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1 American Athletic Conference Football Report 2015 Season Week Contact: Chuck Sullivan, Assistant Commissioner for Communications csullivan@theamerican.org 15 Park Row West Providence, RI AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK Cincinnati Won 1 UConn Won 1 EAST East Carolina Won 1 USF Won 1 Temple Won 2 UCF Lost 2 SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA H A W-L PCT PF PA H A N STREAK Houston Won 2 Memphis Won 8 WEST Navy Won 5 Tulsa Won 1 SMU Lost 1 Tulane Lost 4 THIS WEEK Saturday, September 12 USF at Florida State...11:30 a.m. Television: ESPN Series: Tied, 1-1 Last Meeting: Sept. 29, 2012 Florida State, Army at UConn... Noon Television: CBS Sports Network Series: UConn leads, 4-2 Last Meeting: Nov. 8, 2014 Army, Houston at Louisville... Noon Television: ACC Regional Series: Louisville leads, 8-7 Last Meeting: Nov. 16, 2013 Louisville, Tulane at Georgia Tech... 3:30 p.m. Television: ACC Regional Series: Georgia Tech leads, Last Meeting: Sept. 6, 2014 Georgia Tech, East Carolina at Florida... 7 p.m. Television: ESPN2 Series: Florida leads, 2-0 Last Meeting: Jan. 3, 2015 Florida, Memphis at Kansas... 7 p.m. Television: ESPN3 Series: First meeting North Texas at SMU... 7 p.m. Television: ESPN3 Series: SMU leads, 28-5 Last Meeting: Sept. 6, 2014 North Texas, 43-6 Temple at Cincinnati *... 8 p.m. Television: ESPNews Series: Temple leads, Last Meeting: Nov. 29, 2014 Cincinnati, 14-6 Tulsa at New Mexico... 8 p.m. Television: ESPN3 Series: Tulsa leads, 4-2 Last Meeting: Sept. 12, 2009 Tulsa, UCF at Stanford... 10:30 p.m. Television: Fox Sports 1 Series: First meeting Open Week Navy Next Game: Sept. 19 vs. East Carolina WEEKLY HONORS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Keevan Lucas Jr. WR Tulsa Abilene, Texas Lucas had 10 receptions for 193 yards and two touchdowns and had two rushing attempts for 21 yards to help Tulsa to a overtime win against Florida Atlantic. He had four receptions for 58 yards on the Golden Hurricane s game-tying drive in the final minute. Lucas yardage total was the second-highest among FBS players in Week 1. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Tyler Matakevich Sr. LB Temple Stratford, Conn. Matakevich keyed a Temple defense that limited Penn State to 10 points and 180 yards of offense in the Owls victory their first win against the Nittany Lions since Matakevich tied an American Athletic Conference record with three sacks, resulting in a loss of 20 yards, as part of a defensive effort that produced a league-record 10 sacks. Matakevich finished with seven tackles against Penn State, giving him 362 stops for his career the most among active FBS players. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Roderick Proctor Sr. WR Memphis Orlando, Fla. Proctor had 135 all-purpose yards, including 84 yards on three punt returns, to help Memphis to a 63-7 win against Missouri State. He scored a touchdown on a 63-yard punt return in the first quarter, ending a streak of 129 games without a touchdown by a Memphis return man. Proctor also had three receptions for 51 yards for the Tigers, who extended their winning streak to eight games. HONOR ROLL Chris Hairston Sr. RB East Carolina Winston-Salem, N.C. Rushed for a career-high 154 yards and four touchdowns on 18 carries in a win against Towson. Greg Ward Jr. Jr. QB Houston Tyler, Texas Had 382 yards of total offense in a win against Tennessee Tech. Completed 21 of 28 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown and rushed for a game-high 107 yards on 13 carries. Chris Swain Jr. FB Navy Macon, Ga. Rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, averaging 11.5 yards per attempt, in a win against Colgate. Bruce Hector So. DT USF Tampa, Fla. Had six tackles, including two sacks and three tackles for loss in a 51-3 win against Florida A&M. Led a defense that registered 15 tackles for loss and allowed 182 yards. Jahad Thomas Jr. RB Temple Elizabeth, N.J. Rushed for a game-high 135 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries in a win against Penn State. Had five runs of 10 or more yards.

2 AMERICAN NOTEBOOK Streaking Memphis extended its winning streak to eight games with its season-opening win against Missouri State the Tigers longest winning streak since The only teams with longer active winning streaks are Ohio State (13 games), Boise State (10 games) and TCU (nine games). That s Offensive Seven of the 12 American Athletic Conference teams reeled off at least 400 yards of offense in their respective season-openers. Five teams surpassed 500 yards of offense, while three had at least 600 yards. Paper Or Plastic? Temple smashed the American Athletic Conference single-game record with 10 sacks in the Owls season-opening win against Penn State. Grand Totals Temple LB Tyler Matakevich registered 117 tackles in his junior season, marking the third straight season in which he had at least 100 tackles. He is only the third player in Temple history with three straight 100-tackle seasons, joining Joe Klecko ( ) and Steve Conjar ( ). Century Club Eight American Athletic Conference players rushed for at least 100 yards in Week 1, including two quarterbacks. SMU QB Matt Davis rushed for 115 yards, while Houston QB Greg Ward Jr. ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Rank And File Seven of the 12 teams in the American Athletic Conference were ranked in the top 25 of the Bowl Championship Series standings or the College Football Playoff committee rankings between 2008 and Team Years Ranked ( ) UCF 2010, 2013 Cincinnati 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 UConn 2008 East Carolina 2014 Houston 2009, 2011 USF 2008, 2009 Tulsa 2008 What A Rush Navy QB Keenan Reynolds entered the 2015 season as the NCAA career leader in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. Reynolds ranks fourth among all players on the NCAA s career rushing touchdowns chart. Player, School (Years) TD 1. Montee Ball, Wisconsin ( ) Travis Prentice, Miami (Ohio) ( ) Ricky Williams, Texas ( ) Keenan Reynolds, Navy (2012-)...65 Play On Seven of the 12 American Athletic Conference teams in 2015 were bowl-eligible in 2014 (UCF, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Navy, Temple). Houston, Memphis and Navy earned bowl victories last season. Staying Active American Athletic Conferece players among the NCAA FBS active career leaders. Rushing Yards Yards 2. Keenan Reynolds, Navy...3,207 Passing Efficiency Rating 3. Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati Tackles Total 1. Tyler Matakevich, Temple Trevon Stewart, Houston Michael Mudoh, Tulsa Sacks Total 2. Derrick Alexander, Tulsa Thomas Niles, UCF Forced Fumbles Total 3. Nigel Harris, USF...7 Inerceptions Total 3. Adrian McDonald, Houston...14 Eyeballs Temple and Cincinnati opened their 2015 seasons in front of record crowds. The Owls drew 69,176 at Lincoln Financial Field for their win against Penn State, while the Bearcats had an on-campus record 39,095 on hand at the newly renovated Nippert Stadium for their win against Alabama A&M. Memphis (41,730) and East Carolina (40,712) also had crowds of more than 40,000 for their respective season-openers. Veteran Presence Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo, who enters his eighth year as the Midshipmen s head coach, has more head coaching experience than the other five West Division coaches combined (six years). Introductions The American Athletic Conference West Division features three first-year head coaches. SMU is led by Chad Morris, who was formerly the offensive coordinator at Clemson and a highly successful high school coach in Texas. Houston hired Tom Herman, the former Ohio State offensive coordinator and the 2014 winner of the Broyles Award as the nation s top assistant. Tulsa is led by Philip Montgomery, who was the offensive coordinator for Baylor s back-to-back Big 12 championship teams. To Be The Best American Athletic Conference teams will play 11 games against teams ranked in the presason top 25 polls. The American s nonconference slate includes games against No. 2 TCU, No. 4 Baylor, No. 10 Florida State, No. 11 Notre Dame, No. 16 Georgia Tech, No. 17 Mississippi, No. 19 Oklahoma, No. 21 Stanford and No. 24 Missouri. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship will be played Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at noon ET and will be televised nationally on either ABC or ESPN. The 2015 season will be The American s first in its new 12-team, two-division format, in which each team will play eight conference games. Each team will face the other five teams in its own division as well as three teams from the other division. The American s East Division includes UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, USF and Temple. The West Division lineup is Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Tulane and Tulsa. The two divisional champions will meet in The American Championship at the home site of one of the participants. The winner of the American Athletic Conference Football Championship will have the opportunity to participate in one of the College Football Playoff New Year s Bowls if it is the highest-ranked team among the champions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. Divisional Champions The divisional champions will be the teams from each division with the highest winning percentage in all conference games both divisional and non-divisional. In the event of a two-team tie within a division, the head-to-head result between the tied teams will determine the divisional champion. Championship Site The site of the American Athletic Conference Football Championship will be the home venue of the divisional champion with the best record in conference games. If the two divisional champions have the same conference record, then the regular-season headto-head winner between the divisional champions would host the championship. If the divisional champions have the same conference record and did not play in the regular season, then the team with the better overall regular-season record would host the championship American Athletic Conference Football

