DALLAS - Ten C-USA teams are in action once again this week, with all five scheduled games being league contests. Thursday night sees UTEP travel to Houston to take on Rice at 6 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network. A four-game slate on Saturday starts with an 11 a.m. CT matchup between WKU and Charlotte, a  2 p.m. CT matchup that sees Middle Tennessee travel to Louisiana Tech, a 2:30 p.m. kickoff in Birmingham between league-leading UTSA and UAB and finally a 3 p.m. CT kickoff in Denton between surginig FIU and C-USA’s second place team, North Texas.

UTEP (4-5, 2-3 C-USA) travels to Houston to take on Rice (4-4, 2-2 C-USA) on Thursday night at 6 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network. Both teams enter Week 10 following disappointing losses - UTEP at home 24-13 to Middle Tennessee, and Rice at home to Charlotte, 56-23. Both teams remain in the hunt for bowl eligibility, and this week’s matchup will go a long way towards that landmark for the winner.

UTEP (4-5, 2-3 C-USA) at RICE (4-4, 2-2 C-USA)
Date: Thursday, Nov. 3
Time: 6 p.m. CT
Location: Houston, Texas (Rice Stadium)
Broadcast: CBS Sports Network
Announcers: Carter Blackburn (PxP), Tom Herman (AN)
All-Time Series: Rice leads 15-9
 
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UTEP Football: https://utepminers.com/sports/football
Rice Football: https://riceowls.com/sports/football

The Saturday slate gets kicked off at 11 a.m. CT on CBS Sports Network as Charlotte (2-7, 1-4 C-USA) is at home this week as the 49ers welcome WKU (5-4, 3-2 C-USA) to Jerry Richardson Stadium. Charlotte, picked up a dominant 56-23 win at Rice in interim head coach Pete Rossomando’s first game on the sidelines in that role. The Hilltoppers dropped their homecoming game last week, 40-13 to North Texas.

WKU (5-4, 3-2 C-USA) at CHARLOTTE (2-7, 1-4 C-USA)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 5
Time: 11 a.m. CT
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina (Jerry Richardson Stadium)
Broadcast: CBS Sports Network
Announcers: Carter Blackburn (PxP), Robert Turbin (AN)
All-Time Series: WKU leads 4-1
 
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WKU Football: https://wkusports.com/sports/football
Charlotte Football: https://charlotte49ers.com/sports/football

Middle Tennessee (4-4, 1-3 C-USA) is on the road for the second consecutive week, as the Blue Raiders travel to Ruston to battle Louisiana Tech (2-6, 1-3 C-USA) on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. CT on ESPN+. Middle Tennessee picked up its first conference win of the season last week with a 24-13 victory in El Paso over UTEP, while Louisiana Tech fell for the second consecutive week in overtime, this time, 42-34 at FIU.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE (4-4, 1-3 C-USA) at LOUISIANA TECH (2-6, 1-3 C-USA)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 5
Time: 2 p.m. CT
Location: Ruston, Louisiana (Joe Aillet Stadium)
Broadcast: ESPN+
Announcers: Lyn Rollins (PxP), Chris Mycoskie (AN) and Madison Kaufman (SL)
All-Time Series: Louisiana Tech leads 4-2
 
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Middle Tennessee Football: https://goblueraiders.com/sports/football
Louisiana Tech Football: https://latechsports.com/sports/football

UTSA (6-2, 4-0 C-USA) travels to Birmingham to take on UAB (4-4, 2-3 C-USA) Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. CT on Stadium. UTSA is coming off a bye following a massive home win in Week 8 over North Texas, while UAB dropped a tough decision on the road last week at Florida Atlantic, 24-17. UTSA can inch closer to a second straight Conference USA championship game appearance with a win - already holding head-to-head tiebreakers over North Texas, WKU and FIU.

UTSA (6-2, 4-0 C-USA) at UAB (4-4, 2-3 C-USA)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 5
Time: 2:30 p.m. CT
Location: Birmingham, Alabama (Protective Stadium)
Broadcast: Stadium
Announcers: Chris Hassel (PxP), Patrick Murray (AN)
All-Time Series: UAB leads 4-2
 
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UTSA Football: https://goutsa.com/sports/football
UAB Football: https://uabsports.com/sports/football

The final game of the day is another conference duel between the league’s second place team, North Texas (5-4, 4-1 C-USA) and FIU (4-4, 2-2 C-USA) in Denton at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN+. North Texas, who is 9-1 in its last 10 C-USA contests, has the opportunity to move itself closer to a spot in the league title game with another win, while surging FIU seeks a winning record this late in the season for the first time since they were 5-4 in early November of 2019.

FIU (4-4, 2-2 C-USA) at NORTH TEXAS (5-4, 4-1 C-USA)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 5
Time: 3 p.m. CT
Location: Denton, Texas (Apogee Stadium)
Broadcast: ESPN+
Announcers: Kyle Youmans (PxP), Hek'ma Harrison (AN)
All-Time Series: FIU leads 5-4
 
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FIU Football: https://fiusports.com/sports/football
North Texas Football: https://meangreensports.com/sports/football