The College Football News Conference USA preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2021 season.
Conference USA Preseason Predictions: East
Conference USA East Predicted Finish
1. Marshall
T2. Florida Atlantic
T2. WKU
T4. FIU
T4. Middle Tennessee
T6. Charlotte
T6. Old Dominion
Charlotte 49ers
2021 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2021 Conference USA Prediction: 2-6
2018: 5-7 2019: 7-6 2020: 2-4
Sept. 4 Duke L
Sept. 11 Gardner-Webb W
Sept. 18 at Georgia State L
Sept. 25 Middle Tennessee W
Oct. 2 at Illinois L
Oct. 9 at FIU L
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 Florida Atlantic L
Oct. 30 at WKU L
Nov. 6 Rice W
Nov. 13 at Louisiana Tech L
Nov. 20 Marshall L
Nov. 27 at Old Dominion L
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Florida Atlantic Owls
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2021 Conference USA Prediction: 6-2
2018: 5-7 2019: 11-3 2020: 5-4
Sept. 4 at Florida L
Sept. 11 Georgia Southern W
Sept. 18 Fordham W
Sept. 25 at Air Force L
Oct. 2 FIU W
Oct. 9 at UAB L
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 at Charlotte W
Oct. 30 UTEP W
Nov. 6 Marshall W
Nov. 13 at Old Dominion W
Nov. 20 at WKU L
Nov. 27 Middle Tennessee W
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FIU Golden Panthers
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2021 Conference USA Prediction: 3-5
2018: 9-4 2019: 6-7 2020: 0-5
Sept. 2 Long Island W
Sept. 11 Texas State W
Sept. 18 at Texas Tech L
Sept. 25 at Central Michigan L
Oct. 2 at Florida Atlantic L
Oct. 9 Charlotte W
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 WKU L
Oct. 30 at Marshall L
Nov. 6 Old Dominion W
Nov. 13 at Middle Tennessee L
Nov. 20 North Texas W
Nov. 27 at Southern Miss L
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Marshall Thundering Herd
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2021 Conference USA Prediction: 7-1
2018: 9-4 2019: 8-5 2020: 7-3
Sept. 4 at Navy L
Sept. 11 NC Central W
Sept. 18 East Carolina L
Sept. 25 at Appalachian State L
Oct. 2 at Middle Tennessee W
Oct. 9 Old Dominion W
Oct. 16 at North Texas W
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 FIU W
Nov. 6 at Florida Atlantic L
Nov. 13 UAB W
Nov. 20 at Charlotte W
Nov. 27 WKU W
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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2021 Conference USA Prediction: 3-5
2018: 8-6 2019: 4-8 2020: 3-6
Sept. 4 Monmouth W
Sept. 11 at Virginia Tech L
Sept. 18 at UTSA L
Sept. 25 at Charlotte L
Oct. 2 Marshall L
Oct. 9 at Liberty L
Oct. 16 OPEN DATE
Oct. 23 at UConn W
Oct. 30 Southern Miss W
Nov. 6 at WKU L
Nov. 13 FIU W
Nov. 20 Old Dominion W
Nov. 27 at Florida Atlantic L
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Old Dominion Monarchs
2021 Preseason Prediction: 2-10
2021 Sun Belt Prediction: 1-7
2018: 4-8 2019: 1-11 2020: 0-0
Sept. 4 at Wake Forest L
Sept. 11 Hampton W
Sept. 18 at Liberty L
Sept. 25 Buffalo L
Oct. 2 at UTEP L
Oct. 9 at Marshall L
Oct. 16 WKU L
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 Louisiana Tech L
Nov. 6 at FIU L
Nov. 13 Florida Atlantic L
Nov. 20 at Middle Tennessee L
Nov. 27 Charlotte W
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WKU Hilltoppers
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2021 Conference USA Prediction: 6-2
2018: 3-9 2019: 9-4 2020: 5-7
Sept. 4 UT Martin W
Sept. 11 at Army L
Sept. 18 OPEN DATE
Sept. 25 Indiana L
Oct. 2 at Michigan State L
Oct. 9 UTSA W
Oct. 16 at Old Dominion W
Oct. 23 at FIU W
Oct. 30 Charlotte W
Nov. 6 Middle Tennessee W
Nov. 13 at Rice L
Nov. 20 Florida Atlantic W
Nov. 27 at Marshall L
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