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1 American Athletic Conference Football Report 2014 Season Week 10 Contact: Chuck Sullivan, Director of Communications ) 15 Park Row West Providence, RI TheAmerican.org Facebook: fb.com/americanconf 2014 STANDINGS AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK NOTABLE East Carolina 18/ Won 5 Pirates are 6-1 for first time since 1999 UCF Won 5 Knights are 11-0 in American Athletic Conference games Cincinnati Won 2 QB Gunner Kiel has 20 touchdown passes in seven games Houston Won 2 Cougars have forced a turnover in 30 straight games Memphis Won 1 Tigers are 2-0 in conference road games Temple Lost 2 Owls blocked two punts against UCF USF Lost 1 WR Andre Davis became Bulls career receptions leader Tulane Lost 1 Tulane had edge in yards and first downs against UCF Tulsa Lost 6 WR Keevan Lucas has four 100-yard games this season SMU Lost 9 Mustangs play two of next three games on the road UConn Lost 5 Huskies had season-high 397 yards against East Carolina THIS WEEK Friday, October 31 Cincinnati at Tulane...8 p.m. Television: ESPN2 Series: Tulane leads, 11-3 Last Meeting: Oct. 12, 2002 Tulane, Tulsa at Memphis...8 p.m. Television: ESPNU Series: Memphis leads, Last Meeting: Oct. 2, 2010 Tulsa, 48-7 Saturday, November 1 UCF at UConn... Noon Television: CBS Sports Network Series: UCF leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: Oct. 26, 2013 UCF, East Carolina at Temple... Noon Television: ESPNews Series: East Carolina leads, 7-4 Last Meeting: Oct. 21, 1995 East Carolina, Houston at USF...4 p.m. Television: ESPNews Series: USF leads, 2-1 Last Meeting: Oct. 31, 2013 Houston, Open Week SMU...Next Game: Nov. 8 at Tulsa OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Shane Carden Sr. QB East Carolina Houston, Texas Carden led an East Carolina offense that ran 100 plays and reeled off 580 yards against a UConn squad that was leading the league in total defense prior to the Pirates win. Carden accounted for 477 yards of offense himself as he completed 38 of 64 passes for a season-high 445 yards and two touchdowns and added 32 rushing yards on nine carries, helping East Carolina remain unbeaten in American Athletic Conference play. It was Carden s fourth 400-yard game of the season and the seventh in his career. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Jacoby Glenn So. CB UCF Prichard, Ala. Glenn was the key man on a UCF defense that held Temple to 182 yards of offense and forced four Owl turnovers in the Knights win, improving UCF to 11-0 all-time in American Athletic Conference games. Glenn was directly responsible for two takeaways as he forced a fumble in the first quarter that led to a UCF field goal, while he added his league-leading fifth interception in the fourth quarter as he picked off a pass in the end zone. Glenn added four tackles on the day to help the Knights to their fifth straight win. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Andrew Gantz Fr. K Cincinnati Dayton, Ohio Gantz scored 10 points, with a pair of field goals and four PATs to help Cincinnati to a win against USF. He hit two field goals in the first half, including a 23-yard attempt at the second quarter gun to give the Bearcats a 20-3 halftime lead. Gantz, who has made his last seven attempts, is 9-for-10 on field goals this season and is ranked third among American Athletic Conference kickers in scoring (7.7 ppg). HONOR ROLL Justin Holman So. QB UCF Snellville, Ga. Completed 25 of 39 passes for a career-high 336 yards with two touchdowns in a win against Temple. Terrell Hartsfield Sr. DE Cincinnati Raleigh, N.C. Had five tackles with a sack, two tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a pass breakup in a win against USF. Shaq Washington Jr. WR Cincinnati Maple Heights, Ohio Had 12 receptions for 163 yards in a win against USF. Justin Hardy Sr. WR East Carolina Vanceboro, N.C. Had 14 receptions for 186 yards and a touchdown in a win against UConn. Moved into second place on the NCAA FBS career receptions chart (327). Paxton Lynch So. QB Memphis Deltona, Fla. Completed 17 of 23 passes for 307 yards and a touchdown in a win at SMU.

2 AMERICAN NOTEBOOK Introduction The 2014 season is the second for the American Athletic Conference. The 2014 American lineup consists of 11 Football Bowl Subdivision teams that will play eight conference games. Elite Company The American Athletic Conference was one of three Football Bowl Subdivision conferences that had two 12-win teams in the 2013 season (UCF, Louisville). The Big Ten and the SEC also had two teams with at least 12 wins. Turnarounds Three American Athletic Conference teams (Memphis, USF, Temple) have already matched their wins totals from last season. This Goes To 11 UCF is 11-0 all-time in American Athletic Conference games. The Knights went 8-0 in The American last season and have won their first three games in conference play this season. UCF has won 12 straight regularseason conference games, dating to the 2012 season. We Must Defend This House East Carolina has won 11 consecutive conference home games, dating to the 2011 season. The Pirates have won seven straight overall at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and are 15-2 in their last 17 home games. Bring It On Collectively, the American Athletic Conference plays the most challenging nonconference schedule of any Football Bowl Subdivision conference in Nonconference Opponents 2013 Winning Pct. American.566 Big Big Ten.5312 Mountain West.5308 SEC.527 ACC.522 Conference USA.495 MAC.490 Sun Belt.482 Pac Rank And File Six of the 11 teams in the American Athletic Conference were ranked in the top 25 of the Bowl Championship Series standings between 2008 and Additionally, East Carolina has been ranked in both major national polls this season: Team Years Ranked ( ) UCF 2010, 2013 Cincinnati 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 UConn 2008 East Carolina 2014 Houston 2009, 2011 Tulsa 2008 USF 2008, Football Best Of The Best Four of the 11 teams in The American earned top-10 rankings in the BCS since the 1998 season: Team Highest Ranking - Year Cincinnati No Houston No USF No Tulane No Hardy Boy East Carolina WR Justin Hardy needs just 23 receptions to set the NCAA career record, currently held by former Oklahoma standout Ryan Broyles. Hardy has 327 career receptions, while Broyles had 349 between 2008 and Pick Plays Houston has registered 14 defensive interceptions in 2014 good for third nationally. Come Back, Shane East Carolina QB Shane Carden is among the NCAA leaders in virtually every passing category in Category NCAA Rank Completions 4th (29.1 cpg) Pass Efficiency 25th (148.6) Passing Touchdowns 20th (18) Passing Yards 3rd (367.7 ypg) Total Offense 4th (382.7 ypg) Points Responsible For 13th (18.0 pg) Defense Wins Seven American Athletic Conference teams are ranked among the top 50 nationally in total defense Rank Team...YPG 10. UCF Houston Memphis UConn Temple Tulane East Carolina Full Tank Memphis LB Tank Jakes is fifth nationally in tackles for loss (1.7 per game), third in forced fumbles (0.57 per game) and is 16th nationally in sacks (0.86 per game). It s Good! Houston K Kyle Bullard is 10th among all FBS players nationally in field goals per game (1.86). Familiar Faces Memphis head coach Justin Fuente played for current Tulsa head coach Bill Blankenship when Blankenship was head coach at Union High School in Tulsa. Fuente played against USF head coach Willie Taggart when both were college quarterbacks Fuente at Murray State and Taggart at Western Kentucky. WATCH THIS A look at American Athletic Conference players under consideration for 2014 major national awards. Maxwell Award (Player of the Year) Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina Deontay Greenberry, WR, Houston Justin Hardy, WR, East Carolina John O Korn, QB, Houston P.J. Walker, QB, Temple Bednarik Award (Defensive Player of the Year) Lorenzo Doss, CB, Tulane Martin Ifedi, DE, Memphis Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple Terrance Plummer, LB, UCF Mackey Award (Top Tight End) Sean Price, USF Rimington Trophy (Top Center) Deyshawn Bond, Cincinnati Dylan Foxworth, Tulsa Kyle Friend, Temple Joey Grant, UCF Taylor Lasecki, SMU Alex Mateas, UConn Bryce Redman, Houston