WEEK 13 GAME SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Temple at UTSA * 7 p.m.
Series: UTSA leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Oct. 7, 2023 (UTSA, 49-34)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Rice at UAB * Noon
Series: Rice leads, 6-5
Last Meeting: Oct. 1, 2022 (Rice, 28-24)
Charlotte at Florida Atlantic * 3 p.m.
Series: Florida Atlantic leads, 7-2
Last Meeting: Oct. 27, 2023 (Florida Atlantic, 38-16)
East Carolina at North Texas * 3:30 p.m.
Series: East Carolina leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 17, 1979 (East Carolina, 49-16)
Tulsa at South Florida * 3:30 p.m.
Series: Tied, 3-3
Last Meeting: Nov. 18, 2022 (Tulsa, 48-42)
Army vs. Notre Dame 7 p.m.
Series: Notre Dame leads, 39-8-4
Last Meeting: Nov. 12, 2016 (Notre Dame, 44-6)
OPEN WEEKS
Memphis
Next Game: Nov. 28 at Tulane
Navy
Next Game: Nov. 29 at East Carolina
Tulane
Next Game: Nov. 28 vs. Memphis
OPEN WEEKS
WEEKLY HONORS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Seth Henigan • Sr. • QB • Memphis
Henigan led Memphis to a 53-18 win against UAB as the Tigers picked up their ninth win of the season. Henigan completed 23 of 34 passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns, becoming the only active FBS player to register four seasons with at least 20 touchdown passes at the same school. Henigan also became one of three active FBS quarterbacks to have 100 career touchdown passes, joining Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel and Washington’s Will Rogers.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sam Howard • Jr. • LB • Tulane
Howard had a hand in two key turnovers and led a Tulane defense that limited Navy to 113 total yards and eight first downs in a 35-0 win, clinching a spot in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game. Howard had a first-quarter interception to set up the Green Wave’s first touchdown and he added a fumble recovery on the Navy 20-yard line in the fourth quarter to set up the final touchdown. Howard finished with four tackles and one tackle for loss.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tate Sandell • So. • K • UTSA
Sandell tied a school record by making four field goals to help UTSA to a 48-27 win against North Texas, keeping the Roadunners unbeaten at home this season and extending their home-field winning streak to nine games. Sandell scored 16 points against the Mean Green as he connected on field goals of 42, 44, 28 and 34 yards and was 4-for-4 on PATs. Sandell has made 13 of 16 field goal attempts since taking over the primary placekicking duties in October.
HONORABLE MENTION
Rahjai Harris • Gr. • RB • East Carolina
Rushed for 114 yards on 18 carries, including two touchdowns in the final 5:30, in a 38-31 win at Tulsa.
Mac Harris • Gr. • LB • South Florida
Had five tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a 25-yard fumble return touchdown in a 59-24 win at Charlotte.
Kelley Joiner • Gr. • RB • South Florida
Rushed for a career-high 140 yards and two touchdowns in a 59-24 win at Charlotte.
Owen McCown • So. • QB • UTSA
Completed 29 of 43 passes for 379 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 88 yards on 10 carries in a 48-27 win against North Texas
Joseph Williams • Fr. • WR • Tulsa
Had five receptions for 158 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-31 loss to East Carolina.
TALKING POINTS
UAB 2-8, 1-5 American
Last: Lost at Memphis, 53-18
Next: Nov. 23 vs. Rice (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..391.0 ………………….. 7th
Total Defense…………………………403.3 …………………..8th
Scoring Offense ………………………..24.7 …………………10th
Scoring Defense ………………………36.8 …………………13th
• QB Jalen Kitna threw for 253 yards and a touchdown but UAB was undone in part by four turnovers in the loss at Memphis. • K Jonah Delange has made 19 of his 20 field goal attempts and leads The American with 1.9 field goals per game. • WR Kam Shanks is the national leader in punt returns with a 22.3 ypr average.
