2021 Conference USA football season

Sports season

2021 Conference USA football season

League| NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport| Football
Duration| August 28, 2021 to December 23, 2021
Number of teams| 14
2022 NFL Draft
Top draft pick| DE Alex Wright, UAB
Picked by| Cleveland Browns, 78th overall
Regular season
East champions| Western Kentucky
West champions| UTSA
Conference USA Championship Game
Champions| UTSA
Runners-up| Western Kentucky
Finals MVP| Sincere McCormick, UTSA
Seasons

← 2020

2022 →

2021 Conference USA football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
East Division
Western Kentucky xy  |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 5  |
Marshall |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Old Dominion |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 7  |
Middle Tennessee |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Florida Atlantic |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Charlotte |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
FIU |   | 0  | – | 8  |   |  |  |   | 1  | – | 11  |
West Division
UTSA xy$  |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 12  | – | 2  |
UAB |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
North Texas |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 7  |
UTEP |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Rice |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Southern Miss |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
Louisiana Tech |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41

* $ – Conference champion
* x – Division champion/co-champions
* y – Championship game participant

The 2021 Conference USA football season was the 26th season of college football play for Conference USA (C-USA). The season started on August 28, 2021 and ended on December 23, 2021.[1] The conference consisted of 14 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

## Previous season

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Main article: 2020 Conference USA football season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Old Dominion did not play the 2020 season, leaving the conference with 13 participating teams.[2] The rest of the conference played the full season, with some games postponed or cancelled for reasons relating to the pandemic. The Marshall Thundering Herd won the East Division, while the UAB Blazers won the West Division. In the 2020 Conference USA Football Championship Game, the Blazers defeated the Thundering Herd 22–13.

## Preseason

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### Preseason Media Poll

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The Preseason Media Poll was released on July 19. Marshall was voted the favorite to win the East Division, while UAB was voted favorite for the West Division.[3]

East Division (votes for 1st):
1\. Marshall (17)
2\. Florida Atlantic (6)
3\. Western Kentucky (1)
4\. Charlotte
5\. Middle Tennessee
6\. FIU
7\. Old Dominion

West Division (votes for 1st):
1\. UAB (15)
2\. UTSA (9)
3\. Louisiana Tech
4\. Southern Miss
5\. Rice
6\. North Texas
7\. UTEP

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### Preseason player awards

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Preseason player awards were announced on July 20.[4]

* Offensive Player of the Year: Sincere McCormick (Junior, UTSA runningback)
* Defensive Player of the Year: DeAngelo Malone (Senior, Western Kentucky defensive back)
* Special Teams Player of the Year: Lucas Dean (Junior, UTSA punter)

### Preseason awards

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The following list contains C-USA players who were included on preseason watch lists for national awards.

