2015 American Athletic Conference football season
Sports season
The 2015 American Athletic Conference football season is the 25th NCAA Division I FBS football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the third since the breakup of the former Big East Conference , and the second season with the new College Football Playoff in place. Under the playoff system, The American is no longer an Automatic Qualifying conference (AQ), and is considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5) with Conference USA , the Mid-American Conference , Mountain West Conference , and the Sun Belt Conference . Whereas under the previous system the champion of the conference was guaranteed an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game , now the highest-ranked member of the G5 will receive a bid to one of the six major bowls.[ 1]
The American consists of 12 members: Cincinnati , East Carolina , Houston , Memphis , SMU , South Florida , Temple , Tulane , Tulsa , UCF , UConn , and new member Navy . In June 2015, the Collegiate Commissioner's Association announced that it will postpone final rankings until after the annual Army–Navy Game if Navy or Army are in contention for a spot in the semifinals or a New Years Six bowl. If Navy is the highest-ranked Group of 5 champion and loses to Army, it would be replaced by next highest-ranked Group of 5 champion in the New Years Six Bowl.[ 2]
Previous season
Memphis, Cincinnati, and UCF were declared co-champions for the 2014 season , with each team having a conference record of 7–1. Memphis finished the season ranked 25th after defeating BYU 55–48 in 2OT in the Miami Beach Bowl . UCF was defeated by NC State in the St. Petersburg Bowl , and Virginia Tech defeated Cincinnati in the Military Bowl . With less than 11 minutes left on the game clock in the Armed Forces Bowl , Houston trailed Pittsburgh by 25 points, but the Cougars went on to win by a score of 35–34. It was the biggest fourth quarter comeback in bowl history. Florida defeated East Carolina 28–20 in the Birmingham Bowl .
The 2015 American Athletic Conference Media Day was held at the Hyatt Regency Newport in Newport, Rhode Island on August 3, 2015.[ 3] [ 4]
Preseason poll
East Division
Cincinnati (29) 179
UCF (1) 135
Temple 116
East Carolina 105
South Florida 53
Connecticut 42
West Division
Memphis (13) 153
Houston (10) 149
Navy (7) 148
Tulane 74
SMU 59
Tulsa 47
(First-Place Votes ) Points
Predicted American Championship Game Winner
Cincinnati 22
Memphis 5
Houston 2
UCF 1
Head coaches
East Division
West Division
Coaching changes
Changes after 2014 season
* On December 1, 2014, Chad Morris (formerly Offensive Coordinator at Clemson) was hired by SMU as its new head football coach, replacing June Jones , who resigned on September 8, 2014, citing "personal issues".
* On December 11, 2014, Philip Montgomery (previously Offensive Coordinator at Baylor) was hired by Tulsa as its new head football coach, replacing Bill Blankenship, who was fired December 2, 2014.
* On December 15, 2014, Tom Herman (formerly Offensive Coordinator at Ohio State) was hired by Houston as its new head football coach, to replace Tony Levine, who was fired after three seasons on December 8, 2014.
