American Athletic Conference Football Release | November 4

  • The American Athletic Conference remains one of five FBS conferences with at least four bowl-eligible teams in 2024, joining the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC.
  • Army is one of the five remaining unbeaten FBS teams (Miami, BYU, Indiana, Oregon).
  • Army has won its last 12 games, dating to last season, which is the nation’s longest active winning streak and Army’s longest winning streak since 1950.
  • Army has not trailed in a game, not only this season, but at any point during its current 12-game winning streak. Since 2003, the only team with a longer streak without playing from behind was Alabama, in the last nine games of its 2020 National Championship season and the first five games of the 2021 season.
  • Army has committed only one turnover this season.
  • Army leads all FBS teams in rushing with 340.1 yards per game. Navy is fifth at 251.4 ypg.
  • Army is the NCAA FBS leader in scoring defense (11.3 points allowed per game).
  • Tulane has won 15 consecutive American Athletic Conference regular-season games and has the nation’s longest conference winning streak.
  • Tulane leads the nation with six defensive touchdowns, five pick-sixes and eight non-offensive touchdowns.
  • Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall is 23-0 in his career when his team outrushes its opponent.
  • Tulane is second nationally in average time of possession (34:21). Army is fourth (34:01) and Memphis is sixth (33:32).
  • Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 36 consecutive games, marking the longest active streak among FBS teams .
  • UAB WR Kam Shanks is averaging 25.6 yards per punt return, the best mark in the nation. Shanks is the only FBS player with two punt return touchdowns this season.
  • UTSA is 27-3 at the Alamodome under head coach Jeff Traylor. The Roadrunners have won their last eight home games.
  • North Texas QB Chandler Morris is second among all FBS players with 26 touchdown passes. Morris trails only Miami’s Cameron Ward (29), who has played one more game.
  • North Texas QB Chandler Morris has four 400-yard games this season. Only one other FBS player (Cameron Ward) has more than two.
  • North Texas has gained at least 500 yards of total offense in 13 of Eric Morris’ 20 games as head coach, including six of the Mean Green’s eight games in 2024.
  • Memphis is bowl eligible for the 11th consecutive season.
  • Rice has 14 players with at least one sack in 2024.

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Upcoming Schedule

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7

Florida Atlantic at East Carolina *

                Time: 8 p.m.

                Television: ESPN2

                Series: East Carolina leads, 2-0

                Last Meeting: Nov. 11, 2023 (East Carolina, 22-7)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Rice at Memphis *

                Time: 9 p.m.

                Television: ESPN2

                Series: Tied, 2-2

                Last Meeting: Oct. 6, 2012 (Memphis, 14-10)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Navy at South Florida *

                Time: Noon

                Television: ESPN2

                Series: Tied, 2-2

                Last Meeting: Sept. 30, 2023 (South Florida, 44-30)

UConn at UAB

                Time: 2:30 p.m.

                Television: ESPN+

                Series: First meeting

Army at North Texas *

                Time: 3:30 p.m.

                Television: ESPN2

                Series: Army leads, 5-2

                Last Meeting: Nov. 18, 2017 (North Texas, 52-49)

Temple at Tulane *

                Time: 4 p.m.

                Television: ESPNU

                Series: Temple leads, 4-2

                Last Meeting: Oct. 31, 2020 (Tulane, 38-3)

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Charlotte

                Next Game: Nov. 16 vs. South Florida

UTSA

                Next Game: Nov. 15 vs. North Texas

Tulsa

                Next Game: Nov. 14 vs. East Carolina 

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