Conference USA Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 7

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 7 of the season.

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 7 of the season.


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Results So Far
SU: 29-7, ATS: 16-15, Point Total: 21-7

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WKU at UAB

1:30 Stadium
Line: UAB -12.5, o/u: 45
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Army at UTSA

1:30 CBS Sports Network
Line: Army -8, o/u: 50
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North Texas at Middle Tennessee

5:00 CBS Sports Network
Line: Middle Tennessee -6.5, o/u: 72
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Marshall at Louisiana Tech

6:00 CBS Sports Network
Line: Marshall -13, o/u: 51.5
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Southern Miss at UTEP

7:30 ESPN2
Line: Southern Miss -6.5, o/u: 54.5
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FIU at Charlotte

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Conference USA Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 6

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 6 of the season.

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 6 of the season.


Click on each game for game preview & prediction

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Results So Far
SU: 25-6, ATS: 15-11, Point Total: 17-6

UTSA at BYU

3:30 ESPN2
Line: BYU -34.5, o/u: 63
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Middle Tennessee at FIU

4:00 ESPNU
Line: FIU -4, o/u: 56.5
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Florida Atlantic at Southern Miss

4:00 Stadium
Line: Florida Atlantic -2, o/u: 56.5
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UTEP at Louisiana Tech

7:30 ESPN2
Line: Louisiana Tech -14.5, o/u: 52
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Marshall at WKU

7:30 Stadium
Line: Marshall -7.5, o/u: 44.5
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Charlotte at North Texas

8:00 ESPNU
Line: Charlotte -3, o/u: 67.5
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Florida Atlantic vs Southern Miss Prediction, Game Preview

Florida Atlantic Owls vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles prediction and game preview.

Florida Atlantic Owls vs Southern Miss Golden Eagles prediction and game preview.


Florida Atlantic vs Southern Miss Broadcast

Date: Saturday, October 10
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: MM Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, MS
Network: Stadium

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Florida Atlantic (1-0) vs Southern Miss (1-3) Game Preview

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Why Florida Atlantic Will Win

Run, run, and run some more. The Southern Miss defensive front has had its moments, but the only time it’s able to slow down a ground game is when the opposing offense is trying to bomb away.

So far, USM is 0-3 when allowing 163 rushing yards or more, and 1-0 when it allowed fewer – but North Texas threw for 339 yards in last weeks loss to the Golden Eagles.

The FAU running game got a big day out of new starting QB Nick Tronti – he ran for a team-high 94 yards and a touchdown – with the team averaging 6.6 yards per carry. The 217 yards helped take over the game, and it has to do that against a USM team that will want to make this a firefight.

CFN Experts Picks: NFL

Why Southern Miss Will Win

The Florida Atlantic passing game might need a little while.

The running game sort of worked, but Tronti struggled throwing it, hitting just 11-of-22 passes for 98 yards. He threw two touchdown passes, but there wasn’t anything happening deep, and the Owls didn’t do anything to control the clock.

Conditioning might matter. Southern Miss was sucking wind in early games, but now it has three games under its belt. Florida Atlantic just got going, but it only held the ball for 22 minutes and had a hard time putting the game away.

Southern Miss might be struggling, but it’s doing a good job at forcing takeaways with nine in the first four games. It could use a +2 turnover margin.

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What’s Going To Happen

FIU’s offense will be better throwing the ball this week, but the win will come from the defense. It had a hard time against the Charlotte passing game last week, but it stiffened when it absolutely had to. It’ll be like that this week, too. USM will outgain FAU, but it won’t capitalize on its chances.

Florida Atlantic vs Southern Miss Prediction, Line

Florida Atlantic 31, Southern Miss 23
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Florida Atlantic -2, o/u: 56.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 4

Must See Rating: 2

5: Eddie Van Halen
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Conference USA Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 5

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 5 of the season.

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 5 of the season.


