University of North Texas Athletics
C-USA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish for 2021
7/19/2021 12:30:00 PM | Football
DALLAS – A panel of media members that cover Conference USA schools forecast a rematch of the 2020 C-USA Championship Game, selecting Marshall and last year's conference champions, UAB to win their divisions, respectively.
North Texas was selected to finish sixth in the west division.The Mean Green ended the 2020 season 2-3 against the west division, defeating both Rice and UTEP in Denton.
The Thundering Herd, who went 7-3 and 4-1 in C-USA play in 2020, welcome back nine starters on offense and four more on the defensive side of the ball, including QB Grant Wells, who was the C-USA Freshman of the Year last season. Wells threw for 2,091 yards and 18 touchdowns in 10 appearances, helping guide Marshall to the East Division crown. The Herd return six all-conference performers from 2020 in Wells, TE Xavier Gaines, OL Alex Mollette, DB Steven Gilmore, DT Jamare Edwards and DB Nazeeh Johnson.
UAB captured its second conference crown in the past three seasons, knocking off Marshall 22-13 in Huntington last season. The Blazers return eight offensive starters and nine starters on its dominant defense from a team that finished 6-3 and 3-1 in C-USA play. The Blazers return four all-conference defensive performers from a year ago in LB-turned-S Kristopher Moll, DT Antonio Moultrie, LB Noah Wilder and DB TD Marshall, as well as three all-conference returners offensively in OL Sidney Wells, OL Colby Ragland and TE Hayden Pittman.
Mean Green football will welcome both division favorites to Apogee Stadium in 2021.
North Texas will kick off the 2021 season at home against Northwestern State at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 4. Season tickets, mini plans and single-game tickets for the 2021 season are now available online. Any ticket-related questions may be directed to the Mean Green Athletics Ticket Office via email at ticketoffice@unt.edu or by phone at (940) 565-2527.
The 17th annual Conference USA Football Championship Game, pitting the champions of the East and West Divisions, will be held in the first week of December. The 2021 C-USA Football season kicks off Saturday, August 28.
EAST DIVISION
- Marshall (17)
- Florida Atlantic (6)
- WKU (1)
- Charlotte
- Middle Tennessee
- FIU
- Old Dominion
WEST DIVISION
- UAB (15)
- UTSA (9)
- Louisiana Tech
- Southern Miss
- Rice
- North Texas
- UTEP
(first place votes in parentheses)
