44-36 loss at UTSA with a solid 27-20 victory against Rice last Friday … Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 37 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak nationally … The Tigers are 6-0 at home and 2-2 away from Memphis this season … QB Seth Henigan has thrown for 2,691 yards and 17 touchdowns … Henigan, who has 13,455 career passing yards, ranks second on The American’s career chart, trailing only the 13,927 yards of former East Carolina QB Holton Ahlers … RB Mario Anderson Jr. has 977 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns and is second in The American in rushing at 124.9 yards per game … WR Roc Taylor has team highs with 50 receptions and 710 receiving yards … LB Chandler Martin has 84 tackles, 6.0 sacks and a conference-leading 14.0 tackles for loss.
