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1 C-USA FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK CONTACT: Russell Anderson FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK OCTOBER 28, 2013 A HISTORY OF GREATS WHO S NEXT? 5201 N. O Connor Blvd., Suite 300 Irving, TX P: (214) EAST : ECU FIU Florida Atlantic Marshall Middle Tennessee Southern Miss UAB WEST: Louisiana Tech North Texas Rice Tulane Tulsa UTEP UTSA E AST DIVISION S EASON STANDINGS W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp EAST CAROLINA MARSHALL MIDDLE TENNESSEE UAB FIU FLORIDA ATLANTIC SOUTHERN MISS W EST DIVISION W-L Pct. H A Div. Pts Opp W-L Pct. H A Pts Opp RICE TULANE NORTH TEXAS LOUISIANA TECH UTSA TULSA C ONFERENCE STANDINGS UTEP RECENT RESULTS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 Rice 45, UTEP 7 Tulane 14, Tulsa 7 UTSA 52, UAB 31 Louisiana Tech 23, FIU 7 North Texas 55, Southern Miss 14 (11) Auburn 45, Florida Atlantic 10 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 at Middle Tennessee 51, Marshall 49 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 at East Carolina 55, Southern Miss 14 North Texas 28, at Louisiana Tech 13 Rice 45, at New Mexico State 19 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 at Tulane 36, East Carolina 33 (3 OT) Rice 27, at UTSA 21 Marshall 24, at Florida Atlantic 23 at North Texas 34, Middle Tennessee 7 UAB 27, at FIU 24 Tulsa 34, at UTEP 20 UPCOMING GAMES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 Rice at North Texas (FS1) 6:30p SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Southern Miss at Marshall (CBSSN) 11:00a Middle Tennessee at UAB (FSN) 12:00p UTSA at Tulsa (CSS) 2:30p Tulane at Florida Atlantic 4:00p East Carolina at FIU (WITN) 5:00p UTEP at (12) Texas A&M (ESPN 2) 8:00p SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 UAB at Marshall (CSS) 11:00a Tulane at UTSA 1:00p UTEP at North Texas (CSS) 2:30p Tulsa at East Carolina (FSN) 2:45p FIU at Middle Tennessee (FCS) 3:00p Southern Miss at LA Tech (CBSSN) 6:00p THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Marshall at Tulsa (FS1) 6:30p Conference Games in Bold All Times Central PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE LOGAN KILGORE, MIDDLE TENNESSEE Senior, QB, Rocklin, Calif. Kilgore was instrumental in orchestrating Middle Tennessee s last-second victory over Marshall. The Rocklin, Calif., product led the Blue Raiders down the field 79 yards in the final 2:29 of the game and completed a nine-yard touchdown to Tavarres Jefferson to give MT the win with no time remaining. Kilgore completed 22 passes for 277 yards and four touchdowns. DEFENSE SAM SCOFIELD, TULANE Junior, S, Lafayette, La. Scofield posted a career-high 18 tackles (14 solo, 4 assists), the most by a C-USA player this season, to go with 1.5 tackles for loss, two pass break-ups and a forced fumble in Tulane s 14-7 over Tulsa. He nearly came up with a pair of interceptions and twice recorded tackles behind the line of scrimmage from his safety spot. With Tulsa driving near the midway part of the fourth quarter, Scofield stripped the ball from a Tulsa receiver at the Tulane 40-yard line to turn back the Hurricane. SPECIAL TEAMS KYLE FISCHER, LOUISIANA TECH Sophomore, K, Frisco, Texas Fischer successfully made a school record five field goals Saturday in Louisiana Tech s 23-7 victory at FIU. Fischer s five field goals match the most made by a Conference USA kicker this year (Tulane s Cairo Santos) and were the most in a regulation game. He bested his previous single-game mark of three field goals by hitting twice from 35 yards out. plus makes from 33, 30 and 26 yards.

2 POLLING PLACE Here s a look at the Oct. 27 Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls. Associated Press USA Today Coaches 1 - Alabama (55) 1 - Alabama (56) 2 - Oregon (3) 2 - Oregon (6) 3 - Florida State (2) 3 - Florida State (1) 4 - Ohio State 4 - Ohio State 5 - Baylor 5 - Baylor 6 - Stanford 6 - Miami (Fla.) 7 - Miami (Fla.) 7 - Stanford 8 - Auburn 8 - Clemson 9 - Clemson 9 - Oklahoma 10 - Missouri 10 - Missouri 11 - LSU 11 - Auburn 12 - Texas A&M 12 - Oklahoma State 13 - Oklahoma 13 - LSU 14 - South Carolina 14 - Texas A&M 15 - Texas Tech 15 - Texas Tech 16 - Fresno State 16 - South Carolina 17 - UCLA 17 - Louisville 18 - Oklahoma State 18 - Fresno State 19 - Central Florida 19 - Northern Illinois 20 - Northern Illinois 20 - UCLA 21 - Louisville 21 - Michigan 22 - Wisconsin 22 - Central Florida 23 - Michigan 23 - Wisconsin 24 - Michigan State 24 - Michigan State 25 - Wisconsin 24 - Notre Dame THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE Conference USA football fans will be in for a treat on Halloween night when Rice visits North Texas in a key West Division showdown (6:30 p.m. CDT on Fox Sports 1). The Owls have reeled off four wins in a row to become bowl-eligible in back-to-back years for the first time since North Texas needs just one more victory to be bowl-eligible for the first time since 2004, when it played in its fourth straight bowl game. Five Conference USA games and one non-conference tilt are on the docket for Saturday, with a pair of early East Division battles leading off the day. Southern Miss will visit Marshall in an East Division showdown (11:30 a.m. CDT on CBS Sports Network). All four games