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 …………………..6th
Total Defense………………………….273.9 ……………………1st
Scoring Offense ………………………. 35.2 …………………..4th
Scoring Defense ……………………….10.3 ……………………1st
• Army has clinched a spot in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game in its first season in the conference. • 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 3-7, 2-4 American
Last: Lost to South Florida, 59-24
Next: Nov. 23 at Florida Atlantic (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..329.7 …………………13th
Total Defense…………………………430.3 …………………12th
Scoring Offense ………………………..21.6 …………………13th
Scoring Defense ……………………….36.7 …………………12th
• QB Deshawn Purdie passed for 256 yards and a touchdown, but Charlotte was unable to keep pace with a South Florida offense that gained 551 yards. • The 49ers were limited to 91 rushing yards, though RB Cartevious Norton finished with two rushing touchdowns. • Charlotte was penalized 12 times for 103 yards against the Bulls
EAST CAROLINA 6-4, 4-2 American
Last: Won at Tulsa, 38-31
Next: Nov. 23 at North Texas (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..429.7 …………………..5th
Total Defense…………………………393.8 ………………….. 7th
Scoring Offense ……………………….33.0 …………………..5th
Scoring Defense ………………………. 27.2 …………………..6th
• RB Rahjai Harris rushed for two touchdowns in the final 5:30 to give East Carolina the come-from-behind win against Tulsa. • The Pirates have gone 3-0 under interim head coach Blake Harrell. East Carolina. • East Carolina has scored a combined 143 points in its current three-game winning streak. The total is the best by any coach in program history in his first three games.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2-8, 0-6 American
Last: Lost at Temple, 18-15 (ot)
Next: Nov. 23 vs. Charlotte (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….364.8 ………………….11th
Total Defense………………………….420.7 …………………10th
Scoring Offense ………………………..22.1 ………………….11th
Scoring Defense ………………………30.8 …………………..8th
• Florida Atlantic got a touchdown and two-point conversion with 34 seconds left in regulation to force overtime but was unable to score on its OT possession. • RB CJ Campbell rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns against Temple. • The Owls look to snap a 10-game slide against American Athletic Conference opponents with Saturday’s contest against Charlotte.
MEMPHIS 9-2, 5-2 American
Last: Defeated UAB, 53-18
Next: Nov. 28 at Tulane (ESPN)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..441.0 …………………..3rd
Total Defense………………………… 353.9 …………………..4th
Scoring Offense ……………………….35.3 …………………..3rd
Scoring Defense ……………………… 22.6 …………………..3rd
• QB Seth Henigan passed for 299 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Tigers past UAB in the Battle for the Bones. • Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 38 consecutive games, the longest active streak in FBS. • Henigan needs 173 yards to tie the American Athletic Conference passing record of 13,927 yards, held by East Carolina’s Holton Ahlers.
NAVY 7-3, 5-2 American
Last: Lost to Tulane, 35-0
Next: Nov. 30 at East Carolina (ESPN)
American Ranks
Total Offense……………………………367.7 …………………10th
Total Defense…………………………383.6 …………………..6th
Scoring Offense ………………………..32.1 …………………..6th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 23.5 …………………..4th
• Navy was limited to 113 total yards (100 rushing, 13 passing) in the loss to Tulane. • QB Blake Horvath left the game with an injury in the first quarter. QB Braxton Woodson finished with 24 rushing yards on 13 carries off the bench. • The crowd of 38,914 against Tulane was a program record at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
NORTH TEXAS 5-5, 2-4 American
Last: Lost at UTSA, 48-27
Next: Nov. 23 vs. East Carolina (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….498.4 ……………………1st
Total Defense………………………….458.1 …………………13th
Scoring Offense ……………………….35.6 …………………. 2nd
Scoring Defense ……………………….35.7 ………………….11th
• North Texas fell behind UTSA 27-7 at halftime and was unable to complete its comeback bid in San Antonio. • RB Shane Porter rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries against UTSA. • North Texas looks to snap a four-game slide Saturday against East Carolina. The Mean Green needs one win in its final two games to secure bowl eligibility.
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 had an open date in Week 12 and returns to action Nov. 23 against UAB.
SOUTH FLORIDA 5-5, 3-3 American
Last: Won at Charlotte, 59-24
Next: Nov. 23 vs. Tulsa (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense……………………………387.1 …………………..8th
Total Defense…………………………..421.1 ………………….11th
Scoring Offense ……………………….28.6 …………………..8th
Scoring Defense ………………………28.3 ………………….. 7th
• RB Kelley Joiner rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries to lead South Florida past Charlotte. • Joiner scored on touchdown runs of 54 and 45 yards against the 49ers. • The Bulls, who gained 551 yards of offense against Charlotte, need one win in their final two games to secure bowl eligibility for the second straight season.