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Maxwell Award | Chris Reynolds | Charlotte  | QB  | [5]
Grant Wells | Marshall  | QB
Frank Gore Jr. | Southern Miss  | RB
Sincere McCormick | UTSA  | RB
Bednarik Award | Tyler Grubbs  | Louisiana Tech  | LB  | [6]
Reed Blankenship | Middle Tennessee  | S
Kris Moll  | UAB  | LB
Praise Amaewhule  | UTEP  | DE
Rashad Wisdom  | UTSA  | S
DeAngelo Malone | Western Kentucky  | DE
Davey O'Brien Award | Frank Harris | UTSA  | QB  | [7]
Grant Wells | Marshall  | QB
Doak Walker Award | Frank Gore Jr. | Southern Miss  | RB  | [8]
DeWayne McBride | UAB  | RB
Sincere McCormick | UTSA  | RB
Fred Biletnikoff Award | Jacob Cowing | UTEP  | WR  | [9]
Zakhari Franklin | UTSA  | WR
Bradley Rozner  | Rice  | WR
John Mackey Award | Joshua Simon  | Western Kentucky  | TE  | [10]
Hayden Pittman  | UAB  | TE
Leroy Watson | UTSA  | TE
Rimington Trophy | Alex Salguero  | Marshall  | C  | [11]
Outland Trophy | Spencer Burford | UTSA  | OT  | [12]
Colby Ragland  | UAB  | OT
Sidney Wells  | UAB  | OT
Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Jamare Edwards  | Marshall  | DT  | [13]
Tyler Grubbs  | Louisiana Tech  | LB
DeAngelo Malone  | Western Kentucky  | DE
Kris Moll  | UAB  | LB
Dion Novil  | North Texas  | DT
Lou Groza Award | Jacob Barnes  | Louisiana Tech  | K  | [14]
Hunter Duplessis  | UTSA  | K
Brayden Narveson  | Western Kentucky  | K
Matt Quinn  | UAB  | K
Paul Hornung Award | Jacob Adams  | Louisiana Tech  | FB  | [15]
Jake Bailey  | Rice  | WR
Jermaine Brown Jr.  | UAB  | RB
DeAndre Torrey | North Texas  | RB
Wuerffel Trophy | Peter Agabe  | Charlotte  | LB  | [16]
Joshua Mate  | Louisiana Tech  | OL
Reeves Blankenship  | Louisiana Tech  | LS
Alex Mollette  | Marshall  | OL
Reed Blankeship  | Middle Tennessee  | S
Jordan Young  | Old Dominion  | LB
Ikenna Enechukwu  | Rice  | DL
Colby Ragland  | UAB  | OL
Hunter Duplessis  | UTSA  | K
Walter Camp Award | Sincere McCormick | UTSA  | RB  | [17]
Manning Award | Frank Harris  | UTSA  | QB  | [18]
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Deion Hankins  | UTEP  | RB  | [19]
Sincere McCormick  | UTSA  | RB
Jordan Myers  | Rice  | TE
Bailey Zappe | Western Kentucky  | QB
Ray Guy Award | Bernardo Rodriguez  | North Texas  | P  | [20]
Cesar Barajas  | Louisiana Tech  | P
Jacob Barnes  | Louisiana Tech  | K
John Haggerty  | Western Kentucky  | P
Kyle Greenwell  | UAB  | P
Kyle Ulbrich  | Middle Tennessee  | P
Lucas Dean  | UTSA  | P
Matthew Hayball | Florida Atlantic  | P
Tommy Heatherly  | FIU  | P
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award  | Ahofitu Maka  | UTSA  | OL  | [21]
Manase Mose  | North Texas  | OL
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Luke Anthony  | Louisiana Tech  | QB  | [22]
Bailey Hockman  | Middle Tennessee  | QB
Tyler Johnston III  | UAB  | QB
Chris Reynolds  | Charlotte  | QB

## Head coaches

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Doc Holliday was released from the Head Coach position at Marshall after 11 seasons with the program. He was replaced by Charles Huff, who had previously been the running backs coach at Alabama.[23]

Will Hall took over as the new permanent Head Coach at Southern Miss, filling the vacancy left after Jay Hopson had resigned one game into the previous season.[24]

Note: All stats shown are before the start of the 2021 season.

Team  | Head coach  | Years at school  | Overall record  | Record at school  | CUSA Record

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Charlotte  | Will Healy | 3  | 22–31  | 9–10  | 7–5
FIU  | Butch Davis | 4  | 86–64  | 23-21  | 14–13
Florida Atlantic  | Willie Taggart | 2  | 61–66  | 5–4  | 4–2
Louisiana Tech  | Skip Holtz | 9  | 149–112  | 61–41  | 41–21
Marshall  | Charles Huff | 1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0
Middle Tennessee  | Rick Stockstill | 16  | 94–92  | 94–92  | 71–45
North Texas  | Seth Littrell | 6  | 31–31  | 31–31  | 21–18
Old Dominion  | Ricky Rahne | 2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0
Rice  | Mike Bloomgren | 4  | 7–23  | 7–23  | 6–15
Southern Miss  | Will Hall | 1  | 56–20  | 0–0  | 0–0
UAB  | Bill Clark | 6  | 51–26  | 40–22  | 26–10
UTEP  | Dana Dimel | 4  | 35–66  | 5–27  | 1–19
UTSA  | Jeff Traylor | 2  | 7–5  | 7–5  | 5–2
Western Kentucky  | Tyson Helton | 3  | 14–11  | 14–11  | 10–5

### Post-season changes

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* On November 10, Butch Davis announced that he would not return to FIU after the school declined to extend his contract.[25]
* On November 26, Louisiana Tech announced that they were firing head coach Skip Holtz. Holtz was allowed to coach the final game of the season before being dismissed immediately after.[26] The school announced on November 30 that Texas Tech offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie would take over as the new head coach.[27]

## Rankings

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Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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3 | Wk
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5 | Wk
6 | Wk
7 | Wk
8 | Wk
9 | Wk
10 | Wk
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12 | Wk
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14 | Final

