2019 American Athletic Conference football season
Sports season
The 2019 American Athletic Conference football season is the 28th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the seventh since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the sixth season of the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the Group of Five (G5) together with Conference USA (C–USA), the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference .
Previous season
After winning their first twelve games of the season, UCF extended their school record winning streak to 25 consecutive games, dating back to the start of the 2017 season. The Knights also secured their second consecutive undefeated regular season and American Athletic Conference title by defeating Memphis in the 2018 AAC Championship game , a rematch of the 2017 game.[ 1]
Seven teams participated in bowl games during the 2018 season; the league went 2–5.
Tulane defeated Louisiana 41–24 in the 2018 Cure Bowl .[ 2] USF lost to Marshall , 38–20, in the Gasparilla Bowl .[ 3] Memphis lost to Wake Forest 38–35 in the 2018 Birmingham Bowl .[ 4] Houston lost to Army 70–14 in the Armed Forces Bowl .[ 5] In this game, Army tied records for the largest victory margin and most points scored in an FBS bowl game.[ 6] Temple lost to Duke 56–27 in the Independence Bowl .[ 7] Cincinnati defeated Virginia Tech 35–31 in the Military Bowl .[ 8]
In the New Year's Six Game, No. 8 UCF lost to No. 11 LSU 40–32 in the Fiesta Bowl .[ 9]
Preseason
Impending departure of UConn
The most significant development in the conference during the 2019 preseason was the announcement that UConn would leave The American after the 2019–20 school year to join several of its former conference rivals in the current non-football iteration of the Big East Conference . The move was first reported on June 21, 2019, by a Boston-area sports news website and quickly picked up by national media outlets.[ 10] [ 11] On June 27, the Big East and UConn jointly confirmed the Huskies' impending conference move, but that announcement did not specify a date.[ 12] The Huskies' Big East entrance date was confirmed for July 1, 2020 after UConn and The American reached a buyout agreement. At the time this agreement was announced, UConn also announced that its football team would become an FBS independent once it joined the Big East.[ 13]
Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team
ESPN[ 14]
Rivals[ 15]
24/7[ 16]
Cincinnati
78
79
East Carolina
82
75
Houston
97
72
Memphis
70
59
66
Navy
82
123
SMU
65
69
69
South Florida
72
65
78
Temple
104
Tulane
91
95
Tulsa
109
UCF
50
55
57
UConn
126
The American Athletic Conference conducted its 2019 American Athletic Conference media day on July 17 in Newport, Rhode Island .[ 17]
The preseason Poll was released at the 2019 American Media Day on July 16, 2019.
East
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
UCF
169 (17)
2
Cincinnati
157 (11)
3
South Florida
107
4
Temple
101
5
East Carolina
66
6
UConn
30
West
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Memphis
165 (15)
2
Houston
162 (14)
3
Tulane
108
4
SMU
87 (1)
5
Navy
70
6
Tulsa
38
American Champion Voting
UCF (12)
Cincinnati (8)
Memphis (6)
Houston (4)
Head coaches
Coaching changes
On November 29, 2018, East Carolina fired head coach Scottie Montgomery . On December 3, 2018, ECU hired James Madison head coach Mike Houston as their new head coach.
On December 7, 2018, Geoff Collins left Temple to become head coach at Georgia Tech . On December 13, 2018, The Owls initially named Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz as the new head coach. However, on December 30, 2018, Diaz left to return to Miami as head coach after Mark Richt 's retirement. On January 10, 2019 Temple announced Rod Carey as head coach.
On December 30, 2018 Major Applewhite was fired after a blowout loss in the 2018 Armed Forces Bowl . Houston replaced Applewhite by hiring Dana Holgorsen from West Virginia .