TEMPLE 3-7, 2-4 American
Last: Defeated Florida Atlantic, 18-15 (ot)
Next: Nov. 22 at UTSA (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense……………………………307.1 …………………14th
Total Defense…………………………405.9 …………………..9th
Scoring Offense ……………………….. 19.1 …………………14th
Scoring Defense ………………………35.0 …………………10th
• K Maddux Trujillo kicked four field goals, including the game-winner in overtime from 39 yards, to give Temple the win against Florida Atlantic. • WR Dante Wright returned to the lineup and had 14 receptions for 147 yards. • Temple announced Sunday that Stan Drayton will no longer serve as head coach. Defensive coordinator Everett Withers will be the interim coach.
UTSA 5-5, 3-3 American
Last: Defeated North Texas, 48-27
Next: Nov. 22 vs. Temple (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..451.6 …………………. 2nd
Total Defense………………………….391.0 …………………..6th
Scoring Offense ………………………..31.2 ………………….. 7th
Scoring Defense ………………………32.0 …………………..9th
• UTSA set a program record with 681 yards of total offense in the win against North Texas. • The Roadrunners are 5-0 at home and 0-5 on the road in 2024. UTSA is 28-3 at the Alamodome under coach Jeff Traylor. • QB Owen McCown passed for 379 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 88 yards against the Mean Green.
TULANE 9-2, 7-0 American
Last: Won at Navy, 35-0
Next: Nov. 28 vs. Memphis (ESPN)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….434.0 …………………..4th
Total Defense………………………… 290.4 …………………. 2nd
Scoring Offense ……………………….40.5 ……………………1st
Scoring Defense ………………………..17.0 …………………. 2nd
• RB Makhi Hughes rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Navy, which clinched Tulane’s third straight appearance in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game. • Tulane has tied a conference record with 17 consecutive American Athletic Conference regular-season wins. • Tulane leads the nation with six defensive touchdowns and eight non-offensive TDs.
TULSA 3-7, 1-5 American
Last: Lost to East Carolina, 38-31
Next: Nov. 23 at South Florida (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..384.7 …………………..9th
Total Defense………………………….458.1 …………………13th
Scoring Offense ………………………..25.4 …………………..9th
Scoring Defense ………………………38.4 …………………14th
• Tulsa held a 31-24 lead late in the fourth quarter, but was unable to hold off East Carolina. • Freshman WR Joseph Williams had five catches for 158 yards and three touchdowns against the Pirates. • QB Cooper Legas completed 20 of 32 passes for 293 yards and three TDs and was Tulsa’s leading rusher with 43 yards on 13 carries.
WEEK 13 PREVIEWS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 • 7 P.M. • ESPN2
TEMPLE at UTSA
Alamodome (34,984/FusionH XP2 Synthetic) San Antonio, Texas
Television ESPN2 Anish Shroff, Andre Ware and Paul Carcaterra
Temple Radio UTSA Radio OwlSports.com/Listen KTXR-AM 760 (flagship)
THE GAME
Friday’s game will be just the second meeting between Temple and UTSA … The only previous matchup came last year, when the Roadrunners scored a 49-34 win in Philadelphia … UTSA QB Frank Harris threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns, while then-Temple (and current Rice) QB E.J. Warner had 472 yards and five TDs.
TEMPLE 3-7, 2-4 American
Interim Head Coach Everett Withers (Appalachian State ’85) 0-0, first season at Temple 32-41, seventh season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Temple announced on Monday that Everett Withers will serve as interim head coach for the rest of the 2024 season after Stan Drayton was relieved of his duties in his third year … The Owls look for back-to-back wins for the first time in 2024 after Temple scored an 18-15 overtime win against Florida Atlantic … Temple has dropped 19 consecutive road games … QB Evan Simon, a transfer from Rutgers, has completed 130 of 232 passes for 1,545 yards and 13 touchdowns against six interceptions … WR Dante Wright, who leads The American in receptions (7.0 per game) and receiving yards (83.0 yards per game), returned to the lineup against Florida Atlantic after missing two games … Wright has 56 catches for 664 yards and four TDs … RB Terrez Worthy has 395 rushing yards.