that have been played in Huntington between the teams have been decided by nine points or fewer. Middle Tennessee will face UAB for the first time since 2000 with a Noon CDT kickoff at Legion Field (FSN). The Blue Raiders have been one of the nation s top teams in forcing turnovers (22), while the Blazers have committed the fewest miscues in C-USA (8). In a West Division showdown, Tulsa hosts UTSA (2:30 p.m. CDT on CSS/CSN Houston). The Golden Hurricane need to get an inconsistent offense going as it welcomes a Roadrunners squad that is coming off the best offensive performance in school history in last week s win over UAB. Tulane will visit Florida Atlantic (4 p.m. CDT on the C-USA Digital Network). The Green Wave remain Page 2 CONFERENCE USA QUICK HITTERS unbeaten in Conference USA play and they are bowleligible for the first time since East Carolina has a division matchup at FIU (5 p.m. CDT on WITN in Greenville, N.C.). The Pirates, who were idle last week, will bring the conference s topranked scoring offense (37.1) and passing offense (340.3 yards per game) to south Florida. The Panthers have proven to be stingy against the pass, placing in the top five in C-USA in pass defense. UTEP will face in-state foe Texas A&M for just the third time to close the day s action (8 p.m. CDT on ESPN 2). Miners RB Aaron Jones is averaging yards per game, the highest average of all FBS freshmen players. LAST WEEK S TOP PERFORMERS Here s a look at the league s 300-yard passers, 100- yard rushers and 100-yard receivers from this past weekend: 300-Yard Passing Performances 300 Derek Thompson, North Texas at Southern Miss 100-Yard Rushing Performances 186 Aaron Jones, UTEP vs. Rice 152 Charles Ross, Rice vs. UTEP 134 Essera Taliaferro, Marshall at Middle Tennessee 127 Jordan Parker, Middle Tennessee vs. Marshall 119 Kenneth Dixon, LA Tech at FIU 104 Reggie Whatley, Middle Tennessee vs. Marshall 100-Yard Receiving Performances 185 Jordan Taylor, Rice vs. UTEP 127 Brelan Chancellor, North Texas at Southern Miss 108 Ian Hamilton, UTEP at Rice 101 Jamarcus Nelson, UAB at UTSA GOING BOWLING Rice and Tulane both remained unbeaten in Conference USA play with home wins Saturday as they became the first two C-USA teams to become bowleligible. The Owls (6-2, 4-0) are bowl-eligible in back-to-back years for the first time since and are in line to make bakc-to-back bowl appearances for the first time since The Green Wave (6-2, 4-0) are bowl-eligible for the first time since Tulane is off to its best start since thier 1998 team finished BIGGER IN TEXAS It was quite a productive day for North Texas, Rice and UTSA Saturday. That trio won their three games by scoring a combined average of 50.6 points and averaging yards of total offense, with all three schools topping the 500-yard mark. MIDDLE GETS OFFENSIVE Middle Tennessee posted season-highs in points (51) and total yards (585) in Thursday s wild victory over Marshall. The 51 points were the most that the Blue Raiders have scored in a conference game since posting 62 against Western Kentucky October 24, October 28, 2013 MOST IMPROVED DEFENSES Marshall has the most improved scoring defense in the FBS this season, allowing 20.3 fewer points per game than in Tulane is the third-most improved scoring defense, surrendering 15.1 fewer points per game than last season. Here s a look at the leaders: MOST IMPROVED FBS SCORING DEFENSES Marshall 22.4 ppg Arizona 19.9 ppg Tulane 23.8 ppg Miami (Fla.) 17.7 ppg Houston 22.3 ppg TURNOVER FORCING MACHINES Conference USA has produced three of the top six teams in the FBS in forcing turnovers. North Texas is second, Tulane third and Middle Tennessee sixth. MOST TURNOVERS FORCED 27 Houston (11 fum, 16 INT) 25 North Texas (14 fum, 11 INT) 24 Tulane (9 fum, 15 INT) 23 Oregon (13 fum, 10 INT) 23 Ball State (13 fum, 10 INT) 22 Middle Tennessee (11 fum, 11 INT) The 14 fumble recoveries by Middle Tennessee are the most in the FBS, while Tulane s 15 interceptions trail only Houston (16). HARDY NUMBERS East Carolina junior WR Justin Hardy has put up some of the best numbers in college football this season. He has recorded double-digit catches in each of his last two outings (10 vs. Southern Miss and a career high 17 at Tulane). Hardy has three doubledigit catch games this season and seven in his career. His 67 total receptions lead C-USA and rank third in the FBS. With 21 career touchdown catches he is now tied for second place all-time at ECU and one shy of the record of 22, held by Lance Lewis ( ). STREAKING Marshall QB Rakeem Cato threw three touchdowns in the loss at Middle Tennessee Thursday night to extend his streak of games with at least one TD pass to 25. That is the second-longest active streak in the FBS, trailing only Derek Carr of Fresno State who has at least one TD pass in 27 straight outings. The Marshall record for consecutive games with a TD pass is 26, by Chad Pennington, who had at least one TD pass in each game of the 1997 and 1998 seasons. ALL-PURPOSE PERFORMER Tulsa senior RB Trey Watts posted his 10th consecutive game with 100 or more all-purpose yards Saturday at Tulane, finishing with 106 yards and a touchdown. Among all FBS players, only Antonio Andrews (21) of future C-USA member Western Kentucky has more consecutive games with at least 100 all-purpose yards.

