WEEK 11 GAME SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Florida Atlantic at East Carolina *
Time: 8 p.m. Series:
East Carolina leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 11, 2023 (East Carolina, 22-7)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Rice at Memphis * T
ime: 9 p.m.
Series: Tied, 2-2
Last Meeting: Oct. 6, 2012 (Memphis, 14-10)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Navy at South Florida *
Time: Noon
Series: Tied, 2-2
Last Meeting: Sept. 30, 2023 (South Florida, 44-30)
UConn at UAB
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Series: First meeting
Army at North Texas *
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Series: Army leads, 5-2
Last Meeting: Nov. 18, 2017 (North Texas, 52-49)
Temple at Tulane *
Time: 4 p.m.
Series: Temple leads, 4-2
Last Meeting: Oct. 31, 2020 (Tulane, 38-3)
OPEN WEEKS
Charlotte Next Game: Nov. 16 vs. South Florida
UTSA Next Game: Nov. 15 vs. North Texas
Tulsa Next Game: Nov. 14 vs. East Carolina
WEEKLY HONORS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jalen Kitna • Jr. • QB • UAB
Kitna turned in one of the best performances nationally in leading UAB to a 59-21 win against Tulsa Saturday as he completed 25 of 32 passes for 404 yards and a school-record-tying six touchdowns. Kitna’s 246.1 passer rating was second among FBS players in Week 10, while his six touchdown passes led the nation. He led scoring drives on six of UAB’s first eight possessions, helping the Blazers build a 45-0 lead late in the second quarter.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Martavius French • Sr. • LB •
UTSA French had a game-high 10 tackles to help UTSA to its first win against a top-25 opponent in program history as the Roadrunners topped No. 25 Memphis 44-36 in San Antonio. French added two tackles for loss as the Roadrunners limited the Tigers to 62 rushing yards. French ranks second in The American with 11.5 tackles for loss in 2024.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kam Shanks • So. • WR/KR •
UAB Shanks registered 311 all-purpose yards – the most by an NCAA FBS player in a game this season – with four total touchdowns in UAB’s 59-21 win against Tulsa. Shanks averaged 34.8 yards on four punt returns, including a 58-yard touchdown, while he added five receptions for 153 yards and three more TDs. Shanks had 139 yards on punt returns, improving his season average to 25.6 yards per return, which leads the nation.
HONORABLE MENTION
Kanye Udoh • So. • RB • Army
Rushed for a career-high 158 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries in a 20-3 win against Air Force.
Dean Connors • Sr. • RB • Rice
Rushed for 105 yards – including 59 in the fourth quarter – with two touchdowns and had four receptions for 34 yards in a 24-10 win against Navy.
Jhalyn Shuler • Sr. • LB • South Florida
Had a team-high 10 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries in a 44-21 win at Florida Atlantic
Owen McCown • So. • QB • UTSA
Completed 20 of 37 passes for 280 yards and four touchdowns in a 44-36 win against No. 25 Memphis.
Makhi Hughes • So. • RB • Tulane
Rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries in a 34-3 win at Charlotte.
TALKING POINTS
UAB 2-6, 1-4 American
Last: Defeated Tulsa, 59-21
Next: Nov. 9 vs. UConn (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………. 394.4 …………………..8th
Total Defense…………………………392.8 ………………….. 7th
Scoring Offense ………………………. 25.8 …………………..9th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 35.5 …………………12th
• WR Kam Shanks set program records with 311 all-purpose yards and 139 punt return yards in the win against Tulsa. • QB Jalen Kitna had career-highs with 404 yards and six touchdown passes against the Golden Hurricane. • The Blazers scored the first 45 points of the game in the win against Tulsa, snapping a six-game slide.
