USF (2-3) at UCONN (3-3)
Saturday, Oct. 17 • Noon • ESPNU
Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Grass)
East Hartford, Conn.
#USFvsUCONN



Television
ESPNU - WATCH LIVE - LIVE STATS
Allen Bestwick and Dan Hawkins

USF Radio - WWBA-AM 820 (flagship) 
UConn Radio - WTIC-AM 1080 (flagship)

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 13th meeting between USF and UConn … The Bulls hold a 7-5 series lead and have won the last three matchups against the Huskies … Each of the last eight meetings have been decided by seven points or fewer … UConn has gone 4-1 against the Bulls in East Hartford … UConn won 17-14 last year on a touchdown with 1:19 left.

USF

Head Coach
Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky ’98)
8-20, third season at USF
26-40, sixth season as collegiate head coach

NOTES
USF improved to 2-3 with a 45-24 win against Syracuse, putting an end to a three-game slide … USF enjoyed it most productive offensive performance against an FBS opponent since 2012 with its 45-point, 535-yard day against Syracuse … RB Marlon Mack, who was The American’s Rookie of the Year in 2014, has enjoyed a successful sophomore year with 576 rushing yards and three touchdowns … Mack is second in The American in rushing and is 22nd nationally at 115.2 yards per game … QB Quinton Flowers has started all five games and has completed 66 of 107 passes (61.7 percent) for 784 yards and eight touchdowns with four interceptions … Flowers also has rushed for 264 yards and three TDs … RB D’Ernest Johnson has a team-high 14 receptions, including four touchdown catches … The Bulls rank 10th nationally in tackles for loss, averaging 8.2 per game … USF is third in The American in total defense (352.8 ypg), rushing defense (119.4 ypg) and pass efficiency defense (128.32) … LB Auggie Sanchez has a tema-high 38 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss … S Jamie Byrd has two interceptions.

UCONN

Head Coach
Bob Diaco (Iowa ’95)
5-13, second season

NOTES
UConn snapped a three-game losing streak with a 40-13 win against UCF to even the Huskies’ overall and conference records … UConn beat Villanova and Army to start the season and came within a field goal of then-No. 20 Missouri in Week 3 … The Huskies had season highs in points and total offense (433) against UCF … Through six games, UConn ranks second The American in total defense (339.2 ypg) and scoring defense (18.7 ppg) … The top defensive player has been S Andrew Adams, who has a team-high 46 tackles … DE Folorunso Fatuksai has a team-high 3.5 sacks, while Fatukasi and LB Luke Carrezola have a team-high 4.0 tackles for loss … CB Jhavon Williams leads The American with three interceptions … QB Bryant Shirreffs, a transfer from North Carolina State, has completed 63.4 percent of his passes (97 of 153) for 1,271 yards and six touchdowns and three interceptions … RB Arkeel Newsome has rushed for a team-high 305 yards and three touchdowns and is the Huskies’ second-leading receiver with 17 catches for 234 yards and two TDs … WR Noel Thomas leads the team with 26 receptions for 361 yards … Newsome and TE Tommy Myers have a team-high two touchdown receptions each.


TULSA (3-2) at EAST CAROLINA (3-3)
Saturday, Oct. 17 • Noon • ESPNews
Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium (50,000/Grass)
Greenville, N.C.
#TULSAvsECU



Television
ESPNews - WATCH LIVE - LIVE STATS
Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia

Tulsa Radio - KXBL-FM 99.5 (flagship)
East Carolina Radio - WNCT-FM 107.9 (flagship)

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 12th  meeting between East Carolina and Tulsa in a series that dates to 1984 … The Pirates hold a 6-5 series lead and have won four straight against the Golden Hurricane … The last meeting in Greenville saw ECU prevail 51-49 in the 2010 season … Tulsa’s last win in the series was in 2006.

