2019 Conference USA football season

The 2019 Conference USA football season was the 24th season of College Football play for Conference USA (C-USA). It was played from August 29, 2019 until January 2020. Conference USA consisted of 14 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

2019 Conference USA Football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 29, 2019 to January 2020
Number of teams14
2020 NFL Draft
Top draft pickOLB Alex Highsmith, Charlotte
Picked byPittsburgh Steelers, 102nd overall
Regular Season
East championsFAU Owls
  East runners-upMarshall Thundering Herd
West championsUAB Blazers
  West runners-upLouisiana Tech Bulldogs
Conference USA Championship Game
ChampionsFlorida Atlantic
  Runners-upUAB
Finals MVPDeangelo Antoine, Florida Atlantic
2019 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic xy$  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  
FIU  3 5     6 7  
Old Dominion  0 8     1 11  
West Division
UAB xy  6 2     9 5  
Louisiana Tech x  6 2     10 3  
Southern Miss  5 3     7 6  
North Texas  3 5     4 8  
UTSA  3 5     4 8  
Rice  3 5     3 9  
UTEP  0 8     1 11  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The conference consists of 14 members. The Conference USA Football Championship game was played on December 7.[1]

Preseason

Preseason Awards

The conference preseason awards were released On July 15.[2]

  • Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Mason Fine, Senior, QB, North Texas
  • Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Sage Lewis Sr, Senior, LB, FIU
  • Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year: Jonathan Cruz, Sophomore, Kicker, Charlotte
Offense
Position Player Class Team
QB Mason Fine Senior North Texas
RB Spencer Brown Junior UAB
RB Benny LeMay Senior Charlotte
OL Levi Brown Senior Marshall
OL Josh Dunlap Senior UTSA
OL Derron Gatewood Senior UTEP
OL Sosaia Mose Senior North Texas
OL Miles Pate Senior WKU
TE Harrison Bryant Senior Florida Atlantic
WR Rico Bussey Jr. Senior North Texas
WR Adrian Hardy Junior Louisiana Tech
WR Quez Watkins Junior Southern Miss
Defense
Position Player Class Team
DL Channing Hames Senior Marshall
DL LaDarius Hamilton Senior North Texas
DL Alex Highsmith Senior Charlotte
DL Garrett Marino Senior UAB
DL DeMarrio Smith Senior Southern Miss
DL Jacques Turner Junior Southern Miss
LB Khalil Brooks Senior Middle Tennessee
LB Sage Lewis Senior FIU
LB Racheem Boothe Junior Southern Miss
DB Reed Blankenship Junior Middle Tennessee
DB Ky'el Hemby Junior Southern Miss
DB Amik Robertson Junior Louisiana Tech
DB Chris Jackson Senior Marshall
Specialists
Position Player Class Team
K Jonathan Cruz Sophomore Charlotte
P Alvin Kenworthy Senior North Texas
KR Brett Winnegan Senior UTSA
PR Maurice Alexander Senior FIU
LS Matt Beardall Senior Marshall

Media predictions

The 2019 preseason media football poll was released on July 16.[3]

Head coaches

Note: All stats shown are before beginning of the season

Team Head Coach Years at School Overall Record Record at School CUSA Record
Charlotte Will Healy 1 20-26 7-5 5-3
FIU Butch Davis 3 80–52 17-9 11–5
Florida Atlantic Lane Kiffin 3 51–31 16–10 28–17
Louisiana Tech Skip Holtz 7 134–104 46–33 64–45
Marshall Doc Holliday 10 70–46 70–46 45–27
Middle Tennessee Rick Stockstill 14 87–78 87–78 65–36
North Texas Seth Littrell 4 23–17 23–17 15–9
Old Dominion Bobby Wilder 11 76–45 76–45 32–24
Rice Mike Bloomgren 2 2–12 2–12 1–7
Southern Miss Jay Hopson 4 55–33 21–16 15-9
UAB Bill Clark 4 36–18 25–14 17–7
UTEP Dana Dimel 2 31–50 1–11 1–7
UTSA Frank Wilson 4 15–21 15–21 10–14
Western Kentucky Mike Sanford Jr. 3 9–16 9–16 6–10

