2020 Conference USA football season

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2020 Conference USA football season
Conference USA logo (2013-2023).svg
League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport Football
DurationSeptember 3, 2019 to December 18, 2020
Number of teams13†
2021 NFL Draft
Top draft pickDT Milton Williams, Louisiana Tech
Picked by Philadelphia Eagles, 73rd overall
Regular season
East champions Marshall
West champions UAB
Conference USA Championship Game
ChampionsUAB
  Runners-upMarshall
Finals MVP Spencer Brown, UAB [1]
Seasons
2020 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall xy  4 –1   7 –3  
Florida Atlantic  4 –2   5 –4  
Western Kentucky  4 –3   5 –7  
Charlotte  2 –2   2 –4  
Middle Tennessee  2 –4   3 –6  
FIU  0 –3   0 –5  
West Division
UAB xy$  3 –1   6 –3  
UTSA  5 –2   7 –5  
Louisiana Tech  4 –2   5 –5  
North Texas  3 –4   4 –6  
Rice  2 –3   2 –3  
Southern Miss  2 –4   3 –7  
UTEP  0 –4   3 –5  
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

The 2020 Conference USA football season was the 25th season of college football play for Conference USA (C-USA). It was played from September 3, 2020 until December 18, 2020. The league consisted of 14 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason Awards

The conference preseason awards were released On August 25. [2]

Offense
PositionPlayerClassTeam
QBJack AbrahamSeniorSouthern Miss
RBJustin HendersonSeniorLouisiana Tech
RBBrenden KnoxJuniorMarshall
OLD’Antne DemerySeniorFIU
OLDesmond NoelSeniorFlorida Atlantic
OL Kody Russey SeniorLouisiana Tech
OL Cain Madden SeniorMarshall
OLJordan MeredithSeniorWKU
TEJason PirtleSeniorNorth Texas
WR Jaelon Darden SeniorNorth Texas
WRTim JonesSeniorSouthern Miss
WR Austin Watkins Jr.SeniorUAB
Defense
PositionPlayerClassTeam
DLMarkees WattsJuniorCharlotte
DLWillie BakerSeniorLouisiana Tech
DLDion NovilSeniorNorth Texas
DLJordan SmithJuniorUAB
DLDeAngelo MaloneSeniorWKU
LBTavante BeckettSeniorMarshall
LBBlaze AlldredgeSeniorRice
LBKristopher MollSeniorUAB
DBNazeeh JohnsonSeniorMarshall
DBBen DeLucaSeniorCharlotte
DB Reed Blankenship SeniorMiddle Tennessee
DBKy’el HembySeniorSouthern Miss
Specialists
PositionPlayerClassTeam
KEthan MooneyJuniorNorth Texas
PJohn HaggertySeniorWKU
KRDeion Hair-GriffinJuniorNorth Texas
PRTalik KeatonSophomoreMarshall
LSReeves BlankenshipJuniorLouisiana Tech

Media predictions

No 2020 Preseason Media Poll was released by Conference USA.

Head coaches

Note: All stats shown are before the start of the 2020 season.

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolCUSA Record
Charlotte Will Healy 220-277-65-3
FIU Butch Davis 386–5923-1614–10
Florida Atlantic Willie Taggart 156–620–00–0
Louisiana Tech Skip Holtz 8144–10756–3637–19
Marshall Doc Holliday 1178–5178–5149–29
Middle Tennessee Rick Stockstill 1591–8891–8868–41
North Texas Seth Littrell 528–2628–2618–14
Old Dominion Ricky Rahne 10–00–00–0
Rice Mike Bloomgren 35–205–204–12
Southern Miss Jay Hopson 560–3928–2220-12
UAB Bill Clark 545–2234–1923–9
UTEP Dana Dimel 332-612–221-15
UTSA Jeff Traylor 10–00–00–0
Western Kentucky Tyson Helton 29–49–46–2

