MEMPHIS at TEMPLE
Saturday, Nov. 21 • Noon • ESPNU
Lincoln Financial Field (68,532/Grass)
Philadelphia, Pa.
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Anish Shroff and Ahmad Brooks

THE GAME
Memphis and Temple meet for the third time Saturday … The schools have split their first two matchups as each won on the other’s home field … Temple was a 41-21 winner in Memphis to close the 2013 season, while the Tigers took a 16-13 decision in Philadelphia last year behind a touchdown and three Jake Elliott field goals.

rv/rv MEMPHIS
8-2 (4-2 American)

Head Coach
Justin Fuente (Murray State ’99)
25-22, fourth season

NOTES
Memphis saw its school-record 15-game winning streak come to an end two weeks ago, and now the Tigers look to snap a pesky two-game slide … The Tigers had been ranked in both national polls for four straight weeks before flaling out after a 35-34 setback at then-No. 16/16 Houston … The Tigers rank sixth nationally in scoring offense (43.7 ppg) and are seventh nationally in total offense (541.0 ypg) through 10 games … QB Paxton Lynch has thrown for 3,292 yards and has completed 68.7 percent of his passes (246 of 358) with 21 touchdowns and three interceptions … Lynch had passed for at least 300 yards in eight consecutive games until the streak was snapped by Houston … Five Memphis players have at least 200 rushing yards, led by RB Doroland Dorceus, who has 565 yards and a team-high eight touchdowns … WR Mose Frazier has a team-high 56 receptions for 659 yards and three touchdowns, while WR Anthony Miller has 38 catches for 607 yards and four TDs … LB Genard Avery has team highs with 50 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks, while LB Wynton McManis has 49 stops with 4.5 TFL and 3.0 sacks.



rv/rv TEMPLE
8-2, 5-1 American

Head Coach
Matt Rhule (Penn State ’97)
14-18, third season

NOTES
Temple looks to rebound from a 44-23 setback at USF last week … The Owls hold a one-game lead in The American’s East Division standings and would clinch a spot in the conference championship game with any quantity of wins or USF losses totalling two in the last two weeks … Temple had been ranked in both national polls for four weeks before falling out this week … Temple has outscored its eight opponents in the third quarter by a 102-22 margin … The Owls have been led offensively by RB Jahad Thomas, who has rushed for 1,035 yards and 15 touchdowns on 217 carries and is averaging 103.5 yards per game … QB P.J. Walker has completed 163 of 291 passes (56.0 percent) for 2,028 yards and 15 touchdowns with five interceptions … WR Robby Anderson has a team-high 41 catches for 601 yards and six touchdowns … The defense is led by LB Tyler Matakevich, the Bednarik Award and Rotary Lombardi Trophy semifinalist who has 96 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss, five interceptions and five pass breakups and is the NCAA’s active career leader in total tackles (450) … Matakevich needs four tackles to become the seventh player in NCAA FBS history to register four seasons with 100 or more stops.


HOUSTON at UCONN
Saturday, Nov. 21 • 3:30 p.m. • ESPNU
Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Grass)
East Hartford, Conn.
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Allen Bestwick and Dan Hawkins

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting on the gridiron between Houston and UConn … It will be the Cougars’ first game in the state of Connecticut in program history and their first in New England since a 1962 trip to Boston College … UConn has faced every team in The American except for Houston and Tulsa in its history.

