2018 Conference USA football season
2018 Conference USA football season | |
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2019 NFL Draft | |
Top draft pick | RB Devin Singletary, FAU |
Picked by | Buffalo Bills, 74th overall |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | QB Brent Stockstill, MTSU |
East champions | Middle Tennessee |
West champions | UAB |
Championship Game | |
Champions | UAB |
Runners-up | Middle Tennessee |
Finals MVP | RB Spencer Brown, UAB |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Middle Tennessee x | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UAB x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Conference USA football season is the 23rd season of
Mid–American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The entire schedule was released on January 23.[4]
The Conference consists of 14 members. The Conference USA Football Championship game will be played on December 1.[3]
Preseason
Preseason awards
The conference preseason awards were released on July 16.[5]
- Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Devin Singletary, Junior, RB, Florida Atlantic
- Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Azeez Al-Shaair, Senior, LB, Florida Atlantic
- Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year: Parker Shaunfield, Senior, K, Southern Miss
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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QB | Mason Fine | Junior | North Texas |
QB | Brent Stockstill | Senior | Middle Tennessee |
WR | Tyre Brady | Senior | Marshall |
WR | Jalen Guyton | Senior | North Texas |
WR | Ty Lee | Junior | Middle Tennessee |
WR | Teddy Veal | Senior | Louisiana Tech |
RB | Spencer Brown | Sophomore | UAB |
RB | Devin Singletary | Junior | Florida Atlantic |
OL | Reggie Bain | Senior | Florida Atlantic |
OL | Chandler Brewer | Senior | Middle Tennessee |
OL | Jordan Budwig | Senior | FIU |
OL | Levi Brown | Junior | Marshall |
OL | O'Shea Dugas | Senior | Louisiana Tech |
TE | Harrison Bryant | Junior | Florida Atlantic |
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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DL | Jaylon Ferguson | Sophomore | Louisiana Tech |
DL | Fermin Silva | Senior | FIU |
DL | Kevin Strong Jr.
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Senior | UTSA |
DL | Oshane Ximines | Senior | Old Dominion |
LB | Azeez Al-Shaair | Senior | Florida Atlantic |
LB | Khalil Brooks | Junior | Middle Tennessee |
LB | Josiah Tauaefa | Junior | UTSA |
LB | Chase Hancock | Senior | Marshall |
DB | Ben DeLuca | Junior | Charlotte |
DB | Malik Gant | Junior | Marshall |
DB | Shelton Lewis | Senior | Florida Atlantic |
DB | Amik Robertson | Sophomore | Louisiana Tech |
DB | Jalen Young | Senior | Florida Atlantic |
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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P | Jack Fox | Senior | Rice |
K | Parker Shaunfield | Senior | Southern Miss |
KR | Isaiah Harper | Senior | Old Dominion |
PR | Darrell Brown | Junior | Old Dominion |
LS | Matt Beardall | Junior | Marshall |
Media predictions
The 2018 preseason media football poll was released on July 17.[6]
East Division
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West Division
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Head coaches
Note: All stats shown are before the beginning of the season.
