UPCOMING SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
SMU at TCU
Time: Noon
Series: TCU leads, 52-42-7
Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2022 (TCU, 42-32)
Tulsa at Northern Illinois
Time: Noon
Series: Tulsa State leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 10, 2022 (Tulsa, 38-35)
Florida Atlantic at Illinois
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Series: First meeting
Miami (Fla.) at Temple
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Series: Miami leads, 13-1
Last Meeting: Oct. 15, 2005 (Miami, 34-3)
Rice at South Florida *
Time: 4 p.m.
Series: First meeting
UTSA at Tennessee
Time: 4 p.m.
Series: First meeting
Gardner-Webb at East Carolina
Time: 6 p.m.
Series: East Carolina leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 7, 2019 (East Carolina, 48-9)
Charlotte at Florida
Time: 7 p.m.
Series: First meeting
Nicholls at Tulane
Time: 7 p.m.
Series: Tulane leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 8, 2018 (Tulane, 42-17)
UAB at Georgia
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Series: Georgia leads, 3-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 11, 2021 (Georgia, 56-7)
Memphis vs. Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Series: Missouri leads, 3-1
Last Meeting: Oct. 20, 2018 (Missouri, 65-33)
OPEN WEEKS
Navy
Next Game: Sept. 30 vs. South Florida
North Texas
Next Game: Sept. 30 vs. Abilene Christian
All times Eastern
WEEKLY HONORS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Preston Stone • So. • QB • SMU
Stone completed 15 of 20 passes for career highs of 300 yards and five touchdowns while adding a rushing TD in a 69-0 win against Prairie View A&M. Stone engineered scoring drives on six of the Mustangs’ first seven possessions.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Daquan Evans • Sr. • S • South Florida
Evans finished with eight tackles, including three sacks and four tackles for loss to go with a pass breakup as the Bulls held No. 10 Alabama to its fewest points in a win since the 2016 season.
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Noah Rauschenberg • Sr. • K • North Texas
Rauschenberg hit the game-winning field goal with three seconds left to lift North Texas to a 40-37 win at Louisiana Tech. Rauschenberg connected from 25, 22, 48 and 31 yards.
HONOR ROLL
Blake Watson • Sr. • RB • Memphis
169 yards and a TD in a 28-24 win against Navy
Ayo Adeyi • Jr. • RB • North Texas
148 yards, 2 TDs in 40-37 win at Louisiana Tech
JT Daniels • Sr. • QB • Rice
11-of-17, 255 yards, 4 TDs in 59-7 win against Texas Southern
Joquez Smith • Fr. • RB • Temple
142 yards, 1 TD in 41-7 win against Norfolk State
Kai Horton • So. • QB • Tulane
12-of-19, 186 yards, 2 TDs, one rushing TD in 21-3 win at Southern Miss
TALKING POINTS
UAB
1-2, 0-0 American
Last: Lost to Louisiana, 41-21
Next: Sept. 23 at Georgia (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….440.3 …………………..4th
Total Defense………………………….397.3 …………………..9th
Scoring Offense ……………………….30.3 …………………..5th
Scoring Defense ………………………32.0 ………………….11th
- QB Jacob Zeno went 27-of-38 for 280 yards and a touchdown, but was intercepted twice and sacked seven times in the loss to Louisiana.
- The Blazers visit No. 1 Georgia Saturday. It will be UAB’s first game in program history against the nation’s top-ranked team and the second
such game by an American Athletic Conference team. Cincinnati faced No. 1 Alabama in the 2021 College Football Playoff.
CHARLOTTE
1-2, 0-0 American
Last: Lost to Georgia State, 41-25
Next: Sept. 23 at Florida (SEC Network+)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….338.3 ………………….11th
Total Defense………………………….422.0 …………………12th
Scoring Offense ……………………….23.0 …………………..8th
Scoring Defense ……………………….27.3 ………………….. 7th
- WR Jack Hestera had seven receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown to lead the Charlotte offense against Georgia State.
- QB Trexler Ivey went 20-of-28 for 257 yards and a touchdown, while QB Jalon Jones finished with a game-high 80 rushing yards and a TD.