Rankings

 PreWk
3		Wk
4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
7		Wk
8		Wk
9		Wk
10		Wk
11		Wk
12		Wk
13		Wk
14		Wk
15		Final
CharlotteAP
C
CFPNot released
FIUAP
C
CFPNot released
Florida AtlanticAPRV
CRV
CFPNot released
Louisiana TechAPRV
CRVRVRV
CFPNot released
MarshallAPRVRVRVRV22191616151715
CRVRVRVRVRV25181515151615
CFPNot released21
Middle TennesseeAP
C
CFPNot released
North TexasAP
C
CFPNot released
Old DominionAP
C
CFPNot released
RiceAP
C
CFPNot released
Southern MissAP
C
CFPNot released
UABAPRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
CRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released
UTEPAP
C
CFPNot released
UTSAAP
C
CFPNot released
WKUAP
C
CFPNot released
Legend
  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 No change in ranking from previous week
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

Old Dominion suspended all Fall sports including football for the 2020 season. [3] Rice suspended the start of the football season till September 26 on August 8. [4] Rice pushed the start of their football season back an additional month, not starting play until October 24. [5]

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
C–USA member won
C–USA member lost
C–USA teams in bold

Week One

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:00 p.m. EDT Central Arkansas UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL ESPN3 W 45–35  12,716
September 39:00 p.m. EDT South Alabama Southern Miss M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS CBSSN L 21–32  7,500
September 51:30 p.m. EDTMiddle Tennessee Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN L 0–42  5,249
September 51:30 p.m. EDT Eastern Kentucky Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN W 59–0  12,000
September 57:30 p.m. EDT Houston Baptist North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN3 W 57–31  7,611
September 59:00 p.m. EDT Stephen F. Austin UTEP Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX ESPN3 W 24–14  6,047
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Two

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 108:00 p.m. EDTUAB Miami (FL) Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ACCN L 14–31  8,153
September 128:00 p.m. EDTMarshall ECU Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN  POSTPONED  NA
September 1212:00 p.m. EDTCharlotte App State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN2 L 20–35  0
September 123:30 p.m. EDTUTSA Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN2 W 51–48 2OT 7,500
September 127:00 p.m. EDTUTEPNo. 14  Texas Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX LHN L 3–59  15,337
September 127:00 p.m. EDTWestern Kentucky Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ACCN L 21–35  11,179
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Three

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1912:00 p.m. EDT Liberty Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPNU L 24–30  4,276
September 1912:00 p.m. EDTCharlotteNo. 12  UNC Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN  CANCELED  NA
September 192:30 p.m. EDT Troy Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN L 14–47  6,000
September 193:30 p.m. EDTFlorida Atlantic Georgia Southern Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA  POSTPONED  NA
September 193:00 p.m. EDTStephen F. AustinUTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN2 W 24–10  6,611
September 193:45 p.m. EDTNo. 23 App StateMarshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CBS W 17–7  12,050
September 196:00 p.m. EDT SMU North TexasApogee Stadium • Denton, TX CBSSN L 35–65  8,464
September 196:30 p.m. EDTLouisiana TechSouthern MissM.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN2  LT 31–30  7,140
September 197:05 p.m. EDT Abilene Christian UTEPSun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX ESPN3 W 17–13  6,056
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Four

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 247:30 p.m. EDTUAB South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN W 42-10  5,766
September 258:00 p.m. EDTMiddle TennesseeUTSAAlamodome • San Antonio, TX CBSSN  UTSA 37-35  6,182
September 26p.m. EDT Georgia State Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC  POSTPONED  NA
September 26p.m. EDT South Florida Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL  POSTPONED  NA
September 26p.m. EDTNorth Texas Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX CANCELED  NA
September 261:00 p.m. EDTFIULiberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPNU L 34-36  1,000
September 262:30 p.m. EDT Tulane Southern MissM.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS Stadium L 24-66  0
September 263:30 p.m. EDTUTEP Louisiana-Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN2 W 31-6  5,491
September 267:00 p.m. EDTHouston BaptistLouisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN3 W 66-38  7,140
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Five

