CONFERENCE USA NEWS
Weekly Report Posted: November 27, 2021 15:17
UAB goes down big to East Carolina 31-3 as they move to a 0-9 record on the year
Florida International bounces back after their heartbreaking loss against the Red Wolves to get past Western Kentucky 41-20
UTEP gets their 4th conference win against Southern Miss 35-6
Middle Tennessee State drops a non conference game against Kentucky 40-14
Louisiana Tech moves to 10-0 on the season with a 40-28 win against UTSA
Rice remains undefeated in conference play with a 34-14 win against North Texas
Charlotte gets a big conference win against Florida Atlantic 35-21
Arkansas State shocked on the road by BYU in 38-28 loss as defense continues their struggles
Whittaker threw 2 interceptions as he continues to struggle with the turnover game as their defense isn't able to bail him out and the Red Wolves suffer their first loss on the season to BYU
Week 11 Players of the Week
Ncaa Defensive Player Of The Week
M.J. Sherman - ROLB , Georgia
1TACK, 2 ATK, 2 FF, 1 INT
Ncaa Offensive Player Of The Week
Aidan Bouman - QB , Iowa State
22-26, 310 YDS, 12 CAR, 49 YDS, 7 Total TDs
C-USA Defensive Player Of The Week
Ricky Meeks - MLB , Louisiana Tech
8 TACK, 6 TFL, 8 ATK, 2 SACK
C-USA Offensive Player Of The Week
Mike Clancy - HB , Florida International
21 CAR, 109 YDS, 3 TDs, 5 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Memphis Tigers |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| 4 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | Auburn Tigers |
| 7 | Clemson Tigers |
| 8 | Texas Longhorns |
| 9 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 10 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Utah Utes |
| 13 | Tulane Green Wave |
| 14 | Missouri Tigers |
| 15 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 16 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 17 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 18 | Oregon Ducks |
| 19 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 20 | California Golden Bears |
| 21 | Florida Gators |
| 22 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 23 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 24 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 25 | Georgia Southern Eagles |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Memphis Tigers |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| 4 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 6 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 7 | Auburn Tigers |
| 8 | Clemson Tigers |
| 9 | Texas Longhorns |
| 10 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 11 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 12 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 13 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 14 | Tulane Green Wave |
| 15 | Utah Utes |
| 16 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 17 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 18 | Missouri Tigers |
| 19 | California Golden Bears |
| 20 | Oregon Ducks |
| 21 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 22 | Florida Gators |
| 23 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 24 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 25 | Washington Huskies |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No BCS Poll has been set. | |
| C-USA Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 10-0 | 6-0 |
| 2 | Rice | 9-1 | 6-0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 9-1 | 6-0 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee State | 6-3 | 4-1 |
| 5 | UTEP | 5-4 | 4-2 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 5-5 | 3-3 |
| 7 | Florida International | 6-3 | 2-3 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 5-4 | 2-3 |
| 9 | North Texas | 3-6 | 2-3 |
| 10 | Marshall | 3-5 | 1-4 |
| 11 | UTSA | 2-7 | 1-4 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 2-7 | 1-5 |