CONFERENCE USA NEWS
September 6, 2017
Weekly Report Posted: July 17, 2021 04:34
The reigning National Champs in Florida Atlantic avoid HUGE disaster win a close win against FCS Northwest 28-26
Rice comes out and upsets Oklahoma State 44-24 as they improve to 2-0 on the year
UTSA is another Conference USA team to take down a Big 12 foe, this time 42-37 against Baylor
UAB loses a close one to UCF 28-23
Middle Tennessee State takes care of business against FCS Midwest 38-7
Charlotte starts the season out with a 33-21 win against Hawaii
Florida International does just enough to escape FCS Southeast with a 31-24 win
Louisiana Tech takes down an SEC team in Mississippi State 38-31
Southern Miss goes down to FCS Southeast 27-17 after another poor performance to start off the young season
Week 2 Players of the Week
Ncaa Defensive Player Of The Week
Mike Jones - LE , Kentucky
4 TACK, 6 TFL, 5 ATK, 2 SACK, 1 FF, 1 FR
Ncaa Offensive Player Of The Week
Sean Tucker - HB , Syracuse
14 CAR, 95 YDS, 2 TDs, 3 REC, 83 YDS, 2 TDs
C-USA Defensive Player Of The Week
Cedric Gibbs - CB , Middle Tennessee State
2 ATK, 3 INTs
C-USA Offensive Player Of The Week
Jacoby Criswell - QB , Rice
11-14, 284 YDS, 15 CAR, 52 YDS, 3 Total TDs
Coaches Poll | |
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RNK | Team |
1 | Michigan Wolverines |
2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
3 | Texas Longhorns |
4 | Washington Huskies |
5 | Miami Hurricanes |
6 | Texas A&M Aggies |
7 | Clemson Tigers |
8 | Auburn Tigers |
9 | Wisconsin Badgers |
10 | Oregon Ducks |
11 | Missouri Tigers |
12 | TCU Horned Frogs |
13 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
14 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
15 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
16 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
17 | USC Trojans |
18 | Syracuse Orange |
19 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
20 | Florida Atlantic Owls |
21 | Memphis Tigers |
22 | Tulane Green Wave |
23 | East Carolina Pirates |
24 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
25 | UCLA Bruins |
Media Poll | |
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RNK | Team |
No Media Poll has been set. |
BCS Poll | |
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RNK | Team |
No BCS Poll has been set. |
C-USA Conference Standings | |||
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RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
1 | Marshall | 2-0 | 1-0 |
2 | Charlotte | 1-0 | 0-0 |
3 | Florida Atlantic | 1-0 | 0-0 |
4 | Louisiana Tech | 1-0 | 0-0 |
5 | Florida International | 1-0 | 0-0 |
6 | UTSA | 1-0 | 0-0 |
7 | Arkansas State | 2-0 | 0-0 |
8 | Rice | 2-0 | 0-0 |
9 | Middle Tennessee State | 1-0 | 0-0 |
10 | UAB | 0-1 | 0-0 |
11 | North Texas | 0-1 | 0-0 |
12 | Southern Miss | 0-2 | 0-0 |