Coaches
Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2019 season
Team
Head coach
Years at school
Overall record
Record at school
AAC record
Cincinnati
Luke Fickell
3
32–20 (.615)
26–13 (.667)
15–9 (.625)
East Carolina
Mike Houston
1
84–33 (.718)
4–8 (.333)
1–7 (.125)
Houston
Dana Holgorsen
1
65–49 (.570)
4–8 (.333)
2–6 (.250)
Memphis
Mike Norvell
3
38–15 (.717)
38–15 (.717)
24–8 (.750)
Navy
Ken Niumatalolo
12
98–60 (.620)
98–60 (.620)
27–13 (.675)
SMU
Sonny Dykes
1
56–56 (.500)
15–11 (.577)
10–6 (.625)
South Florida
Charlie Strong
3
74–53 (.583)
21–16 (.568)
31–22 (.585)
Temple
Rod Carey
1
60–35 (.632)
8–5 (.615)
5–3 (.625)
Tulane
Willie Fritz
4
177–96 (.648)
23–27 (.460)
12–20 (.375)
Tulsa
Philip Montgomery
5
25–37 (.403)
25–37 (.403)
14–26 (.350)
UCF
Josh Heupel
2
22–4 (.846)
22–4 (.846)
14–2 (.875)
UConn
Randy Edsall
15
102–134 (.432)
80–100 (.444)
24–48 (.333)
Source:[ 18]
Rankings
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
25
21
17
17
17
17
18
21
23
21
C
RV
RV
21
18
17
17
17
17
21
22
21
CFP
Not released
20
17
19
19
20
21
East Carolina
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Houston
AP
C
RV
CFP
Not released
Memphis
AP
RV
23
RV
24
19
18
18
17
16
15
17
C
RV
RV
23т
20
RV
23
19
18
18
18
16
15
17
CFP
Not released
21
18
18
18
17
17
Navy
AP
RV
25
21
RV
24
23
21
20
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
21
RV
24
23
21
20
CFP
Not released
24
23
24
23
SMU
AP
RV
24
21
19
15
23
20
21
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
22
19
14
23
20
21
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
25
25
South Florida
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Temple
AP
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
25
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Tulane
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Tulsa
AP
C
CFP
Not released
UCF
AP
17
18
17
15
22
18
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
C
17т
17
16
16
23
19
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
CFP
Not released
UConn
AP
C
CFP
Not released
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
т
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
Schedule
Index to colors and formatting
American member won
American member lost
American teams in bold
Regular season
The regular season began on August 29, 2019, and will end on December 14. As a result of the calendar, all teams except Navy will have two bye weeks.
Week 1
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:00 p.m.
UCLA
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN
W 24–14
38,032
7:00 p.m.
Wagner
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
ESPN3
W 24–21
19,648
7:00 p.m.
Florida A&M
No. 17 UCF
Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL
CBSSN
W 62–0
44,073
7:00 p.m.
FIU
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN3
W 42–14
16,361
7:15 p.m.
Tulsa
No. 18 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
FS1
L 7–28
72,005
7:00 p.m.
No. 19 Wisconsin
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN
L 0–49
46,704
August 31
12:00 p.m.
East Carolina
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry )
ACCN
L 6–34
57,633
August 31
12:00 p.m.
Ole Miss
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (rivalry )
ABC
W 15–10
44,107
August 31
12:00 p.m.
Bucknell
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN3
W 56–12
26,378
August 31
3:30 p.m.
Holy Cross
Navy
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
W 45–7
28,531
August 31
7:00 p.m.
SMU
Arkansas State
Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN+
W 37–30
22,076
7:30 p.m.
Houston
No. 4 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
ABC
L 31–49
84,534
# 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 7
11:00 a.m.
Southern
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
WMCTV
W 55–24
34,487
September 7
12:00 p.m.
Cincinnati
No. 5 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
ABC
L 0–42
104,089
September 7
2:00 p.m.
South Florida
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
ACCN
L 10–14
46,599
September 7
3:30 p.m.
Illinois
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
L 23–31
23,108
September 7
6:00 p.m.
Gardner–Webb
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN3
W 48–9
34,118
September 7
7:00 p.m.
No. 17 UCF
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
CBSSN
W 48–14
30,811
September 7
7:00 p.m.
North Texas
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl )
ESPN3
W 49–27
22,766
September 7
7:30 p.m.
Tulane
No. 10 Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry )
ESPN2
L 6–24
85,317
September 7
8:00 p.m.
