2024 Conference USA football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
Sport | Football |
Duration | August 31 – December 6, 2024 |
Number of teams | 10 |
2025 NFL Draft | |
Regular season | |
CUSA Championship Game |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State* | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 6, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024 Conference USA football season will be the 29th season of college football play for Conference USA. The season is scheduled to begin on August 31, 2024, and conclude with the Conference Championship Game on December 6, 2024. [1] The conference will consist of 10 members and will be part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
During the 2023 season, the Liberty Flames posted the best record in the regular season. Liberty and New Mexico State advanced to the championship game, where Liberty won by a score of 49–35. Liberty advanced to their first New Year's Six bowl game, being invited to play in the Fiesta Bowl, where they lost to Oregon by a score of 6–45.
For the 2024 season, Kennesaw State joins Conference USA, moving up from NCAA Division I FCS to Division I FBS. [2] Due to NCAA rules regarding transitioning from FCS to FBS, the school will be ineligible for post-season play for the 2024 season.
The conference is set to expand further in 2025, with Delaware confirming that they will join the conference for the 2025–26 season. [3]
Note: All stats shown are before the start of the 2024 season.
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | CUSA Record |
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FIU | Mike MacIntyre | 3 | 54–81 | 8–16 | 3–13 |
Jacksonville State | Rich Rodriguez | 3 | 181–125–2 | 18–6 | 6–2 |
Kennesaw State | Brian Bohannon | 10 | 71–30 | 71–30 | 0–0 |
Liberty | Jamey Chadwell | 2 | 112–58 | 13–1 | 8–0 |
Louisiana Tech | Sonny Cumbie | 3 | 8–21 | 6–18 | 4–12 |
Middle Tennessee | Derek Mason | 1 | 27–55 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
New Mexico State | Tony Sanchez | 1 | 20–40 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Sam Houston | K. C. Keeler | 11 | 262–109–1 | 88–36 | 2–6 |
UTEP | Scotty Walden | 1 | 34–20 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Western Kentucky | Tyson Helton | 6 | 40–26 | 40–26 | 28–11 |
Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final | ||
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New Mexico State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Sam Houston | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Western Kentucky | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Improvement in ranking | ||
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RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
Index to colors and formatting |
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CUSA member won |
CUSA member lost |
CUSA teams in bold |
The 2024 schedule was released on February 1, 2024. [1]
All times Eastern time.
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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August 31 | FIU | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | |||||
August 31 | Coastal Carolina | Jacksonville State | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | |||||
August 31 | Kennesaw State | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | |||||
August 31 | Campbell | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | |||||
August 31 | Nicholls | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | |||||
August 31 | Tennessee Tech | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | |||||
August 31 | Southeast Missouri State | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | |||||
August 31 | Sam Houston | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | |||||
August 31 | UTEP | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | |||||
August 31 | Western Kentucky | Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 7 | Central Michigan | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | |||||
September 7 | Jacksonville State | Louisville | L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY | |||||
September 7 | Louisiana | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | |||||
September 7 | Liberty | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | |||||
September 7 | Middle Tennessee | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | |||||
September 7 | Sam Houston | UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL | |||||
September 7 | Southern Utah | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | |||||
September 7 | Eastern Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY (Battle of the Bluegrass) | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 14 | FIU | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl) | |||||
September 14 | Jacksonville State | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | |||||
September 14 | Kennesaw State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | |||||
September 14 | UTEP | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | |||||
September 14 | Louisiana Tech | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | |||||
September 14 | Western Kentucky | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN (100 Miles of Hate) | |||||
September 14 | New Mexico State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | |||||
September 14 | Hawaii | Sam Houston | Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 21 | Monmouth | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | |||||
September 21 | Southern Miss | Jacksonville State | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | |||||
September 21 | East Carolina | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | |||||
September 21 | Tulsa | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | |||||
September 21 | Duke | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | |||||
September 21 | New Mexico State | Sam Houston | Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX | |||||
September 21 | UTEP | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | |||||
September 21 | Toledo | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 28 | Louisiana Tech | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | |||||
September 28 | UT Martin | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | |||||
September 28 | Liberty | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | |||||
September 28 | Middle Tennessee | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | |||||
September 28 | New Mexico | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) | |||||
September 28 | Texas State | Sam Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | |||||
September 28 | Western Kentucky | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 3 | Sam Houston | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | |||||
October 4 | Jacksonville State | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 9 | FIU | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | |||||
October 9 | New Mexico State | Jacksonville State | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | |||||
October 10 | Middle Tennessee | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | |||||
October 10 | UTEP | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 15 | Kennesaw State | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | |||||
October 15 | Louisiana Tech | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | |||||
October 16 | FIU | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | |||||
October 16 | Western Kentucky | Sam Houston | Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 22 | Sam Houston | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | |||||
October 22 | UTEP | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | |||||
October 23 | Middle Tennessee | Jacksonville State | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | |||||
October 23 | Liberty | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 29 | New Mexico State | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | |||||
October 29 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Houston | Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX | |||||
October 30 | Jacksonville State | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | |||||
October 30 | Kennesaw Sate | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | |||||
November 2 | Middle Tennessee | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 9 | Jacksonville State | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | |||||