Austin Reiter, USF Lou Groza Award (Top Kicker) Jake Elliott, Memphis Marvin Kloss, USF Shawn Moffitt, UCF Carl Salazar, Tulsa Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Top Defensive Player) Lorenzo Doss, CB, Tulane Martin Ifedi, DE, Memphis Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple Derrick Mathews, LB, Houston Outland Trophy (Outstanding Interior Lineman) Eric Lefeld, OT, Cincinnati Torrian Wilson, OG, UCF Jim Thorpe Award (Top Defensive Back) Lorenzo Doss, Tulane Clayton Geathers, UCF Jacoby Glenn, UCF Trevon Stewart, Houston Butkus Award (Top Linebacker) Maurice Falls, ECU Tyler Matakevich, Temple Derrick Mathews, Houston Terrance Plummer, UCF Stephon Sanders, SMU Rotary Lombardi Award (Top Lineman) Martin Ifedi, DE, Memphis Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple Derrick Mathews, LB, Houston Silverberry Mouhon, DE, Cincinnati Terrance Plummer, LB, UCF Biletnikoff Award (Top Receiver) Geremy Davis, UConn Deontay Greenberry, Houston Rannell Hall, UCF Justin Hardy, East Carolina Darius Joseph, SMU Breshad Perriman, UCF Daniel Spencer, Houston Shaq Washington, Cincinnati Davey O Brien Award (Top Quarterback) Shane Carden, East Carolina John O Korn, Houston P.J. Walker, Temple Doak Walker Award (Top Running Back) Kenneth Farrow, Houston Kenneth Harper, Temple William Stanback, UCF Walter Camp Award (Outstanding Player) Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina Lorenzo Doss, CB, Tulane Terrance Plummer, LB, UCF

3 TALKING POINTS UCF 5-2, 3-0 American Last: Beat Temple, Next: Nov. 1 at American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense st Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense nd EAST CAROLINA 6-1, 3-0 Last: Beat UConn, Next: Nov. 1 at Temple American Ranks Total Offense st Total Defense th Scoring Offense st Scoring Defense th USF 3-5, 2-2 Next: Lost at Cincinnati, Next: Nov. 1 vs. Houston American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th TULANE 2-5, 1-2 Last: Lost at UCF, Next: Oct. 31 vs. Cincinnati American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th UCF improved to 11-0 all-time in American Athletic Conference games with the win against Tulane. QB Justin Holman threw for a careerhigh 336 yards with two touchdowns in the win against Temple. The Knights have won 12 consecutive regular-season conference games, daring to its last Conference USA game in East Carolina scored the last 10 points of the game to pull away from UConn. WR Justin Hardy needs 23 receptions to set the FBS career record, currently held by Ryan Broyles of Oklahoma (349). QB Shane Carden threw for 445 yards against UConn, turning in his seventh career 400-yard game. The Bulls were undone in part by four turnovers in the loss at Cincinnati. USF lost two fumbles and had two passes intercepted. QB Steven Bench threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns off the bench against Cincinnati. WR Andre Davis became USF s career receptions leader in the game against Cincinnati. Tulane had the edge in first downs (18-14) and total offense ( ), but was unable to get the win against UCF. After scoring at least 21 points in each of its first three games, the Green Wave has been held to 13 points or fewer in each of the last four. Tulane had a bye in Week 9. CINCINNATI 4-3, 2-1 American Last: Beat USF, Next: Oct. 31 at HOUSTON 4-3, 2-1 Last: Beat Temple, Next: Nov. 1 at USF SMU 0-7, 0-3 Last: Lost to Memphis, Next: Nov. 8 at Tulsa TULSA 1-6, 1-2 American Last: Lost to USF, Next: Oct. 31 at American Ranks Total Offense nd Total Defense th Scoring Offense rd Scoring Defense th American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense nd Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense st American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th QB Gunner Kiel threw his conference-leading 20th touchdown pass of the season against USF before leaving with an injury to his ribs. QB Munchie Legaux completed 14 of 15 passes for 121 yards off the bench for Cincinnati. Houston improved to 2-0 with QB Greg Ward Jr. as the starting signal-caller as the Cougars handled Temple. Ward was 29-for-33 for 268 yards and two touchdowns without an interception against Temple. The Mustangs managed 251 yards of total offense in the loss to Memphis. SMU has used four quarterbacks in key spots this season. Three QBs saw action against Memphis as QB Garrett Krstich completed 10 of 22 passes for 59 yards. Tulsa held a 27-7 halftime lead against USF, but couldn t hold off the Bulls in the second half. WR Keevan Lucas had his fourth 100-yard game of the season. He had 11 receptions for 106 yards and a touchdown against the Bulls. RB Mike Boone rushed for 212 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries against USF. Houston has forced at least one turnover in 30 straight games after getting four takeaways against Temple. LB Kevin Pope, who had been a starter at running back earlier this year, had 12 tackles against SMU. RB Zack Langer rushed for exactly 100 yards on 26 carries, giving him back-to-back 100-yard games. UCONN 1-6, 0-4 Last: Lost at East Carolina, Next: Nov. 1 vs. UCF American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th UConn was tied with East Carolina at in the fourth quarter before the Pirates scored the last 10 points. QB Chandler Whitmer threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns against East Carolina. WR Geremy Davis has at least one reception in 33 consecutive games, the ninth-longest active streak in the nation. MEMPHIS 4-3, 2-1 Last: Lost to Houston, Next: Oct. 25 at SMU American Ranks Total Offense rd Total Defense rd Scoring Offense nd Scoring Defense rd Memphis had 582 yards of total offense against SMU the sixthhighest total in school history. The Tigers are 2-1 in their first three conference games for the first time since QB Paxton Lynch threw for 307 yards and a touchdown against SMU. RB Brandon Hayes rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. TEMPLE 4-3, 2-2 Last: Lost at Houston, Next: Oct. 25 at UCF American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th Temple has dropped back-to-back games for the first time this season following the loss at UCF. The Owls have scored at least 35 points in each of their four wins, but have been held to 24 points or fewer in the three losses. Temple has just eight seniors on its roster the fewest of any FBS program. COMING IN 2015 The American Athletic Conference will add its 12th football-playing member when Navy joins the league for the 2015 season. Navy will play in The American s West Division, along with Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane and Tulsa. The East Division will include UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, USF and Temple. Navy (4-4) 8/30 vs. Ohio State...L, /6 at Temple... W, /13 at Texas State... W, /20 Rutgers...L, /27 Western Kentucky...L, /4 at Air Force...L, /11 VMI... W, /25 San Jose State... W, /1 vs. Notre Dame...8 p.m. 11/15 Georgia Southern...3:30 p.m. 11/28 at South Alabama...TBD 12/13 vs. Army...3 p.m. 3 Football