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | CUSA record |
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Charlotte | Brad Lambert | 6 | 17–41 | 17–41 | 4–20 |
FIU | Butch Davis | 2 | 71–48 | 8–5 | 5–3 |
Florida Atlantic | Lane Kiffin | 2 | 46–24 | 11–3 | 8–0 |
Louisiana Tech | Skip Holtz | 6 | 126–99 | 38–28 | 26–14 |
Marshall | Doc Holliday | 9 | 61–42 | 61–42 | 39–25 |
Middle Tennessee | Rick Stockstill | 13 | 79–72 | 79–72 | 26–14 |
North Texas | Seth Littrell | 3 | 14–13 | 14–13 | 10–6 |
Old Dominion | Bobby Wilder | 10 | 72–37 | 72–37 | 17–15 |
Rice | Mike Bloomgren | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Southern Miss | Jay Hopson | 3 | 47–28 | 15–11 | 10–6 |
UAB | Bill Clark | 3 | 25–15 | 14–11 | 10–6 |
UTEP | Dana Dimel | 1 | 30–39 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
UTSA | Frank Wilson | 3 | 12–12 | 12–12 | 8–8 |
Western Kentucky | Mike Sanford Jr. | 2 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–4 |
Schedule
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting |
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C-USA member won |
C-USA member lost |
C-USA teams in bold |
Week Zero
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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August 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 20,050 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week One
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Savannah State | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ESPN+ | W 52–0 | 27,124 | |
August 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | No. 4 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ESPN | L 3–34 | 74,145 | |
September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | No. 7 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FOX | L 14–63 | 86,402 | |
September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) | CBSSN | L 27–45 | 26,390 | |
September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPN+ | W 35–28 | 15,827 | |
September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Fordham | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN+ | W 34–10 | 9,240 | |
September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | L 10–52 | 20,425 | |
September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Indiana | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL
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CBSSN | L 28–38 | 17,082 | |
September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | W 30–26 | 13,457 | |
September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Jackson State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | W 55–7 | 29,176 | |
September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
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SECN | L 7–35 | 25,348 | |
September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | SMU | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl )
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Stadium | W 46–23 | 29,519 | |
September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Northern Arizona | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | ESPN3 | L 10–30 | 17,271 | |
September 1 | 10:30 p.m. | UTSA | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
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FS1 | L 7–49 | 50,188 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week Two
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Air Force | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | CBSSN | W 33–27 | 24,101 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN+ | L 9–45 | 19,151 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | UT Martin | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | ESPN+ | W 61–37 | 16,227 | |
September 8 | 6:30 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN+ | W 32–16 | 24,304 | |
September 8 | 6:30 p.m. | Maine | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 15,178 | |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | ESPN+ | W 54–17 | 22,926 | |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN3 | L 20–21 | 19,579 | |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | L 24–47 | 9,776 | |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Baylor | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | CBSSN | L 20–37 | 42,071 | |
September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | FIU | Old Dominion | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA
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beIN
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FIU 28–20 | 19,243 | |
September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Incarnate Word | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN+ | W 58–16 | 18,538 | |
September 8 | 8:00 p.m. | UTEP | UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV | ATTSN | L 24–52 | 14,122 | |
September 9 | 12:00 a.m. | Rice | Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | SPEC HI | L 29–43 | 23,112 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week Three
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 13[a] | 4:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN3 | CHAR 28–25 | 8,204 | |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | No. 3 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPNews | L 7–49 | 92,746 | |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | UTEP | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SECN | L 0–24 | 87,074 | |
September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Tulane | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | Stadium | W 31–24 | 21,991 | |
Cancelled [b] | ||||||||
September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | North Texas | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | SECN | W 44–17 | 62,355 | |
September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | UTSA | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FSN | L 17–41 | 50,618 | |
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | Stadium | W 49–28 | 19,017 | |
September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | UMass | FIU | Ricardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | beIN | W 63–24 | 14,695 | |
Cancelled [b] | ||||||||
September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
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ACCRSN | L 17–20 | 54,923 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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- ^ This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up two days in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
- ^ a b This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
Week Four
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | No. 16 UCF | Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL
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ESPN | L 36–56 | 44,257 | |
September 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 28–20 | 15,873 | |
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Charlotte | UMass | McGuirk Stadium • Amherst, MA | ELVN
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L 31–49 | 10,086 | |
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 13 Virginia Tech | Old Dominion | Forman Field • Norfolk, VA | CBSSN | W 49–35 | 20,532 | |
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | FIU | No. 21 Miami (FL) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN2 | L 17–31 | 59,814 | |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | North Texas | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 47–7 | 14,112 | |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | No. 6 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
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ESPNU | L 21–38 | 102,321 | |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | NC State | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | CBSSN | L 37–20 | 32,349 | |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | USM 40–22 | 20,159 | |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas State | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 25–21 | 29,205 | |
September 22 | 7:30 p.m. | New Mexico State | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX (Battle of I-10) | ESPN3 | L 20–27 | 19,412 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week Five
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Old Dominion | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN3 | L 35–37 | 35,047 | |
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Rice | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
