2023 American Athletic Conference football season

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DurationAugust 26, 2023December 2, 2023
Teams14
2023 American Athletic Conference
football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 26, 2023December 2, 2023
Teams14
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2024 NFL draft
Top draft pickLuke McCaffrey, WR, Rice
Picked byWashington Commanders,
100th overall
Regular season
Season championsTulane
  Runners-upSMU
AAC Championship Game
ChampionsSMU
  Runners-upTulane
Finals MVPIsaiah Nwokobia, S, SMU
Seasons
2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 22 SMU y$ 80  113 
Tulane y 80  113 
UTSA 71  94 
Memphis 62  103 
South Florida 44  76 
Rice 44  67 
Navy 44  57 
North Texas 35  57 
UAB 35  48 
Florida Atlantic 35  48 
Charlotte 26  39 
Tulsa 26  48 
Temple 17  39 
East Carolina 17  210 
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 American Athletic Conference football season was the 32nd NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). It was the 11th season since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the ninth season of the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the Group of Five (G5) together with Conference USA, the MAC, Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The American saw significant realignment prior to the season, with three schools departing the conference and six schools joining. It will be the final season with SMU, who will be leaving to join the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 2024–2025 school year.

The American Athletic Conference underwent significant realignment before the 2023 season. Three schools, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF, departed the conference to join the Big 12 Conference, having accepted invitations to join two years prior.[1] The American invited six schools to join the conference, all previously from Conference USA: Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA.[2] The realignment brought The American up to 14 football members for the 2023 season.

This will be SMU's final season in the American before they move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024.[3]

In response to SMU's departure, the American announced the addition of Army as a football-only member beginning in 2024. Army currently competes as an independent and its addition will keep the conference at 14 football members.[4]

Preseason

Media days

The 2023 American Football Media days were held July 24–25, 2023 at Live! By Loews, Arlington, Texas.[5]

Preseason poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 25, 2023.[6]

  • First place votes in ()
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Tulane457 (20)
2UTSA440 (9)
3SMU397 (3)
4Memphis362 (1)
5Florida Atlantic312
6East Carolina303
7North Texas261
8UAB209 (1)
9Navy199
10Temple182
11Tulsa160
12Rice138
13South Florida86
14Charlotte64

Head coaches

Changes

  • On November 15, 2022, Charlotte announced that former Michigan associate head coach Biff Poggi would become their new head coach beginning in 2023, replacing Will Healy, who had been fired mid-season.[7]
  • On November 30, 2022, UAB announced that they had hired Trent Dilfer as their permanent head coach, replacing Bryant Vincent, who had been the interim head coach for the entire 2022 season.[8]
  • On December 1, 2022, Florida Atlantic announced that Tom Herman would take over as head coach, replacing Willie Taggart.[9]
  • On December 4, 2022, South Florida announced that Alex Golesh would become the new permanent head coach starting in 2023 after the school had fired previous head coach Jeff Scott prior to the end of the 2022 season. Golesh was previously the offensive coordinator at Tennessee.[10]
  • On December 6, 2022, Tulsa announced that former Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson would become the new coach for the team, replacing Philip Montgomery, who had been fired after the season.[11]
  • On December 13, 2022, North Texas announced former Washington State offensive coordinator Eric Morris as their new head coach, replacing Seth Littrell who had been fired two weeks prior.[12]
  • On December 19, 2022, Brian Newberry was promoted to head coach of Navy after the school declined to renew Ken Niumatalolo's contract. Newberry was the defensive coordinator for the team prior to promotion.[13]