Prairie View A&M
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN3
W 37–17
29,360
September 7
8:00 p.m.
Tulsa
San Jose State
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
ESPN3
W 34–16
12,471
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 7
Navy
Temple
Week 3
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
9:15 p.m.
No. 20 Washington State
Houston
NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (Texas Kickoff )
ESPNU
L 24–31
40,523
September 14
12:00 p.m.
No. 21 Maryland
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSN
W 20–17
30,610
September 14
12:00 p.m.
Miami (OH)
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell )
ESPNU
W 35–13
35,526
September 14
3:30 p.m.
Oklahoma State
Tulsa
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK (rivalry )
ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
L 21–40
28,612
September 14
3:30 p.m.
East Carolina
Navy
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
NAVY 42–10
30,707
September 14
3:30 p.m.
Stanford
No. 17 UCF
Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL
ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
W 42–27
45,008
September 14
3:30 p.m.
Memphis
South Alabama
Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
ESPNU
W 42–6
12,373
September 14
3:30 p.m.
South Carolina State
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN3
W 55–16
31,368
September 14
7:00 p.m.
Texas State
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
ESPN3
W 47–17
17,469
September 14
7:30 p.m.
Missouri State
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN3
W 58–6
18,746
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 14
UConn
Week 4
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
8:00 p.m.
Houston
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN
TUL 38–31
21,032
September 21
12:00 p.m.
UConn
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
L 3–38
40,084
September 21
3:30 p.m.
No. 15 UCF
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
ABC
L 34–35
42,056
September 21
3:30 p.m.
SMU
No. 25 TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet )
FS1
W 41–38
41,250
September 21
3:30 p.m.
Wyoming
Tulsa
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
CBSSN
W 24–21
16,246
September 21
3:30 p.m.
Temple
Buffalo
UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
ESPNU
L 22–38
17,621
September 21
6:00 p.m.
William & Mary
East Carolina
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN3
W 19–7
38,094
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 21
Cincinnati
Memphis
Navy
USF
Week 5
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
8:00 p.m.
Navy
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN
MEM 35–23
33,909
September 28
3:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSN
W 24–2
31,094
September 28
4:00 p.m.
SMU
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPNU
SMU 48–21
28,850
September 28
5:00 p.m.
Cincinnati
Marshall
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
CBSSN on Facebook
W 52–14
32,192
September 28
6:00 p.m.
East Carolina
Old Dominion
S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+
W 24–21
18,643
September 28
7:00 p.m.
UConn
No. 22 UCF
Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL (Civil Conflict )
CBSSN
UCF 56–21
44,164
September 28
8:00 p.m.
Houston
North Texas
Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
CBSSN on Facebook
W 46–25
30,123
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 28
Tulane
Tulsa
Week 6
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
8:00 p.m.
Temple
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN
TEM 27–17
33,253
8:00 p.m.
No. 18 UCF
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN
CIN 27–24
40,121
October 5
12:00 p.m.
South Florida
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
USF 48–22
18,038
October 5
12:00 p.m.
Tulane
Army
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
CBSSN
W 42–33
38,019
October 5
3:30 p.m.
Air Force
Navy
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy )
CBSSN
W 34–25
37,957
October 5
3:45 p.m.
Memphis
Louisiana–Monroe
Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
ESPNU
W 52–33
17,143
October 5
7:30 p.m.
Tulsa
No. 24 SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
ESPNU
SMU 43–37 3OT
28,142
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
*Note: The UConn/USF Kickoff was moved to noon as a safety precaution after receiving guidance from the Connecticut Department of Public Health regarding the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus.[ 19]
Date
Bye Week
October 5
Houston
Week 7
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 12
12:00 p.m.
No. 23 Memphis
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2
TEM 30–28
34,253
October 12
3:30 p.m.
No. 25 Cincinnati
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN2
CIN 38–23
25,716
October 12
3:30 p.m.
BYU
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
CBSSN
W 27–23
35,375
October 12
3:45 p.m.
UConn
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPNU
TULN 49–7
17,040
October 12
7:30 p.m.
Navy
Tulsa
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPNU
NAV 45–17
17,951
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 12
East Carolina
SMU
UCF
Week 8
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 19
12:00 p.m.
