Week 7 of the Conference USA football schedule begins on Thursday night with a showdown in the Lone Star State between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and North Texas. The Mean Green are still looking for their first win on the season, starting 0-5 so far this year, while the Hilltoppers sit atop the C-USA East with a 3-0 conference record.

On Saturday, defending conference champion Marshall travels to Florida to take on the 1-4 Florida Atlantic Owls in a noon kickoff. The Thundering Herd are 5-1 despite being without the services of both starting QB Michael Birdsong and RB Devon Johnson.

Also at noon, the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will look to improve to 3-4 when they host the FIU Golden Panthers in Murfreesboro, and Louisiana Tech looks to pull against the SEC’s Mississippi State in Starkville. The Bulldogs are 7-44-1 all-time against SEC teams.

At 3:30 p.m. ET, the Charlotte 49ers will travel to Norfolk, VA to take on the Old Dominion Monarchs. Both teams are 2-3 on the season and looking to stay in the conference championship race.

In the night game, Southern Miss will look to rebound after a loss to Marshall in Huntington last week when the Golden Eagles host the UTSA Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. ET in Hattiesburg. The Roadrunners’ only victory on the season was two weeks ago at UTEP.

The complete Week 7 Conference USA football schedule, including game times and networks, is listed below.

Week 7 Conference USA Football Schedule

Note: All game times Eastern.

Thursday, October 15

7:30 PM Western Kentucky at North Texas, CBS Sports Network

Saturday, October 17

12:00 PM Marshall at Florida Atlantic

12:00 PM FIU at Middle Tennessee

12:00 PM Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State, SEC Network

3:30 PM Charlotte at Old Dominion

7:00 PM UTSA at Southern Miss

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