2022 Conference USA football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
Sport | Football |
Duration | August 27, 2022, to January 31, 2023 |
Number of teams | 11 |
2023 NFL draft | |
Top draft pick | DT Brodric Martin, WKU |
Picked by | Detroit Lions, 96th overall |
Regular season | |
Season champions | UTSA |
Season MVP | Frank Harris, QB, UTSA |
Conference USA Championship Game | |
Champions | UTSA |
Runners-up | North Texas |
Finals MVP | Frank Harris, UTSA |
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UTSA y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas y | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Conference USA football season was the 27th season of college football play for Conference USA (C-USA). The season started on August 27, 2022, and is ended on January 31, 2023. [1] The conference consisted of 11 members and was part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers won the East Division, while the UTSA Roadrunners won the West Division. In the 2021 Conference USA Football Championship Game, the Roadrunners defeated the Hilltoppers 49-41.
Prior to the 2022 season, Conference USA shrank to 11 schools, as previous members Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss all departed to join the Sun Belt Conference as full members. The move was first announced with the release of the Sun Belt's football schedule on March 1, [2] and confirmed on March 29 when C-USA and the three departing schools reached a settlement of a legal dispute over their departure date. [3]
The 2022 season is the last for six schools in the conference. Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA all left the Conference USA in July 2023 to join the American Athletic Conference. Liberty, New Mexico State, Jacksonville State, and Sam Houston joined the Conference USA in 2023 to replace departing members. [4]
Team | ESPN [5] | Rivals [6] | 24/7 [7] |
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Charlotte | 107 | ||
Florida Atlantic | 124 | ||
FIU | 101 | ||
Louisiana Tech | 88 | ||
Middle Tennessee | 120 | ||
North Texas | 118 | ||
Rice | 119 | ||
UTEP | 129 | ||
UTSA | 72 | 61 | 73 |
UAB | 79 | 86 | |
Western Kentucky | 90 | 95 |
The 2022 Conference USA is scheduled for July 27, 2022, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. [8]
The preseason poll was released on July 25, 2022.
Media poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | 1st place votes |
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1 | UTSA | 14 |
2 | UAB | 8 |
3 | WKU | |
4 | Florida Atlantic | |
5 | North Texas | |
6 | UTEP | |
7 | Charlotte | |
8 | Middle Tennessee | |
9 | Louisiana Tech | |
10 | Rice | |
11 | FIU |
Preseason player awards were announced on July 26. [9]
The following list contains C-USA players who were included on preseason watch lists for national awards.
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Note: All stats shown are before the start of the 2022 season.
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | CUSA Record |
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Charlotte | Will Healy | 4 | 27–38 | 14–17 | 10–10 |
Florida Atlantic | Willie Taggart | 3 | 66–73 | 10–11 | 7–7 |
FIU | Mike MacIntyre | 1 | 46–65 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Louisiana Tech | Sonny Cumbie | 1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Middle Tennessee | Rick Stockstill | 16 | 101–98 | 101–98 | 75–49 |
North Texas | Seth Littrell | 6 | 37–38 | 37–38 | 26–21 |
Rice | Mike Bloomgren | 5 | 11–31 | 11–31 | 9–20 |
UAB | Bryant Vincent | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
UTEP | Dana Dimel | 5 | 42–72 | 12–33 | 5–23 |
UTSA | Jeff Traylor | 3 | 19–7 | 19–7 | 12–3 |
Western Kentucky | Tyson Helton | 4 | 23–16 | 23–16 | 17–6 |
Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final | ||
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Charlotte | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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FIU | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Louisiana Tech | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Middle Tennessee | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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North Texas | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Rice | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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UAB | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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UTEP | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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UTSA | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | RV | ||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 22 | RV | |||||||
CFP | Not released | 25 | |||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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CFP | Not released |
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
No change in ranking from previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
Index to colors and formatting |
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C-USA member won |
C-USA member lost |
C-USA teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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August 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Austin Peay | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | CBSSN | W 38–27 | 13,688 | |
August 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | CBSSN | FAU 43–13 | 19,571 | |
August 27 | 9:00 p.m. | North Texas | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | Stadium | UNT 31–13 | 51,500 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Bryant | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, FL | ESPN3 | W 38–37 OT | - | |