ARMY 8-0, 6-0 American
Last: Defeated Air Force, 20-3
Next: Nov. 9 at North Texas (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….433.9 …………………..3rd
Total Defense………………………….272.8 ……………………1st
Scoring Offense ………………………..37.9 …………………..4th
Scoring Defense ………………………..11.3 ……………………1st
• RB Kanye Udoh rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Black Knights past Air Force. • QB Bryson Daily missed the game due to an undisclosed injury/illness. QB Dewayne Coleman made his first career start and rushed for 42 yards on 16 carries. • Army’s 12-game winning streak is the longest nationally
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 ………………….11th
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 has an open date in Week 11 and returns to action Nov. 16 against South Florida.
EAST CAROLINA 4-4, 2-2 American
Last: Defeated Temple, 56-34
Next: Nov. 7 vs. Florida Atlantic (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..397.5 ………………….. 7th
Total Defense………………………… 392.5 …………………..6th
Scoring Offense ……………………….30.4 …………………..6th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 28.4 …………………..6th
• Interim head coach Blake Harrell was a winner in his first game in that role as the Pirates pulled away from Temple. • QB Katin Houser, a transfer from Michigan State, passed for 269 yards and five touchdowns in his second start with East Carolina. • Five different players accounted for the five touchdown receptions against Temple.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2-6, 0-4 American
Last: Lost to South Florida, 44-21
Next: Nov. 7 vs. East Carolina (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….366.5 ………………….11th
Total Defense…………………………409.8 …………………10th
Scoring Offense ……………………….24.0 ………………….11th
Scoring Defense ……………………….30.1 …………………..8th
• RB CJ Campbell figured in three touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough to put Florida Atlantic past South Florida. • Campbell rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns and had five receptions for 78 yards and a TD. • QB Cam Fancher completed 22 of 42 passes for 306 yards and a TD against the Bulls.
MEMPHIS 7-2, 3-2 American
Last: Lost at UTSA, 44-36
Next: Nov. 8 vs. Rice (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….439.9 …………………. 2nd
Total Defense………………………….352.7 …………………..4th
Scoring Offense ………………………. 34.2 …………………..5th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 23.4 …………………..3rd
• QB Seth Henigan passed for 454 yards and four touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough against UTSA. • Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 36 consecutive games, the longest active streak in FBS. • WR Demeer Blankumsee had six catches for 142 yards and two TDs against UTSA, while WR Roc Taylor had eight catches for 111 yards.
NAVY 6-2, 4-1 American
Last: Lost at Rice, 24-10
Next: Nov. 9 at South Florida (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..398.1 …………………..6th
Total Defense…………………………392.0 …………………..6th
Scoring Offense ……………………….36.6 …………………..4th
Scoring Defense ……………………….24.1 …………………..5th
• Navy fell behind 17-0 against Rice and was unable to get the road win after enduring a five-hour, six-minute weather delay in Houston. • The Midshipmen were limited to 260 yards of offense and a season-low 140 rushing yards against the Owls. • QB Blake Horvath rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown and passed for 120 yards but was intercepted twice against Rice.
NORTH TEXAS 5-3, 2-2 American
Last: Lost to Tulane, 45-37
Next: Nov. 9 vs. Army (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….. 527.6 ……………………1st
Total Defense…………………………449.0 …………………14th
Scoring Offense ……………………….40.8 ……………………1st
Scoring Defense ………………………36.9 …………………13th
• QB Chandler Morris passed for 449 yards and three touchdowns in the loss to Tulane. • WR DT Sheffield had nine receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown, while WR Damon Ward Jr. had six catches for 111 yards and two TDs. • Sheffield, who has a league-leading 10 touchdown receptions, has been named to the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver.
RICE 3-6, 2-3 American
Last: Defeated Navy, 24-10
Next: Nov. 8 at Memphis (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..331.2 …………………12th
Total Defense……………………………317.1 …………………. 2nd
Scoring Offense ………………………..21.9 …………………12th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 23.3 …………………..3rd
• RB Dean Connors rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns and the Rice defense held Navy to one touchdown in the win against the Midshipmen. • The victory made a winner of Pete Alamar in his debut as Rice’s interim head coach. • S Gabriel Taylor had six tackles and his second interception to lead a stingy Rice defense against Navy.
