Tulane, SMU and UTSA sit atop the American Athletic Conference standings at 3-0 in league play through Week 8.
Tulane improved to 18-3 in the last two seasons with Saturday’s win against North Texas, trailing only Georgia (22) and Michigan (21) for the most wins nationally in the last two years.
Most Wins (2022-23)
22 Georgia
21 Michigan
18 Tulane, Alabama, Ohio State
17 Penn State, TCU, Troy, Washington *, USC *
* team is still playing as of 11 p.m. ET
Tulane’s defense has gone 28 games without allowing an individual 100-yard rusher .
SMU’s 55-0 win at Temple on Friday marked the first time that the Mustangs have won conference road games in consecutive weeks since 1984 (at Rice and Texas Tech).
SMU registered its second shutout of the season, marking the first time since 2012 that the Mustangs have blanked two opponents in a season.
UTSA has won 11 consecutive regular-season conference games. The Roadrunners improved to 25-3 against conference opponents under Jeff Traylor.
Rice’s 32-point win against Tulsa Thursday (42-10) was the Owls’ most lopsided victory in a conference game since a 52-14 decision against Louisiana Tech Nov. 14, 2013.
Rice’s three scoring drives in the first half against Tulsa totaled 2:17 in possession time. The Owls’ three second-half scoring drives totaled 21:29.
Memphis’ has scored at least 20 points in 21 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak nationally.
South Florida’s 24-21 win at UConn marked the Bulls first win in 25 games when they scored fewer than 30 points.
North Texas QB Chandler Rogers has thrown 216 consecutive passes without an interception. Rogers went 35-for-51 for 343 yards and two touchdowns in the Mean Green’s 35-28 loss at No. 23 Tulane.
North Texas WR Ja’Mori Maclin has at least one touchdown reception in seven consecutive games.
The visiting team won seven of the eight games involving American Athletic Conference teams in Week 8.
Notable Week 8 Performances
Michael Pratt, QB, Tulane
15 of 21, 194 yaards, 3 TDs; 1 rush TD in 35-28 win against North Texas
Makhi Hughes, RB, Tulane
20 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD against North Texas; third consecutive 100-yard game
Preston Stone, QB, SMU
23 of 36, 300 yards, 2 TDs, 1 rush TD in 55-0 win at Temple
Chandler Rogers, QB, North Texas
35 of 51, 343 yards, 2 TDss in 35-28 loss at No. 23 Tulane
Jordan Brown, LB, North Texas
15 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss in 35-28 loss at No. 23 Tulane
Jalon Jones, QB, Charlotte
11 of 18, 144 yards; 26 carries, 127 rushing yards, 1 TD in 10-7 win at East Carolina
Demetrius Knight, LB, Charlotte
9 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, 2 pass breakups in 10-7 win at East Carolina
JT Daniels, QB, Rice
24 of 37, 342 yards, 2 TDs, 1 rush TD
Dean Connors, RB, Rice
9 carries, 120 yards, 3 TDs
Nay-Quan Wright, RB, South Florida
26 carries, 186 yards, 2 TDs in 24-21 win at UConn
Julius Wood, S, East Carolina
10 tackles, 1 INT in 10-7 loss to Charlotte
Week 8 Results
Thursday, October 19
Rice 42, Tulsa 10 *
Friday, October 20
SMU 55, Temple 0 *
Saturday, October 21
Memphis 45, UAB 21 *
Air Force 17, Navy 6
Charlotte 10, East Carolina 7 *
Tulane 35, North Texas 28 *
South Florida 24, UConn 21
UTSA 36, Florida Atlantic 10 *
Week 9 Schedule
Friday, October 27
Florida Atlantic at Charlotte * (7:30 p.m., ESPN2)
Saturday, October 28
Tulsa at SMU * (Noon, ESPNU)
Memphis at North Texas * (3 p.m., ESPN+)
East Carolina at UTSA * (3:30 p.m., ESPN+)
Tulane at Rice * (4 p.m., ESPN2)
* American Athletic Conference game
All times Eastern
