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2024 Conference USA football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31 – December 6, 2024
Number of teams10
2025 NFL draft
Regular season
CUSA Championship Game
ChampionsJacksonville State
  Runners-upWestern Kentucky
Seasons
2025 →
2024 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Jacksonville State y$   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Western Kentucky y   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Sam Houston   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Liberty   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Louisiana Tech   4 – 4     5 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     3 – 9  
FIU   3 – 5     4 – 8  
New Mexico State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Kennesaw State*   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Championship: Jacksonville State 52, Western Kentucky 12
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
As of December 30, 2024

The 2024 Conference USA football season is the 29th season of college football play for Conference USA (CUSA). The season began on August 31, 2024, and concludes with the Conference Championship Game on December 6, 2024.[1] CUSA consists of 10 members, and conference play is part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

Previous season

Main article: 2023 Conference USA football season

During the 2023 season, the Liberty Flames posted the best record in the regular season. Liberty and New Mexico State advanced to the championship game, where Liberty won by a score of 49–35. Liberty advanced to their first New Year's Six bowl game, being invited to play in the Fiesta Bowl, where they lost to Oregon by a score of 6–45.

Conference realignment

For the 2024 season, Kennesaw State joined CUSA, moving up from NCAA Division I FCS to Division I FBS.[2] Due to NCAA rules regarding transitioning from FCS to FBS, the school is ineligible for post-season play for the 2024 season.

The conference is set to expand further in 2025, with Delaware and Missouri State confirming that they will join the conference for the 2025–26 season.[3][4]

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Conference USA preseason media poll was released on July 19. Liberty was named the favorite to win the conference.[5]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Liberty 197 (18)
2 Western Kentucky 173 (2)
3 Jacksonville State 166
4 Middle Tennessee 98
t5 New Mexico State 97
t5 Sam Houston 97
7 Louisiana Tech 88
8 FIU 81
9 UTEP 76
10 Kennesaw State 27

Preseason player awards

Preseason player awards were announced on July 22.[6]

  • Offensive Player of the Year: Kaidon Salter (Junior, Liberty quarterback)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: CJ Bazile Jr. (Junior, Liberty defensive end)
  • Special Teams Player of the Year: Lucas Carneiro (Sophomore, Western Kentucky kicker)

Head coaches

  • On November 26, 2023, UTEP announced that it had fired head coach Dana Dimel after 6 seasons with the school.[7] Dimel had posted a 20–49 record in his tenure. On December 4, 2023, UTEP announced Scotty Walden as the new head coach for the 2024 season.[8] Walden had previously been head coach at Austin Peay.
  • On November 27, 2023, Middle Tennessee announced that it had fired head coach Rick Stockstill after 18 seasons with the school.[9] Stockstill had a 113–111 record during his tenure at the school. On December 6, 2023, Middle Tennessee announced Derek Mason as the new head coach for the 2024 season.[10] Mason had previously been head coach at Vanderbilt.
  • On December 23, 2023, New Mexico State head coach Jerry Kill announced that he was stepping down from the position. The school announced that wide receivers coach Tony Sanchez would be promoted to the head coach position for 2024.[11]

Note: All stats shown are before the start of the 2024 season.

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school CUSA record
FIU Mike MacIntyre 3 54–81 8–16 3–13
Jacksonville State Rich Rodriguez 3 181–125–2 18–6 6–2
Kennesaw State Brian Bohannon 10 71–30 71–30 0–0
Liberty Jamey Chadwell 2 112–58 13–1 8–0
Louisiana Tech Sonny Cumbie 3 8–21 6–18 4–12
Middle Tennessee Derek Mason 1 27–55 0–0 0–0
New Mexico State Tony Sanchez 1 20–40 0–0 0–0
Sam Houston K. C. Keeler 11 262–109–1 88–36 2–6
UTEP Scotty Walden 1 34–20 0–0 0–0
Western Kentucky Tyson Helton 6 40–26 40–26 28–11

Mid-season changes

Post-season changes

  • On December 1, FIU announced they had fired head coach Mike MacIntyre.[16] On December 7, FIU named Willie Simmons as their new head coach for the 2025 season. Simmons had previously been the running backs coach at Duke.[17]

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
CUSA member won
CUSA member lost
CUSA teams in bold

The 2024 schedule was released on February 1, 2024.[1]

All times Eastern time.