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Click on each game for game preview & prediction

Results So Far
SU: 20-6, ATS: 12-9, Point Total: 13-5

Friday, October 2

Louisiana Tech at BYU

9:00 ESPN2
Line: BYU -24, o/u: 59
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Saturday, October 3

UTSA at UAB

12:30 Stadium
Line: UAB -20.5, o/u: 54.5
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Charlotte at Florida Atlantic

4:00 ESPNU
Line: Florida Atlantic -6.5, o/u: 62.5
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WKU at Middle Tennessee

5:00 ESPN3
Line: WKU -7, o/u: 54
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Southern Miss at North Texas

7:30 Stadium
Line: North Texas -1, o/u: 71.5
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Florida Atlantic vs Charlotte Prediction, Game Preview

Florida Atlantic Owls vs Charlotte 49ers prediction and game preview.

Florida Atlantic Owls vs Charlotte 49ers prediction and game preview.


Florida Atlantic vs Charlotte Broadcast

Date: Saturday, October 3rd
Game Time: 4 ET
Venue: FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
Network: ESPNU

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Florida Atlantic (0-0) vs Charlotte (0-1) Game Preview

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Why Florida Atlantic Will Win

We’re finally here. The Willie Taggart era will get going after a whole slew of  delays, and the team is good enough to be deep in the hunt for the Conference USA title, if not win it all again.

Former Indiana Hoosier Nick Tronti will be fine as the new quarterback with a whole slew of excellent receivers to throw to. The passing game will be excellent, the backfield is loaded with options, and the team as a whole should start out just fine.

On the other side, does Charlotte have a passing game?

CFN Experts Picks: NFL

Why Charlotte Will Win

Before getting hurt, Chris Reynolds only hit 11-of-30 passes in the loss to Appalachian State. The 49er running game is fine with former Northern Illinois star Tre Harbison coming off a good first game.

This isn’t an offense that’s going to show off a whole lot of firepower, so the solid O line has to take control early, own the clock, and expect that FAU isn’t going to be sharp – or have the wind – in the opener.

What’s Going To Happen

The biggest problem for the 49ers is a defensive front that has enough decent players to be okay, but gave up over 300 rushing yards to Appalachian State. Don’t expect FAU to do anything too funky. Run the ball, own third downs, and try to make Charlotte press.

Florida Atlantic vs Charlotte Prediction, Line

Florida Atlantic 26, Charlotte 17
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Florida Atlantic -6.5, o/u: 62.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2.5

5: ANYTHING else
1: THAT debate

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Florida Atlantic vs Georgia Southern Prediction, Game Preview

Florida Atlantic Owls vs Georgia Southern Eagles prediction and game preview.

Florida Atlantic Owls vs Georgia Southern Eagles prediction and game preview.


Florida Atlantic vs Georgia Southern Broadcast

Date: Saturday, September 19
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Allen E Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
Network: ESPN2

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Florida Atlantic (0-0) vs Georgia Southern (1-0) Game Preview

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Why Florida Atlantic Will Win

Will Georgia Southern be back to normal?

It was missing over 30 players in the close-call win over Campbell, and it showed. The Eagles pulled out a 27-26 thriller, but they had issues with Camel QB Hajj-Malik Williams, and their ground game struggled to take over the game despite the 284 yards.

New Florida Atlantic QB Nick Tronti is a former Indiana transfer who should make the passing game shine against an Eagle secondary that struggled to come up with key stops. But can the Owl defensive front deal with the Georgia Southern option attack?

FAU has athletes across the board, but …

Why Georgia Southern Will Win

Will Florida Atlantic be back to normal?

It had to cancel a practice this week because of positive tests, and it’s still trying to get this game going. As is, the Owls needed to do a major rebuild on the defensive side, and the last thing any team needs against a team like Georgia Southern is to break in a slew of new linebackers.

No, it wasn’t a perfect performance for Georgia Southern against Campbell, but Shai Werts ran for 155 yards and a score, and almost as importantly, he added just enough to the passing game to be a factor.

