2025 Conference USA football season

2025 Conference USA football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 23 – December 5, 2025
Teams12
2026 NFL draft
Regular season
Season championsJacksonville State
  Runners-upKennesaw State
CUSA Championship Game
DateDecember 5, 2025
VenueAmFirst Stadium, Jacksonville, Alabama
ChampionsKennesaw State
  Runners-upJacksonville State
2025 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Kennesaw State y$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Jacksonville State y   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Missouri State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
FIU   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Delaware   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Liberty   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 6     3 – 9  
New Mexico State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
UTEP   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Sam Houston   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Kennesaw State 19, Jacksonville State 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 23, 2025

The 2025 Conference USA football season is the 30th season of college football play for Conference USA (CUSA). The season began on August 23, 2025, and will conclude with the Conference Championship Game on December 5, 2025.[1] 12 member schools will take part in the season, which is part of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

Conference realignment

For 2025, two teams — Delaware and Missouri State — joined the conference after moving up from Division I FCS.[2][3] By NCAA rules, both teams were declared ineligible for post-season play while they finish their transition to the FBS level. However, because there were not enough six-win teams eligible for the 42 FBS bowl games, both teams will be participating in a bowl game.[4]

The 2025 season is set to be the final season for UTEP in Conference USA. UTEP accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026.[5]

This is potentially the final season for Louisiana Tech in CUSA. Louisiana Tech accepted an invitation to rejoin the Sun Belt Conference, which it had left in 2001, effective no later than 2027.[6]

Preseason

The Conference USA decided not to conduct a preseason media poll this season, instead devising a "bowl confidence index," through which 24 voters — two from each Conference USA member school — would select which CUSA members they believed would or would not reach a bowl game at the conclusion of the 2025 regular season.[7] The conference published the results of the vote on July 18, 2025.[8]

2025 CUSA Bowl Confidence Index
Team Pct. of Vote
Liberty 100%
Western Kentucky 100%
Jacksonville State 91.67%
Louisiana Tech 75%
Sam Houston 45.83%
UTEP 41.67%
FIU 37.5%
Delaware 29.17%
Middle Tennessee 25%
New Mexico State 25%
Kennesaw State 16.67%
Missouri State 12.5%

Head coaches

Note: All stats shown are before the start of the 2025 season.

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school CUSA record
Delaware Ryan Carty 4 26–11 26–11 0–0
FIU Willie Simmons 1 66–24 0–0 0–0
Jacksonville State Charles Kelly 1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Kennesaw State Jerry Mack 1 31–15 0–0 0–0
Liberty Jamey Chadwell 3 119–62 21–5 13–3
Louisiana Tech Sonny Cumbie 4 13–29 11–26 8–16
Middle Tennessee Derek Mason 2 30–64 3–9 2–6
Missouri State Ryan Beard 3 12–11 12–11 0–0
New Mexico State Tony Sanchez 2 23–49 3–9 2–6
Sam Houston Phil Longo 1 7–14 0–0 0–0
UTEP Scotty Walden 2 37–29 3–9 3–4
Western Kentucky Tyson Helton 7 48–32 48–32 34–13

Rankings

See also: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Delaware AP
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CFP Not released
FIU AP
C NR RV NR
CFP Not released
Jacksonville State AP
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CFP Not released
Kennesaw State AP RV
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CFP Not released
Liberty AP RV RV NR
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CFP Not released
Louisiana Tech AP
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CFP Not released
Middle Tennessee AP
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CFP Not released
Missouri State AP
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CFP Not released
New Mexico State AP
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Sam Houston AP
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CFP Not released
UTEP AP
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CFP Not released
Western Kentucky AP
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CFP Not released
Legend
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  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  No change in ranking from previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

The 2025 schedule was released on February 6, 2025.[1]

Index to colors and formatting
CUSA member won
CUSA member lost
CUSA teams in bold