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 29 8:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL CBSSN L 27–55   18,977
August 31 3:30 p.m. Kennesaw State UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+ L 16–28   25,911
August 31 3:30 p.m. UTEP Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FOX L 7–40   86,072
August 31 3:30 p.m. FIU Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN L 7–31   44,150
August 31 6:00 p.m. Campbell Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ W 41–24   21,573
August 31 7:00 p.m. Western Kentucky No. 5 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN L 0–63   100,077
August 31 7:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN+ W 32–25   16,000
August 31 7:00 p.m. Sam Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+ W 34–14   17,298
August 31 8:00 p.m. No. 23 (FCS) Nicholls Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN+ W 25–17   16,570
August 31 9:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN+ W 23–16   10,738
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 7 3:30 p.m. Jacksonville State No. 22 Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCNX L 14–49   48,575
September 7 4:15 p.m. Middle Tennessee No. 6 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • University, MS SECN L 3–52   66,427
September 7 6:00 p.m. Central Michigan FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+ W 52–16   17,852
September 7 6:30 p.m. Sam Houston UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN+ L 14–45   43,807
September 7 7:00 p.m. Louisiana Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN+ L 10–34   11,040
September 7 7:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass) ESPN+ W 31–0   16,712
September 7 9:00 p.m. Southern Utah UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN+ L 24–27 OT  41,609
September 7 10:15 p.m. Liberty New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN2  LIB 30–24   16,562
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 14 12:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ACCN L 20–30   56,919
September 14 6:00 p.m. FIU Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl) ESPN+ L 20–38   24,283
September 14 6:00 p.m. UTEP Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN+  LIB 28–10   21,805
September 14 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ L 34–37 2OT  17,501
September 14 7:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate) ESPN+  WKU 49–21   12,227
September 14 7:00 p.m. Hawaii Sam Houston Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX ESPN+ W 31–13   15,134
September 14 7:00 p.m. Kennesaw State San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA TruTV L 10–31   11,090
September 14 10:30 p.m. New Mexico State Fresno State Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA TruTV L 0–48   39,079
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 21 3:00 p.m. Southern Miss Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN+ W 44–7   21,788
September 21 4:00 p.m. Duke Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPNU L 17–45   15,209
September 21 6:00 p.m. Monmouth FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+ L 42–45   17,922
September 21 6:00 p.m. UTEP Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO TruTV L 17–27   29,151
September 21 6:00 p.m. East Carolina Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ W 35–24   24,076
September 21 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN+ L 20–23 OT  18,152
September 21 7:00 p.m. New Mexico State Sam Houston Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX ESPN+  SHSU 31–11  
September 21 7:00 p.m. Toledo Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN+ W 26–21   19,127
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 28 12:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN L 20–21   41,403
September 28 3:00 p.m. Texas State Sam Houston NRG Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+ W 40–39   27,225
September 28 3:30 p.m. Liberty Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+  Canceled  
September 28 6:00 p.m. UT Martin Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN+ L 13–24   10,847
September 28 6:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+  FIU 17–10   12,425
September 28 7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPNU L 7–24   25,266
September 28 8:00 p.m. New Mexico New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) ESPN+ L 40–50   21,062
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 3 9:00 p.m. Sam Houston UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX CBSSN  SHSU 41–21   14,454
October 4 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA CBSSN  JVST 63–24   10,029
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 8 7:00 p.m. FIU Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA CBSSN  LIB 31–24 OT  16,343
October 9 7:30 p.m. New Mexico State Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN2  JVST 54–13   16,555
October 10 8:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA CBSSN  LT 48–21   15,072
October 10 8:00 p.m. UTEP Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPNU  WKU 44–17   12,723
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 15 8:00 p.m. Kennesaw State Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN CBSSN  MTSU 14–5   10,200
October 15 9:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPNU  NMSU 33–30 2OT  9,671
October 16 8:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Sam Houston Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX ESPN2  WKU 31–14   8,914
October 16 9:00 p.m. FIU UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX CBSSN  UTEP 30–21   11,373
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 22 7:30 p.m. Sam Houston FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPNU  SHSU 10–7   10,625
October 22 8:00 p.m. UTEP Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA CBSSN  LT 14–10   15,168
October 23 7:00 p.m. Liberty Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA CBSSN  KENN 27–24   8,209
October 23 7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN2  JVST 42–20   17,988
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 29 7:00 p.m. New Mexico State FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL CBSSN  FIU 34–13   9,103
October 29 8:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Sam Houston Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX ESPNU  SHSU 9–3   9,128
October 30 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA CBSSN  JVST 31–21   18,069
October 30 7:30 p.m. Kennesaw Sate Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN2  WKU 31–14   14,547
November 2 3:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX CBSSN  MTSU 20–13   14,775
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 9 1:00 p.m. Liberty Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN CBSSN  LIB 37–17   13,500
November 9 4:00 p.m. Kennesaw State UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN+  UTEP 43–35 2OT  14,728
November 9 4:30 p.m. Jacksonville State Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA CBSSN  JVST 44–37 OT  16,345
November 9 6:00 p.m. Western Kentucky New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN+  WKU 41–28   12,710
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 16 12:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY CBSSN  LT 12–7   13,312
November 16 12:00 p.m. Liberty UMass McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA ESPN+ W 35–34 OT  9,115
November 16 2:00 p.m. FIU Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN+  JVST 34–31   17,688
November 16 3:00 p.m. Sam Houston Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN+  SHSU 23–17 OT  7,736
November 16 7:45 p.m. New Mexico State No. 15 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX SECN L 3–38   105,815
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 23 12:00 p.m. Sam Houston Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL CBSSN  JVST 21–11   16,312
November 23 1:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN+  LIB 38–21   17,930
November 23 1:00 p.m. UTEP No. 11 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN+/SECN+ L 0–56   101,915
November 23 2:30 p.m. New Mexico State Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN+  NMSU 36–21   10,123
November 23 3:00 p.m. FIU Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN+  KENN 27–26   6,210
November 23 4:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPN+/SECN+ L 14–35   66,041
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 29 3:30 p.m. Liberty Sam Houston Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX CBSSN  SHSU 20–18  
November 30 2:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+  FIU 35–24  
November 30 4:00 p.m. Kennesaw State Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN+  LT 33–0  
November 30 4:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPNU  WKU 19–17  
November 30 4:00 p.m. UTEP New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10) ESPN+  UTEP 42–35  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Conference USA Championship Game

