IRVING - The UTSA Roadrunners became the first American Conference team to become bowl eligible this season after improving to 6-1 with a 38-34 win over Navy at the Alamodome on Saturday night.

In other Saturday games, Charlotte earned their first win of the season with a 38-31 win over Temple, Army defeated Florida Atlantic 56-24, Tulsa took down Rice 38-17 and South Florida handled Kent State in non-conference action, 29-2.  The week was started with a thrilling overtime game on Thursday with UAB defeating East Carolina 30-17, while Tulane took down Memphis 31-17 on Friday night.

• UAB defeated East Carolina 30-17 in overtime and led for 0:00 in the game. The first lead for the Blazers came in overtime on Ryder Burton’s pass to Rod Robinson II.
• The Blazers tied the game with 35 seconds remaining before score two TDs in overtime, including the game-sealing INT by Delvon Gulley that was returned 80 yards for a TD.
• Tulane is the first FBS team to record at least six takeaways and seven sacks since Louisville in Oct. 2022 vs. Wake Forest.
• Tulane's six turnovers forced is the most for the program since forcing eight against Army during the 2003 season (9/20/03).
• Tulane improves to 30-4 in conference regular season play since 2022. The .882 percentage is the third-best in the country in that period of time.
• Memphis ended their streak of games with two or fewer turnovers at 35 games. It was the second-longest streak by an American Conference team, the longest active streak in the conference and 6th longest active streak in the FBS.
• Army scored just 22 seconds in the game after the defense forced an INT on their opening drive to get the offense the ball.
• Army's one completed pass on Saturday was the fewest since its 14-13 win at Temple on Nov. 8 a season ago.
• Florida Atlantic’s Easton Messer collected 14 passes, one shy of the program's single-game receptions record that he tied in the previous season.
• Charlotte earned their first win of the season and earned Head Coach Tim Albins first win over an FBS team and first American Conference win.
• The 49ers ended a 15-game losing streak
• Charlotte scored 31 of its 38 points in the second half
• Temple’s Peter Clarke scored on a 4-yard TD reception to becomes Temple’s all-time TD leader by a tight end (11 career TDs), passing Randy Grossman (1970-73)
• Tulsa forced one turnover in the game. Tulsa now has forced 15 turnovers on the season, which is top five in the nation.
• Rice had two players with runs of at least 75 yards for the first time since 2004 (Jacurri Brown, 78 yards; Ben Grice, 88 yards)
• South Florida went unbeaten in non-conference play for the first time since 2018 and just the sixth time in program history
• The Bulls increase their record to 11-0 in home non-conference games vs unranked opponents since 2019.
• UTSA becomes the first American Conference team to be bowl eligible with a 6-1 record through seven games. It is the 7^th straight bowl eligible season for the Roadrunners
• The Roadrunners improve their record at the Alamodome under Jeff Traylor to 37-6 overall and 27-1 in conference games. They lead all FBS teams with home conference wins since 2020. 

NOTABLE WEEK 7 PERFORMANCES
Ryder Burton, QB, UAB
19-for-37 for 262 yards and 2 TDs in 30-17 win over East Carolina
 
Delvon Gulley, DB, UAB
5 tackles, 1 INT returned 80 yards for a TD in 30-17 win over East Carolina
 
Kevin Adams III, S, Tulane
9 tackles (8 solo), 1 fumble recovery and 2 INTs in 31-17 win over Memphis
 
TJ Smith, DB, Tulane
Interception returned 76 yards for TD in 31-17 win over Memphis
 
Stonka Burnside, WR, Memphis
7 receptions for 151 yards and a TD in 31-17 loss to Tulane
 
Cale Hellums, QB, Army
25 rushes for 195 yards and 5 TDs in 56-24 win over Florida Atlantic
 
Elijah Walton, LB, Army
4 tackles, 1 INT in 56-24 win over Florida Atlantic
 
Easton Messer, WR, Florida Atlantic
14 catches for 102 yards and 1 TD in 56-24 loss to Army.
 