- WR Henry Rutledge scored on a 46-yard punt return for the first punt return touchdown in program history.
EAST CAROLINA
0-3, 0-0 American
Last: Lost at Appalachian State, 43-28
Next: Sept. 23 vs. Gardner-Webb (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………. 248.0 …………………14th
Total Defense…………………………..419.7 ………………….11th
Scoring Offense …………………………14.7 …………………14th
Scoring Defense ……………………….34.7 …………………12th
- QB Alex Flinn made his first career start and threw for 158 yards, but was intercepted three times against Appalachian State.
- The Pirates averaged only 2.7 yards per carry against the Mountaineers, finishing with 79 rushing yards on 29 attempts.
- The game against App State produced six lead changes, five turnovers and two East Carolina defensive touchdowns.
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
1-2, 0-0 American
Last: Lost at Clemson, 48-14
Next: Sept. 23 at Illinois (Big Ten Network)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..323.7 …………………13th
Total Defense………………………….360.7 ………………….. 7th
Scoring Offense ………………………. 22.0 …………………10th
Scoring Defense ………………………28.3 …………………..9th
- WR LaJohntay Wester had game highs with 12 receptions and 108 receiving yards in the loss to Clemson.
- Wester became Florida Atlantic’s all-time receptions leader as he finished the game with 163 catches in his career.
- QB Casey Thompson left the game against Clemson with a season-ending injury to his right knee.
NORTH TEXAS
1-2, 0-0 American
Last: Won at Louisiana Tech, 40-37
Next: Sept. 30 vs. Abilene Christian
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………. 445.0 …………………..3rd
Total Defense………………………….542.3 …………………14th
Scoring Offense ……………………….33.3 …………………..4th
Scoring Defense ……………………….47.0 …………………14th
- K Noah Rauschenberg’s fourth field goal of the game — a 31-yard attempt with three seconds left — gave the Owls the win against Louisiana
Tech. - RB Ayo Adeyi rushed for a career-high 148 yards and two touchdowns against Louisiana Tech.
- QB Chandler Rogers made his first start of the season and threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns on 24-of-41 passing.
MEMPHIS
3-0, 1-0 American
Last: Beat Navy, 28-24
Next: Sept. 23 vs. Missouri (ESPNU)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………. 449.3 …………………. 2nd
Total Defense…………………………. 245.7 ……………………1st
Scoring Offense ……………………….40.3 ……………………1st
Scoring Defense ………………………. 13.7 ……………………1st
- RB Blake Watson rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown and had six catches for 68 yards in the win against Navy.
- QB Seth Henigan figured in three touchdowns against Navy. Henigan went 23-of-35 for 218 yards and one TD and scored twice on 11 rushing attempts.
- Memphis’ game against Missouri will be played at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis.
RICE
2-1, 0-0 American
Last: Defeated Texas Southern, 59-7
Next: Sept. 23 at South Florida (ESPNU)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….. 377.0 …………………..8th
Total Defense…………………………362.0 …………………..8th
Scoring Offense ………………………..37.3 …………………..3rd
Scoring Defense ………………………28.3 …………………..9th
- QB JT Daniels threw for 255 yards and four first-half touchdowns without an interception as the Owls cruised past Texas Southern.
- Rice defeated both of its local rivals (Houston and Texas Southern) in back-to-back weeks.
- The Owls have gone 5-1 in the month of September since the 2021 season.
NAVY
1-2, 0-1 American
Last: Lost at Memphis, 28-24
Next: Sept. 30 vs. South Florida (CBSSN)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….336.3 …………………12th
Total Defense………………………….359.7 …………………..6th
Scoring Offense …………………………17.0 …………………13th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 23.3 …………………..6th
- FB Alex Tecza rushed for a career-high 163 yards and a touchdown, and Navy reeled off 299 rushing yards against Memphis in the conference opener.
- QB Tai Lavatai completed 10 of 19 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown against the Tigers.
- Navy has its second open week of the season as the Midshipmen resume play Sept. 30 against South Florida in Annapolis.
