2025 American Conference Football Championship Game

2025 American Conference Football Championship Game
Conference Championship Game
North Texas Mean Green Tulane Green Wave (11–1) (10–2) 21 34 Head coach:  Eric Morris Head coach:  Jon Sumrall AP Coaches CFP 20 20 24 AP Coaches CFP 21 21 20
1 2 3 4 Total North Texas 7 0 6 8 21 Tulane 7 17 7 3 34
Date	December 5, 2025
Season	2025
Stadium	Yulman Stadium
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP	Jack Tchienchou, S, Tulane
Favorite	North Texas by 1.5
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC ESPN Radio
Announcers	Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter) (ABC) Chris Carlin (play-by-play), Tom Ramsey (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline reporter) (ESPN Radio)
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2025 American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 20 Tulane y$^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 25 North Texas y		7	–	1					11	–	2
Navy		7	–	1					9	–	2
South Florida		6	–	2					9	–	3
East Carolina		6	–	2					8	–	4
Memphis		4	–	4					8	–	4
Army		4	–	4					6	–	5
UTSA		4	–	4					6	–	6
Temple		3	–	5					5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		2	–	6					5	–	7
UAB		2	–	6					4	–	8
Tulsa		1	–	7					4	–	8
Charlotte		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Tulane 34, North Texas 21
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of December 7, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 American Conference Football Championship Game (officially known as the 2025 American Conference Football Championship Game presented by LLH Healthcare for sponsorship reasons) was a college football played on December 5, 2025 to determine the champion of the American Conference for the 2025 season. It was the 11th American Conference Football Championship Game. The game started at 8:00 p.m. EST and was aired on ABC. The game featured the Tulane Green Wave against the North Texas Mean Green.

This was the first championship game played under the "American Conference" name, as on July 21, 2025, the conference dropped the word "Athletic" from its previous name. ^[1]

Before the game, both teams' head coaches were announced to have accepted jobs at other programs, with North Texas head coach Eric Morris joining Oklahoma State ^{[2] [3]} and Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall joining Florida. ^{[4] [5]} Both coaches were allowed to coach this game, along with any potential College Football Playoff games.

Teams

The 2025 American Conference Championship Game featured the Tulane Green Wave and the North Texas Mean Green. This was the fourth consecutive American title game appearance for Tulane and its fourth overall. This was the first American title game appearance for North Texas in its third season in The American.

On November 29, 2025, the Conference announced that Tulane was selected as the host of the game due to being ranked at the time in the College Football Playoff Rankings, whereas North Texas was unranked. ^[6]

This was the 4th meeting between Tulane and North Texas, with the Green Wave winning all three previous meetings. ^[7] With both teams ranked above James Madison in the penulatmate College Football Playoff ranking, a win by either side would have almost certainly clinched a berth in the 2025 CFP.

North Texas

Main article: 2025 North Texas Mean Green football team

North Texas clinched a spot in the game following its victory over Temple on November 28. ^[8]

Tulane

Main article: 2025 Tulane Green Wave football team

Tulane clinched a spot in the game following its victory over Charlotte on November 29. ^[9]

Scoring summary

2025 American Conference Championship Game
No. 24 North Texas Mean Green (11–1, 7–1) vs. No. 20 Tulane Green Wave (10–2, 7–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 North Texas	7	0	6	8	21
No. 20 Tulane	7	17	7	3	34

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

• Date: Friday, December 5, 2025
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)
• References:

Statistics	UNT	TUL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "American Conference Launches Modernized Brand Identity Ahead of Football Media Days" (Press release). American Conference. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
2. "Morris Named Oklahoma State's 25th Head Football Coach". Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
3. Vannini, Chris (November 25, 2025). "Oklahoma State expected to hire North Texas' Eric Morris as next head coach". The Athletic . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved November 25, 2025.
4. "Sources: Florida finalizing deal to hire Tulane's Jon Sumrall". espn.com. November 30, 2025.
5. Communications, U. A. A. (September 13, 2025). "University of Florida Names Jon Sumrall Head Football Coach". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
6. "Tulane to Host North Texas in 2025 American Football Championship presented by LLH Healthcare". theamerican.org. November 29, 2025.
7. "Winsipedia - Tulane Green Wave vs. North Texas Mean Green football history" . Retrieved December 2, 2025.
8. "Mean Green Earn Conference Championship Spot". meangreensports.com. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
9. "No. 24 Football Earns Fourth Straight Appearance In American Conference Championship With 27-0 Victory Over Charlotte". tulanegreenwave.com. November 29, 2025.