UTSA 5-5, 3-3 American
Head Coach Jeff Traylor (Stephen F. Austin ’90) 42-19, fifth season
Notes
UTSA returns to the friendly confines of the Alamodome for the third of three straight home games … UTSA has gone 5-0 at home and 0-5 on the road in 2024 and has a nine-game winning streak in San Antonio – the longest active home winning streak of any American Athletic Conference team … UTSA is 28-3 at the Alamodome under Jeff Traylor … The Roadrunners are 15-2 in November under Traylor … QB Owen McCown has completed 234 of 382 passes for 2,743 yards and 22 touchdowns with five interceptions … WR Chris Carpenter has 37 receptions for 463 yards and a touchdown … RB Robert Henry has 528 rushing yards and five touchdowns … LB Martavius French has a team-high 61 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 23 • 2 P.M. • ESPN+
RICE at UAB
Protective Stadium (42,354/FieldTurf) Birmingham, Alabama
Television ESPN+ Justin Kutcher and Dave Steckel
Rice Radio UAB Radio Varsity Network WJOX-FM 94.5 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 12th meeting between Rice and UAB in a series that dates to 2005 … UAB holds a 6-5 series lead, though Rice has won the last two meetings … The game will be the first between the two as American Athletic Conference rivals … UAB is 4-2 against the Owls in Birmingham.
RICE 3-7, 2-4 American
Interim Head Coach Pete Alamar (Cal Lutheran ’83) 1-1, first season
Notes
Rice made a winner of interim head coach Pete Alamar in his debut in that role with a Nov. 2 win against Navy, but the Owls fell 27-20 at Memphis six days later … Rice was idle last week … Rice ranks third in The American in total defense (322.0 ypg) and sacks (2.8 per game) … Conversely, the Owls are fourth nationally in pass protection, allowing only 0.8 sacks per game … Fourteen players have at least one sack, while LB Ty Morris has a team-high four sacks … QB E.J. Warner has passed for 2,058 yards and 13 touchdowns against 10 interceptions … RB Dean Connors has a team-high 678 rushing yards with eight touchdowns and is tied for the team lead with 55 receptions for 351 yards and a TD … WR Matt Sykes also has 55 catches for a team-leading 645 yards and five TDs … S Gabriel Taylor has a team-high 50 tackles with two interceptions.
UAB 2-8, 1-5 American
Head Coach Trent Dilfer (Fresno State) 6-16, second season
Notes
UAB looks to snap a two-game slide after the Blazers fell 53-18 at Memphis in the Battle for the Bones trophy game last week … UAB has gone 0-5 on the road, but has gone 2-3 at Protective Stadium … UAB ranks 13th nationally in pass defense (172.7 ypg) … QB Jalen Kitna has started the last six games in place of injured QB Jacob Zeno … Kitna has thrown for 1,755 yards and 12 touchdowns with 10 interceptions … RB Lee Beebe Jr. has 641 rushing yards with four TDs … The potent duo of WR Amare Thomas and WR Kam Shanks has combined for 107 catches, 1,191 yards and 13 touchdowns … Shanks, meanwhile, is the NCAA FBS leader in punt returns at 22.3 yards per return … DE Desmond Little leads The American with 6.0 sacks … K Jonah Delange, a Lou Groza Award semifinalist, has gone 19-for-20 on field goals and 24-for-24 on PATs.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 • 3 P.M. • ESPN+
CHARLOTTE at FLORIDA ATLANTIC
FAU Stadium (29,945/Natural Grass) Boca Raton, Florida
Television ESPN+ Ryan Urquhart, Patrick Murray and Natalie Kalibut
Charlotte Radio Florida Atlantic Radio WZGV-AM 730 (flagship) WMEN-AM 640 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 10th meeting between Charlotte and Florida Atlantic … The schools have met each year since 2015 … Florida Atlantic holds a 7-2 series lead and has won the last five meetings, including a 38-16 victory in Charlotte last season … The 49ers’ last win against the Owls was a 27-24 decision in 2018.
