Army and Navy are both 4-0 for the first time since 1945. The Black Knights and Midshipmen are tied atop The American standings at 3-0 in conference play.
Army’s 42-14 win at Temple Thursday was the Black Knights’ eighth consecutive victory, tying Missouri for the longest active winning streak nationally.
Army has scored touchdowns on its first two drives in every game this season. Army is the only team in the nation that has scored on its opening drive in every game.
Army held Temple to minus-5 rushing yards, good for third on The American’s single-game chart.
FEWEST RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED, GAME
-35 Tulane vs. UCF, 10/3/15
-8 SMU vs. UConn, 9/30/17
-5 Army vs. Temple, 9/26/24
Army had seven sacks against Temple after not registering a sack in its first three games.
Navy has scored at least 38 points in its first four games for the first time in program history.
Navy QB Blake Horvath is the first FBS player to have at least seven touchdown passes and seven rushing touchdowns through four games since Lamar Jackson in 2016.
North Texas had 618 yards of offense in its 52-20 win against Tulsa, marking the 11th time in Eric Morris’ 17 games as head coach at the Mean Green had at least 500 yards.
North Texas QB Chandler Morris and WR Blair Conwright connected on a 96-yard touchdown, which tied the AAC record for the longest pass completion.
LONGEST PASSING PLAYS
td 96 Clayton Tune to Marquez Stevenson, Houston vs. SMU, 10/24/19
Chandler Morris to Blair Conwright, North Texas vs. Tulsa, 9/28/24
Tulane has won 11 consecutive American Athletic Conference regular-season games. The only team with a longer conference winning streak is Michigan, which has won 23 consecutive Big Ten regular-season games. Georgia had 28 straight SEC wins before the Bulldogs fell to Alabama Saturday.
Memphis QB Seth Henigan saw his streak of 41 consecutive games with a touchdown pass come to an end in the Tigers’ 24-7 win against Middle Tennessee. It was the first game in Henigan’s career in which he did not throw a TD pass.
Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 32 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak nationally.
Florida Atlantic’s last 12 touchdowns have all been rushing TDs. The Owls had five rushing touchdowns in Saturday’s 41-10 win against Wagner.
NOTABLE WEEK 5 PERFORMANCES
Bryson Daily, QB, Army
24 att., 152 yards, 3 TDs in 42-14 win at Temple
Darian Mensah, QB, Tulane
18-of-22, 326 yards, 3 TDs in 45-10 win against South Florida
Dontae Fleming, WR, Tulane
7 rec., 128 yards, 1 TD in 45-10 win against South Florida
Blake Horvath, QB Navy
9-of-11, 225 yards, 2 TDs; 13 att., 84 yards, 1 rush TD in 41-18 win at UAB
Eli Heidenreich, SB, Navy
3 rec., 108 yards, 1 TD in 41-18 win at UAB
Rayuan Lane, S, Navy
12 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 1 pass breakup in 41-18 win at UAB
Chandler Morris, QB, North Texas
22-of-34, 439 yards, 5 TDs in 52-20 win against Tulsa
Noah Perez, K, East Carolina
3-3 FG, 12 points in first appearance of the seaosn in 30-20 win against UTSA
Deshawn Purdie, QB, Charlotte
10-of-15, 183 yards, 2 TDs off the bench in 21-20 win at Rice
O’Mega Blake, WR, Charlotte
5 rec., 153 yards, 2 TDs in 21-20 win at Rice
Elijah Herring, LB, Memphis
10 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss in 24-7 win against Middle Tennessee
Mario Anderson Jr., RB, Memphis
18 att., 118 yards, 1 TD in 24-7 win against Middle Tennessee
CJ Campbell Jr., RB, Florida Atlantic
15 att., 145 yards, 1 TD in 41-10 win against Wagner
WEEK 5 SCORES
Thursday, September 26
Army 42, Temple 14 * (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
Saturday, September 28
Navy 41, UAB 18 * (Noon, ESPN2)
Tulane 45, South Florida 10 * (Noon, ESPNU)
East Carolina 30, UTSA 20 * (4 p.m., ESPN+)
Florida Atlantic 41, Wagner 10 (6 p.m., ESPN+)
Charlotte 21, Rice 20 (7 p.m., ESPN+)*
North Texas 52, Tulsa 20 * (7 p.m., ESPN+)
Memphis 24, Middle Tennessee 7 (7:30 p.m., ESPNU)
WEEK 6 SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 5
Army at Tulsa * (Noon, ESPNU)
Navy at Air Force (Noon, CBS)
Tulane at UAB * (1 p.m., ESPN+)
East Carolina at Charlotte * (3:30 p.m., ESPNU)
