The American Athletic Conference has two of the 10 remaining unbeaten FBS teams. The only conferences with multiple unbeaten teams are The American (Army, Navy), the ACC (Miami, Pitt), the Big 12 (BYU, Iowa State) and the Big Ten (Indiana, Oregon, Penn State).
- All seven home teams won their American Athletic Conference games Saturday.
- Army extended its winning streak to 11 games with Saturday’s 45-20 victory against East Carolina. The Black Knights have the nation’s longest active winning streak.
- Army is the only FBS team that has scored a touchdown on its opening drive in every game this season.
- Army has not trailed in a game this season. The Black Knights and Indiana are the only teams that have not played from behind at any point in 2024.
- Army has scored at least 40 points in four consecutive games for the first time since 1945.
- Army QB Bryson Daily accounted for six touchdowns against East Carolina (five rushing, one passing), becoming the first Black Knight player with a six-touchdown day since Elmer Oliphant in 1916.
- Daily set Army’s single-season record for rushing touchdowns (19) only seven games into the 2024 season.
- Army has committed one turnover in seven games.
- Navy is 6-0 for the first time since 1979.
- Navy CB Dashaun Peele became the second player in American Athletic Conference history with two interception returns for touchdowns in a game. The other was Horace Richardson of SMU against East Carolina Nov. 12, 2016. Peele is the first Navy player with two pick-sixes in program history.
- Navy went 5-for-5 in the red zone against Charlotte and improved to 23-for-23 in red zone scoring in 2024 (22 touchdowns, one field goal).
- Navy has won 72 consecutive games at home when leading after three quarters, the nation’s longest active streak.
- Memphis registered its 34th consecutive game with at least 20 points, the longest active streak nationally.
- Memphis is bowl eligible for the 11th consecutive season.
- Tulane won its 13th consecutive American Athletic Conference regular-season game, the longest active conference winning streak nationally and the third-longest streak in AAC history, trailing only UCF’s 17-game streak from 2017-19 and Cincinnati’s 17-game streak from 2020-22.
- Tulane has seven non-offensive touchdowns and five defensive touchdowns, leading the nation in both categories.
- South Florida WR Sean Atkins became the Bulls’ career receptions leader (157) in Saturday’s 35-25 win against UAB. Atkins passed Andre Davis’ (2011-14) total of 153 receptions.
- UTSA improved to 26-3 at home under head coach Jeff Traylor with Saturday’s win against Florida Atlantic.
- North Texas WR DT Sheffield scored 75-yard touchdowns on the Mean Green’s first two offensive plays against Memphis. He had a 75-yard touchdown run on UNT’s first play from scrimmage and a 75-yard TD reception on the second.
- North Texas had 653 yards of offense against Memphis Saturday, marking the Mean Green’s 12th 500-yard game in Eric Morris’ 19 games as head coach.
NOTABLE WEEK 8 PERFORMANCES
Bryson Daily, QB, Army
31 att., 171 yards, 5 TDs; 7-of-10, 147 yards, 1 pass TD in 45-28 win against East Carolina
Blake Horvath, QB, Navy
7-of-13, 117 yards, 3 TDs; 13 att., 56 yards in 51-17 win against Charlotte
Dashaun Peele, CB, Navy
3 tackles, 1.0 sack, 2 INT, 2 TDs in 51-17 win against Charlotte
Rayuan Lane, S, Navy
9 tackles, 1 INT, 1 forced fumble in 51-17 win against Charlotte
Makhi Hughes, RB, Tulane
27 att., 140 yards, 1 TD; 1 rec., 29 yards, 1 TD in 24-10 win against Rice
Mario Anderson Jr., RB, Memphis
22 att., 183 yards, 4 TDs in 52-44 win against North Texas
Seth Henigan, QB, Memphis
24-of-38, 319 yards, 1 TD in 52-44 win against North Texas
Owen McCown, QB, UTSA
26-of-45, 340 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INT in 38-24 win against Florida Atlantic
Kelley Joiner Jr., RB, South Florida
15 att., 94 yards, 2 TDs; 2 rec., 34 yards, 1 TD; 165 all-purpose yards in 35-25 win against UAB
Evan Simon, QB, Temple
30-of-46, 297 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT in 20-10 win against Tulsa
Diwun Black, DE, Temple
5 tackles, 2.0 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble in 20-10 win against Tulsa
DT Sheffield, WR, North Texas
8 rec., 122 yards, 2 TDs; 2 att., 82 yards, 1 rush TD in 52-44 loss at Memphis
Chandler Morris, QB, North Texas
36-of-41, 445 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT; 10 att., 71 yards, 1 rush TD in 52-44 loss at Memphis
Chase Sowell, WR, East Carolina
7 rec., 138 yards, 1 TD in 45-28 loss at No. 23 Army
Katin Houser, QB, East Carolina
24-of-38, 282 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT in 45-28 loss at No. 23 Army
Jalen Kitna, QB, UAB
33-of-56, 384 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT in 35-25 loss at South Florida
HEISMAN WATCH
Bryson Daily, QB, Army
909 rush yards, 19 TDs (most in FBS); 629 pass yards, 7 TD passes for 7-0 Black Knights
Blake Horvath, QB, Navy
621 rush yards, 10 TDs; 888 pass yards, 10 TD passes for 6-0 Midshipmen
WEEK 8 RESULTS
Saturday, October 19
Army 45, East Carolina 28 *
Temple 20, Tulsa 10 *
Navy 51, Charlotte 17 *
UAB at South Florida *
UTSA 38, Florida Atlantic 24 *
Tulane 24, Rice 10 *
Memphis 52, North Texas 44 *
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 26
Notre Dame at Navy (East Rutherford, N.J.) (Noon, ABC)
Charlotte at Memphis * (Noon, ESPNU)
Tulane at North Texas * (Noon, ESPN2)
Temple at East Carolina * (2 p.m., ESPN+)
Rice at UConn (3:30 p.m., CBSSN)
UTSA at Tulsa * (3:30 p.m., ESPN+)
