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The best and worst of Week 5 in the American Conference

Week five in the American Conference brought dramatic highs and concerning lows, highlighted by a historic performance from Florida Atlantic and struggles among service academy contenders. Florida Atlantic overwhelmed Texas Southern 66 to 10 for their fourth straight win, featuring a remarkable start where Leonard Farrow returned consecutive kickoffs for touchdowns before the offense even took the field, tying an FBS record and helping build a 21 to 3 lead alongside a scoop-and-score by Wilky Dennard.

Meanwhile, preseason expectations for service academies took a hit as both Army and Navy dropped non-conference matchups, leaving their chances of securing a third consecutive ranked season looking doubtful.

Elsewhere across the conference, action kicked off with North Texas edging Tulsa 45 to 44 in an overtime thriller featuring heavy replay reviews. Memphis secured its biggest FBS road victory by crushing Charlotte by 51 points, while UTSA narrowly defeated Rice 16 to 14 in a defensive battle, and Temple traveled to hand South Florida its first loss of the season.

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