2024 American Athletic Conference football season
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The 2024 American Athletic Conference football season was the 33rd NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference, now known as the American Conference (The American), the 12th and last under its then-current name after the breakup of the former Big East Conference (whose charter legally belongs to The American), and the 10th 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 conference had 14 football members for the 2024–25 season.
| 2024 American Athletic Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 31, 2024–December 14, 2024 |
| Teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network |
| 2025 NFL draft | |
| Top draft pick | Shavon Revel, CB, East Carolina |
| Picked by | Dallas Cowboys, 76th overall |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Army |
| Runners-up | Tulane |
| AAC Championship Game | |
| Champions | Army |
| Runners-up | Tulane |
| Finals MVP | Bryson Daily (QB, Army) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Army y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane y | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Memphis | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Army 35, Tulane 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The conference changed its name to "American Conference" on July 21, 2025.[1]
Conference realignment
Prior to the 2024 season, The American saw the departure of one team and the arrival of another. SMU, the 2023 Conference champions, left The American to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2] Army joined The American as a football-only member beginning in 2024 after having played as an independent school in football since 2005.[3] The conference will remain at 14 football members following these moves.
Though Army and Navy are now members of American Conference football, the annual Army–Navy Game will be played as a non-conference game to ensure that its traditional date of the second weekend of December will remain.[4]
Head coaches
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.[5] 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.[6] Sumrall had previously been the head coach at Troy.
Records
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | AAC record |
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| Army | Jeff Monken | 11 | 106–71 (.599) | 70–55 (.560) | 0–0 (–) |
| Charlotte | Biff Poggi | 2 | 3–9 (.250) | 3–9 (.250) | 2–6 (.250) |
| East Carolina | Mike Houston | 6 | 103–58 (.640) | 24–34 (.414) | 14–26 (.350) |
| Florida Atlantic | Tom Herman | 2 | 58–30 (.659) | 4–8 (.333) | 3–5 (.375) |
| Memphis | Ryan Silverfield | 5 | 31–19 (.620) | 31–19 (.620) | 17–15 (.531) |
| Navy | Brian Newberry | 2 | 5–7 (.417) | 5–7 (.417) | 4–4 (.500) |
| North Texas | Eric Morris | 2 | 29–25 (.537) | 5–7 (.417) | 3–5 (.375) |
| Rice | Mike Bloomgren | 7 | 22–46 (.324) | 22–46 (.324) | 4–4 (.500) |
| South Florida | Alex Golesh | 2 | 7–6 (.538) | 7–6 (.538) | 4–4 (.500) |
| Temple | Stan Drayton | 3 | 6–18 (.250) | 6–18 (.250) | 2–14 (.125) |
| Tulane | Jon Sumrall | 1 | 23–4 (.852) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
| Tulsa | Kevin Wilson | 2 | 30–55 (.353) | 4–8 (.333) | 2–6 (.250) |
| UAB | Trent Dilfer | 2 | 4–8 (.333) | 4–8 (.333) | 3–5 (.375) |
| UTSA | Jeff Traylor | 5 | 39–14 (.736) | 39–14 (.736) | 7–1 (.875) |
Note:
- Records shown after the 2023 season
- Years at school includes 2024 season
Source:[7]
Mid-season changes
- On October 20, East Carolina announced that they had fired head coach Mike Houston, citing that changes were needed to "move the program forward". Defensive coordinator Blake Harrell was named the interim head coach.[8] Harrell was promoted to the permanent head coach on November 25.[9]
- On October 27, Rice announced that they had fired head coach Mike Bloomgren. Bloomgren had posted a 24–52 record with the school during his tenure. Associate head coach Pete Alamar was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[10] On November 26, Rice announced the Scott Abell would be the new head coach for the 2025 season. Abell was previously head coach at Davidson[11]
- On November 17, Temple announced that they had fired head coach Stan Drayton. Drayton had posted a 9–25 record in 3 years with the school. Defensive coordinator Everett Withers was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[12] On December 1, Temple announced K. C. Keeler as the new head coach. Keeler had previously been head coach at Sam Houston.[13]
- On November 18, Florida Atlantic announced that they had fired head coach Tom Herman. Associate head coach Chad Lunsford was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[14] On December 2, Florida Atlantic announced Zach Kittley as the new head coach. Kittley had previously been the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech.[15]
- On November 18, Charlotte announced that they had fired head coach Biff Poggi after less than two seasons at the school. Associate head coach Tim Brewster was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[16] On December 7, Charlotte announced Tim Albin as the new head coach for 2024. Albin had previously been head coach of Ohio.[17]
- On November 24, Tulsa announced they had fired head coach Kevin Wilson. Wide receivers coach Ryan Switzer was named the interim head coach for the final game of the season.[18] On December 8, Tulsa announced Tre Lamb as the new head coach for 2025. Lamb had previously been head coach at East Tennessee State.[19]
Rankings
| Pre | Wk 1 | 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 | ||
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| Army | AP | RV | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 21 | ||||||
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| Memphis | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
| C | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | ||||
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| Tulane | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 18 | RV | RV | ||||||||
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| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in top 25 of poll | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
Regular season schedule
The 2024 schedule was released on February 29, 2024.[20]
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| American member won |
| American member lost |
| American teams in bold |
Week 1
Week 2
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Army | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | CBSSN | ARMY 24–7 | 21,810 | |
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Troy | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPNU | W 38–17 | 23,246 | |
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 Kansas State | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | L 27–34 | 25,034 | |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Charlotte | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ACCN | L 20–38 | 48,431 | |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | NAVY 38–11 | 28,889 | |