CHARLOTTE 3-7, 2-4 American
Interim Head Coach Tim Brewster (Illinois ’84) 0-0, first season at Charlotte 15-30, fifth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Charlotte announced a head coaching change after the 49ers dropped their fourth straight contest with a 59-24 setback to South Florida last week … Tim Brewster, the former Minnesota head coach, will serve as the interim head coach for the rest of the 2024 season … QB Deshawn Purdie, a true freshman, has thrown for a team-high 1,191 yards and six touchdowns, while QB Max Brown has thrown for 561 yards and three TDs … WR O’Mega Blake (20.7 yards per reception) and WR Jarius Mack (20.4 ypr) are big-play receivers, while RB Hahsaun Wilson (457 yards) and RB Cartevious Norton (442 yards) have combined for 899 yards and 12 touchdowns … LB Reid Williford has a team-high 59 tackles … DE Demon Clowney has a team-high 6.0 tackles for loss.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2-8, 0-6 American
Interim Head Coach Chad Lunsford (Georgia College ’00) 0-0, first season at Florida Atlantic 28-21, sixth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Florida Atlantic announced late Monday that Chad Lunsford will serve as interim head coach for the rest of the 2024 season after Tom Herman was relieved of his duties … Lunsford previously served as head coach at Georgia Southern before joining the Florida Atlantic staff … The Owls look to snap a five-game slide after an 18-15 overtime loss at Temple last Saturday … QB Kasin Weisman made his first career start against Temple … Weisman has thrown for 416 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions in 2024 … RB CJ Campbell Jr. has rushed for 594 yards and 10 TDs … WR Omari Hayes leads the team with 38 receptions for 525 yards and two touchdowns … LB CJ Heard leads the squad with 74 tackles, while DE Chris Jones has a team-leading 8.5 tackles for loss.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 • 3:30 P.M. • ESPN+
EAST CAROLINA at NORTH TEXAS
DATCU Stadium (30,850/FieldTurf) Denton, Texas
Television ESPN+ Ted Emrich, LaDarrin McLane and Smacker Miles
East Carolina Radio North Texas Radio WNCT-FM 107.9 (flagship) KEGL-FM 97.1 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the second meeting between East Carolina and North Texas and the first to be played under the American Athletic Conference banner … The only previous meeting was Nov. 17, 1979, when East Carolina scored a 49-16 victory in Greenville as part of the Pirates’ seven-game (6-0-1) unbeaten streak to close the season.
EAST CAROLINA 6-4, 4-2 American
Interim Head Coach Blake Harrell (Western Carolina ’02) 3-0, first season
Notes
East Carolina has turned in three straight impressive performances under interim head coach Blake Harrell, who has led the Pirates to a three wins by a combined score of 143-79 … The Pirates most recently scored a 38-31 win at Tulsa last Thursday … QB Katin Houser, a transfer from Michigan State, has started the last four games and has thrown for 1,342 yards and 14 touchdowns against seven interceptions … RB Rahjai Harris has 730 rushing yards with seven touchdowns … WR Winston Wright Jr. has 45 catches for 492 yards and seven TDs, while WR Chase Sowell has 34 catches for 678 yards and three TDs … DE Elijah Morris has 4.0 sacks to lead the defense, while LB Zakye Barker has 66 tackles with 10.0 tackles for loss … CB Gavin Gibson and S Ja’Marley Riddle have three interceptions each.
NORTH TEXAS 5-5, 2-4 American
Head Coach Eric Morris (Texas Tech ’08) 10-12, second season at North Texas 34-30, sixth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
North Texas had raced to a 5-1 start, but the Mean Green looks to snap a four-game slide following a 48-27 setback to UTSA last Friday … The Mean Green has gained at least 500 yards in 13 of Eric Morris’ 22 games as head coach … QB Chandler Morris has completed 269 of 424 passes for 3,328 yards and 27 touchdowns with 12 interceptions … Morris’ 27 TD passes rank second nationally, behind only Cam Ward of Miami (32) … RB Shane Porter has rushed for 533 yards and five touchdowns … WR DT Sheffield has 58 catches for 734 yards and a team-high 10 touchdowns and was a recent addition to the Biletnikoff Award watch list … LB Jaylen Smith has team highs with 74 tackles and 6.0 tackles for loss … DE Roderick Brown has 4.5 sacks, ranking fourth in The American.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 • 3:30 P.M. • ESPN+
TULSA at SOUTH FLORIDA
Raymond James Stadium (65,000/Natural Grass) Tampa, Florida
Television ESPN+ Jason Ross Jr. and Tyoka Jackson
Tulsa Radio South Florida Radio KXBL-FM 99.5 (flagship) WHPT-FM 102.5 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the seventh meeting between Tulsa and South Florida and will break a 3-3 tie in the series … The Bulls won the first three matchups, in 2014, 2017 and 2018, but the Golden Hurricane has taken the last three with victories from 2020-22 … Tulsa has won two of the three meetings in Tampa.