Records

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school AAC Record
Charlotte Biff Poggi 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
East Carolina Mike Houston 5 102–49 (.675) 22–24 (.478) 13–19 (.406)
Florida Atlantic Tom Herman 1 54–22 (.711) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Memphis Ryan Silverfield 4 21–16 (.568) 21–16 (.568) 11–13 (.458)
Navy Brian Newberry 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
North Texas Eric Morris 1 24–18 (.571) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Rice Mike Bloomgren 6 16–39 (.291) 16–39 (.291) 0–0 (–)
SMU Rhett Lashlee 2 7–6 (.538) 7–6 (.538) 5–3 (.625)
South Florida Alex Golesh 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Temple Stan Drayton 2 3–9 (.250) 3–9 (.250) 1–7 (.125)
Tulane Willie Fritz 8 197–114 (.633) 43–45 (.489) 23–33 (.411)
Tulsa Kevin Wilson 1 26–47 (.356) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
UAB Trent Dilfer 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
UTSA Jeff Traylor 4 30–10 (.750) 30–10 (.750) 0–0 (–)

Note:

  • Records shown after the 2022 season
  • Years at school includes 2023 season

Source:[14]

Post-season changes

  • On December 3, 2023, Tulane head coach Willie Fritz resigned from his position to take the head coach position at Houston in the Big 12 Conference for the 2024 season.[15] Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Slade Nagle was named the interim head coach. On December 8, Jon Sumrall was announced as Tulane's new head coach for 2024.[16] Sumrall had previously been the head coach at Troy.

Rankings

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Final
Charlotte AP
C
CFP Not released
East Carolina AP
C
CFP Not released
Florida Atlantic AP
C
CFP Not released
Memphis AP RV
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CFP Not released
Navy AP
C
CFP Not released
North Texas AP
C
CFP Not released
Rice AP
C
CFP Not released
SMU AP RV RV RV 25 17
C RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 24 19
CFP Not released 24
South Florida AP
C
CFP Not released
Temple AP
C
CFP Not released
Tulane AP 24 24 RV RV RV RV RV 23 22 21 20 17 18 17 23
C 23 22 RV RV RV RV RV 24 23 21 20 17 18 18 24
CFP Not released 24 23 24 23 22
Tulsa AP
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UAB AP
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UTSA AP RV
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Regular season schedule

The 2023 schedule was released on February 21, 2023.[17]

Index to colors and formatting
American member won
American member lost
American teams in bold

