2019 American Athletic Conference football season

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2019 American Athletic Conference
football season
American Athletic Conference logo.svg
League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport Football
DurationAugust 29, 2019
through January 2020
Number of teams12
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2020 NFL Draft
Top draft pick Antonio Gibson (Memphis)
Picked by Washington Redskins, 66th overall
Regular season
East championsCincinnati
  East runners-upUCF
West championsMemphis
Navy
  West runners-upSMU
The American Championship
ChampionsMemphis
  Runners-upCincinnati
Football seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy  7 1   11 3  
No. 24 UCF  6 2   10 3  
Temple  5 3   8 5  
South Florida  2 6   4 8  
East Carolina  1 7   4 8  
UConn  0 8   2 10  
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$  7 1   12 2  
No. 20 Navy x  7 1   11 2  
SMU  6 2   10 3  
Tulane  3 5   7 6  
Houston  2 6   4 8  
Tulsa  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 American Athletic Conference football season is the 28th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the seventh since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the sixth 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.

Contents

Previous season

After winning their first twelve games of the season, UCF extended their school record winning streak to 25 consecutive games, dating back to the start of the 2017 season. The Knights also secured their second consecutive undefeated regular season and American Athletic Conference title by defeating Memphis in the 2018 AAC Championship game, a rematch of the 2017 game. [1]

Seven teams participated in bowl games during the 2018 season; the league went 2–5.

Tulane defeated Louisiana 41–24 in the 2018 Cure Bowl. [2] USF lost to Marshall, 38–20, in the Gasparilla Bowl. [3] Memphis lost to Wake Forest 38–35 in the 2018 Birmingham Bowl. [4] Houston lost to Army 70–14 in the Armed Forces Bowl. [5] In this game, Army tied records for the largest victory margin and most points scored in an FBS bowl game. [6] Temple lost to Duke 56–27 in the Independence Bowl. [7] Cincinnati defeated Virginia Tech 35–31 in the Military Bowl. [8]

In the New Year's Six Game, No. 8 UCF lost to No. 11 LSU 40–32 in the Fiesta Bowl. [9]

Preseason

Impending departure of UConn

The most significant development in the conference during the 2019 preseason was the announcement that UConn would leave The American after the 2019–20 school year to join several of its former conference rivals in the current non-football iteration of the Big East Conference. The move was first reported on June 21, 2019, by a Boston-area sports news website and quickly picked up by national media outlets. [10] [11] On June 27, the Big East and UConn jointly confirmed the Huskies' impending conference move, but that announcement did not specify a date. [12] The Huskies' Big East entrance date was confirmed for July 1, 2020 after UConn and The American reached a buyout agreement. At the time this agreement was announced, UConn also announced that its football team would become an FBS independent once it joined the Big East. [13]

Recruiting classes

Rankings
TeamESPN [14] Rivals [15] 24/7 [16]
Cincinnati7879
East Carolina8275
Houston9772
Memphis705966
Navy82123
SMU656969
South Florida726578
Temple104
Tulane9195
Tulsa109
UCF505557
UConn126

American Athletic Conference Media Days

The American Athletic Conference conducted its 2019 American Athletic Conference media day on July 17 in Newport, Rhode Island. [17]

Preseason Media Poll

The preseason Poll was released at the 2019 American Media Day on July 16, 2019.

East
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1UCF169 (17)
2Cincinnati157 (11)
3South Florida107
4Temple101
5East Carolina66
6UConn30
West
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Memphis165 (15)
2Houston162 (14)
3Tulane108
4SMU87 (1)
5Navy70
6Tulsa38

American Champion Voting

  • UCF (12)
  • Cincinnati (8)
  • Memphis (6)
  • Houston (4)

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On November 29, 2018, East Carolina fired head coach Scottie Montgomery. On December 3, 2018, ECU hired James Madison head coach Mike Houston as their new head coach.

On December 7, 2018, Geoff Collins left Temple to become head coach at Georgia Tech. On December 13, 2018, The Owls initially named Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz as the new head coach. However, on December 30, 2018, Diaz left to return to Miami as head coach after Mark Richt's retirement. On January 10, 2019 Temple announced Rod Carey as head coach.

On December 30, 2018 Major Applewhite was fired after a blowout loss in the 2018 Armed Forces Bowl. Houston replaced Applewhite by hiring Dana Holgorsen from West Virginia.

Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2019 season

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolAAC record
Cincinnati Luke Fickell 332–20 (.615)26–13 (.667)15–9 (.625)
East Carolina Mike Houston 184–33 (.718)4–8 (.333)1–7 (.125)
Houston Dana Holgorsen 165–49 (.570)4–8 (.333)2–6 (.250)
Memphis Mike Norvell 338–15 (.717)38–15 (.717)24–8 (.750)
Navy Ken Niumatalolo 1298–60 (.620)98–60 (.620)27–13 (.675)
SMU Sonny Dykes 156–56 (.500)15–11 (.577)10–6 (.625)
South Florida Charlie Strong 374–53 (.583)21–16 (.568)31–22 (.585)
Temple Rod Carey 160–35 (.632)8–5 (.615)5–3 (.625)
Tulane Willie Fritz 4177–96 (.648)23–27 (.460)12–20 (.375)
Tulsa Philip Montgomery 525–37 (.403)25–37 (.403)14–26 (.350)
UCF Josh Heupel 222–4 (.846)22–4 (.846)14–2 (.875)
UConn Randy Edsall 15102–134 (.432)80–100 (.444)24–48 (.333)

Source: [18]

Rankings

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CincinnatiAPRV25211717171718212321
CRVRV211817171717212221
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East CarolinaAP
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CFPNot released
HoustonAP
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MemphisAPRV23RV2419181817161517
CRVRV23т20RV2319181818161517
CFPNot released211818181717
NavyAPRV2521RV24232120
CRVRVRVRV2521RV24232120
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SMUAPRV24211915232021RVRVRVRV
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South FloridaAP
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CFPNot released
TempleAPRV
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TulaneAPRVRVRVRV
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TulsaAP
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UCFAP171817152218RVRVRVRVRV24
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CFPNot released
UConnAP
C
CFPNot released
Legend
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 Drop in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 No change in ranking from previous week
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

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

Regular season

The regular season began on August 29, 2019, and will end on December 14. As a result of the calendar, all teams except Navy will have two bye weeks.

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
August 297:00 p.m. UCLA Cincinnati Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH ESPN W 24–14  38,032
August 297:00 p.m. Wagner UConn Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT ESPN3 W 24–21  19,648
August 297:00 p.m. Florida A&M No. 17  UCF Spectrum StadiumOrlando, FL CBSSN W 62–0  44,073
August 297:00 p.m. FIU Tulane Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA ESPN3W 42–14  16,361
August 307:15 p.m. Tulsa No. 18  Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI FS1 L 7–28  72,005
August 307:00 p.m.No. 19  Wisconsin South Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPNL 0–49  46,704
August 3112:00 p.m. East Carolina NC State Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (rivalry) ACCN L 6–34  57,633
August 3112:00 p.m. Ole Miss Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (rivalry) ABC W 15–10  44,107
August 3112:00 p.m. Bucknell Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA ESPN3W 56–12  26,378
August 313:30 p.m. Holy Cross Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CBSSNW 45–7  28,531
August 317:00 p.m. SMU Arkansas State Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR ESPN+ W 37–30  22,076
September 17:30 p.m. Houston No. 4  Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK ABCL 31–49  84,534
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 711:00 a.m. Southern MemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TNWMCTVW 55–24  34,487
September 712:00 p.m.CincinnatiNo. 5  Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ABCL 0–42  104,089
September 72:00 p.m.South Florida Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA ACCNL 10–14  46,599
September 73:30 p.m. Illinois UConnRentschler Field • East Hartford, CTCBSSNL 23–31  23,108
September 76:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC ESPN3W 48–9  34,118
September 77:00 p.m.No. 17 UCF Florida Atlantic FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL CBSSNW 48–14  30,811
September 77:00 p.m. North Texas SMU Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX (Safeway Bowl)ESPN3W 49–27  22,766
September 77:30 p.m.TulaneNo. 10  Auburn Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL (rivalry)ESPN2L 6–24  85,317
September 78:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M Houston TDECU StadiumHouston, TX ESPN3W 37–17  29,360
September 78:00 p.m.Tulsa San Jose State CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA ESPN3W 34–16  12,471
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 7NavyTemple