Rankings

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Final
Charlotte AP
C
CFP Not released
FIU AP
C
CFP Not released
Florida Atlantic AP RV
C RV
CFP Not released
Louisiana Tech AP RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Marshall AP
C
CFP Not released
Middle Tennessee AP
C
CFP Not released
North Texas AP
C
CFP Not released
Old Dominion AP
C
CFP Not released
Rice AP
C
CFP Not released
Southern Miss AP
C
CFP Not released
UAB AP RV
C RV RV
CFP Not released
UTEP AP
C
CFP Not released
UTSA AP
C
CFP Not released
WKU AP
C
CFP Not released
Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  No change in ranking from previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
C–USA member won
C–USA member lost
C–USA teams in bold

Week One

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 7:30 PM EST Central Arkansas Western Kentucky L.T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY ESPN+ L 28–35   17,120
August 29 8:00 PM EST FIU Tulane Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA ESPN3 L 14–42   16,361
August 29 8:00 PM EST Alabama State UAB Legion FieldBirmingham, AL ESPN+ W 24–19   39,165
August 29 8:30 PM EST Gardner-Webb Charlotte McColl-Richardson FieldCharlotte, NC ESPN+ W 49–28   16,119
August 30 7:00 PM EST Rice Army Michie StadiumWest Point, NY CBSSN L 7–14   23,238
August 31 12:00 p.m. EST Florida Atlantic No. 5 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH FOX L 21–45   103,228
August 31 6:00 p.m. EST Incarnate Word UTSA AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX ESPN3 W 35–7   26,787
August 31 6:30 p.m. EST VMI Marshall Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV Stadium W 56–17   23,875
August 31 7:00 p.m. EST Alcorn State Southern Miss Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS ESPN+ W 38–10   31,076
August 31 7:00 p.m. EST Norfolk State Old Dominion S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA ESPN3 W 24–21   21,944
August 31 7:00 p.m. EST Houston Baptist UTEP Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX ESPN+ W 36–34   34,646
August 31 7:30 p.m. EST Middle Tennessee No. 7 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI BTN L 21–40   110,811
August 31 7:30 p.m. EST Abilene Christian North Texas Apogee StadiumDenton, TX ESPN+ W 31-51   23,057
August 31 8:00 p.m. EST Louisiana Tech No. 10 Texas Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX LHN L 14–45   93,418
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Two

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 6 8:00 p.m. EST Wake Forest Rice Rice StadiumHouston, TX CBSSN L 21–41   17,567
September 6 9:00 p.m. EST Marshall No. 24 Boise State Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID ESPN2 L 7–14   31,951
September 7 12:00 p.m. EST Old Dominion Virginia Tech Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA ESPNU L 17–31   57,282
September 7 12:00 p.m. EST UAB Akron InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH CBSSN W 31–0   18,972
September 7 3:30 p.m. EST Grambling State Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA NFLN W 20–14   23,174
September 7 3:30 p.m. EST Southern Miss Mississippi State Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS ESPNU L 38–15   55,143
September 7 3:30 p.m. EST Charlotte Appalachian State Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC ESPN+ L 41–56   29,182
September 7 4:00 p.m. EST UTSA Baylor McLane StadiumWaco, TX FSN L 14–63   40,274
September 7 7:00 p.m. EST No. 18 UCF FAU FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL CBSSN L 14–48   30,811
September 7 7:00 p.m. EST Western Kentucky FIU Riccardo Silva StadiumMiami, FL ESPN+  WKU 20–14   13,311
September 7 7:00 p.m. EST Tennessee State Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN ESPN3 W 45–26   20,912
September 7 7:30 p.m. EST North Texas SMU Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX (Safeway Bowl) ESPN3 L 27–49   22,766
September 7 8:00 p.m. EST UTEP Texas Tech Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX FSN L 3–38   56,957
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Week Three