3 GOOD AS GOLDEN UTEP sophomore KR Autrey Golden is joined by Brandon Smith of Texas State and Ty Montgomery of Stanford as the only FBS players to have two kickoff returns for TDs this season. Golden also had two returns for scores last year, With four career kickoff returns for TDs, he ranks third in C-USA history. WIZARD OF BOS At New Mexico State Oct. 19, Rice senior K Chris Boswell booted his 13th career field goal of 50 yards or longer, by far the most among active FBS kickers. Tulane senior Cairo Santos is second with five. FBS CAREER 50-YARD FIELD GOALS 13 Chris Boswell, Rice 5 Cairo Santos, Tulane 4 Aaron Jones, Baylor 4 Cade Foster, Alabama 4 Carey Spear, Vanderbilt Boswell is currently tied for fifth in C-USA history in career field goals made: C-USA CAREER FIELD GOALS 70 Stephen Gostkowski, Memphis, Seth Marler, Tulane, Nick Browne, TCU, Darren McCaleb, Southern Miss, Chris Boswell, Rice Jonathan Ruffin, Cincinnati, FABULOUS FRESHMEN Conference USA has two of the top three freshmen in the FBS in total rushing yards. Alex Collins of Arkansas leads all rookie rushers with 797 yards, followed by UTEP s Aaron Jones at 743 and UAB s Jordan Howard at 496. Among all C-USA players, Jones is second in yards per game (106.1) and Howard is fifth (82.7). MANNING AWARD STAR OF THE WEEK East Carolina junior QB Shane Carden was one of eight FBS quarterbacks that were named Manning Award Stars of the Week on Sept. 30 after he led the Pirates to a win at North Carolina. On October 14, Tulsa junior QB Cody Green won that same honor following his performance in a victory at UTEP. SOZA NAMED TO AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM UTSA senior QB Eric Soza was one of 11 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) student-athletes named to the 2013 Allstate American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team Sept. 18. Soza, a three-year team captain, has started under center 24 times in UTSA s first two-plus seasons. TWO C-USA FOOTBALL PLAYERS NAMED SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATES Tulane senior K Cairo Santos and UTSA senior QB Eric Soza represent C-USA among the 30 Football Page 3 October 28, 2013 CONFERENCE USA QUICK HITTERS Bowl Subdivision (FBS) student-athletes selected as candidates for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award. TULANE S DOSS WINS NATIONAL DE- FENSIVE BACK OF THE WEEK After recording two interceptions including one he returned for a touchdown in Tulane s win over North Texas, Green Wave sophomore CB Lorenzo Doss was named the Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week on October 9. FLORIDA ATLANTIC S SMITH EARNS NATIONAL HONOR After taking part in several game-changing plays for Florida Atlantic in its win at South Florida, sophomore CB D Joun Smith was named the Jim Thorpe National Defensive Back of the Week on September 17. Smith intercepted a pass and returned it 75 yards for a touchdown that sealed the game and also forced a fumble that setup a short field for the Owls as they scored a touchdown six plays later. He totaled four tackles in the game including one for a loss and his pass breakup came on a third down in the first quarter, forcing the Bulls to settle for a field goal. CONFERENCE USA TO BE A PART OF THE BAHAMAS BOWL Complete Sports Management President Lea Miller announced on October 14 that the Bahamas Bowl will join the bowl line-up in 2014 as the only postseason college football game outside of the United States. Conference USA will be one of the conferences participating in the new game. The inaugural Bahamas Bowl will kick off in December 2014 at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium. Named for the Olympian track & field star, the stadium currently has a capacity of 15,000 people, but has the ability to be expanded to hold as many as 30,000. C-USA TO PLAY IN BOCA RATON BOWL ESPN Regional Television, a subsidiary of ESPN, announced the creation of the Boca Raton Bowl in a six-year agreement beginning in The pre- Christmas bowl game will be affiliated with the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA and 0the Mid-American Conference with each conference participating an expected four times during the six-year span. The bowl game will be played at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla., on the campus of Florida Atlantic University and nationally televised on ESPN or ESPN2. The open-air stadium opened in 2011 and seats just under 30,000 fans. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK C-USA names Players of the Week each Monday during the season. The awards are voted on by a media panel with one representative in each league city. Offense S2 Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina S9 Trey Watts, RB, Tulsa S16 Derek Thompson, QB, North Texas S23 Reggie Whatley, RB, Middle Tennessee S30 O7 O14 O21 O28 Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina Jaquez Johnson, QB, Florida Atlantic Devin Powell, QB, Tulane Justin Hardy, WR, East Carolina Logan Kilgore, QB, Middle Tennessee Defense S2 Zach Orr, LB, North Texas S9 Michael Mudoh, S, Tulsa S16 D Joun Smith, CB, Florida Atlantic S23 Dearco Nolan, DE, Middle Tennessee S30 Jordan Batiste, CB, Tulane O7 Lorenzo Doss, CB, Tulane O14 Derrick Strozier, DB, Tulane O21 Zac Whitfield, CB, North Texas O28 Sam Scofield, S, Tulane Special Teams S2 Jamarcus Nelson, KR, UAB S9 Carl Salazar, K, Tulsa S16 Chris Boswell, K, Rice S23 Brelan Chancellor, KR, North Texas S30 Ty Long, K, UAB O7 Derrick Strozier, DB, Tulane O14 Cairo Santos, K, Tulane O21 Chris Boswell, K, Rice O28 Kyle Fischer, K, Louisiana Tech WORKING OVERTIME Here s a look at C-USA overtime games in 2013 and all-time: 2013 C-USA Overtimes Aug. 31 Troy 34, UAB 31 (1 ot) Sept. 7 New Mexico 42, UTEP 35 (1 ot) Sept. 21 Middle Tennessee 42, FAU 35 (1 ot) Sept. 21 Virginia Tech 29, Marshall 21 (3 ot) Oct. 5 Rice 30, Tulsa 27 (ot) Oct. 12 Tulane 36, East Carolina 33 (3 ot) Overtime Records Teams All Games C-USA Games East Carolina FIU Florida Atlantic Louisiana Tech Marshall Middle Tennessee North Texas Rice Southern Miss Tulane Tulsa UAB UTEP UTSA EAST VS. WEST Here s a look at how the cross-division games have fared since C-USA went to two divisons in 2005: 2013: West 6, East : West 10, East : West 11, East East 10, West East 13, West West 10, East East 14, West West 13, East East 12, West 7