SOUTH FLORIDA
1-2, 0-0 American
Last: Lost to Alabama, 17-3
Next: Sept. 23 vs. Rice (ESPNU)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….380.0 ………………….. 7th
Total Defense…………………………389.3 …………………10th
Scoring Offense …………………………21.7 ………………….11th
Scoring Defense ……………………….27.3 ………………….. 7th
- South Florida limited No. 10 Alabama to 17 points and 310 total yards, but was unable to get the home win in front of 65,138 at Raymond James Stadium.
- The Bulls registered five sacks against Alabama, turning in their second straight game with at least four sacks.
- S Daquan Evans had eight tackles, four tackles for loss and three sacks against Alabama.
SMU
2-1, 0-0 American
Last: Defeated Prairie View A&M, 69-0
Next: Sept. 23 at TCU (FS1)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….463.3 ……………………1st
Total Defense………………………… 263.3 …………………. 2nd
Scoring Offense ……………………….39.3 …………………. 2nd
Scoring Defense ……………………….14.0 …………………. 2nd
- QB Preston Stone threw for 300 yards and five touchdowns and added a TD run as the Mustangs overwhelmed Prairie View A&M.
- The 69-point win marked the third largest margin of victory by an American Athletic Conference team and the largest since Memphis’ 77-3 win against Bowling Green Sept. 3, 2016.
- The Mustangs had nine players score touchdowns against Prairie View A&M.
TEMPLE
2-1, 0-0 American
Last: Defeated Norfolk State, 41-9
Next: Sept. 23 vs. Miami (Fla.) (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….394.3 …………………..5th
Total Defense………………………….323.7 …………………..4th
Scoring Offense ……………………….24.0 ………………….. 7th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 22.0 …………………..4th
- Freshman RB Joquez Smith rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries to lead the Owls to the home win against Norfolk State.
- Smith had a touchdown catch as well, becoming the first Temple player with rushing and receiving TDs in the same game since Re’Mahn Davis did so against Bucknell in the 2019 season-opener.
- Temple went 4-for-4 on fourth-down conversion attempts against Norfolk State.
UTSA
1-2, 0-0 American
Last: Lost to Army, 37-29
Next: Sept. 23 at Tennessee (SEC Network)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….383.0 …………………..6th
Total Defense…………………………339.3 …………………..5th
Scoring Offense ………………………..21.0 …………………12th
Scoring Defense ……………………… 22.3 …………………..5th
- QB Eddie Lee Marburger passed for 239 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start, but the Roadrunners fell to Army.
- Marburger got the start in place of QB Frank Harris, who was sidelined with a foot injury. The Roadrunners also saw LB Trey Smith leave the
game due to injury. - UTSA had possession for only 15:35 against Army.
TULSA
1-2, 0-0 American
Next: Lost to Oklahoma, 66-17
Next: Sept. 23 at Northern Illinois (CBSSN)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..374.3 …………………..9th
Total Defense………………………….470.0 …………………13th
Scoring Offense ……………………….23.0 …………………..8th
Scoring Defense ……………………….38.7 …………………13th
- Tulsa was undone by five turnovers — all interceptions — in the loss to No. 19/16 Oklahoma.
- The home attendance of 30,855 was the largest since the renovation of H.A. Chapman in 2008.
- The game against Oklahoma completed a stretch of back-to-back contests against ranked opponents. Tulsa fell at Washington in Week 2.
TULANE
2-1, 0-0 American
Last: Won at Southern Miss, 21-3
Next: Sept. 23 vs. Nicholls (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….364.0 …………………..9th
Total Defense…………………………..276.7 …………………..3rd
Scoring Offense ……………………….26.0 …………………..6th
Scoring Defense ……………………….19.0 …………………..3rd
- QB Kai Horton went 12-for-19 for 186 yards and two touchdowns to lead Tulane to the road win against Southern Miss in the Battle for the Bell.
- Horton made his second consecutive start in place of QB Michael Pratt, who was out with a knee injury.
- Tulane, which has won its last six road games, returns home to face Nicholls Saturday.
