- Through eight weeks of the 2025 season, the American has five teams that have secured bowl eligibility. Only the SEC (six) has more bowl-eligible teams among FBS conferences.
- UAB scored its fifth win against a top-25 opponent in program history and its first since 2021 (against No. 13 BYU) with Saturday’s victory against No. 22 Memphis.
- South Florida has averaged 57.0 points in its last four games.
- Tulane is off to a 3-0 start in American Conference play for the fourth consecutive season. The Green Wave has won 20 of its last 21 regular-season conference games.
- North Texas has scored at least 30 points in all seven games this season. The Mean Green has scored at least 50 points three times.
- North Texas has scored points in 25 consecutive quarters, including overtime periods.
- Memphis saw its 10-game winning streak come to an end. The Tigers entered Saturday tied with Ohio State for the nation’s longest active winning streak.
- Memphis scored at least 20 points for the 47th consecutive game, the nation’s longest active streak.
- Navy, which was idle this week, now has the nation’s second-longest active winning streak at nine games. The Midshipmen trail only Ohio State, which won its 11th straight on Saturday.
- Navy will enter Week 9 as one of six unbeaten teams in FBS (Ohio State, BYU, Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, Indiana).
- Temple snapped a streak of 21 consecutive road losses in conference games with its 49-14 win at Charlotte. The Owls’ last road win in conference play was a 17-7 victory at South Florida Nov. 7, 2019.
- Temple QB Evan Simon has thrown 16 touchdown passes without an interception after his three-TD performance against Charlotte Saturday.
- Temple has committed only one turnover in seven games this season.
- East Carolina scored three touchdowns of 50 yards or longer in the Pirates’ win against Tulsa
NOTABLE WEEK 8 PERFORMANCES
Byrum Brown, QB, South Florida
14-of-24, 256 yards, 3 TDs; 14 att., 111 yards, 1 rush TD in 48-13 win against Florida Atlantic
Jake Retzlaff, QB, Tulane
22-of-29, 261 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT; 8 att., 62 yards, 1 rush TD in 24-17 win against Army
Iverson Hooks, WR, UAB
11 rec., 172 yards, 3 TDs in 31-24 win against No. 22 Memphis
Ryder Burton, QB, UAB
20-of-27, 251 yards, 3 TDs in 31-24 win against No. 22 Memphis
Drew Mestemaker, QB, North Texas
22-of-35, 277 yards, 4 TDs, 1 rush TD in 55-17 win against UTSA
Wyatt Young, WR, North Texas
6 rec., career-high 102 yards, 3 TDs in 55-17 win against UTSA
Katin Houser, QB, East Carolina
21-of-38, 300 yards, 2 TDs, 1 rush TD in 41-27 win against Tulsa
Anthony Smith, QB, East Carolina
4 rec., career-high 150 yards, 2 TDs in 41-27 win against Tulsa
Evan Simon, QB, Temple
15-of-22, 194 yards, 3 TDs in 49-14 win at Charlotte
Cale Hellums, QB, Army
39 att., 155 yards, 2 TDs; 7-of-10, 125 pass yards in a 24-17 loss at Tulane
Brody Foley, TE, Tulsa
6 rec., 126 yards, 1 TD in 41-27 loss at East Carolina
WEEK 8 RESULTS
Thursday, October 16
East Carolina 41, Tulsa 27 *
Saturday, October 18
Tulane 24, Army 17 *
Temple 49, Charlotte 14 *
North Texas 55, UTSA 17 *
UAB 31, Memphis 24 *
South Florida 48, Florida Atlantic 13 *
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
Friday, October 24
North Texas at Charlotte * (7 p.m., ESPN2)
Saturday, October 25
South Florida at Memphis * (Noon, ESPN or ESPN2)
UConn at Rice (3 p.m., ESPN+)
Florida Atlantic at Navy * (3:30 p.m., CBSSN)
Temple at Tulsa * (3:30 p.m., ESPN+)
Open Weeks
Army, UAB, East Carolina, UTSA
