IRVING – Week 10 of American Conference football saw Florida Atlantic hand UTSA its first league loss of the season, East Carolina and Navy win with late scores, Tulsa pick up its most lopsided victory of the season and UNT remain as the only undefeated conference team.
Starting on Thursday night, Florida Atlantic became the fifth American Conference team to reach bowl eligibility with a 60-29 victory in Boca Raton. One night later, the midweek mayhem continued with yet another one-score game when East Carolina hit a game-winning 54-yard field goal to take down South Florida 20-17.
In Saturday action, Tulsa was dominant in a 60-10 win over Tulane, Navy scored a touchdown with less than two minutes remaining to take down Temple 42-35, UAB scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to knock off Charlotte 23-12 and UNT outscored Rice 42-17 in the second half in a 52-23 rout.
More headlines from an exciting week 10 in American Conference football are below:
- Florida Atlantic racked up 563 yards of total offense and earned bowl eligibility for the first time since 2020 in a 60-29 win over UTSA.
- Owls RB Leonard Farrow rushed 12 times for 126 yards and a touchdown while Ethan Ervin finished with 15 carries for 92 yards.
- FAU got another stellar performance from Easton Messer with seven catches for 85 yards and three touchdowns.
- The Roadrunners are still alive in the conference title race as they dropped to 4-1 in league play, tied with Memphis for second in the conference standings.
- UTSA RB tallied six catches for 117 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the loss against FAU.
- East Carolina K Andrew Conrad, in what was his first field goal attempt of the season, nailed a 55-yard FG as time expired to lift ECU to a 20-17 win over South Florida.
- Pirates WR Landon Sides caught 14 passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns.
- ECU is now one win away from bowl eligibility after the win over USF. The Pirates are looking to reach a bowl game for the fifth time in the last six years.
- Tulsa picked up its largest margin of victory in a game since 2012 in a 60-10 victory over Tulane.
- The Golden Hurricane registered six sacks racked up 562 yards of total offense in the win.
- Tulsa WR Oran Singleton Jr. caught 13 passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns in the win over the Green Wave.
- UAB scored 20 straight points to close the third quarter and start the fourth in the 23-12 victory over Charlotte.
- Blazers RB Rod Robinson II rushed 14 times for 101 yards averaging 7.2 yards per carry while also catching four passes for 30 yards in the win.
- UAB DL Marlin Dean continued his strong season with three sacks, four total tackles and a forced fumble.
- Navy raced out to a 28-0 lead and scored a touchdown with 1:14 remaining to take down Temple 42-35.
- Midshipmen QB Jackson Gutierrez accounted for six touchdowns in the win going 6-of-11 through the air for 178 yards and a touchdown while rushing 30 times for 180 yards and scoring five more times on the ground.
- Temple had three players with 10+ tackles in the loss against Navy in Avery Powell (13), Saboor Karriem (11) and Jordan Montgomery (10).
- UNT held a 17-14 lead with just under five minutes to play in the third quarter and scored 35 of the next 38 points to remain unbeaten in conference play.
- The Mean Green have won six straight games and have scored 40+ points in each game during the win streak.
- After reaching the title game a season ago, UNT is now alone atop the league standings at 5-0.
- UNT RB Jahiem White rushed 21 times for 139 yards and three touchdowns while also pulling in four catches for 31 yards in the win over Rice.
NOTABLE WEEK 7 PERFORMANCES
Leonard Farrow, RB, Florida Atlantic
Farrow rushed 12 times for 126 yards, averaging 10.5 yards per carry, and a touchdown while also catching two passes for 23 yards and added another receiving TD.
Caden Veltkamp, QB, Florida Atlantic
Veltkamp completed 17-of-25 passes for 210 yards and four touchdowns in the 60-29 win over UTSA.
Easton Messer, WR, Florida Atlantic
Messer caught seven passes for 85 yards and three touchdowns and also threw a 14-yard touchdown pass in the victory over UTSA.
Mekhi Anderson, WR, UTSA
Anderson finished with six catches for 77 yards and a touchdown in the loss vs. Florida Atlantic.
Landon Sides, WR, East Carolina
Caught 14 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown in the 20-17 win vs. South Florida.
