The American Athletic Conference starts Week 6 of the college football season on Thursday night with a battle in The Lone Star State between the Houston Cougars and SMU Mustangs at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Undefeated Temple hosts the 2-2 Tulane Green Wave to kick things off on Saturday at noon. 

At 3:30 p.m. ET, 4-0 Navy will travel to South Bend for a rivalry showdown with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Midshipmen trounced Air Force 33-11 last week in a battle of the service academies, while the Fighting Irish lost 24-22 to Clemson.

The winless UCF Golden Knights try to earn their first victory when they host 2-3 Connecticut. The Huskies have lost their last two games, including a 30-13 defeat to BYU last week.

In a 6:00 p.m. ET kickoff, Tulsa looks to rebound after a loss against Houston when the Golden Hurricanes host the 1-3 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks. Golden Hurricane QB Dane Evans has passed for 1,498 yards and eight touchdowns this year.

East Carolina travels to Provo to take on BYU in a 7:30 p.m. ET matchup. Both teams are 3-2 on the season. 

The complete Week 6 American Athletic football schedule is listed below.

Week 6 American Athletic Football Schedule

Note: All game times Eastern.

Thursday, October 8

8:00 PM SMU at Houston, ESPN2, WATCH ESPN

Saturday, October 10

12:00 PM Tulane at Temple, ESPNEWS

3:30 PM Syracuse at South Florida, CBS Sports Network

3:30 PM Navy at No. 15 Notre Dame, NBC

3:45 PM Connecticut at UCF, ESPNU, WATCH ESPN

6:00 PM Louisiana Monroe at Tulsa, ESPN3

7:30 PM East Carolina at BYU, ESPNU, WATCH ESPN

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