American Conference Football Saturday Night Notes | September 5

  • Navy has won 79 consecutive games at home when leading after three quarters, the nation’s longest streak.
  • Army had 600 or more yards of total offense (643) and 500 or more rushing yards (594) for the first time since 2019.
  • 16 different players had at least one rushing attempt in Army’s 59-3 win over Bryant.
  • Tulsa defeated Oklahoma State in back-to-back games for the first time since 1952 when Tulsa completed a three-game winning streak against the Cowboys.
  • UNT had eight players catch at least one pass
  • Keveun Mason’s 158 rushing yards rank second among Temple season-opening performances since 1995.
  • Brian Hartline opened his head coaching career at South Florida with a 19-9 win over FIU. He became the fifth Bulls head coach to win in their debut.
  • South Florida created three turnovers, improving to 17-2 the last four seasons when creating two or more turnovers
  • Memphis has scored at least 15 points in 86-consecutive home games. It is the second-longest active streak in the FBS and the fourth-longest streak overall since 1978.
  • Scott Abell becomes the first Rice coach to win his first two season openers since Fred Goldsmith in 1989.
  • Four players rushed for double-digit carries in Rice’s 31-3 win over Houston Christian

NOTABLE WEEK 9 PERFORMANCES

Braxton Woodson, QB, Navy

23 rushes for 200 yards and 3 TDs in 42-15 win over Towson

Zach Mundell, RB, Army

4 rushes for 105 yards and 2 TDs in 59-3 win over Bryant

Cale Hellums, QB, Army

7 rushes for 87 yards and 2 TDs in 59-3 win over Bryant

Oran Singleton, WR, Tulsa

4 receptions for 99 yards and 1 TD in 24-10 win over Oklahoma State

Chris Thompson Jr., LB, Tulsa

10 tackles (5 solo, 5 assist) and fumble recovery in 24-10 win over Oklahoma State

Keveun Mason, RB, Temple

20 rushes for 158 yards and 2 TDs in 38-14 win over Rhode Island

Tyree Alualu, LB, Temple

63-yard INT return for TD in 38-14 win over Rhode Island

Owen McCown, QB, UTSA

22 of 27 for 275 yards and 3 TDs in 45-16 win over UTRGV

Nico Gramatica, K, South Florida

4/4 FG, with a long of 53 yards, 1/1 XP

Jaylin Carter, RB, Memphis

19 rushes for 183 yards and 4 TDs in 42-24 win over Arkansas State

Dylan Smith, S, Memphis

3 tackles, 2 INTs in 42-24 win over Arkansas State

Quinton Jackson, RB, Rice

10 rushes for 61 yards and 2 TDs in 31-3 win over Houston Christian

WEEK 1 RESULTS

Thursday, September 3

Illinois 42, UAB 23

Saturday, September 5

Army 59, Bryant 3

Alabama 48, East Carolina 10

Indiana 52, UNT 16

Temple 38, Rhode Island 14

UTSA 45, UTRGV 16

Navy 42, Towson 15

Tulsa 24, Oklahoma State 10

Duke 17, Tulane 3

The Citadel 43, Charlotte 41 (3OT)

Rice 31, Houston Christian 3

Memphis 42, Arkansas 24

South Florida 19, FIU 9

Florida 66, Florida Atlantic 21

WEEK 2 SCHEDULE

Saturday, September 12

South Florida at Army* (noon, CBS Sports Network)

East Carolina vs App State (noon, ESPNU)

Temple vs Penn State (noon, ESPN2)

UAB vs ULM (3:30 p.m., ESPN+)

UTSA at Texas State (3:30 p.m., CW)

Rice at Notre Dame (3:30 p.m., NBC/Peacock)

UNT vs UNLV (3:45 p.m., ESPNU)

Memphis at Boise State (6 p.m., USA)

Tulane vs South Alabama (7 p.m., ESPN+)

Tulsa at Sam Houston (7 p.m., ESPN+)

Navy at Florida Atlantic* (7:30 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+)

Charlotte at Ole Miss (7:45 p.m., ESPN2)

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