TULSA 3-7, 1-5 American
Head Coach Kevin Wilson (North Carolina ’84) 7-15, second season at Tulsa 33-62, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Tulsa has dropped its last two games after the Golden Hurricane saw East Carolina rally for a 38-31 win last Thursday in Greenville, North Carolina … Tulsa has gone 1-4 on the road this season and has dropped three straight away from home … QB Cooper Legas has completed 68 of 118 passes for 968 yards and 11 touchdowns against two interceptions … RB Bill Jackson has rushed for 318 yards, while RB Anthony Watkins has 298 yards and three touchdowns … WR Kamdyn Benjamin has 58 receptions for 694 yards and five TDs, while freshman Joseph Williams has 20 catches for 397 yards and four TDs after a three-touchdown showing against East Carolina … LB Gavin Potter has a team-high 64 tackles with 9.0 tackles for loss … Tulsa has scored two special teams touchdowns.
SOUTH FLORIDA 5-5, 3-3 American
Head Coach Alex Golesh (Ohio State ’06) 12-11, second season
Notes
South Florida bounced back from a loss to Navy with a resounding 59-24 victory at Charlotte last Saturday, giving the Bulls three wins in their last four games … South Florida is 2-2 at Raymond James Stadium and 2-4 away from Tampa … QB Bryce Archie has started the last five games and has thrown for 1,147 yards and six touchdowns with seven interceptions … RB Kelley Joiner Jr. has 616 rushing yards with nine touchdowns … WR Sean Atkins has 54 receptions for 499 yards and a TD … LB Mac Harris has a team high 62 tackles with 3.0 sacks and 7.0 tackles for loss with two forced fumbles … LB Jhalyn Shuler leads the Bulls with two interceptions along with three forced fumbles … K Nico Gramatica has gone 3-for-4 on field goals of at least 50 yards, while P Andrew Stokes is third in The American at 44.9 yards per punt.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 • 7 P.M. • NBC/PEACOCK
ARMY vs. NOTRE DAME
Yankee Stadium (54,251/Natural Grass) Bronx, New York
Television NBC/Peacock Ian Eagle, Todd Blackledge and Kathryn Tappen
Army Radio WBNR-AM 1260 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 52nd meeting between Army and Notre Dame in a series that traces its roots to 1913 … Notre Dame holds a 39-8-4 series lead … Notre Dame is 15-5-3 against Army at Yankee Stadium … Saturday’s game will be the 10th in the series when both teams are nationally ranked, the first since 1958.
18/17 ARMY 9-0, 7-0 American
Head Coach Jeff Monken (Millikin ’89) 79-55, 11th season at Army 115-71, 15th season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Army stands at No. 18 in the Associated Press poll and No. 17 in the coaches’ poll following the Black Knights’ open week … Army is 9-0 for the first time since 1996 … Army has won its last 13 games, dating to last season, and takes the nation’s longest active winning streak into Saturday’s game … Army has clinched a spot in The American Championship Game in its first season in the conference … QB Bryson Daily, who is fifth nationally with 132.8 rushing yards per game and 21 rushing touchdowns, returned to the lineup against North Texas after missing the previous game against Air Force due to injury … Army is second in the nation in scoring defense (10.3 ppg) and fifth in total defense (273.9 ypg) … LB Kalib Fortner has 54 tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss.
6/6 NOTRE DAME 9-1
Head Coach Marcus Freeman (Ohio State ’07) 28-9, third season
Notes
Notre Dame enters Saturday’s game with an eight-game winning streak on the heels of a 35-14 win against Virginia last Saturday … The Fighting Irish stumbled in a 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois in Week 2, but have won their last eight rather comfortably … QB Riley Leonard, a transfer from Duke, has thrown for 1,789 yards and 12 touchdowns and is Notre Dame’s second-leading rusher with 641 yards and a team-high 13 touchdowns … RB Jeremiyah Love leads the team with 720 rushing yards to go with 12 TDs … The top receiver is WR Beaux Collins, a transfer from Clemson who has 30 catches for 390 yards and two touchdowns … Notre Dame ranks third nationally in scoring defense at 11.4 points allowed per game and is sixth in total defense at 277.1 ypg … S Xavier Watts has a team-high four interceptions.