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 29:00 p.m. EDTLouisiana TechNo. 22  BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPN2 L 14-45  0
October 3p.m. EDTRiceMarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV POSTPONED  NA
October 312:30 p.m. EDTUTSAUABLegion Field • Birmingham, AL Stadium  UAB 21-13  12,547
October 34:00 p.m. EDTCharlotteFlorida AtlanticFAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPNU  FAU 21-17  5,675
October 35:00 p.m. EDTWestern KentuckyMiddle TennesseeJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3  WKU 20-17  6,500
October 37:30 p.m. EDTSouthern MissNorth TexasApogee Stadium • Denton, TX Stadium  USM 41-31  6,490
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Six

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 10p.m. EDTFlorida AtlanticSouthern MissM.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS POSTPONED  NA
October 10p.m. EDTUABRice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX  POSTPONED  NA
October 103:30 p.m. EDTUTSANo. 15 BYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPN2 L 20-27  0
October 104:00 p.m. EDTMiddle TennesseeFIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPNU  MTSU 31-28  2,213
October 107:30 p.m. EDTMarshallWestern KentuckyHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY Stadium  MU 38-14  4,428
October 107:30 p.m. EDTUTEPLouisiana TechJoe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN2  LT 21-17  7,140
October 108:00 p.m. EDTCharlotteNorth TexasApogee Stadium • Denton, TX ESPNU  CHAR 49-21  6,864
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Seven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 17p.m. EDTFIUCharlotteJerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC POSTPONED  NA
October 17p.m. EDTSouthern MissUTEPSun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX POSTPONED  NA
October 171:30 p.m. EDTWestern KentuckyUABLegion Field • Birmingham, AL Stadium  UAB 37-14  11.098
October 171:30 p.m. EDTArmyUTSAAlamodome • San Antonio, TX CBSSN L 16-28  7,887
October 175:00 p.m. EDTNorth TexasMiddle TennesseeJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN Stadium  UNT 52-35  5,000
October 177:00 p.m. EDTMarshallLouisiana TechJoe Alliet Stadium • Ruston, LA CBSSN  MU 35-17  7,140
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Eight

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 237:00 p.m. EDT Jacksonville State FIURiccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN3 L 10-19  1,041
October 238:00 p.m. EDT Louisiana UABLegion Field • Birmingham, AL CBSSN L 20-24  11,610
October 238:00 p.m. EDTMiddle TennesseeRiceRice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN3  MTSU 34-40 2OT 0
October 2412:00 p.m. EDTUTEPCharlotteJerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+  CHAR 38-28  1,042
October 242:30 p.m. EDTFlorida AtlanticNo. 22 MarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV Stadium  MU 20-9  12,002
October 244:00 p.m. EDT Chattanooga Western KentuckyHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN3 W 13-10  3,905
October 248:00 p.m. EDTLouisiana TechUTSAAlamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPNU  UTSA 27-26  6,114
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Nine

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 30p.m. EDTMarshallFIURiccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL POSTPONED  NA
October 31p.m. EDTNorth TexasUTEPSun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX POSTPONED  NA
October 3112:00 p.m. EDTUTSAFlorida AtlanticFAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL Stadium  FAU 24-3  5,026
October 313:00 p.m. EDTRiceSouthern MissM.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN3  Rice 30-6  0
October 313:30 p.m. EDTUABLouisiana TechJoe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA Stadium  LT 37-34 2OT 7,140
October 317:00 p.m. EDTCharlotte Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCRSN L 19-53  0
October 3110:15 p.m. EDTWestern KentuckyNo. 11 BYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPN L 10-41  6,843
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Ten

