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KANSAS at MEMPHIS
Saturday, Sept. 17 • Noon • ESPNU
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (58,862/FieldTurf)
Memphis, Tenn.
Television
ESPNU -
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LIVE STATS
Eamon McAnaney and John Congemi
Memphis Radio
WREC-AM 600 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the second meeting between Kansas and Memphis … The schools first met last season, when Memphis took a 55-23 decision in Lawrence, Kansas, behind a 354-yard, two-touchdown effort from QB Paxton Lynch … The Tigers finished with 651 yards of offense and completed 24 of 27 passes.
KANSAS
1-1, 0-0 Big 12
Head Coach
David Beaty (Lindenwood ’94)
1-13, second season
NOTES
Kansas fell to 1-1 on the season following a 31-27 loss to Ohio … The Jayhawks opened the season with a 55-6 win against Rhode Island, snapping a 15-game losing streak … The Jayhawks are looking for their first road victory since a 34-7 decision at UTEP Sept. 12, 2009, and their first win against an FBS opponent since a 34-14 win against Iowa State in the 2014 season … Kansas trailed Ohio 28-7 at halftime, but cut the deficit to 10 points in the second half before the Bobcats iced it … QB Montell Cozart has thrown for 397 yards and five touchdowns with one interception and has completed 35 of 49 passes (71.4 percent) … WR Steven Sims Jr. has four touchdown receptions through two games and is averaging 26.4 yards per reception (9 rec.,. 238 yards) … The Jayhawks have 19 tackles for loss in their first two games.
MEMPHIS
1-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Mike Norvell (Central Arkansas ’05)
1-0, first season
NOTES
Memphis returns from a Week 2 bye that came on the heels of Mike Norvell’s first career head coaching win … The Tigers opened the season with a 35-17 win against Southeast Missouri State Sept. 3 as Memphis raced to a 29-0 second-quarter lead … Memphis finished with a 406-253 advantage in total offense and a 27-17 cushion in first downs … The Tigers were led offensively by QB Riley Ferguson, who completed 26 of 40 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions in his first start at Memphis … WR Anthony Miller had nine receptions for 103 yards, while WR Darrell Hendeson had two touchdown catches … CB Arthur Maulet had an interception and three pass breakups … All-America K Jake Elliott hit a pair of field goals (40, 45) and scored nine points for the Tigers.
TEMPLE at PENN STATE
Saturday, Sept. 17 • Noon • Big Ten Network
Beaver Stadium (106,572/Grass)
University Park, Pa.
Television
Big Ten Network -
Live Stats
Eric Collins, Glen Mason and Rick Pizzo
Temple Radio
WPEN-FM 97.5 (flagship)
THE GAME
Temple snapped a 31-game series losing streak and a 39-game series winless streak against Penn State with last year’s 27-10 win in Philadelphia … The Owls are 4-39-1 all-time against the Nittany Lions and look for their first back-to-back wins in the series since 1931-32 … Temple head coach Matt Rhule is a 1997 Penn State graduate.
TEMPLE
1-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Matt Rhule (Penn State ’97)
19-21, third season
NOTES
Temple shook off a somewhat sluggish performance in a season-opening loss to Army with a solid 38-0 win against Stony Brook in Week 2 … The Owls limited the Seawolves to 133 yards of offense and seven first downs while forcing four turnovers in the shutout … Temple has outscored its first two opponents in the first half by a 38-7 margin … QB Phillip Walker has thrown for 292 yards and three touchdowns with four interceptions in the first two games … RB Jahad Thomas — a first-team all-conference selection last year — has not played due to a hand injury … RB Ryquell Armstead has rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns … WR Keith Kirkwood has two of the Owls’ three touchdown receptions … LB Avery Williams leads the defense with 14 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss.
