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East  UAB | UCF | East Carolina | Marshall | Memphis | Southern Miss
West  Houston | Rice | SMU | Tulane | Tulsa | UTEP
- Week 1
 
Conference USA Game of the Week

Rice 42 … Memphis 35
Memphis appeared to be driving for the game-winning score when Rice’s Chris Jammer picked off an Arkelon Hall pass and took it 69 yards for a touchdown with 11 seconds to play to cap off a wild finish. Rice had tied the game just a minute earlier on a two-point conversion pass to James Casey following a nine-yard Chase Clement touchdown run. Memphis rolled up 523 yards to Rice’s 430 and was up 35-20 late in the game, but Rice scored 22 points in the final 6:28. The loss glossed over a big game from Hall, who threw for 373 yards and three scores. Charlie Jones ran for two touchdowns for the Tigers, and Maurice Jones caught two touchdown passes.

Conference USA Player of the Week
Rice QB Chase Clement completed 26-of-44 passes for 318 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions, and he ran 15 times for 80 yards and two scores.

Conference
Roundup

East Carolina … If last week's win over Virginia Tech got everyone excited about East Carolina football then this week's stomping of West Virginia will get the BCS buster talk really rolling. The defense has been terrific over the first two weeks, while the passing game, thanks to the ultra-efficient Patrick Pinkney, has been nearly perfect. ECU was physical, energetic, and tough. There were nine penalties for 60 yards, but that was it. Everything else worked for the Pirates who should now be favored in every game for the rest of the regular season.
Houston … Alright, so defense might be a bit of a problem early on. To be fair, the Oklahoma State offense is among the best in the Big 12 and it’s going to put up big numbers all season long, and Houston just couldn’t keep up the pace. Even so, the play of Case Keenum was still a major plus as he bombed away for 381 yards and four scores and ran for 81 yards. Let this one go, but if the run defense doesn’t improve next week, then it’ll be time to worry for the meat of the Conference USA season.
Marshall … Despite the 51-14 final score, Marshall actually gave Wisconsin a battle for about 40 minutes. The defensive line was doing a great job against the run and was hitting UW QB Allan Evridge, but the offense turned into a liability. Key second half interceptions ended the fun, and while Mark Cann is still likely to be the main man, a bad performance against Memphis could mean more time for Brian Anderson.
Memphis … Pure, utter devastation. Memphis pulled away to apparently get the win over Rice only to suffer a complete and total meltdown. Everything that could go wrong in the final seven minutes, did. Give Rice credit for doing what it needed to and making all the big plays, but Memphis outplayed the Owls and now are a tough 0-2 with several tough games ahead.
Rice … How amazing is Chase Clement? Things weren’t going well for the Owls against Memphis, and it appeared to be over late, but Clement led the way to two great scoring drives, came up with a two-point conversion, and then the defense did its thing with Chris Jammer coming up with the pick-six to win the game. This was an all-timer of a win for Rice, and now the team has to build on it.
Southern Miss … Considering Auburn badly outplayed Southern Miss, there are good things to get excited about. Shawn Nelson was dominant. The star tight end caught 12 passes and showed why he's a top pro prospect, while Austin Davis, even with two interceptions thrown, threw well. The running game wasn't going anywhere, with Damion Fletcher getting stuffed, but against a non-Auburn defense, Davis will be more effective. This is as bad as it's going to get until the date with the East Carolina defense in mid-November.
SMU … That’s what the June Jones offense is supposed to do. SMU’s passing game rolled over Texas State as Bo Levi Mitchell looked like a quarterback the program can build around for the next four years. However, the defense needs work. Lots of work. Texas State converted 12-of-15 third down chances and outgained the Mustangs 465 yards to 431.
Tulane … Alabama might not have brought the same effort it had in the win over Clemson, but Tulane still has to be thrilled at the way the defense performed. It did a great job of generating pressure with four sacks of John Parker Wilson and held the Tide running game in check. A loss is a loss, and the offense only managed six points, but with East Carolina up next, the team showed it has the strength up front and the make-up to keep it close against a far better opponent.
Tulsa … Paul Smith, schmaul Smith. The Tulsa offense is humming on all cylinders with David Johnson moving the offense like a long-time veteran. The North Texas defense is hardly a great test, but Tulsa ripped through it like it wasn’t there. Johnson spread the ball around well and kept things moving with his legs as well as his arm, while the defense stuffed the Mean Green when it was still a game.
UAB … While it’ll never sit well for a Conference USA team to lose to a Sun Belt team, Florida Atlantic is really good and UAB was able to move the ball without a problem. Joe Webb was special with 392 yards of total offense as he kept the team in the game, but the defense couldn’t come up with a big stop when absolutely needed. Going forward, the defense might need to step up and do more to have any hope of being better in conference play, but Webb could be a talent who wins a game or two by himself.
UCF … UCF should've been blown away by South Florida considering the way the defense struggled and with a sputtering offense, but the team find a way to get back in the game to almost pull it out. Even in a loss, this has to be a little bit of a confidence booster as there was a chance to pull out the win in overtime, but it just didn't happen against a high-powered team that could end up winning the Big East. Now a running back has to emerge. QB Michael Greco can't be leading the team in rushing on a regular basis, but Boston College has the potential to take away the backs when the two meet in two weeks.
UTEP… UTEP might have gotten blasted by Texas, that was to be expected, but at least the team showed a few signs of life after the nightmare against Buffalo with a decent day from QB Trevor Vittatoe and 412 yards of total offense to 404 yards for Texas. The one big issue was penalties committing 11 for 97 yards. With a week off, the offense has to be ready for a shootout against New Mexico State.