Tulsa returns to conference play this weekend, as the Golden Hurricane hosts Tulane at 3 pm on Saturday. TU is currently 0-1 in conference play, while Saturday’s game marks the first conference game of the season for the Green Wave. Here’s a look at all the other news and notes for the American Conference heading into Week 5:

Three teams in the American remain unbeaten through Week season (Memphis and North Texas are 4-0, Navy is 3-0). The only conferences with multiple unbeaten teams are the American, the ACC, the Big Ten, the Big 12 and the SEC.

Eleven of the American’s 14 teams are at .500 or better through Week 4.

The American ranks fifth among NCAA FBS conferences in nonconference winning percentage through three weeks of the season.

 2025 Nonconference Winning Percentage SEC41-5.891 Big Ten43-9.827 Big 1236-9.800 ACC33-16.673 American29-16.644 Mountain West23-15.605 Sun Belt23-25.479 Conference USA18-21.462 MAC14-31.311 Pac-122-6.250

Memphis has won its last eight games after the Tigers’ 32-31 victory against Arkansas. The Tigers have sole possession of the nation’s longest active winning streak after Illinois lost to Indiana and Ohio State was idle this week.

 Active FBS Winning Streaks SchoolStreak20251.Memphis84-02.Ohio State73-0 TCU73-0 LSU74-0 Missouri74-06.Navy63-0 Ole Miss64-0 Louisville63-0

If North Texas defeats South Alabama Saturday, the Mean Green would be 5-0 on the field for the first time since 1959 (North Texas was 5-0 in 1977 after a loss on the field was later forfeited).

North Texas is 12-0 under head coach Eric Morris when leading after three quarters.

Rice is 3-1 through four games for the first time since 2001.

South Florida is the only team in college football to have opened the 2025 season with three consecutive games against top-25 teams. The Bulls defeated No. 25 Boise State in Week 1, No. 13 Florida in Week 2 and fell to No. 5 Miami in Week 3.

Navy has won 74 consecutive games at home when leading after three quarters, the longest active streak nationally.

Tulsa LB Ray Coney leads all NCAA FBS players with 49 tackles in 2025.

Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall is 28-0 in his career when his team finishes with more rushing yards than its opponent.

Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 44 consecutive games, marking the longest active streak among FBS teams

Memphis RB Sutton Smith was named as the FWAA Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week following his 147-yard performance against Arkansas. Smith is the third American player to receive FWAA weekly honors this season:

Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the WeekSept. 3Jhalyn Shuler, LB, South FloridaSept. 10Collin Matteson, LB, Army
 Doak Walker National Running Back of the WeekSept. 23Sutton Smith, Memphis

UTSA RB Robert Henry has registered six consecutive 100-yard games. Henry leads the nation in rushing at 156.0 yards per game in 2025.

The American will issue player availability reports in advance of all conference games in the 2025 season. Reports will be published to the American website and on social media two hours prior to kickoff.

East Carolina opened week 5 for the American Conference with a 28-6 win over Army Thursday night.