Tuesday, October 23, 2012

C-USA Football: Week Eight Review

Week seven marked a change for Conference USA football, for the first time this season the league only conducted inter-conference matchups.

In a almost upset, Tulsa struggled to put away a feisty Rice squad. The Owls held 24-21 lead late in the fourth quarter until Golden Hurricanes running back Alex Singleton rumbled in for a one yard touchdown, cementing a 28-24 win. After losing to previously winless Tulane last week, SMU responded with an offensive explosion against Houston, taking down the Cougars 72-43. Against the previously mentioned Green Wave, UTEP earned a 24-20 win despite not scoring any second half points.

In the East, Southern Mississippi’s seven game losing streak continued, falling at home to Marshall 59-24. ECU and UCF recorded road wins as the Knights defeated Memphis 35-17 and the Pirates escaped UAB with a 42-35 victory.

For a detailed wrap-up of last week’s game click here.

Standings

East
1) UCF: 5-2, 3-0
2) ECU: 5-3, 4-1
3) Marshall: 3-4, 2-1
4) Memphis: 1-6, 1-2
5) UAB: 1-6, 0-3
6) USM: 0-7, 0-3

West
1) Tulsa: 7-1, 5-0
2) SMU: 3-4, 2-1
3) Houston: 3-4, 2-1
4) Tulane: 1-6, 1-2
5) UTEP: 2-6, 1-3
6) Rice: 2-6, 0-4

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