CONFERENCE USA NEWS
Weekly Report Posted: November 26, 2021 21:35
UTSA gets blown out by SEC foe Arkansas 52-14
Western Kentucky gets upset by Sun Belt team Troy 35-28 in OT
Rice continues their great season with a 38-14 win over UAB to move to 7-1 on the season
UTEP gets a big conference win over North Texas 42-28
Florida International grabs their first conference win of the season against Charlotte 28-21 to move to 5-2 on the season
Louisiana Tech wins their rivalry game against Southern Miss 45-31 to remain undefeated and move up to 6th in the nation
Whitaker continues to struggle but Heisman favorite Antonio Luke records almost 250 yards to give Red Wolves nod over Marshall
Antonio Luke continues to show the nation he is the best player in college football with a 3 TD performance to help the Red Wolves stay undefeated with a 30-21 win over Marshall
Week 9 Players of the Week
Ncaa Defensive Player Of The Week
Aaron Burrell - LOLB , Missouri
5 TACK, 5 TFL, 4 ATK, 2 SACK, 1 FF, 1 FR
Ncaa Offensive Player Of The Week
Justin Ibieta - QB , Tulane
15-24, 225 YDS, 28 CAR, 166 YDS, 4 Total TDs
C-USA Defensive Player Of The Week
Cornelius Watson - RE , Florida International
8 TACK, 8 TFL, 5 ATK, 3 SACK
C-USA Offensive Player Of The Week
Kevin Olsen - QB , UTEP
17-32, 311 YDS, 14 CAR, 55 YDS, 6 Total TDs
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 3 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 4 | Memphis Tigers |
| 5 | Clemson Tigers |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| 7 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 8 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 9 | Utah Utes |
| 10 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 11 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 12 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 13 | Oregon Ducks |
| 14 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 15 | Auburn Tigers |
| 16 | Tulane Green Wave |
| 17 | Texas Longhorns |
| 18 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 19 | Washington Huskies |
| 20 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 21 | Florida Gators |
| 22 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 23 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 24 | Missouri Tigers |
| 25 | Arizona Wildcats |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 2 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 3 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 4 | Memphis Tigers |
| 5 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 6 | Clemson Tigers |
| 7 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| 9 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 10 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 11 | Utah Utes |
| 12 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 13 | Auburn Tigers |
| 14 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 15 | Oregon Ducks |
| 16 | Tulane Green Wave |
| 17 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 18 | Texas Longhorns |
| 19 | Washington Huskies |
| 20 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 21 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 22 | Florida Gators |
| 23 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 24 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 25 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No BCS Poll has been set. | |
| C-USA Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 8-0 | 4-0 |
| 2 | Arkansas State | 8-0 | 5-0 |
| 3 | Rice | 7-1 | 4-0 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee State | 5-2 | 4-1 |
| 5 | North Texas | 3-4 | 2-1 |
| 6 | UTEP | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| 7 | Florida International | 5-2 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 4-3 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Marshall | 3-4 | 1-3 |
| 10 | Charlotte | 3-5 | 1-3 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 2-5 | 1-3 |
| 12 | UTSA | 2-6 | 1-3 |