American Conference Week Eight Football Postgame Notebook
IRVING – Week eight of American Conference football saw Memphis reach bowl eligibility, Army win on a last second field goal, Florida Atlantic and UNT both win in shootouts and UTSA force six turnovers in a dominant road win. Memphis became bowl eligible for the 13th consecutive season with a 41-34 overtime win over East Carolina, marking the sixth-longest active streak in FBS and longest among non-autonomous four teams. The Tigers overcame a 24-10 deficit and outscoring East Carolina 24-3 over an 18-minute span. Memphis QB Marcus Stokes accounted for five touchdowns, while East Carolina K Noah Perez joined UAB’s Jonah Delange and South Florida’�s Nico Gramatica as four American kickers this season to hit four or more field goals in a game. Army K Dawson Jones became the first Army kicker in program history to hit two 50+ yard field goals during a game in the same game. Florida Atlantic topped 50 points for the second time in three weeks in a thrilling 51-49 win over Rice.
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Memphis became bowl eligible for the 13th straight season with a 41-34 overtime win over East Carolina. The 13 straight bowl games is tied for the sixth-longest active streak in FBS and the longest am... [6594 symbols]
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