What’s Going To Happen

No, really, who’s healthy?

New FAU head coach Willie Taggart has had to patch things together in a variety of ways this offseason, and now he and his team have to work more than ever to  come up with a team able to get this going against the dangerous Eagle option attack.

It all depends on who can play and who can’t – Taggart and FAU haven’t said who’s able to go – but let’s play it straight. If the Owls really are able to field enough of the key parts to play, the offense should be good enough to overcome a huge day from Werts and the Eagle ground game.

Florida Atlantic vs Georgia Southern Prediction, Line

Florida Atlantic 27, Georgia Southern 23
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Georgia Southern -1.5, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1

Must See Rating: 3

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Conference USA Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 2

Conference USA Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 2

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 2 of the season.


How are the Conference USA predictions so far?
Straight Up: 1-1, ATS 2-0, o/u: 1-1


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Click on each game for game preview & prediction 

Thursday, September 10

UAB at Miami

8:00, ACC Network
Line: Miami -13.5, o/u: 51.5
Prediction: Miami 30, UAB 17
Final Score: Miami 31, UAB 14

Saturday, September 12

Charlotte at Appalachian State

12:00 ESPN2
Line: Appalachian State -17, o/u: 59
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UTSA at Texas State

3:30 ESPN2
Line: Texas State -9, o/u: 58.5
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WKU at Louisville

8:00, ACC Network
Line: Louisville -11.5, o/u: 58
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UTEP at Texas

8:00 Longhorn Network
Line: Texas -43, o/u: 58.5
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CFN Conference USA Preview 2020: 5 Things That Matter. Top Players, Coaches, Games, Thoughts

The 2020 Conference USA Preview with the top players, biggest games, most important transfers, and thoughts on each team.

The 2020 Conference USA Preview with the top players, biggest games, most important transfers, and thoughts on each team.


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5. Conference USA 2020 Preview: The League Has Found Its Niche

We know what Conference USA is in the college football world.

It’s certainly not going to be like the American Athletic Conference and start inviting itself into a club without the password, and it’s not quite as strong as the Mountain West, but it’s ahead of the MAC and Sun Belt.

And that’s just fine. The league is going to be plenty fun where it is, especially this season.

It proved itself here and there last year – WKU whacked around Arkansas, and Louisiana Tech stunned Miami in the Independence Bowl – but assuming it’ll be a self-contained conference in this craziest of seasons, it’s equipped to stand out from the pack even without all the dates against the Power Fivers.

It’s set up for a good season with the potential for two terrific division races.

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The power is mostly in the East with Florida Atlantic, WKU and Marshall all good enough to win it, and with Middle Tennessee and FIU right there with a shot to knocking off the Owls for the top spot. The West has killers up top in UAB, Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss in what should be a whale of a three-way battle.

As always, though, Conference USA has it’s issues with the bottom teams. To get into the discussion to be better than the Mountain West, the league needs UTEP, UTSA and Rice to be more than roadkill for the top teams. It would help if Old Dominion bounced back from a rough year.

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There should be around nine, maybe ten teams all good enough play with everyone else. Plenty of teams have a shot, several young and new coaches are joining the fun to go along with the elder statesmen, and most of all, this will be among the competitive and unpredictable leagues going.

CFN Conference USA Preview 
Teams: Surprise, Disappointments | Top Games
Players To Watch | One Thought On Each Team
CFN Preview 2020: All 130 Team Previews

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Conference USA Rankings: 2020 CFN Five Year College Football Program Analysis

In the 2020 CFN Five-Year College Football Program Analysis, where do all the Conference USA teams rank?

In the 2020 CFN Five-Year College Football Program Analysis, where do all the Conference USA teams rank?


It’s our annual look at where all the college football programs rank with a five-year snapshot looking at attendance, players drafted, APR, and wins, wins, wins.

How do all of the Conference USA college football programs stack up over the last five seasons?

Which college football programs are doing the best jobs overall, which once have all the advantages, and most of all, who’s winning?