3 EAST DIVISION TALKING POINTS UCF 0-1, 0-0 American UCONN 1-0, 0-0 American USF 1-0, 0-0 Last: Lost to Florida International, Next: Sept. 12 at Stanford American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th UCF has gone 15-1 in American Athletic Conference games in the league s first two years. The Knights won the outright league title in 2013 and shared the crown in The Knights had won 10 straight at home prior to Thursday s loss to Florida International. UCF went 6-0 at Bright House Network Stadium last season and is now 22-4 in its last 26 home games. WR Jordan Akins and WR Tre Quan Smith both had nine receptions for 104 yards in the loss to Florida International. Akins had two touchdown receptions the first two TDs of his career. UCF held a 14-3 halftime lead against Florida International, but the Knights were undone by a pair of second-half TDs and a blocked field goal in the final minute. Last: Beat Villanova, Next: Sept. 12 vs. American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th QB Bryant Shirreffs, a transfer from North Carolina State, threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns in his UConn debut to lead the Huskies past Villanova. RB Ron Johnson rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries against Villanova, which was ranked No. 3 in the Football Championship Subdivision. TE Tommy Myers had career highs with eight receptions and 83 receiving yards against Villanova. Myers had his first career touchdown against the Wildcats. S Andrew Adams, who had a team-high four interceptions last season, registered his first pick of the 2015 season. LB Luke Carrezola had six tackles, a sack, two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery against Villanova. Next: Beat Florida A&M, 51-3 Next: Sept. 12 at Florida American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense rd Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense st USF reeled off 556 yards of offense and scored 51 points in the season-opening win against Florida A&M. Both totals were the highest for the Bulls under third-year head coach Willie Taggart. The 48-point margin of victory was the highest for the Bulls since a win against Florida A&M Sept. 17, USF held Florida A&M to just 182 yards of offense and 12 rushing yards. The Bulls had 15 tackles for loss. QB Quinton Flowers was 12-of-16 for 141 yards and two touchdowns. He also added a rushing touchdown. TE Elkanah Dillon registered a team-high 126 receiving yards on just four receptions against Florida A&M. CINCINNATI 1-0, 0-0 American Last: Beat Alabama A&M, Next: Sept. 12 vs. American Ranks Total Offense st Total Defense th Scoring Offense nd Scoring Defense rd Cincinnati extended its regular-season winning streak to eight games with the season-opening victory against Alabama A&M. Cincinnati played in front of a Nippert Stadium-record crowd of 39,095. It was the first game at Nippert since the facility s $86 million renovation. Cincinnati amassed 636 yards of offense and 34 first downs against Alabama A&M. QB Gunner Kiel completed 18 of 22 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opener. WR Johnny Holton had three receptions for 81 yards, including two touchdowns. RB Tion Green ran for 127 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. EAST CAROLINA 1-0, 0-0 American Last: Beat Towson, Next: Sept. 12 at American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th QB Blake Kemp completed 29 of 37 passes for 230 yards in his first career start to lead East Carolina past Towson. RB Chris Hairston rushed for a career-high 154 yards and tied the American Athletic Conference record with four rushing touchdowns on 18 carries against Towson. He is the first East Carolina player with four rushing touchdowns in a game since Chris Johnson against Memphis in P Worth Gregory hit a 71-yard punt against Towson, which ties for the secondlongest punt by an American Athletic Conference player. East Carolina, which fell to Florida in the Birmingham Bowl to close the 2014 season, has a rematch with the Gators in Week 2. TEMPLE 1-0, 0-0 American Last: Beat Penn State, Next: Sept. 12 at American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense nd Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense rd Temple scored its first win against Penn State since 1941 and snapped a 33-game series losing streak and a 39-game unbeaten streak against the Nittany Lions. The Owls set an American Athletic Conference record with 10 sacks against Penn State. LB Tyler Matakevich tied the league s individual record with three sacks. Temple trailed Penn State, 10-0, in the first quarter, but the Owls scored 27 unanswered points to close the game. Temple held Penn State to 69 yards of offense in the final three quarters. RB Jahad Thomas rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns against the Nittany Lions American Athletic Conference Football

4 WEST DIVISION TALKING POINTS HOUSTON 1-0, 0-0 NAVY 1-0, 0-0 TULANE 0-1, 0-0 Last: Beat Tennessee Tech, Next: Sept. 12 at Louisville American Ranks Total Offense nd Total Defense th Scoring Offense nd Scoring Defense th Houston made a winner of first-year head coach Tom Herman as the Cougars raced past Tennessee Tech. The Cougars had six rushing touchdowns against Tennessee Tech the most by Houston in a game since Sept. 10, 2010, against UNLV. QB Greg Ward Jr. rushed for a careerhigh 107 yards and two touchdowns and completed 21 of 28 passes for 275 yards and a TD. Houston has had a 100-yard rusher in five consecutive games. The Cougars held Tennessee Tech to 29 rushing yards on 33 carries (0.9 yards per play) the fewest yards by a Houston opponent since Oct. 21, 2006, against UTEP. Last: Beat Colgate, Next: Sept. 19 vs. East Carolina American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense rd Navy s first game as an American Athletic Conference member saw the Midshipmen pull away for a win against Colgate. RB Chris Swain rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown all in the first half against Colgate. QB Keenan Reynolds scored his 65th career rushing touchdown against Colgate, moving into sole possession of fourth place in NCAA history. The NCAA record is 77 (Monte Ball, Wisconsin). Navy had 371 rushing yards against Colgate, which ranks third in American Athletic Conference history. The Midshipmen s average of 7.9 yards per rush was also third on the conference chart. Navy plays its first conference game in program history against East Carolina. Last: Lost to Duke, 37-7 Next: Sept. 12 at Georgia Tech American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th Tulane has 34 sophomores on its roster this year. QB Tanner Lee threw for 246 yards and completed 24 of 42 passes in the loss to Duke. Lee connected with WR Devon Breaux for a 76-yard touchdown to account for the Green Wave s only points. Tulane s leading passer (Lee), rusher (RB Sherman Badie) and receiver (WR Teddy Veal) were all freshmen last season. CB Parry Nickerson registered six interceptions in 2014 and was named to the USA Today Freshman All-America Team. The Green Wave faces its second straight opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference with Saturday s matchup at Georgia Tech. MEMPHIS 1-0, 0-0 SMU 0-1, 0-0 TULSA 1-0, 0-0 Last: Beat Missouri State, 63-7 Next: Sept. 12 at Kansas American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense st Scoring Offense st Scoring Defense nd Memphis extended its winning streak to eight games with the victory against Missouri State. Only Ohio State, Boise State and TCU have longer active streaks. Memphis, which had dropped nine straight season-openers prior to last season, has won its last two openers by a combined score of RB Jarvis Cooper rushed for a career-high 102 yards with two touchdowns on 18 carries against Missouri State. The Tigers limited Missouri State to 18 rushing yards. Roderick Proctor had a 63-yard punt return for a touchdown against Missouri State, ending a streak of 129 straight games without a TD on a punt return. Last: Lost to Baylor, Next: Sept. 12 vs. North Texas American Ranks Total Offense th Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th SMU, which did not score an offensive touchdown last year until the last play of its second game, scored on its first offensive play against No. 4 Baylor. The Mustangs scored touchdowns on three of their first four drives against Baylor. SMU s three touchdowns against Baylor were scored by freshmen. WR Courtland Sutton had two TD receptions, while RB Xavier Jones added a rushing score. SMU s top three receptions leaders against Baylor were freshmen. QB Matt Davis rushed for 115 yards on 24 carries and threw for 166 yards and two TDs against Baylor. The Mustangs first six games will be played in Texas. Last: Beat Florida Atlantic, (ot) Next: Sept. 12 at New Mexico American Ranks Total Offense rd Total Defense th Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense th RB Zack Langer s 3-yard touchdown run in the first overtime period made a winner of first-year head coach Philip Montgomery in Tulsa s season-opener. QB Dane Evans threw for 424 yards and two touchdowns against the Owls. Evans yardage total ranks second among FBS players through Week 1. WR Keevan Lucas had 10 receptions for 193 yards and two touchdowns. WR Keyarris Garrett had five catches for 163 yards. Tulsa had two 100-yard receivers in a game for the first time since Nov. 21, 2009, against Southern Miss. Langer rushed for 89 yards and a careerhigh three touchdowns against the Owls American Athletic Conference Football

5 WEEK 2 CAPSULES Saturday, Sept :30 a.m. ESPN USF at FLORIDA STATE Doak Campbell Stadium (82,300/Grass) Tallahassee, Fla. Television ESPN Bob Wischusen and Brock Huard USF Radio WWBA-AM 820 (flagship) THE GAME Saturday s game will be the third meeting between USF and Florida State It will be the second straight opponent from Tallahassee for USF, which defeated Florida A&M last week The Bulls were 17-7 winners at Doak Campbell Stadium Sept. 26, 2009, but the Seminoles took the last meeting, 30-17, Sept. 29, 2012, in Tampa. USF 1-0 Head Coach Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky 98) 7-18, third season at USF 25-38, sixth season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Brian Siegrist (813) , siegrist@usf.edu NOTES USF unveiled new looks on offense and defense in its 2015 season-opener, and both proved effective in a 51-3 win against Florida A&M The offense reeled off 556 yards and scored the most points in a game since 2011, while the defense limited the Rattlers to three points and 182 total yards The Bulls will play Saturday s game with a heavy heart after they learned of the passing of four-year DT Elkino Watson early Sunday morning Watson played with the Bulls from and was a teammate of most of the current players The starting spot behind center went to QB Quinton Flowers, who threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 63 yards and a TD before coming out after the first series of the third quarter QB Steven Bench was 8-of-10 for 80 yards and a TD RB Marlon Mack, the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year last season, rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries TE Elkanah Dillon had four receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown to finish as the leading receiver The Bulls registered four sacks and 15 tackles for loss against Florida A&M. FLORIDA STATE 1-0 Head Coach Jimbo Fisher (Salem 89) 59-11, sixth season Information Contact Zach Stipe (850) , zstipe@fsu.edu NOTES Florida State opened its season with 636 yards of total offense in a win against Texas State The Seminoles, who won the ACC title and played in the College Football Playoff semifinals last season, broke open what had been a game with a 38-6 margin in the second half against the Bobcats Florida State has just 11 returning starters from last year s squad In 2014, the Seminoles had 11 starters returning from the national championship team, yet still reached the CFP semifinals Florida State is 40-3 since the start of the 2012 season and has won 24 consecutive regular-season games The offense was led by QB Everett Golson, a transfer from Notre Dame, who completed 19 of 25 passes for 302 yards and four touchdowns RB Dalvin Cook rushed for 156 yards and two TDs on 19 carries The defense forced seven punts, held the Bobcats on downs twice and recovered a fumble on 14 Texas State possessions K Roberto Aguayo was the 2013 Lou Groza Award-winner Aguayo has scored 304 career points and has a chance to break the NCAA s career record for kicker scoring, held by former Seminole Dustin Hopkins (466). Saturday, Sept. 12 Noon CBSSN ARMY WEST POINT at UCONN Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Grass) East Hartford, Conn. Television CBS Sports Network Dave Ryan, Corey Chavous and Lauren Gardner UConn Radio WTIC-AM 1080 (flagship) THE GAME Saturday s game will be the seventh meeting on the gridiron between UConn and Army UConn holds a 4-2 series lead, but Army took last year s meeting, 35-21, at Yankee Stadium The Huskies had won four straight in the series between Army QB Angel Santiago rushed for 97 yards and two TDs in last year s matchup. ARMY WEST POINT 0-1 Head Coach Jeff Monken (Milliken 89) 4-9, second season at Army 42-43, sixth season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Ryan Yanoshak (845) , ryan.yanoshak@usma.edu NOTES Army looks for its first win of the season after the Black Knights fell to Fordham, 37-35, last week at Michie Stadium The Black Knights were 4-8 last season in Jeff Monken s first year at the helm Army went 7-6 in 2010, capped by a win against SMU in the Armed Forces Bowl, but looks to snap a string of four straight losing seasons The loss to Fordham was the Black Knights second straight setback to an FCS opponent after Army fell to Yale last season Army has 10 returning starters from last season five on offense and five on defense The Black Knights went with QB Ahmad Bradshaw behind center Bradshaw, who made his first career start, rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 107 yards and two more TDs against Fordham The Black Knights struggled on special teams against Fordham as a snap on a punt formation sailed into the end zone for a safety, while Army lost possession on a muffed punt later in the game LB Jeremy Timpf had a team-high nine tackles against Fordham while the Black Knights registered three sacks and six tackles against the Rams. UCONN 1-0 Head Coach Bob Diaco (Iowa 95) 3-10, second season Information Contact Mike Enright (860) , mike.enright@uconn.edu NOTES UConn turned in a solid across-the-board performance in its season-opener, a win against a Villanova squad that was ranked No. 3 in the Football Championship Subdivision The Huskies trailed 9-6 at halftime, but scored touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to pull away UConn had a edge in first downs and a margin in total offense The offense was led by QB Bryant Shirreffs, a transfer from North Carolina State who threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns on 20 attempts in his first career start RB Ron Johnson was the leading rusher with 69 yards and a touchdown on 23 attempts, while TE Tommy Myers had two catches for 83 yards and a touchdown The Huskies defense was strong against a Villanova offense that featured the 2014 Walter Payton Award winner DE Junior Joseph led the way with nine tackles, while LB Luke Carrezola had a breakout game with six tackles, two tackles for loss a sack and a fumble recovery The win for UConn gave the Huskies their first season-opening victory since 2012 A win against Army would give the Huskies a 2-0 start for the first time since Saturday, Sept. 12 Noon ACC Regional HOUSTON at LOUISVILLE Papa John s Cardinal Stadium (50,000/FieldTurf) Louisville, Ky. Television ACC Regional Tom Werme, Ovie Mughelli and Niki Noto Houston Radio KPRC-AM 950 (flagship) THE GAME Houston and Louisville have met 15 times previously The Cardinals hold an 8-7 series lead in a series that dates to 1950 Louisville and Houston were concurrent members of Conference USA from and competed together in the American Athletic Conference in 2013, when the Cardinals took a win against the Cougars. HOUSTON 1-0 Head Coach Tom Herman (Minnesota 96) 1-0, first season Information Contact David Bassity (713) , dbassity@central.uh.edu NOTES Tom Herman earned his first career head coaching victory in his Cougars debut as Houston was a winner against Tennessee Tech in Week 1 The Cougars reeled off 627 yard of offense and had a advantage in first downs Houston was led in its opener by QB Greg Ward Jr., who threw for 275 yards and rushed for a career-high 107 yards in the win against Tennessee Tech Ward became the eighth Houston quarterback to rush for at least 100 yards in a game and the first to do so since Kevin Kolb in 2003 RB Kenneth Farrow saw a streak of four straight 100-yard games snapped as he was held to 49 rushing yards against the Eagles WR Demarcus Ayers had 190 all-purpose yards against Tennessee Tech as he finished with 10 receptions for 121 yards, had 44 rushing yards on four carries and had 25 yards on three punt returns S Trevon Stewart ranks third among active FBS players in career tackles (297) Stewart had six stops against Tennessee Tech S Adrian McDonald registered his 14th career interception against Tennessee Tech Including the game against Louisville, four of Houston s next six contests are on the road The Cougars have four of their last five games at home. LOUISVILLE 0-1 Head Coach Bobby Petrino (Carroll 83) 50-14, sixth season at Louisville 92-35, 11th season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Rocco Gasparro (502) , rocco@gocards.com NOTES Louisville opened its season with a setback to No. 6 Auburn in Atlanta The Cardinals went 9-4 in the first year of Bobby Petrino s second stint as Louisville s head coach Louisville returns 18 full-time or part-time starters from last year, including the leading rusher, passer and kicker from 2014 The Cardinals have won seven straight nonconference home games The last nonconference team to win at Papa John s Cardinal Stadium was Marshall in 2011 Petrino is 10-0 at Louisville in nonconference home games Louisville has won at least nine games seven times in the last 12 years Petrino went with QB Lamar Jackson, a true freshman, as his Opening Day starter Jackson threw for 100 yards and rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown against Auburn QB Reggie Bonnafon saw significant snaps as he went 8-for-13 for 67 yards LB Devonte Fields was the Associated Press Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman at TCU in 2012 DE Sheldon Rankins was a third-team All-ACC selection last season S Josh Harvey- Clemons registered a team-high 14 tackles against Auburn American Athletic Conference Football