November 9 | Kennesaw State | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | |||||
November 9 | Liberty | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | |||||
November 9 | Western Kentucky | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 16 | FIU | Jacksonville State | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | |||||
November 16 | Sam Houston | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | |||||
November 16 | Liberty | UMass | McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | |||||
November 16 | Louisiana Tech | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | |||||
November 16 | New Mexico State | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 23 | FIU | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | |||||
November 23 | Sam Houston | Jacksonville State | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | |||||
November 23 | Western Kentucky | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | |||||
November 23 | Louisiana Tech | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | |||||
November 23 | New Mexico State | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | |||||
November 23 | UTEP | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 30 | Middle Tennessee | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | |||||
November 30 | Jacksonville State | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | |||||
November 30 | Kennesaw State | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | |||||
November 30 | Liberty | Sam Houston | Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX | |||||
November 30 | UTEP | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM (Battle of I-10) | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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December 6 | TBD • TBD | |||||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:
Power Conferences 5 | Record |
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ACC | 0–0 |
Big Ten | 0–0 |
Big 12 | 0–0 |
Pac-12 | 0–0 |
Notre Dame | 0–0 |
SEC | 0–0 |
Power 5 Total | 0–0 |
Other FBS Conferences | Record |
American | 0–0 |
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 0–0 |
MAC | 0–0 |
Mountain West | 0–0 |
Sun Belt | 0–0 |
Other FBS Total | 0–0 |
FCS Opponents | Record |
Football Championship Subdivision | 0–0 |
Total Non-Conference Record | 0–0 |
This is a list of games CUSA teams scheduled against power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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August 31 | Big Ten | FIU | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | |
August 31 | Big Ten | UTEP | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | |
August 31 | SEC | Western Kenutcky | Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | |
September 7 | ACC | Jacksonville State | Louisville | L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY | |
September 7 | SEC | Middle Tennessee | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | |
September 7 | Big 12 | Sam Houston | UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL | |
Septmeber 14 | ACC | Louisiana Tech | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | |
September 21 | ACC | Duke | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | |
September 28 | ACC | Western Kentucky | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | |
November 16 | SEC | New Mexico State | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | |
November 23 | SEC | Louisiana Tech | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | |
November 23 | SEC | UTEP | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | |
The following games include CUSA teams competing against teams from the American, MAC, Mountain West, or Sun Belt.
Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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August 31 | Sun Belt | Coastal Carolina | Jacksonville State | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | |
August 31 | American | Kennesaw State | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | |
August 31 | American | Sam Houston | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | |
September 7 | MAC | Central Michigan | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | |
September 7 | Sun Belt | Louisiana | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | |
September 14 | American | FIU | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | |
September 14 | MAC | Jacksonville State | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | |
September 14 | Mountain West | Kennesaw State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | |
September 14 | Mountain West | New Mexico State | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA | |
September 14 | Mountain West | Hawaii | Sam Houston | Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX | |
September 21 | Sun Belt | Southern Miss | Jacksonville State | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | |
September 21 | American | East Carolina | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | |
September 21 | American | Tulsa | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | |
September 21 | Mountain West | UTEP | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | |
September 21 | MAC | Toledo | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | |
September 28 | Sun Belt | Liberty | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | |
September 28 | Mountain West | New Mexico | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | |
September 28 | American | Middle Tennessee | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | |
September 28 | Sun Belt | Texas State | Sam Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | |
The following games include CUSA teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes UConn or UMass.
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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November 16 | Liberty | UMass | McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | |
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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August 31 | Campbell | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | |
August 31 | Nicholls | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | |
August 31 | Tennessee Tech | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | |
August 31 | Southeast Missouri State | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | |
September 7 | Southern Utah | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | |
September 7 | Eastern Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | |
September 21 | Monmouth | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | |
September 28 | UT Martin | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | |
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The 2023 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team represented Middle Tennessee State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Raiders played their home games at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and competed as members of Conference USA. They were led by eighteenth-year head coach Rick Stockstill.
The 2023 Conference USA football season was the 28th season of college football play for Conference USA (CUSA). The season began on August 26, 2023 and ended with the Conference Championship Game on December 2, 2023. The conference consisted of nine members and was part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
The 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season will be the 155th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The regular season will begin on August 24 and will end on December 14. The postseason will begin on December 20, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, end on January 20, 2025, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. This will be the first season of the new College Football Playoff (CFP) system, with the bracket being expanded to 12 teams.
The 2024 North Alabama Lions football team will represent North Alabama University in the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions will be led by second-year head coach Brent Dearmon. The team will play its home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama.
The 2024 UTEP Miners football team will represent the University of Texas at El Paso in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Miners will play their home games at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and compete as members of Conference USA. They will be led by first-year head coach Scotty Walden.