C-USA Football: Week Five Review, Week Six Preview

Conference USA had another tough performance against BCS level schools last week, squandering three opportunities to register a marquee win.  

Despite outscoring Purdue 27-9 in the second half, Marshall could not overcome a  42-14 halftime deficit in a 51-41 Boilermaker win. Southern Miss lead Louisville 17-15 entering the fourth quarter but six unanswered points let the Cardinals out of Hattiesburg with a 21-17 victory. UCF also relinquished a first half lead over Missouri, dropping a 21-16 decision at home to the Tigers.

In league play, Marshall’s opponent this week, Tulsa, escaped UAB with a 49-42 win and UTEP lost at ECU 28-18.

Standings

East

1) ECU: 3-2,2-0

2) Marshall: 2-3, 1-0

3) UCF: 2-2, 0-0

4) Memphis: 0-4, 0-0

5) USM: 0-4, 0-1

6) UAB: 0-4, 0-1

West

1) Tulsa: 4-1, 2-0

2) Houston: 1-3, 1-0

3) SMU: 1-3, 0-0

4) UTEP: 1-4, 0-1

5) Tulane: 0-4, 0-1

6) Rice: 1-4, 0-2

Looking at this week’s matchups, ECU attempts to keep its spot atop C-USA’s Eastern division as they travel to UCF tonight for an 8pm kickoff broadcast by the CBS Sports Network.

For the second week in a row Southern Miss host a noteworthy out of conference opponent when Boise State comes to town on Saturday. Marshall looks to keep its undefeated record in C-USA play intact as West division leader Tulsa visits Huntington.

For details on every C-USA matchup this week visit this link.