College football offseason preview: Conference USA West
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2020 Schedule
1st in C-USA - West
No. 20 Appalachian St. top UAB 31-17 in New Orleans Bowl
Darrynton Evans ran for 161 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown after he scooped up a fourth-down fumble, and No. 20 Appalachian State defeated UAB 31-17 in the New Orleans Bowl on Saturday night.
UAB's Watkins breaks a tackle, rushes in for 2nd TD (0:41)
Pittman lays out for UAB touchdown (0:38)
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Kiffin ends FAU tenure with Conference USA title
Lane Kiffin and Florida Atlantic are Conference USA champions again.
FAU blocks punt, takes it for TD (0:33)
UAB heads to C-USA title game after 26-21 win at North Texas
TD Marshall returned an interception 76 yards for a third-quarter touchdown that lifted UAB to a 26-21 win on Saturday that cemented a second straight Conference USA West Division title for the Blazers.
UAB's Prince left all alone for TD (0:34)
UAB beat La Tech 20-14 for 18th straight home victory
Dylan Hopkins passed for 185 yards and rushed for 35, the UAB defense forced a late four-and-out and the Blazers beat Louisiana Tech 20-14 on Saturday for their 18th straight win at home.
Hopkins, UAB ground game chew up UTEP
Dylan Hopkins ran for 163 yards and a touchdown and threw for another and UAB dismantled UTEP 37-10 on Saturday.
UAB pours it on with 40-yard TD (0:25)
Southern Miss stymies UAB 37-2
Andrew Stein kicked three field goals, DQ Thomas returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown and Southern Mississippi shut down UAB 37-2 on Saturday.
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Thompson grabs three interceptions in Vols' win (1:58)
Tennessee capitalizes on takeaways to trounce UAB 30-7
Bryce Thompson tied a Tennessee single-game record by intercepting three passes as Tennessee capitalized on UAB mistakes to trounce the Blazers 30-7 on Saturday night.
Freshman Brown, UAB defense suffocate Old Dominion 38-14
True freshman Jermaine Brown ran for 116 yards and a score, Tyler Johnston III threw two touchdowns, and UAB became bowl eligible as it put Old Dominion away early with a 38-14 win on Saturday.
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2019 C-USA Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Atlantic | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| Marshall | 6-2 | 8-5 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Charlotte | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Middle Tennessee | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Florida International | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Old Dominion | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| UAB | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| Louisiana Tech | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Southern Mississippi | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Rice | 3-5 | 3-9 |
| North Texas | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| UTSA | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| UTEP | 0-8 | 1-11 |
Team Stats
Passing Yards201.194th
Rushing Yards150.876th
Points For23.1226th
Points Against20.8105th
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Dempsey | ATH | Signed | 76 |
| Allen Merrick | ILB | Signed | 76 |
| Maleak Bryant | TE-Y | Signed | 76 |
| TaMarious Brown | OLB | Signed | 74 |
| A.J. Davis | WR | Committed | 73 |