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Charlotte  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FIU  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Florida Atlantic  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Louisiana Tech  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marshall  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Middle Tennessee  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North Texas  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Old Dominion  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rice  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Southern Miss  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
UAB  | AP  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV
C  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
UTEP  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
UTSA  | AP  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 24  | 23  | 16  | 15  | 15  | 15  | RV  | 24  | RV
C  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 25  | 22  | 18  | 16  | 18  | 20  | RV  | 25  | RV
CFP  | Not released  |  | 23  | 22  | 22  |  |  |
Western Kentucky  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Legend   |   | Improvement in ranking

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RV  | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т  | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

## Schedule

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Index to colors and formatting

C-USA member won
C-USA member lost
C-USA teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

### Week 0

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August 28  | 9:30 p.m.  | UTEP | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10)  | BZAZ/FloSports | W 30–3   | 19,034 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 1

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September 1  | 7:30 p.m.  | UAB | No. 10 (FCS) Jacksonville State | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | ESPN | W 31–0   | 9,122 |
September 2  | 7:00 p.m.  | LIU | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | ESPN3 | W 48–10   |   |
September 2  | 8:00 p.m.  | UT Martin | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | ESPN+ | W 59–21   | 16,236 |
September 3  | 7:00 p.m.  | Old Dominion | Wake Forest | Truist Field • Winston-Salem, NC | ACCN | L 10–42   | 25,673 |
September 3  | 7:00 p.m.  | Duke | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | CBSSN | W 31–28   | 14,125 |
September 4  | 2:00 p.m.  | Rice | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 17–38   | 64,065 |
September 4  | 3:30 p.m.  | Marshall | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | W 49–7   | 30,131 |
September 4  | 4:00 p.m.  | Louisiana Tech | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | ESPNU | L 34–35   | 44,669 |
September 4  | 7:00 p.m.  | No. 13 (FCS) Monmouth | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | ESPN3 | W 50–15   | 15,017 |
September 4  | 7:30 p.m.  | Florida Atlantic | No. 13 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | SECN | L 14–35   | 86,840 |
September 4  | 7:30 p.m.  | Northwestern State | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN3 | W 44–14   | 18,716 |
September 4  | 7:30 p.m.  | UTSA | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN | W 37–30   | 33,906 |
September 4  | 8:00 p.m.  | Southern Miss | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | L 7–31   | 20,156 |
September 4  | 9:00 p.m.  | Bethune–Cookman | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | ESPN3 | W 38–28   | 14,554 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 2

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September 10  | 9:30 p.m.  | UTEP | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | FS1 | L 13–54   | 35,518 |
September 11  | 11:30 a.m.  | Western Kentucky | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | CBSSN | L 35–38   | 25,989 |
September 11  | 2:00 p.m.  | Middle Tennessee | No. 19 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ACCNX | L 14–35   | 53,680 |
September 11  | 3:30 p.m.  | UAB | No. 2 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPN2 | L 7–56   | 92,746 |
September 11  | 3:30 p.m.  | Georgia Southern | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | Stadium | W 38–6   | 17,736 |
September 11  | 6:00 p.m.  | Gardner–Webb | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC  | ESPN3 | W 38–10   | 12,274 |
September 11  | 6:00 p.m.  | Lamar | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 54–0   | 16,229 |
September 11  | 6:30 p.m.  | Houston | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry)  | CBSSN | L 7–44   | 26,253 |
September 11  | 6:30 p.m.  | North Carolina Central | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN+ | W 44–10   | 24,521 |
September 11  | 7:00 p.m.  | North Texas | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Safeway Bowl)  | ESPN+ | L 12–35   | 29,121 |
September 11  | 7:00 p.m.  | No. 13 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | ESPN3 | W 45–42   | 15,328 |
September 11  | 7:00 p.m.  | Texas State | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL  | ESPN+ | L 17–23 OT  |   |
September 11  | 7:00 p.m.  | Hampton | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | ESPN3 | W 47–7   | 18,363 |
September 11  | 7:00 p.m.  | Grambling State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN3 | W 37–0   | 25,235 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 3

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September 18  | 3:30 p.m.  | SMU  | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA  | CBSSN | L 37–39   | 15,329 |
September 18  | 6:00 p.m.  | East Carolina | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (rivalry)  | Facebook | L 38–42   | 24,833 |
September 18  | 6:00 p.m.  | Fordham | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL  | ESPN3 | W 45–14   | 17,132 |
September 18  | 6:00 p.m.  | Old Dominion | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | L 17–45   | 18,471 |
September 18  | 6:00 p.m.  | Middle Tennessee | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas  | ESPN+ |  UTSA 27–13   | 16,202 |
September 18  | 7:00 p.m.  | Charlotte | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | L 9–20   | 12,978 |
September 18  | 7:00 p.m.  | FIU | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | ESPN+ | L 21–54   | 50,118 |
September 18  | 7:00 p.m.  | Troy | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, Mississippi  | ESPN+ | L 9–21   | 24,242 |
September 18  | 7:30 p.m.  | UAB | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX  | Stadium |  UAB 40–6   | 17,731 |
September 18  | 8:00 p.m.  | Rice | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry)  | LHN | L 0–58   | 91,978 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 4