4 WEEK 10 CAPSULES Friday, Oct p.m. ESPN2 CINCINNATI BEARCATS at TULANE GREEN WAVE Yulman Stadium (30,000/UBU Speed Series 5M) New Orleans, La. Television ESPN2 Dave Flemming, Danny Kanell and Allison Williams Friday, Oct p.m. ESPNU TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE at MEMPHIS TIGERS Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (61,000/FieldTurf) Memphis, Tenn. Television ESPNU Eamon McAnaney and Dan Hawkins Saturday, Nov. 1 Noon CBS Sports Network UCF KNIGHTS at UCONN HUSKIES Rentschler Field (40,000/Grass) East Hartford, Conn. Television CBS Sports Network Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous and Lauren Gardner Cincinnati Radio WLW-AM 700 (flagship) Tulane Radio WMTI-FM (flagship) Tulsa Radio KRMG-AM 740 (flagship) Memphis Radio WREC-AM 600 (flagship) UCF Radio WHFS-FM 98.1 (flagship) UConn Radio WTIC-AM 1080 (flagship) THE GAME The football series between Cincinnati and Tulane began in 1909 and includes 14 previous meetings Tulane holds an 11-3 series lead The schools last met at the Superdome in 2002, when Tulane was a winner to cap a stretch of six meetings in seven years The Green Wave has gone 7-1 against Cincinnati in New Orleans. CINCINNATI (4-3, 2-1 American) Head Coach Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas 76) 13-7, second season at Cincinnati , 18th season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Ryan Koslen (513) , ryan.koslen@uc.edu NOTES Cincinnati has won back-to-back games for the second time this season following a victory against USF The Bearcats rank second in the American Athletic Conference in total offense (464.0 yards per game) Cincinnati had allowed at least 560 yards in four of its first five games, but has held its last two opponents to just 276 and 281 yards Cincinnati has been led offensively by QB Gunner Kiel, who has completed 139 of 234 passes for 2,049 yards and a league-leading 20 touchdowns with six interceptions Kiel suffered an injury to his ribs late in the first half against USF last Friday and did not return to the game QB Munchie Legaux, a native of New Orleans, would make the start in his hometown if Kiel is unavailable RB Mike Boone, a true freshman, rushed for 212 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries against USF and has given the Bearcats an answer in a position that has been plagued by injuries WR Shaq Washington has a team-high 39 receptions for 432 yards and two TDs LB Jeff Luc is 11th nationally in tackles (12.1 per game) DE Terrell Hartsfield is tied for the league lead with six sacks. TULANE (2-5, 1-2 American) Head Coach Curtis Johnson (Idaho 85) 11-21, third season Information Contact Roger Dunaway (504) , roger@tulane.edu NOTES Tulane returns from a bye week that followed a setback at UCF Oct. 18 Each of the Green Wave s first three American Athletic Conference games has been decided by nine points or fewer The two losses in conference play have both been seven-point affairs Tulane is one of three FBS programs to open a new stadium this season, joining Houston and Baylor QB Tanner Lee, a redshirt freshman, started the first five games, throwing for 914 yards and eight touchdowns with nine interceptions Lee has missed the last two games due to injury QB Nick Montana has started the last two games and has thrown for 300 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions this season RB Sherman Badie is averaging 83.1 rushing yards per game, good for second in the American Athletic Conference WR Justyn Shackleford has 24 receptions for 342 yards and two touchdowns S Sam Scofield has a team-high 53 tackles with two interceptions CB Lorenzo Doss and S Parry Nickerson also have two interceptions each LB Nico Marley has 46 tackles with a team-high nine tackles for loss. 4 Football THE GAME Friday s game will be the 25th meeting between Tulsa and Memphis The Tigers hold a series lead, but the Golden Hurricane has taken the last four meetings, including a 48-7 decision in 2010, the last time the teams played Memphis head coach Justin Fuente played for Tulsa head coach Bill Blankenship at Union High School in Tulsa. TULSA (1-6, 1-2 American) Head Coach Bill Blankenship (Tulsa 79) 23-23, fourth season Information Contact Don Tomkalski (918) , donald-tomkalski@utulsa.edu NOTES Tulsa opened the 2014 season with a win against Tulane, but the Golden Hurricane looks to rid itself of a losing streak that has reached six games after a setback to USF Tulsa had a 27-7 halftime lead against the Bulls, who scored the last 24 points of the game Tulsa has had two games decided in overtime this season a win against Tulane in doubleovertime and a loss to Texas State, which went to three OT periods Only nine seniors have seen game action for Tulsa this year, while 40 freshmen or sophomores have gotten on the field WR Keevan Lucas ranks second nationally in receptions (9.1 per game) and seventh in receiving yards (115.6 yards per game) Lucas has 64 receptions for 809 yards and eight touchdowns, leading The American in all three categories QB Dane Evans is third in the conference in passing, averaging yards per game Evans has thrown for 1,941 yards with 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions RB Zack Langer (72.7 ypg) is fourth in the conference in rushing S Michael Mudoh has a team-high 62 tackles, while LB Derrick Alexander has five sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss. MEMPHIS (4-3, 2-1 American) Head Coach Justin Fuente (Murray State 99) 11-19, third season Information Contact Ron Mears (901) , rmears@memphis.edu NOTES Memphis has alternated wins and losses to start the season as the Tigers look for their first back-to-back wins of the year Memphis was a winner at SMU last Saturday to improve to 4-3 The game against Tulsa will be preceded by an outdoor concert by former Poison frontman Bret Michaels Memphis, which did not score more than 31 points in a game last season, has at least 35 points in five of its first seven games this year The Tigers are averaging 35.7 points per game QB Paxton Lynch has completed 142 of 219 passes (64.8 percent) for 1,708 yards and 10 touchdowns with six interceptions Lynch has added a team-high six rushing touchdowns The Tigers lead The American in rushing (200.7 yards per game), but don t have a player who averages more than 60 yards per game RB Brandon Hayes leads the way with 332 yards and two touchdowns on 63 carries TE Alan Cross has a team-high three touchdown receptions The defense has been led by LB Tank Jakes, who has a team-high 52 tackles with six sacks, 12 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, an interception and a safety. THE GAME Saturday s game will be the second meeting between UCF and UConn The first matchup saw UCF score a win in Orlando, Florida, last year as QB Blake Bortles threw for 286 yards and four touchdowns, while WR Jeff Godfrey had three touchdown receptions UCF is 6-2 all-time against schools from New England. UCF (5-2, 3-0 American) Head Coach George O Leary (New Hampshire 69) 77-58, 11th season at UCF , 19th season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Brian Ormiston (407) , bormiston@ucf.edu NOTES UCF has won its last five games to improve to 5-2 on the season The Knights, who went 8-0 in the American Athletic Conference last season, have won 12 straight regular-season conference games dating to 2012 UCF has gone 17-3 since the start of the 2013 season the only other schools with three losses or fewer since the start of last year are Louisville, Florida State, Baylor, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oregon, Auburn and Alabama Eight of UCF s 11 American Athletic Conference wins have been decided by seven points or less QB Justin Holman has thrown for 1,434 yards and 11 touchdowns with six interceptions RB William Stanback has rushed for 364 yards and six touchdowns and has a pair of touchdown receptions WR Breshad Perriman leads a deep group of receivers with 544 yards on 24 receptions, including four touchdowns The defense is led by LB Terrence Plummer, who has a team-high 66 tackles with 10.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles DE Thomas Niles has registered five sacks and eight tackles for loss CB Jacoby Glenn leads The American with five interceptions. UCONN (1-6, 0-4 American) Head Coach Bob Diaco (Iowa 95) 1-6, first season Information Contact Mike Enright (860) , mike.enright@uconn.edu NOTES UConn looks to snap a five-game slide with its first home game since Sept. 27 UConn played four of its first five games at home, but has played three of its last four away from home The Huskies have held three of their first seven opponents to 17 points or less, but UConn has not scored more than 21 points in a game this season QB Chandler Whitmer has thrown for 1,159 yards and seven touchdowns with four interceptions in seven games WR Geremy Davis, who had 71 receptions for 1,085 yards and three touchdowns last season, has 34 receptions for 436 yards and three TDs and is averaging 62.3 yards per game Davis has at least one reception in 33 consecutive games WR Deshon Foxx had four catches for 120 yards and a TD in the loss to East Carolina last Thursday The Huskies have just two rushing touchdowns this season LB Marquise Vann has registered 66 tackles this season, while LB Graham Stewart has 50 to go with 6.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles UConn has allowed 25 sacks this season and has registered just eight sacks on defense.