Week 0

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 23 7:00 p.m. Sam Houston Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY CBSSN  WKU 41–24   15,312
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 28 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville State UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL ESPN+ L 10–17   43,043
August 28 7:00 p.m. Delaware State Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Route 1 Rivalry) ESPN+ W 35–17   17,895
August 29 7:00 p.m. Kennesaw State Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC ACCN L 9–10   30,789
August 29 8:15 p.m. Bethune–Cookman FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+ W 42–9   18,034
August 29 9:30 p.m. UNLV Sam Houston Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX CBSSN L 21–38   5,837
August 30 4:00 p.m. Maine Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ W 28–7   20,337
August 30 7:00 p.m. Austin Peay Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN+ L 14–34   18,505
August 30 7:00 p.m. North Alabama Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN+ W 55–6   12,226
August 30 7:30 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN+ W 24–0   12,872
August 30 7:30 p.m. Missouri State USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA BTN L 13–73   62,841
August 30 7:30 p.m. UTEP Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT CBSSN L 16–28   16,448
August 30 9:00 p.m. Bryant New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN+ W 19–3   10,058
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 6 12:00 p.m. FIU No. 2 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN L 0–34   103,817
September 6 12:00 p.m. Kennesaw State No. 23 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN FS1 L 9–56   43,801
September 6 12:00 p.m. Liberty Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL CBSSN  JVST 34–24   20,755
September 6 3:30 p.m. Delaware Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FOX L 7–31   50,341
September 6 4:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1 L 10–42   70,368
September 6 6:00 p.m. Missouri State Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN+ W 21–20   28,564
September 6 7:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN+ L 21–45   24,138
September 6 7:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech No. 3 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA SECN+/ESPN+ L 7–23   101,667
September 6 9:00 p.m. Tulsa New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN+ W 21–14   10,240
September 6 9:00 p.m. UT Martin UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN+ W 42–17   31,122
September 6 11:59 p.m. Sam Houston Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI Spectrum Sports L 20–37   11,625
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 13 3:00 p.m. UConn Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE ESPN+ W 44–41 OT  17,862
September 13 3:30 p.m. SMU Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO CBSSN L 10–28   15,027
September 13 4:15 p.m. UTEP No. 7 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX SECN L 10–27   102,025
September 13 5:00 p.m. Liberty Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ L 13–23   23,159
September 13 5:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV KNSN-TV W 14–13   16,808
September 13 6:00 p.m. Merrimack Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN+ W 27–13   11,040
September 13 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+ L 34–41   24,585
September 13 7:30 p.m. New Mexico State Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN+  LT 49–14   13,235
September 13 8:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL (Shula Bowl) ESPN+ W 38–28   17,638
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 20 3:30 p.m. James Madison Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA (Battle of the Blue Ridge) ESPNU L 13–31   24,022
September 20 6:00 p.m. Delaware FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+  DEL 38–16   11,705
September 20 6:00 p.m. Arkansas State Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN+ W 28–21   10,713
September 20 7:00 p.m. Murray State Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN+ W 45–10   21,426
September 20 7:00 p.m. Marshall Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN+ L 28–42   15,168
September 20 7:00 p.m. UT Martin Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+ W 42–10   14,476
September 20 7:00 p.m. Nevada Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN+ W 31–16   17,247
September 20 7:30 p.m. Southern Miss Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie) ESPN+ W 30–20   17,108
September 20 8:00 p.m. Sam Houston No. 8 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX ESPN+/SECN+ L 0–55   103,003
September 20 9:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN+ L 25–31   15,272
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 27 4:00 p.m. New Mexico State New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (Rio Grande Rivalry) Altitude L 20–38   37,440
September 27 6:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN+  KENN 24–16   11,040
September 27 6:00 p.m. Liberty Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN+ L 7–21   18,435
September 27 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+ L 25–42   25,034
September 27 7:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+  WKU 27–22   10,068
September 27 9:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN+  LT 30–11   13,013