September 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | CBSSN | W 59–0 | 32,542 | |
September 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ESPNU | L 24–52 | 47,653 | |
September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | William & Mary | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN3 | L 24–41 | 13,940 | |
September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | UTEP | No. 9 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FOX | L 13–45 | 83,173 | |
September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Houston | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | CBSSN | L 35–37 3OT | 37,526 | |
September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | L 38–41 | 20,003 | |
September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN+ | L 7–44 | 23,074 | |
September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 14 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | P12N | L 14–66 | 60,113 | |
September 3 | 9:00 p.m. | SMU | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl) | CBSSN | L 10–48 | 25,306 | |
September 3 | 11:59 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | Spectrum/MWSN | W 49–17 | 9,346 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | UTSA | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | CBSSN | W 41–38 OT | 23,551 | |
September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Maryland | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | Stadium | L 21–56 | 12,614 | |
September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | W 34–19 | 27,641 | ||
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | UAB | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN+ | L 14–21 | 18,892 | |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 21 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN3 | W 42–9 | 17,532 | |
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | FIU | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | L 12–41 | 18,757 | |
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 (FCS) Stephen F. Austin | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | ESPN3 | W 52–17 | 16,094 | |
September 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas Southern | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN3 | W 59–27 | 15,984 | |
September 10 | 7:30 p.m. | McNeese State | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN3 | W 52–10 | 18,629 | |
September 10 | 9:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX (Battle of I-10) | ESPN+ | W 20–13 | 23,325 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | L 30–33 OT | 48,952 | |
September 17 | 3:00 p.m. | North Texas | UNLV | Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV | MW Network | L 27–58 | 19,623 | |
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | Stadium | W 35–21 | 24,302 | |
September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | L 10–27 | 15,269 | ||
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | W 42–41 | 16,433 | |
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | ESPN3/ESPN+ | W 49–6 | 22,227 | |
September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | UCF | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | CBSSN | L 14–40 | 30,991 | |
September 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | W 33–21 | 18,746 | |
September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | No. 5 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | ACCN | L 20–48 | 80,542 | |
September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | UTSA | No. 21 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | LHN | L 20–41 | 102,520 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 23 | 9:00 p.m. | Boise State | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | CBSSN | W 27–10 | 11,227 | |
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | No. 25 Miami (FL) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ACCN | W 45–31 | 46,713 | |
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | FIU | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | CBSSN | WKU 73–0 | 15,127 | |
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | North Texas | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN+ | L 34–44 | 23,203 | |
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Texas Southern | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | Stadium | W 52–24 | 22,562 | |
September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) | ESPN+ | L 27–34 | 26,377 | |
September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | L 14–38 | 17,939 | |
September 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | L 26–28 | 55,137 | |
September 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Charlotte | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | ESPNU | L 20–56 | 77,982 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | UTSA | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | CBSSN | UTSA 45–30 | 15,020 | |
October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN+ | UNT 45–28 | 18,274 | |
October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN3 | UTEP 41–35 | 9,547 | |
October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Troy | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | ESPN+ | L 27–34 | 20,168 | |
October 1 | 7:30 p.m. | UAB | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | RICE 28–24 | 21,926 | |
October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | FIU | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | FloSports | W 21–7 | 10,423 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | Stadium | UAB 41–14 | 23,694 | |
October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | UTSA 31–28 | 22,328 | |
October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | UConn | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, FL | ESPN3 | L 12–33 | 16,689 | |