5 WEEK 10 CAPSULES Saturday, Nov. 1 Noon ESPNews EAST CAROLINA PIRATES at TEMPLE OWLS Lincoln Financial Field (68,532/Grass) Philadelphia, Pa. Television ESPNews Mike Corey and Ray Bentley Saturday, Nov. 1 4 p.m. ESPNews HOUSTON COUGARS at USF BULLS Raymond James Stadium (65,857/Grass) Tampa, Fla. Television ESPNews Mike Couzens and Rene Ingoglia East Carolina Radio WNCT-FM (flagship) Temple Radio WPEN-FM 97.5 (flagship) Houston Radio KBME-AM 790 (flagship) USF Radio WHFS-FM 98.1 (flagship) THE GAME Saturday s game will be the 12th meeting between East Carolina and Temple in a series that dates to 1982 East Carolina has won eight games on the field in the series, but the 1986 Pirate win was later forfeited because of the use of an ineligible player, leaving East Carolina with a 7-4 series lead The schools last met in 1995, when the Pirates scored a win in Greenville. 21/19 EAST CAROLINA (6-1, 3-0 American) Head Coach Ruffin McNeill (East Carolina 80) 35-23, fifth season at East Carolina 36-23, fifth full season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Tom McClellan (252) , mcclellant@ecu.edu NOTES East Carolina is ranked in the national top 25 for the sixth straight week after the Pirates were winners against UConn last Thursday East Carolina is bowl-eligible for the eighth time in the last nine years The Pirates rank fourth nationally in total offense (566.9 yards per game) and third in passing offense (381.9 ypg) East Carolina is 13th in scoring offense (39.6 ppg) The Pirates boast one of the nation s top quarterbackreceiver tandems QB Shane Carden ranks third nationally in passing (367.7 yards per game) Carden has completed 204 of 316 passes for 2,574 yards and 18 touchdowns with five interceptions WR Justin Hardy, meanwhile, ranks second in NCAA FBS history in career receptions (327) and needs just 23 catches to break the all-time mark of 349, held by Oklahoma s Ryan Broyles since 2011 RB Breon Allen is averaging 7.6 yards per carry and is third in The American in rushing at 81.3 yards per game LB Zeek Bigger has a team-high 79 tackles, while LB Brandon Williams has 58 stops with three sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss. TEMPLE (4-3, 2-2 American) Head Coach Matt Rhule (Penn State 97) 6-13, second season Information Contact Rich Burg (215) , rich.burg@temple.edu NOTES Temple won four of its first five games, but the Owls enter Saturday looking to rid themselves of a two-game slide following a setback at UCF Temple has just five seniors on its two-deep the fewest in the nation The Owls are 18th nationally in scoring defense (19.6 ppg) Temple had forced 17 turnovers in its first four games this season, but has just two takeaways in its last three The offense is led by QB P.J. Walker, who has thrown for 1,469 yards and 11 touchdowns with nine interceptions Walker has added 147 rushing yards and a team-hgh three rushing TDs WR Jalen Fitzpatrick has 30 receptions for 432 yards and five touchdowns RB Jahad Thomas leads a deep backfield with 334 rushing yards and has 237 receiving yards on just eight catches (29.6 yards per reception) The defense is paced by LB Tyler Matakevich, who has 59 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss CB Tavon Young has three interceptions and has 128 yards in interception returns K Austin Jones has made 6 of 9 field goal attempts, while P Alex Starzyk has averaged 41.4 yards per punt. THE GAME Saturday s game will be just the fourth meeting between Houston and USF The Bulls took both ends of a home-and-home series in 2001 and 2002, while the Cougars won the first American Athletic Conference matchup between the schools with a decision last year in Houston Houston QB John O Korn threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns in last year s game. HOUSTON (4-3, 2-1 American) Head Coach Tony Levine (Minnesota 96) 18-15, third full season Information Contact David Bassity (713) , dbassity@central.uh.edu NOTES Houston takes a modest two-game winning streak into Saturday s game after the Cougars were winners against Temple Oct. 17 The Cougars had a bye in Week 9 Houston is one play away from potentially standing at 3-0 in conference play The Cougars fell to UCF in its conference opener three weeks ago when its bid for the go-ahead touchdown was fumbled inside the 1-yard line in the final minute Houston has outscored its opponents in the fourth quarter Houston ranks 19th nationally in total defense (327.6 yards per game) QB Greg Ward Jr. has taken over as the starter behind center after he had started four games at wide receiver this season Ward has thrown for 580 yards and a touchdown and has rushed for 148 yards and two TDs this season RB Kenneth Farrow has rushed for 437 yards and four touchdowns WR Deontay Greenberry leads the team with 36 receptions for 465 yards and three TDs The Cougars lost a pair of standouts to season-ending injuries in mid-october as WR Daniel Spencer and LB Derrick Mathews are both out for the season LB Efrem Oliphant leads the team with 75 tackles. USF (3-5, 2-2 American) Head Coach Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky 98) 5-15, second season at USF 21-35, fifth season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Brian Siegrist (813) , siegrist@usf.edu NOTES USF evened its American Athletic Conference record at 2-2 following a loss at Cincinnati last Friday The Bulls have won conference games against UConn (17-14) and Tulsa (38-30) USF has recovered 12 opponent fumbles, good for second nationally RB Marlon Mack leads The American in rushing at 97.6 yards per game and has a league-leading eight rushing touchdowns QB Mike White has thrown for 1,182 yards and six touchdowns with seven interceptions QB Steven Bench came on in relief of White against Cincinnati and threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns WR Rodney Adams has 20 receptions for 316 yards and two TDs WR Andre Davis has been limited by a sternum injury to four games, but has 19 catches for team highs of 399 yards and five touchdowns Davis will not play in the first half against Houston after he was ejected from the game against Cincinnati in the fourth quarter LB Jamie Byrd has a team-high 61 tackles P Mattias Ciabatti leads The American and is ninth nationally in punting (45.2). 5 Football

6 NATIONAL POLLS Associated Press Poll Oct. 26 Poll School Record Pts 1. Mississippi State (46) 7-0 1, Florida State (14) 7-0 1, Alabama 7-1 1, Auburn 6-1 1, Oregon 7-1 1, Notre Dame 6-1 1, Mississippi 7-1 1, Michigan State 7-1 1, Georgia 6-1 1, TCU 6-1 1, Kansas State Baylor Ohio State Arizona Arizona State LSU Nebraska Utah Oklahoma West Virginia East Carolina Clemson Marshall Duke UCLA Receiving votes: Duke 108, Oklahoma State 91, Minnesota 61, Colorado State 12, Louisville 4, Missouri 4, Stanford 4, North Dakota State 3, Maryland 3, Texas A&M 1 USA Today Poll Oct. 26 Poll School Record Pts 1. Mississippi State (41) 7-0 1, Florida State (21) 7-0 1, Alabama 7-1 1, Auburn 6-1 1, Michigan State 7-1 1, Oregon 7-1 1, Notre Dame 6-1 1, Georgia 6-1 1, Mississippi 7-1 1, TCU 6-1 1, Kansas State Baylor Ohio State Arizona State Arizona Nebraska LSU Utah East Carolina Oklahoma Clemson West Virginia Marshall Duke UCLA Receiving votes: Wisconsin 44, Colorado State 35, Missouri 22, Minnesota 14, Georgia Tech 13, Stanford 10, USC 8, Boise State 4, Louisville 3, Texas A&M 1 American Preseason Media Poll School Points 1. Cincinnati (17) UCF (7) Houston (6) East Carolina SMU USF Memphis Temple UConn 98 Tulane Tulsa 94 WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS Below is a weekly look at each American Athletic Conference team s spot in the Associated Press and USA Today polls in Rankings are listed as AP/USA Today. UCF Cincinnati UConn East Carolina Houston Memphis USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa Preseason rv/rv rv/rv -/- -/- -/rv -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Sept. 1 -/- rv/rv -/- -/- -/- -/rv -/- -/- -/rv -/- -/- Sept. 7 -/- rv/rv -/- -/- -/- -/rv -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Sept. 14 -/- rv/rv -/- rv/rv -/- -/rv -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Sept. 21 -/- rv/rv -/- 23/24 -/- -/rv -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Sept. 28 -/- -/rv -/- 22/21 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Oct. 5 -/- -/- -/- 19/19 -/- -/rv -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Oct. 12 -/- -/- -/- 18/16 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Oct. 19 -/- -/- -/- 18/17 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Oct. 26 -/- -/- -/- 21/19 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 8 Final 6 Football