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14 2:00 p.m. EST Florida Atlantic Ball State Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN ESPN+ W 41–31   14,333
September 14 3:15 p.m. EST North Texas California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA P12N L 17–23   35,268
September 14 3:30 p.m. EST Army UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX NFLN L 13–31   30,718
September 14 4:00 p.m. EST Louisville Western Kentucky Nissan StadiumNashville, TN Stadium L 21–38   22,665
September 14 5:00 p.m. EST Louisiana Tech Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH ESPN+ W 35–7   18,021
September 14 6:00 p.m. EST Southern Miss Troy Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL ESPN+ W 47–42   27,108
September 14 6:00 p.m. EST Massachusetts Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN3 W 52–17   12,812
September 14 6:30 p.m. EST Ohio Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN+ W 33–31   27,323
September 14 7:00 p.m. EST New Hampshire FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN3 W 30–17   11,756
September 14 7:00 p.m. EST Duke Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN Stadium, Facebook Live L 18–41   19,852
September 14 8:00 p.m. EST No. 12 Texas Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX CBSSN L 13–48   42,417
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Week Four

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 20 8:00 p.m. EST FIU Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA CBSSN  LT 43–31   18,782
September 21 12:00 p.m. EST Southern Miss No. 2 Alabama Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 L 7–49   101,821
September 21 3:30 p.m. EST South Alabama UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL NFLN W 35–3   27,932
September 21 6:00 p.m. EST Wagner Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+ W 42–7   14,210
September 21 7:00 p.m. EST Baylor Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX CBSSN L 13–21   20,198
September 21 7:00 p.m. EST Old Dominion No. 21 Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ESPN2 L 17–28   44,573
September 21 7:30 p.m. EST Charlotte No. 1 Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC ACCN L 10–52   81,500
September 21 7:30 p.m. EST UTSA North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX TBA  UNT 45–3   19,922
September 21 8:00 p.m. EST Nevada UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN3 L 21–37   10,493
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Week Five

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28 12:00 p.m. EST Middle Tennessee No. 14 Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPN2 L 3–48   63,706
September 28 3:30 p.m. EST FAU Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC NFLN  FAU 45–27   12,334
September 28 5:00 p.m. EST Cincinnati Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN2 L 14–52   32,192
September 28 6:00 p.m. EST East Carolina Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN+ L 21–24   18,643
September 28 7:00 p.m. EST UTEP Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+  USM 31–13   23,337
September 28 7:00 p.m. EST UAB Western Kentucky L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN+  WKU 20–13   20,304
September 28 7:00 p.m. EST Louisiana Tech Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN3  LT 23–20   19,075
September 28 8:00 p.m. EST Houston North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX CBSSN Facebook L 25–46   30,123
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Week Six

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 5 3:30 p.m. EST Marshall Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN Facebook  MTSU 24–13   15,023
October 5 6:00 p.m. EST Western Kentucky Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN+  WKU 20–3   18,405
October 5 7:00 p.m. EST UMass FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN3 W 44–0   12,746
October 5 7:00 p.m. EST Rice UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL ESPN+  UAB 35–20   23,526
October 5 8:00 p.m. EST UTSA UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN+  UTSA 26–16   13,876
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Week Seven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 12 2:30 p.m. EST Old Dominion Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN+  MU 31–17   18,351
October 12 4:00 p.m. EST Middle Tennessee Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  FAU 28–13   12,107
October 12 6:00 p.m. EST UAB UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+  UAB 33–14   15,728
October 12 7:00 p.m. EST Army Western Kentucky L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN+ W 17–8   16,107
October 12 7:00 p.m. EST UMass Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN3 W 69–21   19,682
October 12 7:00 p.m. EST North Texas Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS Facebook  USM 45–27   25,225
October 12 7:00 p.m. EST Charlotte FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+  FIU 48–23   16,834
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Week Eight

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 18 6:30 p.m. EST Marshall Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CBSSN  MU 36–31   15,138
October 19 3:30 p.m. EST Southern Miss Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA NFLN  LT 45–30   23,419
October 19 4:00 p.m. EST Old Dominion UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL ESPN+  UAB 38–14   19,511
October 19 4:00 p.m. EST Middle Tennessee North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX TBA  UNT 33–30   16,094
October 19 4:00 p.m. EST Charlotte Western Kentucky L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN+  WKU 30–14   15,816
October 19 6:00 p.m. EST Rice UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN3  UTSA 31–27   17,657
October 19 7:00 p.m. EST UTEP FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+  FIU 32-17   13,951
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Week Nine

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 26 1:00 p.m. EST Southern Miss Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+  USM 20–6   20,367
October 26 2:30 p.m. EST Western Kentucky Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV Stadium on Facebook  MU 26–23   22,099
October 26 3:30 p.m. EST North Texas Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+  CHAR 39–38   8,245
October 26 3:30 p.m. EST FIU Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN NFLN  MTSU 50–17   9,512
October 26 3:30 p.m. EST Florida Atlantic Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN+  FAU 41–3   17,744
October 26 8:00 p.m. EST Louisiana Tech UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN3  LT 42–21   16,084
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Week Ten

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 2 12:00 p.m. EST UTSA Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX SECN L 10–45   100,635
November 2 12:00 p.m. EST Old Dominion FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+  FIU 24–17   19,243
November 2 3:30 p.m. EST Middle Tennessee Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN3  CHAR 34–20   13,879
November 2 3:30 p.m. EST Marshall Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX Facebook  MU 20–7   17,385
November 2 3:30 p.m. EST UTEP North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX NFLN  UNT 52–26   22,548
November 2 4:00 p.m. EST Florida Atlantic Western Kentucky L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN+  FAU 35–24   14,212
November 2 7:00 p.m. EST UAB Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN ESPNU L 7–30   85,791
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Week Eleven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 9 12:00 p.m. EST Western Kentucky Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR SECN W 45–19   42,985
November 9 2:00 p.m. EST UTSA Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN3  UTSA 24–23   16,297
November 9 3:00 p.m. EST Charlotte UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN+  CHAR 28–21   15,683
November 9 3:30 p.m. EST UAB Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS NFLN  USM 37–2   23,819
November 9 4:00 p.m. EST North Texas Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA Facebook  LT 52–17   22,792
November 9 6:00 p.m. EST FIU Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL Stadium  FAU 37–7   17,603
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Week Twelve

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 15 7:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CBSSN  MU 31–10   19,893
November 16 1:00 p.m. UTEP UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL ESPN3  UAB 37–10   19,875
November 16 4:30 p.m. Rice Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN+  RICE 31–28   10,411
November 16 6:00 p.m. Southern Miss UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+  USM 36–17   14,179
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Week Thirteen

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 23 3:30 p.m. EST Louisiana Tech UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL ESPN+  UAB 20–14   18,346
November 23 3:30 p.m. EST Marshall Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC Stadium  CHAR 24–13   10,526
November 23 3:30 p.m. EST North Texas Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX NFLN  RICE 20-14   18,477
November 23 3:30 p.m. EST Western Kentucky Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+  WKU 28–10   20,369
November 23 4:00 p.m. EST UTEP New Mexico State Aggie Memorial StadiumLas Cruces, NM TBA L 44–35   21,584
November 23 4:30 p.m. EST Old Dominion Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3  MTSU 38–17   9,806
November 23 6:00 p.m. EST Florida Atlantic UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+  FAU 40–26   14,355
November 23 7:00 p.m. EST Miami FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL CBSSN W 30–24   27,339
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Week Fourteen

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 30 12:00 p.m. EST FIU Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CBSSN  MU 30-27   18,596
November 30 2:00 p.m. EST Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN+  WKU 31-26   7,589
November 30 2:00 p.m. EST Charlotte Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN+  CHAR 38-22   16,369
November 30 3:00 p.m. EST Rice UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN3  RICE 30-16   11,776
November 30 3:30 p.m. EST Southern Miss Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL NFLN  FAU 34-17   13,414
November 30 3:30 p.m. EST UTSA Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN+  LT 41-27   14,782
November 30 4:00 p.m. EST UAB North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+  UAB 26-21   16,406
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Conference USA Championship Game

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 7 1:30 p.m. UAB Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CBSSN  FAU 49–6   14,387
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
 C-USA Win
 C-USA Loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (CST) C-USA team Opponent Score Attendance
Bahamas Bowl December 20 Thomas Robinson StadiumNassau, Bahamas ESPN 1:00 p.m. Charlotte Buffalo 9–31 13,547
Boca Raton Bowl December 21 FAU StadiumBoca Raton, Florida ABC 2:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic SMU 52–28 23,187
Camellia Bowl December 21 Cramton BowlMontgomery, Alabama ESPN 4:30 p.m. FIU Arkansas St. 26–34 16,209
New Orleans Bowl December 21 Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, Louisiana ESPN 8:00 p.m. UAB Appalachian St. 17–31 21,202
Gasparilla Bowl December 23 Raymond James StadiumTampa, Florida ESPN 1:30 p.m. Marshall UCF 25–48 28,987
Independence Bowl December 26 Independence StadiumShreveport, Louisiana ESPN 3:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Miami, FL 14–0 33,129
First Responder Bowl December 30 Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, Texas ESPN 11:30 a.m. WKU WMU 23–20 13,164
Armed Forces Bowl January 4 Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, Texas ESPN 10:30 a.m. Southern Miss Tulane 13–30 38,513