October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | ESPN+ | LT 41–31 | 16,375 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 14 | 8:00 p.m. | UTSA | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, FL | CBSSN | UTSA 30–10 | 14,122 | |
October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Charlotte | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | Stadium | UAB 34–20 | 22,101 | |
October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate) | ESPN+ | WKU 35–17 | 14,806 | |
October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN+ | UNT 47–27 | 16,590 | |
October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | FAU 17–14 | 21,465 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 21 | 8:00 p.m. | UAB | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | CBSSN | WKU 20–17 | 16,334 | |
October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Rice | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | ESPN+ | RICE 42–41 OT | 18,300 | |
October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | FIU | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN3 | FIU 34–15 | 10,576 | |
October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | North Texas | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | Stadium | UTSA 31–27 | 27,122 | |
October 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | ESPN+ | UTEP 24–21 | 12,796 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, FL | CBSSN | FIU 42–34 2OT | 12,478 | |
October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN3 | CHAR 56–23 | 18,187 | |
October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | North Texas | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | Stadium | UNT 40–13 | 17,194 | |
October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | CBSSN | FAU 24–17 | 16,138 | |
October 29 | 9:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | ESPN+ | MTSU 24–13 | 10,727 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | CBSSN | RICE 37–30 | 18,326 | |
November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | CBSSN | WKU 59–7 | 10,857 | |
November 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | ESPN+ | LT 40–24 | 14,298 | |
November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | UTSA | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | Stadium | UTSA 44–38 2OT | 17,205 | |
November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | FIU | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN+ | UNT 52–14 | 22,308 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | ESPN+ | WKU 45–10 | - | |
November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Charlotte | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | MTSU 24–14 | - | |
November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | North Texas | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | Stadium | UAB 41–21 | - | |
November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | UTSA 51–7 | - | |
November 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, FL (Shula Bowl) | Stadium | FAU 52–7 | - | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | UTSA | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | UTSA 41–7 | 18,249 | |
November 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | ESPN+ | MTSU 49–21 | 9,958 | |
November 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN3 | CHAR 26–21 | 7,905 | |
November 19 | 4:00 p.m. | FIU | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | ESPN+ | UTEP 40–6 | 10,758 | |
November 19 | 4:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | SECN | L 17–41 | 81,824 | |
November 19 | 9:00 p.m. | UAB | No. 6 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPN2 | L 10–41 | 97,367 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | CBSSN | WKU 32–31 OT | - | |
November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN+ | UNT 21–17 | - | |
November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | UAB | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | CBSSN | UAB 37–27 | - | |
November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | UTEP | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | Stadium | UTSA 34–31 | - | |
November 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, FL | ESPN3 | MTSU 33–28 | - | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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December 3 | 8:00 p.m. | North Texas | No. 23 UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | CBSSN | UTSA 48–27 | 41,412 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Legend | |
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C-USA Win | |
C-USA Loss |
Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | C-USA team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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Bahamas Bowl | December 16 | Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas | ESPN | 11:30 a.m. | UAB | Miami (OH) | W 24–20 | 12,172 |
Cure Bowl | December 16 | Exploria Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN | 3:00 p.m. | UTSA | Troy | L 12–18 | 11,911 |
LendingTree Bowl | December 17 | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN | 5:45 p.m. | Rice | Southern Miss | L 24–38 | 20,512 |
Frisco Bowl | December 17 | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN | 9:15 p.m. | North Texas | Boise State | L 32–35 | 12,211 |
New Orleans Bowl | December 21 | Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | 9:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | South Alabama | W 44–23 | 13,456 |
Hawaii Bowl | December 24 | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | 8:00 p.m | Middle Tennessee | San Diego State | W 25–23 | 6,605 |
Rankings are from AP Poll • All times Eastern Time Zone.