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ACCN
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L 24–56 | 24,519 | |
September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | No. 10 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
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SECN | L 13–24 | 83,792 | |
September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | Stadium | MTSU 25–24 | 17,299 | |
September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | UTSA 30–21 | 20,176 | |
September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ESPN3 | UAB 28–7 | 25,395 | |
September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | ESPN+ | W 55–9 | 14,937 | |
September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Marshall | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | Stadium | MARSH 20–17 | 20,176 | |
September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | beIN | LT 29–27 | 30,105 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week Six
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | CBSSN | MTSU 34–24 | 25,979 | |
October 6 | 5:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | Stadium | FAU 52–33 | 18,204 | |
October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | Stadium | UAB 28–7 | 18,983 | |
October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | UTSA | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN3 | UTSA 20–3 | 19,170 | |
October 6 | 7:30 p.m. | North Texas | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | beIN | UNT 27–24 | 12,809 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week Seven
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | UAB | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | UAB 42–0 | 18,916 | |
October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN3 | UNT 30–7 | 18,252 | |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN+ | CHAR 40–14 | 11,610 | |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall | Old Dominion | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA | Stadium | MARSH 42–20 | 20,118 | |
October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | LT 31–3 | 20,057 | |
October 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | beIN | FIU 24–21 | 16,002 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week Eight
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | CBSSN | MARSH 31–7 | 23,825 | |
October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | MTSU 21–13 | 23,825 | |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | UTEP | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | ESPN+ | LT 31–24 | 18,972 | |
October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | UTSA | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | USM 27–17 | 21,259 | |
October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Rice | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | ESPN+ | FIU 36–17 | 13,741 | |
October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Old Dominion | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky | ESPN+ | ODU 37–34 | 13,269 | |
October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | North Texas | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | beIN | UAB 29–21 | 28,014 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week Nine
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 26 | 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | CBSSN | LT 21–13 | 14,948 | |
October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN3 | CHAR 20–17 | 8,687 | |
October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Old Dominion | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA | ESPN+ | MTSU 51–17 | 19,725 | |
October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | Rice | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN+ | UNT 41–17 | 25,379 | |
October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | FIU | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | beIN | FIU 38–17 | 15,138 | |
October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | UAB | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | ESPN+ | UAB 19–0 | 10,787 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week Ten
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate) | CBSSN | MTSU 29–10 | 16,617 | |
November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Marshall | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | Stadium | USM 26–24 | 20,375 | |
November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | UTEP | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN3 | UTEP 34–26 | 18,420 | |
November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SECN | L 3–14 | 86,753 | |
November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL (Shula Bowl) | Stadium | FAU 49–14 | 18,478 | |
November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | UTSA | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | beIN | UAB 52–3 | 17,605 | |
November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | No. 21 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | SECN | L 3–45 | 58,709 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week Eleven
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Charlotte | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN+ | MARSH 30–13 | 19,418 | |
November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | ESPN+ | MTSU 48–32 | 9,690 | |
November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | North Texas | Old Dominion | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA | ESPN3 | ODU 34–31 | 18,062 | |
November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | beIN | UAB 26–23 OT | 25,618 | |
November 10 | 5:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | Stadium | FAU 24–15 | 14,400 | |
November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | FIU | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | FIU 45–7 | 16,874 | |
November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | ESPN+ | LT 28–13 | 15,283 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week Twelve
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 15 | 9:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | CBSSN | UNT 41–38 | 18,338 | |
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | No. 20 Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | L 23–34 | 47,535 | |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | FIU | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN3 | FIU 42–35 | 13,371 | |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | VMI | Old Dominion | Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA | ESPN+ | W 77–14 | 20,118 | |
November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | UTSA | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | Stadium | MARSH 23–0 | 18,502 | |
November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry in Dixie) | Stadium | USM 21–20 | 19,142 | |
November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPN2 | L 20–41 | 97,584 | |
November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | UTEP | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | beIN | WKU 40–16 | 6,221 | |
November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Rice | No. 10 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPNU | L 10–42 | 100,323 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week Thirteen
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Marshall | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | Stadium | MARSH 28–25 | 14,862 | |
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | CBSSN | WKU 30–15 | 11,459 | |
November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | RICE 27–13 | 18,083 | |
November 24 | 3:00 p.m. | UAB | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | MTSU 27–3 | 14,411 | |
November 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | ESPN+ | USM 39–7 | 14,962 | |
November 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | Stadium | CHAR 27–24 | 11,638 | |
November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | UNT 24–21 | 19,874 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Week Fourteen
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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December 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Marshall | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ACCN Extra | L 20–41 | 31,336 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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This game was added after both teams lost a game due to being canceled by Hurricane Florence. Virginia Tech was to play East Carolina while Marshall was to play South Carolina.