Week 0

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
August 26 2:30 p.m. Navy No. 13 Notre Dame Aviva StadiumDublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic, rivalry) NBC L 3–42  49,000
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
August 31 8:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T UAB Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL ESPN+ W 35–6  25,363
August 31 8:00 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Tulsa H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK ESPN+ W 42–7  17,529
September 2 12:00 p.m. East Carolina No. 2 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI Peacock L 3–30  109,480
September 2 12:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech SMU Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX ESPNU W 38–14  21,490
September 2 2:00 p.m. Akron Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA ESPN+ W 24–21  12,456
September 2 3:30 p.m. Rice No. 11 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) FOX L 10–37  98,017
September 2 3:30 p.m. South Florida Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY CBSSN L 24–41  15,438
September 2 4:00 p.m. California North Texas DATCU StadiumDenton, TX ESPNU L 21–58  21,350
September 2 6:00 p.m. South Carolina State Charlotte Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC ESPN+ W 24–3  15,622
September 2 6:00 p.m. Monmouth Florida Atlantic FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL ESPN+ W 42–20  20,893
September 2 7:00 p.m. Bethune-Cookman Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty StadiumMemphis, TN ESPN+ W 56–14  26,632
September 2 7:00 p.m. UTSA Houston TDECU StadiumHouston, TX FS1 L 14–17  37,862
September 2 8:00 p.m. South Alabama No. 24 Tulane Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA ESPNU W 37–17  26,973
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 9 3:30 p.m. Wagner Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CBSSN W 24–0  29,798
September 9 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Ole Miss No. 24 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry) ESPN2 L 20–37  30,000
September 9 3:30 p.m. Texas State UTSA AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry) ESPN+ W 20–13  49,324
September 9 4:00 p.m. Marshall East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC (rivalry) ESPNU L 13–31  38,211
September 9 5:00 p.m. Tulsa No. 8 Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA P12N L 10–43  63,128
September 9 6:00 p.m. UAB Georgia Southern Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA ESPN+ L 35–49  20,103
September 9 6:00 p.m. Ohio Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+ L 10–17  17,934
September 9 6:00 p.m. SMU No. 18 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK ESPN+ L 11–28  84,186
September 9 6:30 p.m. North Texas FIU Riccardo Silva StadiumWestchester, FL ESPN+ L 39–46  15,754
September 9 7:00 p.m. Memphis Arkansas State Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl) ESPN+ W 37–3  18,724
September 9 7:00 p.m. Houston Rice Rice StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) NFLN W 43–41 2OT 23,425
September 9 7:00 p.m. No. 23 (FCS) Florida A&M South Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPN+ W 38–24  36,495
September 9 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Maryland SECU StadiumCollege Park, MD NBC L 20–38  32,804
September 9 7:30 p.m. Temple Rutgers SHI StadiumPiscataway, NJ BTN L 7–36  45,317
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 14 7:30 p.m. Navy Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN  MEM 28–24  25,551
September 15 7:00 p.m. Army UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN L 29–37  27,138
September 16 2:00 p.m. Norfolk State Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ W 41–9  10,932
September 16 3:30 p.m. East Carolina Appalachian State Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC ESPN+ L 28–43  40,168
September 16 3:30 p.m. No. 10 Alabama South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ABC L 3–17  65,138
September 16 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Oklahoma Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN2 L 17–66  30,855
September 16 4:00 p.m. Tulane Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell) ESPNU W 21–3  25,038
September 16 6:00 p.m. Georgia State Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+ L 25–41  14,410
September 16 7:00 p.m. Louisiana UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+ L 21–41  21,673
September 16 7:00 p.m. North Texas Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA ESPN+ W 40–37  17,434
September 16 7:00 p.m. Texas Southern Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+ W 59–7  18,103
September 16 7:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPN+ W 69–0  24,489
September 16 8:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC ACCN L 14–48  81,295
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 23 12:00 p.m. SMU TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivlary) FS1 L 17–34  51,243
September 23 12:00 p.m. Tulsa Northern Illinois Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL CBSSN W 22–14  10,321
September 23 3:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN L 17–23  53,512
September 23 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Miami (FL) Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 L 7–41  17,234
September 23 4:00 p.m. Rice South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNU  USF 42–29  29,141
September 23 4:00 p.m. UTSA No. 23 Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN SECN L 14–45  101,915
September 23 6:00 p.m. Gardner-Webb East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN+ W 44–0  40,589
September 23 7:00 p.m. Charlotte No. 25 Florida Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL SECN+/ ESPN+ L 7–22  89,053
September 23 7:00 p.m. Nicholls Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN+ W 36–7  22,842
September 23 7:30 p.m. UAB No. 1 Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA ESPN2 L 21–49  92,746
September 23 7:30 p.m. Memphis Missouri The Dome at America's CenterSt. Louis, MO ESPNU L 27–34  45,085
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 28 7:30 p.m. Temple Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN  TLSA 48–26  17,538
September 30 12:00 p.m. UAB Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN2  TULN 35–23  20.102
September 30 3:30 p.m. South Florida Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  USF 44–30  29,789
September 30 4:00 p.m. Boise State Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN2 W 35–32  30,364
September 30 7:00 p.m. Abilene Christian North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+ W 45–31  21,494
September 30 7:00 p.m. East Carolina Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+  RICE 24–17  19,598
September 30 7:30 p.m. Charlotte SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPNU  SMU 34–16  25,385
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 7 2:00 p.m. UTSA Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+  UTSA 49–34  18,388
October 7 3:30 p.m. North Texas Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 27–24  28,648
October 7 4:00 p.m. South Florida UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN2  UAB 56–35  23,792
October 7 5:00 p.m. UConn Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+ L 31–38  21,207
October 7 6:00 p.m. Tulsa Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  FAU 20–17  21,077
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 12 7:30 p.m. SMU East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN  SMU 31–10  33,444
October 13 7:00 p.m. Tulane Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN  TULN 31–21  35,609
October 14 12:00 p.m. Temple North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPNU  UNT 45–14  13,678
October 14 2:00 p.m. Navy Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+  NAVY 14–0  15,659
October 14 3:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2  FAU 56–14  36,670
October 14 8:00 p.m. UAB UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPNU  UTSA 41–20  23,808
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 19 7:00 p.m. Rice Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN2  RICE 42–10  18,527
October 20 7:00 p.m. SMU Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN2  SMU 55–0  11,232
October 21 12:00 p.m No. 22 Air Force Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS L 6–17  38,803
October 21 12:00 p.m. Memphis UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN2  MEM 45–21  20,269
October 21 2:00 p.m. Charlotte East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN+  CHAR 10–7  39,842
October 21 3:30 p.m. North Texas No. 23 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN2  TULN 35–28  30,000
October 21 3:30 p.m. South Florida UConn Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT CBSSN W 24–21  21,704
October 21 6:00 p.m. UTSA Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  UTSA 36–10  17,241
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 27 7:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN2  FAU 38–16  10,857
October 28 12:00 p.m. Tulsa SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPNU  SMU 69–10  20,800
October 28 3:00 p.m. Memphis North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+  MEM 45–42  18,062
October 28 3:30 p.m. East Carolina UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+  UTSA 41–27  22,629
October 28 4:00 p.m. No. 22 Tulane Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN2  TULN 30–28  20,439
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 4 2:00 p.m. Navy Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+  TEM 32–18  13,049
November 4 3:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+  UAB 45–42  20,676
November 4 3:00 p.m. UTSA North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+  UTSA 37–29  17,354
November 4 3:00 p.m. South Florida Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN+  MEM 59–50  30,223
November 4 3:30 p.m. No. 24 Tulane East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPNU  TULN 13–10  33,765
November 4 4:00 p.m. Charlotte Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+  CHAR 33–26 OT 20,151
November 4 7:30 p.m. SMU Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) ESPNU  SMU 36–31  21,632
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 10 9:00 p.m. North Texas SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl) ESPN2  SMU 45–21  22,043
November 11 12:00 p.m. Tulsa No. 23 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN2  TULN 24–22  20,126
November 11 12:00 p.m. Temple South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+  USF 27–23  30,938
November 11 2:00 p.m. Memphis Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+  MEM 44–38 OT 8,895
November 11 3:30 p.m. UAB Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 31–6  29,078
November 11 4:00 p.m. East Carolina Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  ECU 22–7  -
November 11 7:30 p.m. Rice UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPNU  UTSA 34–14  28,245
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 17 9:00 p.m. South Florida UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN2  UTSA 49–21  22,096
November 18 12:00 p.m. No. 24 Tulane Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  TULN 24–8  15,871
November 18 12:00 p.m. East Carolina Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD ESPN+  NAVY 10–0  28,708
November 18 12:00 p.m. SMU Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN2  SMU 38–34  30,313
November 18 2:00 p.m. Rice Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+  RICE 28–7  9,385
November 18 3:00 p.m. North Texas Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+  UNT 35–28  16,520
November 18 3:00 p.m. Temple UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+  UAB 34–24  17,486
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 24 12:00 p.m. Memphis Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN  MEM 45–21  10,830
November 24 3:30 p.m. UTSA No. 23 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ABC  TULN 29–16  25,103
November 25 12:00 p.m. Navy SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy) ESPN2  SMU 59–14  21,490
November 25 1:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+  RICE 24–21  19.393
November 25 2:00 p.m. Tulsa East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN+  TLSA 29–27  29,567
November 25 2:00 p.m. UAB North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+  UNT 45–42  14,628
November 25 7:30 p.m. Charlotte South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNU  USF 48–14  29,279
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship game

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
December 2 4:00 p.m. SMU No. 22 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ABC  SMU 26–14  25,206
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 15

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
December 9 3:00 p.m. Navy Army Gillette StadiumFoxborough, MA (124th Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS L 11–17  65,878
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
 American win
 American loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) AAC team Opponent Score Attendance
Frisco Bowl December 19 Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX ESPN 9:00 p.m. UTSA Marshall W 35–17 11,215
Boca Raton Bowl December 21 FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL ESPN 8:00 p.m. South Florida Syracuse W 45–0 20,711
First Responder Bowl December 26 Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX ESPN 5:30 p.m. Rice Texas State L 21–45 26,542
Military Bowl December 27 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD ESPN 2:00 p.m. Tulane Virginia Tech L 20–41 35,849
Fenway Bowl December 28 Fenway ParkBoston, MA ESPN 11:00 a.m. No. 24 SMU Boston College L 14–23  
Liberty Bowl December 29 Simmons Bank Liberty StadiumMemphis, TN ESPN 3:30 p.m. Memphis Iowa State W 36–26  

Versus other conference records

2023–2024 records against non-conference foes:

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). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.


DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 26IndependentNavyNo. 13 Notre DameAviva Stadium • Dublin, IrelandL 3–42
September 2Big TenEast CarolinaNo. 2 MichiganMichigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIL 3–30
September 2Pac-12CaliforniaNorth TexasDATCU Stadium • Denton, TXL 21–58
September 2Big 12RiceNo. 11 TexasDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TXL 10–37
September 2Big 12UTSAHoustonTDECU Stadium • Houston, TXL 14–17
September 9Big TenCharlotteMarylandSECU Stadium • College Park, MDL 20–38
September 9Big 12HoustonRiceRice Stadium • Houston, TXW 43–41 2OT
September 9Big 12SMUNo. 18 OklahomaGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OKL 11–28
September 9Big TenTempleRutgersSHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJL 7–36
September 9SECNo. 20 Ole MissNo. 24 TulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAL 20–37
September 9Pac-12TulsaNo. 8 WashingtonHusky Stadium • Seattle, WAL 10–43
September 16ACCFlorida AtlanticClemsonMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCL 14–48
September 16SECNo. 10 AlabamaSouth FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLL 3–17
September 16Big 12No. 19 OklahomaTulsaH. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OKL 17–66
September 23SECUABNo. 1 GeorgiaSanford Stadium • Athens, GAL 21–49
September 23SECCharlotteNo. 25 FloridaBen Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FLL 7–22
September 23Big TenFlorida AtlanticIllinoisMemorial Stadium • Champaign, ILL 17–23
September 23SECMemphisMissouriThe Dome at America's Center • St. Louis, MOL 27–34
September 23Big 12SMUTCUAmon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL 17–34
September 23ACCNo. 20 Miami (FL)TempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAL 7–41
September 23SECUTSANo. 23 TennesseeNeyland Stadium • Knoxville, TNL 14–45

Group of Five matchups

The following games include American Athletic Conference teams competing against teams from C-USA, the MAC, Mountain West, or Sun Belt.

DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 2C-USASouth FloridaWestern KentuckyHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KYL 24–41
September 2C-USALouisiana TechSMUGerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TXW 38–14
September 2MACAkronTempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAW 24–21
September 2Sun BeltSouth AlabamaNo. 24 TulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 37–17
September 9Sun BeltUABGeorgia SouthernPaulson Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 35–49
September 9Sun BeltMarshallEast CarolinaDowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NCL 13–31
September 9MACOhioFlorida AtlanticFAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FLL 10–17
September 9Sun BeltMemphisArkansas StateCentennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, ARW 37–3
September 9C-USANorth TexasFIURiccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, FLL 39–46
September 9Sun BeltTexas StateUTSAAlamodome • San Antonio, TXW 20–13
September 16Sun BeltLouisianaUABProtective Stadium • Birmingham, ALL 21–41
September 16Sun BeltGeorgia StateCharlotteJerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NCL 25–41
September 16Sun BeltEast CarolinaAppalachian StateKidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NCL 28–43
September 16C-USANorth TexasLouisiana TechJoe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LAW 40–37
September 16Sun BeltTulaneSouthern MissM. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MSW 21–3
September 23MACTulsaNorthern IllinoisHuskie Stadium • DeKalb, ILW 22–14
September 30Mountain WestBoise StateMemphisSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TNW 35–32
October 21Mountain WestNo. 22 Air ForceNavyNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MDL 6–17

FBS independents matchups

The following games include AAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, UConn, or UMass.

DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 15ArmyUTSAAlamodome • San Antonio, TXL 29–37
October 7UConnRiceRice Stadium • Houston, TXL 31–38
October 21South FloridaUConnRentschler Field • East Hartford, CTW 24–21
December 9NavyArmyGillette Stadium • Foxborough, MAL 11–17

FCS matchups


DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 31North Carolina A&TUABProtective Stadium • Birmingham, ALW 35–6
August 31Arkansas-Pine BluffTulsaH. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OKW 42–7
September 2South Carolina StateCharlotteJerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NCW 24–3
September 2MonmouthFlorida AtlanticFAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FLW 42–20
September 2Bethune-CookmanMemphisSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TNW 56–14
September 9WagnerNavyNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MDW 24–0
September 9No. 23 (FCS) Florida A&MSouth FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLW 38–24
September 16Texas SouthernRiceRice Stadium • Houston, TXW 59–7
September 16Prairie View A&MSMUGerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TXW 69–0
September 16Norfolk StateTempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAW 41–9
September 23Gardner-WebbEast CarolinaDowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NCW 44–0
September 23NichollsTulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 36–7
September 30Abilene ChristianNorth TexasDATCU Stadium • Denton, TXW 45–31

Awards and honors

Player of the week award

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1[18] Michael Pratt Tulane QB Yvandy Rigby Temple LB Seth Morgan Memphis K
Week 2[19] JT Daniels Rice QB Trey Moore UTSA LB Chase Allen UTSA K
Week 3[20] Preston Stone SMU QB Daquan Evans South Florida S Noah Rauschenberg North Texas K
Week 4[21] Byrum Brown South Florida QB Kendarin Ray Tulsa S Grant Gonya Charlotte P
Week 5[22] Cardell Williams Tulsa QB Tramel Logan South Florida DE Geoffrey Cantin-Arku Memphis LB
Week 6[23] Jermaine Brown Jr. UAB RB Luke Pirris Navy DE/LB Logan Lupo Florida Atlantic K/P
Week 7[24] Daniel Richardson Florida Atlantic QB Trey Moore (2) UTSA LB Riley Riethman Navy P
Week 8[25] Michael Pratt (2) Tulane QB Demetrius Knight II Charlotte LB Roderick Daniels Jr. SMU WR
Week 9[26] Preston Stone (2) SMU QB Trey Moore (3) UTSA LB Valentino Ambrosio Tulane K
Week 10[27] Jacob Zeno UAB QB Nikhai Hill-Green Charlotte LB Collin Rogers SMU K
Week 11[28] Seth Henigan Memphis QB Colin Ramos Navy LB Andrew Conrad East Carolina K
Week 12[29] Frank Harris UTSA QB Colin Ramos (2) Navy LB Matt Quinn UAB K
Week 13[30] Byrum Brown (2)
Preston Stone (3)
South Florida
SMU
QB
QB
Kam Pedescleaux Tulane S Noah Rauschenberg (2) North Texas K

American Athletic Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.[31]

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year Michael Pratt Tulane
Defensive Player of the Year Trey Moore UTSA
Special Teams Player of the Year LaJohntay Wester Florida Atlantic
Rookie of the Year Makhi Hughes Tulane
Coach of the Year Willie Fritz Tulane

All-Conference Teams

The following players were selected part of the All-Conference teams.[31]

All-Americans

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. College Football All-American 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.

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
PR LaJohntay Wester Florida Atlantic FWAA
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
LB Trey Moore UTSA AFCA
PR LaJohntay Wester Florida Atlantic FOX

Home game attendance

NFL draft

References

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