Changes during 2015 season
* George O'Leary resigned as UCF's head football coach after twelve seasons. Quarterbacks coach Danny Barrett was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
Rankings
Legend
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
Not ranked previous week
No change in ranking from previous week
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Final
Cincinnati
AP
RV
RV
C
RV
CFP
Not released
Connecticut
AP
C
CFP
Not released
East Carolina
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Houston
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
21
18
18
16
13
21
17
14
8
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
19
18
16
14
21
18
16
8
CFP
Not released
25
24
19
19
18
Memphis
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
18
16
15
25
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
22
17
16
16
25
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
13
21
21
Navy
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
19
16
22
21
18
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
19
15
22
22
18
CFP
Not released
20
16
15
23
21
SMU
AP
C
CFP
Not released
South Florida
AP
RV
RV
RV
C
CFP
Not released
Temple
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
21
23
21
RV
25
20
24
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
22
23
21
RV
24
21
24
RV
CFP
Not released
22
22
25
22
24
Tulane
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Tulsa
AP
C
CFP
Not released
UCF
AP
RV
C
RV
CFP
Not released
Schedule
[ 5]
Index to colors and formatting
The American member won
The American member lost
The American teams in bold
Week 1
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 3
6:00 PM
FIU
UCF
Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL
CBSSN
L 14–15
39,184
September 3
7:30 PM
Villanova
Connecticut
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
SNY
W 20–15
26,113
September 3
9:30 PM
Duke
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
CBSSN
L 7–37
25,470
September 4
7:00 PM
No. 4 Baylor
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
ESPN
L 21–56
32,047
September 5
12:00 PM
Colgate
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
W 48–10
28,015
September 5
3:30 PM
Penn State
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN
W 27–10
69,176
September 5
3:30 PM
Florida Atlantic
Tulsa
Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
CBSSN
W 47–44 OT
24,001
[ 6]
September 5
6:00 PM
Towson
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN3
W 28–20
40,712
September 5
7:00 PM
Alabama A&M
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN3
W 52–10
39,095
September 5
7:00 PM
Missouri State
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN3
W 63–7
41,730
September 5
7:00 PM
Florida A&M
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN3
W 51–3
30,434
September 5
8:00 PM
Tennessee Tech
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN3
W 52–24
30,479
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 2
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 12
11:30 AM
South Florida
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN
L 14–34
72,811
September 12
12:00 PM
Army
Connecticut
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
W 22–17
28,260
September 12
3:30 PM
Houston
Louisville
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
RSN
W 34–31
50,019
September 12
3:30 PM
Tulane
No. 15 Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
RSN
L 10–65
50,435
September 12
7:00 PM
East Carolina
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
ESPN2
L 24–31
88,034
September 12
7:00 PM
Memphis
Kansas
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
W 55–23
37,798
September 12
7:00 PM
North Texas
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Safeway Bowl )
ESPN3
W 31–13
25,401
September 12
8:00 PM
Temple
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNews
TEMP 34–26
38,112
September 12
8:00 PM
Tulsa
New Mexico
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
ESPN3
W 40–21
24,167
September 12
10:30 PM
UCF
Stanford
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
FS1
L 7–31
50,420
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 12
Navy
Week 3
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 19
12:00 PM
Connecticut
No. 20 Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
ESPNU
L 6–9
70,079
September 19
12:00 PM
South Florida
Maryland
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
ESPNews
L 17–35
36,827
September 19
12:00 PM
Temple
Massachusetts
Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA
ESPN3
W 25–23
10,141
September 19
12:00 PM
Tulsa
No. 16 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
FS1
L 38–52
85,657
September 19
3:00 PM
Memphis
Bowling Green
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
ASN
W 44–41
21,178
September 19
3:30 PM
East Carolina
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
NAVY 45–21
34,717
September 19
3:30 PM
Cincinnati
Miami (OH)
Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (120th Battle for the Victory Bell )
ESPN3
W 37–33
18,484
September 19
6:00 PM
Furman
UCF
Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPN3
L 15–16
36,484
September 19
8:00 PM
SMU
No. 3 TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet )
FSN
L 37–56
48,127
September 19
8:00 PM
Maine
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN3
W 38–7
21,114
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 19
Houston
Week 4
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 24
7:30 PM
Cincinnati
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN
MEM 53–46
45,172
September 26
12:00 PM
Navy
Connecticut
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
NAVY 28–18
33,204
September 26
12:00 PM
UCF
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
ESPNU
L 14–31
78,411
September 26
3:30 PM
Virginia Tech
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ABC /ESPN2
W 35–28
50,514
September 26
7:00 PM
James Madison
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
ESPN3
L 45–48
22,314
September 26
8:00 PM
Texas State
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN3
W 59–14
35,257
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 26
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa
Week 5
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 1
7:30 PM
Miami (FL)
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN
W 34–23
40,101
October 2
7:00 PM
Memphis
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN2
MEM 24–17
22,546
October 2
7:00 PM
Temple
Charlotte
Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
CBSSN
W 37–3
13,105
October 2
10:15 PM
Connecticut
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
ESPN2
L 13–30
56,393
October 3
12:00 PM
UCF
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPNews
TULN 45–31
20,024
October 3
12:00 PM
Houston
Tulsa
Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