Ashton Gray, RB, East Carolina
Gray finished with 101 rushing yards on 18 carries while also catching three passes for 26 yards against USF.
Oran Singleton Jr., WR., Tulsa
Singleton caught 13 passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns in the 60-10 victory over Tulane.
Baylor Hayes, QB, Tulsa
Hayes completed 26-of-33 passes for 338 yards and four passing touchdowns in the win over Tulane.
Rod Robinson II, RB, UAB
Robinson II rushed 14 times for 101 yards and also brought in four receptions for 30 yards in UAB’s 23-12 win over Charlotte.
Marlin Dean, DL, UAB
Tallied three sacks, four total tackles and a forced fumble in the 23-13 victory over Charlotte.
Jahiem White, RB, UNT
White rushed 21 times for 139 yards and three touchdowns and caught four passes for 31 yards in the 52-23 win over Rice.
Jackson Gutierrez, QB, Navy
Gutierrez accounted for six touchdowns in the win going 6-of-11 through the air for 178 yards and a touchdown while rushing 30 times for 180 yards and scoring five more times on the ground.
JoJo Bermudez, WR, Temple
Bermudez caught two passes for 55 yards and a touchdown while also returning three punts for 159 yards including a 78-yard touchdown.
WEEK 10 SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 5
Florida Atlantic 60, UTSA 29* (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
Friday, November 6
East Carolina 20, South Florida 17* (7:30 p.m., ESPN2)
Saturday, November 7
Tulsa 60, Tulane 10* (12:00 p.m., ESPNU)
UAB 23, Charlotte 12* (3:30 p.m., ESPN+)
Navy 42, Temple 35* (3:30 p.m., CBSSN)
UNT 52, Rice 23* (4:00 p.m., ESPNU)
Air Force 24, Army 21 (6:30 p.m., CBS)
WEEK 11 SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 12
Memphis at South Florida* (8:00 p.m., ESPN)
Saturday, November 14
East Carolina at Charlotte* (1:00 p.m., ESPN+)
UAB at Temple* (1:00 p.m., ESPN+)
Tulane at Rice* (2:00 p.m., ESPN+)
Florida Atlantic at Tulsa* (3:00 p.m., ESPN+)
UNT at UTSA* (9:00 p.m., ESPN+)
* - American Conference Game
2026 Football Standings
| 2026 Football Standings |
| School |
Conf |
CPct. |
Overall |
Pct. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
| UNT |
5-0 |
1.000 |
7-2 |
.778 |
5-0 |
2-2 |
0-0 |
W6 |
| Memphis |
4-1 |
.800 |
7-2 |
.778 |
5-0 |
2-2 |
0-0 |
W2 |
| UTSA |
4-1 |
.800 |
7-2 |
.778 |
4-0 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
L1 |
| Army |
4-2 |
.667 |
5-4 |
.556 |
3-2 |
2-2 |
0-0 |
L2 |
| Florida Atlantic |
3-2 |
.600 |
6-3 |
.667 |
5-0 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
W1 |
| UAB |
3-2 |
.600 |
5-4 |
.556 |
5-0 |
0-4 |
0-0 |
W1 |
| East Carolina |
3-2 |
.600 |
5-4 |
.556 |
4-1 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
W2 |
| South Florida |
2-3 |
.400 |
6-3 |
.667 |
4-1 |
2-2 |
0-0 |
L1 |
| Tulsa |
2-3 |
.400 |
5-4 |
.556 |
2-2 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
W1 |
| Tulane |
2-3 |
.400 |
4-5 |
.444 |
3-2 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
L1 |
| Navy |
2-4 |
.333 |
3-6 |
.333 |
3-1 |
0-4 |
0-1 |
W1 |
| Charlotte |
1-4 |
.200 |
1-8 |
.111 |
0-4 |
1-4 |
0-0 |
L2 |
| Temple |
1-4 |
.200 |
2-7 |
.222 |
1-4 |
1-3 |
0-0 |
L4 |
| Rice |
0-5 |
.000 |
1-8 |
.111 |
1-3 |
0-5 |
0-0 |
L8 |