IRVING – Week 11 of American Conference football saw UTSA take down UNT to create a three-way tie atop the league standings along with Memphis, UAB, East Carolina and Tulsa reach bowl eligibility and three teams produce second-half shutouts on the road.
With three more teams hitting the six-win mark, the American now has eight bowl eligible teams, tied with the ACC and Big 12 and trailing only the Big Ten (12) and the SEC (11) for the third-most bowl eligible teams of any league.
Starting on Thursday night, Memphis scored the final 14 points of the game in a 52-41 road win at South Florida. Then in the early slate on Saturday, UAB and East Carolina both reached the six-win threshold as UAB took down Temple 36-10 and East Carolina rallied from behind to defeat Charlotte 17-16. In addition, Tulane became the third American Conference team to hold its opponent scoreless in the second half on the day in a 20-17 victory over Rice.
The late slate on Saturday started with Tulsa continuing its strong play, punching its bowl bid with a 38-21 win over Florida Atlantic. Then in the Alamodome, UTSA handed UNT its first loss in conference play with a 35-16 victory.
More headlines from week 11 in American Conference football are below:
- UAB, East Carolina and Tulane all held their opponents scoreless in the second half to win on the road.
- Memphis trailed 41-38 with just under 8:00 remaining in the game but re-took the lead 76-yard touchdown pass from Marcus Stokes to Jemyri Davis and never looked back.
- The Tigers are now 8-2 overall and 5-1 in conference play, tied with UNT and UTSA atop the league standings.
- Memphis RB Jaylin Carter and QB Marcus Stokes combined to rush 29 times for 184 yards and four touchdowns in the win over South Florida.
- Memphis LB Mike Montgomery became just the 11th player in league history to tally 19+ tackles as he finished the game with 19 stops, seven of which were solo.
- USF QB Luke Kromenhoek accounted for 417 yards of total offense in the loss against Memphis, completing 22-of-37 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing 30 times for 146 yards and another TD on the ground.
- With the score 13-10 at halftime, UAB outscored Temple 23-0 in the second half to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2022. The Blazers are now 4-2 in league play, one of three teams in the American with two conference losses.
- UAB RB Rod Robinson II rushed 22 times for 202 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Temple.
- UAB DL Marlin Dean led the Blazers with eight tackles defensively and added another sack to push his season total to 11.5 sacks this season, tied for the sixth-most of any player in league history.
- Temple LB Curly Ordonez filled the stat sheet with 15 tackles (12 solo), 2.0 TFLs, a sack and a PBU in the loss against UAB.
- East Carolina came from behind to earn bowl eligibility for the third consecutive season.
- The Pirates trailed Charlotte 16-7 at halftime on the road but outscored the 49ers 10-0 in the second half.
- As a team, ECU tallied 15 total tackles for loss including five sacks and held Charlotte to just 39 rushing yards in the game.
- Tulane outscored Rice 14-0 in the second half in a 20-17 comeback victory to keep its bowl hopes alive and improve to 5-4 on the year.
- Green Wave RB Maurice Turner accounted for over 100 yards of total offense with 15 rushes for 90 yards on the ground while also catching two passes for 24 yards.
- Tulane now has five wins this season and sits one win away from reaching bowl eligibility for the fifth consecutive season. They close the year with contests vs. UNT and at South Florida.
- Tulsa reached bowl eligibility for the first time since 2021 with an impressive 38-21 victory over Florida Atlantic.
- The Golden Hurricane have now won three of their last four games after dropping three straight.
- Tulsa QB Baylor Hayes completed 21-of-32 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns in the win over FAU. His top target was Javon Ross who finished with six catches for 163 yards.
- The top two backs for Tulsa, Damari Alston and Trequan Jones, combined to rush for 190 yards on 20 carries and three touchdowns in the win.
- Florida Atlantic QB Caden Veltkamp finished 32-of-58 for 340 yards and two touchdowns in the loss at Tulsa.
- UTSA improved to 28-1 at home in conference games under Jeff Traylor with a 35-16 victory over UNT. The win created a three-way tie atop the conference standings between the Roadrunners, the Mean Green and the Tigers.
- The UTSA defense held the nation’s leading offense to just 304 yards of total offense and 16 points.
- UTSA RB A’Marion Peterson rushed 11 times for 179 yards and four touchdowns averaging 16.3 yards per carry in the 35-16 victory over UNT.
NOTABLE WEEK 11 PERFORMANCES
Marcus Stokes, QB, Memphis
Stokes completed 15 of 31 passes for 313 yards and three touchdowns and also rushed eight times for 73 yards and two scores on the ground in the win over South Florida.
Jemyri Davis, WR, Memphis
Davis averaged 32.2 yards per catch finishing with five catches for 161 yards and a touchdown in the win over USF.