Conference USA Championship Game
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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December 1 | 1:30 p.m. | UAB | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | CBSSN | UAB 27–25 | 15,806 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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Postseason
Bowl games
Legend | |
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C-USA win | |
C-USA loss |
Bowls based on contractual tie-ins. Actual bowls attended by C-USA members may vary and will be announced following the regular season.
Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | C-USA Team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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New Mexico Bowl | December 15 | Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
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ESPN | 2:00 p.m. | North Texas | Utah State | 13–52 | 25,387 |
New Orleans Bowl | December 15 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA
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ESPN | 9:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Appalachian State | 13–45 | 23,942 |
Boca Raton Bowl | December 18 | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | Northern Illinois | 37–13 | 22,614 |
Gasparilla Bowl | December 20 | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | Marshall | South Florida | 38–20 | 14,135 |
Bahamas Bowl | December 21 | Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas | ESPN | 12:30 p.m. | FIU | Toledo | 35–32 | 13,510 |
Hawaii Bowl | December 22 | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | 10:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Hawaii | 31–14 | 30,911 |
Awards and honors
Individual awards
All conference teams
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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First team offense | |||
QB | Brent Stockstill | Gr. | Middle Tennessee |
RB | Devin Singletary | Jr. | Florida Atlantic |
Spencer Brown | So. | UAB | |
WR | Tyre Brady | RSr. | Marshall |
Rico Bussey | Jr. | North Texas | |
Quez Watkins | So. | Southern Miss | |
TE | Harrison Bryant | Jr. | Florida Atlantic |
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Reggie Bain | RSr. | Florida Atlantic |
O’Shea Dugas | Sr. | Louisiana Tech | |
Levi Brown | RJr. | Marshall | |
Chandler Brewer | Sr. | Middle Tennessee | |
Justice Powers | Sr. | UAB | |
First Team defense | |||
DL | Alex Highsmith | RJr. | Charlotte |
Jaylon Ferguson | RSr. | Louisiana Tech | |
LaDarius Hamilton | Jr. | North Texas | |
Oshane Ximines | Sr. | Old Dominion | |
Jacques Turner | RJr. | Southern Miss | |
LB | Sage Lewis | RJr. | FIU |
Darius Harris | RSr. | Middle Tennessee | |
EJ Ejiya | RSr. | North Texas | |
DB | Amik Robertson | So. | Louisiana Tech |
Malik Gant | RJr. | Marshall | |
Reed Blankenship | So. | Middle Tennessee | |
Kemon Hall | Sr. | North Texas | |
First Team Special Teams | |||
PK | Cole Hedlund | Gr. | North Texas |
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Jack Fox | Sr. | Rice |
RT | Isaiah Harper | Sr. | Old Dominion |
Maurice Alexander | RJr. | FIU | |
ST | Matt Beardall | Jr. | Marshall |
Non-conference records
Power Five conferences
Power 5 Conferences | Record |
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ACC | 1–3 |
Big Ten | 0–2 |
Big 12 | 0–3 |
Pac-12 | 0–1 |
SEC | 1–10 |
Power 5 Total | 2–19 |
Group of Five conferences
Group of 5 Conferences | Record |
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American | 2–3 |
Mountain West | 2–3 |
MAC | 2–0 |
Sun Belt | 2–4 |
Group of 5 Total | 8–10 |
FBS independents
FBS Independents | Record |
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FBS Independents | 2–3 |
FCS conferences
FCS Opponents | Record |
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Football Championship Subdivision | 11–2 |
