- Only five games are on the Week 6 docket in The American as five of the conference’s 14 teams enjoy open dates.
- Through five weeks of the 2023 season, American Athletic Conference teams have played 12 games against teams ranked in this week’s Associated Press top 25, including games against the Nos. 1, 2, 3, 7, 11 and 12 teams.
- Memphis improved to 19-4 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium under head coach Ryan Silverfield with Saturday’s 35-32 win against Boise State.
- Tulane has won six consecutive road games, which ranks as the fifth-longest active streak nationally (Georgia- 11; North Carolina, TCU, Michigan-7).
- South Florida is 2-0 in The American for the first time since a 3-0 start in the 2018 season.
- UTSA heads to Temple Saturday in a game that will mark the Roadrunners’ northernmost game site since a Nov. 17, 2012, contest at Idaho.
- North Texas visits Navy Saturday for the second meeting between the teams. The only previous meeting came in 2007, when Navy won a wild 74-62 matchup in Denton, Texas, as the teams set an NCAA FBS record for combined points (since broken by Pitt-Syracuse in 2016).
Upcoming Schedule
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7
UTSA at Temple *
Time: 2 p.m.
Television: ESPN+
Series: First meeting
North Texas at Navy *
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Television: CBS Sports Network
Series: Navy leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2007 (Navy, 74-62)
South Florida at UAB *
Time: 4 p.m.
Television: ESPN2
Series: Tied, 1-1
Last Meeting: Nov. 3, 2004 (South Florida, 45-20)
UConn at Rice
Time: 5 p.m.
Television: ESPN+
Series: First meeting
Tulsa at Florida Atlantic *
Time: 6 p.m.
Television: ESPN+
Series: Tied, 1-1
Last Meeting: Sept. 5, 2015 (Tulsa, 47-44)
OPEN WEEKS
Charlotte
Next Game: Oct. 14 vs. Navy
East Carolina
Next Game: Oct. 12 vs. SMU
Memphis
Next Game: Oct. 13 vs. Tulane
SMU
Next Game: Oct. 12 at East Carolina
Tulane
Next Game: Oct. 13 at Memphis
* American Athletic Conference game
All times Eastern