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 2 9:00 p.m. Sam Houston New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM CBSSN  NMSU 37–10   9,089
October 3 7:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE CBSSN  WKU 27–24   19,176
October 4 3:30 p.m. FIU UConn Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN L 10–51   27,310
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 8 7:30 p.m. Missouri State Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN2  MSU 22–20   9,806
October 8 8:00 p.m. Liberty UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX CBSSN  LIB 19–8   9,286
October 9 7:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPNU  KENN 35–7   9,585
October 9 8:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Sam Houston Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX CBSSN  JVST 29–27   5,419
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 14 7:00 p.m. New Mexico State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA CBSSN  LIB 30–27   16,312
October 14 8:00 p.m. FIU Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPNU  FIU 25–6   12,276
October 15 7:00 p.m. Delaware Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN  JVST 38–25   16,884
October 15 7:00 p.m. UTEP Sam Houston Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX CBSSN  UTEP 35–17   4,657
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 21 7:00 p.m. Kennesaw State FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN2  KENN 45–26   12,123
October 21 7:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA CBSSN  WKU 28–27 OT  10,928
October 22 7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE ESPN2  DEL 31–28   14,102
October 22 9:00 p.m. Missouri State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM CBSSN  MSU 24–17 OT  8,790
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 28 8:00 p.m. UTEP Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPNU  KENN 33–20   11,040
October 29 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville State Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN2  JVST 24–21   10,200
October 29 8:00 p.m. FIU Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO CBSSN  MSU 28–21   8,754
October 31 8:00 p.m. Sam Houston Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA CBSSN  LT 55–14   17,841
November 1 3:30 p.m. Delaware Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA CBSSN  LIB 59–30   18,455
November 1 3:30 p.m. New Mexico State Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY ESPN+  WKU 35–16   15,023
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 8 1:00 p.m. Missouri State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN+  MSU 21–17   18,407
November 8 3:00 p.m. FIU Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN+  FIU 56–30   12,227
November 8 3:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE ESPN+  DEL 25–24   17,912
November 8 3:00 p.m. Jacksonville State UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX ESPN+  JVST 30–27   9,536
November 8 4:00 p.m. Kennesaw State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN+  KENN 24–21   11,473
November 8 10:00 p.m. Sam Houston Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR The CW W 21–17   31,626
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 15 3:00 p.m. UTEP Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+  MSU 38–24  
November 15 3:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY (100 Miles of Hate) ESPN+  WKU 42–26  
November 15 4:15 p.m. New Mexico State Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN L 9–42  
November 15 5:00 p.m. Liberty FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL ESPN+  FIU 34–27 OT 
November 15 7:00 p.m. Delaware Sam Houston Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+  SHSU 26–23  
November 15 8:00 p.m. Kennesaw State Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPNU  JVST 35–26  
November 15 10:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA The CW L 3–28  
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 22 12:00 p.m. Delaware Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC ACCN L 14–52  
November 22 2:00 p.m. Missouri State Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN+  KENN 41–34  
November 22 3:00 p.m. Liberty Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN+  LT 34–28 OT 
November 22 3:00 p.m. New Mexico State UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX (Battle of I-10) ESPN+  NMSU 34–31  
November 22 3:00 p.m. Sam Houston Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN ESPN+  MTSU 31–17  
November 22 3:30 p.m. Jacksonville State FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL CBSSN  FIU 27–21  
November 22 7:45 p.m. Western Kentucky LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA SECN L L 10–13  
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 29 1:00 p.m. UTEP Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE ESPN+  DEL 61–31  
November 29 1:00 p.m. FIU Sam Houston Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+  FIU 56–16  
November 29 2:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN+  JVST 37–34  
November 29 2:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+  LT 42–30  
November 29 3:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN+  MTSU 31–24 OT 
November 29 3:30 p.m. Kennesaw State Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA CBSSN  KENN 48–42 2OT 
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Conference Championship Game

