Florida Atlantic WR LaJohntay Wester, who entered Saturday’s game at South Florida averaging an NCAA-leading 10.4 receptions and 20.5 yards on punt returns, had 10 catches for 123 yards and a touchdown and scored a 67-yard touchdown on his only punt return in the Owls’ win against the Bulls.
Florida Atlantic head coach Tom Herman improved to 14-4 all-time in American Athletic Conference regular-season games (2-0 at Florida Atlantic and 12-4 at Houston).
Navy registered its second shutout of the season in the Midshipmen’s 14-0 win at Charlotte.
Navy’s defense held Charlotte to 265 yards and broke up six passes, had seven tackles for loss, four sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recovery.
North Texas QB Chandler Rogers has thrown 165 consecutive passes without an interception following his 25-for-39, 307-yard, four-touchdown performance against Temple.
UTSA, which had only three takeaways entering Saturday’s game against UAB, had three takeaways in the win against the Blazers.
UTSA has won 11 consecutive regular-season conference games and improved to 22-3 in regular-season conference games under third-year head coach Jeff Traylor.
UTSA has averaged 45.0 points in two games since the return of QB Frank Harris to the lineup.
SMU’s defense had 10 pass breakups and held East Carolina to 290 total yards in the Mustangs’ 31-10 road win on Thursday.
Tulane scored the last 21 points of the game in its 31-21 win at Memphis Friday. Florida Atlantic scored the final 35 points in a 56-14 win at South Florida Saturday.
Tulane is 17-3 in its last 20 games.
Notable Week 7 Performances
Makhi Hughes, RB, Tulane
26 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD in 31-21 win at Memphis
Preston Stone, QB, SMU
19 of 38, 276 yards, 3 TDs in 31-10 win at East Carolina
Kobe Wilson, LB, SMU
7 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery in 31-10 win at East Carolina
Daniel Richardson, QB, Florida Atlantic
31 of 38, career-high 382 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT; 404 total yards in 56-14 win at South Florida
LaJohntay Wester, WR, Florida Atlantic
10 rec., 123 yards, 1 TD; 67-yard punt return TD in 56-14 win at South Florida
Tony Johnson, WR, Florida Atlantic
8 rec., career-high 131 yards, 1 TD in 56-14 win at South Florida
Will Harbour, LB, Navy
11 tackles, 0.5 sack, 1 tackle for loss in 14-0 win at Charlotte
Chandler Rogers, QB, North Texas
25 of 39, 307 yards, 4 TDs in 45-14 win against Temple
Ja’Mori Maclin, WR, North Texas
6 rec., 163 yards, 2 TDs in 45-14 win against Temple
Trey Moore, LB, UTSA
5 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble in 41-20 win against UAB
Week 7 Scores
Thursday, October 12
SMU 31, East Carolina 10 *
Friday, October 13
Tulane 31, Memphis 21 *
Saturday, October 14
North Texas 45, Temple 14 *
Navy 14, Charlotte 0 *
Florida Atlantic 56, South Florida 14 *
UTSA 41, UAB 20 *
Week 8 Schedule
Thursday, October 19
Rice at Tulsa * (7 p.m., ESPN2)
Friday, October 20
SMU at Temple * (7 p.m., ESPN2)
Saturday, October 21
Memphis at UAB * (Noon., ESPN2)
Air Force at Navy (Noon., CBS)
Charlotte at East Carolina * (2 p.m., ESPN+)
North Texas at Tulane * (3:30 p.m.., ESPN2)
South Florida at UConn (3:30 p.m., CBSSN)
UTSA at Florida Atlantic * (6 p.m., ESPN+)
* American Athletic Conference game
All times Eastern