6 WEEK 2 CAPSULES Saturday, Sept. 12 3:30 p.m. ACC Regional TULANE at GEORGIA TECH Bobby Dodd Stadium (55,000/Grass) Atlanta, Ga. Television ACC Regional Wes Durham, James Bates and Jenn Hildreth Tulane Radio WMTI-FM (flagship) THE GAME Tulane and Georgia Tech will meet for the 50th time when the teams renew acquaintances in Atlanta Georgia Tech holds a series lead after a win last year in New Orleans as the Yellow Jackets scored 24 unanswered points to close the game Tulane and Georgia Tech were both founding members of the SEC. TULANE 0-1 Head Coach Curtis Johnson (Idaho 85) 12-26, fourth season Information Contact Roger Dunaway (504) , roger@tulane.edu NOTES Tulane faces an opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference for the second consecutive week after the Green Wave fell 37-7 to Duke last Thursday Tulane was limited to 271 yards of offense against the Blue Devils The Green Wave converted just 2 of 14 third-down opportunities, did not run a play in the red zone and were on the short end of a 12-minute discrepancy in time of possession Conversely, Duke was 10-of-19 on third down and scored on four of its five red zone chances Tulane s lone scoring drive against Duke covered 99 yards QB Tanner Lee completed 24 of 42 passes for 246 yards and a touchdown with one interception Tulane s talented trio of running backs was unable to get going as RB Sherman Badie finished with 22 rushing yards to lead the team WR Devon Breaux had four receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown The defense is led by LB Nico Marley, who had a game-high 15 tackles, including 13 solo stops, against Duke S Darion Monroe registered eight tackles and had a fumble recovery CB Richard Allen and S Jarrod Franklin had 10 tackles each Tulane has 34 sophomores on its roster this season. GEORGIA TECH 1-0 Head Coach Paul Johnson (Western Carolina 79) 59-35, eighth season at Georgia Tech , 19th season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Mike DeGeorge (404) , mdegeorge@athletics.gatech.edu NOTES On the heels of an 11-3 season which included a spot in the ACC championship game, Georgia Tech picked up where it left off as the Yellow Jackets overwhelmed Alcorn State 69-6 in the 2015 season opener Georgia Tech returns 13 starters and 62 letterwinners from last year s squad, which registered the second 11-win campaign under head coach Paul Johnson The Yellow Jackets led the nation in rushing offense last season (342.1 ypg) and gained 476 yards on the ground against Alcorn State RB Marcus Marshall, a true freshman, rushed for 184 yards and two touchdowns, while RB Patrick Skov, a transfer from Stanford, had 72 rushing yards and three touchdowns Georgia Tech has eight All- ACC selections from last season returning, including QB Justin Thomas, who was a second-team selection Thomas rushed for 1,086 yards and eight touchdowns last season and had 18 touchdown passes against six interceptions The Yellow Jackets did not commit a penalty against Alcorn State Georgia Tech scored 34 points in the first quarter against Alcorn State and had 48 points by halftime. Saturday, Sept p.m. ESPN2 EAST CAROLINA at FLORIDA Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548/Grass) Gainesville, Fla. Television ESPN2 Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich East Carolina Radio WNCT-FM (flagship) THE GAME Saturday s game will be the third meeting between East Carolina and Florida and the second matchup in three games for both teams The schools last met in the Birmingham Bowl last season, as the Gators took a win The first meeting was in 1983, when Florida took a decision in Gainesville. EAST CAROLINA 1-0 Head Coach Ruffin McNeill (East Carolina 80) 38-27, sixth season at East Carolina 39-27, sixth full season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Tom McClellan (252) , mcclellant@ecu.edu NOTES East Carolina opened its 2015 season with a win against Towson at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium The Pirates had a advantage in yards, but Towson had a edge in first downs East Carolina went 8-5 last season, with all five losses coming by 10 points or fewer East Carolina won six of its first seven games last season, but dropped four of its last six to close the season The Pirates were tabbed for fourth in the American Athletic Conference s East Division QB Blake Kemp made his first career start and responded by completing 29 of 37 passes for 230 yards RB Chris Hairston enjoyed a big day with 154 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 18 carries The top receiver was WR Isaiah Jones, who had six receptions for 77 yards The defense was paced by LB Jordan Williams, who had 10 tackles and a sack, while LB Zeek Bigger had 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss CB Josh Hawkins, who had a team-high five interceptions last season, had his eighth career interceptions against Towson last week East Carolina is 6-26 all-time against current members of the SEC. FLORIDA 1-0 Head Coach Jim McElwain (Eastern Washington 83) 1-0, first season at Florida 23-16, fourth season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Steve McClain (352) , stevem@gators@uaa.ufl.edu NOTES Jim McElwain earned his first victory as Florida s head coach last weekend as the Gators rolled past New Mexico State in Gainesville The offense racked up 606 total yards and had a 28-8 advantage in first downs The defense limited New Mexico State to 200 yards of offense, including -1 yard in the second half Sophomore QB Treon Harris made the Opening Day start and went 14-for-19 for 215 yards and two touchdowns QB Will Grier was 15-for-17 for 164 yards to go with 44 rushing yards and three total touchdowns McElwain has indicated that both players are expected to see action against East Carolina The top defensive player is Vernon Hargreaves III, who was a unanimous All-SEC First Team choice last season Hargreaves had three interceptions and led the SEC with 13 pass breakups in 2014 Florida is looking to defeat the same opponent twice in a calendar year for the first time since it beat Auburn twice in 2000 Florida has gone 4-0 against current American Athletic Conference teams since the 2000 season The Gator roster lists 54 freshmen and 25 sophomores. Saturday, Sept p.m. ESPN3 MEMPHIS at KANSAS Memorial Stadium (50,071/FieldTurf) Lawrence, Kan. Television ESPN3 Dave Stewart, Mike Rivera and Mick Shaffer Memphis Radio WREC-AM 600 (flagship) THE GAME Saturday s game will be the first meeting between Memphis and Kansas The schools best-known athletics connection is the 2008 NCAA Men s Basketball Championship, when the Jayhawks edged the Tigers in overtime for the national title Saturday s game will be Memphis first against a current Big 12 opponent since 2002, when the Tigers faced TCU. MEMPHIS 1-0 Head Coach Justin Fuente (Murray State 99) 18-20, fourth season Information Contact Ron Mears (901) , rmears@memphis.edu NOTES Memphis had a relatively easy time in its 2015 season-opener as the Tigers cruised to a 63-7 win against Missouri State at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium The Tigers had a advantage in first downs and a margin in total offense Head coach Justin Fuente had 66 Memphis players see game action against Missouri State The Tigers have won eight straight games, equaling the longest winning streak for Memphis since the 1963 team won its final eight in a season Memphis has scored at least 30 points in each of its last four games and has eclipsed 40 points in each of its last three QB Paxton Lynch completed 8 of 12 passes for 78 yards and a touchdown against Missouri State RB Jarvis Cooper rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, while RB Jamarius Henderson rushed for 73 yards and touchdown and RB Sam Craft had 72 rushing yards WR Mose Frazier had team highs with six catches, 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns K Jake Elliott was 9-of-9 on PATs, improving to 90-for-90 in his career The game against Kansas is the second for Memphis against a first-year head coach. KANSAS 0-1 Head Coach David Beaty (Lindenwood 94) 0-1, first season Information Contact Katy Lonergan (785) , katyl@ku.edu NOTES Kansas season opened in somewhat wild fashion as the Jayhawks fell to South Dakota State last Saturday Kansas fell behind, 31-7, in the first 17:22 of the game, but the Jayhawks nearly came all the way back, advancing to the South Dakota State 33-yard line before time ran out Head coach David Beaty is in his first year with the Jayhawks after serving as an assistant at Texas A&M since 2012 Kansas went 12-1 and won the Orange Bowl in 2007, but has not had a winning season since 2009 The Jayhawks finished 3-9 last season and have seven returning starters from that team Kansas had 576 yards of offense and had a advantage in first downs against South Dakota State QB Montell Cozart completed 25 of 38 passes for 291 yards and a touchdown with one interception, and rushed for 94 yards on 18 carries Cozart became the first player in six years to start at quarterback in back-to-back seasons for Kansas RB Ke aun Kinner rushed for 157 yards and two TDs on 27 carries against South Dakota State Kansas plays its next two games on the road as the Jayhawks visit Rutgers and Iowa State American Athletic Conference Football

