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C-USA Top 5: WKU widens its lead atop the conference
The top five teams in Conference USA through two weeks:
1. Western Kentucky: The Hilltoppers have separated themslves from the crowd with a pair of nice wins over Louisiana Tech and Vanderbilt. WKU is C-USA’s lone hope for a major bowl bid.
2. Louisiana Tech: The Bulldogs almost pulled off the big win at WKU, falling 41-38 in Bowling Green. The Bulldogs are the favorite in the West.
3. Rice: The Owls are the biggest threat to La. Tech in the West. Rice should pick up its first C-USA win at North Texas Saturday.
4. Marshall: The Herd don’t look so hot now after losing 21-10 at Ohio.
5. FIU: The Panthers are a solid defensive squad, but they weren’t good enough last week in a 36-22 loss at Indiana.
C-USA statistical leaders:
PASSING
PLAYER Comp.-Att. YDS TD-Int
Doughty, WKU 47-68 650 2-0
Driskel, LT 40-63 631 6-1
Mullens, USM 52-84 586 4-3
Stockstill, MT 46-72 522 4-2
McGough, FIU 49-74 509 4-1
Bogenschutz, UTSA 45-76 488 2-1
Johnson, Cha 27-43 431 3-2
Birdsong, Mar 39-69 340 3-2
RUSHING
PLAYER NO. YDS TDS
Lawry, ODU 59 438 6
Dixon, LT 31 274 3
Johnson, Mar 32 259 2
Howell, FAU 35 216 2
Jones, UTEP 32 209 1
Smith, USM 18 204 1
Warren, FAU 25 199 2
Stewart, Rice 26 151 2
RECEIVING
PLAYER REC YDS TDS
Austin, Cha 16 261 2
Owens, FIU 19 244 2
Higbee, WKU 11 190 1
Turner, LT 10 185 2
Taylor, LT 12 179 2
James, MT 16 173 0
Morgan, UTSA 13 154 1
Batties, MT 12 151 2
TACKLES
PLAYER Total T/G
Lang, Mar 26 13
McKelvey, Mar 23 11.5
Wint, FIU 23 11.5
Tindal, Mar 19 9.5
Ricks, ODU 19 9.5
Leonard, FIU 19 9.5
Williams, FIU 19 9.5
Multiple players 17 8.5
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