2018 Conference USA football season

2018 Conference USA football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 25, 2018
through December 22, 2019
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS Sports Network, Stadium, beIN Sports, ESPN
2019 NFL Draft
Top draft pickRB Devin Singletary, FAU
Picked byBuffalo Bills, 74th overall
Regular season
Season MVPQB Brent Stockstill, MTSU
East championsMiddle Tennessee
West championsUAB
Championship Game
ChampionsUAB
  Runners-upMiddle Tennessee
Finals MVPRB Spencer Brown, UAB
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
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  
West Division
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 Conference USA football season is the 23rd season of Conference USA football and part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season.[1][2] The season began on August 25 and concluded on November 24.[3] This marked the fourth season since the 2014 realignment that took place in 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season which added the 14 member Charlotte from the Atlantic 10 Conference. C-USA is a "Group of Five" conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the American Athletic Conference, the 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
Offense
Position Player Class Team
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
Defense
Position Player Class Team
DL Jaylon Ferguson Sophomore Louisiana Tech
DL Fermin Silva Senior FIU
DL Kevin Strong Jr. 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
Specialists
Position Player Class Team
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]

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
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
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 Ref.
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.

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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 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 SECN L 7–35   25,348
September 1 7:30 p.m. SMU North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl) 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 FS1 L 7–49   50,188
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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 beIN  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.

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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
September 15 3:30 p.m. Southern Miss Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+  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
September 15 7:30 p.m. Marshall South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPNU  Cancelled [b]    
September 15 7:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCRSN L 17–20   54,923
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
  1. ^ This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up two days in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
  2. ^ a b This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 21 7:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic No. 16 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL 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 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 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.

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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 ACCN L 24–56   24,519
September 29 4:00 p.m. Southern Miss No. 10 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL 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.

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week Ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week Eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week Twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week Thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Week Fourteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

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

See also: 2018 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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.

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
  C-USA win
  C-USA loss
See also: 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games

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
New Mexico Bowl December 15 Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM ESPN 2:00 p.m. North Texas Utah State 13–52 25,387
New Orleans Bowl December 15 Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA 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

First team
Position Player Class Team
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
OL 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
P 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
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
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
FBS Independents 2–3

FCS conferences

FCS Opponents Record
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
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 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 30,850 29,519 18,538 30,105 † 18,252 25,379 18,338 140,131 23,355 75.7%
Old Dominion Foreman Field 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 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

Players of the Week
Date Offense Defense Special Teams
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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