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Central Time Zone. C-USA teams shown in bold.

Selection of teams

  • Bowl eligible: Florida Atlantic, Marshall, Western Kentucky, Charlotte, Florida International, UAB, Louisiana Tech, Southern Mississippi
  • Bowl-ineligible: Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, Rice, North Texas, UTSA, UTEP

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1 (Sept. 2) Jason Pirtle North Texas TE Garrett Marino UAB DL Jaylond Adams Southern Miss WR/KR/PR
Week 2 (Sept. 9) Tyler Johnston III UAB QB Reed Blankenship Middle Tennessee S Cory Munson Western Kentucky PK
Week 3 (Sept. 16) Quez Watkins Southern Miss WR Rashad Smith Florida Atlantic LB Jaylond Adams (2) Southern Miss WR/KR/PR
Week 4 (Sept. 23) Deangelo Antoine Florida Atlantic WR Keion White Old Dominion DE Bailey Hale Louisiana Tech PK
Week 5 (Sept. 30) Jack Abraham Southern Miss QB Kyle Bailey Western Kentucky LB Cory Munson (2) Western Kentucky PK
Week 6 (Oct. 7) Sincere McCormick UTSA RB Jovante Moffatt Middle Tennessee S Maurice Alexander FIU WR/PR
Week 7 (Oct. 14) Jack Abraham (2) Southern Miss QB Darius Hodge Marshall DL Nick Vogel UAB PK
Week 8 (Oct. 21) Brenden Knox UAB RB Amik Robertson Louisiana Tech CB Ethan Mooney North Texas PK
Week 9 (Oct. 28) Chris Reynolds Charlotte QB Kearon Merrell Marshall CB Justin Rohrwasser Marshall PK
Week 10 (Nov. 4) Mason Fine North Texas QB Akileis Leroy Florida Atlantic LB Duron Lowe UTEP KR
Week 11 (Nov. 11) Ty Storey Western Kentucky QB Devon Key Western Kentucky S Andrew Stein Southern Miss PK
Week 12 (Nov. 18) Brad Rozner Rice WR Tavante Beckett Marshall LB Zac Everett Southern Miss P
Week 13 (Nov. 25) Victor Tucker Charlotte WR Deangelo Malone Western Kentucky DE Jose Borregales FIU PK
Week 14 (Dec. 1) J'Mar Smith Louisiana Tech QB Alex Highsmith Charlotte DE Robert LeFevre Marshall P

C–USA Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Conference USA football coaches at the end of the season

Award Player School
Player of the Year Brenden Knox, RB, RS So. Marshall
Offensive Player of the Year J'Mar Smith, QB, RS Sr. Louisiana Tech
Defensive Player of the Year DeAngelo Malone, DL, Jr. Western Kentucky
Special Teams Player of the Year Justin Rohrwasser, P/K, Jr. Marshall
Freshman Player of the Year Sincere McCormick, RB UTSA
Newcomer of the Year Ty Storey, QB, Jr. Western Kentucky
Coach of the Year Tyson Helton Western Kentucky

All-conference teams

*Denotes Unanimous Selection

Ref:[4]

All Conference Honorable Mentions:

Offense: QB – Chris Reynolds, R-So., Charlotte • QB – James Morgan, Gr., FIU • QB – Jack Abraham, R-Jr., Southern Miss • RB – Anthony Jones, R-Sr., FIU • RB – Tre Siggers, R-So., North Texas • RB – De’Michael Harris, Sr., Southern Miss • RB – Sincere McCormick, Fr., UTSA • OL – D’Ante Demery, Jr., FIU • OL – Devontay Taylor, R-Jr., FIU • OL – Desmond Noel, R-Jr., Florida Atlantic • OL – Willie Allen, R-Jr., Louisiana Tech • OL – Drew Kirkpatrick, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech • OL – Kody Russey, R-Jr., Louisiana Tech • OL – Gewhite Stallworth, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech • OL – Will Gilchrist, Jr., Middle Tennessee • OL – Robert Jones, Jr., Middle Tennessee • OL – Isaac Weaver, Jr., Old Dominion • OL – Shea Baker, R-So., Rice • OL – Brian Chaffin, Gr., Rice • OL – Justin Gooseberry, Gr., Rice • OL – Nick Leverett, Gr., Rice • OL – Arvin Fletcher, R-Jr., Southern Miss • OL – Colby Ragland, R-Jr., UAB • OL – Sidney Wells, Jr., UAB • OL – Bobby DeHaro, R-So., UTEP • OL – Spencer Burford, So., UTSA • OL – Josh Dunlop, Sr., UTSA • OL – Jordan Meredith, R-Jr., WKU • TE – John Raine, Sr., Florida Atlantic • TE – Jason Pirtle, R-Jr., North Texas • TE – Carlos Strickland II, Jr., UTSA • TE – Joshua Simon, Fr., WKU • WR – Victor Tucker, R-So., Charlotte • WR – Tony Gaiter IV, Sr., FIU • WR – Deangelo Antoine, Sr., Florida Atlantic • WR – Adrian Hardy, R-Jr., Louisiana Tech • WR – Malik Stanley, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech • WR – Jyaire Shorter, Fr., North Texas • WR – Brad Rozner, Jr., Rice • WR – Austin Trammell, Jr., Rice • WR – Myron Mitchell, R-Jr., UAB

Defense: DT – Ray Ellis, Gr., Florida Atlantic • DT – Milton Williams, R-So., Louisiana Tech • DT – Dion Novil, Jr., North Texas • DT – Myles Adams, Sr., Rice • DT – Delmond Landry, R-Sr., Southern Miss • DT – Tony Fair, R-Jr., UAB • DT – Jaylon Haynes, Jr., UTSA • DT – Jeremy Darvin, R-Jr., WKU • DT – Jaylon George, R-Sr., WKU • DE – Markees Watts, So., Charlotte • DE – Tim Bonner, R-Sr., Florida Atlantic • DE – Willie Baker, R-Jr., Louisiana Tech • DE – Darius Hodge, R-So., Marshall • DE – LaDarius Hamilton, Sr., North Texas • DE – Derek Wilder, Sr., Old Dominion • DE – Jacques Turner, R-Jr., Southern Miss • DE – Fitzgerald Mofor, R-Sr., UAB • DE – Eric Banks, Sr., UTSA • DE – Jarrod Carter-McLin, Sr., UTSA • LB – Jeff Gemmell, R-Sr., Charlotte • LB – Rashad Smith, Sr., Florida Atlantic • LB – Collin Scott, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech • LB – Connor Taylor, Sr., Louisiana Tech • LB – KD Davis, So., North Texas • LB – Tyreke Davis, Jr., North Texas • LB – Racheem Boothe, R-Jr., Southern Miss • LB – Swayze Bozeman, Jr., Southern Miss • LB – Kyle Bailey, Jr., WKU • DB – Nafees Lyon, R-Sr., Charlotte • DB – Zyon Gilbert, Jr., Florida Atlantic • DB – James Pierre, Jr., Florida Atlantic • DB – Chris Tooley, Sr., Florida Atlantic • DB – Michael Sam, R-Sr., Louisiana Tech • DB – Nazeeh Johnson, R- Jr., Marshall • DB – Jovante Moffatt, Sr., Middle Tennessee • DB – Treshawn Chamberlain, So., Rice • DB – Ky’el Hemby, R-Jr., Southern Miss • DB – Rachuan Mitchell, R-Jr., Southern Miss • DB – Will Boler, R-So., UAB • DB – TD Marshall, R-Jr., UAB • DB – Dy’Jonn Turner, Jr., UAB • DB – Michael Lewis, R-Sr., UTEP • DB – Ta’Corian Darden, R-Sr., WKU • DB – Devon Key, R-Jr., WKU • DB – Antwon Kincade, Jr., WKU • DB – Trae Meadows, R-Jr., WKU