SOUTH FLORIDA 4-4, 2-2 American
Last: Won at Florida Atlantic, 44-21
Next: Nov. 9 vs. Navy (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..372.3 …………………10th
Total Defense………………………… 435.6 …………………12th
Scoring Offense ………………………..27.5 ………………….. 7th
Scoring Defense ………………………28.9 ………………….. 7th
• South Florida scored the last 30 points of the game to overcome a 21-14 deficit in the road win against Florida Atlantic. • RB Nay’Quan Wright rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown against the Owls, while QB Bryce Archie thew for 206 yards and two touchdowns. • The Bulls tied a school record with seven sacks against Florida Atlantic.
TEMPLE 2-6, 1-3 American
Last: Lost at East Carolina, 56-34
Next: Nov. 9 at Tulane (ESPNU)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….320.6 …………………14th
Total Defense………………………….393.1 …………………..8th
Scoring Offense ……………………….20.9 …………………14th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 35.4 ………………….11th
• QB Evan Simon passed for 294 yards and three touchdowns, but the Owls could not withstand East Carolina’s 29-point third quarter in the road loss. • WR Ashton Allen had four receptions for a career-high 109 yards with two touchdowns against the Pirates. • RB Terrez Worth rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries against ECU.
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 7-2, 5-0 American
Last: Won Charlotte, 34-3
Next: Nov. 9 vs. Temple (ESPNU)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..425.7 …………………..5th
Total Defense………………………… 324.8 …………………..3rd
Scoring Offense ……………………….39.8 …………………..3rd
Scoring Defense ……………………….20.1 …………………. 2nd
• RB Makhi Hughes rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns to lead Tulane to the road win against Charlotte. • Tulane has won 15 consecutive American Athletic Conference regular-season games, which is the longest active conference winning streak of any FBS team. • 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 11 PREVIEWS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 • 8 P.M. • ESPN2
FLORIDA ATLANTIC at EAST CAROLINA
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (50,000/Natural Grass) Greenville, North Carolina
Television ESPN2 Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb and Alyssa Lang
Florida Atlantic Radio East Carolina Radio WMEN-AM 640 WNCT-FM 107.9 (flagship)
THE GAME
Thursday’s game will be the third meeting between Florida Atlantic and East Carolina … The Pirates have taken each of the first two meetings, with a 31-13 win in Greenville in 2013 and a 22-7 decision in Boca Raton last season … East Carolina took last year’s meeting behind five field goals from K Andrew Conrad, all from 40 yards or longer.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2-6, 0-4 American
Head Coach Tom Herman (Cal Lutheran ’97) 6-14, second season at Florida Atlantic 60-36, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Florida Atlantic held a 14-7 halftime lead and a 21-14 margin midway through the third quarter, but the Owls saw South Florida close with 30 unanswered points in a 44-21 setback … Florida Atlantic has gone 2-3 at home and is 0-3 on the road in 2024 … Opponents have completed only 53.9% of their passes against the Owls … Florida Atlantic has averaged 169.8 rushing yards per game … QB Cam Fancher, a transfer from Marshall, has thrown for 1,460 yards and six touchdowns with six interceptions … RB CJ Campbell Jr. has rushed for 490 yards and eight TDs, while RB Zuberi Mobley has 441 yards and four touchdowns … WR Omari Hayes leads the team with 31 receptions for 444 yards and two touchdowns … LB CJ Heard leads the squad with 62 tackles.
