2017 Conference USA football season

2017 Conference USA football season
League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport Football
Duration August 31–
January 2018
Number of teams 13
CUSA Championship Game
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Charlotte   0 – 0         0 – 0  
FIU   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Florida Atlantic   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Marshall   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Middle Tennessee   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Old Dominion   0 – 0         0 – 0  
WKU   0 – 0         0 – 0  
West Division
Louisiana Tech   0 – 0         0 – 0  
North Texas   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Rice   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Southern Miss   0 – 0         0 – 0  
UAB   0 – 0         0 – 0  
UTEP   0 – 0         0 – 0  
UTSA   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Championship: December 2, 2017
As of August 9, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Conference USA football season will be the 22nd season of Conference USA football and part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season will begin on August 26 with Rice facing Stanford in Sydney, Australia.[1] This season was the third season for the C-USA under realignment that took place in 2014, which added the 14th member Charlotte from the Atlantic 10 Conference. The C-USA is a "Group of Five" conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the American Athletic Conference, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference.

C-USA consists of 14 members: Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA, and Western Kentucky; and is split up into the East and West divisions. UAB will begin play for the first time since 2014, after the Blazer football program was dropped from competition.[2]

Western Kentucky will entered the season as defending Conference USA champions, defeating Louisiana Tech in the previous year's championship game. The Hilltoppers would then go on to defeat Memphis in the Boca Raton Bowl 51–31.[3]


Preseason

Media predictions

The 2017 preseason media football poll was released on July 18.[4] Western Kentucky was picked to win its third straight East Division title, while Louisiana Tech was picked to repeat as West Division champion.

East Division
  • 1. WKU (20 first-place votes)
  • 2. Middle Tennessee (4)
  • 3. Old Dominion (3)
  • 4. Marshall (1)
  • 5. Florida Atlantic
  • 6. FIU
  • 7. Charlotte

 West Division
  • 1. Louisiana Tech (20)
  • 2. UTSA (7)
  • 3. Southern Miss (1)
  • 4. North Texas
  • 5. Rice
  • 6. UTEP
  • 7. UAB

Preseason awards

The conference preseason awards were released on July 17.[5] WKU senior QB Mike White was selected as the C-USA Offensive Player of the Year. Rice senior LB Emmanuel Ellerbee was selected the Defensive Player of the Year, and WKU senior KR Kylen Towner was selected Special Teams Player of the Year honors

Offense
Position Player Class Team
QB Mike White Senior WKU
WR Richie James Junior Middle Tennessee
WR Jonathan Duhart Senior Old Dominion
WR Allenzae Staggers Senior Southern Miss
RB Ray Lawry Senior Old Dominion
RB Ito Smith Senior Southern Miss
OL O’Shea Dugas Junior Louisiana Tech
OL Will Hernandez Senior UTEP
OL Trey Martin Senior Rice
OL Austin Pratt Senior UTSA
OL Brandon Ray Senior WKU
TE Ryan Yurachek Senior Marshall
Defense
Position Player Class Team
DL Marcus Davenport Senior UTSA
DL Jaylon Ferguson Sophomore Louisiana Tech
DL Chris Johnson Senior WKU
DL Oshane Ximines Senior Old Dominion
LB Emmanuel Ellerbee Senior Rice
LB Alvin Jones Senior UTEP
LB Josiah Tauaefa Sophomore UTSA
LB Anthony Wint Senior FIU
DB Brandon Addison Senior Old Dominion
DB Nate Brooks Junior North Texas
DB Joe Brown Senior WKU
DB Kishawn McClain Senior North Texas
Specialists
Position Player Class Team
P Jake Collins Junior WKU
K Canon Rooker Senior Middle Tennessee
KR Kylen Towner Senior WKU
PR Nacarius Fant Senior WKU
LS Matt Bayliss Senior UTSA

Records against FBS conferences

2017 records against FBS conferences

Conference Record
The American 0–0
ACC 0–0
Big Ten 0–0
Big 12 0–0
Independents 0–0
MAC 0–0
Mountain West 0–0
Pac-12 0–0
SEC 0–0
Sun Belt 0–0
Total 0–0

Power–Five conferences and independents

Power 5 Conferences Record
ACC 0–0
Big Ten 0–0
Big 12 0–0
Pac-12 0–0
SEC 0–0
Notre Dame 0–0
Power 5 Total 0–0

Group of Five conferences

Group of 5 Conferences Record
American 0–0
MAC 0–0
Mountain West 0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 0–0
Sun Belt 0–0
FBS Total 0–0

FCS Subdivision

FCS Opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 0–0
Total FCS Record 0–0

Postseason

Power 5 Conferences Record
ACC 0–0
Big Ten 0–0
Big 12 0–0
Pac-12 0–0
SEC 0–0
Power 5 Total 0–0
Other FBS Conferences Record
American 0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 0–0
MAC 0–0
Mountain West 0–0
Sun Belt 0-0
Other FBS Total 0–0
Total Bowl Record 0–0

Postseason

Bowl games

References

  1. ↑ "FB: 2017 Schedule Released". Conferenceusa.com. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
  2. ↑ "UAB to reinstate football for 2017 season". ESPN.com. July 21, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Memphis vs. Western Kentucky - Game Summary - December 20, 2016 - ESPN". Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "FB: Preseason Media Poll". Conference USA. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  5. ↑ "FB: 2017 Preseason Awards". Conference USA. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
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