The 2021 American Athletic Conference football season is the 30th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the ninth since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the eighth 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. The entire schedule was released on February 18, 2021.[1]
2021 American Athletic Conferencefootball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
Sport | Football |
Duration | September 2021 through January 2022 |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network |
2022 NFL Draft | |
Regular season | |
The American Championship |
2021 American Athletic Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 4, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
Cincinnati secured their second consecutive championship game appearance and faced Tulsa in the 2020 AAC Championship game.[2]
Six teams participated in bowl games during the 2020 season; the league went 1–5.
Tulane lost to Nevada 27–38 in the 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.[3] UCF lost to BYU in the Boca Raton Bowl 23–49.[4] Memphis defeated Florida Atlantic 25–10 in the Montgomery Bowl.[5] Houston lost to Hawaii 14–28 in the 2020 New Mexico Bowl.[6] No. 24 Tulsa lost to Mississippi State 26–28 in the 2020 Armed Forces Bowl in a game that ended with a benches clearing brawl.[7]
In the New Year's Six Game, No. 8 Cincinnati lost in an instant classic to No. 9 Georgia 21–24 in the Peach Bowl.[8]
Preseason
Recruiting classes
Recruiting classes
Team | ESPN[9] | Rivals[10] | 24/7[11] |
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Cincinnati | 37 | 42 | |
East Carolina | 100 | 97 | |
Houston | 85 | 84 | |
Memphis | 47 | 46 | |
Navy | 66 | 104 | |
SMU | 59 | 51 | |
South Florida | 55 | 64 | |
Temple | 117 | ||
Tulane | 85 | 81 | |
Tulsa | 127 | ||
UCF | 51 | 54 |
American Athletic Conference Media Days
Preseason media poll
Head coaches
Coaching changes
On January 27, 2021 Josh Heupel departed to Tennessee. Gus Malzahn was hired to serve as the new head coach on February 15, 2021.[12]
Coaches
Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2020 season
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | AAC record |
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Cincinnati | Luke Fickell | 5 | 41–21 (.661) | 35–14 (.714) | 21–9 (.700) |
East Carolina | Mike Houston | 3 | 87–39 (.690) | 7–14 (.333) | 4–12 (.250) |
Houston | Dana Holgorsen | 3 | 68–54 (.557) | 7–13 (.350) | 5–9 (.357) |
Memphis | Ryan Silverfield | 2 | 8–4 (.667) | 8–4 (.667) | 5–3 (.625) |
Navy | Ken Niumatalolo | 14 | 101–67 (.601) | 101–67 (.601) | 30–17 (.638) |
SMU | Sonny Dykes | 4 | 63–59 (.516) | 22–14 (.611) | 14–9 (.609) |
South Florida | Jeff Scott | 2 | 1–8 (.111) | 1–8 (.111) | 0–7 (.000) |
Temple | Rod Carey | 3 | 61–41 (.598) | 9–11 (.450) | 6–9 (.400) |
Tulane | Willie Fritz | 6 | 183–102 (.642) | 29–33 (.468) | 15–25 (.375) |
Tulsa | Philip Montgomery | 7 | 31–40 (.437) | 31–40 (.437) | 19–26 (.422) |
UCF | Gus Malzahn | 1 | 77–38 (.670) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
Source:[13]
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 | Wk 16 | Final | ||
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Houston | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Memphis | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Navy | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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SMU | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Temple | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Tulane | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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Tulsa | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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UCF | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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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
The regular season will begin on September 2, 2021 and will end on November 27, 2021. The season will conclude with the 2021 American Athletic Conference Championship Game game on December 4.
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting |
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American member won |
American member lost |
American teams in bold |
Week One
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Temple | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN | |||
September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Boise State | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | ESPN | |||
September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Appalachian State | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic) | ESPNU | |||
September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | South Florida | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ACC Network | |||
September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | UC Davis | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN+ | |||
September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Oklahoma | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ABC | |||
September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPN+ | |||
September 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | |||
September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (Texas Kickoff) | ESPN | |||
September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Nicholls | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN+ | |||
September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPN+ | |||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Week Two
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ABC | |||
September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | South Carolina | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN2 | |||
September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FS1 | |||
September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Murray State | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN+ | |||
September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Air Force | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | |||
September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN+ | |||
September 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | ESPN+ | |||
September 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Houston | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) | CBSSN | |||
September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Memphis | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl) | ESPN+ | |||
September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl) | ESPN+ | |||
September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Morgan State | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN+ | |||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Week Three
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | UCF | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ESPN | |||
September 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | ESPN/ABC | |||
September 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN2/ESPNU | |||
September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | CBSSN | |||
September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulsa | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | FS1 | |||
September 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN2 | |||
September 18 | East Carolina | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (rivalry) | CBSSN Facebook | ||||
September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Grambling State | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | |||
September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN+ | |||
September 18 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulane | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | ESPN2 | |||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week |
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September 18 | Navy |
Week Four
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Wagner | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | |||
September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN+ | |||
September 25 | South Florida | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | |||||
September 25 | Arkansas State | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | |||||
September 25 | SMU | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry) | |||||
September 25 | UTSA | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | |||||
September 25 | UAB | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | |||||
September 25 | Navy | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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September 25 | UCF | Cincinnati |
Week Five
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Houston | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ||||
October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Memphis | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | TBD | |||
October 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Cincinnati | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC | |||
October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | UCF | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | |||
October 2 | South Florida | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | |||||
October 2 | Tulane | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Week Six
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Houston | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | |||
October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Temple | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN | |||
October 9 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy) | CBSSN | |||
October 9 | East Carolina | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | |||||
October 9 | Memphis | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week |
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October 9 | South Florida |
Week Seven
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Navy | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN | |||
October 16 | UCF | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | |||||
October 16 | Tulsa | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week | ||||
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October 16 | East Carolina | Houston | SMU | Temple | Tulane |
Week Eight
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulane | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPN | |||
October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Memphis | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | ESPN2 | |||
October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 | |||
October 23 | East Carolina | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | |||||
October 23 | Temple | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week |
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October 23 | Tulsa |
Week Nine
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | South Florida | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN | |||
October 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Navy | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN2 | |||
October 30 | UCF | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | |||||
October 30 | Cincinnati | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | |||||
October 30 | SMU | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | | ||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week |
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October 30 | Memphis |
Week Ten
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Navy | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry) | NBC | |||
November 6 | Tulsa | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | |||||
November 6 | Temple | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | |||||
November 6 | Tulane | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | |||||
November 6 | Houston | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | |||||
November 6 | SMU | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Week Eleven
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN2 | |||
November 13 | Houston | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | |||||
November 13 | UCF | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | |||||
November 13 | Tulsa | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | |||||
November 13 | East Carolina | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week |
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November 13 | Navy |
Week Twelve
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 19 | 9:00 p.m. | Memphis | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN2 | |||
November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | |||
November 20 | SMU | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | |||||
November 20 | South Florida | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | |||||
November 20 | UConn | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | |||||
November 20 | Temple | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Week Thirteen
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 26 | South Florida | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL (War on I-4) | |||||
November 27 | Navy | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | |||||
November 27 | Tulsa | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | |||||
November 27 | Tulane | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | |||||
November 27 | Noon | Houston | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN | |||
November 27 | Cincinnati | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Week Fourteen (American Athletic Conference Championship)
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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December 4 | TBD | TBD | TBD • TBD | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Week Fifteen
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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December 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Navy | Army | Metlife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (122nd Army-Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | |||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Postseason
For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The American will annually send teams to the Military Bowl, Fenway Bowl, and a third annual spot alternating between the Armed Forces Bowl and Hawaii Bowl annually. The American will have annually four appearances in the following bowls: Birmingham Bowl, Gasparilla Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl, Frisco Bowl, Cure Bowl, First Responder Bowl, Myrtle Beach Bowl and New Mexico Bowl. The American champion will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Group of Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. American teams are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.[14]
American vs other conferences
American vs Power 5 matchups
The following games include American teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame, BYU and SEC).
Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 2 | ACC | South Florida | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | — |
September 4 | Big 12 | Texas Tech | Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | — |
September 4 | Big Ten | Temple | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | — |
September 4 | Big 12 | Oklahoma | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | — |
September 11 | SEC | South Carolina | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | — |
September 11 | SEC | Florida | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | — |
September 11 | Big 12 | Tulsa | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | — |
September 17 | ACC | UCF | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | — |
September 18 | Big Ten | Cincinnati | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | — |
September 18 | SEC | Mississippi State | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | — |
September 18 | ACC | Boston College | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | — |
September 18 | SEC | Tulane | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | — |
September 18 | Big Ten | Tulsa | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | — |
September 25 | Independent | South Florida | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | — |
September 25 | Big 12 | SMU | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | — |
October 2 | Independent | Cincinnati | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | — |
November 6 | Independent | Navy | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | — |
American vs Group of Five matchups
The following games include American teams competing against teams from C-USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt.
Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 2 | Sun Belt | East Carolina | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | – |
September 4 | Mountain West | Boise State | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | – |
September 4 | MAC | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati | Nippert Staidum • Cincinnati, OH | – |
September 4 | C-USA | Marshall | Navy | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | – |
September 11 | C-USA | Houston | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | – |
September 11 | Sun Belt | Memphis | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | – |
September 11 | Mountain West | Air Force | Navy | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | – |
September 11 | C-USA | North Texas | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | – |
September 11 | MAC | Temple | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | – |
September 18 | C-USA | East Carolina | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | – |
September 18 | C-USA | SMU | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | – |
September 25 | C-USA | UTSA | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | — |
September 25 | C-USA | UAB | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | — |
September 25 | C-USA | Arkansas State | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | — |
American vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include American teams competing against FBS Independents which include Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn and UMass.
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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November 20 | UConn | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | – |
November 27 | Houston | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | – |
December 11 | Army | Navy | MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | – |
American vs FCS matchups
The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 2 | UC Davis | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | — |
September 4 | Abilene Christian | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | – |
September 4 | Nicholls | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | – |
September 11 | Murray State | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | – |
September 11 | Morgan State | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | – |
September 11 | Bethune-Cookman | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | – |
September 18 | Grambling State | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | — |
September 18 | Florida A&M | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | — |
September 25 | Charleston Southern | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | — |
September 25 | Wagner | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | — |
Records against other conferences
Regular Season
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Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
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American Athletic Individual Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.
Award | Player | School |
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Offensive Player of the Year | ||
Defensive Player of the Year | ||
Special Teams Player of the Year | ||
Rookie of the Year | ||
Coach of the Year |
All-conference teams
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. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least two of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.[15]
The 2021 College Football All-America Team is 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), Sporting News (TSN, from its historic name of The Sporting News), Sports Illustrated (SI), The Athletic (Athletic), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, Athlon Sports, and Fox Sports (FOX).
National Award Winners
NFL Draft
The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Player | Position | School | Draft Round | Round Pick | Overall Pick | Team |
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