EAST CAROLINA 4-4, 2-2 American
Interim Head Coach Blake Harrell (Western Carolina ’02) 1-0, first season
Notes
East Carolina made a winner of Blake Harrell in his debut as interim head coach as the Pirates took a 56-34 decision against Temple prior to last week’s open date … Harrell succeeded Mike Houston, who was in his sixth year with the Pirates … QB Katin Houser, a transfer from Michigan State, has started the last two games and has thrown for 685 yards and eight touchdowns against four interceptions … RB Rahjai Harris has 561 rushing yards with four touchdowns … WR Chase Sowell has 30 catches for 553 yards and two touchdowns, while WR Winston Wright Jr. has 33 catches for 334 yards and four TDs … DE Elijah Morris has 4.0 sacks … CB Shavon Revel Jr., who is projected as a first-round draft pick, suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice before the Pirates’ game against Liberty
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 • 9 P.M. • ESPN2
RICE at MEMPHIS
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (58,325/AstroTurf) Memphis, Tennessee
Television ESPN2 Beth Mowins, Andre Ware and Paul Carcaterra
Rice Radio Memphis Radio Varsity Network WXMX-FM 98.9 (flagship)
THE GAME
Friday’s game will be the fifth meeting between Rice and Memphis … The four previous meetings all came between 2007-12, when both schools were members of Conference USA … Each team has won two games in the series and have split a pair of meetings in Memphis … The Tigers took a 14-10 decision in 2012, the last time the teams met.
RICE 3-6, 2-4 American
Interim Head Coach Pete Alamar (Cal Lutheran ’83) 1-0, first season
Notes
Rice made a winner of interim head coach Pete Alamar in his debut in that role as the Owls outlasted Navy – and a five-hour, six-minute weather delay – with a 24-10 win in Houston last Saturday … Alamar took over as head coach for the rest of the 2024 season after Mike Bloomgren was relieved of his duties … Rice ranks second in The American in total defense (317.1 ypg) and sacks (3.0 per game) … Conversely, the Owls are 10th nationally in pass protection, allowing only 0.9 sacks per game … Fourteen players have at least one sack, while DE Michael Larbie and LB Josh Pearcy lead the squad with 3.5 sacks each … QB E.J. Warner has passed for 1,812 yards and 11 touchdowns against 10 interceptions … RB Dean Connors has a team-high 623 rushing yards with eight touchdowns …WR Matt Sykes has 49 catches for 569 yards and four TDs.
MEMPHIS 7-2, 3-2 American
Head Coach Ryan Silverfield (Hamden-Sydney ’03) 38-21, fifth season
Notes
Memphis saw a four-game winning streak end with a 44- 36 setback at UTSA last Saturday … Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 36 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak nationally … The Tigers are 5-0 at home and 2-2 away from Memphis this season … QB Seth Henigan has thrown for 2,532 yards and 16 touchdowns … Henigan, who has 13,296 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 833 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns and is fourth in The American in rushing at 92.6 yards per game … WR Roc Taylor has team highs with 46 receptions and 658 receiving yards … LB Chandler Martin has 63 tackles, 6.0 sacks and a conference-leading 14.0 tackles for loss.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 • NOON • ESPN2
NAVY at SOUTH FLORIDA
Raymond James Stadium (65,000/Natural Grass) Tampa, Florida
Television ESPN2 Roy Philpott, Sam Acho and Taylor Davis
Navy Radio South Florida Radio WBAL-AM 1090 (flagship) WHPT-FM 102.5 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the fifth meeting between Navy and South Florida … The series is tied at 2-2 … The only previous meeting in Tampa was the Bulls’ 52-45 win against the No. 22-ranked Midshipmen in 2016, which featured an epic battle between South Florida QB Quinton Flowers (395 total yards) and Navy QB Will Worth (428 total yards).
NAVY 6-2, 4-1 American
Head Coach Brian Newberry (Baylor ’98) 11-9, second season
Notes
Navy looks to rebound from a two-game slide after the Midshipmen fell 24-10 at Rice in a game that featured a combined five hours, six minutes in weather delays … Navy, which had committed only two turnovers through the first six games, has eight giveaways in its last two… QB Blake Horvath ranks third in The American in rushing at 101.8 ypg and has 814 yards and 12 touchdowns … Horvath has also completed 63 of 106 passes for 1,096 yards and 10 TDs … SB Eli Heidenreich is the leading receiver with 28 catches for 551 yards and five touchdowns … LB Colin Ramos ranks fourth nationally with 11.5 tackles per game … Ramos has 92 tackles on the year … S Rayuan Lane is a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back … CB Dashaun Peele leads The American with four interceptions.
