2023 American Athletic Conference football season

The 2023 American Athletic Conference football season will be the 32nd NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). It will be 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. The full schedule for the season was released on February 21, 2023.[1] It will be the final season with SMU who will be leaving to join the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024-2025 school year.

2023 American Athletic Conference
football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 26, 2023December 2, 2023
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2024 NFL Draft
Regular season
American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 22 Tulane  3 0   6 1  
SMU  3 0   5 2  
UTSA  3 0   4 3  
Memphis  2 1   5 2  
Rice  2 1   4 3  
Florida Atlantic  2 1   3 4  
South Florida  2 2   4 4  
Navy  2 2   3 4  
North Texas  1 2   3 4  
Tulsa  1 2   3 4  
Charlotte  1 2   2 5  
UAB  1 3   2 6  
East Carolina  0 3   1 6  
Temple  0 4   2 6  
Championship: December 2, 2023
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
As of October 26, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

During the 2022 season, Tulane posted a 10–2 regular season record for the best regular season record in conference. Tulane and UCF advanced to the 2022 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game, where Tulane won by a score of 45–28. Tulane was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated USC, 46–45.

Conference realignment

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.[2] The American invited six schools to join the conference, all previously from Conference USA: Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA.[3] 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.[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]

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
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Navy AP
C
CFP Not released
North Texas AP
C
CFP Not released
Rice AP
C
CFP Not released
SMU AP
C RV RV RV
CFP Not released
South Florida AP
C
CFP Not released
Temple AP
C
CFP Not released
Tulane AP 24 24 RV RV RV RV RV 23 22
C 23 22 RV RV RV RV RV 24 23
CFP Not released
Tulsa AP
C
CFP Not released
UAB AP
C
CFP Not released
UTSA AP RV
C RV RV
CFP Not released

Regular season schedule

The 2023 schedule was released on February 21, 2023.[1]

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

Week 0

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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 teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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 teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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 teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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 teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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 teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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 teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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 teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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 teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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 teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 27 7:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN2    
October 28 12:00 p.m. Tulsa SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPNU    
October 28 3:00 p.m. Memphis North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+    
October 28 3:30 p.m. East Carolina UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+    
October 28 4:00 p.m. No. 22 Tulane Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN2    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 4 Florida Atlantic UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL    
November 4 Charlotte Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK    
November 4 Tulane East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC    
November 4 South Florida Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN    
November 4 Navy Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA    
November 4 3:00 p.m. UTSA North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+    
November 4 SMU Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry)    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 10 North Texas SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl)    
November 11 3:30 UAB Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN    
November 11 Memphis Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC    
November 11 East Carolina Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL    
November 11 Temple South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL    
November 11 Rice UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX    
November 11 Tulsa Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 17 South Florida UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX    
November 18 Temple UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL    
November 18 Charlotte Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX    
November 18 12:00 p.m. East Carolina Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD    
November 18 Tulane Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL    
November 18 SMU Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN    
November 18 North Texas Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 25 UAB North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX    
November 25 Charlotte South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL    
November 25 Tulsa East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC    
November 25 Florida Atlantic Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX    
November 25 Memphis Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA    
November 25 Navy SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy)    
November 25 UTSA Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship game

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 2    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 15

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 9 3:00 p.m. Navy Army Gillette StadiumFoxborough, MA (124th Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Versus other conference records

2023–2024 records against non-conference foes:

Power 5 Conferences Record
ACC 0–2
Big Ten 0–4
Big 12 1–5
Pac-12 0–2
Notre Dame 0–1
SEC 0–6
Power 5 Total 1–20
Other FBS Conferences Record
C-USA 2–2
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 1–2
MAC 2–1
Mountain West 1–1
Sun Belt 4–5
Other FBS Total 10–11
FCS Opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 13–0
Total Non-Conference Record 24–31

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, MA

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

Player of the week award

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1[15] Michael Pratt Tulane QB Yvandy Rigby Temple LB Seth Morgan Memphis K
Week 2[16] JT Daniels Rice QB Trey Moore UTSA LB Chase Allen UTSA K
Week 3[17] Preston Stone SMU QB Daquan Evans South Florida S Noah Rauschenberg North Texas K
Week 4[18] Byrum Brown South Florida QB Kendarin Ray Tulsa S Grant Gonya Charlotte P
Week 5[19] Cardell Williams Tulsa QB Tramel Logan South Florida DE Geoffrey Cantin-Arku Memphis LB
Week 6[20] Jermaine Brown Jr. UAB RB Luke Pirris Navy DE/LB Logan Lupo Florida Atlantic K/P
Week 7[21] Daniel Richardson Florida Atlantic QB Trey Moore (2) UTSA LB Riley Riethman Navy P
Week 8[22] Michael Pratt (2) Tulane QB Demetrius Knight II Charlotte LB Roderick Daniels Jr. SMU WR

Home game attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium 15,314 15,622 14,410 15,659 45,691 15,230 99.45%
East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium 50,000 38,211 40,589 33,444 112,244 37,415 74.83%
Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium 29,495 20,893 17,934 21,077 17,241 77,145 19,286 65.39%
Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium 58,862 26,632 25,551 30,364 35,609 118,156 29,539 50.18%
Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 34,000 29,798 29,789 28,648 88,235 29,412 86.51%
North Texas DATCU Stadium 30,850 21,350 21,494 13,678 56,522 18,841 61.07%
Rice Rice Stadium 47,000 23,425 18,103 19,598 61,126 20,375 43.35%
SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium 32,000 21,490 24,489 25,385 71,364 23,788 74.34%
South Florida Raymond James Stadium 65,897 36,495 65,138 101,633 50,816 77.11%
Temple Lincoln Financial Field 68,532 12,456 10,932 17,234 18,388 59,010 14,753 21.53%
Tulane Yulman Stadium 30,000 26,973 30,000 56,973 28,486 94.95%
Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium 30,000 17,529 30,855 17,538 18,527 84,449 21,112 70.37%
UAB Protective Stadium 47,100 25,363 21,673 23,792 20,269 91,097 22,774 48.35%
UTSA Alamodome 36,582 49,324 27,138 76,462 38,231 104.51%

Capacity source on all 14 stadiums: [23]

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