See also: 2024 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 6 8:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL CBSSN  JVST 52–12  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl Games

See also: 2024–25 NCAA football bowl games
Legend
  CUSA win
  CUSA loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) CUSA team Opponent Score Attendance
Boca Raton Bowl December 18 FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN 5:30 p.m. Western Kentucky James Madison  
New Orleans Bowl December 19 Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN2 7:00 p.m. Sam Houston Georgia Southern  
Cure Bowl December 20 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN 12:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Ohio  
Independence Bowl December 28 Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA ESPN 9:15 p.m. Louisiana Tech1 No. 22 Army  
Bahamas Bowl January 4, 2025 Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, The Bahamas ESPN2 11:00 a.m. Liberty Buffalo  
  • 1 Louisiana Tech was bowl ineligible with a 5–7 record, but was selected to compete in the Independence Bowl after Marshall withdrew.[18]

Conference USA records vs other conferences

2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:

Power conferences 5 Record
ACC 0–4
Big Ten 0–2
Big 12 0–1
Notre Dame 0–0
Pac-12 0–0
SEC 0–5
Power 5 Total 0–10
Other FBS conferences Record
American 2–4
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 1–0
MAC 2–1
Mountain West 1–4
Sun Belt 2–2
Other FBS total 8–11
FCS opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 5–3
Total non-conference record 11–24

Conference USA vs power 5 matchups

This is a list of games CUSA teams scheduled against power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 31 Big Ten FIU Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 7–31
August 31 Big Ten UTEP Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L 7–40
August 31 SEC Western Kentucky No. 5 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 0–63
September 7 ACC Jacksonville State No. 22 Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY L 14–49
September 7 SEC Middle Tennessee No. 6 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS L 3–52
September 7 Big 12 Sam Houston UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL L 14–45
September 14 ACC Louisiana Tech NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 20–30
September 21 ACC Duke Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN L 17–45
September 28 ACC Western Kentucky Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA L 20–21
November 16 SEC New Mexico State Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 3–38
November 23 SEC Louisiana Tech Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 14–35
November 23 SEC UTEP Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 0–56

Conference USA vs group of five matchups

The following games include CUSA teams competing against teams from the American, MAC, Mountain West, or Sun Belt.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 31 Sun Belt Coastal Carolina Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL L 27–55
August 31 American Kennesaw State UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX L 16–28
August 31 American Sam Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 34–14
September 7 MAC Central Michigan FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL W 52–16
September 7 Sun Belt Louisiana Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA L 10–34
September 14 American FIU Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 20–38
September 14 MAC Jacksonville State Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI L 34–37 OT
September 14 Mountain West Kennesaw State San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA L 10–31
September 14 Mountain West New Mexico State Fresno State Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA L 0–48
September 14 Mountain West Hawaii Sam Houston Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 31–14
September 21 Sun Belt Southern Miss Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL W 44–7
September 21 American East Carolina Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 35–24
September 21 American Tulsa Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA L 20–23 OT
September 21 Mountain West UTEP Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO L 17–27
September 21 MAC Toledo Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 26–21
September 28 Sun Belt Liberty Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC Canceled
September 28 Mountain West New Mexico New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM L 40–50
September 28 American Middle Tennessee Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN L 7–24
September 28 Sun Belt Texas State Sam Houston NRG Stadium • Houston, TX W 40–39

Conference USA vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include CUSA teams competing against FBS independents, which includes UConn or UMass.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
November 16 Liberty UMass McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA W 35–34 OT

Conference USA vs FCS matchups

Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 31 Campbell Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 41–24
August 31 No. 23 (FCS) Nicholls Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 25–17
August 31 Tennessee Tech Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN W 32–25
August 31 Southeast Missouri State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 23–16
September 7 Southern Utah UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX L 24–27
September 7 Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 31–0
September 21 Monmouth FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL L 42–45
September 28 UT Martin Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA L 13–24

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1[19] Hunter Watson Sam Houston QB Tayden Barnes New Mexico State CB Christian Pavon Sam Houston K
Week 2[20] Keyone Jenkins FIU QB CJ Bazile Jr. Liberty DE Colin Karhu Liberty K
Week 3[21] Caden Veltkamp Western Kentucky QB Caleb Weaver Sam Houston S Buck Buchanan Louisiana Tech K
Week 4[22] Reese Smith Liberty WR Devonte’ Mathews Western Kentucky DB Cole Maynard Western Kentucky P
Week 5[23] Hunter Watson (2) Sam Houston QB Travion Barnes FIU LB Christian Pavon (2) Sam Houston K
Week 6[24] Tyler Huff Jacksonville State QB Zechariah Poyser Jacksonville State S Jadon Cardell Sam Houston P
Week 7[25] Evan Bullock Louisiana Tech QB Travion Barnes (2) FIU LB Lucas Carneiro Western Kentucky K
Week 8[26] Caden Veltkamp (2) Western Kentucky QB Kale Edwards New Mexico State DE Omari Kelly Middle Tennessee WR
Week 9[27] Davis Bryson Kennesaw State QB Tyler Hallum Kennesaw State DB Austin Welch Kennesaw State K
Week 10[28] Eric Rivers
Tre Stewart 		FIU
Jacksonville State 		WR
RB 		Geimere Latimer Jacksonville State CB Abraham Montano New Mexico State K
Week 11[29] Skyler Locklear UTEP QB Kory Chapman UTEP S Lucas Carneiro (2) Western Kentucky K
Week 12[30] Quinton Cooley Liberty RB Joseph Carter Liberty LB Buck Buchanan (2) Louisiana Tech K
Week 13[31] Tyler Huff (2) Jacksonville State QB Dylan Early New Mexico State S Austin Welch (2) Kennesaw State K
Week 14[32] Keyone Jenkins (2) FIU QB Bryton Thompson UTEP DE Lucas Carneiro (3) Western Kentucky K

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