American Conference Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron this week.
| Team | Record | This Week | Result | Up Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | 5-4 (3-3) | — OFF — | — | vs Tulsa |
| Charlotte | 1-9 (0-7) | vs UTSA | L, 28-7 | at Georgia |
| ECU | 7-3 (5-1) | vs Memphis | W, 31-27 | at UTSA |
| FAU | 4-6 (3-4) | at Tulane | L, 35-24 | vs UConn |
| Memphis | 8-3 (4-3) | at ECU | L, 31-27 | — OFF — |
| Navy | 8-2 (6-2) | vs USF | W, 41-38 | — OFF — |
| North Texas | 9-1 (5-1) | at UAB | W, 53-24 | at Rice |
| Rice | 5-5 (2-4) | — OFF — | — | vs North Texas |
| Temple | 5-5 (3-3) | — OFF — | — | vs Tulane |
| Tulane | 8-2 (5-1) | vs FAU | W, 35-24 | at Temple |
| Tulsa | 3-7 (0-6) | vs Oregon St | W, 31-14 | at Army |
| UAB | 3-7 (1-5) | vs North Texas | L, 53-24 | vs USF |
| USF | 7-3 (4-2) | at Navy | L, 41-38 | at UAB |
| UTSA | 5-5 (3-3) | at Charlotte | W, 28-7 | vs ECU |
Storylines // Standings // Preseason Poll
Ahoy, Pirates!
East Carolina was flying under the radar after a 3-3 start with losses to a pair of power conference teams and Tulane on the road. Since then, the Pirates are 4-0 including this latest impressive win over Memphis. The Tigers can still reach 10 wins, but have effectively been eliminated from the conference championship game and the playoff. That’s a tough pill to swallow for Memphis.
Midshipmen Make it Happen
Memphis’ next opponent, Navy, posted a statement win this weekend. Following back-to-back losses against North Texas and Notre Dame on the road, the Middies returned to Annapolis and won a thriller over South Florida. The loss knocks the Bulls out of conference title contention with tiebreaker while the Midshipmen remain alive if they can get some help over the last two weeks.
North Texas, Tulane Hold Serve
While some of the other contenders stumbled, North Texas and Tulane posted rather mundane wins over teams in the bottom half of the conference standings. Neither game was particularly close or in doubt down the stretch, keeping both the Mean Green and the Green Wave in contention along with East Carolina with one loss in conference play.
Looking ahead – Key storylines
Beware, the Dome
East Carolina had best keep their eyes wide open as they travel to the Alamodome next weekend, a place where the Roadrunners seem to turn into the best version of themselves. If the Pirates play like they did this past weekend, they should be okay, but that’s the last place any contender wants to pay a visit to at the moment following UTSA’s drubbings of Rice and Tulane in their most recent home contests.
Post-bye Rice
As for Rice, they posted what’s looking to be one of the more impressive non-conference wins of the season following their first bye week, taking down UConn in double overtime. The Owls have had another two-week stretch to prepare, but they’ll still be heavy underdogs when they host North Texas on Senior Day.
Going North
Tulane also better be careful when they travel north to take on Temple. The Owls have their eyes set on bowl eligibility and gave a then-undefeated Navy squad a scare a few weeks back. Even the slightest potential for chilly weather wouldn’t help the southern squad in their hopes for a quick and easy road trip before their regular season finale at home against Charlotte.
