Now that Marshall is firmly entrenched in league play, we are going to take a weekly look at Conference USA football, reviewing last Saturday's results while also looking ahead to this weeks important match-ups.
Last Weeks Results
Marshall 24 - FAU 23
ECU 33 - Tulane 36 3OT
Rice 27 - UTSA 21
MTSU 7 - N.Texas 34
UAB 27 - FIU 24
Tulsa 34 - UTEP 20
East Standings
1) Marshall 4-2, 2-0
2) ECU: 4-2, 2-1
3) UAB: 2-4, 1-1
3) FIU: 1-5, 1-1
4) MTSU: 3-4, 1-2
5) FAU: 2-5, 1-4
7) USM: 0-5, 0-1
East Division Game of the Week
Trailing FAU 23-14 with ten minutes left on the clock, Marshall scored 10 unanswered points including a game winning, 41 yard field goal to beat the Owls.
East Game to Watch Next Week
Sometimes the power of elimination works against you. Next week winless Southern Miss travels to ECU for the only match-up inside C-USA's East division.
West Division Standings
1) Tulane: 5-2, 3-0
2) Rice: 4-2, 3-0
3) N.Texas: 3-3, 1-1
4) La.Tech: 2-4, 1-1
5) Tulsa: 2-4, 1-1
4) UTSA: 2-5, 1-2
7) UTEP: 1-5, 0-3
West Division Game of the Week
In a triple overtime thriller, Tulane planted it's flag as a conference championship contender with a 36-33 win over ECU. The Pirates loss coupled with Marshall's win over FAU gave the Thundering Herd sole possession of first place in C-USA's East division.
West Game to Watch Next Week
Slim pickings in the West this week as North Texas at Louisiana Tech represents the only inter division matchup. LaTech's season could spin out of control with a home loss while the Mean Green tries to build off of last weeks big win over Middle Tennessee.
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