Houston
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
ESPNU
HOU 24–17
19,760
October 19
3:30 p.m.
Temple
No. 19 SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
ESPN2
SMU 45–21
23,132
October 19
3:30 p.m
South Florida
Navy
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
NAV 35–3
29,774
October 19
3:30 p.m.
Tulsa
No. 21 Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
ESPNU
CIN 24–13
33,209
October 19
7:00 p.m.
East Carolina
UCF
Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL (rivalry)
CBSSN
UCF 41–28
42,906
October 19
7:00 p.m.
Tulane
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN2
MEM 47–17
30,221
# 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.
8:30 p.m.
No. 16 SMU
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry )
ESPN
SMU 34–31
24,543
October 26
3:30 p.m.
UConn
UMass
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA (rivalry )
NESN
W 56–35
12,234
October 26
3:30 p.m.
Tulane
Navy
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
NAVY 41–38
31,118
October 26
3:45 p.m.
South Florida
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPNU
USF 45–20
33,088
October 26
7:00 p.m.
UCF
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2
UCF 63–21
29,949
October 26
7:00 p.m.
Memphis
Tulsa
Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
CBSSN
MEM 42–41
17,183
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 26
Cincinnati
Week 10
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
8:00 p.m.
Navy
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
ESPN2
NAVY 56–10
16,659
November 2
12:00 p.m.
Houston
UCF
Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPN2
UCF 44–29
41,361
November 2
4:00 p.m.
Tulsa
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN2
TULN 38–26
27,417
November 2
7:00 p.m.
No. 17 Cincinnati
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
CBSSN
CIN 46–43
32,276
November 2
7:30 p.m.
No. 15 SMU
No. 24 Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ABC
MEM 54–48
59,506
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 2
South Florida
Temple
Week 11
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
8:00 p.m.
Temple
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN
TEM 17–7
26,214
7:00 p.m.
UCF
Tulsa
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPN2
TUL 34–31
16,331
November 9
12:00 p.m.
East Carolina
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
ESPNU
SMU 59–51
29,528
November 9
3:30 p.m.
UConn
No. 17 Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
CBSSN
CIN 48–3
38,919
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 9
Houston
Memphis
Navy
Tulane
Week 12
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 16
12:00 p.m.
Tulane
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNU
TEM 29–21
27,850
November 16
2:30 p.m.
Navy
No. 16 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (rivalry )
NBC
L 20–52
74,082
November 16
3:30 p.m.
No. 18 Memphis
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN2
MEM 45–27
25,149
November 16
7:00 p.m.
No. 17 Cincinnati
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
CBSSN
CIN 20–17
29,112
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 16
East Carolina
SMU
UCF
UConn
Tulsa
Week 13
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 23
12:00 p.m.
UCF
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
CBSSN
UCF 34–31
21,032
November 23
12:00 p.m.
East Carolina
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
ESPN3
ECU 31–24
12,084
November 23
3:30 p.m.
No. 25 SMU
Navy
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy )
CBSSN
NAVY 35–28
33,732
November 23
4:00 p.m.
No. 18 Memphis
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPNU
MEM 49–10
25,136
November 23
7:00 p.m.
Temple
No. 19 Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN2
CIN 15–13
30,101
November 23
7:30 p.m.
Houston
Tulsa
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPNU
HOU 24–14
16,120
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 14
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
3:30 p.m.
No. 19 Cincinnati
No. 18 Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ABC
MEM 24–34
36,472
8:00 p.m.
South Florida
UCF
Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL (War on I–4 )
ESPN
UCF 34–7
45,217
November 30
12:00 p.m.
Tulsa
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
CBSSN
TUL 49–24
27,978
November 30
3:00 p.m.
UConn
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNU
TEM 49–17
26,068
November 30
3:00 p.m.
Tulane
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
ESPNU
SMU 37–20
20,731
November 30
7:00 p.m.
Navy
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN2
NAVY 56–41
22,824
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 15 (American Athletic Conference Championship)
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
December 7
3:30 p.m.