2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:
Power Conferences 5 | Record |
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ACC | 1–1 |
Big Ten | 0–3 |
Big 12 | 0–2 |
Pac-12 | 0–1 |
BYU/Notre Dame | 0–0 |
SEC | 0–4 |
Power 5 Total | 1–11 |
Other FBS Conferences | Record |
American | 0–5 |
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame and BYU) | 3–2 |
MAC | 0–1 |
Mountain West | 3–1 |
Sun Belt | 3–4 |
Other FBS Total | 9–13 |
FCS Opponents | Record |
Football Championship Subdivision | 9–1 |
Total Non-Conference Record | 19–23 |
This is a list of games C-USA has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, BYU, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 1 | SEC | Louisiana Tech | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | L 24–52 |
September 3 | Big 12 | UTEP | No. 9 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 13–45 |
September 3 | Pac-12 | Rice | No. 14 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 14–66 |
September 10 | Big Ten | Maryland | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | L 21–56 |
September 17 | Big Ten | Western Kentucky | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 30–33 OT |
September 17 | ACC | Louisiana Tech | No. 5 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | L 20–48 |
September 17 | Big 12 | UTSA | No. 21 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 20–41 |
September 24 | Big Ten | Florida Atlantic | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | L 26–28 |
September 24 | SEC | Charlotte | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | L 20–56 |
September 24 | ACC | Middle Tennessee | No. 25 Miami (FL) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | W 45–31 |
November 19 | SEC | UAB | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | L 10-41 |
November 19 | SEC | Western Kentucky | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | L 17-41 |
The following games include C-USA teams competing against teams from the American, MAC, Mountain West, or Sun Belt.
Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 3 | American | No. 24 Houston | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | L 35–37 3OT |
September 3 | MAC | Florida Atlantic | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | L 38–41 |
September 3 | Sun Belt | Middle Tennessee | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | L 7–44 |
September 3 | American | SMU | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl) | L 10–48 |
September 3 | Mountain West | Western Kentucky | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | W 49–17 |
September 10 | Mountain West | Middle Tennessee | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | W 34–19 |
September 10 | Sun Belt | FIU | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | L 12–41 |
September 17 | Sun Belt | Georgia Southern | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | W 35–21 |
September 17 | Sun Belt | Charlotte | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 42–41 |
September 17 | American | UCF | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 14–40 |
September 17 | Sun Belt | Louisiana | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 33–21 |
September 17 | Mountain West | UTEP | New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) | L 10–27 |
September 23 | Mountain West | Boise State | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | W 27–10 |
September 24 | Sun Belt | Louisiana Tech | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | L 14–38 |
September 24 | American | North Texas | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | L 34–44 |
September 24 | American | Rice | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) | L 27–34 |
October 1 | Sun Belt | Troy | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | L 27–34 |
The following games include C-USA teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn, or UMass.
Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 10 | Independent | UTSA | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 41–38 OT |
September 10 | Independent | UAB | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | L 14–21 |
September 10 | Independent | New Mexico State | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, NM (Battle of I-10) | W 20–13 |
October 1 | Independent | FIU | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | W 21–7 |
October 8 | Independent | UConn | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | L 12–33 |
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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August 27 | Austin Peay | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | W 38–27 |
September 1 | Bryant | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | W 38–37 OT |
September 1 | Alabama A&M | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | W 59–0 |
September 2 | William & Mary | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | L 24–41 |
September 10 | No. 21 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 42–9 |
September 10 | Stephen F. Austin | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | W 52–17 |
September 10 | Texas Southern | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | W 59–27 |
September 10 | McNeese | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 52–10 |
September 17 | Tennessee State | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | W 49–6 |
September 24 | Texas Southern | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | W 52–24 |
Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | ||||||||||
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Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |||||