4 C-USA ON NATIONAL TV Conference USA has announced its preliminary television schedule for the 2013 football season. The current confirmed schedule features more than 50 games to air nationally or regionally, with additional games to be added prior to beginning of the season. National games will be televised on Fox Sports Net (FSN), CBS Sports Network and ESPN. Included are several unopposed windows that provide tremendous exposure to C-USA, as well as numerous exciting league match-ups, and many challenging non-conference contests. The 2013 football season marks the third year of a multi-platform media rights agreement between Conference USA and FOX Sports Media Group broadcasting a minimum of 20 games. This season, FOX Sports 1, FOX s new national sports cable netthat launched in August, is scheduled to televise a minimum of 10 regular-season Conference USA football games. Additional games will again be carried nationally on FOX Sports Networks owned-and-affiliated regional networks, which reach more than 85 million homes and FOX College Sports. This season marks the ninth year of C-USA s partnership with CBS Sports Network that includes significant national and regional exposure for football, men s and women s basketball and other C-USA sports. CBS Sports Network is the 24-hour home of CBS Sports and is available to more than 99 million households across the country. As part of the league s agreement with CBS Sports Network, 10 games will be broadcast regionally on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) or CSN Houston. All of those games will be league matchups. The 2013 C-USA Championship game Saturday, December 7 is scheduled to air on either ESPN or ESPN 2. It marks the ninth straight year the C-USA Championship will air on the ESPN Family of Networks. Additional C-USA television exposures remain a possibility (including games that are guaranteed to be televised as part of other conference s television packages), and will be released as soon as they are finalized. Listed below is a complete schedule of C- USA games to be aired on national television: NATIONAL BROADCASTS CBS SPORTS NETWORK NATIONAL Sat., Aug. 31 Marshall 52, Miami (Ohio) 14 Fri., Sept. 6 UCF 38, FIU 0 Sat., Sept. 7 Tulsa 30, Colorado State 27 Sat., Sept. 14 Rice 23, Kansas 14 Sat., Sept. 28 Colorado State 59, UTEP 36 Sat., Oct. 5 Louisiana Tech 38, UTEP 35 Sat., Oct. 5 Rice 30, Tulsa 27 (ot) Sat., Oct. 19 North Texas 28, Louisiana Tech 13 Sat., Nov. 2 Southern Miss at Marshall 11:00 a.m. Sat., Nov. 9 Southern Miss at LA Tech 6:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 16 Louisiana Tech at Rice 6:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 23 Tulsa at Louisiana Tech 6:00 p.m. Fri., Nov. 29 East Carolina at Marshall 11:00 a.m. Page 4 CONFERENCE USA ON TELEVISION FOX SPORTS 1 SCHEDULE Thu., Sept. 5 East Carolina 31, Florida Atlantic 13 Sat., Sept. 7 Oklahoma State 56, UTSA 35 Thu., Sept. 12 Tulane 24, Louisiana Tech 15 Sat., Sept. 14 Virginia Tech 15, East Carolina 10 Sat., Sept. 21 Kansas 13, Louisiana Tech 10 Thu., Sept. 26 Iowa State 38, Tulsa 21 Sat., Sept. 28 Army 35, LA Tech 16 (Dallas) Sat., Oct. 12 Tulsa 34. UTEP 20 Thu.,Oct. 24 Middle Tennessee 51, Marshall 49 Thu., Oct. 31 Rice at North Texas 6:30 p.m. Thu., Nov. 14 Marshall at Tulsa 6:30 p.m. Thu.,, Nov. 21 Rice at UAB 6:30 p.m. Fri., Nov. 29 FIU at Florida Atlantic 2:00 p.m. FOX SPORTS NET SCHEDULE Sat., Sept. 14 North Texas 34, Ball State 27 Sat., Sept. 21 Houston 31, Rice 26 Sat., Sept. 28 Houston 59, UTSA 28 Sat., Sept. 28 Vanderbilt 52, UAB 24 Sat., Oct. 5 ECU 24, Middle Tennessee 17 Sat., Oct. 19 East Carolina 55, Southern Miss 14 Sat., Oct. 26 Auburn 45, Florida Atlantic 10 Sat., Nov. 2 Middle Tennessee at UAB Noon Sat., Nov. 9 Tulsa at East Carolina 2:45p FS1 OR FSN SCHEDULE Sat.,, Nov., 30 North Texas at Tulsa TBA FOX COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK SCHEDULE Sat., Aug. 31 East Carolina 52, Old Dominion 38 Sat., Sept. 7 New Mexico 42, UTEP 35 (ot) Sat., Sept. 21 UTSA 32, UTEP 13 Sat., Sept. 28 Rice 18, Florida Atlantic 14 Sat.,, Oct. 5 Tulane 24, North Texas 21 Sat., Oct. 12 Marshall 24, Florida Atlantic 23 Sat., Oct. 26 North Texas 55, Southern Miss 14 Sat., Nov. 9 FIU at Middle Tennessee 3:00 p.m. Sat.,, Nov., 23 Marshall at FIU 5:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 30 Tulane at Rice 2:00 p.m. ESPN SCHEDULE Sat., Aug. 31 Texas A&M 52, Rice 31 Sat., Dec. 21 New Orleans Bowl 8:00 p.m. Mon., Dec. 23 Beef O Brady s Bowl 1:00 p.m. Tue., Dec. 24 Sheraton Hawai i Bowl 7:00 p.m. Fri., Dec. 27 Military Bowl 1:30 p.m. Tue., Dec. 31 AutoZone Liberty Bowl 3:00 p.m. ESPN 2 SCHEDULE Sat., Sept. 14 Oklahoma 51, Tulsa 20 Sat., Nov. 2 UTEP at Texas A&M 8:00 p.m. ESPN or ESPN 2 SCHEDULE Sat., Dec. 7 C-USA Championship Game TBA ESPN U SCHEDULE Thu., Aug. 29 Bowling Green 34, Tulsa 7 Fri., Aug. 30 Miami (Fla.) 34, Florida Atlantic 6 Sat., Sept. 7 LSU 56, UAB 17 Sat., Sept. 21 Virginia Tech 29, Marshall 21 (3ot) Fri., Sept. 27 BYU 37, Middle Tennessee 10 Sat., Sept. 28 Boise State 60, Southern Miss 7 Wed., Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl 11:00 a.m. ESPN NEWS SCHEDULE Sat., Sept. 14 Ohio 34, Marshall 31 October 28, 2013 ESPN3.COM SCHEDULE Sat., Aug. 31 Troy 34, UAB 31 (ot) Sat., Sept. 7 Ohio 27, North Texas 21 Sat., Sept. 14 UTEP 42, New Mexico State 21 Sat., Sept. 28 Tulane 31, Louisiana-Monroe 14 Sat., Oct. 19 Rice 45, New Mexico State 19 CSS/CSN HOUSTON REGIONAL SCHEDULE Sat., Sept. 14 Middle Tennessee 17, Memphis 15 Sat., Sept. 21 Middle Tennessee 42, FAU 35 (ot) Sat., Oct. 5 FIU 24, Southern Miss 23 Sat., Oct. 12 UAB 27, FIU 24 Sat., Oct. 26 Rice 45, UTEP 7 Sat., Nov. 2 UTSA at Tulsa 2:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 9 UAB at Marshall 11:00 a.m. Sat., Nov. 9 UTEP at North Texas 2:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 16 FAU at Southern Miss 11:30 a.m. Sat., Nov. 23 Middle Tennessee at USM 2:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 30 Louisiana Tech at UTSA 2:30 p.m. COX SPORTS SCHEDULE (LOUISIANA) Sat., Oct. 26 Tulane 14, Tulsa 7 Sat., Nov. 23 UTEP at Tulane 2:30 p.m. TIME-WARNER TEXAS REGIONAL SCHEDULE (TX) Sat., Oct. 5 Marshall 34, UTSA 10 Sat., Oct. 12 Rice 27, UTSA 21 Sat., Oct. 26 UTSA 52, UAB 31 Sat., Nov. 9 UTEP at North Texas 2:30 p.m. Sat., Nov. 23 UTSA at North Texas 2:30 p.m. ACC NETWORKS SCHEDULE Sat., Aug. 31 NC State 40, Louisiana Tech 14 Sat., Sept. 7 North Caro. 40, Middle Tennessee 20 Sat., Sept. 28 East Carolina 55, North Carolina 31 BIG TEN NETWORK SCHEDULE Sat., Sept. 7 Nebraska 56, Southern Miss 13 PAC-12 NETWORKS SCHEDULE Sat., Sept. 14 Arizona 38, UTSA 13 RSN SCHEDULE (Syndicated ACC) Sat., Aug. 31 Maryland 43, FIU 10 Sat., Sept. 21 Syracuse 52, Tulane 17 SEC TV SCHEDULE Sat., Sept. 14 Arkansas 24, Southern Miss 3 Sat., Sept. 21 Georgia 45, North Texas 21 C-USA ON LOCAL TV WITN SCHEDULE (Greenville, N.C.) Sat., Oct. 12 Tulane 36, East Carolina 33 (3ot) Sat., Nov. 2 East Carolina at FIU 5:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 16 UAB at East Carolina 1:00 p.m. KABB SCHEDULE (San Antonio, Texas) Sat., Nov. 9 Tulane at UTSA 1 p.m. KMYS SCHEDULE (San Antonio, Texas) Sat., Aug. 31 UTSA 21, New Mexico 13 KVIA SCHEDULE (El Paso, Texas) Sat., Nov. 23 UTEP at Tulane 2:30 p.m. *All Game Times Central*