SOUTH FLORIDA 4-4, 2-2 American
Head Coach Alex Golesh (Ohio State ’06) 11-10, second season
Notes
South Florida has played a challenging schedule to a 4-4 mark after the Bulls closed out a 44-21 win against Florida Atlantic by scoring 30 unanswered points … The four teams that have defeated the Bulls in 2024 have a combined record of 29-6 … South Florida is 2-1 at Raymond James Stadium and 2-3 away from Tampa … QB Bryce Archie has started the last three games and has thrown for 739 yards and five touchdowns with four interceptions … RB Kelley Joiner Jr. has 453 rushing yards with seven TDs … WR Sean Atkins has 42 receptions for 415 yards … LB Mac Harris has team highs of 51 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss … LB Jhalyn Shuler leads the Bulls with two interceptions … K Nico Gramatica has gone 3-for-3 on field goals of at least 50 yards, while K John Cannon is second in The American with 1.1 field goals per game.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 • 2:30 P.M. • ESPN+
UCONN at UAB
Protective Stadium (42,354/FieldTurf) Birmingham, Alabama
Television ESPN+ James Westling, Leger Douzable and Maria Trivelpiece
UAB Radio WJOX-FM 94.5 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between UConn and UAB … It will be UConn’s fourth game against an American Athletic Conference opponent this season and the first to be played on the road … A former member of The American, UConn has scored wins against Temple, Rice and Florida Atlantic this year.
UCONN 6-3 Head Coach
Jim Mora (Washington ’83) 15-19, third season at UConn 61-49, ninth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
UConn secured bowl eligibility for the second time in the last three seasons with its 34-27 win against Georgia State last Saturday in East Hartford, Connecticut … The game against UAB is the fourth of four against American Athletic Conference teams for the Huskies, but the first to be played on the road … UConn, which was a member of The American from 2013-19, defeated Florida Atlantic Sept. 21, stunned Temple Oct. 5 on a goal-line stand in the closing seconds, and topped Rice 17-10 Oct. 26 … The Huskies have seen two quarterbacks get regular action … QB Nick Evers has passed for 814 yards and five touchdowns, while QB Joe Fagnano has 999 passing yards with 11 TDs … RB Durell Robinson has 586 rushing yards and six touchdowns.
UAB 2-6, 1-4 American
Head Coach Trent Dilfer (Fresno State) 6-14, second season
Notes
UAB snapped a six-game losing streak in emphatic fashion as the Blazers scored a 59-21 win against Tulsa last Saturday at Protective Stadium … The Blazers raced to a 45-0 halftime lead and reeled of 537 yards of offense … UAB ranks fifth nationally in pass defense (156.5 ypg) … QB Jalen Kitna has started the last four games in place of injured QB Jacob Zeno … Kitna has thrown for 1,269 yards and 10 touchdowns with six interceptions … RB Lee Beebe Jr. has 484 rushing yards with three TDs, while WR Amare Thomas has 42 catches for 454 yards and eight touchdowns … WR Kam Shanks has 486 yards and four TD catches and is averaging an FBS-leading 25.6 yards on punt returns, including two special teams touchdowns … K Jonah Delange has gone 15-for-16 on field goals and 21-for-21 on PATs.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 • 3:30 P.M. • ESPN2
ARMY at NORTH TEXAS
DATCU Stadium (30,850/FieldTurf) Denton, Texas
Television ESPN2 Mike Monaco, Kirk Morrison and Dawn Davenport
Army Radio North Texas Radio WBNR-AM 1260 (flagship) KEGL-FM 97.1 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the eighth meeting between Army and North Texas in a series that dates to 1996 … Army holds a 5-2 series lead, but North Texas has taken two of the last three meetings, including the most recent matchup in 2017 … Army’s last win was a 38-31 victory in the 2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl.
