Army finished as the only 8-0 team in American Athletic Conference play, sending the 2024 American Football Championship Game to Michie Stadium Friday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. ET. The game will be televised nationally on ABC with a national radio broadcast on ESPN Radio.
- Army is the eighth team to finish 8-0 in American Athletic Conference play, joining UCF in 2013, 2017 and 2018; Cincinnati and Houston in 2021; and Tulane and SMU in 2023.
- Army, which was ranked No. 25 in the AP poll and No. 22 in the coaches’ poll, has been nationally ranked for seven consecutive weeks, the Black Knights’ longest streak since 1958.
- Army went 6-0 at home in the regular season and has won eight consecutive home games.
- Army QB Bryson Daily tied The American’s single-season record with his 24th and 25th rushing touchdowns Saturday. Daily ties the conference mark set by former Navy QB Will Worth in 2016.
- Memphis QB Seth Henigan became The American’s career passing leader with his 218-yard, two-touchdown performance against No. 18 Tulane. Henigan finished the game with 13,972 career yards, passing former East Carolina QB Holton Ahlers (13,927) for the all-time mark.
- Memphis ended Tulane’s 17-game winning streak in American Athletic Conference regular-season games, which matched the longest streak in conference history and was the longest active streak among FBS programs.
- Memphis improved to 10-2 with the win against Tulane as the Tigers registered back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time in program history.
- Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 39 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the nation.
- North Texas gained bowl eligibility for the first time since 2022 with its 24-17 win at Temple Saturday. All 41 points in the game were scored in the first half.
- Florida Atlantic set a school record, and tied the American Athletic Conference mark, with 35 points in the second quarter of the Owls’ 63-16 win at Tulsa.
- Florida Atlantic QB Tyriq Starks tied the Owls’ school record with five touchdown passes against Tulsa.
NOTABLE WEEK 14 PERFORMANCES
Bryson Daily, QB, Army
27 att., 147 yards, 2 TDs, 10-of-17, 190 yards, 1 TD in 29-24 win against UTSA; tied American Athletic Conference record with 24th and 25th rushing touchdowns of the season
Greg Desrosiers Jr., RB, Memphis
6 att., 41 yards, 1 TD; 8 rec., 84 yards, 2 TDs; 125 all-purpose yards in 34-24 win at No. 18 Tulane
Seth Henigan, QB, Memphis
22-of-29, 218 yards, 2 TDs in 34-24 win at No. 18 Tulane; became American’s career passing leader (13,972 yards)
Kourtlan Marsh, LB, Memphis
6 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery in 34-24 win at No. 18 Tulane
Braxton Woodson, QB, Navy
15 att., 125 yards, 2 TDs; 12-of-19, 165 yards, 1 TD in 34-20 win at East Carolina
Kyle Jacob, LB, Navy
7 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT in 34-20 win at East Carolina
Makenzie McGill II, RB, North Texas
14 att., 160 yards, 2 TDs in 24-17 win at Temple
E.J. Warner, QB, Rice
27-of-42, 430 yards, 3 TDs in 35-28 win against South Florida
Tyriq Starks, QB, Florida Atlantic
18-of-25, 294 yards, school-record 5 TDs; 46 rush yards in 63-16 win at Tulsa
Xavier Terrell, RB, Florida Atlantic
2 att., 148 yards, 2 TDs in 63-16 win at Tulsa
CJ Campbell Jr., RB, Florida Atlantic
15 att., 100 yards; 4 rec., 118 yards; 218 all-purpose yards in 63-16 win at Tulsa
Darian Mensah, QB, Tulane
21-of-33, 317 yards, 2 TDs 1 INT in 34-24 loss to Memphis
WEEK 14 SCORES
Thursday, November 28
Memphis 34, Tulane 24 *
Friday, November 29
Navy 34, East Carolina 20 *
Saturday, November 30
Army 29, UTSA 24 *
North Texas 24, Temple 17 *
Rice 35, South Florida 28 *
Charlotte 29, UAB 27 *
Florida Atlantic 63, Tulsa 16 *
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, December 6
American Athletic Conference Championship
Tulane at Army (8 p.m. ET, ABC)
Saturday, December 14
Navy vs. Army 4 (3 p.m. ET, CBS)
