Conference USA Week Two Review

Another week is in the books for the 2015 college football season with Conference USA going 4-9 with only one conference game (WKU-La. Tech) taking place. Let's take a look at the good, bad, and ugly of week two Conference USA football.


Week Two Scoreboard:

• Western Kentucky 41, Louisiana Tech 38
• Miami (FL) 44, Florida Atlantic 20
• Kansas State 30, UTSA 3 
• Charlotte 34, Presbyterian 10
• Texas Tech 69, UTEP 20
• Southern Mississippi 52, Austin Peay 6
• Alabama 37, MTSU 10
• SMU 31, North Texas 13
• Ohio 21, Marshall 10
• Old Dominion 24, Norfolk State 10
• Indiana 36, Florida International 22
• Texas 42, Rice 28

Who/What Looked Good:

• WKU's Offense: Nonexistent for most of the week one game versus Vanderbilt, the Hilltoppers offense ran wild versus a good Louisiana Tech defense. Brandon Doughty ended the night with 441 yards passing.
• Charlotte: It was against an inferior program, but Charlotte improved to 2-0 on the season with a 34-10 win over Presbyterian. The 49ers are only one of three CUSA teams that are 2-0.
• Ray Lawry: The Monarchs running back broke 200 yards rushing for the third straight game dating back to 2014. Lawry leads the entire FBS in rushing after two weeks for the 2-0 Monarchs.
• Southern Miss Gets Win #1: Another CUSA team facing an inferior foe, the Golden Eagles dominated Austin Peay in a 52-6 win. In a make or break year for Monken and company, getting that first win is very important.

Who/What Looked Bad:

• CUSA Non-Conference Struggles: The conference as a whole had a bad weekend with only WKU, Old Dominion, Southern Miss, and Charlotte winning. Eight of the losses were by double digits.
• UTEP's Defense: Playing against Arkansas and Texas Tech, the Miners defense gave up 490 and 674 yards in those two losses. UTEP is in a rough spot but have a chance to get back to 2-2 and improve that defense in the next two weeks. 
• Rice's Turnovers: Rice was in all reality the better team against Texas, but five turnovers swung the scoreline in favor of the Longhorns. One was returned 26 yards for a touchdown and three others took place in Texas territory.
• UTSA Rush Offense: The Roadrunners rushed the ball 25 times for 37 yards versus Kansas State for a 1.5 yards per carry average. Jarveon Williams had a 10-yard run but was held to 21 yards on his other nine carries. The rest of the team rushed 15 times for six yards. 

Week Three Schedule:

• Buffalo at Florida Atlantic
• Rice at North Texas
• Louisiana Tech at Kansas State
• Texas San Antonio at Oklahoma State
• Norfolk State at Marshall
• Western Kentucky at Indiana
• North Carolina Central at Florida International
• Charlotte at Middle Tennessee
• Southern Mississippi at Texas State
• NC State at Old Dominion
• UTEP at New Mexico State