CBSSN
HOU 38–24
17,146
October 3
3:30 PM
Air Force
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy )
CBSSN
W 33–11
32,705
October 3
4:00 PM
East Carolina
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
ESPNews
ECU 49–23
17,136
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 6
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 8
8:00 PM
SMU
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry )
ESPN2
HOU 49–28
25,204
October 10
12:00 PM
Tulane
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNU
TEMP 49–10
35,179
October 10
3:30 PM
Navy
No. 15 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (rivalry )
NBC
L 24–41
80,795
October 10
3:30 PM
Syracuse
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
CBSSN
W 45–24
27,235
October 10
3:45 PM
Connecticut
UCF
Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPNews
CONN 40–13
26,669
October 10
6:00 PM
Louisiana–Monroe
Tulsa
Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPN3
W 34–24
17,490
October 10
7:30 PM
East Carolina
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
ESPNU
L 38–45
60,186
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 10
Cincinnati
Memphis
Week 7
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 16
8:00 PM
Cincinnati
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
ESPN
L 24–38
57,612
October 16
9:00 PM
No. 24 Houston
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPNU
HOU 42–7
21,522
October 17
12:00 PM
South Florida
Connecticut
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
ESPNU
USF 28–20
31,719
October 17
12:00 PM
Tulsa
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPNews
ECU 30–17
43,065
October 17
12:00 PM
No. 13 Ole Miss
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ABC
W 37–24
60,241
October 17
7:30 PM
UCF
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSN
TEM 30–16
31,372
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 17
Navy
SMU
Week 8
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 22
7:00 PM
No. 22 Temple
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN2
TEM 24–14
39,417
October 23
8:00 PM
No. 18 Memphis
Tulsa
Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPN
MEM 66–42
20,216
October 24
12:00 PM
No. 21 Houston
UCF
Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPNews
HOU 59–10
28,350
October 24
1:00 PM
Tulane
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
NAVY 31–14
32,033
October 24
4:00 PM
SMU
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPNews
USF 38–14
24,338
October 24
4:30 PM
Connecticut
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
CBSSN
CIN 37–13
40,124
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 9
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 30
7:00 PM
East Carolina
Connecticut
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
ESPNU
CONN 31–10
23,168
October 31
12:00 PM
UCF
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNews
CIN 52–7
30,131
October 31
12:00 PM
South Florida
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
NAVY 29–17
26,766
October 31
4:00 PM
Tulsa
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
ESPNews
TUL 40–10
18,217
October 31
7:00 PM
Tulane
No. 16 Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
CBSSN
MEM 41–10
30,381
October 31
7:00 PM
Vanderbilt
No. 18 Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN2
W 34–0
29,565
October 31
8:00 PM
No. 9 Notre Dame
No. 21 Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ABC
L 20–24
69,280
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 10
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 6
8:00 PM
No. 22 Temple
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
ESPN2
TEM 60–40
17,232
November 7
12:00 PM
UCF
Tulsa
Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPNews
TUL 45–30
16,128
November 7
3:30 PM
Cincinnati
No. 25 Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN2
HOU 33–30
32,889
November 7
4:00 PM
Connecticut
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPNews
CONN 7–3
26,775
November 7
7:00 PM
Navy
No. 13 Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN2
NAVY 45–20
55,212
November 7
7:30 PM
South Florida
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
CBSSN
USF 22–17
45,194
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 11
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 14
12:00 PM
Tulane
Army
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
CBSSN
W 34–31
31,217
November 14
3:30 PM
SMU
No. 20 Navy
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy )
CBSSN
NAVY 55–14
35,778
November 14
7:00 PM
No. 21 Memphis
No. 24 Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN2
HOU 35–34
42,159
November 14
7:00 PM
No. 22 Temple
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
CBSSN
USF 44–23
28,393
November 14
7:30 PM
Tulsa
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNews
CIN 49–38
35,015
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 14
UCF
Connecticut
East Carolina
Week 12
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 19
7:30 PM
East Carolina
UCF
Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL (rivalry)
ESPN
ECU 44–7
23,734
November 20
8:00 PM
Cincinnati
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
CBSSN
USF 65–27
26,522
November 21
12:00 PM
No. 21 Memphis
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNU
TEM 31–12
31,708
November 21
3:30 PM
No. 19 Houston
Connecticut
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
ESPNU
CONN 20–17
26,879
November 21
7:00 PM
No. 16 Navy
Tulsa
Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
CBSSN
NAVY 44–21
22,749
November 21
8:00 PM
Tulane
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
ESPNews
SMU 49–21
30,075
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 13
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 26
7:30 PM
South Florida
UCF
Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL (War on I–4 )
ESPN
USF 44–3
25,967
November 27
12:00 PM
No. 16 Navy
No. 19 Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ABC
HOU 52–31
40,562
November 27
8:00 PM
Tulsa
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPNU
TULSA 45–34
22,672
November 28
12:00 PM
Cincinnati
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
CBSSN
CIN 19–16
40,743
November 28
12:00 PM
SMU
No. 21 Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPNews
MEM 63–0
30,075
November 28
7:00 PM
Connecticut
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (7:05 PM)
ESPNU
TEMP 27–3
28,236
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
The American Championship
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
December 5
12:00 PM
No. 20 Temple
No. 17 Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (The American Championship )
ABC
HOU 24–13
35,721
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 15
Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.