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 139:15 p.m.No. 20  Washington State Houston NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (Texas Kickoff) ESPNU L 24–31  40,523
September 1412:00 p.m.No. 21  Maryland TempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PACBSSNW 20–17  30,610
September 1412:00 p.m. Miami (OH) CincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)ESPNUW 35–13  35,526
September 143:30 p.m. Oklahoma State Tulsa H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK (rivalry)ABC/ESPN/ESPN2L 21–40  28,612
September 143:30 p.m.East CarolinaNavyNavy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MDCBSSN NAVY 42–10  30,707
September 143:30 p.m. Stanford No. 17 UCFSpectrum Stadium • Orlando, FLABC/ESPN/ESPN2W 42–27  45,008
September 143:30 p.m.Memphis South Alabama Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL ESPNUW 42–6  12,373
September 143:30 p.m. South Carolina State South FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLESPN3W 55–16  31,368
September 147:00 p.m. Texas State SMUGerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TXESPN3W 47–17  17,469
September 147:30 p.m. Missouri State TulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAESPN3W 58–6  18,746
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 14UConn

Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 198:00 p.m.HoustonTulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAESPN TUL 38–31  21,032
September 2112:00 p.m.UConn Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN BTNL 3–38  40,084
September 213:30 p.m.No. 15 UCF Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ABCL 34–35  42,056
September 213:30 p.m.SMUNo. 25  TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet)FS1W 41–38  41,250
September 213:30 p.m. Wyoming Tulsa H. A. Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK CBSSNW 24–21  16,246
September 213:30 p.m.Temple Buffalo UB StadiumBuffalo, NY ESPNUL 22–38  17,621
September 216:00 p.m. William & Mary East CarolinaDowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NCESPN3W 19–7  38,094
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 21CincinnatiMemphisNavyUSF

Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 268:00 p.m.NavyMemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TNESPN MEM 35–23  33,909
September 283:30 p.m. Georgia Tech TempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PACBSSNW 24–2  31,094
September 284:00 p.m.SMUSouth FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLESPNU SMU 48–21  28,850
September 285:00 p.m.Cincinnati Marshall Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV CBSSN on Facebook W 52–14  32,192
September 286:00 p.m.East Carolina Old Dominion S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA ESPN+W 24–21  18,643
September 287:00 p.m.UConnNo. 22 UCFSpectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL (Civil Conflict)CBSSN UCF 56–21  44,164
September 288:00 p.m.Houston North Texas Apogee StadiumDenton, TX CBSSN on FacebookW 46–25  30,123
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 28TulaneTulsa

Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 38:00 p.m.TempleEast CarolinaDowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NCESPN TEM 27–17  33,253
October 48:00 p.m.No. 18 UCFCincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OHESPN CIN 27–24  40,121
October 512:00 p.m.South FloridaUConnRentschler Field • East Hartford, CTCBSSN USF 48–22  18,038
October 512:00 p.m.Tulane Army Michie StadiumWest Point, NY CBSSNW 42–33  38,019
October 53:30 p.m. Air Force NavyNavy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)CBSSNW 34–25  37,957
October 53:45 p.m.Memphis Louisiana–Monroe Malone StadiumMonroe, LA ESPNUW 52–33  17,143
October 57:30 p.m.TulsaNo. 24 SMUGerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TXESPNU SMU 43–37 3OT 28,142
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

*Note: The UConn/USF Kickoff was moved to noon as a safety precaution after receiving guidance from the Connecticut Department of Public Health regarding the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus. [19]

DateBye Week
October 5Houston

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 1212:00 p.m.No. 23 MemphisTempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAESPN2 TEM 30–28  34,253
October 123:30 p.m.No. 25 CincinnatiHoustonTDECU Stadium • Houston, TXESPN2 CIN 38–23  25,716
October 123:30 p.m. BYU South FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLCBSSNW 27–23  35,375
October 123:45 p.m.UConnTulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAESPNU TULN 49–7  17,040
October 127:30 p.m.NavyTulsaH. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OKESPNU NAV 45–17  17,951
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 12East CarolinaSMUUCF

Week 8

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 1912:00 p.m.HoustonUConnRentschler Field • East Hartford, CTESPNU HOU 24–17  19,760
October 193:30 p.m.TempleNo. 19 SMUGerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TXESPN2 SMU 45–21  23,132
October 193:30 p.mSouth FloridaNavyNavy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MDCBSSN NAV 35–3  29,774
October 193:30 p.m.TulsaNo. 21 CincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OhioESPNU CIN 24–13  33,209
October 197:00 p.m.East CarolinaUCFSpectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL (rivalry)CBSSN UCF 41–28  42,906
October 197:00 p.m.TulaneMemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TNESPN2 MEM 47–17  30,221
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 248:30 p.m.No. 16 SMUHoustonTDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry)ESPN SMU 34–31  24,543
October 263:30 p.m.UConn UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumAmherst, MA (rivalry)NESNW 56–35  12,234
October 263:30 p.m.TulaneNavyNavy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MDCBSSN NAVY 41–38  31,118
October 263:45 p.m.South FloridaEast CarolinaDowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NCESPNU USF 45–20  33,088
October 267:00 p.m.UCFTempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAESPN2 UCF 63–21  29,949
October 267:00 p.m.MemphisTulsaSkelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OKCBSSN MEM 42–41  17,183
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 26Cincinnati

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 18:00 p.m.NavyUConnRentschler Field • East Hartford, CTESPN2 NAVY 56–10  16,659
November 212:00 p.m.HoustonUCFSpectrum Stadium • Orlando, FLESPN2 UCF 44–29  41,361
November 24:00 p.m.TulsaTulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAESPN2 TULN 38–26  27,417
November 27:00 p.m.No. 17 CincinnatiEast CarolinaDowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NCCBSSN CIN 46–43  32,276
November 27:30 p.m.No. 15 SMUNo. 24 MemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TNABC MEM 54–48  59,506
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
November 2South FloridaTemple

Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 78:00 p.m.TempleSouth FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLESPN TEM 17–7  26,214
November 87:00 p.m.UCFTulsaH. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OKESPN2 TUL 34–31  16,331
November 912:00 p.m.East CarolinaSMUGerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TXESPNU SMU 59–51  29,528
November 93:30 p.m.UConnNo. 17 CincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OHCBSSN CIN 48–3  38,919
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
November 9HoustonMemphisNavyTulane

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 1612:00 p.m.TulaneTempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAESPNU TEM 29–21  27,850
November 162:30 p.m.NavyNo. 16  Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN (rivalry) NBC L 20–52  74,082
November 163:30 p.m.No. 18 MemphisHoustonTDECU Stadium • Houston, TXESPN2 MEM 45–27  25,149
November 167:00 p.m.No. 17 CincinnatiSouth FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLCBSSN CIN 20–17  29,112
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
November 16East CarolinaSMUUCFUConnTulsa

Week 13

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 2312:00 p.m.UCFTulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LACBSSN UCF 34–31  21,032
November 2312:00 p.m.East CarolinaUConnRentschler Field • East Hartford, CTESPN3 ECU 31–24  12,084
November 233:30 p.m.No. 25 SMUNavyNavy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy)CBSSN NAVY 35–28  33,732
November 234:00 p.m.No. 18 MemphisSouth FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLESPNU MEM 49–10  25,136
November 237:00 p.m.TempleNo. 19 CincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OHESPN2 CIN 15–13  30,101
November 237:30 p.m.HoustonTulsaH. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OKESPNU HOU 24–14  16,120
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 293:30 p.m.No. 19 CincinnatiNo. 18 MemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TNABC MEM 24–34  36,472
November 298:00 p.m.South FloridaUCFSpectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL (War on I–4)ESPN UCF 34–7  45,217
November 3012:00 p.m.TulsaEast CarolinaDowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NCCBSSN TUL 49–24  27,978
November 303:00 p.m.UConnTempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAESPNU TEM 49–17  26,068
November 303:00 p.m.TulaneSMUGerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TXESPNU SMU 37–20  20,731
November 307:00 p.m.NavyHoustonTDECU Stadium • Houston, TXESPN2 NAVY 56–41  22,824
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 15 (American Athletic Conference Championship)

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
December 73:30 p.m.No. 20 CincinnatiNo. 17 MemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TNABC MEM 29–24  33,008
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 16

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
December 143:00 p.m.NavyArmyLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS W NAVY 31–7  68,705
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [20]

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
 American win
 American loss
Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionTime (EST)American teamOpponentScoreAttendance
Boca Raton Bowl December 21 FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL ABC 3:30 p.m.SMU Florida Atlantic 28–5223,187
Gasparilla Bowl December 23 Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPN2:30 p.m.UCF Marshall 48–2528,987
Military Bowl December 27 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD ESPN12:00 p.m.Temple North Carolina 13–5524,242
Liberty Bowl December 31 Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN ESPN3:45 p.m.No. 23 Navy Kansas State 20–1750,515
Birmingham Bowl January 2, 2020 Legion FieldBirmingham, AL ESPN3:00 p.m.No. 21 Cincinnati Boston College 38–627,193
Armed Forces Bowl January 4, 2020 Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX ESPN11:30 a.m.Tulane Southern Miss 30–1338,513
New Year's Six Bowl
Cotton Bowl Classic December 28 AT&T StadiumArlington, TX ESPN 12:00 p.m.No. 17 MemphisNo. 10 Penn State 39–5354,828

Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern. [21]

Selection of teams

The American vs other conferences

The American vs 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). Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the ACC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. Though the American does not consider BYU a power 5 team they consider them an equally strength opponent. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 29Pac-12UCLACincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OHW 24–14
August 30Big TenNo. 19 WisconsinSouth FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLL 0–49
August 30Big TenTulsaNo. 18 Michigan StateSpartan Stadium • East Lansing, MIL 7–28
August 31SECOle MissMemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TNW 15–10
August 31ACCEast CarolinaNC StateCarter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NCL 6–34
September 1Big 12HoustonNo. 4 OklahomaGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OKL 31-49
September 7Big TenCincinnatiNo. 5 Ohio StateOhio Stadium • Columbus, OHL 0–42
September 7ACCSouth FloridaGeorgia TechBobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GAL 10–14
September 7Big TenIllinoisUConnRentschler Field • East Hartford, CTL 23–31
September 7SECTulaneNo. 10 AuburnJordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, ALL 6–24
September 13Pac-12Washington StateHoustonNRG Stadium • Houston, TXL 24–31
September 14Big TenMarylandTempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAW 20–17
September 14Pac-12StanfordUCFSpectrum Stadium • Orlando, FLW 42–27
September 14Big 12Oklahoma StateTulsaH. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OKL 21–40
September 21Big 12SMUNo. 25 TCUAmon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 41–38
September 21Big TenUConnIndianaMemorial Stadium • Bloomington, INL 3–38
September 21ACCNo. 15 UCFPittsburghHeinz Field • Pittsburgh, PAL 34–35
September 28ACCGeorgia TechTempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAW 24–2
November 16IndependentNavyNotre DameNotre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, INL 20–52

The American vs Group of Five matchups

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

DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 29C-USAFIUTulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 42–14
August 31Sun BeltSMUArkansas StateCentennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, ARW 37–30
September 7C-USANo. 17 UCFFlorida AtlanticFAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FLW 48-14
September 7Mountain WestSan Jose StateTulsaCEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CAW 34-16
September 7C-USANorth TexasSMUGerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TXW 49-27
September 14MACMiami (OH)CincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OHW 35–13
September 14Sun BeltMemphisSouth AlabamaLadd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, ALW 42–6
September 14Sun BeltTexas StateSMUGerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TXW 47–17
September 21MACTempleBuffaloUB Stadium • Buffalo, NYL 22–38
September 21Mountain WestWyomingTulsaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OKW 24–21
September 28C-USACincinnatiMarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, VAW 52–14
September 28C-USAEast CarolinaOld DominionS.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VAW 24–21
September 28C-USAHoustonNorth TexasApogee Stadium • Denton, TXW 46–25
October 5Sun BeltMemphisLouisiana–MonroeMalone Stadium • Monroe, LAW 52–33
October 5Mountain WestAir ForceNavyNavy–Marines Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MDW 34-25

The American vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include The American teams competing against FBS independents other than Notre Dame, which is universally considered a Power Five program, or BYU, which some but not all Power Five leagues consider to be a Power Five opponent for non-conference scheduling purposes. Of the remaining four independents, two are on American member schedules—Army and UMass.

DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
October 6TulaneArmyMitchie Stadium • West Point, NYW 42–33
October 12BYUSouth FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLW 27–23
October 26UConnUMassWarren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MAW 56–35
December 14NavyArmyLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAW 31–7

The American vs FCS matchups

DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 29WagnerUConnRentschler Field • East Hartford, CTW 24–21
August 29Florida A&MNo. 17 UCFSpectrum Stadium • Orlando, FLW 62–0
August 31BucknellTempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAW 56–12
August 31Holy CrossNavyNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MDW 45–7
September 7Gardner–WebbEast CarolinaDowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, SCW 48-7
September 7Prairie View A&MHoustonTDECU Stadium • Houston, TXW 37-17
September 7SouthernMemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TNW 55-24
September 14South Carolina StateSouth FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLW 55–16
September 14Missouri StateTulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 58–6
September 21William & MaryEast CarolinaDowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NCW 19–7

Records against other conferences

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

WeekOffensiveDefensiveSpecialist
PlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPosition
Week 1 (Sept. 2)Justin McMillan Tulane QB Bryce Huff Memphis DEC.J. Sanders SMU WR/KR
Week 2 (Sept. 9) Xavier Jones SMURBPatrick NelsonSMULBDalton Witherspoon Houston PK
Week 3 (Sept. 16)QB Harrison Hand Temple CBAdam WilliamsMemphisP
Week 4 (Sept. 23)Jalen McCleskeyTulaneWRCooper Edmiston Tulsa LB Jake Verity East Carolina PK
Week 5 (Sept. 30)QBBenny WallsTempleSGabriel RogersMemphisKR
Week 6 (Oct. 7) James Proche SMUWRJarell WhiteCincinnatiLBJames SmithCincinnatiP
Week 7 (Oct. 14)Malcolm Perry (2)NavyQBJa'Von HicksCincinnatiSWill MobleyTemplePK
Week 8 (Oct. 21)
  • Memphis
  • SMU
  • RB
  • QB
Jacob SpringerNavyLBDane RoyHoustonP
Week 9 (Oct. 28)
  • Kevin Mensah
  • Jamale Carothers
RBPatrick Nelson (2)SMULBBijan NicholsNavyPK
Week 10 (Nov. 4) Antonio Gibson MemphisWRP.J. HallTulaneS Riley Patterson MemphisPK
Week 11 (Nov. 11)Tyler Snead East Carolina WR Reggie Robinson TulsaCBThomas BennettTulsaP
Week 12 (Nov. 18) Brady White MemphisQBQuincy RocheTempleDBSam CrosaCincinnatiPK
Week 13 (Nov. 25)Malcolm Perry (2)NavyQB Darrick Forrest CincinnatiSDane Roy (2)HoustonP
Week 14 (Dec. 1)Jamale CarothersNavyFBBryce Huff (2)MemphisDE Chris Claybrooks MemphisCB/KR

American Athletic Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the American Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season

AwardPlayerSchool
Offensive Player of the Year Malcolm Perry, Sr, QBNavy
Defensive Player of the Year Quincy Roche, Jr, DLTemple
Special Teams Player of the YearDane Roy, Sr., P
Antonio Gibson, WR/PR
Houston
Memphis
Rookie of the Year Kenneth Gainwell, RBMemphis
Coach of the Year Ken Niumatalolo Navy

All-conference teams

*Denotes Unanimous Selection

All Conference Honorable Mentions:

All-Americans

The 2019 College Football All-America Teams are 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), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American. [22] [23]

PositionPlayerSchoolSelectorUnanimousConsensus
First Team All-Americans
DL Quincy Roche TempleSI
PositionPlayerSchoolSelectorUnanimousConsensus
Second Team All-Americans
WR James Proche SMUFWAA
C Matt Hennessy TempleUSAT
AP Kenneth Gainwell MemphisAFCA, TSN
DLQuincy RocheTempleUSAT, TSN
PositionPlayerSchoolSelectorUnanimousConsensus
Third Team All-Americans
CMatt HennessyTempleAP

*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA)
*Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (WCFF)
*Associated Press All-America Team (AP)
*The Sporting News All-America Team (TSN)
*Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA)
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI)
*Bleacher Report All-America Team (BR)
*College Football News All-America Team (CFN)
*ESPN All-America Team (ESPN)
*CBS Sports All-America Team (CBS)
*Athlon Sports All-America Team (Athlon)

National award winners

2019 College Football Award Winners

NFL Draft

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.

Round #Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
366 Washington Redskins Antonio Gibson RB Memphis
372 Arizona Cardinals Josh Jones OT Houston
378 Atlanta Falcons Matt Hennessy C Temple
394 Green Bay Packers Josiah Deguara TE Cincinnati
399 New York Giants Matt Peart OT UConn
4123 Dallas Cowboys Reggie Robinson CB Tulsa
4128 Buffalo Bills Gabe Davis WR UCF
5155 Chicago Bears Trevis Gipson OLB Tulsa
5169 Minnesota Vikings Harrison Hand CB Temple
5173 Chicago Bears Darnell Mooney WR Tulane
6196 Philadelphia Eagles Shaun Bradley LB Temple
6201 Baltimore Ravens James Proche WR SMU
7223 Jacksonville Jaguars Chris Claybrooks CB Memphis
7230 New England Patriots Dustin Woodard C Memphis
7237 Kansas City Chiefs BoPete Keyes CB Tulane
7241 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chapelle Russell OLB Temple
7246 Miami Dolphins Malcolm Perry RB Navy

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