- Tulane won its 14th consecutive American Athletic Conference regular-season game with its 45-37 victory at North Texas. Tulane has the longest active conference winning streak nationally and is three shy of The American’s record of 17 straight conference wins (UCF from 2017-19 and Cincinnati from 2020-22).
- Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall improved to 22-0 in his career when his team outrushes its opponent.
- Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 35 consecutive games, the longest active streak nationally.
- Memphis QB Seth Henigan’s game-winning touchdown pass with 31 seconds left against Charlotte was the 91st TD pass of his career, moving him ahead of Brady White for the most in program history.
- East Carolina scored its most points (56) since the Pirates scored 70 against North Carolina in 2014.
- Five East Carolina players had touchdown receptions in the Pirates’ win against Temple.
- Tulsa overcame a 35-7 halftime deficit to defeat UTSA as QB Cooper Legas passed for 333 yards and five touchdowns off the bench.
- UTSA QB set a single-game school record with 434 passing yards in the Roadrunners’ loss at Tulsa.
- UTSA tied school records with seven sacks and 14 tackles for loss in its game against Tulsa.
- North Texas had 525 yards of offense in its 45-37 loss to Tulane, marking the 13th 500-yard game in Eric Morris’ 20 games as head coach.
- North Texas QB Chandler Morris has thrown for at least 400 yards in four of the Mean Green’s eight games this season. Morris had a career-high 449 yards against Tulane.
NOTABLE WEEK 9 PERFORMANCES
Mario Anderson Jr., RB, Memphis
32 att., 141 yards, 1 TD in 33-28 win against Charlotte
Makhi Hughes, RB, Tulane
30 att., career-high 195 yards, 1 TD in 45-37 win at North Texas
Cooper Legas, QB, Tulsa
16-of-31, career-high 333 yards, 5 TDs; 46 rush yards in 46-45 win against UTSA
Kamdyn Benjamin, WR, Tulsa
7 rec., 125 yards, 3 TDs in 46-45 win against UTSA
Katin Houser, QB, East Carolina
16-of-29, 269 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INT in 56–34 win against Temple
Chandler Morris, QB, North Texas
38-of-57, career-high 449 yards, 3 TDs, 1 rush TD in 45-37 loss to Tulane
Damon Ward Jr., WR, North Texas
6 rec., 111 yards, 2 TDs in 45-37 loss to Tulane
Owen McCown, QB, UTSA
30-of-50, school-record 434 yards, 4 TDs in 46-45 loss at Tulsa
O’Mega Blake, WR, Charlotte
3 rec., 128 yards, 1 TD in 33-28 loss at Memphis
Ashton Allen, WR, Temple
4 rec., career-high 109 yards, 2 TDs in 56-34 loss at East Carolina
WEEK 9 SCORES
Saturday, October 26
Notre Dame 51 Navy 14
Memphis 33, Charlotte 28 *
Tulane 45, North Texas 37 *
East Carolina 56, Temple 34 *
UConn 17, Rice 10
Tulsa 46, UTSA 45 *
WEEK 10 SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 31
Tulane at Charlotte * (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
Friday, November 1
South Florida at Florida Atlantic * (7:30 p.m., ESPN2)
Saturday, November 2
Air Force at Army (Noon, CBS)
Memphis at UTSA * (Noon, ESPN2)
Tulsa at UAB * (2:30 p.m., ESPN+)
Navy at Rice * (4 p.m., ESPN2)
Open Dates: East Carolina, North Texas, Temple