Mike Montgomery, LB, Memphis
Montgomery became just the 11th player in league history to tally 19+ tackles as he finished the game with 19 stops, seven of which were solo against South Florida.
Luke Kromenhoek, QB, South Florida
Kromenhoek accounted for 417 yards of total offense in the loss against Memphis, completing 22-of-37 passes for 271 yards and three TDs while also rushing 30 times for 146 yards and another TD on the ground.
Rod Robinson II, RB, UAB
Robinson II rushed 22 times for 202 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Temple.
Curly Ordonez, LB, Temple
Ordonez filled the stat sheet with 15 tackles (12 solo), 2.0 TFLs, a sack and a PBU in the loss against UAB.
Ashton Gray, RB, East Carolina
Gray rushed 24 times for 88 yards and two touchdowns in the 17-16 comeback win over Charlotte.
Gavin Willis, LB, Charlotte
Willis tallied 13 tackles (eight solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and a PBU in the loss against East Carolina.
Maurice Turner, RB, Tulane
Turner accounted for over 100 yards of total offense with 15 rushes for 90 yards on the ground while also catching two passes for 24 yards in the win over Rice.
Baylor Hayes, QB, Tulsa
Hayes completed 21-of-32 passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns in the win over FAU.
Javon Ross, WR, Tulsa
Ross finished with six catches for 163 yards in the 38-21 victory over Florida Atlantic
Caden Veltkamp, QB, Florida Atlantic
Veltkamp finished 32-of-58 for 340 yards and two touchdowns in the loss at Tulsa.
A’Marion Peterson, RB, UTSA
Peterson rushed 11 times for 179 yards and four touchdowns averaging 16.3 yards per carry in the 35-16 victory over UNT.
WEEK 11 SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 12
Memphis 51, South Florida 42* (8:00 p.m., ESPN)
Saturday, November 14
East Carolina 17, Charlotte 16* (1:00 p.m., ESPN+)
UAB 36, Temple 10* (1:00 p.m., ESPN+)
Tulane 20, Rice 17* (4:30 p.m., ESPN+)
Tulsa 38, Florida Atlantic 21* (3:00 p.m., ESPN+)
UNT at UTSA* (9:00 p.m., ESPN+)
* - American Conference Game
WEEK 12 SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 19
Rice at Temple* (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
Saturday, November 21
East Carolina at Army* (12:00 p.m., CBSSN)
Memphis at Navy* (12:00 p.m., TBA)
Charlotte at Tulsa* (2:00 p.m., ESPN+)
South Florida at Florida Atlantic* (2:30 p.m., ESPN+)
UNT at Tulane (TBA, TBA)
UTSA at UAB (TBA, TBA)
* - American Conference Game
2026 Football Standings
|
|
|
School |
Conf |
CPct. |
Overall |
Pct. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
| t1 |
Memphis |
5-1 |
0.833 |
8-2 |
0.8 |
5-0 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
W3 |
| t1 |
UTSA |
5-1 |
0.833 |
8-2 |
0.8 |
5-0 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
W1 |
| t1 |
UNT |
5-1 |
0.833 |
7-3 |
0.7 |
5-0 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
L1 |
| t4 |
UAB |
4-2 |
0.667 |
6-4 |
0.6 |
5-0 |
1-4 |
0-0 |
W2 |
| t4 |
East Carolina |
4-2 |
0.667 |
6-4 |
0.6 |
4-1 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
W3 |
| t4 |
Army |
4-2 |
0.667 |
5-4 |
0.556 |
3-2 |
2-2 |
0-0 |
L2 |
| t7 |
Tulsa |
3-3 |
0.5 |
6-4 |
0.6 |
3-2 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
W2 |
| t7 |
Florida Atlantic |
3-3 |
0.5 |
6-4 |
0.6 |
5-0 |
1-4 |
0-0 |
L1 |
| t7 |
Tulane |
3-3 |
0.5 |
5-5 |
0.5 |
3-2 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
W1 |
| t10 |
South Florida |
2-4 |
0.333 |
6-4 |
0.6 |
4-2 |
2-2 |
0-0 |
L2 |
| t10 |
Navy |
2-4 |
0.333 |
3-6 |
0.333 |
3-1 |
0-4 |
0-1 |
W1 |
| t12 |
Charlotte |
1-5 |
0.167 |
1-9 |
0.1 |
0-5 |
1-4 |
0-0 |
L3 |
| t12 |
Temple |
1-5 |
0.167 |
2-8 |
0.2 |
1-5 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
L5 |
| 14 |
Rice |
0-6 |
0 |
1-9 |
0.1 |
1-4 |
0-5 |
0-0 |
L9 |