Week 6 features wall-to-wall United Athletic Conference (UAC) Football action with all four games on the docket being conference clashes. Saturday's match-up between No. 5 Central Arkansas and No. 16 Abilene Christian marks the first head-to-head battle between ranked UAC squads in 2024. No. 14 Tarleton State and Southern Utah face-off seeking to remain undefeated in UAC play this season while Austin Peay and West Georgia engage in a first-time meeting with both squads looking to secure their first league victory of the season. Utah Tech visits North Alabama for a rematch of a thrilling down-to-the-wire decision last season in Florence.

SATURDAY SLATE | Oct. 5
2 PM ET  | AUSTIN PEAY at WEST GEORGIA* (ESPN+)
3 PM CT  | #5 CENTRAL ARKANSAS at #16 ABILENE CHRISTIAN* (ESPN+)
4 PM CT  | UTAH TECH at NORTH ALABAMA* (ESPN+)
6 PM MT  | #14 TARLETON STATE at SOUTHERN UTAH* (ESPN+)
* UAC Conference Game


NOTEWORTHY
- Four head-to-head UAC games headline the schedule with EKU enjoying a bye on the opening Saturday of October
- All nine teams have now played atleast one league game and only 3 of the remaining 33 games to be played by UAC squads will be against a non-conference foe
- #5 UCA at #16 ACU will be the first head-to-head contest of ranked UAC teams in 2024... Only happened once in 2023, #12 Austin Peay vs #20 Central Arkansas
- The Bears No. 5 ranking marks the highest rank ever for a UAC program in the league's two-year history
- The UAC owns one of the six FCS wins over FBS teams in 2024 (Southern Utah def. UTEP, 27-24 in OT)

- RANKED TEAMS: For a fourth straight week, three UAC programs were ranked in one or both of the FCS national polls with Central Arkansas (#5), Tarleton State (#14) and Abilene Christian (#16) all listed on the Stats Perform Top 25 while Southern Utah received votes... In the AFCA FCS Poll, UCA (#7), TSU (#14) and ACU (#17) were ranked... So far this season, 7 of 9 UAC squads have received votes in a national ranking poll

- RANKED FOES: Central Arkansas made history last Saturday when they topped No. 19 Lamar, 34-14, to secure the UAC's first win over a ranked non-conference opponent... This week's lone game versus a ranked foe pits #5 UCA against #16 ACU

- GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 5 Central Arkansas and No. 16 Abilene Christian look to remain undefeated in UAC play when the ranked duo square off in Texas... UCA is riding a four-game win streak on the season and features the league's top rushing offense (272.8 ypg) while ACU boasts the conference's top passing offense (321.1 ypg) and a conference-best 2-0 mark... The two teams are also the top two scorers this season -- UCA (40.0 ppg) and ACU (38.4 ppg)

- First year head coaches at Austin Peay and West Georgia will square off in Carollton with each mentor hoping to earn his first career UAC win... The game marks the first meeting on the gridiron between the Govs and Wolves... Both teams look to bouce back from home losses last Saturday in league play

- Utah Tech makes a return trip cross country to Florence for a rematch against North Alabama... The Lions earned the win last year, 31-30, when the Trailblazers scored in the final minute and went for a two-point conversion and the victory... UNA captured its first win of the season last week against UWG while the Blazers are still in search of the first victory in 2024... All five of UT's opponents so far this season are currently ranked in the Top 25 of FCS or FBS polls

- No. 14 Tarleton State travels to the "Beehive State" for a clash against Southern Utah with both teams looking to stay atop the league standings... TSU and SUU each claimed wins in their conference debuts this year... The Texans have won four straight coming into the clash while the Thunderbirds resume includes an FBS win over UTEP... The T-Birds own a 2-1 edge in the all-time series but dropped the only meeting at Eccles Coliseum... Southern Utah overcame a 20-point halftime deficit for a 27-26 win last year

MILESTONE WATCHES:
- Maverick McIvor (ACU QB) needs 210 yards to reach 6,000 career passing yards
- Darius Hale (UCA RB) needs 169 yards for 3,000 career rushing yards
- Caleb Lewis (TSU RB) needs 142 yards for 2,000 career rushing yards
- Rajaez Mosley (UWG RB) needs 179 yards for 2,000 career rushing yards
- David Walker (UCA DL) needs 3 sacks for 40 career sacks
- TaMuarion Wilson (UCA DB) needs 12 tackles for 300 career stops
- Demetrias Charles (UCA DB) needs 15 tackles for 200 career tops
- Patrick Nations (EKU PK) needs 2 field goals for 50 career FGM
- Southern Utah Head Coach DeLane Fitzgerald has 99 career coaching victories

Milestones Reached
- Maverick McIvor (ACU QB) surpassed 5,000 career passing yards on Sept. 14
- ShunDerrick Powell (UCA RB) surpassed 3,000 career rushing yards on Sept. 14
- Takairee Kenebrew (UNA WR) reached 2,000 career receiving yards on Sept. 14
- Kayvon Britten (TSU RB) reached 3,000 career rushing yards on Sept. 21 (*had UAC record 273 rushing yds vs UNA)
- Derrel Kelley III (TSU RB) surpassed 2,000 career rushing yards on Sept. 21
- Targhee Lambson (SUU RB) reached 1,000 career rushing yards on Sept. 21
- Will McElvain (UCA QB) surpassed 6,000 career passing yards on Sept. 28 (*at UCA)
- Darius Cooper (TSU WR) surpassed 2,000 career receiving yards on Sept. 28
- David Walker (UCA DL) reached 50 career TFLs on Sept. 28
- Elijah Moffett (ACU LB) eclipsed 200 career tackles on Sept. 28
- Donta Stuart (TSU DB) reached 200 career tackles on Sept. 28