How are the rankings determined? Click here for all of the category descriptions.

Five-Year Program Analysis Categories, Rankings
2019 5-Year Program Analysis Rankings 1-130
FBS Wins | Attendance | Quality Wins
Elite Wins | Bad Losses | Bad Wins | Elite Losses
Conference Win % | APR | NFL Draft
Ranking Categories Explained

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14 UTEP 9.48

2020 National Ranking: 130
2019 National Ranking: 126
2018 National Ranking: 123
2017 National Ranking: 117

13 Rice 17.62

2020 National Ranking: 126
2019 National Ranking: 117
2018 National Ranking: 95
2017 National Ranking: 78

12 Charlotte 26.37

2020 National Ranking: 117
2019 National Ranking: 127
2018 National Ranking: 129
2017 National Ranking: 129

2020 CFN Five Year Program Analysis: Rankings 1-130

11 Old Dominion 30.66

2020 National Ranking: 113
2019 National Ranking: 102
2018 National Ranking: 103
2017 National Ranking: 107

10 UTSA 33.53

2020 National Ranking: 109
2019 National Ranking: 104
2018 National Ranking: 93
2017 National Ranking: 94

9 North Texas 40.22

2020 National Ranking: 101
2019 National Ranking: 94
2018 National Ranking: 89
2017 National Ranking: 102

8 FIU 43.79

2020 National Ranking: 96
2019 National Ranking: 96
2018 National Ranking: 115
2017 National Ranking: 121

7 UAB 44.47

2020 National Ranking: 93
2019 National Ranking: 90
2018 National Ranking: 116
2017 National Ranking: 122


2020 Conference USA Previews
East Charlotte | Florida Atlantic | FIU | Marshall
Middle Tennessee | Old Dominion | WKU
West Louisiana Tech | North Texas | Rice
Southern MissUAB | UTEP | UTSA
CFN Preview 2020: All 130 Team Previews


6 Middle Tennessee 47.54

2020 National Ranking: 88
2019 National Ranking: 77
2018 National Ranking: 75
2017 National Ranking: 79

5 Florida Atlantic 57.28

2020 National Ranking: 66
2019 National Ranking: 88
2018 National Ranking: 82
2017 National Ranking: 112

4 Southern Miss 57.42

2020 National Ranking: 65
2019 National Ranking: 75
2018 National Ranking: 86
2017 National Ranking: 108

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3 Marshall 58.11

2020 National Ranking: 64
2019 National Ranking: 58
2018 National Ranking: 54
2017 National Ranking: 59

2 Louisiana Tech 65.84

2020 National Ranking: 53
2019 National Ranking: 55
2018 National Ranking: 65
2017 National Ranking: 57

1 WKU 66.63

2020 National Ranking: 51
2019 National Ranking: 46
2018 National Ranking: 38
2017 National Ranking: 34
CFN Program Analysis Ranking Categories

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2020 Preseason Conference USA Team-By-Team Predictions For Every Game

What’s going to happen this football season in Conference USA? The schedules and predictions for each team and every game. 

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What’s going to happen this football season in Conference USA? The schedules and predictions for each team and every game. 


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Conference USA Schedules, Predictions

2020 Conference USA Previews
East Charlotte | Florida Atlantic | FIU | Marshall
Middle Tennessee | Old Dominion | WKU
West Louisiana Tech | North Texas | Rice
Southern MissUAB | UTEP | UTSA

Charlotte Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2020 Preseason C-USA Prediction: 3-5
2019 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2019: 7-6, 2018: 5-7
2020 Charlotte Preview

Sept. 5 at Tennessee L
Sept. 12 Norfolk State W
Sept. 17 at Duke L
Sept. 26 Georgia State
 W
Oct. 3 at Florida Atlantic L
Oct. 10 at North Texas L
Oct. 17 FIU
 W
Oct. 24 UTEP W
Oct. 31 OPEN DATE
Nov. 7 at Middle Tennessee L
Nov. 14 Old Dominion
 W
Nov. 21 at Marshall L
Nov. 28 WKU L

