2017 American Athletic Conference football season

2017 American Athletic Conference
2017 American Athletic Conference
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 31, 2017–; January 2018
Number of teams	12
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS Sports Network
2018 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Mike Hughes (UCF)
Picked by	Minnesota Vikings, 30th overall
Regular season
The American Championship
Football seasons
	← 2016 2018 →

Last updated January 22, 2024

2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$	8	–	0	13	–	0
No. 21 South Florida	6	–	2	10	–	2
Temple	4	–	4	7	–	6
Cincinnati	2	–	6	4	–	8
UConn	2	–	6	3	–	9
East Carolina	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy	7	–	1	10	–	3
Houston	5	–	3	7	–	5
Navy	4	–	4	7	–	6
SMU	4	–	4	7	–	6
Tulane	3	–	5	5	–	7
Tulsa	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 9, 2018 Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2017 American Athletic Conference football season is the 26th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the fifth since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference,^{[note 1]} and the fourth season with the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5),^{[note 2]} meaning that the conference shares with the other G5 conferences one automatic spot in the New Year's Six bowl games.^[1]

American Athletic Conference Media Day

The American Athletic Conference Media Day took place July 18– in Newport, Rhode Island.^[2]

Preseason poll

East Division

1. USF (30), 180 pts
2. UCF, 126 pts
3. Temple, 119 pts
4. Cincinnati, 100 pts
5. East Carolina, 63 pts
6. UConn, 42 pts

West Division

1. Memphis (22), 169 pts
2. Houston (6), 137 pts
3. Navy (1), 128 pts
4. Tulsa (1), 102 pts
5. SMU, 64 pts
6. Tulane, 30 pts

Predicted American Championship Game Winner

1. USF (26)
2. Houston (2)
3. Memphis (1)
4. Navy (1)

Head coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2016 season

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	AAC record
Cincinnati	Luke Fickell	1	6–7 (.462)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Connecticut	Randy Edsall*	13	96–104 (.480)	74–70 (.514)	22–26 (.458)
East Carolina	Scottie Montgomery	2	3–9 (.250)	3–9 (.250)	1–7 (.125)
Houston	Major Applewhite†	1	0–1 (.000)	0–1 (.000)	0–0 (–)
Memphis	Mike Norvell	2	8–5 (.615)	8–5 (.615)	5–3 (.625)
Navy	Ken Niumatalolo	10	77–42 (.647)	77–42 (.647)	14–2 (.875)
SMU	Chad Morris	3	7–17 (.292)	7–17 (.292)	4–12 (.250)
South Florida	Charlie Strong	1	60–38 (.612)	7-1 (.875)	24–10 (.706)
Temple	Geoff Collins	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Tulane	Willie Fritz	2	22–15 (.595)	4–8 (.333)	1–7 (.125)
Tulsa	Philip Montgomery	3	16–10 (.615)	16–10 (.615)	9–7 (.563)
UCF	Scott Frost	2	6–7 (.462)	6–7 (.462)	4–4 (.500)

* Randy Edsall coached UConn from 1999–2010, and is returning in 2017. UConn was a member of the Big East from 2004–2012.
† Major Applewhite was hired to replace Tom Herman in December 2016 at Houston and coached the Cougars in their 2016 bowl game.

Source:^[3]

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team	ESPN^[4]	Rivals^[5]	Scout^[6]	24/7^[7]	Signees
Cincinnati	75	60	62	68	23
Connecticut	–	96	102	106	19
East Carolina	–	71	88	75	22
Houston	62	76	72	72	19
Memphis	64	62	64	55	28
Navy	–	76	86	79	49
SMU	–	84	93	80	18
South Florida	71	69	95	67	20
Temple	–	–	126	107	18
Tulane	–	89	104	99	26
Tulsa	–	79	85	91	23
UCF	68	53	63	49	23

Rankings

**Legend**
		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
()		Received first place votes

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
Cincinnati	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Connecticut	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
East Carolina	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Houston	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Memphis	AP				RV	RV	RV	RV	25	24	22	20	18	17	16	19	25
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	19	17	16	14	18	24
	CFP	Not released									23	22	21	20	20	20
Navy	AP		RV				RV	25	RV
	C		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
SMU	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
South Florida	AP	19	21	22	21	18	18	18	16	17	RV	22	23	22	23	23	21
	C	21	20	21	17	17	16	15	13	14	23	21	20	19	23	24	21
	CFP	Not released
Temple	AP
	C	RV
	CFP	Not released
Tulane	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Tulsa	AP	RV
	C	RV
	CFP	Not released
UCF	AP					RV	25	22	20	18	15	14	14	13	12	10	6 (4)
	C			RV		RV	25	21	20	17	14	12	12	12	11	10	7
	CFP	Not released									18	18	15	15	14	12

Schedule

The conference's schedule was released on February 9, 2017. The regular season began on August 27, 2017, when South Florida visits San Jose State. The first conference games played on September 9. The conference season ended with the AAC Championship game on December 2, 2017.^[8]

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

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	7:30 p.m.	No. 19 South Florida	San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA	CBSSN	W 42–22	13,377
August 31	6:00 p.m.	FIU	UCF	Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL	CBSSN	W 61–17	38,063
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Austin Peay	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	W 26–14	30,831
August 31	7:30 p.m.	Holy Cross	Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	SNY	W 27–20	24,435
August 31	7:30 p.m.	Tulsa	No. 10 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FS1	L 24–59	56,790
August 31	9:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	CBSSN	W 37–29	10,263
September 1	8:00 p.m.	Navy	Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	ESPNU	W 42–19	28,481
September 2	3:30 p.m.	Temple	Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	NBC	L 16–49	77,622
September 2	4:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	No. 19 South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN3	W 31–17	26,460
September 2	6:00 p.m.	No. 1 (FCS) James Madison	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN3	L 14–34	40,169
September 2^[a]	7:00 p.m.	Houston	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	STADIUM	CANCELLED
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN3	W 58–14	20,478
September 2	8:00 p.m.	No. 21 (FCS) Grambling State	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	W 43–14	15,940
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

^{^[a]}The game between Houston and UTSA was cancelled due to the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. It was originally scheduled for September 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.^[9]

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8^[b]	6:30 p.m.	Memphis	UCF	Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPNU	CANCELLED
September 9^[c]	10:30 a.m.	No. 21 South Florida	Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPNews	CANCELLED
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	No. 8 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 14–36	111,384
September 9	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina	West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	FS2	L 20–56	56,797
September 9	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 (FCS) Villanova	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	W 16–13	35,117
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Tulane	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	NAVY 23–21	30,420
September 9	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette	Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Annapolis, MD	ESPN3	W 66–42	17,758
September 9	7:00 p.m.	North Texas	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPN3	W 54–32	24,638
September 9	10:30 p.m.	Houston	Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	ESPNU	W 19–16	43,334
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

^{^[b]}The game between UCF and Memphis was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma. It was originally scheduled for September 9 at 8:00 p.m. before it was moved to September 8 at 6:30 p.m. The game has been rescheduled for September 30.^[10]

^{^[c]}The game between UConn and USF was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma. It was originally scheduled for September 9 at 12:00 p.m. before it was moved to 10:30 a.m. The game has been rescheduled for November 4.^[11]

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 22 South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	W 47–23	35,404
September 15	7:00 p.m.	UMass	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	W 29–21	22,911
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Connecticut	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN2	L 18–38	33,056
September 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 UCLA	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ABC	W 48–45	46,291
September 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 Virginia Tech	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	CBSSN	L 17–64	43,776
September 16	3:30 p.m.	SMU	No. 20 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ESPNU	L 36–56	44,489
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Tulane	No. 2 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FSN PPV	L 14–56	86,290
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 51–54	24,239
September 16^[d]	7:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	UCF	Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPNews	CANCELLED
September 16	8:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	FOX 19/ESPN3	W 21–17	21,811
September 16	8:00 p.m.	Rice	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPNU	W 38–3	38,900
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

^{^[d]}The game between UCF and Georgia Tech was cancelled due to the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. It was originally scheduled for September 16 at 7:30 p.m.^[12]

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	7:30 p.m.	Temple	No. 21 South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	USF 43–7	24,325
September 23	12:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ABC/ESPN2	L 24–27	36,383
September 23	12:00 p.m.	Army	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	CBSSN	W 21–17	16,643
September 23	1:30 p.m.	New Mexico	Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN3	L 13–16	18,026
September 23	3:00 p.m.	UCF	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	FS1	W 38–10	33,280
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Cincinnati	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	NAVY 42–32	33,134
September 23	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPN3	W 44–21	23,672
September 23	8:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN3	W 44–31	41,584
September 24	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	ECU 41–38	14,036
^#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
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 South Florida	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	CBSSN	USF 61–31	34,883
September 30	12:00 p.m.	Houston	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	HOU 20–13	24,024
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Navy	Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	NAVY 31–21	21,354
September 30	4:00 p.m.	Connecticut	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPNews	SMU 49–28	17,237
September 30	7:00 p.m.	Memphis	UCF	Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN2	UCF 40–13	34,022
September 30	7:00 p.m.	Marshall	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN3	L 21–38	35,736
^#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
October 6	7:00 p.m.	Memphis	Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN	MEM 70–31	19,230
October 7	11:00 a.m.	Tulsa	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	TULN 62–28	11,971
October 7	12:00 p.m.	Temple	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPNU	TEM 34–10	31,326
October 7	3:30 p.m.	Air Force	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 48–45	38,792
October 7	7:00 p.m.	SMU	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	CBSSN	HOU 35–22	31,153
October 7	8:00 p.m.	No. 25 UCF	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	UCF 51–23	27,253
^#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
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Connecticut	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	CONN 28–24	29,849
October 14	3:45 p.m.	No. 25 Navy	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNU	MEM 30–27	40,177
October 14	3:45 p.m.	Houston	Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPNews	TLSA 45–17	19,198
October 14	7:00 p.m.	Tulane	FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL	CUSA.TV	L 10–23	16,433
October 14	7:15 p.m.	East Carolina	No. 22 UCF	Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL	CBSSN	UCF 63–21	40,287
October 14	7:30 p.m.	Cincinnati	No. 18 South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNU	USF 33–3	43,708
^#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
October 19	8:00 p.m.	No. 25 Memphis	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN	MEM 42–38	30,001
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 28–31	34,876
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	CONN 20–14	24,814
October 21	3:30 p.m.	No. 20 UCF	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	UCF 31–21	35,277
October 21	4:00 p.m.	SMU	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	SMU 31–28 ^OT	30,885
October 21	7:00 p.m.	No. 16 South Florida	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	USF 34–28	17,256
October 21	7:00 p.m.	BYU	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	CBSSN	W 33–17	38,835
^#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
October 27	8:00 p.m.	Tulane	No. 24 Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	CBSSN	MEM 56–26	17,989
October 27	9:00 p.m.	Tulsa	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPN2	SMU 38–34	14,930
October 28	3:45 p.m.	Houston	No. 17 South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNU	HOU 28–24	32,316
October 28	5:00 p.m.	Austin Peay	No. 18 UCF	Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN3	W 73–33	27,606
October 28	6:30 p.m.	Missouri	Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 12–52	21,062
^#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
November 2	8:00 p.m.	Navy	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN	TEM 34–26	26,127
November 3	8:00 p.m.	No. 22 Memphis	Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	MEM 41–14	17,383
November 4	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	CBSSN	HOU 52–27	29,810
November 4	3:30 p.m.	South Florida	Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPNU	USF 37–20	18,430
November 4	4:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	CIN 17–16	20,798
November 4	7:15 p.m.	No. 15 UCF	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPN2	UCF 31–24	24,445
^#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
November 10	7:00 p.m.	Temple	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	TEM 35–24	22,773
November 11	12:00 p.m.	Connecticut	No. 14 UCF	Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPNU	UCF 49–24	29,384
November 11	3:30 p.m.	SMU	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	NAVY 43–40	36,157
November 11	7:00 p.m.	Tulane	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	CBSSN	TULN 31–24 ^OT	36,178
^#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
November 16	8:00 p.m.	Tulsa	No. 23 South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	USF 27–20	26,195
November 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 UCF	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	UCF 45–19	25,877
November 18	12:00 p.m.	SMU	No. 18 Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNews	MEM 66–45	35,329
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	CBSSN	ECU 48–20	31,923
November 18	3:30 p.m.	Navy	No. 9 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	NBC	L 17–24	77,622
November 18	4:00 p.m.	Houston	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPNews	TULN 20–17	19,026
November 18	7:00 p.m.	Boston College	Connecticut	Fenway Park • Boston, MA	CBSSN	L 16–39	20,133
^#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
November 24	12:00 p.m.	Navy	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN	HOU 24–14	29,252
November 24	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 South Florida	No. 13 UCF	Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	UCF 49–42	47,129
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Connecticut	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPNews	CIN 22–21	23,125
November 25	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina	No. 17 Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNU	MEM 70–13	41,517
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Tulane	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	CBSSN	SMU 41–38	14,209
November 25	4:00 p.m.	Temple	Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPNews	TEM 43–22	17,032
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14 – AAC Championship game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 2	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Memphis	No. 12 UCF	Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	UCF 62–55 ^2OT	41,433
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 15

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 9	3:00 p.m.	Navy	Army	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (118th Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	L 13–14
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Records against other conferences

2017 records against other college football conferences.

FBS conferences

Power Conferences	Record
ACC	0–3
Big Ten	2–1
Big 12	0–5
Pac-12	2–0
SEC	0–1
Notre Dame	0–2
Other FBS Conferences	Record
C-USA	4–2
MAC	1–1
Mountain West	2–1
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	3–2
Sun Belt	3–0
FBS Total	17–18

FCS conferences

Conference	Record
CAA	2–1
MVFC	1–0
OVC	2–0
Patriot	1–0
Southland	1–0
SWAC	1–0

Total FCS Record	8–1

Postseason

Power Conferences	Record
ACC	1–0
Big 12	1–1
SEC	1–0

Other FBS Conferences	Record
C–USA	1–1
Mountain West	0–1

Total Bowl Record	4–3

Postseason

Bowl games

American Athletic Conference bowl games^[13] for the 2017 season are:

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	AAC team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Frisco Bowl	December 20, 2017	Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	SMU	Louisiana Tech	L 10–51	14,419
Gasparilla Bowl	December 21, 2017	Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	Temple	FIU	W 28–3	16,363
Birmingham Bowl	December 23, 2017	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ESPN	12:00 p.m.	South Florida	Texas Tech	W 38–34	28,623
Hawaii Bowl	December 24, 2017	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	ESPN	8:30 p.m.	Houston	Fresno State	L 27–33	20,546
Military Bowl	December 28, 2017	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	ESPN	1:30 p.m.	Navy	Virginia	W 49–7	35,921
Liberty Bowl	December 30, 2017	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ABC	12:30 p.m.	#20 Memphis	Iowa State	L 20–21	57,266
Peach Bowl	January 1, 2018	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	12:30 p.m.	#12 UCF	#7 Auburn	W 34–27	71,109

Rankings are from CFP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.

Selection of teams

Bowl eligible: UCF, South Florida, Memphis, Houston, Navy, SMU, Temple
Bowl-ineligible: Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Tulsa, Tulane

Awards and honors

Players of the week

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams
Week	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team
Week 1	McKenzie Milton	QB	UCF	Jordan Wyatt	CB	SMU	Tony Pollard	WR	Memphis
Week 2	Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	Ed Oliver	DT	Houston	Aaron Boumerhi	K	Temple
Week 3	Riley Ferguson	QB	Memphis	Malik Clements/Quincy Roche	S/DE	Cincinnati/Temple	Dane Roy	P	Houston
Week 4	Thomas Sirk	QB	ECU	Deatrick Nichols	CB	USF	Emilio Nadelman	K	USF
Week 5	Adrian Killins/Zach Abey	RB/QB	UCF/Navy	Justin Lawler	DE	SMU	Matthew Wright	K	UCF
Week 6	Riley Ferguson	QB	Memphis	Terrell Williams	DB	Houston	Bennett Moehring	K	Navy
Week 7	McKenzie Milton	QB	UCF	Austin Hall	DB/LB	Memphis	Mike Hughes/Emilio Nadelman	CB/K	UCF/USF
Week 8	Trey Quinn	WR	SMU	TJ Carter	DB	Memphis	Jake Verity	K	ECU
Week 9	D'Eriq King	QB	Houston	Genard Avery	LB	Memphis	Mike Hughes	CB	UCF
Week 10	Quinton Flowers	QB	USF	Sharif Finch	DE	Temple	Emilio Nadelman	K	USF
Week 11	Malcolm Perry	QB	Navy	Raejuan Marbley	LB	Tulane	Isaiah Wright	KOR	Temple

NFL Draft

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2018 NFL draft.

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team
Mike Hughes	CB	UCF	1	30	30	Minnesota Vikings
Courtland Sutton	WR	SMU	2	8	40	Denver Broncos
Anthony Miller	WR	Memphis	2	19	51	Chicago Bears
Deadrin Senat	DT	South Florida	3	26	90	Atlanta Falcons
Tre'Quan Smith	WR	UCF	3	27	91	New Orleans Saints
Jordan Akins	TE	UCF	3	34	98	Houston Texans
Shaquem Griffin	LB	UCF	5	4	141	Seattle Seahawks
Genard Avery	LB	Memphis	5	13	150	Cleveland Browns
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	South Florida	5	37	174	Green Bay Packers
Parry Nickerson	CB	Tulane	6	5	179	New York Jets
Folorunso Fatukasi	DT	Connecticut	6	6	180	New York Jets
Jacob Martin	LB	Temple	6	12	186	Seattle Seahawks
Ade Aruna	DE	Tulane	6	44	218	Minnesota Vikings
Matthew Adams	LB	Houston	7	3	221	Indianapolis Colts
Jullian Taylor	DT	Temple	7	5	223	San Francisco 49ers
Justin Lawler	DE	SMU	7	26	244	Los Angeles Rams
Korey Cunningham	OT	Cincinnati	7	36	254	Arizona Cardinals
Trey Quinn	WR	SMU	7	38	256	Washington Redskins

Notes

↑ The American is the legal all-sports successor to the Big East Conference (1979–2013). The Big East was rebranded and reorganized as the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2013.
↑ The other conferences in the "Group of Five" are Conference USA (C-USA), the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference.

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[1] The American is the legal all-sports successor to the Big East Conference (1979–2013). The Big East was rebranded and reorganized as the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2013.

[2] The other conferences in the "Group of Five" are Conference USA (C-USA), the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference.

[3] About the College Football Playoff. ESPN.

[4] 2017 Football Media Day Retrieved November 24, 2017.

[5] American Athletic Conference Coaches. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 4, 2017.

[6] "RecruitingNation Class Rankings top75-ESPN". ESPN. February 1, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

[7] "2017 Rivals Team Rankings". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

[8] "2017 Scout.com College Football Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

[9] "2017 Football Recruiting Composite Team Rankings". 247sports.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

[schedule-10] "American Athletic Conference Announces 2017 Football Schedule". TheAmerican.org. February 9, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

[11] "No Houston Teams to Compete This Weekend". Houston Cougars. August 29, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

[12] "Hurricane Irma Forces Game to Be Called Off". UCF Knights. September 8, 2017. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

[13] "Saturday's Football Game Against USF Cancelled". Connecticut Huskies. September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

[14] "Following Irma, UCF - Georgia Tech Called Off". UCF Knights. September 11, 2017. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

[15] "American Bowl Lineup 2014-2019". American Athletic Conference. SideArm Sports. April 21, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2017.

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Current teams	Charlotte 49ers East Carolina Pirates Florida Atlantic Owls Memphis Tigers Navy Midshipmen North Texas Mean Green Rice Owls SMU Mustangs (leaving in 2024) South Florida Bulls Temple Owls Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane UAB Blazers UTSA Roadrunners
Future teams	Army Black Knights (joining in 2024)
Championships & awards	Conference champions All-time standings Championship Game Awards
Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

v t e 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season
Conference seasons	The American ACC Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt
Inter-conference	Bowl games Rankings
All-Americans	2017 College Football All-America Team

2017 American Athletic Conference football season

Contents

American Athletic Conference Media Day

Preseason poll

Head coaches

Recruiting classes

Rankings

Schedule

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14 – AAC Championship game

Week 15

Records against other conferences

FBS conferences

FCS conferences

Postseason

Postseason

Bowl games

Selection of teams

Awards and honors

Players of the week

NFL Draft

Notes

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