UTSA improved to 21-3 in regular-season conference games under fourth-year head coach Jeff Traylor with the Roadrunners’ 49-34 win at Temple.
UTSA QB Frank Harris returned to the lineup after missing the last two games and passed for 338 yards and three touchdowns against Temple. Harris passed the 10,000-career-yards mark (10,117).
Navy set a program record with eight sacks in the Midshipmen’s 27-24 win against North Texas.
UAB finished with 608 yards of offense – the most by an American Athletic Conference team this season – in the Blazers’ 56-35 win against South Florida.
UAB RB Jermaine Brown Jr. became the fifth NCAA FBS player to register four rushing touchdowns in a game this season.
Florida Atlantic head coach Tom Herman improved to 13-4 all-time in American Athletic Conference regular-season games (12-4 at Houston from 2015-16 and 1-0 with the Owls) with a 20-17 win against Tulsa.
Florida Atlantic WR Lajohntay Wester, who entered the week as the NCAA leader in receptions (10.8 per game), had nine catches for 98 yards against Tulsa despite downpour conditions for most of the second half.
Temple QB E.J. Warner completed 42 of 65 passes for 472 yards and five touchdowns in the loss to UTSA. The 42 completions and 65 attempts are the most of any NCAA FBS player this season, while the completions mark tied for sixth on The American’s single-game chart.
COMPLETIONS, SINGLE GAME
52 Gardner Minshew, East Carolina at Houston, 11/4/17
47 Greg Ward Jr., Houston at Memphis, 11/25/16
45 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers, 10/5/13
E.J. Warner, Temple vs. East Carolina, 11/26/22
44 Philip Nelson, East Carolina at South Carolina, 9/17/16
42 Garrett Krstich, SMU at East Carolina, 10/4/14
E.J. Warner, Temple vs. Houston, 11/12/22
E.J. Warner, Temple vs. UTSA, 10/7/23
The coming week’s schedule is highlighted by a Friday-night matchup on ESPN between The American’s two 4-1 teams as Tulane visits Memphis.
Notable Week 6 Performances
Jermaine Brown Jr., RB, UAB
18 carries, 116 yards, 4 TDs in 56-35 win against South Florida
Jacob Zeno, QB, UAB
19 of 25, 353 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT in 56-35 win against South Florida
Larry McCammon III, RB, Florida Atlantic
26 carries, 130 yards, 2 TDs in 20-17 win against Tulsa
Frank Harris, QB, UTSA
25 of 33, 338 yards, 3 TDs, 1 rush TD in 49-34 win at Temple
Alex Tecza, FB, Navy
17 carries, 137 yards, 2 TDs in 27-24 win against North Texas
Luke Pirris, LB, Navy
9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery in 27-24 win against North Texas
E.J. Warner, QB, Temple
42 of 65, 472 yards, 5 TDs in 49-34 loss to UTSA; most completions and attempts of any NCAA FBS player in 2023
Week 6 Scores
Saturday, October 7
UTSA 49, Temple 34 *
Navy 27, North Texas 24 *
UAB 56, South Florida 35 *
UConn 38, Rice 31
Florida Atlantic 20, Tulsa 17 *
Week 7 Schedule
Thursday, October 12
SMU at East Carolina * (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
Friday, October 13
Tulane at Memphis * (7 p.m., ESPN)
Saturday, October 14
Temple at North Texas * (Noon, ESPNU)
Navy at Charlotte * (2 p.m., ESPN+)
Florida Atlantic at South Florida * (3:30 p.m., ESPN2)
UAB at UTSA * (8 p.m., ESPNU)
* American Athletic Conference game
All times Eastern