No. 20 Cincinnati
No. 17 Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ABC
MEM 29–24
33,008
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 16
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
December 14
3:00 p.m.
Navy
Army
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy )
CBS
W NAVY 31–7
68,705
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Source:[ 20]
Postseason
Bowl games
Legend
American win
American loss
Bowl game
Date
Site
Television
Time (EST )
American team
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Boca Raton Bowl
December 21
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
ABC
3:30 p.m.
SMU
Florida Atlantic
28–52
23,187
Gasparilla Bowl
December 23
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN
2:30 p.m.
UCF
Marshall
48–25
28,987
Military Bowl
December 27
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
ESPN
12:00 p.m.
Temple
North Carolina
13–55
24,242
Liberty Bowl
December 31
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN
3:45 p.m.
No. 23 Navy
Kansas State
20–17
50,515
Birmingham Bowl
January 2, 2020
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL
ESPN
3:00 p.m.
No. 21 Cincinnati
Boston College
38–6
27,193
Armed Forces Bowl
January 4, 2020
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
ESPN
11:30 a.m.
Tulane
Southern Miss
30–13
38,513
New Year's Six Bowl
Cotton Bowl Classic
December 28
AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
ESPN
12:00 p.m.
No. 17 Memphis
No. 10 Penn State
39–53
54,828
Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern.
[ 21]
Selection of teams
Bowl eligible: Cincinnati, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Temple, Tulane, UCF,
Bowl-ineligible: Houston, East Carolina, South Florida, Tulsa, UConn
The American vs other conferences
The American vs Power 5 matchups
This is a list of games The American has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC , Big 10 , Big 12 , Pac-12 , Notre Dame and SEC ). Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the ACC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. Though the American does not consider BYU a power 5 team they consider them an equally strength opponent. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
August 29
Pac-12
UCLA
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
W 24–14
August 30
Big Ten
No. 19 Wisconsin
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
L 0–49
August 30
Big Ten
Tulsa
No. 18 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
L 7–28
August 31
SEC
Ole Miss
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
W 15–10
August 31
ACC
East Carolina
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
L 6–34
September 1
Big 12
Houston
No. 4 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
L 31-49
September 7
Big Ten
Cincinnati
No. 5 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
L 0–42
September 7
ACC
South Florida
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
L 10–14
September 7
Big Ten
Illinois
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
L 23–31
September 7
SEC
Tulane
No. 10 Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
L 6–24
September 13
Pac-12
Washington State
Houston
NRG Stadium • Houston, TX
L 24–31
September 14
Big Ten
Maryland
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–17
September 14
Pac-12
Stanford
UCF
Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL
W 42–27
September 14
Big 12
Oklahoma State
Tulsa
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
L 21–40
September 21
Big 12
SMU
No. 25 TCU
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
W 41–38
September 21
Big Ten
UConn
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
L 3–38
September 21
ACC
No. 15 UCF
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
L 34–35
September 28
ACC
Georgia Tech
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
W 24–2
November 16
Independent
Navy
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
L 20–52
The American vs Group of Five matchups
The following games include The American teams competing against teams from the C-USA , MAC , Mountain West or Sun Belt .
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
August 29
C-USA
FIU
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
W 42–14
August 31
Sun Belt
SMU
Arkansas State
Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
W 37–30
September 7
C-USA
No. 17 UCF
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
W 48-14
September 7
Mountain West
San Jose State
Tulsa
CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA
W 34-16
September 7
C-USA
North Texas
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
W 49-27
September 14
MAC
Miami (OH)
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
W 35–13
September 14
Sun Belt
Memphis
South Alabama
Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
W 42–6
September 14
Sun Belt
Texas State
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
W 47–17
September 21
MAC
Temple
Buffalo
UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
L 22–38
September 21
Mountain West
Wyoming
Tulsa
Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
W 24–21
September 28
C-USA
Cincinnati
Marshall
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, VA
W 52–14
September 28
C-USA
East Carolina
Old Dominion
S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
W 24–21
September 28
C-USA
Houston
North Texas
Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
W 46–25
October 5
Sun Belt
Memphis
Louisiana–Monroe
Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
W 52–33
October 5
Mountain West
Air Force
Navy
Navy–Marines Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
W 34-25
The American vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include The American teams competing against FBS independents other than Notre Dame, which is universally considered a Power Five program, or BYU, which some but not all Power Five leagues consider to be a Power Five opponent for non-conference scheduling purposes. Of the remaining four independents, two are on American member schedules—Army and UMass .