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 72:30 p.m. EST UMass MarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN+ W 51-10  
November 73:30 p.m. ESTCharlotteMiddle TennesseeJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesbooro, TN ESPN+  POSTPONED  NA
November 73:00 p.m. EST North Alabama Southern MissM.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN3 W 24-13  
November 73:30 p.m. ESTUTSARiceRice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN3  POSTPONED  NA
November 74:00 p.m. ESTFIUUTEPSun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX ESPN3  POSTPONED  NA
November 76:00 p.m. ESTWestern KentuckyFlorida AtlanticFAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL Stadium  FAU 10-6  5,292
November 77:00 p.m. ESTLouisiana TechNorth TexasApogee Stadium • Denton, TX CBSSN  POSTPONED  NA
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Eleven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 137:00 p.m. ESTFlorida AtlanticFIURiccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL CBSSN  FAU 38-19  0
November 1412:00 p.m. EST Gardner-Webb CharlotteJerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN3  CANCELED  NA
November 141:30 p.m. ESTMiddle TennesseeMarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CBSSN  MU 42-14  
November 143:00 p.m. ESTUTEPUTSAAlamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+  UTSA 52-21  
November 143:30 p.m. ESTSouthern MissWestern KentuckyHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY CBSSN  WKU 10-7  
November 143:30 p.m. ESTNorth TexasUABLegion Field • Birmingham, AL Stadium  POSTPONED  NA
November 143:30 p.m. ESTRiceLouisiana TechJoe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN3  POSTPONED  NA
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Twelve

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 208:00 p.m. ESTUMassFlorida AtlanticFAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CBSSN W 24-2  5,554
November 2112:30 p.m. ESTCharlotteMarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV Stadium  POSTPONED  NA
November 212:00 p.m. ESTFIUWestern KentuckyHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY WKU 39-21  
November 212:00 p.m. ESTRiceNorth TexasApogee Stadium • Denton, TX UNT 27-17  
November 213:00 p.m. ESTUTSASouthern MissM.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS UTSA 23-20  
November 213:30 p.m. ESTMiddle TennesseeTroy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL W 20-17  
November 214:00 p.m. ESTUABUTEPSun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX CANCELED  NA
November 214:00 p.m. ESTLouisiana-MonroeLouisiana Tech Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA Stadium  CANCELED  NA
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Thirteen

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 2712:30 p.m. ESTSouthern MissUABLegion Field • Birmingham, AL CBSSN  CANCELLED  NA
November 2812:00 p.m. ESTLouisiana TechFIURiccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+  POSTPONED  NA
November 281:00 p.m. ESTRiceUTEP Grande Communications Stadium • Midland, TX ESPN3  CANCELLED  NA
November 283:00 p.m. ESTNorth TexasUTSAAlamodome • San Antonio, TX Stadium  UTSA 49-17  
November 283:30 p.m. ESTFlorida AtlanticMiddle TennesseeJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN CBSSN  POSTPONED  NA
December 110:30 a.m. ESTWestern KentuckyCharlotteJerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC CBSSN  POSTPONED  NA
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Fourteen

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 36:00 p.m. ESTLouisiana TechNorth TexasApogee Stadium • Denton, TX CBSSN  LT 42–31  6,085
December 48:00 p.m. ESTSouthern MissUTEPSun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX Stadium  CANCELLED  n/a
December 512:00 p.m. ESTRiceNo. 15 MarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN+  Rice 20–0  10,429
December 56:00 p.m. EDTFlorida AtlanticGeorgia SouthernAllen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+ L 3-20  3,867
December 612:00 p.m. ESTWestern KentuckyCharlotteJerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN3  WKU 37–19  0
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Week Fifteen

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 106:30 p.m. ESTFlorida AtlanticSouthern MissM.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS CBSSN  USM 45-31  0
December 116:00 p.m. ESTNorth TexasUTEPSun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX ESPN3  UNT 45-43  5,612
December 116:30 p.m. ESTCharlotteMarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CBSSN  CANCELLED  NA
December 121:00 p.m. ESTUABRiceRice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN3  UAB 21-16  2,000
December 127:00 p.m. ESTLouisiana TechTCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX FS1 L 10-52  10,472
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Conference USA Championship Game