7 THE 2014 SEASON 2014 HOME ATTENDANCE SCHOOL (Capacity) GP TOTAL AVG. LARGEST CROWD UCF (45,323) 4 160,626 40,156 44,510 (vs. Bethune-Cookman) Cincinnati (65,535) 4 129,318 32,330 41,926 (vs. Miami (Ohio)) UConn (40,000) 4 116,546 29,136 35,150 (vs. Brigham Young) East Carolina (50,000) 4 179,021 44,755 51,082 (vs. North Carolina) Houston (40,000) 5 142,400 28,480 40,755 (vs. UTSA) Memphis (61,000) 3 106,523 35,508 46,378 (vs. Middle Tennessee) USF (65,897) 5 148,116 29,623 31,642 (vs. Western Carolina) SMU (32,000) 4 94,260 23,565 34,820 (vs. Texas A&M) Temple (68,532) 3 72,950 24,317 28,408 (vs. Navy) Tulane (30,000) 3 79,434 26,478 30,000 (vs. Georgia Tech) Tulsa (30,000) 4 88,486 22,122 29,357 (vs. Oklahoma) 2014 TOTALS 43 1,317,680 30,644 51,082 (East Carolina vs. North Carolina) TOP PERFORMANCES 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Player, School, Year 2014 Career Ryan Jackson, Houston, Jr. 1 4 Brandon Hayes, Memphis, Sr. 1 4 Marlon Mack, USF, Fr. 3 3 Breon Allen, East Carolina, Sr. 2 2 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, Jr. 2 2 Sherman Badie, Tulane, Fr. 2 2 James Flanders, Tulsa, So. 2 2 Zack Langer, Tulsa, Jr. 2 2 Hosey Williams, Cincinnati, Sr. 1 2 William Stanback, UCF, So. 1 1 Mike Boone, Cincinnati, Fr. 1 1 Jarvis Cooper, Memphis, Fr. 1 1 Sam Craft, Memphis, So. 1 1 Jahad Thomas, Temple, So. 1 1 Lazedrick Thompson, Tulane, So. 1 1 Kenny Harper, Temple, Sr. 1 Munchie Legaux, Cincinnati, Sr YARD RECEIVING GAMES Player, School, Year 2014 Career Justin Hardy, East Carolina, Sr Geremy Davis, UConn, Sr. 1 6 Deontay Greenberry, Houston, Jr. 1 6 Daniel Spencer, Houston, Sr. 1 6 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, So. 3 5 Andre Davis, USF, Sr. 2 5 J.J. Worton, UCF, Sr. 5 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, So. 4 4 Deshon Foxx, UConn, Sr. 2 4 Breshad Perriman, UCF, Jr. 1 4 Darius Joseph, SMU, Jr. 1 4 Rannell Hall, UCF, Sr. 4 Jalen Fitzpatrick, Temple, Sr. 2 3 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, Sr. 1 3 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, Jr. 1 3 Cam Worthy, East Carolina, Sr. 2 2 Mekale McKay, Cincinnati, Jr. 1 2 Justyn Shackleford, Tulane, Sr. 1 2 Trevon Brown, East Carolina, Fr. 1 1 Chris Moore, Cincinnati, Jr. 1 1 Jamie Gilmore, Temple, Jr. 1 1 Jahad Thomas, Temple, So. 1 1 Markeith Ambles, Houston, Sr. 1 Shane Ros, Houston, Sr. 1 Keiwone Malone, Memphis, Sr. 1 Deonte Welch, USF, Sr. 1 Xavier Rush, Tulane, Sr YARD PASSING GAMES Player, School, Year 2014 Career Shane Carden, East Carolina, Sr John O Korn, Houston, So. 1 4 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, So. 3 3 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, So. 3 3 Chandler Whitmer, UConn, Sr. 1 3 Justin Holman, UCF, So. 2 2 Casey Cochran, UConn, So. 2 P.J. Walker, Temple, So. 2 Dane Evans, Tulsa, So. 2 2 Garrett Krstich, SMU, Fr. 1 1 Tim Boyle, UConn, So. 1 Mike White, USF, So. 1 Munchie Legaux, Cincinnati, Sr. 1 Nick Montana, Tulane, Sr. 1 THE RECORD BOOK The American s single-game records (through Oct. 24, 2014). Most Rushing Yards 1. Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina (8/30/14) Sherman Badie, Tulane at Tulsa (8/28/14) Mike Boone, Cincinnati vs. USF (10/24/14) Breon Allen, East Carolina vs. North Carolina (9/20/14) Paul James, Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan (9/14/13) 192 Most Rushing Touchdowns 1. Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina (8/30/14) 4 2. Storm Johnson, UCF at FIU (9/6/13) 3 Paul James, Rutgers vs. Norfolk State (9/7/13) 3 Paul James, Rutgers vs. Eastern Michigan (9/14/13) 3 Storm Johnson, UCF vs. Baylor (1/1/14) 3 Longest Rush 1. Sherman Badie, Tulane at Tulsa (8/28/14) 90 yards 2. Sherman Badie, Tulane at Rutgers (9/27/14) 86 yards 3. Marcus Shaw, USF vs. McNeese State (8/31/13) 80 yards Most Passing Yards 1. Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Temple (10/26/13) Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/13) 484 Most Pass Completions 1. Garrett Gilbert, SMU, vs. Rutgers (10/5/13) 45 2, Garrett Krstich, SMU vs. East Carolina (10/2/14) Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Texas Tech (8/30/13) 41 Longest Pass 1. Blake Bortles, UCF vs. Akron (8/29/13) 91 yards 2. Chandler Whitmer, UConn at East Carolina (10/23/14) 88 yards Most Touchdown Passes 1. Gunnner Kiel, Cincinnati vs. Toledo (9/12/14) 6 2. Gary Nova, Rutgers at Fresno State (8/29/13) 5 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville vs. Ohio (9/1/13) 5 Garrett Gilbert, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/13) 5 John O Korn, Houston vs. Rutgers (10/26/13) 5 Most Receiving Yards 1. Robby Anderson, Temple vs. SMU (10/26/13) Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. Tulane (8/28/14) Cam Worthy, East Carolina at Virginia Tech (9/13/14) Chris Moore, Cincinnati at Ohio State (9/28/14) Jeremy Johnson, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/13) 217 Most Receptions 1. Jeremy Johnson, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/15) Deontay Greenberry, Houston at Temple (9/7/13) 14 Justin Hardy, East Carolina vs. UConn (10/23/14) 14 Most Touchdown Receptions 1. Leonte Carroo, Rutgers at Fresno State (8/29/13) 3 Jeremy Johnson, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/15) 3 Deontay Greenberry, Houston vs. Rutgers (10/26/13) 3 Jeff Godfrey, UCF vs. UConn (10/26/13) 3 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa vs. Tulane (8/24/14) 3 Chris Moore, Cincinnati at Ohio State (9/28/14) 3 Justin Hardy, East Carolina vs. SMU (10/4/14) 3 Andre Davis, USF at Tulsa (10/18/14) 3 Longest Reception 1. Breshad Perriman, UCF vs. Akron (8/29/13) 91 yards Most Field Goals 1. Richie Leone, Houston at Temple (9/7/13) 5 Jake Elliott, Memphis at Houston (10/12/13) 5 Longest Field Goal 1. Jake Elliott, Memphis vs. USF (11/17/03) 56 yards Longest Punt Return 1. Khalif Herbin, Temple vs. Delaware State (9/20/14) 84 yards Longest Kickoff Return 1. Janarion Grant, Rutgers at Fresno State (8/29/13) 100 yards Most Tackles 1. Tyler Matakevich, Temple at Idaho (9/28/23) Randall Joyner, SMU vs. Rutgers (10/5/13) 18 Greg Blair, Cincinnati vs. Louisville (12/5/13) 18 DeDe Lattimore, USF vs. Rutgers (12/7/13) 18 Jeff Luc, Cincinnati vs. Miami (Ohio) (9/20/14) 18 Jeff Luc, Cincinnati at Ohio State, 9/28/14 18 Zach Edwards, Cincinnati vs. Memphis, 10/4/ Football

8 THE 2014 SEASON AWARD WINNERS AMERICAN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 1 Keevan Lucas, WR, Tulsa Sept. 8 Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis Sept. 15 Gunner Kiel, QB, Cincinnati Sept. 22 Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina Sept. 29 Chris Moore, WR, Cincinnati Oct. 6 Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina Oct. 13 Justin Holman, QB, UCF Oct. 20 Andre Davis, WR, USF Oct. 27 Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 16 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 AMERICAN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 1 Tavon Young, CB, Temple Sept. 8 Nigel Harris, LB, USF Sept. 15 Josh Hawkins, CB, East Carolina Sept. 22 Tank Jakes, LB, Memphis Sept. 29 Praise Martin-Oguike, DE, Temple Oct. 6 Tank Jakes, LB, Memphis Oct. 13 Terrance Plummer, LB, UCF Oct. 20 Steven Taylor, LB, Houston Oct. 27 Jacoby Glenn, CB, UCF Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 16 Nov. 24 Dec STATISTICAL RANKINGS OFFENSE DEFENSE Team Rush Pass Total Score Rush Pass Total Score KR PR Int. Sacks TFL T/O UCF Cincinnati UConn East Carolina Houston Memphis USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa AGAINST THE CONFERENCES ATLANTIC COAST (2-4) Georgia Tech 38, Tulane 21 (9/6) East Carolina 28, Virginia Tech 21 (9/13) North Carolina State 49, USF 17 (9/13) East Carolina 70, North Carolina 41 (9/20) Duke 47, Tulane 13 (9/20) Miami (Fla.) 55, Cincinnati 24 (10/11) BIG 12 (0-3) Baylor 45, SMU 0 (8/31) Oklahoma 52, Tulsa 7 (9/6) TCU 56, SMU 0 (9/27) OHIO VALLEY (1-0) Memphis 63, Austin Peay 0 (8/30) PAC-12 (0-1) UCLA 42, Memphis 35 (9/6) SOUTHEASTERN (1-4) Temple 37, Vanderbilt 7 (8/28) South Carolina 33, East Carolina 23 (9/6) Missouri 38, UCF 10 (9/13) Texas A&M 58, SMU 6 (9/20) Mississippi 24, Memphis 3 (9/27) AMERICAN SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 1 Marvin Kloss, K, USF Sept. 8 Deshon Foxx, WR, UConn Sept. 15 Sam Geraci, P, Cincinnati Sept. 22 Mattias Ciabatti, P, USF Sept. 29 Austin Jones, K, Temple Oct. 6 Kyle Bullard, K, Houston Oct. 13 J.J. Worton, WR, UCF Oct. 20 Andrew Gantz, K, Cincinnati Oct. 27 Andrew