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
October 6
Tulane
Army
Mitchie Stadium • West Point, NY
W 42–33
October 12
BYU
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 27–23
October 26
UConn
UMass
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA
W 56–35
December 14
Navy
Army
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–7
The American vs FCS matchups
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
August 29
Wagner
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
W 24–21
August 29
Florida A&M
No. 17 UCF
Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL
W 62–0
August 31
Bucknell
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
W 56–12
August 31
Holy Cross
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
W 45–7
September 7
Gardner–Webb
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, SC
W 48-7
September 7
Prairie View A&M
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
W 37-17
September 7
Southern
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
W 55-24
September 14
South Carolina State
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 55–16
September 14
Missouri State
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
W 58–6
September 21
William & Mary
East Carolina
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
W 19–7
Records against other conferences
Regular Season
Post Season
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Week
Offensive
Defensive
Specialist
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Week 1 (Sept. 2)
Justin McMillan
Tulane
QB
Bryce Huff
Memphis
DE
C.J. Sanders
SMU
WR/KR
Week 2 (Sept. 9)
Xavier Jones
SMU
RB
Patrick Nelson
SMU
LB
Dalton Witherspoon
Houston
PK
Week 3 (Sept. 16)
QB
Harrison Hand
Temple
CB
Adam Williams
Memphis
P
Week 4 (Sept. 23)
Jalen McCleskey
Tulane
WR
Cooper Edmiston
Tulsa
LB
Jake Verity
East Carolina
PK
Week 5 (Sept. 30)
QB
Benny Walls
Temple
S
Gabriel Rogers
Memphis
KR
Week 6 (Oct. 7)
James Proche
SMU
WR
Jarell White
Cincinnati
LB
James Smith
Cincinnati
P
Week 7 (Oct. 14)
Malcolm Perry (2)
Navy
QB
Ja'Von Hicks
Cincinnati
S
Will Mobley
Temple
PK
Week 8 (Oct. 21)
Jacob Springer
Navy
LB
Dane Roy
Houston
P
Week 9 (Oct. 28)
Kevin Mensah Jamale Carothers
RB
Patrick Nelson (2)
SMU
LB
Bijan Nichols
Navy
PK
Week 10 (Nov. 4)
Antonio Gibson
Memphis
WR
P.J. Hall
Tulane
S
Riley Patterson
Memphis
PK
Week 11 (Nov. 11)
Tyler Snead
East Carolina
WR
Reggie Robinson
Tulsa
CB
Thomas Bennett
Tulsa
P
Week 12 (Nov. 18)
Brady White
Memphis
QB
Quincy Roche
Temple
DB
Sam Crosa
Cincinnati
PK
Week 13 (Nov. 25)
Malcolm Perry (2)
Navy
QB
Darrick Forrest
Cincinnati
S
Dane Roy (2)
Houston
P
Week 14 (Dec. 1)
Jamale Carothers
Navy
FB
Bryce Huff (2)
Memphis
DE
Chris Claybrooks
Memphis
CB/KR
American Athletic Individual Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the American Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season
All-conference teams
Position
Player
Team
First Team Offense
WR
Gabe Davis , Jr.
UCF
WR
Marquez Stevenson , Jr.
Houston
WR
*James Proche , Sr.
SMU
OT
Jake Brown, Sr.
UCF
OT
Matt Peart , Sr.
UConn
OG
Morgan James, Gr.
Cincinnati
OG
David Forney, Sr.
Navy
C
Matt Hennessy , Jr.
Temple
TE
Josiah Deguara , Gr.
Cincinnati
QB
Malcolm Perry , Sr.
Navy
QB
Shane Buechele , Jr.
SMU
RB
*Kenneth Gainwell , Fr.
Memphis
RB
Xavier Jones , Sr.
SMU
First Team Defense
DL
Elijah Ponder, Jr.
