With spring football still a few weeks away, here’s the first look and prediction on how the Conference USA season will go for each team.
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2018 Conference USA Pre-Spring Predictions
Before the recruiting season if finished up, and with spring practice a few weeks away, how do all the Conference USA teams look and stack up going into the 2018 season – obviously a long, long way away?
The big predictions and crystal ball tough calls will come as the process goes on throughout the offseason, but here’s a first guess/first look at how each Conference USA team’s season might and could go.
Conference USA East Prespring Predictions
Predicted Wins Are In Bold
Charlotte 49ers
Prespring Prediction: 2-10
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 1-7
Sept. 1 Fordham
Sept. 8 Appalachian State
Sept. 15 Old Dominion
Sept. 22 at UMass
Sept. 29 at UAB
Oct. 6 OPEN DATE
Oct. 13 WKU
Oct. 20 at Middle Tennessee
Oct. 27 Southern Miss
Nov. 3 at Tennessee
Nov. 10 at Marshall
Nov. 17 FIU
Nov. 24 at Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic Owls
Prespring Prediction: 9-3
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 7-1
Sept. 1 at Oklahoma
Sept. 8 Air Force
Sept. 15 Bethune-Cookman
Sept. 22 at UCF
Sept. 29 at Middle Tennessee
Oct. 6 Old Dominion
Oct. 13 OPEN DATE
Oct. 20 at Marshall
Oct. 27 Louisiana Tech
Nov. 3 at FIU
Nov. 10 WKU
Nov. 17 at North Texas
Nov. 24 Charlotte
Florida International Golden Panthers
Prespring Prediction: 6-6
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 4-4
Sept. 1 Indiana
Sept. 8 at Old Dominion
Sept. 15 UMass
Sept. 22 at Miami
Sept. 29 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Oct. 6 OPEN DATE
Oct. 13 Middle Tennessee
Oct. 20 Rice
Oct. 27 at WKU
Nov. 3 Florida Atlantic
Nov. 10 at UTSA
Nov. 17 at Charlotte
Nov. 24 Marshall
Marshall thunDering Herd
Prespring Prediction: 7-5
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 4-4
Sept. 1 at Miami Univ.
Sept. 8 Eastern Kentucky
Sept. 15 at South Carolina
Sept. 22 NC State
Sept. 29 at WKU
Oct. 6 Middle Tennessee
Oct. 13 at Old Dominion
Oct. 20 Florida Atlantic
Oct. 27 OPEN DATE
Nov. 3 at Southern Miss
Nov. 10 Charlotte
Nov. 17 UTSA
Nov. 24 at FIU
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Prespring Prediction: 6-6
Prespring ACC Prediction: 5-3
Sept. 1 at Vanderbilt
Sept. 8 UT-Martin
Sept. 15 at Georgia
Sept. 22 OPEN DATE
Sept. 29 Florida Atlantic
Oct. 6 at Marshall
Oct. 13 at FIU
Oct. 20 Charlotte
Oct. 27 at Old Dominion
Nov. 3 WKU
Nov. 10 at UTEP
Nov. 17 at Kentucky
Nov. 24 UAB
Old Dominion Monarchs
Prespring Prediction: 3-9
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 1-7
Sept. 1 at Liberty
Sept. 8 FIU
Sept. 15 at Charlotte
Sept. 22 Virginia Tech
Sept. 29 at East Carolina
Oct. 6 at Florida Atlantic
Oct. 13 Marshall
Oct. 20 at WKU
Oct. 27 Middle Tennessee
Nov. 3 OPEN DATE
Nov. 10 North Texas
Nov. 17 VMI
Nov. 24 at Rice