18/19 ARMY 8-0, 6-0 American
Head Coach Jeff Monken (Millikin ’89) 78-55, 11th season at Army 114-71, 15th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Army moved up to No. 18 in the Associated Press poll, its highest ranking since 1962 after its 20-3 win against Air Force … Army is 8-0 for the first time since 1996 … Army has won its last 12 games, dating to last season, and takes the nation’s longest active winning streak into Saturday’s game … Army is the only team in the nation that has not trailed in a game this season … Army has not trailed at any point during its current 12-game winning streak and hasn’t played from behind since Oct. 28, 2023 … QB Bryson Daily, who is averaging 129.9 rushing yards with 19 rushing touchdowns, missed last week’s game against Air Force with an undisclosed illness/injury … SB Kanye Udoh is fourth in the AAC in rushing (98.9 ypg) … Army leads the nation in scoring defense (11.3 ppg).
NORTH TEXAS 5-3, 2-2 American
Head Coach Eric Morris (Texas Tech ’08) 10-10, second season at North Texas 34-28, sixth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
North Texas looks to snap a two-game slide after a 45- 37 setback to Tulane Oct. 26 … The Mean Green was idle in Week 10 … North Texas ranks third nationally in both total offense (527.6 yards per game) and passing offense at 371.6 ypg … The Mean Green has gained at least 500 yards in 13 of Eric Morris’ 20 games as head coach … QB Chandler Morris has completed 224 of 351 passes for 2,873 yards and 26 touchdowns with eight interceptions … Morris’ 26 TD passes rank second nationally, behind only Cameron Ward of Miami (29) … WR DT Sheffield has 51 catches for 690 yards and a team-high 10 touchdowns and was a recent addition to the Biletnikoff Award watch list … RB Makenzie McGill has rushed for 202 yards, but has six touchdowns on the ground.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 • 4 P.M. • ESPNU
TEMPLE at TULANE
Yulman Stadium (30,000/Hellas Synthetic) New Orleans, Louisiana
Television ESPNU Courtney Lyle and Rene Ingoglia
Temple Radio Tulane Radio OwlSports.com/Listen KVDU-FM 104.1 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the seventh meeting between Temple and Tulane … The series dates to the 1934-35 Sugar Bowl, when Tulane took a 20-14 victory … The last five meetings have taken place in the American Athletic Conference … Temple holds a 4-2 series lead, though Tulane was a 38-3 winner in last year’s matchup.
TEMPLE 2-6, 1-4 American
Head Coach Stan Drayton (Allegheny ’93) 8-24, third season
Notes
Temple snapped a two-game slide with a stout 20-10 win against Tulsa last Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field … Temple is a play away from taking a two-game winning streak into Week 9 as the Owls were denied from inside the 1-yard line on the final play in their bid for the game-winning points against UConn Oct. 5 … QB Evan Simon, a transfer from Rutgers, has completed 83 of 128 passes for 977 yards and 10 touchdowns against three interceptions … WR Dante Wright leads The American with 42 catches to go with 517 yards and four touchdowns … The Owls’ leading rusher is RB Terrez Worthy, who has 192 yards on 31 carries … LB Tyquan King has a team-high 62 tackles, while LB D.J. Woodbury has 61 stops … K Maddux Trujillo has made 9 of 11 field goal attempts, including two from 60 or more yards.
TULANE 7-2, 5-0 American
Head Coach Jon Sumrall (Kentucky ’05) 7-2, first season at Tulane 30-6, third season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Tulane takes a five-game winning streak into Thursday’s game after the Green Wave scored a 45-37 win at North Texas last Saturday … Tulane has won 14 straight American Athletic Conference regular-season games, a streak which stands as the third-longest in conference history … Head coach Jon Sumrall has gone 22-0 in his career (at Troy and Tulane) when his team outrushes its opponent … QB Darian Mensah has completed 106 of 165 passes for 1,583 yards and 14 touchdowns against three interceptions … RB Makhi Hughes has rushed for 939 yards and nine touchdowns and is averaging 117.4 yards per game (11th in FBS) … WR Mario Williams has team highs with 28 receptions and 465 yards … Tulane leads the nation with five defensive touchdowns.