PENN STATE
1-1, 0-0 Big Ten
Head Coach
James Franklin (East Stroudsburg ’95)
15-13, third season at Penn State
39-28, seventh season as collegiate head coach
NOTES
Penn State plays its final nonconference game of the 2016 regular season as the Nittany Lions look to bounce back from a 42-39 setback at Pittsburgh … Penn State opened with a 33-13 win against Kent State … The Nittany Lions trailed Pitt by three touchdowns, but had a chance to tie or take the lead in the final minutes … RB Saquon Barkley has emerged as a playmaker for Penn State as he enters Saturday’s game with 190 rushing yards and five touchdowns on the young season … QB Trace McSorley has gone 40-of-66 for 541 yards and three TDs with one interception … WR Chris Godwin is the top receiver with 11 catches for 103 yards and a touchdown … Penn State has finished 7-6 in each of coach James Franklin’s two years in University Park.
VIRGINIA at UCONN
Saturday, Sept. 17 • 1:30 p.m. • SNY
Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Grass)
East Hartford, Conn.
Television
SNY/ESPN3 -
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LIVE STATS
Eric Frede and Andy Gresh
UConn Radio
WTIC-AM 1080 (flagship)
THE GAME
UConn and Virginia split the two previous meetings between the schools, which played a home-and-home series in 2007 and 2008 … Virginia was a 17-16 winner in 2007 before the Huskies claimed a 45-10 decision in 2008 … UConn coach Bob Diaco served as linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Virginia from 2006-08.
VIRGINIA
0-2, 0-0 ACC
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall (Oregon State ’88)
0-2, first season at Virginia
99-45, 12th season as collegiate head coach
NOTES
Virginia looks for its first win of 2016 as the Cavaliers play their second straight road game … Virginia fell 37-20 to Richmond to open the season and dropped a 44-26 decision at Oregon last week … The back-to-back road trips will span 6,000 miles in eight days for the Cavaliers … Head coach Bronco Mendenhall is in his first year in Charlottesville after an 11-year run at BYU … Virginia’s assistant head coach/defensive line coach is Ruffin McNeill, who served as East Carolina’s head coach from 2010-15, including the Pirates’ first three seasons in the American Athletic Conference … Virginia is 17-34 all-time against current members of The American … RB Albert Reed rushed for 126 yards on 15 carries against Oregon, giving him back-to-back 100-yard games to start the season.
UCONN
1-1, 0-1 American
Head Coach
Bob Diaco (Iowa ’95)
9-18, third season
NOTES
UConn plays the first of back-to-back home games against teams from the ACC with the game against Virginia … The Huskies host Syracuse next week and face a third ACC opponent with a trip to Boston College Nov. 19 … UConn looks to bounce back from a 28-24 setback to Navy in the conference opener … UConn overcame a 21-0 deficit with 24 straight points, but saw Navy get the go-ahead touchdown in the final four minutes and saw its own bid for the game-winning points stall inside the 1-yard line … WR Noel Thomas leads The American in receptions (10.0 per game) and is third nationally … QB Bryant Shirreffs completed 23 of 26 passes (a school-record 88.4 percent) for 239 yards and a touchdown against Navy … Shirreffs has thrown for 401 yards and completed 79.6 percent of his passes this season.
NORTH CAROLINA A&T at TULSA
Saturday, Sept. 17 • 2 p.m. • ESPN3
H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000/FieldTurf)
Tulsa, Okla.
Television
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LIVE STATS
Drew Fellios and Watson Brown
Tulsa Radio
KXBL-FM 99.5 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between Tulsa and North Carolina A&T and the first matchup between the Golden Hurricane and an FCS opponent since 2012, when Tulsa was a 66-16 winner against Nicholls State … The game is the third of four straight nonconference games to open the season for Tulsa.
NORTH CAROLINA A&T
2-0, 0-0 MEAC
Head Coach
Rod Broadway (North Carolina ’77)
38-19, sixth season at North Carolina A&T
106-42, 14th season as collegiate head coach
NOTES
North Carolina A&T looks for its third win of the young season — and its second straight win against an FBS opponent … The Aggies were 39-36 winners in four overtime periods at Kent State last Saturday, a win that came on the heels of a 62-0 win against St. Augustine’s Sept. 3 … QB Oluwafemi Bamiro came off the bench to complete 7 of 14 passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning TD against Kent State … North Carolina A&T had been 0-3 all-time against FBS opponents prior to Saturday’s win … The Aggies have won the last two MEAC championships and went 10-2 last season, finishing No. 21 in the STATS FCS national poll … North Carolina A&T is ranked No. 19 in this week’s poll … RB Tarik Cohen is the leading rusher (99.0 ypg) and receiver (62.5 ypg).