5 EAST CAROLINA PIRATES The Pirates scored more than 50 points for the third time this season in a win over Southern Miss Oct. 19. Junior QB Shane Carden completed 30-of-37 passes for 308 yards and three TD passes, while also rushing for a score. Junior WR Justin Hardy had double-figure receptions for the second straight game, grabbing 10 passes for 126 yards and a TD. The TD catch was the 21st of his career, tying him for second all-time at ECU and just one away from the record of 22 held by Lance Lewis ( ). Senior DB Damon Magazu intercepted a pass for the third consecutive game, giving him nine career picks. East Carolina has now won eight of its last nine C-USA games and its last seven league games at home. FIU PANTHERS The Panthers dropped a 23-7 decision to Louisiana Tech Saturday. Senior QB Jake Medlock finished the night throwing for 128 yards on 11-of-26 passing, including one touchdown. Freshman TE Jonnu Smith led all receivers with 54 yards on two catches, including a 38-yard pass reception. It was his longest catch of the season and the longest touchdown pass for FIU this year. He also surpassed Samuel Smith (2003) for the most touchdown receptions by a true freshman tight end. Junior S Justin Halley had two of the three Panthers interceptions, the second time in his career he has had multiple interceptions in a game. Page 5 October 28, 2013 C-USA EXTRA POINTS LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS Kenneth Dixon tallied 183 all-purpose yards to lead Louisiana Tech to a 23-7 win at FIU Saturday. Dixon produced his 10th career game with more than 100 rushing yards as he tallied 119 yards on the ground and 64 yards receiving, leading all players on both teams in both categories. Sophomore K Kyle Fischer hit five field goals, matching the most by a Conference USA player this season. The LA Tech defense held FIU to just 197 total yards on the game, the fewest yards allowed since Oct. 9, 2010 when they held Utah State to 195 total yards. The unit also produced five sacks and seven tackles for loss. NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN North Texas won its third straight game, at Southern Miss, producing its highest point total in a road game since This was the Mean Green s biggest margin of victory on the road since a 42-0 win at Drake in Senior QB Derek Thompson threw for 300 yards for the seventh time in his career, giving him the all-time lead in school history in that category. Senior RB Brandin Byrd, senior RB Antoinne Jimmerson and junior RB Reggie Pegram each scored two touchdowns. Senior WR Brelan Chancellor had four receptions for 127 yards and a touchdown. The North Texas defense held USM to 249 total yards, recording four sacks, collecting three interceptions, and forcing four fumbles and recovering two. FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS The Owls fell at No. 11 Auburn Saturday night, Sophomore QB Jaquez Johnson threw for 133 yards and rushed for 58 more, including a 29-yard rushing touchdown. Senior WR Daniel McKinney caught five passes for 64 yards on the night, while senior RB Jonathan Wallace rushed for 37 yards. Junior LB Andrae Kirk led FAU on defense with a career-high 12 tackles. Sophomore DE Robinson Eugene earned his first career sack and had three solo tackles. Sophomore P Sean Kelly boomed ten punts for an average of 46.2 yards. He placed two inside the 20-yard line, including a 63-yarder that tied his longest of the season. MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD The Thundering Herd suffered its first loss in Conference USA play, falling at Middle Tennessee on the final play of the game Thursday night, Junior QB Rakeem Cato finished 19-of-35 for 235 yards and three touchdowns. Senior TE Gator Hoskins caught his 19th career touchdown pass and finished as Marshall s leading receiver with seven catches for 88 yards. Senior RB Essray Taliafero ran for a career-high 134 yards and two touchdowns, while sophomore RB Kevin Grooms also ran for a pair of scores. MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS The Blue Raiders rolled up a season-high 585 yards of total offense in defeating Marshall, The game ended in dramatic fashion when senior QB Logan Kilgore completed a nine-yard TD passs to senior WR Tavarres Jefferson on the final play of the game. Kilgore threw for a season-high 227 yards and four touchdowns. Middle Tennessee produced a pair of 100-yard rushers, as sophomore Jordan Parker picked up 127 yards on 21 carries with a touchdown and junior Reggie Whatley carried 16 times for 104 yards. Sophomore S Kevin Byard had eight tackles and an interception, his seventh career pick. SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES The Golden Eagles fell to North Texas, Freshman Nick Mullens became the fifth true freshman to start at quarterback in school history and the seventh true freshman to start this year. Mullens passed for 210 yards and one TD, a 59-yarder to senior WR Dominique Sullivan. It was Sullivan s first TD reception of the year and he finished with a career-best 97 receiving yards. Freshman RB George Payne rushed nine times for a career-high 44 yards and his first career TD. UAB BLAZERS UAB fell at UTSA, Junior RB Darrin Reaves finished with 65 yards rushing on 12 carries and one touchdown, the 21st of his collegiate career. He moved up to fifth all-time at UAB with 1,976 yards on the ground. Reaves hauled in four receptions for 51 yards and another score. Freshman RB Jordan Howard rushed for a team-high 90 yards on 12 carries in his first career start. Howard also had his third rushing TD of the year. Junior WR Jamarcus Nelson returned to action for the first time since Sept. 28 and caught five passes for 101 yards and a TD. Senior QB Jonathan Perry was 15-of-28 passing for 209 yards and two touchdowns. Perry also ran for 60 yards on seven carries, a season-high. RICE OWLS The Owls improved to 4-0 in