TULSA

Head Coach
Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State ’95)
3-2, first season

NOTES
Tulsa put itself back above the .500 mark as the Golden Hurricane rallied for a 34-24 win against Louisiana-Monroe … The Golden Hurricane opened the season with wins against Florida Atlantic (47-44 in overtime) and New Mexico (40-21) before falling to Oklahoma (52-38) and Houston … Tulsa ranks seventh nationally in total offense (568.0 ypg) and passing in offense (367.8 ypg) … Tulsa set an American Athletic Conference record by running 107 offensive plays against ULM … WR Keyarris Garrett ranks seventh nationally in both receptions (8.2 per game) and receiving yards (125.6 ypg) … Garrett has 41 catches for 628 yards and a touchdown, while WR Josh Atkinson has 28 catches for 440 yards and two TDs … WR Keevan Lucas had a team-high five touchdown receptions before he was lost for the season with a knee injury … QB Dane Evans has completed 125 of 202 passes for 1,839 yards and 10 touchdowns and is ranked fifth nationally in passing yards (367.8 ypg) … RB Zack Langer has rushed for 520 yards and 10 TDs … S Michael Mudoh is third nationally with 12.3 tackles per game … LB Matt Linscott has 47 tackles, 3.5 sacks and an interception.



EAST CAROLINA

Head Coach
Ruffin McNeill (East Carolina ’80)
40-30, sixth season at East Carolina
41-30, sixth full season as collegiate head coach

NOTES
East Carolina saw a two-game winning streak end with a 45-38 setback at Brigham Young … The Pirates erased a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to tie the score before falling on a touchdown with 19 seconds left  … The Pirates opened the season with a win against Towson and fell to Florida and Navy before beating Virginia Tech and SMU… QB Blake Kemp started the first five games and has completed 71.6 percent of his passes (146 of 204) for 1,478 yards and 10 touchdowns with six interceptions … Kemp is ranked 12th nationally in completions (24.2 per game) … QB James Summers got the start against BYU and has appeared in four games … Summers has thrown three touchdown passes without an interception and has rushed for 310 yards and five TDs this season … RB Chris Hairston has rushed for a team-high 378 yards and six TDs … WR Isaiah Jones has 48 receptions for 568 yards and three touchdowns … TE Bryce Williams has 28 catches for 319 yards and three TDs … LB Zeek Bigger and LB Jordan Williams are tied for the team lead with 45 tackles each … LB Montese Overton has team highs with six sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss.


13/12 MISSISSIPPI (5-1) at rv/22 MEMPHIS (5-0)
Saturday, Oct. 17 • 3:30 p.m. • ABC
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (61,000/FieldTurf)
Memphis, Tenn.
#MISSvsMEM



Television
ABC - WATCH LIVE - LIVE STATS
Tom Hart, Andre Ware and Laura Rutledge

Memphis Radio
WREC-AM 600 (flagship)

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 62nd meeting between Memphis and Ole Miss… The Rebels hold a 49-10-2 series lead and have won the last six games against the Tigers … Memphis’ last win in the series was a 20-13 decision in 2004 … Ole Miss WR Laquon Treadwell caught two touchdown passes in last year’s 24-3 win in Oxford, Mississippi.

13/12 MISSISSIPPI

Head Coach
Hugh Freeze (Southern Mississippi ’92)
29-16, fourth season at Mississippi
59-23, seventh season as collegiate head coach

NOTES
Mississippi bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 52-3 win against New Mexico State last Saturday … The Rebels had won four straight, including a road win against then-No. 2 Alabama, before falling 38-10 to No. 25/23 Florida Oct. 3 … Ole Miss has been ranked in the top 25 for 24 consecutive weeks, its longest streak since 1957-62 … The game against Memphis will be Mississippi’s third against a top-25 opponent this season … The Rebels rank fifth nationally in scoring offense (46.8 ppg) … Ole Miss leads the SEC in scoring, total offense (527.8 ypg), passing offense (339.5 ypg), pass efficiency (164.3) and defensive interceptions (nine) … QB Chad Kelly has completed 121 of 188 passes for 1,862 yards and 14 touchdowns with five interceptions … WR Laquon Treadwell has team highs with 35 receptions and 510 receiving yards to go with three touchdown catches … LB Denzel Nkemdiche has a team-high 38 tackles, while DE Robert Nkemdiche, Denzel’s younger brother, earned All-America honors last season and has 17 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss this year.