Special Teams: K – Ethan Mooney, So., North Texas • K – Andrew Stein, Fr., Southern Miss • K – Nick Vogel, R-Sr., UAB • K – Gavin Baechle, So., UTEP • P – Tommy Heatherly, Jr., FIU • P – Alvin Kenworthy, R-Sr., North Texas • KR – Deangelo Antoine, Gr., Florida Atlantic • KR – Blake Watson, R-Fr., Old Dominion • KR – Myron Mitchell, R-Jr., UAB • KR – Duron Lowe, R-Jr., UTEP • PR – Darrell Brown, Sr., Old Dominion • PR – Justin Garrett, R-Jr., UTEP • LS – Jonathan Sullivan, Jr., Florida Atlantic • LS – Nate Durham, Jr., North Texas • LS – Campbell Riddle, So., Rice • LS – T.J. Harvey, R-Fr., Southern Miss • LS – Jacob Fuqua, R-Jr., UAB

All-Americans

The 2019 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[5][6]

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
TE Harrison Bryant Florida Atlantic AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF Y Y
DB Amik Robertson Louisiana Tech FWAA
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
DB Amik Robertson Louisiana Tech AP, TSN
DE Alex Highsmith Charlotte SI
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Third Team All-Americans
DE Alex Highsmith Charlotte AP, PFF
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Fourth Team All-Americans

*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA)
*Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (WCFF)
*Associated Press All-America Team (AP)
*The Sporting News All-America Team (TSN)
*Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA)
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI)
*Bleacher Report All-America Team (BR)
*College Football News All-America Team (CFN)
*ESPN All-America Team (ESPN)
*CBS Sports All-America Team (CBS)
*Athlon Sports All-America Team (Athlon)

National award winners

John Mackey Award (Outstanding Tight End)
Harrison Bryant, Florida Atlantic

C-USA records vs Other Conferences

2019–2020 records against non-conference foes:

C-USA vs Power Five matchups

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

DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 31Big 12Louisiana TechNo. 10 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 14–45
August 31Big TenFlorida AtlanticNo. 5 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 21–45
August 31Big TenMiddle TennesseeNo. 7 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 21–40
September 7ACCOld DominionVirginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA L 17–31
September 7Big 12UTSABaylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX L 14–63
September 7Big 12UTEPTexas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX L 3–38
September 7ACCWake ForestRice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 10–14
September 7SECSouthern MissMississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS L 15–38
September 14ACCDukeMiddle Tennessee Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN L 18–41
September 14ACCLouisvilleWestern Kentucky Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN L 21–38
September 14Big 12TexasRice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 13–48
September 14Pac-12North TexasCalifornia California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 17–23
September 21ACCCharlotteNo. 1 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 10–52
September 21ACCOld DominionNo. 21 Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 17–28
September 21Big 12BaylorRice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 13–21
September 21SECSouthern MissNo. 2 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 7–49
September 28Big TenMiddle TennesseeNo. 14 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 3–48
November 2SECUABTennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 7–30
November 2SECUTSATexas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 14–45
November 9SECWestern KentuckyArkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR W 45–19
November 23ACCMiamiFIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL W 30–24

C-USA vs Group of Five matchups

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

DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 29AmericanFIUTulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAL 14-42
September 6Mountain WestMarshallNo. 24 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID L 7–14
September 7Sun BeltCharlotteAppalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC L 41–56
September 7MACUABAkron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH W 31–23
September 7AmericanNo. 17 UCFFlorida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 14–48
September 7AmericanNorth TexasSMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX L 27–49
September 14Sun BeltSouthern MissTroy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL W 47–42
September 14MACFlorida AtlanticBall State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN W 41–31
September 14MACOhioMarshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV W 33–31
September 14MACLouisiana TechBowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH W 35–7
September 21Sun BeltSouth AlabamaUAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL L 3–35
September 21Mountain WestNevadaUTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX L 21–37
September 28AmericanCincinnatiMarshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, VA L 14–52
September 28AmericanEast CarolinaOld Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA L 21–24
September 28AmericanHoustonNorth Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX L 25–46

C-USA vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include C-USA teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass.

DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 30IndependentsRiceArmy Michie Stadium • West Point, NYL 7-14
September 14IndependentsUMassCharlotteMcColl-Richardson Field • Charlotte, NC W 52–17
September 14IndependentsArmyUTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX L 13–31
October 5IndependentsUMassFIURiccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL W 44–0
October 12IndependentsUMassLouisiana TechJoe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 69–21
October 12IndependentsArmyWestern Kentucky L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 17–8
November 23IndependentsUTEPNew Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM L 35–44

C–USA vs FCS matchups


DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 29Central ArkansasWestern Kentucky L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KYL 28-35
August 29Gardner–WebbCharlotte McColl-Richardson Field • Charlotte, NCW 49-28
August 29Alabama StateUAB Legion Field • Birmingham, ALW 24-19
August 31Incarnate WordUTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX W 35–7
August 31VMIMarshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV W 56–17
August 31Norfolk StateOld Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA W 24–21
August 31Alcorn StateSouthern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 38–10
August 31Abilene ChristianNorth Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX W 51–31
August 31Houston BaptistUTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX W 36–34
September 7Grambling StateLouisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 20–14
September 7Tennessee StateMiddle Tennessee Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN W 45–26
September 14New HampshireFIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL W 30–17
September 21WagnerFlorida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 42–7

Home game Attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game1 Game2 Game3 Game4 Game5 Game6 Game7 Total Average % of Capacity
Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium 15,314 16,119 12,812 12,334 8,245 13,879 10,526 73,915 12,319 80.4%
FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium 20,000 13,311 11,756 12,746 16,834 13,951 27,339 95,937 15,990 80.0%
Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium 29,419 30,811 14,210 12,107 15,138 17,603 13,414 14,387 117,670 16,810 57.1%
Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium 28,562 23,174 18,782 19,682 23,419 † 22,792 14,782 122,631 20,439 71.6%
Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium 38,227 23,875 27,323 32,192 † 18,351 22,099 18,596 142,436 23,739 62.1%
Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium 30,788 20,912 † 19,852 15,023 9,512 10,411 9,805 65,299 14,253 46.3%
North Texas Apogee Stadium 30,850 23,057 19,922 30,123 † 16,094 22,548 16,406 128,150 21,358 69.2%
Old Dominion Foreman Field 20,118 21,944 18,643 18,405 17,744 16,297 16,369 109,402 18,234 90.6%
Rice Rice Stadium 47,000 17,567 42,417 † 20,198 19,075 20,367 18,477 138,101 23,017 49.0%
Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium 36,000 31,076 † 23,337 25,225 23,819 20,396 123,853 24,771 68.8%
UAB Legion Field 71,594 39,165 † 27,932 23,526 19,511 19,875 18,346 148,355 24,726 34.5%
UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium 51,500 34,646 † 10,493 13,876 16,084 15,683 11,776 102,556 17,093 33.2%
UTSA Alamodome 65,000 26,787 30,718 † 15,728 17,657 14,179 14,335 119,404 19,901 30.6%
WKU Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium 22,113 17,120 22,665[lower-alpha 1] 20,304 † 16,107 15,816 14,212 7,589 99,601 14,229 70.1%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

  1. This game was hosted at a neutral site, Nissan Stadium, but WKU was the designated home team, so the attendance is counted towards season totals.

NFL Draft

The following list includes all C-USA players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Round # Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
3 102 Pittsburgh Steelers Alex Highsmith OLB Charlotte
4 115 Cleveland Browns Harrison Bryant TE Florida Atlantic
4 125 New York Jets James Morgan QB FIU
4 129 New York Jets Cameron Clark OT Charlotte
4 138 Kansas City Chiefs L'Jarius Sneed S Louisiana Tech
4 139 Las Vegas Raiders Amik Robertson CB Louisiana Tech
5 159 New England Patriots Justin Rohrwasser K Marshall
6 200 Philadelphia Eagles Quez Watkins WR Southern Miss
7 221 Carolina Panthers Stantley Thomas-Oliver CB FIU
7 243 Tennessee Titans Chris Jackson CB Marshall

References

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