Home game attendance
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium | 15,314 | 9,240 | 19,151 † | 8,204 | 11,610 | 8,687 | 13,371 | 61,023 | 10,171 | 66.4% | |
FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium
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20,000 | 17,082 | 14,695 | 14,937 | 16,002 | 13,741 | 18,478 † | 14,862 | 109,797 | 15,685 | 78.4% |
Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium | 29,419 | 24,101 † | 19,017 | 18,205 | 14,948 | 14,400 | 11,638 | 102,309 | 17,052 | 58.0% | |
Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium | 28,562 | 22,926 † | 18,983 | 18,972 | 15,283 | 11,459 | 87,623 | 17,525 | 61.4% | ||
Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium | 38,227 | 24,304 | 32,349 † | 25,979 | 23,825 | 19,418 | 18,502 | 144,377 | 24,063 | 62.9% | |
Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium | 30,788 | 16,227 | 17,299 | 23,825 † | 16,617 | 14,411 | 88,379 | 17,676 | 57.4% | ||
North Texas | Apogee Stadium
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30,850 | 29,519 | 18,538 | 30,105 † | 18,252 | 25,379 | 18,338 | 140,131 | 23,355 | 75.7% | |
Old Dominion | Foreman Field
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20,118 | 19,243 | 20,532 † | 20,118 | 19,725 | 18,062 | 20,118 | 117,798 | 19,633 | 97.6% | |
Rice | Rice Stadium | 47,000 | 20,050 | 26,390 † | 19,170 | 18,916 | 18,420 | 18,083 | 121,029 | 20,172 | 42.9% | |
Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium | 36,000 | 29,176 † | 19,579 | 20,159 | 21,259 | 20,375 | 19,142 | 129,690 | 21,615 | 60.0% | |
UAB | Legion Field | 71,594 | 27,124 † | 21,991 | 25,395 | 28,014 | 17,605 | 25,618 | 145,747 | 24,291 | 33.9% | |
UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium
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51,500 | 17,271 | 19,412 † | 12,809 | 10,787 | 9,690 | 14,962 | 84,931 | 14,155 | 27.5% | |
UTSA | Alamodome | 65,000 | 42,071 † | 29,205 | 20,176 | 20,057 | 16,874 | 19,874 | 148,257 | 24,710 | 38.0% | |
WKU | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium | 22,113 | 15,178 | 20,176 † | 13,269 | 15,138 | 6,221 | 69,982 | 13,996 | 63.3% |
Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
Weekly Awards
Date | Offense | Defense | Special Teams |
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Sept 3 | Mason Fine, QB, North Texas | James Jackson, S, Louisiana Tech | Quez Watkins, PR, Southern Miss. |
Sept 10 | Chris Robison, QB, Florida Atlantic | Rashad Smith, LB, Florida Atlantic | Jonathan Cruz, K, Charlotte |
Sept 17 | Mason Fine, QB, North Texas | Nate Brooks, CB, North Texas | Keegan Brewer, PR, North Texas |
Sept 22 | Blake LaRussa, QB, Old Dominion | Oshane Ximines, DE, Old Dominion | Jared Sacket, K, UTSA |
Sept 29 | Tyre Brady, WR, Marshall Brent Stockstill, QB, Middle Tennessee |
Jaylon Ferguson, DE, Louisiana Tech | Bailey Hale, K, Louisiana Tech |
Oct 6 | Brent Stockstill, QB, Middle Tennessee | Jovante Moffatt, S, Middle Tennessee | Kerrith Whyte, KR, Florida Atlantic |
Oct 13 | Tyler King, RB, Marshall Xavier Ubosi, WR, UAB |
Juwan Foggie, LB, Charlotte | José Borregales, K, FIU |
Oct 20 | Spencer Brown, RB, UAB | Malik Thompson, DL, Marshall | Isaiah Harper, KR, Old Dominion |
Oct 27 | DeAndre Torrey, RB, North Texas | Reed Blankenship, S, Middle Tennessee | Jonathan Cruz, K, Charlotte |
Nov 3 | Devin Singletary, RB, Florida Atlantic | Alex Highsmith, DE, Charlotte | Crews Holt, K, Middle Tennessee |
Nov 10 | Brent Stockstill, QB, Middle Tennessee | Tre’ Crawford, LB, UAB | Nick Rice, K, Old Dominion |
Nov 17 | DeAndre Torrey, RB, North Texas | Sage Lewis, LB, FIU Omari Cobb, LB, Marshall |
Isaiah Harper, KR, Old Dominion |
Nov 24 | Juma Otoviano, RB, Rice | DQ Thomas, LB, Middle Tennessee | Jonathan Cruz, K, Charlotte |
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