Week 0 (August 29) [45] | Austin Aune | North Texas | QB | Justin McKithen | Florida Atlantic | CB | Morgan Suarez | Florida Atlantic | K | ||||
Week 1 (September 5) [46] | Frank Harris | UTSA | QB | Kaleb Oliver | Western Kentucky | S | Jared Sackett | UTSA | K | ||||
Week 2 (September 12) [47] | Frank Harris (2) | UTSA | QB | Quindarius Dunnigan | Middle Tennessee | DL | Gavin Baechle | UTEP | K | ||||
Week 3 (September 19) [48] | DeWayne McBride | UAB | RB | Noah Wilder | UAB | LB | Kaylon Horton | North Texas | KR | ||||
Week 4 (September 26) [49] | Chase Cunningham | Middle Tennessee | QB | Zaylin Wood | Middle Tennessee | DL | Marcus Bellon | UTEP | PR | ||||
Week 5 (October 3) [50] | Frank Harris (3) | UTSA | QB | Ridge Texada | North Texas | DB | Gavin Baechle (2) | UTEP | K | ||||
Week 6 (October 10) [51] | Trea Shropshire | UAB | WR | Myles Brooks | Louisiana Tech | DB | Jared Sackett (2) | UTSA | K | ||||
Week 7 (October 17) [52] | Dylan Hopkins | UAB | QB | KD Davis | North Texas | LB | Tom Ellard | Western Kentucky | P | ||||
Week 8 (October 24) [53] | Frank Harris (4) | UTSA | QB | Kahlef Hailassie | Western Kentucky | DB | Gavin Baechle (3) | UTEP | K | ||||
Week 9 (October 31) [54] | Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | QB | Logan Wilson | North Texas | DB | Shadrick Byrd | Charlotte | KR | ||||
Week 10 (November 7) [55] | Austin Reed | Western Kentucky | QB | Myles Brooks (2) | Louisiana Tech | DB | Jared Sackett (3) | UTSA | K | ||||
Week 11 (November 14) [56] | DeWayne McBride (2) | UAB | RB | Devodric Bynum | UAB | DB | Jaylen Hall | Western Kentucky | PR | ||||
Week 12 (November 21) [57] | Chase Cunningham (2) | Middle Tennessee | QB | Teldrick Ross | Middle Tennessee | DB | Jared Sackett (4) | UTSA | K | ||||
Week 13 (November 28) [58] | DeWayne McBride (3) | UAB | RB | Jakobe Thomas | Middle Tennessee | DB | Jared Sackett (5) | UTSA | K | ||||
The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches. [59] [60]
Award | Player | School |
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Most Valuable Player | Frank Harris, QB | UTSA |
Offensive Player of the Year | DeWayne McBride, RB | UAB |
Defensive Player of the Year | KD Davis, LB | North Texas |
Special Teams Player of the Year | Gavin Baechle, PK | UTEP |
Freshman of the Year | Kevorian Barnes, RB | UTSA |
Newcomer of the Year | Austin Reed, QB | Western Kentucky |
Coach of the Year | Jeff Traylor | UTSA |
The following list contains players selected as members of the 2022 All-Conference Teams. [61]
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All Conference Honorable Mentions:
The 2022 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least half of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans. [62]
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The following list includes all C-USA players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL draft.
Player | Position | School | Draft Round | Round Pick | Overall Pick | Team |
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Brodric Martin | DT | Western Kentucky | 3 | 33 | 96 | Detroit Lions |
DeWayne McBride | RB | UAB | 7 | 5 | 222 | Minnesota Vikings |
Grant DuBose | WR | Charlotte | 7 | 39 | 256 | Green Bay Packers |
Conference USA (CUSA) is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose member institutions are primarily located within the Southern United States and Western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. CUSA's offices are located in Dallas, Texas.
The 2014 Conference USA football season was a part of the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was played from August 2014 through January 2015. The 2014 football season marks the 20th season of the Conference USA's existence and 19th of football competition; although C-USA was established in 1995, it did not begin football competition until 1996.
The 2016 Conference USA football season was the 21st season of Conference USA football and part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 1 with Charlotte facing Louisville. This season was the second season for the C-USA under realignment that took place in 2014, which added the 14th member Charlotte from the Atlantic 10 Conference. The C-USA is a "Group of Five" conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the American Athletic Conference, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference.
The 2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in late December and concluded in early March.
The 2017 Conference USA football season was the 22nd season of Conference USA football and part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 26 with Rice facing Stanford in Sydney, Australia. This season was the third season for C-USA under realignment that took place in 2014, which added the 14th member Charlotte from the Atlantic 10 Conference. C-USA is a "Group of Five" conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the American Athletic Conference, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference.
The 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team represented the University of North Texas in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green played their home games at the Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by third-year head coach Seth Littrell. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they lost to Utah State.
The 2018 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Thundering Herd played their home games at the Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by ninth-year head coach Doc Holliday. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Gasparilla Bowl where they defeated South Florida.
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