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September 23  | 7:30 p.m.  | Marshall | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN | L 30–31   | 28,377 |
September 24  | 6:30 p.m.  | Middle Tennessee | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC  | CBSSN |  CHAR 42–39   | 11,076 |
September 25  | 12:00 p.m.  | FIU | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN+ | L 27–31   | 30,255 |
September 25  | 3:30 p.m.  | UTSA | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPNU | W 31–28   | 29,264 |
September 25  | 6:00 p.m.  | Buffalo | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA  | ESPN+ | L 34–35   |   |
September 25  | 6:30 p.m.  | Texas Southern | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX  | ESPN3 | W 48–34   | 18,326 |
September 25  | 7:00 p.m.  | North Texas | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA  | Stadium |  LT 24–17   | 15,488 |
September 25  | 7:30 p.m.  | Southern Miss | No. 1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | SECN | L 14–63   | 100,077 |
September 25  | 8:00 p.m.  | Florida Atlantic | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | FS2 | L 7–31   | 19,763 |
September 25  | 8:00 p.m.  | UAB | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN+ | W 28–21   | 16,023 |
September 25  | 8:00 p.m.  | Indiana | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY  | CBSSN | L 31–33   | 25,171 |
September 25  | 9:00 p.m.  | New Mexico | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX  | ESPN+ | W 20–13   | 15,069 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 5

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October 2  | 12:00 p.m.  | Charlotte | Illinois  | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL  | BTN | L 14–24   | 30,559 |
October 2  | 3:30 p.m.  | FIU | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl)  | Stadium |  FAU 58–21   | 24,726 |
October 2  | 6:00 p.m.  | Louisiana Tech | No. 23 NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ACCN/ESPN+ | L 27–34   | 51,064 |
October 2  | 6:00 p.m.  | UNLV | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX  | ESPN+ | W 24–17   | 20,154 |
October 2  | 6:30 p.m.  | Southern Miss | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX  | ESPN3 |  RICE 24–19   | 16,031 |
October 2  | 7:00 p.m.  | Liberty  | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | CBSSN | L 12–36   | 37,167 |
October 2  | 7:00 p.m.  | Marshall | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN  | Stadium |  MTSU 34–28   | 15,806 |
October 2  | 7:30 p.m.  | Western Kentucky | No. 17 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | BTN | L 31–48   | 70,075 |
October 2  | 9:00 p.m.  | Old Dominion | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX  | ESPN+ |  UTEP 28–21   | 11,025 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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October 8  | 7:00 p.m.  | Charlotte | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL  | CBSSN |  CHAR 45–33   |   |
October 9  | 2:00 p.m.  | Old Dominion | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV  | Facebook |  MU 20–13 OT  | 24,172 |
October 9  | 3:30 p.m.  | Florida Atlantic | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL  | Stadium |  UAB 31–14   | 25,191 |
October 9  | 3:30 p.m.  | Middle Tennessee | Liberty  | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA  | ESPN3 | L 13–41   | 19,935 |
October 9  | 4:00 p.m.  | North Texas | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | SECN | L 35–48   | 46,985 |
October 9  | 7:00 p.m.  | UTEP | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS  | ESPN3 |  UTEP 26–13   | 26,049 |
October 9  | 7:00 p.m.  | UTSA | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY  | Stadium |  UTSA 52–46   | 15,243 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 7

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October 15  | 7:00 p.m.  | Marshall | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX  | CBSSN |  MU 49–21   | 13,123 |
October 16  | 3:30 p.m.  | UAB | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS  | Stadium |  UAB 34–0   | 21,514 |
October 16  | 3:30 p.m.  | Western Kentucky | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA  | ESPN3 |  WKU 43–20   | 16,418 |
October 16  | 6:00 p.m.  | Rice | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX  | ESPN+ |  UTSA 45–0   | 27,515 |
October 16  | 9:00 p.m.  | Louisiana Tech | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX  | ESPN+ |  UTEP 19–3   | 18,468 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 8