| September 7 | 4:00 p.m. | UTSA | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX (I-35 Rivalry) | ESPN+ | L 10–49 | 28,000 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | ESPN+ | W 20–14 | 21,944 | |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN+ | L 6–32 | 12,327 | |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas Southern | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | W 69–7 | 17,760 | |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | South Florida | No. 4 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | ESPN | L 16–42 | 100,077 | |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | L 24–28 | 19,316 | |
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPNU | W 35–20 | 23,510 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 3
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Memphis | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPN | W 20–12 | 55,107 | |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | North Texas | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FS1 | L 21–66 | 57,865 | |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 13 Oklahoma State | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 10–45 | 30,915 | |
| September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | L 20–28 | 13,945 | |
| September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | No. 15 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ESPN | L 19–34 | 83,325 | |
| September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN+ | L 19–21 | 46,117 | |
| September 14 | 4:15 p.m. | UAB | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | SECN | L 27–37 | 75,021 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN+ | W 27–26 | 16,715 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | FIU | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl) | ESPN+ | W 38–20 | 24,283 | |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | UTSA | No. 2 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ESPN | L 7–56 | 101,892 | |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | South Florida | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | W 49–24 | 23,537 | |
| September 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Rice | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) | ESPN+ | L 7–33 | 28,146 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 4
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Rice | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | CBSSN | ARMY 37–14 | 26,654 | |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | L 14–52 | 43,109 | |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPNU | W 41–33 | 22,534 | |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Utah State | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | W 45–29 | 11,384 | |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | NAVY 56–44 | 31,268 | |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Houston Christian | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 45–7 | 20,973 | |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN+ | L 24–35 | 24,076 | |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 14–48 | 20,144 | |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN+ | W 44–17 | 27,049 | |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 Miami (FL) | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | L 15–50 | 58,616 | |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | ESPN+ | W 23–20 OT | 18,152 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 5
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Army | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN | ARMY 42–14 | 13,255 | |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Navy | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | ESPN2 | NAVY 41–18 | 21,536 | |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPNU | TULN 45–10 | 20,783 | |
| September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | UTSA | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN+ | ECU 30–20 | 41,851 | |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Wagner | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | W 41–10 | 21,151 | |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | CHAR 21–20 | 17,455 | |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN+ | UNT 52–20 | 18,529 | |
| September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPNU | W 24–7 | 25,266 | |
| #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 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Army | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPNU | ARMY 49–7 | 24,409 | |
| October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Navy | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | W 34–7 | 39,441 | |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Tulane | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | ESPN+ | TULN 71–20 | 19,724 | |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPNU | CHAR 55–24 | 17,102 | |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 20–29 | 28,921 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 7
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | UAB | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | CBSSN | ARMY 44–10 | 29,002 | |
| October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis | South Florida | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN+ | MEM 21–3 | 3,365 | |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN2 | UNT 41–37 | 14,576 | |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | UTSA | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | RICE 29–27 | 18,660 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 8
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina | No. 23 Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | ESPN2 | ARMY 45–28 | 29,044 | |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | TEM 20–10 | 18,721 | |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Charlotte | No. 25 Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | NAVY 51–17 | 35,094 | |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | UAB | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN+ | USF 35–25 | 28,154 | |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | UTSA 38–24 | 20,802 | |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Rice | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN+ | TULN 24–10 | 22,897 | |
| October 19 | 7:30 p.m. | North Texas | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPNU | MEM 52–44 | 24,110 | |
| #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 26 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 12 Notre Dame | No. 24 Navy | MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry) | ABC | L 14–51 | 76,112 | |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPNU | MEM 33–28 | 25,478 | |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN2 | TULN 45–37 | 23,138 | |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Temple | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN+ | ECU 56–34 | 33,744 | |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Rice | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 10–17 | 23,711 | |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | UTSA | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN+ | TLSA 46–45 | 17,439 | |
| #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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulane | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN | TULN 34–3 | 12,268 | |
| November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | South Florida | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN2 | USF 44–21 | 20,111 | |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Air Force | No. 21 Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | W 20–3 | 30,046 | |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Memphis | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN2 | UTSA 44–36 | 17,198 | |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Tulsa | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | ESPN+ | UAB 59–21 | 17,944 | |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Navy | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN2 | RICE 24–10 | 21,253 | |
| #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 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN2 | ECU 49–14 | 30,573 | |
| November 8 | 9:00 p.m. | Rice | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN2 | MEM 27–20 | 23,692 | |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Navy | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN2 | NAVY 28–7 | 34,091 | |
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | UConn | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | ESPN+ | L 23–31 | 18,351 | |
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 25 Army | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN2 | ARMY 14–3 | 28,519 | |
| November 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Temple | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPNU | TULN 52–6 | 30,000 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 12
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 14 | 7:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN | ECU 38–31 | 17,979 | |
| November 15 | 8:00 p.m. | North Texas | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN2 | UTSA 48–27 | 21,350 | |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 25 Tulane | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | ESPN2 | TULN 35–0 | 38,914 | |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | TEM 18–15 OT | 12,291 | |
| November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | South Florida | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN+ | USF 59–24 | 15,030 | |
| November 16 | 8:00 p.m. | UAB | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones) | ESPN2 | MEM 53–18 | 24,225 | |
| #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. |
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| November 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Temple | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN2 | UTSA 51–27 | 20,121 | |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Rice | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | ESPN+ | UAB 40–14 | 16,181 | |
| November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | CHAR 39–27 | 15,066 | |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN+ | ECU 40–28 | 17,387 | |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulsa | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN+ | USF 63–30 | 27,623 | |
| November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame | No. 19 Army | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Shamrock Series, rivalry) | NBC | L 14–49 | 47,342 | |
| #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. |
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| November 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Memphis | No. 17 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | MEM 34–24 | 25,021 | |
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Navy | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN | NAVY 34–20 | 35,663 | |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | UTSA | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | CBSSN | ARMY 29–24 | 22,120 | |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | North Texas | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | UNT 24–17 | ||
| November 30 | 2:00 p.m. | South Florida | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | RICE 35–28 | 16,430 | |
| November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | UAB | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN+ | CHAR 29–27 | 8,091 | |
| November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN+ | FAU 63–16 | 15,243 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Championship Game
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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| December 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulane | No. 24 Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | ABC | ARMY 35–14 | 14,016 | |
| #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. |
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| December 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Navy | No. 19 Army | Northwest Stadium • Landover, MD (125th Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | NAVY 31–13 | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
^note1 The Army–Navy game will be played as a non-conference game and will therefore not count in the AAC conference standings.[4]
Postseason
Bowl Games
| Legend | |
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| American loss | |
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | AAC team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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| Frisco Bowl | December 17 | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN | 9:00 p.m. | No. 25 Memphis | West Virginia | W 42–37 | 12,022 |
| Gasparilla Bowl | December 20 | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | Florida | L 8–33 | 41,472 |
| Myrtle Beach Bowl | December 23 | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN | 11:00 a.m. | UTSA | Coastal Carolina | W 44–15 | 8,164 |
| Hawaii Bowl | December 24 | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | South Florida | San Jose State | W 41–395OT | 6,720 |
| Armed Forces Bowl | December 27 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ESPN | 12:00 p.m. | Navy | Oklahoma | W 21–20 | 50,754 |
| Military Bowl | December 28 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | ESPN | 5:45 p.m. | East Carolina | NC State | W 26-21 | 23,981 |
| Independence Bowl | December 28 | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA | ESPN | 9:15 p.m. | No. 22 Army | Louisiana Tech1 | W 27–6 | 34,283 |
| First Responder Bowl | January 3, 2025 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPN | 4:00 p.m. | North Texas | Texas State | L 28–30 | 28,725 |
- 1 Army was originally to play Marshall in the Independence Bowl. However, Marshall withdrew from the bowl due to a high number of their players entering the NCAA transfer portal.[21] Louisiana Tech was selected as their replacement.
Versus other conference records
2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:
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Power 4 matchups
This is a list of games the American has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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| August 30 | Big Ten | Florida Atlantic | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 10–16 |
| August 30 | SEC | Temple | Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 3–51 |
| September 7 | ACC | Charlotte | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 20–38 |
| September 7 | SEC | South Florida | No. 4 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | L 16–42 |
| September 7 | Big 12 | No. 17 Kansas State | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 27–34 |
| September 14 | SEC | UAB | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 27–37 |
| September 14 | ACC | Memphis | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 20–12 |
| September 14 | Big 12 | North Texas | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | L 21–66 |
| September 14 | Big 12 | Rice | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | L 7–33 |
| September 14 | SEC | UTSA | No. 2 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 7–56 |
| September 14 | SEC | Tulane | No. 15 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 19–34 |
| September 14 | Big 12 | No. 13 Oklahoma State | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | L 10–45 |
| September 21 | Big Ten | Charlotte | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 14–52 |
| September 21 | ACC | No. 8 Miami (FL) | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | L 15–50 |
| October 26 | Independent | No. 12 Notre Dame | No. 24 Navy | MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | L 14–51 |
| November 23 | Independent | Notre Dame | Army | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY | |
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.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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| August 31 | Sun Belt | James Madison | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | L 7–30 |
| August 31 | Sun Belt | North Texas | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | W 52–38 |
| August 31 | C-USA | Sam Houston | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | L 14–34 |
| August 31 | C-USA | Kennesaw State | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | W 28–16 |
| September 7 | Sun Belt | UAB | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | L 6–32 |
| September 7 | Sun Belt | East Carolina | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | W 20–14 |
| September 7 | Sun Belt | Troy | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 38–17 |
| September 7 | Sun Belt | UTSA | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | L 10–49 |
| September 7 | Sun Belt | Tulsa | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | L 24–28 |
| September 14 | Sun Belt | Appalachian State | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | L 19–21 |
| September 14 | C-USA | FIU | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 38–20 |
| September 14 | Sun Belt | South Florida | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | W 49–24 |
| September 14 | Sun Belt | Coastal Carolina | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 20–28 |
| September 21 | C-USA | East Carolina | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | L 24–35 |
| September 21 | Mountain West | Wyoming | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | W 44–17 |
| September 21 | Mountain West | Utah State | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 45–29 |
| September 21 | Sun Belt | Tulane | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | W 41–33 |
| September 21 | C-USA | Tulsa | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | W 23–20OT |
| September 28 | C-USA | Middle Tennessee | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 24–7 |
| October 5 | Mountain West | Navy | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | W 34–7 |
| November 2 | Mountain West | Air Force | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | |
FBS independents matchups
The following games include AAC teams competing against FBS independents, which includes UConn or UMass.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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| September 21 | Florida Atlantic | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | L 14–48 |
| October 5 | Temple | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | L 20–29 |
| October 26 | Rice | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | L 10–17 |
| November 9 | UConn | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | L 31–23 |
FCS matchups
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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| August 29 | Alcorn State | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | W 41–3 |
| August 29 | Southeastern Louisiana | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 52–0 |
| August 29 | Northwestern State | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | W 62–28 |
| August 30 | Lehigh | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 42–7 |
| August 31 | Norfolk State | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 42–3 |
| August 31 | North Alabama | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 40–0 |
| August 31 | Bucknell | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 49–21 |
| August 31 | Bethune-Cookman | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 48–3 |
| September 7 | Stephen F. Austin | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | W 35–20 |
| September 7 | Texas Southern | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 69–7 |
| September 14 | Gardner–Webb | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 27–26 |
| September 21 | Houston Christian | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | W 45–7 |
| September 28 | Wagner | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 41–10 |
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
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| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |||||
| Week 1[22] | Chandler Morris | North Texas | QB | Rayshawn Pleasant | Tulane | CB | Kamdyn Benjamin | Tulsa | WR/PR | ||||
| Week 2[23] | Blake Horvath | Navy | QB | Elijah Herring | Memphis | LB | Matthew Rhodes | Army | P/H | ||||
| Week 3[24] | Seth Henigan | Memphis | QB | Chandler Martin | Memphis | LB | Michael O'Shaughnessy | Charlotte | P | ||||
| Week 4[25] | Blake Horvath (2) | Navy | QB | Colin Ramos | Navy | LB | Maddux Trujillo Seth Morgan |
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| Week 5[26] | Chandler Morris (2) | North Texas | QB | Gerrod Henderson | Tulane | DE | Noah Perez | East Carolina | K | ||||
| Week 6[27] | Bryson Daily | Army | QB | Jaxson Campbell | Navy | LB | Rayshawn Pleasant | Tulane | CB/KR | ||||
| Week 7[28] | Bryson Daily (2) | Army | QB | Chandler Martin (2) | Memphis | LB | Kali Nguma | North Texas | K | ||||
| Week 8[29] | Bryson Daily (3) | Army | QB | Dashaun Peele | Navy | CB | Jonah Delange | UAB | K | ||||
| Week 9[30] | Cooper Legas | Tulsa | QB | Chandler Martin (3) | Memphis | LB | Quinton Jackson | Rice | RB/KR | ||||
| Week 10[31] | Jalen Kitna | UAB | QB | Martavius French | UTSA | LB | Kam Shanks | UAB | WR/KR | ||||
| Week 11[32] | Katin Houser | East Carolina | QB | Kalib Fortner | Army | LB | Riley Riethman | Navy | P | ||||
| Week 12[33] | Seth Henigan (2) | Memphis | QB | Sam Howard | Tulane | LB | Tate Sandell | UTSA | K | ||||
| Week 13[34] | O'Mega Blake | Charlotte | WR | Jimmori Robinson | UTSA | LB | Stephen Rusnak | Charlotte | K | ||||
| Week 14[35] | Greg Desrosiers Jr. | Memphis | RB | Kourtlan Marsh | Memphis | DB | Michael O'Shaughnessy (2) | Charlotte | P | ||||
American Athletic Individual Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.[36]
| Award | Player | School |
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| Offensive Player of the Year | Bryson Daily | Army |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jimmori Robinson | UTSA |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Jonah Delange | UAB |
| Rookie of the Year | Joseph Williams | Tulsa |
| Coach of the Year | Jeff Monken | Army |
All-Conference Teams
The following players were selected part of the All-Conference teams.[36]
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National awards
- Joe Moore Award: Army offensive line
- AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year: Sean Saturnio, Army special teams coach
- Bowl Challenge Cup highest percentage of bowl wins by conference
All-Americans
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| OL | Bill Katsigiannis | Army | (SI) | ||
| AP / RS | Kam Shanks | UAB | (TSN, CBS, ESPN) | ||
| Rayshawn Pleasant | Tulane | (TSN) | |||
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| OL | Lucas Scott | Army | (FWAA) | ||
| Bill Katsigiannis | (ESPN) | ||||
| Brady Small | (USAT) | ||||
| AP / RS | Rayshawn Pleasant | Tulane | (WCFF, CBS, ESPN) | ||
| Winston Wright | East Carolina | (FWAA) | |||
NFL draft
The NFL draft will be held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The following list includes all AAC players in the draft.
List of selections
| Player | Position | School | Draft round |
Round pick |
Overall pick |
Team |
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| Shavon Revel | CB | East Carolina | 3 | 12 | 76 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Caleb Ransaw | CB | Tulane | 3 | 24 | 88 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Zah Frazier | CB | UTSA | 5 | 31 | 169 | Chicago Bears |
| Rayuan Lane | S | Navy | 6 | 24 | 200 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Micah Robinson | CB | Tulane | 7 | 21 | 237 | Green Bay Packers |
| Kobee Minor | DB | Memphis | 7 | 51 | 257 | New England Patriots |