Gantz, K, Cincinnati Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 16 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 ACTIVE CAREER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS 3 Terrance Plummer (LB, UCF); Shane Carden (QB, East Carolina); Marvin Kloss (K, USF) 2 Andrew Gantz (K, Cincinnati); Tank Jakes (LB, Memphis) 1 Brandon Alexander (S, UCF); Jacoby Glenn (CB, UCF); Justin Holman (QB, UCF); Shawn Moffitt (K, UCF); J.J. Worton (WR, UCF); Sam Geraci (P, Cincinnati); Gunner Kiel (QB, Cincinnati); Chris Moore (WR, Cincinnati); Deshon Foxx (WR, UConn); Josh Hawkins (CB, East Carolina); Kyle Bullard (K, Houston); Deontay Greenberry (WR, Houston); Willie Jackson (CB, Houston); Derrick Mathews (LB, Houston); John O Korn (QB, Houston); Trevon Stewart (S, Houston); Steven Taylor (LB, Houston); Brandon Wilson (CB, Houston); Jake Elliott (K, Memphis); Martin Ifedi (DE, Memphis)); Paxton Lynch (QB, Memphis); Mattias Ciabatti (P, USF); Andre Davis (WR, USF); Nigel Harris (LB, USF); Austin Jones (K, Temple); Praise Martin-Oguike (DE, Temple); Tavon Young (CB, Temple); Keevan Lucas (WR, Tulsa) BIG TEN (0-5) Penn State 26, UCF 24 (8/30) Maryland 24, USF 17 (9/6) Wisconsin 27, USF 10 (9/27) Rutgers 31, Tulane 6 (9/27) Ohio State 50, Cincinnati 28 (9/27) Temple at Penn State (11/15) COLONIAL ATHLETIC (1-0) UConn 19, Stony Brook 16 (9/6) CONFERENCE USA (1-3) UTSA 27, Houston 7 (8/29) North Texas 43, SMU 6 (9/6) Florida Atlantic 51, Tulsa 21 (9/13) Memphis 36, Middle Tennessee 17 (9/20) MID-AMERICAN (2-0) Cincinnati 58, Toledo 34 (9/12) Cincinnati 31, Miami (Ohio) 24 (9/20) MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC (3-0) East Carolina 52, North Carolina Central 7 (8/30) Temple 59, Delaware State 0 (9/20) UCF 41, Bethune-Cookman 7 (9/20) MOUNTAIN WEST (1-2) Boise State 38, UConn 21 (9/13) Houston 47, UNLV 14 (9/20) Colorado State 42, Tulsa 17 (10/4) SOUTHERN (1-0) USF 36, Western Carolina 31 (8/30) SOUTHLAND (1-0) Tulane 35, Southeastern Louisiana 20 (9/13) SOUTHWEST ATHLETIC (1-0) Houston 47, Grambling State 0 (9/6) SUN BELT (0-1) Texas State 37, Tulsa 34 (3ot) (9/27) INDEPENDENTS (1-3) Brigham Young 35, UConn 10 (8/29) Navy 31, Temple 24 (9/6) Brigham Young 33, Houston 25 (9/11) UCF 31, Brigham Young 24 (ot) (10/9) UConn vs. Army (11/8) Total Nonconference Records All Games FBS Opponents FCS Opponents AP Top USA Today Top Bowl Games Football

9 NCAA LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing...YPG 30. Marlon Mack, USF Sherman Badie, Tulane Completions Per Game...CPG 4. Shane Carden, East Carolina Dane Evans, Tulsa Paxton Lynch, Memphis Gunner Kiel, Cinicnnati Passing Yards Per Game...YPG 3. Shane Carden, East Carolina Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati Dane Evans, Tulsa Paxton Lynch, Memphis Passing Efficiency... Rating 17. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati Shane Carden, East Carolina Paxton Lynch, Memphis Receptions Per Game...RPG 2. Keevan Lucas, Tulsa Justin Hardy, East Carolina Isaiah Jones, East Carolina Receiving Yards Per Game...YPG 7. Keevan Lucas, Tulsa Justin Hardy, East Carolina Isaiah Jones, East Carolina Breshad Perriman, UCF Total Offense...YPG 4. Shane Carden, East Carolina Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati Dane Evans, Tulsa Paxton Lynch, Memphis Scoring... PPG 46. Kyle Bullard, Houston Tackles... TPG 9. Zeek Bigger, East Carolina Jeff Luc, Cincinnati Efrem Oliphant, Houston Marquise Vann, UConn Terrance Plummer, UCF Michael Mudoh, Tulsa Tackles For Loss... TFL/Game 5. Tank Jakes, Memphis Terrance Plummer, UCF Nico Marley, Tulane Sacks...SPG 16. Tank Jakes, Memphis Terrell Hartsfield, Cincinnati Thomas Niles, UCF Derrick Alexander, Tulsa Passes Defended...PD/Game 1. Joshua Hawkins, East Carolina Jacoby Glenn, UCF Shakiel Randolph, SMU Interceptions...Int/Game 3. Jacoby Glenn, UCF Josh Hawkins, East Carolina Tavon Young, Temple Bobby McCain, Memphis Forced Fumbles...FF/Game 1. Nigel Harris, USF Tank Jakes, Memphis Steven Taylor, Houston Derrick Alexander, Tulsa Sharif Finch, Temple Jeff Luc, Cincinnati Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple Adrian McDonald, Houston Darion Monroe, Tulane Terrance Plummer, UCF Graham Stewart, UConn Punting...Avg 9. Mattias Ciabatti, USF Dalton Parks, Tulsa Punt Returns...Avg 21. J.J. Worton, UCF Keiwone Malone, Memphis Kickoff Returns...Avg 14. Rannell Hall, UCF Bobby McCain, Memphis Jordan Akins, UCF Chris Dunkley, USF All-Purpose Yards...Avg 44. Keevan Lucas, Tulsa Justin Hardy, East Carolina Field Goals...FG/Game 10. Kyle Bullard, Houston Carl Salazar, Tulsa Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati Marvin Kloss, USF Jake Elliott, Memphis Shawn Moffitt, UCF TEAM LEADERS Rushing Offense...YPG 35. Memphis East Carolina Tulane Houston Tulsa Cincinnati Temple USF UCF UConn SMU Rushing Defense...YPG 10. East Carolina UCF UConn Memphis Houston Tulane Temple USF Tulsa Cincinnati SMU Passing Offense...YPG 3. East Carolina Cincinnati Tulsa Memphis Temple Houston UCF UConn Tulane USF SMU Pass Efficiency Defense...Avg 6. Houston UCF Memphis East Carolina Temple Tulane UConn USF Cincinnati Tulsa SMU Total Offense...YPG 4. East Carolina Cincinnati Memphis Tulsa Houston Tulane Temple UCF USF UConn SMU Total Defense...YPG 10. UCF Houston Memphis UConn Temple Tulane East Carolina USF Cincinnati Tulsa SMU Scoring Offense...Avg 13. East Carolina Memphis Cincinnati Temple Houston UCF Tulsa USF Tulane UConn SMU Scoring Defense... PPG 10. Houston UCF Memphis Temple East Carolina UConn Tulane USF Cincinnati Tulsa SMU Net Punting...Net Avg 43. USF Temple Tulsa Memphis UConn East Carolina Houston SMU Cincinnati Tulane UCF Punt Returns...Avg 7. Temple UConn Memphis UCF USF Cincinnati Tulsa Houston East Carolina Tulane SMU Kickoff Returns...Avg 6. UCF Memphis Cincinnati USF UConn Tulsa East Carolina SMU Houston Temple Tulane Fumbles Recovered... Total 2. USF Temple Cincinnati...9 Houston Memphis...8 Tulane UCF...4 UConn...4 Tulsa SMU East Carolina...1 Interceptions... Total 3. Houston UCF Tulane Memphis Temple East Carolina Cincinnati...5 USF Tulsa UConn...2 SMU...2 Turnovers Gained... Total 3. Houston Temple Tulane Memphis...17 USF UCF Cincinnati East Carolina...8 Tulsa UConn SMU...5 Turnovers Lost... Total 20. East Carolina Cincinnati Memphis Tulsa UConn...15 Tulane UCF...16 Houston...16 USF Temple SMU...18 Turnover Margin... Margin/Game 13. Houston Memphis Cincinnati Tulane Temple USF UCF East Carolina Tulsa UConn SMU Tackles For Loss...Per Game 15. UCF Memphis Tulane Tulsa Temple UConn Cincinnati USF Houston East Carolina SMU Sacks...Per Game 19. UCF Cincinnati Memphis Temple USF Houston Tulane East Carolina Tulsa UConn SMU Sacks Allowed...Per Game 23. USF Cincinnati Memphis East Carolina Temple Tulane UCF Houston Tulsa UConn SMU Football

10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF This season, college football enters a new four-team playoff era. The format is simple: the best four teams, two semifinals played in bowl games and a championship game played in a different city each year. It s the biggest innovation in the sport in decades. How It Works A 13-member selection committee will rank the top 25 teams. The top four ranked teams will play in two semifinal games on New Year s Day. The two winning teams will play in the championship game in North Texas Jan. 12, Criteria The committee will rank each team based on championships won, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, comparative outcomes of common opponents and other factors. Rankings On Oct. 28, the committee will release the first of seven weekly rankings of the top 25 teams. The final ranking will be released Dec. 7. It will be the seeding for the playoff. Access Every FBS team will have equal access to the playoff based on its performance. No team or conference will qualify automatically. There will be no limit on the number of teams from a conference that can make the playoff. Championship Monday The championship game will be on Monday night every year. Conferences Manage The Event The FBS conferences will manage the College Football Playoff. All 10 conferences are members of the new entity CFP Administration, LLC. Selection Committee Responsibilities Select the top four teams for the playoff, rank them and assign them to semifinal sites. Rank the next group of teams to play in other New Year s bowls if berths are available. Select the highest-ranked champion from the five conferences without New Year s bowl contracts. Assign teams to New Year s bowls Create competitive matchups Attempt to avoid rematches of regular-season games and repeat appearances Consider geography Participants In New Year s Bowls Both participants in the Orange, Rose and Sugar bowls are contracted outside the playoff arrange ment (Big Ten and Pac-12 to Rose Bowl; SEC and Big 12 to Sugar Bowl; ACC to Orange Bowl against the highest ranked available team from the SEC, Big Ten and Notre Dame). If a conference champion qualifies for the playoff, then the bowl will choose a replacement from that conference. When those bowls host the semifinals and their contracted conference champions do not qualify, then the dis placed champion(s) will play in the other New Year s bowls College Football Playoff Schedule SEMIFINAL Allstate Sugar Bowl January 1, :30 p.m. ET, ESPN Mercedez-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La. SEMIFINAL Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual January 1, p.m. ET, ESPN Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif. Capital One Orange Bowl December 31, p.m., ESPN Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl December 31, :30 p.m., ESPN Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. Fiesta Bowl December 31, p.m., ESPN Mercedez-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La. AT&T Cotton Bowl January 1, :30 p.m. ET, ESPN AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP January 12, :30 p.m. ET, ESPN AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas The Fiesta, Cotton and Peach Bowls will host displaced conference champions and the top-ranked champion from a non-contract conference. The highest-ranked available teams will fill any other berths. The Selection Committee will make the pairings. 10 Football

11 AMERICAN BOWL LINEUP The Lineup In addition to the College Football Playoff and Host Bowls, the American will have either a primary or secondary affiliation with 12 bowl games spanning the next six years. The American will work annually with its member schools and bowl partners to create the most sensible and attractive matchups during the new cycle. The Miami Beach Bowl will be played for the first time in 2014 at stateof-the-art Marlins Park in Miami, which sits on the site of the historic Orange Bowl stadium. An American Athletic Conference team will play in the bowl each year, beginning with the 2014 matchup against Brigham Young. Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference and the Sun Belt Conference are scheduled for future years, though institutions from other conferences also will have the opportunity to participate. The Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman will take place at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., while the events and activities surrounding the game will be based in Washington, D.C. The American Athletic Conference will face an opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference in all six years of the coming cycle. The Birmingham Bowl takes place at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala., The American/Big East has partnered with the bowl since its inception in the 2006 season. The American Athletic Conference will annually face an opponent from the Southeastern Conference. The Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl is played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The American Athletic Conference will supply a team to the bowl during each year of the six-year cycle. The Atlantic Coast Conference will provide the opposing team in 2014, 2016 and 2018, while Conference USA will play in the game in 2015, 2017 and The Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl is played at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University. The American Athletic Conference will send a team to the bowl in 2014, 2016 and The opponent will be Army in 2014 and a Big 12 team in 2016 and 2018, with Conference USA as a secondary affiliation. The Sheraton Hawaii Bowl will be played on Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium on the campus of the University of Hawaii. The American Athletic Conference will participate in the bowl in 2015, 2017 and The Boca Raton Bowl will be a pre-christmas game that will feature an American Athletic Conference team three times during the six-year cycle at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla. The Bahamas Bowl will be played in at Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas. The American Athletic Conference will face the Mid- American Conference in 2016 and Conference USA in The R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl is held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The American Athletic Conference has agreed to play in the bowl in 2018 and The Cure Bowl will debut in 2015 at the newly renovated Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla. An American Athletic Conference team would face an opponent from the Sun Belt Conference. In addition to the conference s primary bowl affiliations, The American holds secondary partnerships with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn., the Duck Commander Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La., and the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego. Birmingham Bowl Legion Field Birmingham, Ala. Jan. 3, p.m. ESPN vs. Miami Beach Bowl Marlins Park Miami, Fla. Dec. 22, p.m. Television TBD vs. Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Fla. Dec. 26, p.m. ESPN vs. Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. Dec. 27, p.m. ESPN vs. Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas Jan. 2, 2015 Noon ESPN vs. or Future Lineups 2015 Season Birmingham Bowl vs. SEC St. Petersburg Bowl vs. C-USA Miami Beach Bowl vs. C-USA Military Bowl vs. ACC Hawaii Bowl vs. Mountain West Boca Raton Bowl vs. MAC Cure Bowl vs. Sun Belt Liberty Bowl Independence Bowl Poinsettia Bowl 2016 Season Birmingham Bowl vs. SEC St. Petersburg Bowl vs. ACC Miami Beach Bowl vs. MAC Military Bowl vs. ACC Armed Forces Bowl vs. Big 12 Bahamas Bowl vs. MAC Boca Raton Bowl vs. C-USA Cure Bowl vs. Sun Belt Liberty Bowl Independence Bowl 2017 Season Birmingham Bowl vs. SEC St. Petersburg Bowl vs. C-USA Miami Beach Bowl vs. Sun Belt Military Bowl vs. ACC Hawaii Bowl vs. Mountain West Boca Raton Bowl vs. C-USA Cure Bowl vs. Sun Belt Liberty Bowl Independence Bowl 2018 Season Birmingham Bowl vs. SEC St. Petersburg Bowl vs. ACC Miami Beach Bowl vs. MAC Military Bowl vs. ACC Armed Forces Bowl vs. Big 12 Bahamas Bowl vs. C-USA New Orleans Bowl vs. Sun Belt Cure Bowl vs. Sun Belt Liberty Bowl Independence Bowl 2019 Season Birmingham Bowl vs. SEC St. Petersburg Bowl vs. C-USA Miami Beach Bowl vs. Sun Belt Military Bowl vs. ACC Hawaii Bowl vs. Mountain West Boca Raton Bowl vs. MAC New Orleans Bowl vs. C-USA Cure Bowl vs. Sun Belt Liberty Bowl Independence Bowl 11 Football

12 AMERICAN ON TELEVISION The 2014 football season will be the first under the American Athletic Conference s comprehensive television partnership with ESPN. The new arrangement began with the basketball season and will be in place through the academic year. The contract provide unprecedented exposure on two of the industry leaders in sports television. In football, the new contract calls for all conference-controlled games which encompasses all conference games and home nonconference games to be televised. Nearly 90 percent of those games will be carried on either national broadcast or national cable platforms. In addition to contracted games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews, American Athletic Conference teams will regularly appear on CBS Sports Network through a sublicensing agreement with ESPN. Further, The American will make appearances on the SEC Network, the Big Ten Network, the Pac-12 Network, Fox Sports 1, FSN and Fox College Sports in selected road nonconference games. Additional nonconference games will be available on ESPN3 ESPN s live multi-screen sports network, giving fans an online destination that delivers thousands of global sports events annually, including more than 400 college football games. It is available at no cost to approximately 86 million homes with a high-speed Internet connection from an affiliated provider, as well as to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel. It is also accessible through ESPN on Xbox LIVE and on smartphones and tablets through the WatchESPN app through an affiliated provider. WatchESPN delivers live access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Buzzer Beater/Goal Line on computers, smartphones, tablets, Xbox and Apple TV. It is currently accessible in 55 million households nationwide to fans who receive ESPN s linear networks as part of their video subscription from Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Verizon FiOS TV, Comcast Xfinity TV, Midcontinent Communications, Cablevision, Cox, Charter, AT&T U-verse or Google Fiber. Currently, ESPN and ESPN2 both reach nearly 100 million households across the nation. ESPNU s reach has expanded to 74 million households. CBS Sports Network is available to 100 million homes and may be seen on a digital basic cable package in all American Athletic Conference markets. THE NATIONAL SCENE The American Athletic Conference will have an extensive schedule of games on national television. The following telecasts were known at press time. Other games will be added via the 12-day and 6-day advance selection process. ABC Sat., Sept. 6 Oklahoma at Tulsa Noon Sat., Sept. 13 Boise State at UConn Noon Sat., Sept. 20 Texas A&M at SMU 3:30 p.m. ESPN Fri., Aug. 29 Brigham Young at UConn 8 p.m. Thu., Sept. 11 Houston at Brigham Young 9 p.m. Sat., Sept. 13 East Carolina at Virginia Tech Noon Fri., Sept. 19 UConn at USF * 8 p.m. Thu., Oct. 2 UCF at Houston * 7 p.m. Thu., Oct. 9 Brigham Young at UCF 7:30 p.m. Thu., Dec. 4 UCF at East Carolina * TBD ESPN2 Sat., Aug. 30 UCF vs. Penn State 8:30 a.m. Fri., Oct. 24 USF at Cincinnati * 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 14 Tulsa at UCF * 8 p.m. Fri., Oct. 31 Cincinnati at Tulane * 8 p.m. ESPN2 or ESPNU Fri., Nov. 7 Memphis at Temple * 7:30 p.m. ESPNU Fri., Aug. 29 Texas-San Antonio at Houston 9 p.m. Sat., Sept. 6 East Carolina at South Carolina 7 p.m. Fri., Sept. 12 Toledo at Cincinnati 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 20 North Carolina at East Carolina 3:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27 USF at Wisconsin Noon Sat., Oct. 4 SMU at East Carolina * Noon Sat., Sept. 11 East Carolina at USF * 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 17 Temple at Houston * 9 p.m. Sat., Oct. 18 Tulane at UCF * Noon Thu., Oct. 23 UConn at East Carolina * 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 31 Tulsa at Memphis * 8 p.m. ESPNews Sat., Aug. 30 North Carolina Central at East Carolina 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 6 Georgia Tech at Tulane 4 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27 Tulane at Rutgers Noon Temple at UConn * 4 p.m. Texas State at Tulsa 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 11 Tulsa at Temple * Noon UConn at Tulane * 8 p.m. Sat., Oct. 18 USF at Tulsa * Noon Sat., Oct. 25 Memphis at SMU* Noon Sat., Nov. 1 East Carolina at Temple * Noon Houston at USF * 4 p.m. CBSSN Thu., Aug. 28 Tulane at Tulsa * 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 6 Maryland at USF 3:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 13 North Carolina State at USF 3:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 20 Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 27 TCU at SMU Noon Sat., Oct. 4 Memphis at Cincinnati * 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 11 Houston at Memphis * 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 18 Cincinnati at SMU * 3:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 25 Temple at UCF * 5 p.m. Sat., Nov. 1 UCF at UConn * Noon Sat., Nov. 8 UConn at Army (Yankee Stadium) 3:30 p.m. FS1 Sun., Aug. 31 SMU at Baylor 7:30 p.m. FSN Sat., Sept. 6 SMU at North Texas Noon Sat., Sept. 27 Memphis at Mississippi 7:30 p.m. FCS Sat., Sept. 13 Tulsa at Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change. * American Athletic Conference game 12 Football

13 MEDIA SERVICES BIG EAST FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES TheAmerican.org The official website of the American Athletic Conference features up-to-date information on all facets of the league. Football standings, results, statistics and notes are updated as games are played. In addition, in-game scores for all football contests involving American Athletic Conference teams will be updated in-progress. CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for American Athletic Conference football and the media home for information on every Division I team and conference. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, photos and more for the conference and each of its 11 member schools throughout the season. Login information will be distributed to accredited media, or you can apply for a password by sending an to password@collegepressbox.com. Weekly Teleconference The American Athletic Conference will hold weekly teleconferences with its 11 head football coaches, beginning Monday, Aug. 25 and continuing each Monday through Dec 1. Each coach will be available for 10 minutes. Media representatives wishing to participate in the teleconference should contact The American office for the phone number. This year s schedule is as follows: Eastern Central Coach 11 a.m. 10 a.m. Conference news/award winners 11:10 a.m. 10:10 a.m. Tom Mason, SMU 11:20 a.m. 10:20 a.m. Bob Diaco, UConn 11:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina 11:40 a.m. 10:40 a.m. Bill Blankenship, Tulsa 11:50 a.m. 10:50 a.m. Tony Levine, Houston Noon 11 a.m. Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati 12:10 p.m. 11:10 a.m. Willie Taggart, USF 12:20 p.m. 11:20 a.m. Matt Rhule, Temple 12:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. Justin Fuente, Memphis 12:40 p.m. 11:40 a.m. George O Leary, UCF 12:50 p.m. 11:50 a.m. Curtis Johnson, Tulane Social Media Fans and media members are invited to follow the latest American Athletic Conference football news through social media. The American Twitter feed may be and the conference s official Facebook page is The American s Instagram AmericanConf American_Conf Weekly Release & Statistics Media members may access PDF versions of the complete weekly release, including conference and team-by-team statistics, on TheAmerican.org or via CollegePressBox.com. Regular updates of the weekly release will be distributed via from the conference office. To be included on the distribution list, send an request to Chuck Sullivan at csullivan@ theamerican.org. Weekly Football Highlights The American Athletic Conference offers video highlights and clips of selected press conferences on a weekly basis through the XOS Digital XChange FTP tool. Content is available in full broadcast-quality resolution. Contact Chuck Sullivan (csullivan@theamerican.org) for information on how to access the highlights. Weekly Awards The American names offensive, defensive and special teams Players of the Week each Monday morning during the season. Winners are chosen from nominations provided by conference sports information directors. The information will be available from the conference office via release as well as on the league web site. Annual Awards The American Athletic Conference will name first and second all-conference teams, players of the year on offense, defense and special teams, rookie of the year and coach of the year. The awards are chosen by a vote of the league s 11 head coaches at the conclusion of the regular season. The awards will be announced Dec. 10, 2014 The American Athletic Conference All- Academic Team is comprised of players who have an overall grade-point average of 3.00 or better over the previous academic year and completed at least two semesters of academic work. The team is announced in early February. The American Athletic Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year was established to recognize student-athletes who have achieved success in the classroom and on the field. The winner receives a scholarship which may be applied to graduate or professional studies. American Athletic Conference Communications phone Football Contact Chuck Sullivan Director of Communications csullivan@theamerican.org Mobile: American Athletic Conference Communications Contacts UCF Brian Ormiston Office... (407) Mobile... (407) bormiston@athletics.ucf.edu CINCINNATI Ryan Koslen Office... (513) Mobile... (513) ryan.koslen@uc.edu UCONN Mike Enright Office... (860) Mobile... (860) menright@uconn.edu EAST CAROLINA Tom McClellan Office... (252) Mobile... (252) mcclellant@ecu.edu HOUSTON David Bassity Office... (713) Mobile... (405) dbassity@central.uh.edu MEMPHIS Ron Mears Office... (901) Mobile... (832) rmears@memphis.edu USF Brian Siegrist Office... (813) Mobile... (813) siegrist@usf.edu SMU Brad Sutton Office... (214) Mobile... (214) bsutton@smu.edu TEMPLE Rich Burg Office... (215) Mobile... (215) rich.burg@temple.edu TULANE Roger Dunaway Office... (504) Mobile... (504) roger@tulane.edu TULSA Don Tomkalski Office... (918) Mobile... (918) donald-tomkalski@utulsa.edu 13 Football