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October 21  | 7:30 p.m.  | Florida Atlantic | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC  | CBSSN |  FAU 38-9   | 13,017 |
October 22  | 6:00 p.m.  | Middle Tennessee | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN | W 44–13   | 10,698 |
October 23  | 3:30 p.m.  | Rice | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL  | ESPN+ |  RICE 30–24   | 24,845 |
October 23  | 4:00 p.m.  | Liberty  | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX  | ESPN+ | L 26–35   | 13,454 |
October 23  | 7:00 p.m.  | No. 24 UTSA | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA  | Stadium |  UTSA 45–16   | 18,314 |
October 23  | 7:00 p.m.  | Western Kentucky | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, Florida  | ESPN+ |  WKU 34–19   |   |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 9

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October 30  | 2:00 p.m.  | North Texas | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX  | ESPN3  |  UNT 30–24 OT  | 17,354 |
October 30  | 3:30 p.m.  | FIU | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV  | Stadium |  MU 38–0   | 18,466 |
October 30  | 3:30 p.m.  | Louisiana Tech | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA  | CBSSN |  ODU 23–20   | 13,309 |
October 30  | 3:30 p.m.  | Southern Miss | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN  | ESPN+  |  MTSU 35–10   | 10,721 |
October 30  | 4:00 p.m.  | Charlotte | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY  | ESPN+  |  WKU 45–13   | 16,763 |
October 30  | 6:00 p.m.  | UTEP | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL  | ESPN+  |  FAU 28–25   | 16,432 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 10

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November 6  | 12:00 p.m.  | Louisiana Tech | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL  | CBSSN |  UAB 52–38   | 21,261 |
November 6  | 3:00 p.m.  | North Texas | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS  | ESPN+  |  UNT 38–14   | 22,478 |
November 6  | 3:30 p.m.  | Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate)  | Stadium |  WKU 48–21   | 15,022 |
November 6  | 3:30 p.m.  | Rice | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC  | ESPN+  |  CHAR 31–24 OT  | 16,050 |
November 6  | 6:00 p.m.  | Marshall | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL  | Facebook |  MU 28–13   | 21,803 |
November 6  | 7:00 p.m.  | Old Dominion | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL  | ESPN3  |  ODU 47–24   | 0 |
November 6  | 10:15 p.m.  | No. 16 UTSA | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX  | ESPN2  |  UTSA 44–23   | 31,658 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 11

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November 13  | 2:00 p.m.  | Western Kentucky | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX  | ESPN+  |  WKU 42–21   | 17,883 |
November 13  | 3:30 p.m.  | Charlotte | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA  | Stadium |  LT 42–32   | 14,068 |
November 13  | 3:30 p.m.  | FIU | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN  | ESPN3  |  MTSU 50–10   | 10,606 |
November 13  | 3:30 p.m.  | Florida Atlantic | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA  | ESPN+  |  ODU 30–16   | 13,634 |
November 13  | 3:30 p.m.  | Southern Miss | No. 15 UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX  | ESPN+  |  UTSA 27–17   | 30,105 |
November 13  | 3:30 p.m.  | UAB | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV  | CBSSN |  UAB 21–14   | 19,329 |
November 13  | 4:00 p.m.  | UTEP | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX  | ESPN+  |  UNT 20–17   | 20,056 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 12

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November 19  | 8:00 p.m.  | Southern Miss | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)  | CBSSN |  USM 35–19   | 10,410 |
November 20  | 12:00 p.m.  | Florida Atlantic | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY  | Stadium |  WKU 52–17   | 10,477 |
November 20  | 3:30 p.m.  | Marshall | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC  | Stadium |  MU 49–28   | 13,211 |
November 20  | 3:30 p.m.  | Old Dominion | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN  | ESPN+  |  ODU 24–17   | 9,606 |
November 20  | 3:30 p.m.  | UAB | No. 15 UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX  | ESPN+  |  UTSA 34–31   | 35,147 |
November 20  | 4:00 p.m.  | Rice | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX  | ESPN+  |  UTEP 38–28   | 10,097 |
November 20  | 7:00 p.m.  | North Texas | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL  | ESPN3  |  UNT 49–7   |   |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 13

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November 26 | 2:00 p.m.  | UTEP | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL  | ESPN+  |  UAB 42–25   | 19,683 |
November 27  | 1:00 p.m.  | Louisiana Tech | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX  | ESPN+  |  RICE 35–31   |   |
November 27  | 2:00 p.m.  | Charlotte | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA  | ESPN+  |  ODU 56–34   | 15,874 |
November 27  | 2:00 p.m.  | No. 15 UTSA | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX  | ESPN+  |  UNT 45–23   | 16,933 |
November 27  | 3:00 p.m.  | FIU | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS  | ESPN+  |  USM 37–17   | 20,041 |
November 27  | 3:30 p.m.  | Western Kentucky | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV  | CBSSN |  WKU 53–21   | 19,134 |
November 27  | 7:00 p.m.  | Middle Tennessee | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL  | Stadium |  MTSU 27–17   | 15,127 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Conference USA Championship Game