13/4 HOUSTON
10-0, 6-0 American

Head Coach
Tom Herman (Minnesota ’96)
10-0, first season

NOTES
Houston is off to an 10-0 start under first-year head coach Tom Herman … Herman is the first Houston coach To begin his career with 10 wins and is the only new head coach nationally who remains undefeated … Houston is ranked in both national polls for the fifth straight week, standing at No. 13 in the AP poll and No. 14 in the USA Today poll — its highest rankings since the Cougars were No. 7/6 in 2011 … Houston is one of five undefeated teams nationally, along with Clemson, Ohio State, Iowa and Oklahoma State  … QB Greg Ward Jr. has completed 69.3 percent of his passes (169 of 244) for 2,176 yards and 13 touchdowns with four interceptions and has rushed for 810 yards and 16 touchdowns as well … Ward suffered an ankle injury against Memphis and did not finish the game … RB Kenneth Farrow has 903 rushing yards and 12 TDs … WR Demarcus Ayers has a team-leading 74 receptions for 896 yards and five touchdowns … LB Steven Taylor leads The American with 8.0 sacks and has 13.0 tackles for loss … LB Elandon Roberts has 117 tackles with 3.5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss … S Adrian McDonald has four interceptions this season and has 17 career picks.

UCONN
5-5, 3-3 American

Head Coach
Bob Diaco (Iowa ’95)
7-15, second season

NOTES
UConn has won back-to-back games following the Huskies’ 7-3 win at Tulane Nov. 7 …  UConn beat the Green Wave without the benefit of an offensive touchdown as CB Jamar Summers was the only man to find the end zone … Summers scored on a 67-yard interception return for his team-leading sixth pick of the season … UConn is still mathematically alive in The American’s East Division race and would need to forge a two-team tie with Temple to advance to the conference championship game … The Huskies rank second in The American in total defense (358.8 ypg) and fourth in scoring defense (19.3 ppg) … QB Bryant Shirreffs has completed 60.2 percent of his passes (157 of 261) for 1,988 yards and eight touchdowns with seven interceptions … Shirreffs also has rushed for 422 yards and three TDs … RB Arkeel Newsome has 645 rushing yards and six touchdowns on the ground and is the second-leading receiver with 36 catches for 417 yards and two TDs … The top receiver is WR Noel Thomas, who has 42 catches for 548 yards and a touchdown … The defense is paced by S Andrew Adams, who has 74 tackles and two interceptions … The Huskies lead The American with 15 interceptions.

NAVY at TULSA
Saturday, Nov. 21 • 7 p.m. • CBSSN
H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000/FieldTurf)
Tulsa, Okla.



Television
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Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta and Cassie Gallo

THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the third meeting between Navy and Tulsa … The teams split a home-and-home series in 2004 and 2006 as Navy took a 29-0 win in Tulsa and the first meeting, while the Golden Hurricane was a 24-23 overtime winner in Annapolis the last time out as Tulsa blocked Navy’s PAT attempt in the extra period.

19/19 NAVY
8-1, 6-0 American

Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ’89)
62-36, eighth season

NOTES
Navy is ranked in the top 25 polls for the second straight week as the Midshipmen check in at No. 19 in the AP and USA Today polls … Navy 8-1 for the first time since 1963, when Heisman Trophy-winning QB Roger Staubach led the Midshipmen to a 9-1 start … The offensive leader is QB Keenan Reynolds, who set the NCAA career record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (81) in last week’s win against SMU … Reynolds needs two TDs to tie the NCAA record for total touchdowns, currently held by former Wisconsin running back Montee Ball (83) … Reynolds has rushed for 928 yards and 17 touchdowns this season and has thrown four touchdown passes … Navy ranks second in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 335.0 yards per game … FB Chris Swain has rushed for 763 yards and eight touchdowns, while FB Quentin Ezell has five rushing TDs as well … WR Jamir Tillman has a team-high 16 receptions for 267 yards and two touchdowns … LB Micah Thomas has a team-high 54 tackles, while LB Kevin McCoy and DE Will Anthony have 2.5 sacks each … Navy is second nationally in turnover margin (+1.56 per game).

TULSA
5-5, 2-4 American

Head Coach
Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State ’95)
5-5, first season

NOTES
Tulsa saw a modest two-game winning streak end with a 49-38 setback at Cincinnati … Tulsa needs one win in its final two games to secure bowl eligibility in coach Philip Montgomery’s first year … The Golden Hurricane has scored at least 40 points in five of its 10 games and has at least 34 points in eight of the 10 … Tulsa ranks ninth nationally in total offense (526.9 ypg) and 14th in passing offense (331.3 ypg) … WR Keyarris Garrett ranks fifth nationally in receiving yards (116.4 ypg) and is eighth in receptions (7.4 per game) … Garrett has 74 catches for 1,164 yards and six touchdowns this season, while WR Josh Atkinson has 52 catches for 762 yards and three TDs … QB Dane Evans has completed 227 of 372 passes (61.0 percent) for 3,313 yards and 19 touchdowns … Evans leads The American in passing yards (331.3 ypg) … RB Zack Langer has rushed for 631 yards and 14 touchdowns, but has missed the last two games due to injury … S Michael Mudoh is ninth nationally with 10.9 tackles per game … Mudoh has made 109 tackles with five pass breakups and an interception … LB Matt Linscott has 87 tackles, 5.0 sacks, 16.0 tackles for loss and an interception … CB Kerwin Thomas has 10 pass breakups and two INTs.


TULANE at SMU
Saturday, Nov. 21 • 8 p.m. • ESPNews
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000/FieldTurf)
Dallas, Texas
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Mike Corey and Rene Ingoglia

THE GAME
Saturday’s contest will be the 22nd meeting between Tulane and SMU in a series that dates to 1943 … The Green Wave holds a 13-8 series lead … The last meeting came in the 2012 season, when both schools were members of Conference USA as Tulane edged the Mustangs 27-26 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

TULANE
3-7, 1-5 American

Head Coach
Curtis Johnson (Idaho ’85)
15-31, fourth season

NOTES
Tulane snapped a five-game losing streak in dramatic fashion with Saturday’s 34-31 win at Army … The Green Wave had gone 0-4 on the road before rallying to beat Army at the final gun … Tulane has a defense that is stronger than its record suggests … The Green Wave has forced 19 turnovers and is ranked eighth nationally in tackles for loss (8.0 per game) … LB Nico Marley, the grandson of music legend Bob Marley, has 70 tackles and 12.0 tackles for loss with one interception … DE Royce LaFrance has a team-high 5.0 sacks with 12.0 tackles for loss. while DT Tanzel Smart has a team-high 13.0 tackles for loss to go with 2.0 sacks and 48 total stops … S Darion Monroe has a team-high two interceptions and is second on the team with 65 tackles … QB Tanner Lee has battled through injuries to appear in eight games this season and has completed 134 of 254 passes for 1,536 yards and 10 touchdowns with seven interceptions … RB Dontrell Hilliard is the leading rusher with 515 yards and six touchdowns … WR Teddy Veal leads the Green Wave with 39 catches for 554 yards and four touchdowns, while WR Devon Breaux has 25 catches for 431 yards and three TDs.

SMU
1-9, 0-6 American

Head Coach
Chad Morris (Texas A&M ’92)
1-9, first season

NOTES
SMU looks to snap an eight-game slide as the Mustangs play their final home game of the year … SMU fell 55-14 to then-No. 22/23 Navy last week… Five of the teams that have defeated the Mustangs were ranked in last week’s national polls … QB Matt Davis has started all 10 games and has completed 161 of 293 passes for 2,066 yards and 16 touchdowns with six interceptions … Davis also is SMU’s leading rusher with 582 yards and nine touchdown on 155 carries, putting him fifth in The American in total offense at 265.2 yards per game … Davis has rushed for at least 100 yards in three games this season and five times in his career … Freshman WR Courtland Sutton has team highs with 42 receptions, 772 yards and nine touchdown catches … Sutton has at least one touchdown catch in seven of SMU’s 10 games this season … RB Xavier Jones has rushed for 523 yards and seven TDs … The defense is led by DE Justin Lawler, who has 55 tackles with 5.0 sacks, 8.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble … S Darrion Richardson has 53 tackles, an interception and four passes defended. … WR Deion Sanders Jr. is averaging 27.2 yards on kickoff returns … K Chad Hedlund has made 8 of 11 field goal attempts.