Two American Conference teams carry national rankings in both the Associated Press and coaches’ polls entering Week 8 of the season. South Florida is ranked No. 19 in the AP poll and No. 23 in the coaches’ poll, while Memphis is No. 22 in the AP poll and No. 20 in the coaches’ poll.
The American ranks fifth among NCAA FBS conferences in nonconference winning percentage through seven weeks of the season.
| 2025 Nonconference Winning Percentage | |||
| SEC | 45-6 | .882 | |
| Big Ten | 44-9 | .830 | |
| Big 12 | 37-9 | .804 | |
| ACC | 36-17 | .679 | |
| American | 31-16 | .659 | |
| Mountain West | 26-20 | .565 | |
| Sun Belt | 26-28 | .481 | |
| Conference USA | 18-25 | .418 | |
| MAC | 16-35 | .314 | |
| Pac-12 | 3-10 | .231 | |
Memphis is tied with Ohio State for the nation’s longest active winning streak at 10 games. Navy’s nine-game winning streak ranks third nationally.
| Active FBS Winning Streaks | |||
| School | Streak | 2025 | |
| Memphis | 10 | 6-0 | |
| Ohio State | 10 | 6-0 | |
| Navy | 9 | 6-0 | |
| Ole Miss | 8 | 6-0 | |
| BYU | 6 | 6-0 | |
Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 46 consecutive games, marking the longest active streak nationally.
North Texas has scored at least 30 points in all six games this season.
South Florida has averaged 60.0 points in its last three games.
Temple has not committed only one turnover in 2025.
Temple QB Evan Simon is one of just three FBS players with at least 10 touchdown passes without an interception in 2025.
| Player, School | TD | INT | |
| Evan Simon, Temple | 13 | 0 | |
| Joe Fagnano, UConn | 11 | 0 | |
| Carlos Del Rio-Wilson, Marshall | 11 | 0 |
Upcoming Schedule
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
Tulsa at East Carolina *
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Television: ESPN
Series: Tied, 9-9
Last Meeting: Nov. 14, 2024 (East Carolina, 38-31
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18
Army at Tulane *
Time: Noon
Television: ESPN
Series: Tulane leads, 13-10-1
Last Meeting: Dec. 6, 2024 (Army, 35-14)
Temple at Charlotte *
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Television: ESPN+
Series: Temple leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2016 (Temple, 48-20)
UTSA at North Texas *
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Television: ESPN+
Series: UTSA leads, 8-5
Last Meeting: Nov. 15, 2024 (UTSA, 48=27)
Memphis at UAB *
Time: 4 p.m.
Television: ESPN2
Series: UAB leads, 10-7
Last Meeting: Nov. 16, 2024 (Memphis, 53-18)
Florida Atlantic at South Florida *
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Television: ESPNU
Series: South Florida leads, 4-2
Last Meeting: Nov. 11, 2024 (South Florida, 44-21)
OPEN WEEKS
Navy
Next Game: Oct. 25 vs. Florida Atlantic
Rice
Next Game: Oct. 25 vs. UConn