C-USA play with its fifth consecutive victory overall, 45-7, over UTEP. Senior QB Taylor McHargue passed for a career-high four TDs and crossed the 5,000-yard career passing mark with 5,129. His 259 passing yards set a season high on just eight completions. Senior RB Charles Ross ran for 152 yards on 21 carries and became the eighth Rice player in program history to top 2,000 yards rushing. Junior WR Jordan Taylor set a career high with 185 yards on just four catches. It ranks third all-time in Rice single-game history. Rice s 524 total yards (265 rushing, 259 passing) set a new season high. TULANE GREEN WAVE The Green Wave won their fourth straight game and became bowl-eligible for the first time since 2002 with a 14-7 win over Tulsa, ending an eight-game losing streak to the Golden Hurricane. Reserve freshman QB Devin Powell made his second straight start and finished the day 17-of-29 for 164 yards and two touchdowns. His favorite target was senior WR Ryan Grant, who pulled down seven receptions for 89 yards and a score. Junior WR Justyn Shackleford had the Green Wave s other touchdown catch a 19-yard toss late in the first half and finished with four grabs for 45 yards. Tulane s defense forced four turnovers and junior S Sam Scofield led the unit with a career-high 18 tackles (14 solo, 4 assists), including 1.5 tackles for loss, to go with two pass break-ups and a forced fumble. TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE The Golden Hurricane fell at Tulane, In his first collegiate start, redshirt freshman QB Dane Evans passed for 139 yards on 13 completions. Senior RB Ja Terian Douglas rushed for a season-high 79 yards on 17 carries and senior RB Trey Watts totaled 106 all-purpose yards, including 63 yards rushing and 27 receiving. Watts also scored Tulsa s lone touchdown on a one-yard run to open the game s scoring. UTEP MINERS The Miners fell at Rice, Freshman RB Aaron Jones picked up his third 100- yard game of the season as he shattered his career best with 186 yards on 29 carries. His previous high was 127 in the season opener against New Mexico. Jones is the first UTEP freshman with three 100-yard games in a season since John Harvey had four in Junior WR Ian Hamilton posted a career high in yards (108) and caught his first-career touchdown. UTSA ROADRUNNERS UTSA produced a school record 523 yards of offense in a win over UAB. The 52 points were the most scored against an FBS opponent. Senior QB Eric Soza completed 14-of-21 passes for 235 yards, finding 11 different receivers. Junior RB Brandon Armstrong finished with 105 yards of total offense (54 rushing/51 receiving) and his first multi-touchdown game. Junior WR Kam Jones set a personal best with a pair of rushing touchdowns for his first multi-score game. Junior S Nic Johnston provided the Roadrunners with their first interception of the season and later forced a fumble on a kickoff that was returned 16 yards by junior CB Crosby Adams III for UTSA s first non-offensive touchdown of the season.

6 2013 C-USA BOWL SYNOPSIS Conference USA has guaranteed spots in six games during the 2013 season. The AutoZone Liberty Bowl has the top selection of C-USA teams and the league will also send teams to the Beef O Brady s Bowl St. Petersburg, Heart of Dallas Bowl, Military Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and Sheraton Hawai i Bowl this season. BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ABOUT THE BCS The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) is a five-game arrangement for post-season college football that is designed to match the two top-rated teams in a national championship game and to create exciting and competitive matchups between eight other highly regarded teams in four other games. The bowl games participating are the Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. In addition, a BCS National Championship Game will be played at one of the bowl sites. BCS RANKINGS The BCS Standings, have been compiled by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame since the beginning of the 2000 regular season. The BCS Standings determine which teams play in the National Championship game, and which are included in the pool of eligible teams available for atlarge selection. The BCS Standings include the Harris Poll, the USA Today Coaches Poll and an average of six computer polls. Each component will count for one-third of a team s overall BCS score in the BCS Standings. C-USA AND THE BCS The Conference USA champion (along with the champions of the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference) will have an automatic berth in one of the five bowls if, and only if: *It is a Conference Champion; and Either: *It is ranked in the top 12 of the BCS Standings on Bowl Selection Sunday; *It is ranked in the top 16 of the BCS Standings on Bowl Selection Sunday, and its ranking in the BCS Standings is better than that of a champion of a Conference that has an annual automatic berth in one of the BCS bowl games. Page 6 C-USA BOWL PARTNERS AUTO ZONE LIBERTY BOWL Now in its 55th year, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl is college football s seventh-oldest bowl game. Conference USA has sent seven different representatives to the game over its last 10 appearances ( , 2012), with East Carolina, Tulsa and UCF each appearing twice over that span.c-usa teams have an all-time record rd of 12-9 in the game.the game has d r a w n a crowd of more than 50,000 in each of the last 13 years, including a bowl-record crowd of 63,816 for the 2007 UCF-Mississippi State matchup and 62,742 for the 2009 ECU-Arkansas clash.in 2013, C-USA will face either a team from the SEC or the American Athletic Conference in the game.over the years the AutoZone Liberty Bowl has seen legendary coaches such as Paul Bear Bryant, Lou Holtz, Johnny Majors and Steve Spurrier coach in the game, while outstanding players such as Ernie Davis, Doug Flutie, Bo Jackson, Archie Manning and Randy White have participated in the bowl. AUTO ZONE LIBERTY BOWL FACTS Memphis, Tennessee Date: December 31, 2013 Time: 3:00 p.m. CST Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial (61,000) Network: ESPN Opponent: SEC or American Selection Executive Director: Steve Ehrhart President: Billy Hicks, Jr. Associate Executive Director: Harold Graeter Chief Financial Officer: Perry Winstead Phone: 901/ FAX: 901/ Mailing Address: 959 Ridgeway Loop Road Suite 101 Memphis, TN Website: C-USA IN THE AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL 2012 Tulsa 31, Iowa State UCF 10, Georgia Arkansas 20, East Carolina 17 (ot) 2008 Kentucky 25, East Carolina Mississippi State 10, UCF South Carolina 44, Houston Tulsa 31, Fresno State (7) Louisville 44, Boise State (25) Utah 17, Southern Miss TCU 17, (21) Colorado State (22) Louisville 28, (17) BTU (23) Colorado State, (22) Louisville Southern Miss 23, Colorado State Tulane 41, Brigham Young Southern Miss 41, Pittsburgh Syracuse 30, Houston East Carolina 19, Stanford Illinois 30, East Carolina Louisville 18, Michigan State Penn State 9, Tulane Tulane 17, Colorado 3 October 28, 2013 SHERATON HAWAI I BOWL The Sheraton Hawai i Bowl enters its 12th year and this will mark the 10th time that C-USA will be a part of the Christmas Eve game. In its first 11 years, the Sheraton Hawai i Bowl has gained a reputation for offensive shootouts, with the winning team topping the 40-point mark in nine of the first 11 years, while the losing team has scored 35 or more points five times. Last year, SMU posted its second convincing Hawaii Bowl victory in four years, defeating Fresno State, In 2011, C-USA Champion Southern Miss posted its school-record 12th victory with a win over Nevada.In 2010, Tulsa closed out its season with a seventh straight victory, defeating home-standing and 25th-ranked Hawai i, In 2009, June Jones and his SMU Mustangs capped off the nation s largest turnaround by defeating Nevada, East Carolina won the 2007 game, as current Tennessee Titans star RB Chris Johnson led the Pirates to a win over No. 22 Boise State.UCF and UAB each made their first bowl appearances in school history in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, in 2005 and 2004, respectively.hawai i prevailed in 2003, 54-48, in triple overtime over Houston.In 2002, Tulane represented C-USA in the inaugural Hawai i Bowl, upsetting Hawai i on its home field, SHERATON HAWAI I BOWL FACTS Honolulu, Hawai i Date: December 24, 2012 Time: 3 p.m. HST (8 p.m. EST) Stadium: Hawaiian Airlines Field at Aloha Stadium (50,000) Network: ESPN Opponent: Mountain West Conference Selection Executive Director: David A.K. Matlin Assoc. Executive Director: Daryl Garvin Director of Ticketing and Operations: Brad Motooka Event Manager: Tamarah Tabor Media Relations Director: Derek Inouchi Phone: FAX: Mailing Address: 841 Bishop Street Suite 2100 Honolulu, HI Website: C-USA IN THE SHERATON HAWAI I BOWL 2012 SMU 43, Fresno State Southern Miss 24, Nevada Tulsa 62, Hawaii SMU 45, Nevada East Carolina 41, Boise State Nevada 49, UCF 48 (ot) 2004 Hawaii 59, UAB Hawaii 54, Houston 48 (3ot) 2002 Tulane 36, Hawai i 28

7 R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL Conference USA is scheduled be a part of the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl for the 10th time in the bowl s 13 years, facing an opponent from the Sun Belt Conference. This year s game will mark the fourth straight year it has been played on a Saturday, with an 8 p.m. kickoff scheduled.east Carolina made its first appearance in the bowl last season, falling to Louisiana-Lafayette.Southern Miss appeared in the New Orleans Bowl in 2008 and 2009, defeating Troy, in the first overtime game in the bowl s history in 2008, before falling to Middle Tennessee the next season. The Golden Eagles also captured back-to-back games in 2005 and 2004, defeating SBC Champions Arkansas State and North Texas, respectively.rice represented C-USA in the 2006 game, ending a 45-year bowl drought, losing to Troy.North Texas, now a member of Conference USA, played in the game four consecutive years as champions of the Sun Belt Conference from The New Orleans Bowl is played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, home of Tulane University and site of six Super Bowl games. R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL FACTS New Orleans, La. Date: December 21, 2013 Time: 8 p.m. CST Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Superdome (73,208) Network: ESPN Opponent: Sun Belt Conference Opponent President/CEO: Jay Cicero Executive Director: Billy Ferrante V.P., Communications: Sam Joffray Media/P.R. Coordinator: Allison Baznik-Hjortsberg Director of Events/Operations: Alison Comeaux Phone: 504/ FAX: 504/ Mailing Address: 2020 St. Charles Avenue 5th Floor New Orleans, LA Website: C-USA IN THE NEW ORLEANS BOWL 2012 La.-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34` 2009 Middle Tennessee 42, Southern Miss Southern Miss 30, Troy 27 (ot) 2007 Florida Atlantic 44, Memphis Troy 41, Rice Southern Miss 31, Arkansas State 19 (Lafayette, La.) 2004 Southern Miss 31, North Texas Memphis 27, North Texas North Texas 24, Cincinnati 19 BEEF O BRADY S BOWL ST. PETERSBURG Family-oriented sports restaurant chain Beef O Brady s continues its title sponsorship of the sixth annual Beef O Brady s Bowl St. Petersburg Bowl Page 7 October 28, 2013 C-USA BOWL PARTNERS this December.Conference USA has participated in each of the first five Beef O Brady s Bowl Bowls. Last season, UCF posted a win over Ball State of the Mid-American Conference.In 2011, Marshall defeated future C-USA member FIU, In 2010, former C-USA member Louisville knocked off Southern Miss, In 2009, UCF played Rutgers and Memphis faced South Florida in the inaugural game in 2008.This season, the C-USA representative will be scheduled to play an opponent from the American Athletic Conference at Tropicana Field in downtown St. Petersburg. The 2013 Beef O Brady s Bowl will be played in the afternoon for the first time, with ESPN televising a 2 p.m. EST kickoff December 23.The Beef O Brady s Bowl is one of six postseason games that take place in the Sunshine State. The bowl is owned and operated by ESPN. BEEF O BRADY S BOWL ST. PETERSBURG FACTS St. Petersburg, Fla. Date: December 23, 2013 Time: 2 p.m. EST Stadium: Tropicana Field (43,000) Network: ESPN Opponent: American Selection Executive Director: Brett Dulaney Manger, Event Sponsorship & Marketing: Carlos Padilla II Associate Manager of Events: Blake Guthrie Media Relations Directors: Jeff Kamis/Jack Heilig Mailing Address: 100 Second Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL Website: C-USA IN THE BEEF O BRADY S BOWL 2012 UCF 45, Ball State Marshall 20, FIU Louisville 31, Southern Miss Rutgers 45, UCF South Florida 41, Memphis 14 MILITARY BOWL Conference USA has an agreement to be a part of the 2013 Military Bowl presented by Northop Grumann to play an opponent from the ACC.While the bowl s events center around Washington, D.C., this year s game will be played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.Organized