Bowl games
Legend
The American win
The American loss
Bowl game
Date
Site
Television
Time
American team
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Miami Beach Bowl
December 21
Marlins Park • Miami, FL
ESPN
2:30 PM
South Florida
WKU
35–45
21,712
Boca Raton Bowl
December 22
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN
7:00 PM
#24 Temple
Toledo
17–32
25,908
Hawaiʻi Bowl
December 24
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI
ESPN
8:00 PM
Cincinnati
San Diego State
7–42
22,793
St. Petersburg Bowl
December 26
Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL
ESPN
11:00 AM
UConn
Marshall
10–16
14,652
Independence Bowl
December 26
Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA
ESPN
5:45 PM
Tulsa
Virginia Tech
52–55
31,289
Military Bowl
December 28
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
ESPN
2:30 PM
#21 Navy
Pittsburgh
44–28
36,352
Birmingham Bowl
December 30
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL
ESPN
12:00 PM
Memphis
Auburn
10–31
59,430
New Years Six bowl games
Peach Bowl
December 31
Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
ESPN
12:00 PM
#18 Houston
#9 Florida State
38–24
71,007
(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times Eastern)
Selection of teams
Cincinnati, Connecticut, Houston, Memphis, Navy, South Florida, Temple, Tulsa
East Carolina, SMU, Tulane, UCF
Records against FBS conferences
2015 records against FBS conferences:
The American vs. Power Conferences
Legend
The American win
The American loss
Date
Visitor
Home
Winning Team
Opponent Conference
September 3
Duke
Tulane
Duke
ACC
September 4
Baylor
SMU
Baylor
Big 12
September 5
Penn State
Temple
Temple
Big Ten
September 12
USF
Florida State
Florida State
ACC
September 12
Houston
Louisville
Houston
ACC
September 12
Tulane
Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech
ACC
September 12
Memphis
Kansas
Memphis
Big 12
September 12
UCF
Stanford
Stanford
Pac 12
September 12
East Carolina
Florida
Florida
SEC
September 19
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Big 12
September 19
SMU
TCU
TCU
Big 12
September 19
UConn
Missouri
Missouri
SEC
September 19
USF
Maryland
Maryland
Big Ten
September 26
East Carolina
Virginia Tech
East Carolina
ACC
September 26
UCF
South Carolina
South Carolina
SEC
October 1
Miami (FL)
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
ACC
October 10
Navy
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
IND
October 10
Syracuse
USF
USF
ACC
October 17
Ole Miss
Memphis
Memphis
SEC
October 31
Vanderbilt
Houston
Houston
SEC
October 31
Notre Dame
Temple
Notre Dame
IND
December 26‡
Virginia Tech
Tulsa
Virginia Tech
ACC
December 28‡
Pittsburgh
Navy
Navy
ACC
December 30‡
Auburn
Memphis
Auburn
SEC
December 31‡
Florida State
Houston
Houston
ACC
‡This game was played at a neutral site.
