- The American will have three unbeaten teams heading into Week 6 of the season. Memphis and North Texas are both 5-0, while Navy is 4-0.
- Memphis and North Texas are two of the nation’s nine 5-0 teams (along with Ole Miss, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Iowa State, Oregon, Georgia Tech and Indiana).
- The only FBS conferences with multiple unbeaten teams are the American, the ACC, the Big Ten, the Big 12 and the SEC.
- Ten of the American’s 14 teams are at .500 or better through five weeks of the season.
- The only nonconference game in the American this week was North Texas’ 36-22 win at North Texas. That result lifted the American to 30-16 in nonconference games (.652)
- Memphis extended the nation’s longest active winning streak to nine games with its 55-26 victory at Florida Atlantic.
- Navy has won seven straight games after its 21-13 victory against Rice. The seven-game streak is tied with Ole Miss and Louisville for the nation’s fourth-longest active winning streak.
- Memphis surpassed 20 points for the 45th consecutive game, extending the longest active streak in that category.
- North Texas improved to 5-0 for the first time since 1959 with its 36-22 win against South Alabama.
- North Texas is 13-0 under head coach Eric Morris when leading after three quarters.
- North Texas has scored at least 30 points in all five games this season.
- Navy has started 4-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1978 and 1979.
- Navy has won 75 consecutive home games when leading after three quarters, the longest active streak nationally.
- Navy has gone 30-for-30 in red zone scoring since the start of the 2024 season (27 touchdowns, three field goals).
- Tulane has gone 17-3 in its last 20 road games. The 17 road wins since the start of 2022 are the most in the nation.
- Tulane’s Jon Sumrall is 29-0 in his head coaching career when his team has more rushing yards than its opponent.
NOTABLE WEEK 5 PERFORMANCES
Caleb Hawkins, RB, North Texas
16 att., 140 yards, 2 TDs; 2 rec., 78 yards 1 TD catch in 36-22 win against South Alabama
Cortez Braham Jr., WR, Memphis
6 rec., 127 yards, 2 TDs in 55-26 win at Florida Atlantic
Greg Desrosiers Jr., RB, Memphis
19 att., 204 yards, 3 TDs in 55-26 win at Florida Atlantic
Blake Horvath, QB, Navy
21 att., 110 yards, 2 TDs; 8-fo-13, 172 yards, 1 INT in 21-13 win against Rice
MarcAnthony Parker, LB, Navy
13 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1 QBH in 21-13 win against Rice
Javin Gordon, RB, Tulane
15 att., 78 yards, 3 TDs in 31-14 win at Tulsa
Santana Hooper, DL, Tulane
6 tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 QBH in 31-14 win at Tulsa
Katin Houser, QB, East Carolina
15-of-22, 251 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT; 1 rush TD in 28-6 win against Army
WEEK 5 RESULTS
Thursday, September 25
East Carolina 28, Army 6 *
Saturday, September 27
North Texas 36, South Alabama 22
Navy 21, Rice 13 *
Tulane 31, Tulsa 14 *
Memphis 55, Florida Atlantic 26 *
WEEK 6 SCHEDULE
Friday, October 3
Charlotte at South Florida * (7 p.m., ESPN2)
Saturday, October 4
Air Force at Navy (Noon, CBS)
Army at UAB * (Noon, ESPNU)
UTSA at Temple * (1 p.m., ESPN+)
Florida Atlantic at Rice * (7 p.m., ESPN+)
Tulsa at Memphis * (8 p.m., ESPNU)
Open Weeks
East Carolina, North Texas, Tulane