by the DC Bowl Committee & Events DC since its inception in 2008, the Military Bowl serves as a premier regional event benefiting the USO and other organizations supporting members of the Armed Forces and their families. The Bowl has provided more than $300,000 to the USO and more than 20,000 free tickets for service members and their families.in last year s game, No. 24 San Jose State defeated Bowling Green, In 2010, East Carolina represented C- USA in the game and brought a strong contingent of fans to Washington, D.C. to face Maryland. MILITARY BOWL FACTS Washington, D.C. Date: December 27, 2013 Time: 2:30 p.m. EST Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Stadium (34,000) Network: ESPN Executive Director: Steve Beck Director of Development/Sponsorship: Dennis Brant Director of Finance/Operations: Lauren Schweitzer Dirrector of Marketing/Comm: Maureen Licursi Director of Media Relations: John Barr Phone: 202/ Mailing Address: 1200 New Hampshire Ave, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC Website: C-USA IN THE MILTARY BOWL 2010 Maryland 51, East Carolina 20 HEART OF DALLAS BOWL Conference USA is slated to play an opponent from the Big Ten Conference in the fourth annual Heart of Dallas Bowl on New Year s Day 2014.Last year, Oklahoma State defeated Purdue in the game, which was renamed and rebranded to benefit organizations working to eradicate homelessness in Dallas Conference USA made its first appearance in the bowl on Jan. 1 when No. 17 Houston concluded a 13-1 season with a win over No. 22 Penn State in a matchup of nationally ranked teams. It was one of just nine bowl games during the bowl season that matched two top 25 teams.after a one-year absence college football postseason action returned to the historic Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year s Day 2011 when Texas Tech battled Northwestern in the inaugural TicketCity Bowl. HEART OF DALLAS BOWL FACTS Dallas, Texas Date: January 1, 2014 Time: 11 a.m. CST Stadium: Cotton Bowl (92,158) Network: ESPN U Opponent: Big Ten Selection Phone: Mailing Address: 5201 N. O Connor Blvd. St. 300 Irving, Texas Website: Facebook: heartofdallas Twitter: weheartdallas PREVIOUS RESULTS 2012 Oklahoma State 58, Purdue Houston 30, Penn State Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38

8 INSTANT REPLAY Conference USA uses the instant replay program implemented in For 2011, C-USA will use the model adopted by all FBS conferences which relies on a replay official (RO) to both call for the instant replay and have the final decision upon review. The RO will have access to the referee through a vibrating pager. When the RO feels there is a call that warrants a review and the play is reviewable, he will page the referee. The referee will kill the clock and announce that a ruling on the field is being reviewed. The RO will then review all aspects of the play and can change the original call or allow it to stand. The RO, as well as the communicator (CO), and technician (at a minimum), will be utilized to insure that all plays are reviewed in an efficient and timely manner. In addition to the RO having the ability to change a call rather than the referee, the other significant difference to the Conference USA instant replay policy relates to a coaches challenge. Coaches will be allowed to challenge an on-field ruling once per game. A coach may initiate a challenge by calling a time out (if he has a time out available) and informing the referee prior to the ball being put back in play. If the on-field ruling is reversed, that team s time out will not be charged. There will be no clock adjustments unless there is a replay reversal on a play that ran time off the clock and, upon further review, the clock would have been stopped. The referee and RO will confirm the correct time and communicate it to the timer. Instant replay is a very unique situation and there are many aspects to it. C-USA replay officials, referees and communicators were provided with intensive training at a clinic prior to the start of the season. Page 8 C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Conference USA will host its ninth football championship game in The event is slated for Saturday, December 7, and will be televised by ESPN or ESPN 2. The team with the highest league winning percentage will serve as host site for the game. The title game will feature champions from the East and West divisions of the league. UCF, Houston, Tulsa and East Carolina have hosted the first eight championship games, with UCF hosting the event three times and Houston and Tulsa hosting it twice. Tulsa claimed the inaugural C-USA crown in 2005 and again last season on its home field. In 2007, UCF hosted the game for the second time in three seasons and earned its first championship. Houston claimed the championship game title in East Carolina won back-to-back titles, defeating Houston at home in 2009 after winning at Tulsa in UCF took its second title in 2010 at Bright House Networks Stadium. In 2011, Southern Miss claimed its first C-USA Championship game crown with a victory at previously-undefeated Houston. EAST DIVISION EAST CAROLINA FIU FLORIDA ATLANTIC MARSHALL MIDDLE TENNESSEE SOUTHERN MISS UAB WEST DIVISION LOUISIANA TECH NORTH TEXAS RICE TULANE TULSA UTEP UTSA October 28, 2013 C-USA TIEBREAKER Home field for the C-USA Championship Game will be awarded to the team that posts the highest regular season winning percentage against conference opposition. The first tiebreaker is the winner of a head-to-head match-up. If the two teams did not play during the regular season, the team with the highest BCS ranking would receive the nod. MEDIA CREDENTIALS Members of the media that wish to cover the C-USA Championship game will be required to request credentials through the league s online credential application system available at conferenceusa.com/media Center. Details about the C-USA Championship Game will be available during the season on conferenceusa.com. C-USA STADIUMS East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen (50,000) FIU FIU Stadium (20,000) Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium (29,419) Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium (30,600) Marshall Joan C. Edwards (38,019) Middle Tennessee Floyd Stadium (30,788) North Texas Apogee Stadium (30,850) Rice Rice Stadium (47,000) Southern Miss M.M. Roberts (36,000) Tulane Superdome (73,208) Tulsa H.A. Chapman (30,000) UAB Legion Field (72,000) UTEP Sun Bowl (51,500) UTSA Alamodome (65,000)