CONFERENCE USA NEWS
September 18, 2017
Weekly Report Posted: July 18, 2021 02:38
Rice puts down a Big 10 opponent in Northwestern to get the 38-21 win
Western Kentucky pulls out a close one with a 27-23 win against Georgia State
Florida International's defense stopped a potential game tying 2 point conversion with 49 seconds left in the 4th to get a huge upset win over Wake Forest and will improve to 2-0 on the year
Marshall gets a lazy 17-10 win against FCS East
Louisiana Tech gets the best of Louisiana Lafayette in this year's edition 30-21 as they stay undefeated
Florida Atlantic bounces back after last week's meltdown to get a 35-24 win against Central Michigan
Middle Tennessee State gets the best of UAB in a 49-21 conference opener win
North Texas falls to Army who scored 24 unanswered points in their 24-17 win
Colorado State stays undefeated in their win against UTSA 33-21 who falls to 1-2
Charlotte gets embarrassed by ULM 52-14
Southern Miss is shutout against Penn State who wins 52-0
Red Wolves offense too much for UTEP as they get another blowout win
Whitaker throws 4 TD passes in a nearly perfect game from him as Heisman candidate Antonio Luke added 2 more on the ground as this offense helps lead Arkansas State to a 48-14 win over UTEP
Week 4 Players of the Week
Ncaa Defensive Player Of The Week
Cameron Williams - ROLB , Indiana
3 TACK, 4 TFL, 5 ATK, 1 SACK, 1 FF, 1 FR
Ncaa Offensive Player Of The Week
Kevin Myers - QB , Georgia Tech
24-36, 391 YDS, 6 TD, 17 CAR, 68 YDS
C-USA Defensive Player Of The Week
Nate Miller - RE , Western Kentucky
7 TACK, 6 TFL, 7 ATK, 3 SACK
C-USA Offensive Player Of The Week
Andy Powell - QB , Middle Tennessee State
13-21, 248 YDS, 13 CAR, 148 YDS, 4 Total TDs
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns |
| 4 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 5 | Clemson Tigers |
| 6 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 7 | Oregon Ducks |
| 8 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 9 | Missouri Tigers |
| 10 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 12 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 13 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 14 | Washington Huskies |
| 15 | Memphis Tigers |
| 16 | Tulane Green Wave |
| 17 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 18 | Utah Utes |
| 19 | Syracuse Orange |
| 20 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 21 | Auburn Tigers |
| 22 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 23 | USC Trojans |
| 24 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 25 | Florida Gators |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns |
| 4 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 5 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 6 | Clemson Tigers |
| 7 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 8 | Oregon Ducks |
| 9 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 10 | Missouri Tigers |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes |
| 12 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 13 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 14 | Washington Huskies |
| 15 | Memphis Tigers |
| 16 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 17 | Utah Utes |
| 18 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 19 | Syracuse Orange |
| 20 | Tulane Green Wave |
| 21 | Auburn Tigers |
| 22 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 23 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 24 | USC Trojans |
| 25 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No BCS Poll has been set. | |
| C-USA Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 4-0 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Marshall | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee State | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Florida International | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Rice | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 8 | North Texas | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 9 | UTSA | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Western Kentucky | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 12 | Southern Miss | 0-4 | 0-0 |