WKU Hilltoppers
Prespring Prediction: 6-6
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 4-4
Aug. 31 at Wisconsin
Sept. 8 Maine
Sept. 15 at Louisville
Sept. 22 at Ball State
Sept. 29 Marshall
Oct. 6 OPEN DATE
Oct. 13 at Charlotte
Oct. 20 Old Dominion
Oct. 27 FIU
Nov. 3 at Middle Tennessee
Nov. 10 at Florida Atlantic
Nov. 17 UTEP
Nov. 24 at Louisiana Tech
Conference USA West Prespring Predictions
Predicted Wins Are In Bold
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Prespring Prediction: 6-6
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 4-4
Sept. 1 at South Alabama
Sept. 8 Southern
Sept. 15 OPEN DATE
Sept. 22 at LSU
Sept. 29 at North Texas
Oct. 6 UAB
Oct. 13 at UTSA
Oct. 20 UTEP
Oct. 27 at Florida Atlantic
Nov. 3 at Mississippi State
Nov. 10 Rice
Nov. 17 at Southern Miss
Nov. 24 WKU
North Texas Mean Green
Prespring Prediction: 10-2
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 7-1
Sept. 1 SMU
Sept. 8 Incarnate Word
Sept. 15 at Arkansas
Sept. 22 Liberty
Sept. 29 Louisiana Tech
Oct. 6 at UTEP
Oct. 13 Southern Miss
Oct. 20 at UAB
Oct. 27 Rice
Nov. 3 OPEN DATE
Nov. 10 at Old Dominion
Nov. 17 Florida Atlantic
Nov. 24 at UTSA
Rice Owls
Prespring Prediction: 2-10
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 1-7
Sept. 1 Prairie View A&M
Sept. 8 Houston
Sept. 15 at Hawaii
Sept. 22 OPEN DATE
Sept. 29 at Southern Miss
Oct. 6 UTSA
Oct. 13 UAB
Oct. 20 at FIU
Oct. 27 at North Texas
Nov. 3 UTEP
Nov. 10 at Louisiana Tech
Nov. 17 at LSU
Nov. 24 Old Dominion
Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Prespring Prediction: 8-4
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 6-2
Sept. 1 Jackson State
Sept. 8 ULM
Sept. 15 at Appalachian State
Sept. 22 Rice
Sept. 29 at Auburn
Oct. 6 OPEN DATE
Oct. 13 at North Texas
Oct. 20 UTSA
Oct. 27 at Charlotte
Nov. 3 Marshall
Nov. 10 at UAB
Nov. 17 Louisiana Tech
Nov. 24 at UTEP
UAB Blazers
Prespring Prediction: 6-6
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 4-4
Sept. 1 Savannah State
Sept. 8 at Coastal Carolina
Sept. 15 Tulane
Sept. 22 OPEN DATE
Sept. 29 Charlotte
Oct. 6 at Louisiana Tech
Oct. 13 at Rice
Oct. 20 North Texas
Oct. 27 at UTEP
Nov. 3 UTSA
Nov. 10 Southern Miss
Nov. 17 at Texas A&M
Nov. 24 at Middle Tennessee
UTSA Roadrunners
Prespring Prediction: 6-6
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 5-3
Sept. 1 at Arizona State
Sept. 8 Baylor
Sept. 15 at Kansas State
Sept. 22 Texas State
Sept. 29 UTEP
Oct. 6 at Rice
Oct. 13 Louisiana Tech
Oct. 20 at Southern Miss
Oct. 27 OPEN DATE
Nov. 3 at UAB
Nov. 10 FIU
Nov. 17 at Marshall
Nov. 24 North Texas
UTEP Miners
Prespring Prediction: 3-9
Prespring Conference USA Prediction: 1-7
Sept. 1 Northern Arizona
Sept. 8 at UNLV
Sept. 15 at Tennessee
Sept. 22 New Mexico State
Sept. 29 at UTSA
Oct. 6 North Texas
Oct. 13 OPEN DATE
Oct. 20 at Louisiana Tech
Oct. 27 UAB
Nov. 3 at Rice
Nov. 10 Middle Tennessee
Nov. 17 at WKU
Nov. 24 Southern Miss