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 187:00 p.m. ESTUABMarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CBSSN  UAB 22–13   
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
 C-USA Win
 C-USA Loss
Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionTime (EST)C-USA teamOpponentScoreAttendance
Myrtle Beach Bowl December 21 Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN 2:30 p.m.North Texas Appalachian State L 28–565,000
New Orleans Bowl December 23 Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN 3:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech Georgia Southern L 3–383,000
Montgomery Bowl December 23 Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL ESPN 7:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic Memphis L 10–252,979
Camellia Bowl December 25 Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL ESPN 2:30 p.m.Marshall Buffalo L 10–172,512
First Responder Bowl December 26 Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX ABC 3:30 p.m.UTSANo. 19 Louisiana L 24–31
LendingTree Bowl December 26 Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN 3:30 p.m.Western Kentucky Georgia State L 21–39

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. C-USA teams shown in bold.

Note: UAB was originally slated to play in the Gasparilla Bowl on December 26. However, the bowl was cancelled after their opponent, South Carolina, was forced to withdraw due to COVID-19 issues among the team.

Selection of teams

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

WeekOffensiveDefensiveSpecial Teams
PlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPosition
Week 1 (Sept. 7) Grant Wells MarshallQBK.D. DavisNorth TexasLBMatt QuinnUABK
Week 2 (Sept. 14)Sincere McCormickUTSARBTyler MurrayCharlotteLBHunter DuplessisUTSAK
Week 3 (Sept. 21) Frank Harris UTSAQBTavante Beckett,MarshallLBJacob BarnesLouisiana TechK
Week 4 (Sept. 28)Luke AnthonyLouisiana TechQBJamal LigonUTSALBLexington JosephFIUKR
Week 5 (Oct. 5)Tyrrell PigromeWestern KentuckyQBLeighton McCarthyFlorida AtlanticLBBrayden NarvesonWestern KentuckyK
Week 6 (Oct. 12)Aaron McAllisterCharlotteRBTavante Beckett (2)MarshallLBDuron LoweUTEPKR
Week 7 (Oct. 19)Jason BeanNorth TexasQBEli NealMarshallLBNikia Eason Jr.UABOLB
Week 8 (Oct. 26)Sincere McCormick (2)UTSARBTrey Baldwin,
Antonio Parks		Louisiana Tech,
UTSA		LB,
S		Jalen JacksonMiddle TennesseeCB
Week 9 (Nov. 2)Aaron AllenLouisiana TechQBBee Jay WilliamsonLouisiana TechDBJacob Barnes (2)Louisiana TechK
Week 10 (Nov. 9)Grant Wells (2)MarshallQBDeAngelo MaloneWestern KentuckyDLMatt HayballFlorida AtlanticP
Week 11 (Nov. 16)Grant Wells (3)MarshallQBRashad WisdomUTSASRobert LeFevreMarshallP
Week 12 (Nov. 23)Sincere McCormick (3)UTSARBDion NovilNorth TexasDLJohn HaggertyWestern KentuckyP
Week 13 (Nov. 30)
Week 14 (Dec. 7)
Week 15 (Dec. 14)

C–USA Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Conference USA football coaches at the end of the season

AwardPlayerSchool
Player of the Year Jaelon Darden, WR, Sr.North Texas
Offensive Player of the Year Sincere McCormick, RB, So.UTSA
Defensive Player of the Year Tavante Beckett, LB, Sr.Marshall
Special Teams Player of the YearLucas Dean, P, So.UTSA
Freshman Player of the Year Grant Wells, QBMarshall
Newcomer of the YearLuke Anthony, QB, Grad.Louisiana Tech
Coach of the Year Doc Holliday Marshall

All-conference teams

*Denotes Unanimous Selection

Ref: [6]

All Conference Honorable Mentions:

Offense:

Defense:

Special Teams:

All-Americans

The 2020 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American. [7] [8]

