Through eight 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, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12 and 14 teams.
- American Athletic Conference teams have played the most challenging nonconference schedules of any FBS conference in 2023, based on opponents’ winning percentage. The cumulative record of The American’s nonconference FBS opponents is 164-147 (.527).
Nonconference FBS Opponent Winning Percentage – 2023
.518 American (188-175)
.469 Big Ten (134-152)
.467 Conference USA (98-112)
Mountain West (147-168)
.458 Big 12 (121-143)
.456 MAC (144-172)
.421 ACC (127-175)
.407 SEC (107-160)
.399 Sun Belt (130-196)
.389 Pac-12 (88-138)
- Tulane, which visits Rice Saturday, has won seven consecutive road games, which ranks as the third-longest active streak nationally (Georgia- 13; Michigan-9).
- Tulane head coach Willie Fritz ranks sixth among active FBS coaches in career wins.
Most Career Wins Among Active NCAA FBS Head Coaches
287 Nick Saban, Alabama
280 Mack Brown, North Carolina
279 Brian Kelly, LSU
259 K.C. Keeler, Sam Houston
204 Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
203 Willie Fritz, Tulane
- UTSA has won its last 11 regular-season conference games.
- Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 21 consecutive games, marking the longest active streak among FBS teams
- Tulane is 18-3 in its last 21 games. The Green Wave trails only Georgia (22) and Michigan (21) in total wins among FBS teams in the last two seasons.
- UTSA is 25-3 in regular-season and postseason conference games under fourth-year head coach Jeff Traylor.
- Navy and SMU have both registered two shutouts in 2023.
- Florida Atlantic WR LaJohntay Wester is averaging 9.4 receptions per game, leading all FBS players nationally.
- North Texas QB Chandler Rogers has thrown 216 consecutive passes without an interception.
Upcoming Schedule
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
Florida Atlantic at Charlotte *
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Television: ESPN2
Series: Florida Atlantic leads, 6-2
Last Meeting: Aug. 27, 2022 (Florida Atlantic, 43-13)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
Tulsa at SMU *
Time: Noon
Television: ESPNU
Series: SMU leads, 16-13
Last Meeting: Oct. 29, 2022 (SMU, 45-34)
Memphis at North Texas
Time: 3 p.m.
Television: ESPN+
Series: Memphis leads, 17-4
Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2022 (Memphis, 44-34)
East Carolina at UTSA *
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Television: ESPN+
Series: First meeting
Tulane at Rice *
Time: 4 p.m.
Television: ESPN2
Series: Rice leads, 20-15-1
Last Meeting: Nov. 30, 2013 (Rice, 17-13)
OPEN WEEKS
UAB
Next Game: Nov. 4 vs. Florida Atlantic
Navy
Next Game: Nov. 4 at Temple
South Florida
Next Game: Nov. 4 at Memphis
Temple
Next Game: Nov. 4 vs. Navy
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