South Florida scored its second win against a top-25 opponent in as many weeks with its 18-16 victory at No. 13 Florida. It is the first time in program history that the Bulls have defeated a top-25 opponent in consecutive weeks
- No. 13 Florida is the highest-ranked opponent that South Florida has defeated since a 2006 win at No. 5 West Virginia.
- South Florida is the first program to have won at least one game on the home field of each of the other six FBS programs in the state of Florida (Florida Atlantic, Florida, Florida State, Miami, UCF, FIU).
- South Florida QB Byrum Brown has thrown a school-record 240 consecutive passes without an interception.
- South Florida plays its third straight game against a ranked opponent when the Bulls visit No. 5 Miami (Fla.) next Saturday.
- Army had possession for 40 minutes and 44 seconds in its 24-21 win at Kansas State. The Black Knights ran 82 offensive plays, compared to the Wildcats’ 43.
- Army was 6-for-7 on fourth down conversions against Kansas State, including 5-for-5 in the second half.
- Army QB Cale Hellums, who was making his first career start, had 41 rushing attempts in the win at Kansas State, the most by a quarterback in American Conference history and the second-most among all players (46, D’Angelo Brewer of Tulsa at Fresno State, 9/24/16).
- Army is 17-3 in its last 20 games, dating to November of 2023.
- Army has won five consecutive road games, trailing only Oregon (7), Penn State (6) and Louisiana (6) for the nation’s longest active streak.
- Navy has won 74 consecutive home games when leading after three quarters, the longest active streak nationally, following its victory against UAB.
- Navy has scored on 27 consecutive red zone possessions at home (24 touchdowns, three field goals), dating to the start of last season.
- Memphis has won its last six games, tying Ohio State and Illinois for the nation’s longest active winning streak.
- Memphis, which faces Troy next week, has won 12 consecutive games against Sun Belt Conference opponents following its win against Georgia State.
- Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall improved to 27-0 in his career when his team outrushes its opponent. The Green Wave had a 241-190 rushing advantage in its 33-31 win at South Alabama.
- Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 42 consecutive games, the longest such active streak among FBS programs.
- North Texas’ 33-30 overtime win at Western Michigan was the Mean Green’s first win program history in which it did not hold a lead in regulation.
- North Texas has registered a 2-0 start in back-to-back years for the first time since the 1989 and 1990 seasons.
- East Carolina had 15 different players with at least one reception in its 56-3 win against Campbell, believed to be a program record.
- Florida Atlantic QB Caden Veltkamp tied a program record with five touchdown passes in the Owls’ 56-14 win against Florida A&M.
- Temple’s two quarterbacks – Evan Simon and Gevani McCoy – combined to go 14-of-16 for 231 yards and four touchdowns without an interception in the Owls’ 55-7 win against Howard.
- Temple is 2-0 for the first time since 2019.
- UTSA RB Robert Henry Jr. turned in his fourth consecutive 100-yard game with his 159-yard, two-touchdown performance against Texas State.
NOTABLE WEEK 2 PERFORMANCES
Byrum Brown, QB, South Florida
23-of-36, 236 yards, 1 TD; 17 att., 66 yards; 329 yards of total offense in 18-16 win at No. 13 Florida
Nico Gramatica, K, South Florida
3-4 FG (38, 25, 20), game-winning field goal as time expired in 18-16 at No. 13 Florida
Alex Tecza, FB, Navy
15 att., 111 yards, 1 TD in 38-24 win against UAB
Blake Horvath, QB, Navy
6-of-8, 168 yards, 1 TD; 18 att., 72 yards, 2 rush TDs in 38-24 win against UAB
Cale Hellums, QB, Army
7-of-11, 43 yards, 1 TD; 41 att., 124 yards, 2 rush TDs in 24-21 win at Kansas State
Brendon Lewis, QB, Memphis
16-of-20, 198 yards; 9 att., 68 yards, 1 rush TD in 38-16 win at Georgia State
Makenzie McGill II, RB, North Texas
16 att., 102 yards, game-winning TD in 33-30 overtime win at Western Michigan
Caden Veltkamp, QB, Florida Atlantic
27-of-39, 309 yards, 5 TDs in 56-14 win against Florida A&M
Katin Houser, QB, East Carolina
25-of-35, 314 yards, 2 TDs in 56-3 win against Campbell
Robert Henry Jr., RB, UTSA
17 att., 159 yards, 2 TDs; 4 rec., 21 yards 1 TD in 43-36 loss to Texas State
Corri Milliner, WR, UAB
6 rec., 100 yards, 1 TD in 38-24 loss at Navy
WEEK 2 RESULTS
Saturday, September 6
Temple 55, Howard 7
Navy 38, UAB 24 *
North Texas 33, Western Michigan 30 (ot)
Texas State 43, UTSA 36
South Florida 18, Florida 16
East Carolina 56, Campbell 3
Florida Atlantic 56, Florida A&M 14
Army 24, Kansas State 21
North Carolina 20, Charlotte 3
Memphis 38, Georgia State 16
Houston 35, Rice 9
Tulane 33, South Alabama 31
New Mexico State 21, Tulsa 14
WEEK 3 SCHEDULE
Saturday, September 13
Memphis at Troy (Noon, ESPNU)
Oklahoma at Temple (Noon, ESPN2)
Washington State at North Texas (3:30 p.m., ESPNU)
Incarnate Word at UTSA (3:30 p.m., ESPN+)
South Florida at Miami (Fla.) (4:30 p.m., CW)
Monmouth at Charlotte (6 p.m., ESPN+)
Florida Atlantic at FIU (6 p.m., ESPN+)
Prairie View A&M at Rice (7 p.m., ESPN+)
East Carolina at Coastal Carolina (7:30 p.m., ESPN+)
Navy at Tulsa * (8 p.m., ESPN+)
Duke at Tulane (8 p.m., ESPN2)
Akron at UAB (8:30 p.m., ESPN+)
Open week – Army