Players of the Week
Awards and honors
Conference awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the American Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season[ 9]
2015 American Athletic Conference Individual Awards
Award
Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year
Keenan Reynolds, QB, Navy
Defensive Player of the Year
Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple
Special Teams Player of the Year
Jake Elliott, K, Memphis
Rookie of the Year
Tre'Quan Smith , WR, UCF
Coach of the Year
Tom Herman, Houston
Ken Niumatalolo, Navy
2015 All-American Athletic Conference Football Teams
First Team
Second Team
Offense
Defense
Offense
Defense
WR – Demarcus Ayers, HOU
WR – Keyarris Garrett , TUL
OT – Parker Ehinger, CIN
OT – Taylor Fallin, MEM
OG – E.K. Binns, NAVY
OG – Eric Lofton , TEMP
C – Kyle Friend, TEMP
TE – Bryce Williams, ECU
QB – Paxton Lynch, MEM
QB – Keenan Reynolds, NAVY
RB – Marlon Mack, USF
RB – Jahad Thomas, TEMP
K – Jake Elliott, MEM
RS – Demarcus Ayers, HOU
DL – Will Anthony, NAVY
DL – Matt Ioannidis, TEMP
DL – Nate D. Smith, TEMP
DL – Tanzel Smart, TULN
LB – Zeek Bigger, ECU
LB – Elandon Roberts, HOU
LB – Tyler Matakevich^ , TEMP
LB – Nico Marley, TULN
CB – Jamar Summers, CONN
CB – Deatrick Nichols, USF
S – Trevon Stewart, HOU
S – Alex Wells, TEMP
P – Spencer Smith, MEM
WR – Shaq Washington, CIN
WR – Isaiah Jones, ECU
OT – Alex Cooper, HOU
OT – Dion Dawkins, TEMP
OG – Ryan Leahy, CIN
OG – Thor Jozwiak, USF
C – Deyshawn Bond, CIN
TE – Sean Price, USF
QB – Greg Ward Jr., HOU
RB – Kenneth Farrow, HOU
RB – Chris Swain, NAVY
K – Andrew Gantz, CIN
RS – Rodney Adams , USF
DL – Silverberry Mouhon, CIN
DL – Julian Campenni, CONN
DL – B.J. Singleton, HOU
DL – Eric Lee, USF
DL – Eric Wilson , CIN
LB – Montese Overton, ECU
LB – Steven Taylor, HOU
LB – Auggie Sanchez, USF
CB – William Jackson III, HOU
CB – Sean Chandler, TEMP
S – Andrew Adams, CONN
S – Adrian McDonald, HOU
P – Caleb Houston, UCF
P – Mattias Ciabatti, USF
^ - denotes unanimous selection Additional players added to the All-American teams due to ties in the voting
NFL Draft
The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2016 NFL draft .
Attendance
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Total
Average
% of Capacity
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium
40,000
39,095
38,112
40,101
40,124
30,131
35,015
—
222,578
37,096
92.74%
Connecticut
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
40,642
26,113
28,260
33,204
31,719
23,168
26,879
—
169,343
28,224
69.44%
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
50,000
40,712
50,514
43,065
39,417
45,194
40,743
—
218,902
43,780
87.56%
Houston
TDECU Stadium
40,000
30,749
35,257
25,204
29,565
32,889
42,159
40,562
195,553
32,592
81.48%
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
59,308
41,740
45,172
60,241
30,381
55,212
30,075
—
232,736
46,547
78.48%
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
34,000
28,015
34,717
32,705
32,033
26,766
35,778
—
190,014
31,669
93.14%
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
32,000
32,047
25,401
22,314
17,136
18,217
17,232
14,954
147,301
21,043
65.76%
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium
65,890
30,034
22,546
27,235
39,417
28,393
26,522
—
159,468
26,578
40.34%
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field
69,176
69,176
35,179
31,372
69,280
31,708
28,236
—
236,715
47,343
68.44%
Tulane
Yulman Stadium
30,000
25,470
21,114
20,024
21,522
26,775
22,672
—
137,577
22,930
76.43%
Tulsa
Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
30,000
24,001
17,146
17,490
20,216
16,128
22,749
—
117,730
19,622
65.41%
UCF
Bright House Networks Stadium
44,206
39,184
36,484
26,669
28,350
23,734
25,967
—
180,388
30,065
68.01%
^* Games highlighted in green were sell-outs.
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References
Current teams Championships & awards Seasons
Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans