CONFERENCE USA NEWS
Weekly Report Posted: December 17, 2021 19:31
Rice loses late in heartbreaking fashion to Northwestern 30-27
North Texas gets beat down 42-17 by Arkansas
Middle Tennessee State rolls past FCS West 34-17
UTSA comes out and shocks the nation with a 35-0 shutout against Big 12 foe Baylor
Southern Miss gets an upset win in OT against TCU to break their 15 game losing streak
Louisiana Tech is shocked by FCS East 17-7 and falls to 1-1 on the season
UTEP falls to Colorado State 34-17
Charlotte gets blown out by Boise State 31-7
Florida International blows FCS East out of the water 44-3
Red Wolves dominate the Warhawks 41-11 to improve to 2-0 on the season
Whitaker and Patterson account for 5 TDs as Sanders remains 6-0 against the rival Warhawks
Week 2 Players of the Week
Ncaa Defensive Player Of The Week
Jeremy Taylor - LOLB , Illinois
2 TACK, 1 TFL, 8 ATK, 2 FF, 2 FR
Ncaa Offensive Player Of The Week
Nick Pitts - QB , Minnesota
21-29, 267 YDS, 13 CAR, 91 YDS, 5 Total TDs
C-USA Defensive Player Of The Week
Charles Whitfield - RE , Southern Miss
7 TACK, 6 TFL, 5 ATK, 3 SACK
C-USA Offensive Player Of The Week
Joey Peoples - QB , Marshall
18-24, 288 YDS, 10 CAR, 36 YDS, 4 Total TDs
| Coaches Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 2 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 4 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 5 | Clemson Tigers |
| 6 | Texas Longhorns |
| 7 | Auburn Tigers |
| 8 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 9 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 10 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 11 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 12 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 13 | USC Trojans |
| 14 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 15 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 16 | Oregon Ducks |
| 17 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 18 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 19 | Florida Gators |
| 20 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 21 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 22 | Washington Huskies |
| 23 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 24 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 25 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| Media Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| 1 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 2 | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 4 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 5 | Clemson Tigers |
| 6 | Texas Longhorns |
| 7 | Auburn Tigers |
| 8 | Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 9 | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| 10 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 11 | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| 12 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 13 | USC Trojans |
| 14 | Wisconsin Badgers |
| 15 | Tennessee Volunteers |
| 16 | Oregon Ducks |
| 17 | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 18 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 19 | Florida Gators |
| 20 | Texas A&M Aggies |
| 21 | Central Florida Golden Knights |
| 22 | Washington Huskies |
| 23 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 24 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 25 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| BCS Poll | |
|---|---|
| RNK | Team |
| No BCS Poll has been set. | |
| C-USA Conference Standings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNK | School | Record | Conf Rec |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Southern Miss | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Florida International | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Marshall | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee State | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 7 | UTSA | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 8 | North Texas | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 9 | UTEP | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 10 | Rice | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 11 | UAB | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 0-1 | 0-0 |