CONFERENCE USA NEWS
Weekly Report Posted: November 27, 2021 16:35
UTSA avoids the upset bid by winless Southern Miss to win 31-24
North Texas gets another conference win, this time over UAB 24-14
Western Kentucky loses a heartbreaker to Army 31-28 to move to 2-8 on the season
Marshall gets a huge conference win over Florida Atlantic 41-38 to move to 2-4 in conference play
UTEP loses to non conference foe UNLV 42-28 to move to .500 on the season
Rice wins the biggest Conference USA game of the year with a 42-30 win over #2 Louisiana Tech and they both move to 10-1 on the season as the Bulldogs fall down to #9
Florida International gets a 28-21 win over Middle Tennessee State to move to 7-3 on the season and distinguish themselves behind the big 3
Arkansas State bounces back with a huge performance in a blowout win over Charlotte
Pare and Luke record 5 TDs in a 56-14 crushing win over Charlotte to get back on track
Week 12 Players of the Week
Ncaa Defensive Player Of The Week
Kyle Meade - ROLB , UL Lafayette
9 TACK, 8 TFL, 5 ATK,4 SACK
Ncaa Offensive Player Of The Week
Ryan Johnson - QB , Colorado
18-29, 300 YDS, 14 CAR, 56 YDS, 5 Total TDs
C-USA Defensive Player Of The Week
Reggie Barnes - MLB , Marshall
6 TACK, 3 TFL, 2 ATK, 1 SACK, 1 INT
C-USA Offensive Player Of The Week
Joey Peoples - QB , Marshall
24-41, 250 YDS, 14 CAR, 72 YDS, 5 Total TDs
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 4 | Clemson Tigers |
| 5 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 6 | Texas Longhorns |
| 7 | Memphis Tigers |
| 8 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| 10 | Tulane Green Wave |
| 11 | Auburn Tigers |
| 12 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 13 | Oregon Ducks |
| 14 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 15 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 16 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 17 | California Golden Bears |
| 18 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 19 | Utah Utes |
| 20 | Rice Owls |
| 21 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 22 | Washington Huskies |
| 23 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 24 | Central Michigan Chippewas |
| 25 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 3 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 5 | Clemson Tigers |
| 6 | Memphis Tigers |
| 7 | Texas Longhorns |
| 8 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| 10 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 11 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 12 | Tulane Green Wave |
| 13 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 14 | Auburn Tigers |
| 15 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 16 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 17 | Oregon Ducks |
| 18 | California Golden Bears |
| 19 | Rice Owls |
| 20 | Utah Utes |
| 21 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 22 | Washington Huskies |
| 23 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 24 | Central Michigan Chippewas |
| 25 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No BCS Poll has been set. | |
| C-USA Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Rice | 10-1 | 7-0 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 10-1 | 7-0 |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech | 10-1 | 6-1 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee State | 6-4 | 4-2 |
| 5 | UTEP | 5-5 | 4-2 |
| 6 | Florida International | 7-3 | 3-3 |
| 7 | North Texas | 4-6 | 3-3 |
| 8 | Charlotte | 5-6 | 3-4 |
| 9 | Marshall | 4-5 | 2-4 |
| 10 | Florida Atlantic | 5-5 | 2-4 |
| 11 | UTSA | 3-7 | 2-4 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 2-8 | 1-5 |