Conner Harrell, QB, Charlotte
23-for-31 for 281 yards and 2 TDs, 7 rushes for 24 yards and 2 TDs in 38-31 win over Temple
 
Derrick Eley, WR, Charlotte
6 catches for 96 yards and a TD in 38-31 win over Temple
 
Peter Clarke, TE, Temple
5 catches for 127 yards and a TD in 38-31 loss to Charlotte
 
Ajani Sheppard, QB, Temple
15-for-23 for 236 yards and 1 TD, 7 rushes for 78 yards and 2 TDs in 38-31 loss to Charlotte
 
Baylor Hayes, QB, Tulsa
20-for-27 for 249 yards and 3 TDs in 38-17 win over Rice
 
Tyson Williams, CB, Tulsa
12 tackles (7 solo), .5 TFL in 38-17 win over Rice
 
Jacurri Brown, QB, Rice
11 carries for 154 yards and 2 TDs in 38-17 loss to Tulsa
 
CJ Hicks, DE, South Florida
2 tackles, 1 fumble recovery returned 96 yards for a TD in 29-2 win over Kent State
 
Michael Van Buren Jr., QB, South Florida
22-for-27 for 193 yards and 1 TD in 29-2 win over Kent State
Owen McCown, QB, UTSA
28-for-38 for 359 yards and 3 TDs in 38-34 win over Navy
 
Jackson Gutierrez, QB, Navy
3-for-7 for 120 yards and 2 TDs, 21 carries for 139 yards and 2 TDs in 38-34 loss to UTSA
 
WEEK 7 RESULTS
Thursday, October 15
UAB 30, East Carolina 17* (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
 
Friday, October 16
Tulane 31, Memphis 17* (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
 
Saturday, October 17
Army 56, Florida Atlantic 24* (Noon, CBSSN)
Charlotte 38, Temple 31* (1 p.m., ESPN+)
Tulsa 38, Rice 17* (4:30 p.m., ESPN+)
South Florida 29, Kent State 2 (7 p.m., ESPN+)
UTSA 38, Navy 34* (8 p.m., ESPNU)
 
WEEK 8 SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 22
East Carolina at Memphis* (7:30 p.m., ESPN2)
 
Friday, October 23
Army at Tulsa (8:30 p.m., ESPN2)
 
Saturday, October 24
Rice at Florida Atlantic* (12 p.m., ESPNU)
UNT at Navy* (3:30 p.m., CBSSN)
UTSA at Tulane* (8 p.m., ESPNU)
 
 

2026 Football Standings
School	Conf	CPct.	Overall	Pct.	Home	Away	Neutral	Streak
UTSA	3-0	1.000	6-1	.857	4-0	2-1	0-0	W4
UNT	2-0	1.000	4-2	.667	3-0	1-2	0-0	W3
Army	3-1	.750	4-2	.667	3-1	1-1	0-0	W2
Memphis	2-1	.667	5-2	.714	3-0	2-2	0-0	L1
UAB	2-1	.667	4-3	.571	4-0	0-3	0-0	W1
Florida Atlantic	1-1	.500	4-2	.667	3-0	1-2	0-0	L1
East Carolina	1-1	.500	3-3	.500	2-1	1-2	0-0	L1
Tulane	1-1	.500	3-3	.500	3-0	0-3	0-0	W1
South Florida	1-2	.333	5-2	.714	3-1	2-1	0-0	W1
Tulsa	1-2	.333	4-3	.571	2-1	2-2	0-0	W1
Temple	1-2	.333	2-5	.286	1-4	1-1	0-0	L2
Charlotte	1-2	.333	1-6	.143	0-3	1-3	0-0	W1
Navy	1-3	.250	2-4	.333	2-0	0-4	0-0	L1
Rice	0-3	.000	1-6	.143	1-3	0-3	0-0	L6