Cincinnati
DL
Ifeanyi Maijeh, So.
Temple
DL
Quincy Roche , Jr.
Temple
DL
Trevis Gipson , Sr.
Tulsa
LB
Bryan Wright, Gr.
Cincinnati
LB
Perry Young, Sr.
Cincinnati
LB
Diego Fagot, So.
Navy
LB
Patrick Nelson, Sr.
SMU
LB
Shaun Bradley , Sr.
Temple
CB
Sauce Gardner , Fr.
Cincinnati
CB
Reggie Robinson , Sr.
Tulsa
S
Richie Grant , Jr.
UCF
S
Darrick Forrest , Jr.
Cincinnati
First Team Special Teams
K
Riley Patterson , Jr.
Memphis
P
Dane Roy, Sr.
Houston
RS
Antonio Gibson
Memphis
Position
Player
Team
Second Team Offense
WR
Damonte Coxie , Jr.
Memphis
WR
Antonio Gibson
Memphis
WR
Jaden Blue, So.
Temple
OT
Josh Jones , Sr.
Houston
OT
Jaylon Thomas, So.
SMU
OG
Cole Schneider, So.
UCF
OG
Jovahn Fair, Gr.
Temple
C
Dustin Woodard , Sr.
Memphis
TE
Joey Magnifico, Sr.
Memphis
TE
Kylen Granson , Jr.
SMU
QB
Brady White , Jr.
Memphis
RB
Adrian Killins , Sr.
UCF
RB
Michael Warren II , Jr.
Cincinnati
RB
Shamari Brooks, Jr.
Tulsa
Second Team Defense
DL
Brendon Hayes, Sr.
UCF
DL
Kendall Futrell, Sr.
East Carolina
DL
Bryce Huff , Sr.
Memphis
DL
Delontae Scott , Sr.
SMU
LB
Nate Evans, Sr.
UCF
LB
Patrick Johnson , Jr.
Tulane
LB
Cooper Edmiston, Sr.
Tulsa
LB
Zaven Collins , So.
Tulsa
CB
Aaron Robinson , Jr.
UCF
CB
KJ Sails, Jr.
South Florida
S
Grant Stuard , Jr.
Houston
S
Rodney Clemons, Sr.
SMU
Second Team Special Teams
K
Jake Verity , Jr.
East Carolina
P
James Smith, Jr.
Cincinnati
RS
C. J. Sanders , Sr.
SMU
*Denotes Unanimous Selection
All Conference Honorable Mentions:
UCF: Otis Anderson Jr. (RB), Nevelle Clarke (CB), Tre Nixon (WR), Kenny Turnier (DL)
Cincinnati: Sam Crosa (K), Ja'Von Hicks (S)
ECU: CJ Johnson (WR), D'Ante Smith (OT)
Memphis: T.J. Carter (CB), Joseph Dorceus (DL), O'Bryan Goodson (DL), Austin Hall (LB), Dylan Parham (OG)
Navy: Billy Honaker (OT), Jacob Springer (LB)
South Florida: Mitchell Wilcox (TE)
Tulane: Corey Dublin (OG), BoPete Keyes (CB), P.J. Hall (S)
All-Americans
The 2019 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN ), Sports Illustrated (SI ), USA Today (USAT) ESPN , CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN ), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com , Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports , Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN , and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[ 22] [ 23]
Position
Player
School
Selector
Unanimous
Consensus
First Team All-Americans
DL
Quincy Roche
Temple
SI
Position
Player
School
Selector
Unanimous
Consensus
Third Team All-Americans
C
Matt Hennessy
Temple
AP
*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA)
*Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (WCFF)
*Associated Press All-America Team (AP)
*The Sporting News All-America Team (TSN)
*Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA)
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI)
*Bleacher Report All-America Team (BR)
*College Football News All-America Team (CFN)
*ESPN All-America Team (ESPN)
*CBS Sports All-America Team (CBS)
*Athlon Sports All-America Team (Athlon)
National award winners
2019 College Football Award Winners
NFL Draft
The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft .
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Current teams Championships & awards Seasons
Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans