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Conference Roundups
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ACC |
Big East |
Big 12 |
Big Ten |
C-USA |
Ind.
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MAC |
M-West |
Pac 10 |
SEC |
Sun Belt |
WAC
East
UAB
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UCF
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East
Carolina
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Marshall
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Memphis
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Southern
Miss
West
Houston
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Rice
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SMU
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Tulane
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Tulsa
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UTEP
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Week 1 |
Week
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Week
3 |
Week
4 |
Week 5
Conference USA
Game of
the Week
UTEP 40 …
Southern Miss 27 2OT
UTEP overcame a 260-yard rushing day from Damion Fletcher with a six-yard
touchdown catch from Kris Adams in the second overtime for the win. Southern
Miss forced the extra time with a 22-yard Britt Barefoot field goal as time ran
out. Terrell Jackson caught a touchdown pass for UTEP in the first overtime, but
USM answered with four-yard scoring grab from DeAndre Brown. Barefoot hit a
28-yard field goal in the second overtime, but UTEP came up with the touchdown.
Trevor Vittatoe threw four touchdown passes, while Fletcher ran for a four-yard
score to go along with all his yards.
Conference
USA
Player of the Week
UTEP QB Trevor Vittatoe completed 25-of-43 passes for
266 yards and four touchdowns, and in a losing cause, Southern Miss RB Damion
Fletcher ran 34 times for 260 yards and a touchdown
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Conference |
Overall |
| East |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
STK |
| Marshall |
2-0 |
51 |
43 |
3-3 |
113 |
164 |
L2 |
| East Carolina |
1-1 |
52 |
65 |
3-2 |
127 |
120 |
L2 |
| UCF |
1-1 |
44 |
75 |
2-3 |
92 |
140 |
W1 |
| Memphis |
1-2 |
84 |
89 |
3-3 |
168 |
157 |
W3 |
| Southern Miss |
0-2 |
64 |
74 |
2-3 |
155 |
146 |
L2 |
| UAB |
0-2 |
52 |
78 |
1-5 |
147 |
198 |
L2 |
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Conference |
Overall |
| West |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
STK |
| Tulsa |
2-0 |
108 |
50 |
5-0 |
282 |
124 |
W5 |
| UTEP |
2-0 |
98 |
50 |
2-3 |
161 |
168 |
W2 |
| Houston |
1-0 |
41 |
24 |
2-3 |
186 |
142 |
W1 |
| Rice |
2-1 |
126 |
125 |
3-3 |
234 |
235 |
L1 |
| Tulane |
1-1 |
58 |
55 |
2-3 |
101 |
129 |
L1 |
| SMU |
0-3 |
71 |
121 |
1-5 |
132 |
248 |
L4 |
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Thursday, October 2 |
| 8:00
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Memphis
33 ... at UAB 30
CFN Prediction: Mem. 27-16 Mem.
-4.5 |
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Friday, October 3 |
| 8:00
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Cincinnati 33 ... at Marshall
10
CFN Prediction: UC 27-20 UC
-3.5 |
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Saturday, October 4 |
| 3:00
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Army
44 ... at
Tulane 13
CFN Prediction: Tulane 30-6 Tul.
-19 |
| 3:30
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at UCF 31
... SMU 17
CFN Prediction: UCF 37-20 UCF
-14 |
| 7:00
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UTEP
40 ... at
Southern Miss 37 OT
CFN Prediction: USM 34-24 USM
-8 |
| 8:00
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at
Tulsa 63 ... Rice 28
CFN Prediction: Tulsa 52-34
Tulsa -14.5 |
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Games of the
Week
Aug. 30 - ECU 27-
VT 22
Sep. 6 - Rice 42 - Memp 35
Sep 13 - AF 31 - UH 28
Sep 20 -NC St 30 - ECU 24 OT
Sep 27 - UH 41 - ECU 24
Oct 4 - UTEP 40 - USM 37 OT |
Players of the Week
Aug. 30 - Pat Pinkney, ECU
Sep. 6 - Chase Clement, Rice
Sep 13 - Chico Hunter, USM
Sep 20 - David Johnson, Tulsa
Sep 27 - Chase Clement & Jarett Dillard, Rice
Oct 4 - Trevor Vittatoe, UTEP & Damion Fletcher, USM |
Conference
Roundup
East Carolina
… Didn’t Play This Week.
Houston … Didn’t Play This Week
Marshall … Alright, so the
offense doesn't work against West
Virginia, Cincinnati and Wisconsin. The
defense generated a little bit of
pressure into the Bearcat backfield, but
it didn't generate enough big plays to
overcome a lousy night from the offense.
Take away the 57-yard touchdown play
from Cody Slate, and the offense managed
just 211 yards with little from the
rushing attack and three interceptions
thrown by Mark Cann. They weren't all
Cann's fault, but the offense can't
afford the turnovers when it's
struggling.
Memphis …
Memphis came
through when it had to against UAB, but
it had a nightmare of a time with QB Joe
Webb. The defense might have struggled,
but the offense came up with a nice day
with 192 rushing yards and four
touchdown passes from Arkelon Hall. Hall
threw a pick, but he was otherwise
rock-solid and clutch, keeping pace with
Webb to answer every Blazer score. Now,
on a three-game winning streak, the
Tigers have to show they can beat a good
team. With Louisville up next, they'll
get the chance.
Rice … Tulsa is blowing away
everyone, so there’s no reason to get
too upset about the blowout loss.
However, the four turnovers and a total
lack of running game were a problem when
the Golden Hurricane went on its scoring
run to put the game away. Chase Clement
did what he could, but this loss was
simply a case of the Owls not having
enough firepower against the nation’s
most explosive team. Next up is Southern
Miss and a must-win game to have any
hope for a bowl appearance.
Southern Miss … Damion Fletcher
is amazing. The USM star back ripped
through UTEP, Austin Davis was
excellent, and the offense kept the
chains moving … and the Golden Eagles
lost. Field goals instead of touchdowns
turned into a problem in the fourth
quarter, and penalties were a huge
issue. USM played well enough to win in
a walk, but instead it’s now 0-2 in
Conference USA play with trips to Rice
and Memphis up next.
SMU … Bo Levi Mitchell continues
to improve … sort of. He’s starting to
come up with more big plays, but he
threw three interceptions against UCF.
He’ll have to keep on bombing thanks to
a defense that can’t come up with a
clutch stop. The attack had better be
geared up and ready to roll with Tulsa
and Houston up next.
Tulane … Tulane is better than
this. Much better. It was as if the
Green Wave defense didn’t take the Army
offense seriously, and why should it
have? The Black Knights didn’t do
anything all season long. Tulane helped
with several mistakes, committing 10
penalties and turning it over four
times. On the plus side, the offense
moved the ball. Kevin Moore came up with
the yards, but not the points. This was
a must win, and next week’s game at UTEP
is really a must win.
Tulsa … Tulsa’s offense keeps on
rolling. The offense has scored more
than 60 points in two straight games,
has gone over 50 points in four straight
games, and leads the nation averaging 56
points and 596 yards per game. After
blowing away Rice, the hits will keep on
coming next week against SMU. Everyone’s
getting in the act. David Johnson is
spreading the ball around well, the
running game tore off 386 yards and
averaged 7.3 yards per carry, and the
defense is even doing a decent job.
UAB … UAB might have lost to
Memphis, and it might be 1-5, but it's
playing relatively well and battled hard
in the last-second loss to the Tigers.
Joe Webb was magnificent both running
and passing, but he didn't do it all by
himself. Rashaud Slaughter ran well and
the receivers did a decent job of making
things happen after the catch. The
defense continues to struggle, it did
next to nothing to stop the Memphis
offense cold, and now comes a date with
the high-powered Houston attack.
Basically, Webb and the offense have to
do even more.
UCF … Is it Michael Greco’s
offense now? After coming up strong in
the second half win over SMU, he might
be the starting quarterback next week
against Miami. However, UCF needs its
running game to be strong to win. Ronnie
Weaver had a nice day with 123 yards,
while the offense took advantage of the
four SMU turnovers. Now the O needs to
be more consistent. 11 first downs
aren’t going to cut it from here on.
UTEP… For a team that looked
miserable over the first three games of
the season, UTEP turned things around in
a big hurry with big wins over UCF and
Southern Miss to be one of Conference
USA’s surprise 2-0 teams. Trevor
Vittatoe has started to come into his
own, but the team dodged about five
bullets in the win. The run defense was
non-existent, and USM racked up 541
yards in all, but the Miners didn’t
self-implode. It was a good win to build
on, and now a win over Tulane is a must
with a trip to face the high-powered
Tulsa offense to follow.