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See also: 2021 Conference USA Football Championship Game

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December 3  | 7:00 p.m.  | Western Kentucky | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX  | CBSSN |  UTSA 49–41   | 41,148 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

## Postseason

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### Bowl Games

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See also: 2021–22 NCAA football bowl games

Legend

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Bahamas Bowl | December 17  | Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas | ESPN | 12:00 p.m.  | Middle Tennessee | Toledo | W 31–24  | 13,596
Boca Raton Bowl | December 18  | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN  | 11:00 a.m.  | Western Kentucky | Appalachian State | W 59–38  | 15,429
New Mexico Bowl | December 18  | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | ESPN  | 2:15 p.m.  | UTEP | Fresno State | L 24–31  | 16,422
Independence Bowl | December 18  | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA | ABC | 3:30 p.m.  | UAB | No. 13 BYU | W 31–28  | 26,276
New Orleans Bowl | December 18  | Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA | ESPN  | 9:15 p.m.  | Marshall | No. 23 Louisiana | L 21–36  | 21,642
Myrtle Beach Bowl | December 20  | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN  | 2:30 p.m.  | Old Dominion | Tulsa | L 17–30  | 6,557
Frisco Bowl | December 21  | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN  | 7:30 p.m.  | UTSA | San Diego State | L 24–38  | 15,801
Frisco Football Classic | December 23  | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN  | 3:30 p.m.  | North Texas | Miami (OH) | L 14–27  | 11,721

## Conference USA records vs other conferences

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2021–2022 records against non-conference foes:

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ACC | 1–3
Big Ten | 1–3
Big 12 | 0–2
Pac-12 | 0–0
BYU/Notre Dame | 0–0
SEC | 0–6
Power 5 Total  | 2–14
Other FBS Conferences  | Record
American | 3–4
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame and BYU) | 2–5
MAC | 0–2
Mountain West | 2–2
Sun Belt | 1–5
Other FBS Total  | 8–18
FCS Opponents  | Record
Football Championship Subdivision | 14–0
Total Non-Conference Record  | 24–32

### Conference USA vs Power 5 matchups

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This is a list of games C-USA 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.

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September 3 | ACC | Old Dominion | Wake Forest | Truist Field • Winston-Salem, NC | L 10–42
September 3 | ACC | Duke | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 31–28
September 4 | SEC | Rice | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 17–38
September 4 | SEC | Louisiana Tech | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | L 34–35
September 4 | SEC | Florida Atlantic | No. 13 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 14–35
September 4 | Big Ten | UTSA | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 37–30
September 11 | ACC | Middle Tennessee | No. 19 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | L 14–35
September 11 | SEC | UAB | No. 2 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | L 7–56
September 18 | Big 12 | FIU | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | L 21–54
September 18 | Big 12 | Rice | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 0–58
September 25 | Big Ten | Indiana | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | L 31–33
September 25 | SEC | Southern Miss | No. 1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 14–63
October 2 | Big Ten | Western Kentucky | No. 17 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 31–48
October 2 | ACC | Louisiana Tech | No. 23 NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | L 27–34
October 2 | Big Ten | Charlotte | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 14–24
October 9 | SEC | North Texas | Missouri | Farout Field • Columbia, MO | L 35–48

### Conference USA vs Group of Five matchups

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

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September 4 | American | Marshall | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 49–7
September 4 | Sun Belt | Southern Miss | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | L 7–31
September 10 | Mountain West | UTEP | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | L 13–54
September 11 | Sun Belt | Georgia Southern | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 38–6
September 11 | American | Houston | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | L 7–44
September 11 | American | North Texas | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX | L 12–35
September 11 | Sun Belt | Texas State | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | L 17–23 OT
September 18 | American | SMU | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | L 37–39
September 18 | American | East Carolina | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | L 38–42
September 18 | Sun Belt | Charlotte | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | L 9–20
September 18 | Sun Belt | Troy | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | L 9–21
September 23 | Sun Belt | Marshall | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | L 30–31
September 25 | MAC | Buffalo | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | L 34–35
September 25 | Mountain West | New Mexico | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | W 20–13
September 25 | MAC | FIU | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | L 27–31
September 25 | American | UAB | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 28–21
September 25 | American | UTSA | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 31–28
September 25 | Mountain West | Florida Atlantic | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Spring, CO | L 7–31
October 2 | Mountain West | UNLV | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | W 24–17