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 5 Kennesaw State Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL CBSSN  KENN 19–15  
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl Games

See also: 2025–26 NCAA football bowl games
Legend
  CUSA win
  CUSA loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) CUSA team Opponent Score Attendance
Salute to Veterans Bowl December 16 Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL ESPN 9:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Troy W 17–13 15,721
68 Ventures Bowl December 17 Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN 8:30 p.m. Delaware Louisiana W 20–13 17,234
Xbox Bowl December 18 Ford Center at The Star • Frisco, TX ESPN2 9:00 p.m. Missouri State Arkansas State L 28–34 7,782
Myrtle Beach Bowl December 19 Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN 11:00 a.m. Kennesaw State Western Michigan L 6–41 9,139
New Orleans Bowl December 23 Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN 5:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Southern Miss  
First Responder Bowl December 26 Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX ESPN 8:00 p.m. FIU UTSA  
Independence Bowl December 30 Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA ESPN 2:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Coastal Carolina  

Records vs. other conferences

2025–2026 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season

Power Four Conferences Record
ACC 0–3
Big 12 0–2
Big Ten 0–4
Notre Dame 0–0
SEC 0–5
Power 5 Total 0–14
Other FBS Conferences Record
American 2–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 1–1
MAC 0–2
Mountain West 2–4
Pac-12 1–1
Sun Belt 3–6
Other FBS Total 9–14
FCS Opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 10–1
Total Non-Conference Record 19–29

Conference USA vs Power 4 matchups

This is a list of games Conference USA has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 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
August 28 Big 12 Jacksonville State UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL L 10–17
August 29 ACC Kennesaw State Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 9–10
August 30 Big Ten Missouri State USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 13–73
September 6 Big 12 Delaware Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO L 7–31
September 6 Big Ten FIU Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA L 0–34
September 6 Big Ten Kennesaw State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 9–56
September 6 SEC Louisiana Tech LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 7–23
September 6 Big Ten Middle Tennessee Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 10–42
September 13 ACC SMU Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO L 10–28
September 13 SEC UTEP Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 10–27
September 20 SEC Sam Houston Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 0–55
November 15 SEC New Mexico State Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 9–42
November 22 ACC Delaware Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 14–52
November 22 SEC Western Kentucky LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 10–13

Conference USA vs other FBS matchups

The following games include Conference USA teams competing against teams from the American, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12 or Sun Belt.


Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 29 Mountain West UNLV Sam Houston Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX L 21–38
August 30 Mountain West UTEP Utah State Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT L 16–28
September 6 Sun Belt Missouri State Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV W 21–20
September 6 American Tulsa New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 21–14
September 6 Mountain West Sam Houston Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI L 20–37
September 6 MAC Western Kentucky Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH L 21–45
September 13 American Florida Atlantic FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL W 38–28
September 13 Sun Belt Jacksonville State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 34–41
September 13 MAC Liberty Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH L 13–23
September 13 Mountain West Middle Tennessee Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV W 14–13
September 20 Sun Belt Arkansas State Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA W 28–21
September 20 Sun Belt James Madison Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 13–31
September 20 Sun Belt Southern Miss Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 30–20
September 20 Sun Belt Marshall Middle Tennessee ohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN L 28–42
September 20 Sun Belt Louisiana–Monroe UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX L 25–31
September 20 Mountain West Nevada Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 31–16
September 27 Sun Belt Jacksonville State Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS L 25–42
September 27 Sun Belt Liberty Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA L 7–21
September 27 Mountain West New Mexico State New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM L 20–38
November 8 Pac-12 Sam Houston Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 21–17
November 15 Pac-12 Louisiana Tech Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 3–28

Conference USA vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include Conference USA teams competing against FBS Independents, which only includes UConn for 2025.


Date Visitor Home Site Score
September 13 UConn Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE W 44–41 (OT)
October 4 FIU UConn Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT L 10–51

Conference USA vs. FCS matchups

The following games include Conference USA teams competing against FCS schools.


Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 28 Delaware State Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE W 35–17
August 29 Bethune–Cookman FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL W 42–9
August 30 Maine Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA W 28–7
August 30 Southeastern Louisiana Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 24–0
August 30 Austin Peay Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN L 14–34
August 30 Bryant New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 19–3
August 30 North Alabama Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 55–6
September 6 UT Martin UTEP Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX W 42–17
September 13 Merrimack Kennesaw State Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA W 27–13
September 20 Murray State Jacksonville State AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL W 45–10
September 20 UT Martin Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO W 42–10

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman Offensive Line
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 0[16] Maverick McIvor Western Kentucky QB Jaylen Lewis Western Kentucky S Cole Maynard Western Kentucky P Marvis Parrish Western Kentucky RB Laurence Seymoure Western Kentucky OL
Week 1[17] Maverick McIvor (2) Western Kentucky QB Mekhi Mason Louisiana Tech LB John Hoyet Chance Louisiana Tech P Caden Williams Liberty RB Fintan Brose Delaware OL
Week 2[18] Cam Cook Jacksonville State RB Kanye Young Missouri State LB Garrison Rippa Jacksonville State K Jeron Askren Missouri State TE Bubba Grayson Jacksonville State RG
Week 3[19] Kejon Owens FIU RB Juwon Gaston Middle Tennessee LB John Hoyet Chance (2) Louisiana Tech K/P Shamir Sterlin FIU DB Steven Demboski Delaware OL
Week 4[20] Amari Odom Kennesaw State QB Kolbe Fields Louisiana Tech LB Kyre Duplessis Delaware WR/PR Wondame Davis Jr. UTEP WR J. T. Pennington Kennesaw State OL
Week 5[21] La'Vell Wright Western Kentucky RB Caleb Offord Kennesaw State DB John Hoyet Chance (3) Louisiana Tech P/K Alonzo Jackson Jr. Louisiana Tech LB Marshall Jackson Western Kentucky LT
Week 6[22] Maverick McIvor (3) Western Kentucky QB Naeten Mitchell New Mexico State S Ryan Hawk New Mexico State K Marvis Parrish (2) Western Kentucky RB Laurence Seymore (2) Western Kentucky LG
Week 7[23] Cam Cook (2) Jacksonville State RB Tylon Dunlap Kennesaw State DL Garrison Rippa (2) Jacksonville State K Deuce Bailey Missouri State QB J. T. Pennington (2) Kennesaw State RG
Week 8[24] Kejon Owens (2) FIU RB Jessiah McGrew FIU S Julian Gray Liberty RB/KR Mac Sanders Jacksonville State LB Julius Pierce FIU C
Week 9[25] Jacob Clark Missouri State QB Thomas Anderson Missouri State CB Koron Hayward Western Kentucky DE Rodney Tisdale Jr. Western Kentucky QB JaDarious Lee Kennesaw State LT
Week 10[26] Evan Dickens Liberty RB Tywon Christopher Kennesaw State LB Cole Maynard (2) Western Kentucky P Rodney Tisdale Jr. (2) Western Kentucky QB Landon Nelson Louisiana Tech C
Week 11[27] Joe Pesansky FIU QB Caleb Nix Jacksonville State S Nate Reed Delaware K Elijah Hill Kennesaw State DL Josiah Chenault Kennesaw State OL
Week 12[28] Jacob Clark (2) Missouri State QB Caleb Nix (2) Jacksonville State S Christian Pavon Sam Houston K Roman Gagliano Middle Tennessee QB Marshall Jackson (2) Western Kentucky LT
Week 13[29] Amari Odom (2) Kennesaw State QB Jakari Foster Louisiana Tech S David Barker New Mexico State K Clayton Coppock Kennesaw State WR Chad Staley FIU LT
Week 14[30] Caden Creel Jacksonville State QB Baron Hopson Kennesaw State LB Devin Gandy Louisiana Tech KR Sterling Joseph FIU RB J.T. Pennington (3) Kennesaw State RG

Conferece USA Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.[31]

Award Player School
Most Valuable Player Cam Cook Jacksonville State
Offensive Player of the Year Kejon Owens FIU
Defensive Player of the Year Baron Hopson Kennesaw State
Jacob Fields Louisiana Tech
Special Teams Player of the Year Cole Maynard Western Kentucky
Newcomer of the Year Cam Cook Jacksonville State
Freshman of the Year Rodney Tisdale Jr. Western Kentucky
Coach of the Year Jerry Mack Kennesaw State

All-Conference Teams

The following players were selected part of the All-Conference teams.[32]

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