PositionPlayerSchoolSelectorUnanimousConsensus
First Team All-Americans
WR Jaelon Darden North TexasESPN, FWAA, USAT
OLCain MaddenMarshallAthletic, USAT
PositionPlayerSchoolSelectorUnanimousConsensus
Second Team All-Americans
WR Jaelon Darden North TexasAFCA, AP, CBS, TSN
OLCain MaddenMarshallAP
RBSincere McCormickUTSAFWAA
LBTavante BeckettMarshallFWAA
PLucas DeanUTSATSN
PositionPlayerSchoolSelectorUnanimousConsensus
Third Team All-Americans
PositionPlayerSchoolSelectorUnanimousConsensus
Fourth Team All-Americans

All-Academic

National award winners

C-USA records vs Other Conferences

2020–2021 records against non-conference foes:

C-USA vs Power Five matchups

This is a list of games the Sun Belt has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, BYU/Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 10ACCUABMiami, FLHard Rock Stadium • Miami, FLL 14–31
September 12Big 12UTEPNo. 14 TexasDarrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TXL 3–59
September 12ACCWestern KentuckyLouisvilleCardinal Stadium • Louisville, KYL 21–35
October 2IndependentsLouisiana TechNo. 22 BYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UTL 14–45
October 9IndependentsUTSANo. 15 BYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UTL 20–27
October 31ACCCharlotteDukeWallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NCL 19–53
October 31IndependentsWestern KentuckyNo. 11 BYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UTL 10–41

C-USA vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include C-USA teams competing against teams from the American, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt.

DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 3Sun BeltSouth AlabamaSouthern MissM.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MSL 21-32
September 12Sun BeltCharlotteApp StateKidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NCL 20-35
September 12Sun BeltUTSATexas StateBobcats Stadium • San Marcos, TXW 51-48 2OT
September 19Sun BeltTroyMiddle TennesseeJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TNL 20-35
September 19Sun BeltNo. 23 App StateMarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WVW 17-7
September 19AmericanSMUNorth TexasApogee Stadium • Denton, TXL 35-65
September 24Sun BeltUABSouth AlabamaHancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, ALW 42-10
September 26AmericanTulaneSouthern MissM.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MSL 24-66
September 26Sun BeltUTEPLouisiana-MonroeMalone Stadium • Monroe, LAW 24-10
October 23Sun BeltLouisianaUABLegion Field • Birmingham, ALL 20-24
November 21Sun BeltMiddle TennesseeTroyVeterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, ALW 20-17
December 7Sun BeltFlorida AtlanticGeorgia SouthernAllen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 3-20

C-USA vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include C-USA teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass.

DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 5IndependentsMiddle TennesseeArmyMichie Stadium • West Point, NYL 0-42
September 19IndependentsLibertyWestern KentuckyHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KYL 24-30
September 26IndependentsFIULibertyWilliams Stadium • Lynchburg, VAL 34-36
September 5IndependentsArmyUTSAAlamodome • San Antonio, TXL 16-28
November 7IndependentsUMassMarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium• Huntington, WVW 51-10
November 20IndependentsUMassFlorida AtlanticFAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FLW 24-2

C–USA vs FCS matchups


DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 3Central ArkansasUABLegion Field • Birmingham, ALW 45-35
September 5Eastern KentuckyMarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WVW 59-0
September 5Houston BaptistNorth TexasApogee Stadium • Denton, TXW 57-31
September 5Stepen F. AustinUTEPSun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TXW 24-14
September 19Abilene ChristianUTEPSun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TXW 17-13
September 26Houston BaptistLouisiana TechJoe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LAW 66-38
October 23Jacksonville StateFIURiccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FLL 10-19
October 24ChattanoogaWestern KentuckyHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KYW 13-10
November 7North AlabamaSouthern MissM.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MSW 24-13

NFL Draft

The following list includes all C-USA players who were drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionSchoolDraft
Round		Round
Pick		Overall
Pick		Team
Milton Williams DT Louisiana Tech 3973 Philadelphia Eagles
Jordan Smith OLB UAB 416121 Jacksonville Jaguars
Jaelon Darden WR North Texas 424129 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Josh Ball OT Marshall 433138 Dallas Cowboys

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