CONFERENCE USA NEWS
September 11, 2017
Weekly Report Posted: July 18, 2021 01:30
Middle Tennessee State gets blown out by Minnesota 49-7
Southern Miss falters away a winnable game against San Diego State late in the 4th to lose 33-30
North Texas gets a blowout win against fellow Texas school SMU 48-27
Charlotte comes up just short in an upset bid against Virginia 28-31
Marshall drops their first game of the season in a close one against Kent State 38-28
Rice is no match for Wake Forest in a 45-7 blowout
Florida Atlantic's 16 game win streak comes to an end with a disasterous ending to the game as they let Vanderbilt score 17 unanswered and lost 39-35
Louisiana Tech gets cruises to a win against FCS Northwest 47-3
UTSA drops their first game of the year to Utah State 49-21
Western Kentucky is upset by FCS West with 1:18 left in the 4th quarter and lost 30-29
UTEP is no match for their annual game against Coastal Carolina this season losing 45-28
Big performance from Luke and Whitaker lead the Red Wolves to blowout win against ULM
Luke throws a TD and runs in for 2 more in a blowout 38-3 win against their rivals in Louisiana-Monroe
Week 3 Players of the Week
Ncaa Defensive Player Of The Week
Bo Kirkpatrick - ROLB , Oregon State
8 TACK, 4 TFL, 7 ATK, 1 SACK, 1 FF, 1 INT
Ncaa Offensive Player Of The Week
Jack Saopek - QB , Western Michigan
21-27, 261 YDS, 15 CAR, 117 YDS, 6 Total TDs
C-USA Defensive Player Of The Week
Taylon Doss - CB, Arkansas State
1 TACK, 1 FF, 1 FR
C-USA Offensive Player Of The Week
Elijah Turner - HB , Charlotte
22 CAR, 136 YDS, 4 TDs, 2 REC, 31 YDS
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns |
| 4 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 5 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 6 | Clemson Tigers |
| 7 | Auburn Tigers |
| 8 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 9 | Oregon Ducks |
| 10 | Missouri Tigers |
| 11 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 13 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 14 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 15 | Washington Huskies |
| 16 | Memphis Tigers |
| 17 | Tulane Green Wave |
| 18 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 19 | Syracuse Orange |
| 20 | Utah Utes |
| 21 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 22 | UCLA Bruins |
| 23 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 24 | USC Trojans |
| 25 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No Media Poll has been set. | |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No BCS Poll has been set. | |
| C-USA Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Marshall | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Florida International | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Rice | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 7 | North Texas | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 9 | UTSA | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee State | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 12 | UTEP | 0-2 | 0-0 |