- The American Athletic Conference and Big Ten are the only two FBS conferences with three eight-win teams prior to Saturday’s night games (Army, Tulane, Memphis). The ACC could have three eight-win teams if Pitt defeats Virginia tonight, while the SEC could have three if Tennessee beats Mississippi State.
- Army extended its best-in-the-nation winning streak to 13 games with Saturday’s 14-3 win at North Texas.
- Army is one of four unbeaten teams nationally prior to Saturday’s night games, along with Indiana, BYU and Oregon. Oregon is facing Maryland, while BYU faces Utah tonight.
- North Texas scored on its opening drive against Army becoming the first team this season to hold a lead against the Black Knights. Dating to its last four games of the 2023 season, Army had not trailed for 12 hours, 7 minutes and 50 seconds of game time.
- Army had possession for all but 38 seconds of the third quarter against North Texas.
- Army has held five of its nine opponents to seven points or fewer.
- Army has scored points on all nine opening drives this season.
- Tulane won its 16th consecutive American Athletic Conference regular-season game, putting the Green Wave one shy of the confernence record of 17 wins, set by UCF (2017-19) and tied by Cincinnati (2020-22).
- Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall improved to 24-0 in his career when his team outrushes its opponent.
- Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 37 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the nation.
- Memphis picked up its eighth win of the season with its victory against Rice, giving the Tigers nine eight-win seasons in the last 11 years.
- East Carolina has scored a combined 105 points and has 1,051 yards of offense in two wins under interim head coach Blake Harrell.
NOTABLE WEEK 11 PERFORMANCES
Bryson Daily, QB, Army
36 att., 153 yards, 2 TDs in 14-3 win at North Texas
Makhi Hughes, RB, Tulane
19 att., 153 yards, 2 TDs in 52-6 win against Temple
Katin Houser, QB, East Carolina
17-of-22, career-high 343 yards, 5 TDs; 5 att., 52 rush yards, 1 TD in 49-14 win against Florida Atlantic
Anthony Smith, WR, East Carolina
3 rec., 120 yards, 1 TD in 49-14 win against Florida Atlantic
Zakye Barker, LB, East Carolina
8 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss 1 sack in 49-14 win against Florida Atlantic
Mario Anderson Jr., RB, Memphis
25 att., 144 yards, 1 TD in 27-20 win against Rice
Chandler Martin, LB, Memphis
11 tackles, 1 pass breakup, 1 fumble recovery in 27-20 win against Rice
Kyle Jacob, LB, Navy
6 tackles, 1 INT in 28-7 win at South Florida
WEEK 11 SCORES
Thursday, November 7
East Carolina 49, Florida Atlantic 14 *
Friday, November 8
Memphis 27, Rice 20 *
Saturday, November 9
Navy 28, South Florida 7 *
UConn 31, UAB 23
Army 14, North Texas 3 *
Tulane 52, Tulane 6 *
WEEK 12 SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 14
East Carolina at Tulsa * (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
Friday, November 15
North Texas at UTSA * (8 p.m., ESPN2)
Saturday, November 16
Tulane at Navy * (Noon, ESPN2)
Florida Atlantic at Temple * (2 p.m., ESPN+)
South Florida at Charlotte * (3:30 p.m., ESPN+)
UAB at Memphis * (8 p.m., ESPN2)