7 WEEK 2 CAPSULES Saturday, Sept p.m. ESPN3 NORTH TEXAS at SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000/FieldTurf) Dallas, Texas Television ESPN3 TBA SMU Radio KTCK-FM 96.7 (flagship) THE GAME Saturday s game will be the 35th meeting between SMU and North Texas in a series that dates to 1922 SMU holds a series lead, though North Texas has won three of the last five games, including a 43-6 decision last season in Denton North Texas used five field goals, a defensive touchdown and three rushing touchdowns to take last year s game. NORTH TEXAS 0-0 Head Coach Dan McCarney (Iowa 75) 22-27, fifth season at North Texas , 17th season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Eric Capper (940) , eric.capper@unt.edu NOTES North Texas did not play last week, leaving Saturday s game against SMU as the Mean Green s season-opener North Texas returns 12 starters from last year s team, which went 4-8 overall and 2-6 in Conference USA North Texas was fifth in the C-USA West Division The Mean Green went 9-4 in the 2013 season, including a win against UNLV in the Heart of Dallas Bowl QB Andrew McNulty threw for 1,295 yards and six touchdowns with seven interceptions last season RB Antoinne Jimmerson rushed for a team-high 589 yards and five touchdowms on 120 carries in 2014 The top offensive player is WR Carlos Harris, who had 70 receptions for 863 yards and three TDs last year and is on the preseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award The Mean Green defense looks for more consistency in 2015 after North Texas allowed an average of 17 points per game at home and 42 points per game on the road last year DE Chad Polk, who registered 5.5 sacks last season, is the top returning defensive player The Mean Green will be without their top three tackle leaders from last season. SMU 0-1 Head Coach Chad Morris (Texas A&M 92) 0-1, first season Information Contact Brad Sutton (214) , bsutton@smu.edu NOTES SMU dropped a decision to No. 4 Baylor in the seasonopener last week, but the Mustangs nonetheless opened a lot of eyes nationally with their performance early in the game First-year head coach Chad Morris had his team match Baylor s potent offense blow-for-blow in the first half as SMU had a chance to tie the game at going into halftime SMU finished the game with 369 yards of offense, 22 first downs and a near-16-minute advantage in time of possession against a team that is considered a legitimate national title contender in 2015 QB Matt Davis completed 16 of 23 passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns and two interceptions and finished as the game s leading rusher with 115 yards on 24 carries WR Courtland Sutton had three receptions for 82 yards and two touchdowns, including a 46-yard TD on the Mustangs first play from scrimmage SMU s three touchdowns were scored by freshmen as Sutton accounted for two and RB Xavier Jones added another S Darrion Richardson led the defense with seven tackles, two pass breakups and an interception that was returned for 32 yards. Saturday, Sept p.m. ESPNews TEMPLE at CINCINNATI Nippert Stadium (40,000/UBU Speed Series 55M) Cincinnati, Ohio Television ESPNews TBA Cincinnati Radio WLW-AM 700 (flagship) THE GAME Saturday s game will be the 18th matchup between Cincinnati and Temple in a series that began in 1973 Cincinnati has won five straight against the Owls, but Temple holds a series lead Cincinnati is 2-0 against Temple in American Athletic Conference games, including a 14-6 win in Philadelphia last season. TEMPLE 1-0 Head Coach Matt Rhule (Penn State 97) 9-16, third season Information Contact Rich Burg (215) , rich.burg@temple.edu NOTES Temple was tabbed as the AutoNation National Team of the Week after the Owls earned a win against Penn State to start the 2015 season Temple picked up its first win against the Nittany Lions since 1941 and snapped a 39-game winless streak (0-38-1) to their Keystone State neighbors While the result wasn t so much a surprise, the Owls dominance through the final three quarters was remarkable Temple scored the last 27 points of the game, registered an American Athletic Conference record 10 sacks and held Penn State to 180 yards of offense Temple s offense was led by RB Jahad Thomas, who rushed for a game-high 135 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries QB P.J. Walker was 15-for-20 for 143 yards and added a rushing touchdown The defense was the story, however, as LB Tyler Matakevich registered three sacks, DE Nate D. Smith had two and DE Haason Reddick had 1.5 LB Sharif Finch added a key 26-yard interception return, while P Alex Starzyk averaged 46.9 yards on seven punts to help flip field position early The game was played in front of a record crowd of 69,176 at Lincoln Financial Field. CINCINNATI 1-0 Head Coach Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas 76) 19-8, third season at Cincinnati , 19th season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Ryan Koslen (513) , ryan.koslen@uc.edu NOTES Cincinnati s unveiling of the newly renovated Nippert Stadium went off a little later than expected, thanks to a near-two-hour weather delay, but the Bearcats nonetheless enjoyed their spruced-up home as they rolled to a win against Alabama A&M to open the season The Bearcats gained 636 yards of offense and had a advantage in first downs Cincinnati was the runaway favorite in the American Athletic Conference East Division media poll, with 29 of a possible 30 first-place votes QB Gunner Kiel completed 18 of 22 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns before coming out of the game RB Tion Green led a talented group of backs with 127 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries RB Hosey Williams added 95 yards and a TD on 18 carries, while RB Mike Boone had 86 yards and two touchdowns on 13 attempts WR Johnny Holton had three receptions for 81 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while WR Shaq Washington had seven catches for 69 yards The Bearcats play their next two on the road, facing Miami (Ohio) and Memphis before returning home to take on Miami (Fla.). Saturday, Sept p.m. ESPN3 TULSA at NEW MEXICO University Stadium (39,224/FieldTurf) Albuquerque, N.M. Television ESPN3 TBA Tulsa Radio KXBL-FM 99.5 (flagship) THE GAME Saturday s game will be the seventh meeting between Tulsa and New Mexico The schools played six times between 1986 and 2009 The last meeting was Sept. 12, 2009, in Albuquerque, when Tulsa was a winner Tulsa has a 4-2 series lead New Mexico s last win was a decision in the 1997 season. TULSA 1-0 Head Coach Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State 95) 1-0, first season Information Contact Don Tomkalski (918) , donald-tomkalski@utulsa.edu NOTES Tulsa saw its season-opener end with an overtime win for the second straight year as the Golden Hurricane rallied for a decision against Florida Atlantic at H.A. Chapman Stadium It was the first win in the head coaching career of new Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery The Golden Hurricane held an early 21-7 lead, saw the Owls gain a advantage, and forced overtime on a field goal with three seconds left in regulation Tulsa finished with 618 yards of offense WR Keevan Lucas keyed the victory with 10 receptions for 193 yards and two touchdowns Lucas had four catches as part of the game-tying drive in the final minute and he had a reception in overtime to help set up the winning score QB Dane Evans threw for 424 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions, while RB Zack Langer rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries WR Keyarris Garrett had five receptions for 163 yards to give Tulsa two 100-yard receivers for the first time since a 2009 game against Southern Miss S Michael Mudoh finished with 20 tackles the most of any FBS player in Week 1 while LB Trent Martin had 12 tackles and a sack. NEW MEXICO 1-0 Head Coach Bob Davie (Youngstown State 77) 12-26, fourth season at New Mexico 47-51, ninth season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Frank Mercogliano (505) , fmercog@unm.edu NOTES New Mexico has shown steady improvement under fourthyear head coach Bob Davie, who inherited a program that was a combined 3-33 in the three years prior to his arrival The Lobos finished 4-8 last season, but appear to be trending upward after a 66-0 win against Mississippi Valley State in the 2015 season-opener New Mexico s last winning season was in 2007, when the Lobos went 9-4 and won the New Mexico Bowl New Mexico registered its first shutout since the 2008 season and scored its most lopsided shutout win in 55 years New Mexico had 511 yards of offense and allowed just 74 The Lobos went three-and-out on their first possession and did not punt the rest of the way QB Lamar Jordan was 7-for-7 for 103 yards and added 62 rushing yards with a touchdown RB Daryl Chestnut rushed for 108 yards and two TDs on just six carries The Lobo defense registered 13 tackles for loss, including six sacks, with two fumble recoveries and an interception New Mexico s stadium is 5,312 feet above sea level (Tulsa s is roughly 700 feet above sea level) American Athletic Conference Football

8 WEEK 2 CAPSULES Saturday, Sept :30 p.m. FS1 UCF at STANFORD Stanford Stadium (50,000/Grass) Stanford, Calif. Television Fox Sports 1 Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman UCF Radio WYGM-AM 740 (flagship) THE GAME UCF and Stanford will meet for the first time Saturday It will be the first meeting for UCF against a team from the state of California UCF s only other game against an opponent from the Pac-12 Conference was a setback to Arizona State in the 2002 season The schools are scheduled to play in Orlando Sept. 14, UCF 0-1 Head Coach George O Leary (New Hampshire 69) 81-61, 12th season at UCF , 20th season as collegiate head coach Information Contact Brian Ormiston (407) , bormiston@ucf.edu NOTES UCF s calling card since it has been in the American Athletic Conference has been its ability to pull out close games, but the Knights were unable to get past an improved Florida International squad in Week 1 The Knights bid for the game-winning field goal was blocked with 25 seconds left, allowing the Golden Panthers to take a win in Orlando UCF had erased an early 7-0 deficit with touchdowns on back-to-back drives in the first half, but the Knights were unable to score on their last seven possessions UCF has gone 12-4 in its last 16 road games The last two times that UCF has dropped its season-opener, the Knights went on to earn bowl bids UCF fell to Penn State in last year s opener and went on to earn a share of the American Athletic Conference title QB Justin Holman completed 23 of 34 passes for 249 yards and two TDs against Florida International RB Dontravious Wilson had a team-high 34 rushing yards WR Jordan Akins and WR Tre Quan Smith had identical lines with nine receptions for 104 yards Akins had two touchdown receptions. STANFORD 0-1 Head Coach David Shaw (Stanford 94) 42-13, fifth season Information Contact Alan George (574) , ageorge2@stanford.edu NOTES Stanford looks to bounce back from a season-opening setback as the Cardinal fell to Northwestern, 16-6, Saturday in Evanston, Illinois Stanford was limited to 155 passing yards and 85 rushing yards by the Wildcats The Cardinal was 3-of-15 on third down and managed six points on three red zone opportunities Stanford returns nine starters from last year s squad, which went 8-5 overall and 5-4 in the Pac-12 The Cardinal won its last three games of the 2014 season, including a win against Maryland in the Foster Farms Bowl Stanford went 1-11 in 2006 and had sub-.500 seasons the following two years, but has reeled off six straight winning seasons, including four with at least 11 wins The Cardinal has won two Pac-12 titles in the last three years Veteran QB Kevin Hogan completed 20 of 35 passes for 155 yards with one interception in the seasonopening loss to Northwestern The leading rusher is RB Christian McCaffrey, who rushed for 66 yards on 12 carries against the Wildcats LB Blake Martinez led the team with 102 tackles last season and had 14 stops in the 2015 seasonopener LB Peter Kalambayi had 12 tackles American Athletic Conference Football

9 NATIONAL POLLS Associated Press Poll USA Today Poll American Preseason Media Poll Preseason Poll School Record Pts 1. Ohio State (61) TCU Alabama Baylor Michigan State Auburn Oregon USC Georgia Florida State Notre Dame Clemson UCLA LSU Arizona State Georgia Tech Mississippi Arkansas Oklahoma Wisconsin Stanford Arizona Boise State Missouri Tennessee Preseason Poll School Record Pts 1. Ohio State (62) TCU (1) Alabama (1) Baylor Oregon Michigan State Auburn Florida State Georgia USC Notre Dame Clemson LSU UCLA Mississsippi Arizona State Georgia Tech Wisconsin Oklahoma Arkansas Stanford Arizona Missouri Boise State Tennessee American Championship Team... Points Cincinnati...22 Memphis...5 Houston... 2 UCF...1 East Division Team (First-Place Votes)... Points 1. Cincinnati (29) UCF (1) Temple East Carolina USF UConn West Division Team (First-Place Votes)... Points 1. Memphis (13) Houston (10) Navy (7) Tulane SMU Tulsa...47 Receiving votes: Mississippi State 100, Texas A&M 61, Oklahoma State 46, Virginia Tech 42, Utah 36, Penn State 20, Louisville 12, Cincinnati 8, Nebraska 6, Kansas State 5, Florida 4, North Carolina State 4, Texas 3, Brigham Young 2, Northern Illinois 2, Michigan 2, California 1, Western Kentucky 1, West Virginia 1 Receiving votes: Mississippi State 164, Texas A&M 149, Oklahoma State 89, Virginia Tech 70, Utah 40, Kansas State 37, Nebraska 27, Louisville 27, Minnesota 25, Penn State 20, South Carolina 18, Miami (Fla.) 16, Texas 8, Illinois 7, Duke 6, Air Force 5, Louisiana Tech 5, Marshall 4, Utah State 4, West Virginia 3, North Carolina State 3, Brigham Young 3, North Carolina 2, Florida 2, Georgia Southern 2, UCF 1, Cincinnati 1, Kentucky 1, Maryland 1, Michigan 1, Washington 1 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 Navy USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa Preseason -/rv rv/rv -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- Sept. 8 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 7 Final American Athletic Conference Football

10 THE 2015 SEASON 2015 HOME ATTENDANCE SCHOOL (Capacity) GP TOTAL AVG. LARGEST CROWD UCF (45,323) 1 39,184 39,184 39,184 (vs. Florida International) Cincinnati (40,000) 1 39,095 39,095 39,095 (vs. Alabama A&M) UConn (40,000) 1 26,113 26,113 26,113 (vs. Villanova) East Carolina (50,000) 1 40,712 40,712 40,712 (vs. Towson) Houston (40,000) 1 30,479 30,479 30,479 (vs. Tennessee Tech) Memphis (61,000) 1 41,730 41,730 41,730 (vs. Missouri State) Navy (34,000) 1 28,015 28,015 28,015 (vs. Colgate) USF (65,897) 1 30,434 30,434 30,434 (vs. Florida A&M) SMU (32,000) 1 32,047 32,047 32,047 (vs. Baylor) Temple (68,532) 1 69,176 69,176 69,176 (vs. Penn State) Tulane (30,000) 1 25,470 25,470 25,470 (vs. Duke) Tulsa (30,000) 1 24,001 24,001 24,001 (vs. Florida Atlantic) 2015 TOTALS ,456 35,538 69,176 (Temple vs. Penn State) TOP PERFORMANCES 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Player, School, Year 2015 Career Keenan Reynolds, Navy, Sr. 14 Kenneth Farrow, Houston, Sr. 7 Marlon Mack, USF, So. 1 5 Zack Langer, Tulsa, Sr. 4 Ryan Jackson, Houston, Sr. 4 Matt Davis, SMU, Jr. 1 3 William Stanback, UCF, Jr. 3 Chris Hairston, East Carolina, Sr. 1 2 Jarvis Cooper, Memphis, So. 1 2 Chris Swain, Navy, Sr. 1 2 Jahad Thomas, Temple, Jr. 1 2 Mike Boone, Cincinnati, So. 2 Sherman Badie, Tulane, So. 2 James Flanders, Tulsa, Jr. 2 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, Jr. 1 1 Tion Green, Cincinnati, Jr. 1 1 Micha Reed, UCF, Jr. 1 Ron Johnson, UConn, So. 1 Sam Craft, Memphis, Jr. 1 Dontrell Hilliard, Tulane, So. 1 Lazedrick Thompson, Tulane, Jr YARD RECEIVING GAMES Player, School, Year 2015 Career Keevan Lucas, Tulsa, Jr. 1 6 Isaiah Jones, East Carolina, Jr. 5 Darius Joseph, SMU, Sr. 5 Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa, Sr. 1 4 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati, Sr. 4 Mekale McKay, Cincinnati, Sr. 3 Chris Moore, Cincinnati, Sr. 2 Robby Anderson, Temple, Sr. 2 Jordan Akins, UCF, So. 1 1 Tre Quan Smith, UCF, Fr. 1 1 Demarcus Ayers, Houston, Jr. 1 1 Elkanah Dillon, USF, Fr. 1 1 Trevon Brown, East Carolina, So. 1 Steven Dunbar, Houston, So. 1 Mose Frazier, Memphis, Sr. 1 Jamie Gilmore, Temple, Sr. 1 Jahad Thomas, Temple, Jr. 1 Dontrell Hilliard, Tulane, So YARD PASSING GAMES Player, School, Year 2015 Career Dane Evans, Tulsa, Jr. 1 4 Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati, Jr. 4 Paxton Lynch, Memphis, Jr. 4 Justin Holman, UCF, Jr. 2 P.J. Walker, Temple, Jr. 2 Greg Ward Jr., Houston, Jr. 1 Garrett Krstich, SMU, So. 1 Tanner Lee, Tulane, So. 1 Tim Boyle, UConn, Jr. 1 THE RECORD BOOK The American s single-game records: 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) Brandon Hayes, Memphis vs. Tulsa (10/31/14) 199 Most Rushing Touchdowns 1. Marlon Mack, USF vs. Western Carolina (8/30/14) 4 Kenneth Farrow, Houston vs. Tulsa (11/22/14) 4 Longest Rush 1. Sherman Badie, Tulane at Tulsa (8/28/14) 90 yds 2. Sherman Badie, Tulane at Rutgers (9/27/14) 86 yds 3. Marcus Shaw, USF vs. McNeese State (8/31/13) 80 yds 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 yds 2. Greg Ward Jr., Houston vs. Cincinnati (12/6/14) 89 yds 3. Chandler Whitmer, UConn at East Carolina (10/23/14) 88 yds Most Touchdown Passes 1. Gunner 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 Dane Evans, Tulsa vs. SMU (11/8/14) 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) Justin Hardy, East Carolina at Cincinnati (11/13/14) Deontay Greenberry, Houston at Temple (9/7/13) 14 Justin Hardy, East Carolina vs. UConn (10/23/14) 14 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa at Houston (11/22/14) 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 Josh Reese, UCF vs. North Carolina State (12/26/14) 3 Longest Reception 1. Breshad Perriman, UCF vs. Akron (8/29/13) 91 yds 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 yds Longest Punt Return 1. Khalif Herbin, Temple vs. Delaware State (9/20/14) 84 yds Longest Kickoff Return 1. Janarion Grant, Rutgers at Fresno State (8/29/13) 100 yds Most Tackles 1. Tyler Matakevich, Temple at Idaho (9/28/23) Michael Mudoh, Tulsa vs. Florida Atlantic (9/5/15) 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/ American Athletic Conference Football

11 THE 2015 SEASON AWARD WINNERS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 7 Keevan Lucas, WR, Tulsa Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 7 Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sept. 7 Roderick Proctor, WR, Memphis Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 15 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7 ACTIVE CAREER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS 4 Jake Elliott (K, Memphis) 3 Andrew Gantz (K, Cincinnati) 2 Gunner Kiel (QB, Cincinnati); Paxton Lynch (QB, Memphis); Praise Martin-Oguike (DE, Temple); Tyler Matakevich (LB, Temple); Keevan Lucas (WR, Tulsa) 1 Justin Holman (QB, UCF); Sam Geraci (P, Cincinnati); Chris Moore (WR, Cincinnati); Josh Hawkins (CB, East Carolina); Kyle Bullard (K, Houston); Kenneth Farrow (RB, Houston); William Jackson (CB, Houston); Trevon Stewart (S, Houston); Steven Taylor (LB, Houston); Brandon Wilson (CB, Houston); Roderick Proctor (WR, Memphis); Mattias Ciabatti (P, USF); Nigel Harris (LB, USF); Austin Jones (K, Temple); Tavon Young (CB, Temple); Parry Nickerson (CB, Tulane); Dane Evans (QB, Tulsa) 2015 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 Navy USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa AGAINST THE CONFERENCES ATLANTIC COAST (0-1) Duke 37, Tulane 7 (9/3) USF at Florida State (9/12) Houston at Louisville (9/12) Tulane at Georgia Tech (9/12) Virginia Tech at East Carolina (9/26) Miami (Fla.) at Cincinnati (10/1) Syracuse at USF (10/10) BIG 12 (0-1) Baylor 56, SMU 21 (9/4) Memphis at Kansas (9/12) Tulsa at Oklahoma (9/19) SMU at TCU (9/19) BIG TEN (1-0) Temple 27, Penn State 10 (9/5) USF at Maryland (9/19) COLONIAL ATHLETIC (2-0) UConn 20, Villanova 15 (9/3) East Carolina 28, Towson 20 (9/5) Maine at Tulane (9/19) James Madison at SMU (9/26) CONFERENCE USA (1-1) Florida International 15, UCF 14 (9/3) Tulsa 47, Florida Atlantic 44 (ot) (9/5) North Texas at SMU (9/12) Temple at Charlotte (10/2) MID-AMERICAN (0-0) Memphis at Bowling Green (9/19) Temple at Massachusetts (9/19) Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio) (9/19) MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC (1-0) USF 51, Florida A&M 3 (9/5) MISSOURI VALLEY (1-0) Memphis 63, Missouri 7 (9/5) MOUNTAIN WEST (0-0) Tulsa at New Mexico (9/12) Air Force at Navy (10/3) OHIO VALLEY (1-0) Houston 52, Tennessee Tech 24 (9/5) PAC-12 (0-0) UCF at Stanford (9/12) PATRIOT (1-0) Navy 48, Colgate 10 (9/5) SOUTHEASTERN (0-0) East Carolina at Florida (9/12) UConn at Missouri (9/19) UCF at South Carolina (9/26) Mississippi at Memphis (10/17) Vanderbilt at Houston (10/31) SOUTHERN (0-0) Furman at UCF (9/19) SOUTHWESTERN (1-0) Cincinnati 52, Alabama A&M 10 (9/5) SUN BELT (0-0) Texas State at Houston (9/26) Louisiana-Monroe at Tulsa (10/10) INDEPENDENTS (0-0) Army at UConn (9/12) UConn at Brigham Young (10/2) East Carolina at Brigham Young (10/10) Navy at Notre Dame (10/10) Cincinnati at Brigham Young (10/16) Notre Dame at Temple (10/31) Tulane at Army (11/14) Navy vs. Army (12/12) Total Nonconference Records All Games FBS Opponents FCS Opponents AP Top USA Today Top Bowl Games American Athletic Conference Football

12 NCAA LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rushing... YPG 7. Chris Hairston, East Carolina Jahad Thomas, Temple Marlon Mack, USF Tion Green, Cincinnati Chris Swain, Navy Matt Davis, SMU Greg Ward Jr., Houston Jarvis Cooper, Memphis Completions Per Game... CPG 6. Blake Kemp, East Carolina Tanner Lee, Tulane Justin Holman, UCF Dane Evans, Tulsa Greg Ward Jr., Houston Passing Yards Per Game... YPG 2. Dane Evans, Tulsa Greg Ward Jr., Houston Justin Holman, UCF Tanner Lee, Tulane Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati Passing Efficiency... Rating 18. Gunner Kiel,Cincinnati Dane Evans, Tulsa Quinton Flowers, USF Greg Ward Jr., Houston Bryant Shirreffs, UConn Justin Holman, UCF Receptions Per Game... RPG 6. Demarcus Ayers, Houston Keevan Lucas, Tulsa Jordan Akins, UCF Tre Quan Smith, UCF Shaq Washington, Cincinnati Mose Frazier, Memphis Isaiah Jones, East Carolina Receiving Yards Per Game... YPG 2. Keevan Lucas, Tulsa Keyarris Garrett, Tulsa Elkanah Dillon, USF Demarcus Ayers, Houston Jordan Akins, UCF Tre Quan Smith, UCF Devon Breaux, Tulane Mose Frazier, Memphis Total Offense... YPG 4. Dane Evans, Tulsa Greg Ward Jr., Houston Matt Davis, SMU Justin Holman, UCF Scoring...PPG 1. Chris Hairston, East Carolina Zack Langer, Tulsa players Tackles...TPG 1. Michael Mudoh, Tulsa Nico Marley, Tulane Trent Martin, Tulsa Six players Tackles For Loss... TFL/Game 7. Demetris Hill, USF Tyler Matakevich, Temple Steven Taylor, Houston Bruce Hector, USF Eight players Sacks...SPG 2. Tyler Matakevich, Temple Folorunso Fatukasi, UConn Bruce Hector, USF Nate D. Smith, Temple Haason Reddick, Temple players Passes Defended... PD/Game 2. Darrion Richardson, SMU Richard Allen, Tulane Joshua Hawkins, East Carolina Demetrius Hill, USF William Jackson III, Houston Obi Melifonwu, UConn Interceptions... Int/Game 7. Eight players Forced Fumbles...FF/Game 7. Nine players Punting... Avg 5. Dalton Parks, Tulsa Mattias Ciabatti, USF Alex Starzyk, Temple Spencer Smith, Memphis Logan Piper, Houston Caleb Houston, UCF Justin Wain, UConn Josh Williams, SMU Punt Returns... Avg 8. Roderick Proctor, Memphis Debrandon Sanders, Navy Robby Anderson, Temple Demarcus Ayers, Houston Jordan Akins, UCF Tajee Fullwood, USF Kickoff Returns... Avg 9. Braeden West, SMU Chris Moore, Cincinnati Brandon Wilson, Houston Dontravious Wilson, UCF Sherman Badie, Tulane Field Goals...FG/Game 13. Austin Jones, Temple Redford Jones, Tulsa Five players TEAM LEADERS Rushing Offense... YPG 6. Navy Memphis Cincinnati USF Houston East Carolina SMU Tulsa Temple UConn UCF Tulane Rushing Defense... YPG 4. USF Memphis Houston Temple Cincinnati UConn UCF East Carolina Navy Tulane SMU Tulsa Passing Offense... YPG 5. Tulsa Houston Cincinnati USF UCF Tulane East Carolina Memphis UConn Temple SMU Navy Pass Efficiency Defense... Avg 11. Temple USF Cincinnati Navy UConn Memphis East Carolina UCF Tulane Tulsa Houston SMU Total Offense... YPG 7. Cincinnati Houston Tulsa USF Memphis East Carolina Navy SMU Temple UConn UCF Tulane Total Defense... YPG 5. Memphis Temple USF Cincinnati UConn Navy Houston UCF East Carolina Tulane Tulsa SMU Scoring Offense... Avg 7. Memphis Cincinnati Houston USF Navy Tulsa East Carolina Temple SMU UConn UCF Tulane Scoring Defense...PPG 7. USF Memphis Cincinnati Temple Navy UCF UConn East Carolina Houston Tulane Tulsa SMU Net Punting...Net Avg 5. Navy Houston USF SMU UCF Temple Tulsa Memphis East Carolina UConn Tulane Cincinnati Punt Returns... Avg 9. Memphis Navy Temple Houston Tulane UCF USF Cincinnati UConn East Carolina SMU Tulsa Kickoff Returns... Avg 14. USF Cincinnati Memphis UCF SMU East Carolina Houston Temple Navy Tulane Tulsa UConn Fumbles Recovered... Total 1. Memphis Tulane...2 Navy East Carolina...1 UConn...1 UCF...1 Interceptions... Total 8. USF Temple...1 Houston...1 Cincinnati...1 SMU...1 East Carolina...1 UConn...1 Turnovers Gained... Total 11. Memphis UConn...2 Tulane...2 Navy...2 USF...2 East Carolina UCF...1 Cincinnati...1 Houston...1 SMU...1 Temple...1 Turnovers Lost... Total 1. UCF... 0 East Carolina... 0 Memphis UConn...1 Houston...1 USF...1 Temple...1 Tulane...1 Navy SMU...2 Cincinnati Tulsa...4 Turnover Margin...Margin/Game 5. Memphis East Carolina Navy Tulane USF UConn UCF Houston Temple SMU Cincinnati Tulsa Tackles For Loss...Per Game 2. USF Temple UConn Houston Tulsa East Carolina Cincinnati Memphis Tulane SMU Navy UCF Sacks...Per Game 1. Temple USF UConn Cincinnati East Carolina Houston Tulsa Memphis SMU Sacks Allowed...Per Game 1. Memphis Cincinnati UConn East Carolina Houston USF Navy UCF Temple SMU Tulsa Tulane American Athletic Conference Football

13 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF The College Football Playoff is a big success. Fans, including many who are new to the sport, enjoy it. The first College Football Playoff semifinals and national championship were the three most-viewed programs in cable television history. Every Game Counts The playoff preserves the excitement and significance of college football s unique regular season where every game counts. Four Teams The selection committee ranks the teams based on championships won, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, comparative outcomes of common opponents and other factors. Two Days New Year s Eve and New Year s Day belong to college football, with two semifinal games and four other top bowl games continuing a wonderful tradition. The two teams winning the playoff semifinals compete for the College Football Playoff National Championship. That game is in a different city each year, always on a Monday night. Universal Access Every FBS team has equal access to the College Football Playoff based on its performance. No team automatically qualifies. Governance University presidents and chancellors from all 10 FBS conferences and Notre Dame serve on the CFP Board of Managers and govern the administrative operations, with commissioners (the Management Committee) managing the event. A small staff in the playoff office in Irving, Texas, carries out the detailed responsibilities. Selection Committee A talented group of high-integrity individuals with experience as coaches, student-athletes, college administrators and journalists, along with sitting athletics directors, comprise the selection committee. Members of the committee are: Jeff Long (chair), Barry Alvarez, Mike Gould, Pat Haden, Kirby Hocutt, Tom Jernstedt, Bobby Johnson, Tom Osborne, Dan Radakovich, Condoleezza Rice, Mike Tranghese, Steve Wieberg and Tyrone Willingham. Selection Committee Responsibilities Rank the top 25 teams and assign the top four to semifinal sites. Assign teams to New Year s bowls Create competitive matchups Attempt to avoid rematches of regular-season games and repeat appearances Consider geography College Football Playoff Schedule SEMIFINAL Capital One Orange Bowl December 31, p.m./8 p.m. ET, ESPN Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. SEMIFINAL Goodyear Cotton Bowl December 31, p.m./8 p.m. ET, ESPN AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl December 31, 2015 Noon ET, ESPN Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. Vizio Fiesta Bowl January 1, p.m. ET, ESPN University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual January 1, p.m. ET, ESPN Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif. Allstate Sugar Bowl January 1, p.m. ET, ESPN Mercedez-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La. College Football Playoff National Championship January 11, :30 p.m. ET, ESPN University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. 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 one of the other New Year s bowls. When not hosting semifinals, the Cotton, Fiesta and Peach Bowls will welcome displaced conference champions and the topranked champion from a non-contract conference. The highestranked available teams will fill any other berths. The selection committee will make the pairings American Athletic Conference Football

14 BOWL PARTNERSHIPS In addition to the College Football Playoff and New Year s Bowls, The American will have either a primary or secondary affiliation with 12 bowl games during its current six-year bowl cycle. The American works annually with its member schools and bowl partners to create the most sensible and attractive postseason matchups. The Miami Beach Bowl was played for the first time in 2014 at state-of-the-art Marlins Park in Miami, which sits on the site of the historic Orange Bowl stadium. An American Athletic Conference plays in the bowl each year, beginning with last year s 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 takes place at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, while the events and activities surrounding the game are based in Washington, D.C. The American Athletic Conference will face an opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference each year in the current cycle. The Birmingham Bowl takes place at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. 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 St. Petersburg Bowl is played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The American Athletic Conference will supply a team to the bowl during each year of the six-year cycle. Conference USA will play in the game in 2015, 2017 and 2019, while the Atlantic Coast Conference provides the opposing team in 2014, 2016 and The Hawaii Bowl is 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 2019, facing an opponent from the Mountain West Conference. The Boca Raton Bowl is a new game that will feature an American Athletic Conference team three times during the six-year cycle at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The American representative will play a team from the Mid-American Conference in The AutoNation Cure Bowl will debut in 2015 at the newly renovated Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. An American Athletic Conference team will be paired against an opponent from the Sun Belt Conference. Net proceeds from the game will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl is played at Amon G. Carter Stadium on the campus of Texas Christian University. The American Athletic Conference sends a team to the bowl in 2014, 2016 and The opponent will be a Big 12 team in 2016 and 2018, with Conference USA as a secondary affiliation. The Popeye s Bahamas Bowl is 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 In addition to the conference s primary bowl affiliations, The American holds secondary partnerships with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, the Duck Commander Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana, and the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, as well as with other ESPN-owned bowls. AutoNation Cure Bowl Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. Dec. 19, 2015 TBD CBSSN vs. Miami Beach Bowl Marlins Park Miami, Fla. Dec. 21, :30 p.m. ET ESPN vs. Boca Raton Bowl FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Fla. Dec. 22, p.m. ET ESPN vs. Hawaii Bowl Aloha Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii Dec. 24, p.m. ET ESPN vs. St. Petersburg Bowl Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Fla. Dec. 26, a.m. ET ESPN vs. Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. Dec. 28, :30 p.m. ET ESPN vs. Birmingham Bowl Legion Field Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 30, 2015 Noon ET ESPN vs American Athletic Conference Football

15 THE AMERICAN ON TELEVISION The 2015 football season will be the second under the American Athletic Conference s comprehensive television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports. The new arrangements began with the basketball season and will be in place through the academic year. The contracts provide for unprecedented exposure on two of the industry leaders in sports television. In football, the 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. 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. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The network is currently available to more than 99 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.- based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks. ESPN, Inc., is the world s leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of more than 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of eight U.S. 24-hour television networks and five HD simulcast services. Based in Bristol, Connecticut, ESPN is 80-percent owned by ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. The Hearst Corporation holds a 20 percent interest in ESPN. 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. Talent for The American s weekly game on CBS Sports Network includes Dave Ryan on play-by-play, Corey Chavous as the analyst and Lauren Gardner as the reporter. ESPN Fri., Sept. 4 Baylor at SMU 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 5 Penn State at Temple 3:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 12 USF at Florida State 11:30 a.m. Thu., Sept. 24 Cincinnati at Memphis * 7:30 p.m. Thu., Oct. 1 Miami (Fla.) at Cincinnati 7:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 16 Cincinnati at Brigham Young 8 p.m. Fri., Oct. 23 Memphis at Tulsa * 8 p.m. Thu., Nov. 19 East Carolina at UCF * 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Sat., Sept. 12 East Carolina at Florida 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 2 Memphis at USF * 7 p.m. Thu., Oct. 8 SMU at Houston * 8 p.m. Thu., Oct. 22 Temple at East Carolina * 7 p.m. Fri., Nov. 6 Temple at SMU * 8 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 Fri., Oct. 2 UConn at Brigham Young 10:15 p.m. ESPNU Sat., Sept. 19 UConn at Missouri Noon Fri., Oct. 16 Houston at Tulane * 9 p.m. Fri., Oct. 30 East Carolina at UConn * 7 p.m. ESPNews Sat., Sept. 12 Temple at Cincinnati * 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 19 USF at Maryland Noon ESPN3 Thu., Sept. 3 Villanova at UConn 7:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 5 Towson at East Carolina 6 p.m. Alabama A&M at Cincinnati 7 p.m. Missouri State at Memphis 7 p.m. Florida A&M at USF 7 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Houston 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 12 Memphis at Kansas 7 p.m. North Texas at SMU 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 19 Memphis at Bowling Green 3 p.m. Temple at Massachusetts 3 p.m. Cincinnati at Miami (Ohio) 3:30 p.m. Furman at UCF 6 p.m. Maine at Tulane 8 p.m. Sat., Sept. 26 James Madison at SMU 7 p.m. CBS Sat., Dec. 12 Navy vs. Army 3 p.m. CBS Sports Network Thu., Sept. 3 Florida International at UCF 6 p.m. Duke at Tulane 9:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 5 Colgate at Navy Noon Florida Atlantic at Tulsa 3:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 12 Army at UConn Noon Sat., Sept. 19 East Carolina at Navy * 3:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 2 Temple at Charlotte 7 p.m. Sat., Oct. 3 Air Force at Navy 3:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 24 Tulane at Navy * 1 p.m. Sat., Oct. 31 USF at Navy * Noon Sat., Nov. 14 SMU at Navy * 3:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 20 Cincinnati at USF * 8 p.m. NBC Sat., Oct. 10 Navy at Notre Dame TBD FS1 Sat., Sept. 12 UCF at Stanford 10:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 19 Tulsa at Oklahoma Noon FSN Sat., Sept. 19 SMU at TCU 8 p.m. All times Eastern and subject to change. * American Athletic Conference game American Athletic Conference Football

16 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 12 head football coaches, beginning Monday, Aug. 31 and continuing each Monday through Nov. 30. 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 (all times Eastern): 11 a.m. Ken Niumatalolo, Navy 11:10 a.m. Chad Morris, SMU 11:20 a.m. Bob Diaco, UConn 11:30 a.m. Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina 11:40 a.m. Philip Montgomery, Tulsa 11:50 a.m. Tom Herman, Houston Noon Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati 12:10 p.m. Willie Taggart, USF 12:20 p.m. Matt Rhule, Temple 12:30 p.m. Justin Fuente, Memphis 12:40 p.m. George O Leary, UCF 12:50 p.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 American_FB and the conference s official Facebook page is Conf. The American s Instagram handle 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 12 head coaches at the conclusion of the regular season. The awards will be announced Dec. 2, 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 August. 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 NAVY Scott Strasemeier Office... (410) Mobile...(443) sstrasem@usna.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 American Athletic Conference Football