rv/22 MEMPHIS

Head Coach
Justin Fuente (Murray State ’99)
22-20, fourth season

NOTES
Memphis extended its winning streak to 12 games with a 24-17 victory at USF … The Tigers have faced halftime deficits in three straight games, but have rallied to win all three  … The Tigers rank fourth nationally in scoring offense (47.8 ppg) and are eighth nationally in total offense (541.2 ypg) through five games … Memphis’ 12-game winning streak ranks third among FBS programs, behind only Ohio State (19 straight) and TCU (14 straight) … The Tigers have been led offensively by QB Paxton Lynch, who has completed 70.5 percent of his passes (103 of 146) for 1,535 yards and 10 touchdowns without an interception … Lynch has earned some early Heisman Trophy buzz with his play this season … RB Jarvis Cooper has rushed for 244 yards and four touchdowns, leading a group of five players with at least 100 rushing yards and three players with four rushing TDs … WR Mose Frazier has a team-high 21 receptions for 279 yards and two touchdowns … S Reggis Ball has team highs with 25 tackles and two interceptions … LB Shareef White leads the team with four tackles for loss … K Jake Elliott is one of the top kickers in the nation and has a team-high 51 points (7-8 FG, 30-30 PAT).


UCF (0-6) at rv/rv TEMPLE (5-0)
Saturday, Oct. 17 • 7:30 p.m. • CBSSN
Lincoln Financial Field (68,532/Grass)
Philadelphia, Pa.



Television
CBS Sports Network - LIVE STATS
Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous and Lauren Gardner

UCF Radio - WYGM-AM 740 (flagship) 
Temple Radio - WPEN-FM 97.5 (flagship)

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the third matchup between UCF and Temple … The Knights are 2-0 against the Owls … The last meeting in Philadelphia saw UCF win 39-36, thanks to an amazing 30-yard touchdown reception by a diving WR J.J. Worton which tied the score with 1:06 left and a field goal at the gun by K Shawn Moffitt.

UCF

Head Coach
George O’Leary (New Hampshire ’69)
81-66, 12th season at UCF
133-99, 20th season as collegiate head coach


NOTES
UCF is off to an 0-6 start to the 2015 season … The Knights look to snap a seven-game slide that began with the St. Petersburg Bowl last season … Two of UCF’s six losses have been one-point affairs … Conference play had been kind to UCF, however, as the Knights are 15-3 all-time in American Athletic Conference games … The Knights have been riddled with injuries in 2015, forcing head coach Georg O’Leary to lean on a number of inexperience players … Fourteen walk-ons or former walk-ons saw action against UConn, while 46 percent of the players who have appeared in at least one game this season had never played for UCF before the year … QB Justin Holman had been sidelined with an injury since Week 2 of the season, but returned to the starting lineup against UConn … Holman has completed 50 of 86 passes for 504 yards and three touchdowns with three interceptions … WR Tre’Quan Smith has a team-high 20 receptions for 276 yards and two TDs … LB Domenic Spencer has 42 tackles with a team-leading 4.5 tackles for loss … The Knights have not registered a defensive interception this season..

rv/rv TEMPLE

Head Coach
Matt Rhule (Penn State ’97)
12-16, third season

NOTES
Temple improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in The American with a 49-10 win against Tulane … The Owls had played (and won) three straight road games before returning to Philadelphia to face Tulane… The Owls are 5-0 for the first time since 1974 and are receiving votes in both major national polls this week… Temple has been led offensively by RB Jahad Thomas, who is fifth in the nation in all-purpose yards (182.4 ypg) … Thomas is third in The American in rushing with 557 yards and seven touchdowns on 114 carries …  … QB P.J. Walker has completed 78 of 126 passes (61.9 percent) for 914 yards and seven touchdowns … WR Robby Anderson has a team-high 19 catches for 220 yards and four touchdowns … The defense is led by LB Tyler Matakevich, the Butkus Award candidate who has 44 tackles, three sacks, two interceptions and four pass breakups in five games and is the NCAA’s active career leader in total tackles (398) … LB Nate D. Smith has a team-high 5.5 sacks, while Matakevich and CB Alex Wells have two interceptions each … The Owls lead The American in pass efficiency defense (105.24) … Thomas is the conference leader in kickoff return average (33.2 ypr).