TULSA
1-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State ’95)
7-8, second season
NOTES
Tulsa suffered its first loss of the season as the Golden Hurricane dropped a 48-3 decision at Ohio State Saturday … Tulsa was undone by six turnovers against the Buckeyes, who scored 17 points off of Golden Hurricane miscues … The Golden Hurricane trailed Ohio State 6-3 late in the second quarter before the Buckeyes took over … Tulsa opened the season with a 45-10 win against San Jose State … QB Dane Evans, who led The American in passing last season, has thrown for 325 yards and a touchdown with four interceptions in 2016 … RB D’Angelo Brewer is the conference leader in rushing through two weeks with 111.0 yards per game … Brewer has rushed for 222 yards and three TDs … WR Keevan Lucas has 12 receptions for 165 yards … LB Trent Martin has a team-high 18 tackles.
USF at SYRACUSE
Saturday, Sept. 17 • 3:30 p.m. • ESPN3
Carrier Dome (49,262/FieldTurf)
Syracuse N.Y.
Television
ESPN3 -
WATCH LIVE -
LIVE STATS
Doug Sherman and Al Groh
USF Radio
WWBA-AM 820 (flagship)
THE GAME
USF and Syracuse have met nine times prior to Saturday’s game … The Bulls are 7-2 all-time against the Orange after last year’s 45-24 win in Tampa that sparked USF’s streak of six wins in the final seven regular-season games … The schools competed in the Big East from 2005-12 … The Bulls are 4-0 at the Carrier Dome.
-/rv USF
2-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky ’98)
18-20, fourth season
NOTES
USF is off to a 2-0 start, while the Bulls have won their last six regular-season games following a 48-17 win against Northern Illinois … USF has outscored its first two opponents by a 104-37 margin … The “Gulf Coast Offense” has averaged 551 yards per game this season and 545 yards and 48.7 points in its last six games … The top player has been QB Quinton Flowers, who has completed 29 of 51 passes for 528 yards and six touchdowns with one interception to go with two rushing TDs … RB Marlon Mack, a two-time first-team all-conference pick, did not play against Northern Illinois, but is considered probable for the game at Syracuse … WR Ryshene Bronson is averaging 30.5 yards per catch … LB Auggie Sanchez leads the team with 20 tackles … The Bulls have allowed only one passing touchdown and four total TDs.
SYRACUSE
1-1, 0-1 ACC
Head Coach
Dino Babers (Hawaii ’84)
1-1, first season at Syracuse
38-16, fifth season as collegiate head coach
NOTES
Syracuse looks to bounce back from a 62-28 setback to Louisville last week that evened the Orange’s record at 1-1 … Syracuse opened the Dino Babers era with a 33-7 win against Colgate … Syracuse ranks second in the ACC and is 10th nationally in passing through two games, averaging 365.0 yards per game … QB Eric Dungey is the top performer with 610 passing yards and five touchdowns against one interception … WR Amba Etta-Tawo leads the team with 20 receptions for 313 yards and three touchdowns … The Orange has averaged 87.0 plays in 2016 after averaging 62.6 offensive plays last season … Syracuse was a combined 40-of-46 passing in the win against Colgate, setting a school record in completion percentage (87.0).
EAST CAROLINA at SOUTH CAROLINA
Saturday, Sept. 17 • 4 p.m. • SEC Network
Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250/Grass)
Columbia, S.C.
Television -
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SEC Network
David Neal, Matt Stinchcomb and Olivia Harlan
East Carolina Radio
WNCT-FM 107.9 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 19th meeting between East Carolina and South Carolina in a series that dates to 1977 … The Gamecocks hold a 13-5 series lead and have taken three straight following a 33-23 win in Columbia during the 2014 season … East Carolina’s last win was a 21-3 decision in 1999.
EAST CAROLINA
2-0, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery (Duke ’00)
2-0, first season
NOTES
East Carolina is 2-0 under first-year head coach Scottie Montgomery as the Pirates took a 33-30 win against North Carolina State last Saturday … East Carolina opened the season with a 52-7 win against Western Carolina … The win against NC State was the Pirates’ sixth straight against an ACC opponent … East Carolina has one ACC opponent remaining on the schedule as the Pirates visit Virginia Tech Sept. 24 … East Carolina is ranked 13th nationally in passing through two games (355.0 ypg) … QB Philip Nelson has completed 81.3 percent of his passes (61 of 75) for 695 yards and six touchdowns and one interception … QB James Summers has rushed for 136 yards and two TDs … RB Anthony Scott has five total touchdowns (two rushing, three receiving) and has averaged 80.5 rushing yards per game.
SOUTH CAROLINA
1-1, 1-1 SEC
Head Coach
Will Muschamp (Georgia ’94)
1-1, first season at South Carolina
29-22, fifth season as collegiate head coach
NOTES
South Carolina evened its record at 1-1 with a 27-14 setback at Mississippi State last Saturday … The Gamecocks have opened the 2016 season with back-to-back conference games on the road as Will Muschamp picked up his first win with a 13-10 victory at Vanderbilt … The Gamecocks play six of their next seven games at home, beginning with the matchup against East Carolina … South Carolina has outscored its two opponents by a 27-3 margin in the second half … QB Perry Orth and QB Brandon McIlwain have both seen considerable action as McIlwain threw a pair of touchdown passes against Mississippi State … RB A.J. Turner has rushed for 102 yards to lead the team … LB T.J. Holloman has a team-high 12 tackles and one interception.
MARYLAND at UCF
Saturday, Sept. 17 • 7 p.m. • CBS Sports Network
Bright House Networks Stadium (44,206/Grass)
Orlando, Fla.
Television
CBS Sports Network -
LIVE STATS
Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous and Melanie Collins
UCF Radio
WYGM-FM 96.9 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between UCF and Maryland … The Knights will face an opponent from the Big Ten Conference for the second straight week on the heels of last week’s game at Michigan … Maryland last faced an American Athletic Conference opponent last season, when the Terrapins beat USF, 35-17.
MARYLAND
2-0, 0-0 Big Ten
Head Coach
DJ Durkin (Bowling Green ’01)
2-0, first season
NOTES
Maryland plays in the state of Florida for the second straight week after the Terrapins improved to 2-0 with a 41-14 win at Florida International … Maryland opened the season with a 52-13 win against Howard … The game at UCF will be Maryland’s last nonconference game of the regular season … Head coach DJ Durkin is in his first year at Maryland after serving as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Michigan … The Terrapins have been led by QB Perry Hills, who has completed 27 of 37 passes (73.0 percent) for 336 yards and three touchdowns without an interception … WR D.J. Moore has two touchdown catches and leads the team with 10 receptions for 184 yards … RB Lorenzo Harrison has rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries … The Terrapins have allowed one rushing touchdown in two games.
UCF
1-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Scott Frost (Nebraska ’97)
1-1, first season
NOTES
UCF hopes to bounce back from a 51-14 loss at Michigan in the Knights’ first road trip of the season … UCF had snapped a 13-game losing streak with a solid 38-0 win against South Carolina State in the 2016 season-opener … The Knights will host a Big Ten opponent for the first time with the game against Maryland … QB Justin Holman, who started both games behind center, left the game against Michigan due to an undisclosed injury and is uncertain for Saturday … Holman has completed 17 of 39 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns without an interception in two games … RB Dontravious Wilson has a team-high 96 rushing yards with two TDs, while RB Adrian Killins has 95 yards and a touchdown … WR Tre’Quan Smith has four catches for 65 yards and a touchdown.
LIBERTY at SMU
Saturday, Sept. 17 • 7 p.m. • ESPN3
Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000/FieldTurf)
Dallas, Texas
Television
ESPN3 -
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LIVE STATS
Brett Dolan and Chad Brown
SMU Radio
KTCK-FM 96.7 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the first meeting between SMU and Liberty on the gridiron … The Mustangs dropped a 48-45 decision to James Madison last season in their most recent game against an FCS opponent … The Flames play their second FBS opponent of 2016 after they opened the season against Virginia Tech, falling 36-13.
LIBERTY
1-1, 0-0 Big South
Head Coach
Turner Gill (North Texas ’90)
30-20, fifth season at Liberty
55-69, 11th year as collegiate head coach
NOTES
Liberty got into the win column for the first time in 2016 with a 55-7 victory against Jacksonville last Saturday … The Flames opened the season with a 36-13 setback at Virginia Tech … Head coach Turner Gill is in his fifth season at Liberty after previously serving as head coach at Kansas and Buffalo … Gill has taken the Flames to four straight winning seasons and three Big South titles … The game at SMU marks Liberty’s first in the state of Texas since 1993 … RB Todd Macon was named the Big South Offensive Player of the Week after he rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries against Jacksonville … S Solomon McGinty was the conference’s Defensive Player of the Week after he had eight tackles, two forced fumbles and an interception against the Dolphins.
SMU
1-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Chad Morris (Texas A&M ’92)
3-11, second season
NOTES
SMU played Baylor to a 6-6 stalemate in the first half, but the Bears took over in the second half of a 40-13 win in Waco, Texas, last weekend … The Mustangs opened the 2016 season with a 34-21 win at North Texas … SMU has been led offensively by WR Courtland Sutton, who has 10 receptions for 274 yards and four touchdowns thus far and is ranked fourth nationally in receiving yards at 137.0 ypg … QB Matt Davis did not play against Baylor due to a knee injury and his status for Saturday remains uncertain … RB Xavier Jones. who has 115 rushing yards and two touchdowns, also did not play against the Bears … RB Ke’Mon Freeman leads the team in rushing with 120 yards, while RB Braeden West has 112 yards … S Darrion Millines has 16 tackles and two interceptions, while CB Horace Richardson also has two picks.
NAVY at TULANE
Saturday, Sept. 17 • 7 p.m. • ASN/ESPN3
Yulman Stadium (30,000/UBU Speed Series 5M)
New Orleans, La.
Television
American Sports Network/ESPN3 -
WATCH LIVE -
LIVE STATS
Mike Gleason, Derrick Lewis and Kathryn Pielech
Navy Radio - WBAL-AM 1090 (flagship)
Tulane Radio - WMTI-FM 106.1 (flagship)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 21st meeting between Navy and Tulane in a series that dates to the 1949 season … Last year’s game, a 31-14 Navy, marked the first meeting since 2005 … Navy QB Keenan Reynolds rushed for two TDs in last year’s win … Tulane holds an 11-8-1 series lead, though Navy has won three of the last four matchups.
-/rv NAVY
2-0, 1-0 American
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo (Hawaii ’89)
70-37, eighth season
NOTES
Navy extended its winning streak against unranked opponents to 18 games with a 28-24 win against UConn to open conference play … The only schools with longer streaks are Alabama (61), Clemson (41) and Ohio State (21) … QB Will Worth made his first career start in place of QB Tago Smith, who was lost for the season with a knee injury in the opener against Fordham … Worth has completed 9 of 11 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown and has three rushing TDs … FB Chris High is the leading rusher with 212 yards and three TDs on 17 carries … LB Tyris Wooten leads the defense with 17 tackles … Navy ranks fifth nationally in rushing (331.0 ypg) … LB Daniel Gonzales and RB Toneo Gulley are both wearing No. 2 in support of Gulley, the senior who played behind All-America Keenan Reynolds for three seasons.
TULANE
1-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Willie Fritz (Pittsburg State ’83)
1-1, first season at Tulane
156-70, 20th season as collegiate head coach
NOTES
Tulane picked up its first win under head coach Willie Fritz with an eye-popping 66-21 decision against Southern last Saturday … It was a start contrast to a 7-3 defensive battle against Wake Forest that won by the Demon Deacons … Tulane had 437 rushing yards against Southern, which ranks second on The American’s single-game chart … Tulane ranks 10th nationally in rushing at 291.5 yards per game … RB Dontrell Hilliard leads the Green Wave with 139 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries, while QB Jonathan Brantley is second on the squad with 119 yards … QB Glen Cuiellette has started both games behind center and has completed 13 of 25 passes for 139 yards and has 74 rushing yards … DT Tanzel Smart has five tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery.