2018 Conference USA football season#Postseason awards
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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2018 Conference USA football season
| color = #193980
| color text = #FFFFFF
| league = NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
| sport = Football
| logo = Conference USA logo (2013-2023).svg
| pixels = 250px
| caption =
| duration = August 25, 2018
through December 22, 2019
| no_of_teams = 14
| attendance =
| TV = CBS Sports Network, Stadium, beIN Sports, ESPN
| draft = 2019 NFL Draft
| draft_link = 2019 NFL Draft
| top_pick = RB Devin Singletary, FAU
| picked_by = Buffalo Bills, 74th overall
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = Champions
| season_champs =
| MVP = QB Brent Stockstill, MTSU
| MVP_Link =
| conf1 = East
| conf1_champ = Middle Tennessee
| conf1_runner_up =
| conf2 = West
| conf2_champ = UAB
| conf2_runner_up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| finals = Championship Game
| finals_link = 2018 Conference USA Football Championship Game
| finals_champ = UAB
| finals_runner-up = Middle Tennessee
| finals_MVP = RB Spencer Brown, UAB
| finals_MVP_link =
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link =
| seasonslist =
| prevseason_year = 2017
| nextseason_year = 2019
}}
{{2018 Conference USA football standings}}
The 2018 Conference USA football season is the 23rd season of Conference USA football and part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.utsa.edu/today/2018/01/story/Football-Conf-Schedule2018.html |title=UTSA Athletics announces 2018 Conference USA football schedule |website=www.utsa.edu |language=en |access-date=2018-03-14}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.theprospectordaily.com/2018/01/23/c-usa-releases-utep-football-full-2018-schedule/ |title=C-USA releases UTEP football full 2018 schedule – The Prospector |last=Broaddus |first=Adrian |website=www.theprospectordaily.com |language=en-US |access-date=2018-03-14}} The season began on August 25 and concluded on November 24.{{Cite web |url=http://collegefootballnews.com/2018/01/2018-conference-usa-football-weekly-schedule-analysis-top-games-rankings |title=2018 Conference USA Football Weekly Schedule, Analysis & Top Games Rankings |date=2018-01-23 |website=College Football News |language=en-US |access-date=2018-03-14}} This marked the fourth season since the 2014 realignment that took place in 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season which added the 14 member Charlotte from the Atlantic 10 Conference. C-USA is a "Group of Five" conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the American Athletic Conference, the Mid–American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The entire schedule was released on January 23.{{cite web|url=http://www.conferenceusa.com/news/fb-2018-schedule-announced/|title=2018 Football Scheduled Announced|date=January 23, 2018|accessdate=January 23, 2018}}{{dead link|date=March 2018}}
The Conference consists of 14 members. The Conference USA Football Championship game will be played on December 1.
Preseason
=Preseason awards=
The conference preseason awards were released on July 16.{{Cite web|url=http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/16/football-fb-2018-preseason-awards.aspx|title=FB: 2018 Preseason Awards|website=Conference USA|language=en|access-date=2018-08-09}}
- Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Devin Singletary, Junior, RB, Florida Atlantic
- Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Azeez Al-Shaair, Senior, LB, Florida Atlantic
- Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year: Parker Shaunfield, Senior, K, Southern Miss
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Offense ! Position ! Player ! Class ! Team |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | QB | style="background:white" | Mason Fine | style="background:white" | Junior !style="background:#00853E; color:#FFFFFF;"|North Texas |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | QB | style="background:white" | Brent Stockstill | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#0066CC; color:#ffffff;"|Middle Tennessee |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | WR | style="background:white" | Tyre Brady | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#04945a; color:#FFFFFF;"|Marshall |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | WR | style="background:white" | Jalen Guyton | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#00853E; color:#FFFFFF;"|North Texas |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | WR | style="background:white" | Ty Lee | style="background:white" | Junior !style="background:#0066CC; color:#ffffff;"|Middle Tennessee |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | WR | style="background:white" | Teddy Veal | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#002F8B; color:#E31B23;"|Louisiana Tech |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | RB | style="background:white" | Spencer Brown | style="background:white" | Sophomore !style="background:#1E6B52; color:#d2c780;"|UAB |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | RB | style="background:white" | Devin Singletary | style="background:white" | Junior !style="background:#003366; color:#CC0000;"|Florida Atlantic |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | OL | style="background:white" | Reggie Bain | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#003366; color:#CC0000;"|Florida Atlantic |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | OL | style="background:white" | Chandler Brewer | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#0066CC; color:#ffffff;"|Middle Tennessee |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | OL | style="background:white" | Jordan Budwig | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#002d62; color:#c5960c;"|FIU |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | OL | style="background:white" | Levi Brown | style="background:white" | Junior !style="background:#04945a; color:#FFFFFF;"|Marshall |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | OL | style="background:white" | O'Shea Dugas | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#002F8B; color:#E31B23;"|Louisiana Tech |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | TE | style="background:white" | Harrison Bryant | style="background:white" | Junior !style="background:#003366; color:#CC0000;"|Florida Atlantic |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Defense ! Position ! Player ! Class ! Team |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | DL | style="background:white" | Jaylon Ferguson | style="background:white" | Sophomore !style="background:#002F8B; color:#E31B23;"|Louisiana Tech |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | DL | style="background:white" | Fermin Silva | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#002d62; color:#c5960c;"|FIU |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | DL | style="background:white" | Kevin Strong Jr. | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#0c2340; color:#f15a22;"|UTSA |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | DL | style="background:white" | Oshane Ximines | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#003057; color:#7c878e;"|Old Dominion |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | LB | style="background:white" | Azeez Al-Shaair | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#003366; color:#CC0000;"|Florida Atlantic |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | LB | style="background:white" | Khalil Brooks | style="background:white" | Junior !style="background:#0066CC; color:#ffffff;"|Middle Tennessee |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | LB | style="background:white" | Josiah Tauaefa | style="background:white" | Junior !style="background:#0c2340; color:#f15a22;"|UTSA |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | LB | style="background:white" | Chase Hancock | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#04945a; color:#FFFFFF;"|Marshall |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | DB | style="background:white" | Ben DeLuca | style="background:white" | Junior !style="background:#00703C; color:#FFFFFF;"|Charlotte |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | DB | style="background:white" | Malik Gant | style="background:white" | Junior !style="background:#04945a; color:#FFFFFF;"|Marshall |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | DB | style="background:white" | Shelton Lewis | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#003366; color:#CC0000;"|Florida Atlantic |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | DB | style="background:white" | Amik Robertson | style="background:white" | Sophomore !style="background:#002F8B; color:#E31B23;"|Louisiana Tech |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | DB | style="background:white" | Jalen Young | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#003366; color:#CC0000;"|Florida Atlantic |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Specialists ! Position ! Player ! Class ! Team |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | P | style="background:white" | Jack Fox | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#003057; color:#7c878e;"|Rice |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | K | style="background:white" | Parker Shaunfield | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#000000; color:#FDC737;"|Southern Miss |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | KR | style="background:white" | Isaiah Harper | style="background:white" | Senior !style="background:#003057; color:#7c878e;"|Old Dominion |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | PR | style="background:white" | Darrell Brown | style="background:white" | Junior !style="background:#003057; color:#7c878e;"|Old Dominion |
| style="text-align:center;"
| style="background:white" | LS | style="background:white" | Matt Beardall | style="background:white" | Junior !style="background:#04945a; color:#FFFFFF;"|Marshall |
=Media predictions=
The 2018 preseason media football poll was released on July 17.{{Cite web|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/conferenceusa.com/documents/2018/7/17/2018_Preseason_Media_Poll.pdf?id=12372|title=C-USA ANNOUNCES 2018 PRESEASON MEDIA FOOTBALL POLL|website=Conference USA|language=en|access-date=2017-07-17}}
{{Col-begin}}{{Col-1-of-2}}East Division
- 1. Florida Atlantic (22 first-place votes)
- 2. Marshall (4)
- 3. Middle Tennessee
- 4. FIU
- 5. Western Kentucky
- 6. Old Dominion
- 7. Charlotte
{{Col-2-of-2}}West Division
- 1. North Texas (18)
- 2. Louisiana Tech (4)
- 3. UAB (3)
- 4. Southern Miss (1)
- 5. UTSA
- T6. Rice
- T6. UTEP{{Col-end}}
Head coaches
Note: All stats shown are before the beginning of the season.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |
| width="110" | Team
! Head coach ! Years at school ! Overall record ! Record at school ! CUSA record |
|---|
| style="background:#00703C; color:#FFFFFF;"|Charlotte
| 6 | 17–41 | 17–41 | 4–20 |
| style="background:#002d62; color:#c5960c;"|FIU
| 2 | 71–48 | 8–5 | 5–3 |
| style="background:#003366; color:#CC0000;"|Florida Atlantic
| 2 | 46–24 | 11–3 | 8–0 |
| style="background:#002F8B; color:#E31B23;"|Louisiana Tech
| 6 | 126–99 | 38–28 | 26–14 |
| style="background:#04945a; color:#FFFFFF;"|Marshall
| 9 | 61–42 | 61–42 | 39–25 |
| style="background:#0066CC; color:#ffffff;"|Middle Tennessee
| 13 | 79–72 | 79–72 | 26–14 |
| style="background:#00853E; color:#FFFFFF;"|North Texas
| 3 | 14–13 | 14–13 | 10–6 |
| style="background:#003057; color:#7c878e;"|Old Dominion
| 10 | 72–37 | 72–37 | 17–15 |
| style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"|Rice
| 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| style="background:#000000; color:#FDC737;"|Southern Miss
| 3 | 47–28 | 15–11 | 10–6 |
| style="background:#1E6B52; color:#d2c780;"|UAB
| 3 | 25–15 | 14–11 | 10–6 |
| style="background:#ff5600; color:#002147;"|UTEP
| 1 | 30–39 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| style="background:#0c2340; color:#f15a22;"|UTSA
| 3 | 12–12 | 12–12 | 8–8 |
| style="background:#B01E24; color:#FFFFFF;"|Western Kentucky
| 2 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4–4 |
Schedule
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" |
| Index to colors and formatting |
|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|C-USA member won |
| style="background:#fcc;"
|C-USA member lost |
| C-USA teams in bold |
==Week Zero==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = August 25
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| visiting_rank =
| visiting_team = Prairie View A&M
| home_rank =
| home_team = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 31–28
| overtime =
| attend = 20,050
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week One==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = {{tooltip|August 30|Thursday}}
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Savannah State
| home_team = UAB
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 52–0
| attend = 27,124
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = {{tooltip|August 31|Friday}}
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Western Kentucky
| home_rank = 4
| home_team = Wisconsin
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN
| score = 3–34
| attend = 74,145
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 1
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Florida Atlantic
| home_rank = 7
| home_team = Oklahoma
| site_stadium = Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| tv = FOX
| score = 14–63
| attend = 86,402
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 1
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Houston
| home_team = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 27–45
| attend = 26,390
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 1
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Marshall
| home_team = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 35–28
| attend = 15,827
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 1
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Fordham
| home_team = Charlotte
| site_stadium = Jerry Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 34–10
| attend = 9,240
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 1
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Old Dominion
| home_team = Liberty
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 10–52
| attend = 20,425
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 1
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Indiana
| home_team = FIU
| site_stadium = Riccardo Silva Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 28–38
| attend = 17,082
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 1
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Louisiana Tech
| home_team = South Alabama
| site_stadium = Ladd–Peebles Stadium
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 30–26
| attend = 13,457
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 1
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Jackson State
| home_team = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = M. M. Roberts Stadium
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 55–7
| attend = 29,176
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 1
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Middle Tennessee
| home_team = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Vanderbilt Stadium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = SECN
| score = 7–35
| attend = 25,348
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 1
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = SMU
| home_team = North Texas
| site_stadium = Apogee Stadium
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| gamename = Safeway Bowl
| tv = Stadium
| score = 46–23
| attend = 29,519
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 1
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Northern Arizona
| home_team = UTEP
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 10–30
| attend = 17,271
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 1
| time = 10:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = UTSA
| home_team = Arizona State
| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| tv = FS1
| score = 7–49
| attend = 50,188
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week Two==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 8
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Air Force
| home_team = Florida Atlantic
| site_stadium = FAU Stadium
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 33–27
| attend = 24,101
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 8
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Appalachian State
| home_team = Charlotte
| site_stadium = Jerry Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 9–45
| attend = 19,151
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 8
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = UT Martin
| home_team = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 61–37
| attend = 16,227
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 8
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Eastern Kentucky
| home_team = Marshall
| site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 32–16
| attend = 24,304
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 8
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Maine
| home_team = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 28–31
| attend = 15,178
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 8
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Southern
| home_team = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 54–17
| attend = 22,926
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 8
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Louisiana–Monroe
| home_team = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = M. M. Roberts Stadium
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 20–21
| attend = 19,579
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 8
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = UAB
| home_team = Coastal Carolina
| site_stadium = Brooks Stadium
| site_cityst = Conway, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 24–47
| attend = 9,776
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 8
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Baylor
| home_team = UTSA
| site_stadium = Alamodome
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 20–37
| attend = 42,071
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = September 8
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = FIU
| home_team = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Foreman Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| tv = beIN
| score = FIU 28–20
| attend = 19,243
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 8
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Incarnate Word
| home_team = North Texas
| site_stadium = Apogee Stadium
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 58–16
| attend = 18,538
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 8
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = UTEP
| home_team = UNLV
| site_stadium = Sam Boyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| tv = ATTSN
| score = 24–52
| attend = 14,122
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = {{tooltip|September 9|Sunday}}
| time = 12:00 a.m.
| visiting_team = Rice
| home_team = Hawaii
| site_stadium = Aloha Stadium
| site_cityst = Honolulu, HI
| tv = SPEC HI
| score = 29–43
| attend = 23,112
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week Three==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = {{tooltip|September 13|Thursday}}{{efn|group=schedule|This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up two days in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.}}
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Old Dominion
| home_team = Charlotte
| site_stadium = Jerry Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = CHAR 28–25
| attend = 8,204
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 15
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Middle Tennessee
| home_rank = 3
| home_team = Georgia
| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 7–49
| attend = 92,746
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 15
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = UTEP
| home_team = Tennessee
| site_stadium = Neyland Stadium
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| tv = SECN
| score = 0–24
| attend = 87,074
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 15
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Tulane
| home_team = UAB
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = Stadium
| score = 31–24
| attend = 21,991
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = September 15
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Southern Miss
| home_team = Appalachian State
| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium
| site_cityst = Boone, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN+
| score = Cancelled {{efn|name=hurricane|group=schedule|This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 15
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = North Texas
| home_team = Arkansas
| site_stadium = Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
| gamename =
| tv = SECN
| score = 44–17
| attend = 62,355
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 15
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = UTSA
| home_team = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| tv = FSN
| score = 17–41
| attend = 50,618
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 15
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Bethune–Cookman
| home_team = Florida Atlantic
| site_stadium = FAU Stadium
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| tv = Stadium
| score = 49–28
| attend = 19,017
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 15
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = UMass
| home_team = FIU
| site_stadium = Ricardo Silva Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| tv = beIN
| score = 63–24
| attend = 14,695
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = September 15
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Marshall
| home_team = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| score = Cancelled {{efn|name=hurricane}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 15
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Western Kentucky
| home_team = Louisville
| site_stadium = Cardinal Stadium
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| tv = ACCRSN
| score = 17–20
| attend = 54,923
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
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==Week Four==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = {{tooltip|September 21|Friday}}
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Florida Atlantic
| home_rank = 16
| home_team = UCF
| site_stadium = Spectrum Stadium
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| tv = ESPN
| score = 36–56
| attend = 44,257
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 22
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Western Kentucky
| home_team = Ball State
| site_stadium = Scheumann Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 28–20
| attend = 15,873
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 22
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Charlotte
| home_team = UMass
| site_stadium = McGuirk Stadium
| site_cityst = Amherst, MA
| tv = ELVN
| score = 31–49
| attend = 10,086
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 22
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_rank = 13
| visiting_team = Virginia Tech
| home_team = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Forman Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 49–35
| attend = 20,532
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 22
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = FIU
| home_rank = 21
| home_team = Miami (FL)
| site_stadium = Hard Rock Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami Gardens, FL
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 17–31
| attend = 59,814
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 22
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = North Texas
| home_team = Liberty
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 47–7
| attend = 14,112
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 22
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Louisiana Tech
| home_rank = 6
| home_team = LSU
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 21–38
| attend = 102,321
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 22
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = NC State
| home_team = Marshall
| site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| tv = CBSSN
| score = 37–20
| attend = 32,349
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = September 22
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Rice
| home_team = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = M. M. Roberts Stadium
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| tv = ESPN+
| score = USM 40–22
| attend = 20,159
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 22
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Texas State
| home_team = UTSA
| site_stadium = Alamodome
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| gamename = I-35 Rivalry
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 25–21
| attend = 29,205
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 22
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = New Mexico State
| home_team = UTEP
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| gamename = Battle of I-10
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 20–27
| attend = 19,412
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week Five==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 29
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Old Dominion
| home_team = East Carolina
| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 35–37
| attend = 35,047
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 29
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Rice
| home_team = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = BB&T Field
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN
| score = 24–56
| attend = 24,519
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = September 29
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Southern Miss
| home_rank = 10
| home_team = Auburn
| site_stadium = Jordan–Hare Stadium
| site_cityst = Auburn, AL
| tv = SECN
| score = 13–24
| attend = 83,792
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = September 29
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Florida Atlantic
| home_team = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| tv = Stadium
| score = MTSU 25–24
| attend = 17,299
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = September 29
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = UTEP
| home_team = UTSA
| site_stadium = Alamodome
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = UTSA 30–21
| attend = 20,176
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = September 29
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Charlotte
| home_team = UAB
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = UAB 28–7
| attend = 25,395
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = September 29
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Arkansas–Pine Bluff
| home_team = FIU
| site_stadium = Riccardo Silva Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 55–9
| attend = 14,937
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = September 29
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Marshall
| home_team = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| tv = Stadium
| score = MARSH 20–17
| attend = 20,176
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = September 29
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Louisiana Tech
| home_team = North Texas
| site_stadium = Apogee Stadium
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| tv = beIN
| score = LT 29–27
| attend = 30,105
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week Six==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = {{tooltip|October 5|Friday}}
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Middle Tennessee
| home_team = Marshall
| site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| tv = CBSSN
| score = MTSU 34–24
| attend = 25,979
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 6
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Old Dominion
| home_team = Florida Atlantic
| site_stadium = FAU Stadium
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| tv = Stadium
| score = FAU 52–33
| attend = 18,204
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 6
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = UAB
| home_team = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = Stadium
| score = UAB 28–7
| attend = 18,983
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 6
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = UTSA
| home_team = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv = ESPN3
| score = UTSA 20–3
| attend = 19,170
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 6
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = North Texas
| home_team = UTEP
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = beIN
| score = UNT 27–24
| attend = 12,809
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week Seven==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 13
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = UAB
| home_team = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = UAB 42–0
| attend = 18,916
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 13
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Southern Miss
| home_team = North Texas
| site_stadium = Apogee Stadium
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| tv = ESPN3
| score = UNT 30–7
| attend = 18,252
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 13
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Western Kentucky
| home_team = Charlotte
| site_stadium = Jerry Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = CHAR 40–14
| attend = 11,610
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 13
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Marshall
| home_team = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Foreman Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| tv = Stadium
| score = MARSH 42–20
| attend = 20,118
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 13
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Louisiana Tech
| home_team = UTSA
| site_stadium = Alamodome
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = LT 31–3
| attend = 20,057
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 13
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Middle Tennessee
| home_team = FIU
| site_stadium = Riccardo Silva Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| tv = beIN
| score = FIU 24–21
| attend = 16,002
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week Eight==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 20
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Florida Atlantic
| home_team = Marshall
| site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| tv = CBSSN
| score = MARSH 31–7
| attend = 23,825
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 20
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Charlotte
| home_team = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = MTSU 21–13
| attend = 23,825
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 20
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = UTEP
| home_team = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = LT 31–24
| attend = 18,972
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 20
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = UTSA
| home_team = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = M. M. Roberts Stadium
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| tv = ESPN+
| score = USM 27–17
| attend = 21,259
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 20
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Rice
| home_team = FIU
| site_stadium = Riccardo Silva Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = FIU 36–17
| attend = 13,741
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 20
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Old Dominion
| home_team = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, Kentucky
| tv = ESPN+
| score = ODU 37–34
| attend = 13,269
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 20
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = North Texas
| home_team = UAB
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = beIN
| score = UAB 29–21
| attend = 28,014
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week Nine==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = {{tooltip|October 26|Friday}}
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Louisiana Tech
| home_team = Florida Atlantic
| site_stadium = FAU Stadium
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| tv = CBSSN
| score = LT 21–13
| attend = 14,948
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 27
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Southern Miss
| home_team = Charlotte
| site_stadium = Jerry Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = CHAR 20–17
| attend = 8,687
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 27
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Middle Tennessee
| home_team = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Foreman Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = MTSU 51–17
| attend = 19,725
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 27
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Rice
| home_team = North Texas
| site_stadium = Apogee Stadium
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = UNT 41–17
| attend = 25,379
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 27
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = FIU
| home_team = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| tv = beIN
| score = FIU 38–17
| attend = 15,138
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = October 27
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = UAB
| home_team = UTEP
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = UAB 19–0
| attend = 10,787
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week Ten==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = {{tooltip|November 2|Friday}}
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Western Kentucky
| home_team = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| gamename = 100 Miles of Hate
| tv = CBSSN
| score = MTSU 29–10
| attend = 16,617
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 3
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Marshall
| home_team = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = M. M. Roberts Stadium
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| tv = Stadium
| score = USM 26–24
| attend = 20,375
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 3
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = UTEP
| home_team = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv = ESPN3
| score = UTEP 34–26
| attend = 18,420
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = November 3
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Charlotte
| home_team = Tennessee
| site_stadium = Neyland Stadium
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| tv = SECN
| score = 3–14
| attend = 86,753
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 3
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Florida Atlantic
| home_team = FIU
| site_stadium = Riccardo Silva Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = Shula Bowl
| tv = Stadium
| score = FAU 49–14
| attend = 18,478
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 3
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = UTSA
| home_team = UAB
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = beIN
| score = UAB 52–3
| attend = 17,605
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = November 3
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Louisiana Tech
| home_rank = 21
| home_team = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| tv = SECN
| score = 3–45
| attend = 58,709
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week Eleven==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 10
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Charlotte
| home_team = Marshall
| site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| tv = ESPN+
| score = MARSH 30–13
| attend = 19,418
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 10
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Middle Tennessee
| home_team = UTEP
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = MTSU 48–32
| attend = 9,690
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 10
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = North Texas
| home_team = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Foreman Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = ODU 34–31
| attend = 18,062
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 10
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Southern Miss
| home_team = UAB
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = beIN
| score = UAB 26–23
| overtime = OT
| attend = 25,618
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 10
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Western Kentucky
| home_team = Florida Atlantic
| site_stadium = FAU Stadium
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| tv = Stadium
| score = FAU 24–15
| attend = 14,400
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 10
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = FIU
| home_team = UTSA
| site_stadium = Alamodome
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = FIU 45–7
| attend = 16,874
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 10
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Rice
| home_team = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = LT 28–13
| attend = 15,283
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week Twelve==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = {{tooltip|November 15|Thursday}}
| time = 9:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Florida Atlantic
| home_team = North Texas
| site_stadium = Apogee Stadium
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| tv = CBSSN
| score = UNT 41–38
| attend = 18,338
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = November 17
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Middle Tennessee
| home_rank = 20
| home_team = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Kroger Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| tv = SECN
| score = 23–34
| attend = 47,535
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 17
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = FIU
| home_team = Charlotte
| site_stadium = Jerry Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = FIU 42–35
| attend = 13,371
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = w
| date = November 17
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = VMI
| home_team = Old Dominion
| site_stadium = Foreman Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 77–14
| attend = 20,118
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 17
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = UTSA
| home_team = Marshall
| site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| tv = Stadium
| score = MARSH 23–0
| attend = 18,502
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 17
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Louisiana Tech
| home_team = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = M. M. Roberts Stadium
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| gamename = Rivalry in Dixie
| tv = Stadium
| score = USM 21–20
| attend = 19,142
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = November 17
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = UAB
| home_team = Texas A&M
| site_stadium = Kyle Field
| site_cityst = College Station, TX
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 20–41
| attend = 97,584
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 17
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = UTEP
| home_team = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| tv = beIN
| score = WKU 40–16
| attend = 6,221
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = November 17
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = Rice
| home_rank = 10
| home_team = LSU
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 10–42
| attend = 100,323
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week Thirteen==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 24
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Marshall
| home_team = FIU
| site_stadium = Riccardo Silva Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| tv = Stadium
| score = MARSH 28–25
| attend = 14,862
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 24
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Western Kentucky
| home_team = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Joe Aillet Stadium
| site_cityst = Ruston, LA
| tv = CBSSN
| score = WKU 30–15
| attend = 11,459
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 24
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Old Dominion
| home_team = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = RICE 27–13
| attend = 18,083
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 24
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = UAB
| home_team = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = MTSU 27–3
| attend = 14,411
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 24
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Southern Miss
| home_team = UTEP
| site_stadium = Sun Bowl
| site_cityst = El Paso, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = USM 39–7
| attend = 14,962
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 24
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Charlotte
| home_team = Florida Atlantic
| site_stadium = FAU Stadium
| site_cityst = Boca Raton, FL
| tv = Stadium
| score = CHAR 27–24
| attend = 11,638
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = November 24
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = North Texas
| home_team = UTSA
| site_stadium = Alamodome
| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = UNT 24–21
| attend = 19,874
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
==Week Fourteen==
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l = l
| date = December 1
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| visiting_team = Marshall
| home_team = Virginia Tech
| site_stadium = Lane Stadium
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 20–41
| attend = 31,336
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
This game was added after both teams lost a game due to being canceled by Hurricane Florence. Virginia Tech was to play East Carolina while Marshall was to play South Carolina.
==Conference USA Championship Game==
{{See also|2018 Conference USA Football Championship Game}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Start}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule Entry
| w/l =
| date = December 1
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| visiting_team = UAB
| home_team = Middle Tennessee
| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| tv = CBSSN
| gamename =
| score =UAB 27–25
| overtime =
| attend = 15,806
| source =
}}
{{CFB Conference Schedule End|timezone=Eastern Time}}
Postseason
=Bowl games=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" | |
| colspan="2"|Legend | |
|---|---|
| style="background:#bfb;"| | C-USA win |
| style="background:#fbb;"| | C-USA loss |
{{See also|2018–19 NCAA football bowl games}}
Bowls based on contractual tie-ins. Actual bowls attended by C-USA members may vary and will be announced following the regular season.
| class="wikitable" |
| Bowl games
!Bowl game !Date !Site !Television !Time (EST) !C-USA Team !Opponent !Score !Attendance |
| style="background:#fbb;"
|December 15 |Dreamstyle Stadium • Albuquerque, NM |ESPN |2:00 p.m. |13–52 |25,387 |
| style="background:#fbb;"
|December 15 |Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA |ESPN |9:00 p.m. |13–45 |23,942 |
| style="background:#bfb;"
|December 18 |ESPN |7:00 p.m. |UAB |37–13 |22,614 |
| style="background:#bfb;"
|December 20 |Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL |ESPN |8:00 p.m. |38–20 |14,135 |
| style="background:#bfb;"
|December 21 |Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas |ESPN |12:30 p.m. |FIU |35–32 |13,510 |
| style="background:#bfb;"
|December 22 |ESPN |10:30 p.m. |31–14 |30,911 |
=Awards and honors=
==Individual awards==
==All conference teams==
| class="wikitable"
|+First team ! Position ! Player ! Class ! Team |
| colspan="4"| First team offense |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="1" | QB | Gr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}} | Middle Tennessee |
| style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" | RB | Jr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida Atlantic Owls}} | Florida Atlantic |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Spencer Brown | So. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UAB Blazers}} | UAB |
| style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="3" | WR | Tyre Brady | RSr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Marshall Thundering Herd}} | Marshall |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Rico Bussey | Jr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Texas Mean Green}} | North Texas |
| style="text-align:center;"
| So. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}} | Southern Miss |
| style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="1" | TE | Harrison Bryant | Jr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida Atlantic Owls}} | Florida Atlantic |
| style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="5" | OL | Reggie Bain | RSr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida Atlantic Owls}} | Florida Atlantic |
| style="text-align:center;"
| O’Shea Dugas | Sr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}} | Louisiana Tech |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Levi Brown | RJr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Marshall Thundering Herd}} | Marshall |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Chandler Brewer | Sr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}} | Middle Tennessee |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Sr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UAB Blazers}} | UAB |
| style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="4" |First Team defense |
| style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="5" | DL | RJr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Charlotte 49ers}} | Charlotte |
| style="text-align:center;"
| RSr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}} | Louisiana Tech |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Jr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Texas Mean Green}} | North Texas |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Oshane Ximines | Sr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Old Dominion Monarchs}} | Old Dominion |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Jacques Turner | RJr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}} | Southern Miss |
| style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="3" | LB | Sage Lewis | RJr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|FIU Panthers}} | FIU |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Darius Harris | RSr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}} | Middle Tennessee |
| style="text-align:center;"
| EJ Ejiya | RSr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Texas Mean Green}} | North Texas |
| style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="4" | DB | So. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}} | Louisiana Tech |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Malik Gant | RJr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Marshall Thundering Herd}} | Marshall |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Reed Blankenship | So. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}} | Middle Tennessee |
| style="text-align:center;"
| Kemon Hall | Sr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Texas Mean Green}} | North Texas |
| colspan="4" |First Team Special Teams |
| style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="1" | PK | Gr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Texas Mean Green}} | North Texas |
| style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="1" | P | Jack Fox | Sr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Rice Owls}} | Rice |
| style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" | RT | Isaiah Harper | Sr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Old Dominion Monarchs}} | Old Dominion |
| style="text-align:center;"
| RJr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|FIU Panthers}} | FIU |
| style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" | ST | Matt Beardall | Jr. !style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Marshall Thundering Herd}} | Marshall |
Non-conference records
=Power Five conferences=
=Group of Five conferences=
| class="wikitable" |
| Group of 5 Conferences
!Record |
|---|
| American
|align=center|2–3 |
| Mountain West
|align=center|2–3 |
| MAC
|align=center|2–0 |
| Sun Belt
|align=center|2–4 |
| Group of 5 Total
!8–10 |
=FBS independents=
| class="wikitable" |
| FBS Independents
!Record |
|---|
| FBS Independents
|align=center|2–3 |
=FCS conferences=
| class="wikitable" |
| FCS Opponents
!Record |
|---|
| Football Championship Subdivision
|align=center|11–2 |
Home game attendance
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Attendance
!Team !Stadium !Capacity !Game 1 !Game 2 !Game 3 !Game 4 !Game 5 !Game 6 !Game 7 !Total !Average !% of Capacity |
| style="background:#00703C; color:#FFFFFF;"|Charlotte
|15,314 |9,240 |19,151 † |8,204 |11,610 |8,687 |13,371 | style="background:#666666;" | |61,023 |10,171 |66.4% |
|---|
| style="background:#002d62; color:#c5960c;"|FIU
|20,000 |17,082 |14,695 |14,937 |16,002 |13,741 |18,478 † |14,862 |109,797 |15,685 |78.4% |
| style="background:#003366; color:#CC0000;"|Florida Atlantic
|29,419 |24,101 † |19,017 |18,205 |14,948 |14,400 |11,638 | style="background:#666666;" | |102,309 |17,052 |58.0% |
| style="background:#002F8B; color:#E31B23;"|Louisiana Tech
|28,562 |22,926 † |18,983 |18,972 |15,283 |11,459 | style="background:#666666;" | | style="background:#666666;" | |87,623 |17,525 |61.4% |
| style="background:#04945a; color:#FFFFFF;"|Marshall
|38,227 |24,304 |32,349 † |25,979 |23,825 |19,418 |18,502 | style="background:#666666;" | |144,377 |24,063 |62.9% |
| style="background:#0066CC; color:#ffffff;"|{{nowrap|Middle Tennessee}}
|30,788 |16,227 |17,299 |23,825 † |16,617 |14,411 | style="background:#666666;" | | style="background:#666666;" | |88,379 |17,676 |57.4% |
| style="background:#00853E; color:#FFFFFF;"|North Texas
|30,850 |29,519 |18,538 |30,105 † |18,252 |25,379 |18,338 | style="background:#666666;" | |140,131 |23,355 |75.7% |
| style="background:#003057; color:#7c878e;"|Old Dominion
|20,118 |19,243 |20,532 † |20,118 |19,725 |18,062 |20,118 | style="background:#666666;" | |117,798 |19,633 |97.6% |
| style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"|Rice
|47,000 |20,050 |26,390 † |19,170 |18,916 |18,420 |18,083 | style="background:#666666;" | |121,029 |20,172 |42.9% |
| style="background:#000000; color:#FDC737;"|Southern Miss
|36,000 |29,176 † |19,579 |20,159 |21,259 |20,375 |19,142 | style="background:#666666;" | |129,690 |21,615 |60.0% |
| style="background:#1E6B52; color:#D2C780;"|UAB
|71,594 |27,124 † |21,991 |25,395 |28,014 |17,605 |25,618 | style="background:#666666;" | |145,747 |24,291 |33.9% |
| style="background:#ff5600; color:#002147;"|UTEP
|51,500 |17,271 |19,412 † |12,809 |10,787 |9,690 |14,962 | style="background:#666666;" | |84,931 |14,155 |27.5% |
| style="background:#0c2340; color:#f15a22;"|UTSA
|65,000 |42,071 † |29,205 |20,176 |20,057 |16,874 |19,874 | style="background:#666666;" | |148,257 |24,710 |38.0% |
| style="background:#B01E24; color:#FFFFFF;"|WKU
|Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium |22,113 |15,178 |20,176 † |13,269 |15,138 |6,221 | style="background:#666666;" | | style="background:#666666;" | |69,982 |13,996 |63.3% |
Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
Weekly Awards
| class="wikitable"
|+Players of the Week !Date !Offense !Defense !Special Teams |
| Sept 3
|Mason Fine, QB, North Texas |James Jackson, S, Louisiana Tech |Quez Watkins, PR, Southern Miss. |
| Sept 10
|Chris Robison, QB, Florida Atlantic |Rashad Smith, LB, Florida Atlantic |Jonathan Cruz, K, Charlotte |
| Sept 17
|Mason Fine, QB, North Texas |Nate Brooks, CB, North Texas |Keegan Brewer, PR, North Texas |
| Sept 22
|Blake LaRussa, QB, Old Dominion |Oshane Ximines, DE, Old Dominion |Jared Sacket, K, UTSA |
| Sept 29
|Tyre Brady, WR, Marshall |Jaylon Ferguson, DE, Louisiana Tech |Bailey Hale, K, Louisiana Tech |
| Oct 6
|Brent Stockstill, QB, Middle Tennessee |Jovante Moffatt, S, Middle Tennessee |Kerrith Whyte, KR, Florida Atlantic |
| Oct 13
|Tyler King, RB, Marshall |Juwan Foggie, LB, Charlotte |José Borregales, K, FIU |
| Oct 20
|Spencer Brown, RB, UAB |Malik Thompson, DL, Marshall |Isaiah Harper, KR, Old Dominion |
| Oct 27
|DeAndre Torrey, RB, North Texas |Reed Blankenship, S, Middle Tennessee |Jonathan Cruz, K, Charlotte |
| Nov 3
|Devin Singletary, RB, Florida Atlantic |Alex Highsmith, DE, Charlotte |Crews Holt, K, Middle Tennessee |
| Nov 10
|Brent Stockstill, QB, Middle Tennessee |Tre’ Crawford, LB, UAB |Nick Rice, K, Old Dominion |
| Nov 17
|DeAndre Torrey, RB, North Texas |Sage Lewis, LB, FIU |Isaiah Harper, KR, Old Dominion |
| Nov 24
|Juma Otoviano, RB, Rice |DQ Thomas, LB, Middle Tennessee |Jonathan Cruz, K, Charlotte |