### Conference USA vs FBS independents matchups

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August 28 | Independent | UTEP | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | W 30–3
September 11 | Independent | Western Kentucky | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | L 35–38
September 18 | Independent | Old Dominion | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | L 17–45
October 2 | Independent | Liberty | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | L 12–36
October 9 | Independent | Middle Tennessee | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | L 13–41
October 22 | Independent | Middle Tennessee | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | W 44–13
October 23 | Independent | Liberty | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | L 26–35

### Conference USA vs FCS matchups

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September 1 | UAB | Jacksonville State | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | W 31–0
September 2 | LIU | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | W 48–10
September 2 | UT Martin | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | W 59–21
September 4 | Monmouth | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | W 50–15
September 4 | Northwestern State | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | W 44–14
September 4 | Bethune–Cookman | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | W 38–28
September 11 | Gardner–Webb | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 38–10
September 11 | Lamar | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | W 54–0
September 11 | North Carolina Central | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 44–10
September 11 | Southeastern Louisiana | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | W 45–42
September 11 | Hampton | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | W 47–7
September 11 | Grambling State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | W 37–0
September 18 | Fordham | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 45–14
September 25 | Texas Southern | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 48–34

## Awards and honors

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### Player of the week honors

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Week 0 (August 30)[28] | Jacob Cowing | UTEP | WR  | Dy'Vonne Inyang  | UTEP | S  | Gavin Baechle  | UTEP | K
Week 1 (September 6)[29] | Chris Reynolds | Charlotte | QB  | Eli Neal  | Marshall | LB  | Hunter Duplessis  | UTSA | K
Week 2 (September 13)[30] | Bailey Zappe
N'Kosi Perry | Western Kentucky
Florida Atlantic | QB
QB  | BeeJay Williamson  | Louisiana Tech | DB  | Sheldon Jones  | UTSA | PR
Week 3 (September 20)[31] | Gerrit Prince | UAB | TE  | Trumane Bell II  | UTSA | DL  | Kyle Greenwell  | UAB | P
Week 4 (September 27)[32] | Chris Reynolds (2)  | Charlotte | QB  | Clarence Hicks
A.J. Brathwaite  | UTSA
Western Kentucky | LB
S  | Hunter Duplessis (2)  | UTSA | K
Week 5 (October 4)[33] | Bailey Zappe (2)  | Western Kentucky | QB  | Reed Blankenship | Middle Tennessee | S  | Cameron Harrell  | Southern Miss | KR
Week 6 (October 11)[34] | Frank Harris | UTSA | QB  | Alex Wright | UAB | DE  | Shadrick Byrd  | Charlotte | KR
Week 7 (October 18)[35] | Jerreth Sterns | Western Kentucky | WR  | Jadrian Taylor  | UTEP | DE  | Grayson Cash  | UAB | S
Week 8 (October 25)[36] | Wiley Green  | Rice | QB  | Gabe Taylor  | Rice | S  | Brayden Narveson | Western Kentucky | K
Week 9 (November 1)[37] | Bailey Zappe (3)  | Western Kentucky | QB  | DQ Thomas | Middle Tennessee | LB  | Nick Rice  | Old Dominion | K
Week 10 (November 8)[38] | DeWayne McBride | UAB | RB  | Beanie Bishop | Western Kentucky | DB  | Jayden Harrison  | Marshall | KR
Week 11 (November 15)[39] | Bailey Zappe (4)  | Western Kentucky | QB  | Jason Henderson | Old Dominion | LB  | R'Tarriun Johnson  | Old Dominion | S
Week 12 (November 22)[40] | Frank Harris (2)  | UTSA | QB  | Clarence Hicks (2)  | UTSA | LB  | Hunter Duplessis (3)  | UTSA | K
Week 13 (November 29)[41] | Ali Jennings  | Old Dominion | WR  | DeAngelo Malone | Western Kentucky | DE  | Brayden Narveson (2)  | Western Kentucky | K

### Conference USA Individual Awards

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The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Conference USA football coaches at the end of the season.[42][43]