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Florida Atlantic Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2020 Preseason C-USA Prediction: 7-1
2019 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2019: 11-3, 2018: 5-7
2020 Florida Atlantic Preview

Sept. 3 at Minnesota L
Sept. 12 Stony Brook W
Sept. 19 at Georgia Southern W
Sept. 26 USF L
Oct. 3 Charlotte W
Oct. 10 at Southern Miss W
Oct. 17 OPEN DATE
Oct. 24 at Marshall L
Oct. 31 UTSA W
Nov. 7 WKU W
Nov. 14 at FIU W
Nov. 21 Old Dominion W
Nov. 28 at Middle Tennessee W

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FIU Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2020 Preseason C-USA Prediction: 4-4
2019 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2019: 6-7, 2018: 9-4
2020 FIU Preview

Sept. 3 Jacksonville State W
Sept. 12 at UCF L
Sept. 19 at Old Dominion L
Sept. 26 at Liberty W
Oct. 3 OPEN DATE
Oct. 10 Middle Tennessee W
Oct. 17 at Charlotte L
Oct. 24 at UMass W
Oct. 31 Marshall W
Nov. 7 at UTEP W
Nov. 14 Florida Atlantic L
Nov. 21 at WKU L
Nov. 28 Louisiana Tech W

Marshall Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Preseason C-USA Prediction: 5-3
2019 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2019: 8-5, 2018: 9-4
2020 Marshall Preview

Sept. 5 at East Carolina L
Sept. 12 Pitt L
Sept. 19 at Ohio
W
Sept. 26 Boise State L
Oct. 3 Rice
W
Oct. 10 at WKU L
Oct. 17 at Louisiana Tech
L
Oct. 24 Florida Atlantic
W
Oct. 31 at FIU L
Nov. 7 OPEN DATE
Nov. 14 Middle Tennessee
W
Nov. 21 Charlotte
W
Nov. 28 at Old Dominion W

Middle Tennessee Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2020 Preseason C-USA Prediction: 4-4
2019 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2019: 4-8, 2018: 8-6
2020 Middle Tennessee Preview

Sept. 5 at Duke L
Sept. 12 Indiana State W
Sept. 19 Virginia Tech L
Sept. 26 at Old Dominion W
Oct. 3 WKU W
Oct. 10 at FIU L
Oct. 17 North Texas W
Oct. 24 at Rice L
Oct. 31 OPEN DATE
Nov. 7 Charlotte W
Nov. 14 at Marshall L
Nov. 21 at UConn W
Nov. 28 Florida Atlantic L

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Old Dominion Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2020 Preseason C-USA Prediction: 2-6
2019 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2019: 1-11, 2018: 4-8
2020 Old Dominion Preview

Sept. 4 Wake Forest L
Sept. 12 Hampton
W
Sept. 19 FIU
W
Sept. 26 Middle Tennessee L
Oct. 3 at UConn
W
Oct. 10 OPEN DATE
Oct. 17 at UTSA
W
Oct. 24 Virginia L
Oct. 31 at WKU L
Nov. 7 UAB L
Nov. 14 at Charlotte L
Nov. 21 at Florida Atlantic L
Nov. 28 Marshall L

WKU Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2020 Preseason C-USA Prediction: 6-2
2019 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2019: 9-4, 2018: 3-9
2020 WKU Preview

Sept. 5 Chattanooga
W
Sept. 12 at Indiana L
Sept. 19 Liberty
W
Sept. 26 at Louisville L
Oct. 3 at Middle Tennessee L
Oct. 10 Marshall
W
Oct. 17 at UAB W
Oct. 24 OPEN DATE
Oct. 31 Old Dominion
W
Nov. 7 at Florida Atlantic L
Nov. 14 Southern Miss
W
Nov. 21 FIU
W
Nov. 28 at Charlotte W

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