Week nine provided a five-game slate of Conference USA action, but most of the weekend’s contests weren’t competitive. Charlotte took a lopsided loss to a Power Five opponent in Duke, while Western Kentucky didn’t fare any better, losing by 31 to a de facto P5 program in BYU.
Conference play saw Rice steamroll struggling Southern Miss and Florida Atlantic outclass UTSA. A battle of West division foes provided the lone game decided by one score as Louisiana Tech overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat UAB in double-overtime.
Let’s take a look at what we learned from the weekend in C-USA.