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Player of the Year  | Bailey Zappe, QB, Grad.  | Western Kentucky
Offensive Player of the Year  | Sincere McCormick, RB, So.  | UTSA
Defensive Player of the Year  | DeAngelo Malone, DE, Sr.  | Western Kentucky
Special Teams Player of the Year  | Tommy Heatherly, P, Sr.  | FIU
Freshman Player of the Year  | Elijah Spencer, WR  | Charlotte
Newcomer of the Year  | Jerreth Sterns, WR, Jr.  | Western Kentucky
Coach of the Year  | Jeff Traylor | UTSA

### All-Conference Teams

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The following players were selected as part of the Conference USA's All-Conference Teams.[44]

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WR  | Jerreth Sterns | Western Kentucky
WR  | Jacob Cowing | UTEP
WR  | Zakhari Franklin | UTSA
OL  | Alex Mollette | Marshall
OL  | Cole Spencer  | Western Kentucky
OL  | Spencer Burford | UTSA
OL  | Colby Ragland  | UAB
OL  | Mason Brooks | Western Kentucky
TE  | Zack Kuntz | Old Dominion
QB  | Bailey Zappe | Western Kentucky
RB  | Sincere McCormick | UTSA
RB  | Rasheen Ali | Marshall
First Team Defense
DE  | Praise Amaewhule  | UTEP
DL  | Elijah Garcia | Rice
DL  | Tyree Turner  | UAB
DE  | DeAngelo Malone | Western Kentucky
LB  | KD Davis  | North Texas
LB  | Abraham Beauplan | Marshall
LB  | Clarence Hicks  | UTSA
DB  | Reed Blankenship | Middle Tennessee
DB  | Rashad Wisdom  | UTSA
DB  | Beanie Bishop | Western Kentucky
DB  | Quincy Riley | Middle Tennessee
First Team Special Teams
K  | Hunter Duplessis  | UTSA
P  | Tommy Heatherly  | FIU
LS  | Reeves Blankenship  | Louisiana Tech
KR  | Cameron Harrell  | Southern Miss
PR  | Jaylin Lane | Middle Tennessee
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Second Team Offense
WR  | Mitchell Tinsley | Western Kentucky
WR  | Jason Brownlee | Southern Miss
WR  | Tyrese Chambers  | FIU
OL  | Will Ulmer  | Marshall
OL  | Quantavious Leslie  | Western Kentucky
OL  | Ahofitu Maka  | UTSA
OL  | Manase Mose  | North Texas
OL  | Boe Wilson  | Western Kentucky
TE  | Gerrit Prince | UAB
QB  | Frank Harris | UTSA
RB  | DeWayne McBride | UAB
RB  | DeAndre Torrey  | North Texas
Second Team Defense
DE  | Jordan Ferguson  | Middle Tennessee
DL  | Dion Novil  | North Texas
DL  | Jaylon Haynes  | UTSA
DE  | Alex Wright | UAB
LB  | Breon Hayward  | UTEP
LB  | Tyler Grubbs  | Louisiana Tech
LB  | DQ Thomas | Middle Tennessee
DB  | Steven Gilmore | Marshall
DB  | Micah Abraham | Marshall
DB  | Grayson Cash  | UAB
DB  | Richard Dames  | FIU
Second Team Special Teams
K  | Brayden Narveson | Western Kentucky
P  | Lucas Dean  | UTSA
LS  | Caleb Cantrell  | UTSA
KR  | Jayden Harrison  | Marshall
PR  | Smoke Harris  | Louisiana Tech

### All-Americans

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For the complete All-America selections, see 2021 College Football All-America Team.

The 2021 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.

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WR  | Jerreth Sterns | Western Kentucky  | AP, FWAA, USAT  |  |
RB  | Sincere McCormick | UTSA  | CBS, FWAA, USAT  |  |
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Third Team All-Americans
RB  | Sincere McCormick | UTSA  | AP |  |

## NFL Draft

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The following list includes all C-USA players who were drafted in the 2022 NFL draft.

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Alex Wright | DE | UAB | 3  | 14  | 78  | Cleveland Browns
DeAngelo Malone | LB | Western Kentucky | 3  | 18  | 82  | Atlanta Falcons
Spencer Burford | OT | UTSA | 4  | 29  | 134  | San Francisco 49ers
Bailey Zappe | QB | Western Kentucky | 4  | 32  | 137  | New England Patriots
Tariq Woolen | CB | UTSA | 5  | 10  | 153  | Seattle Seahawks
Nazeeh Johnson | S | Marshall | 7  | 38  | 259  | Kansas City Chiefs

## References

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1. ^ "2021 Football Schedule Released". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. January 27, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
2. ^ "Old Dominion Athletics Announces Cancellation of Fall Sports Season". ODUsports.com. August 10, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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