2017 American Athletic Conference
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2017–
January 2018
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS Sports Network
2018 NFL Draft
Top draft pickMike Hughes (UCF)
Picked byMinnesota Vikings, 30th overall
Regular season
The American Championship
Football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Predicted American Championship Game Winner

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

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Legend
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Cincinnati AP
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Connecticut AP
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East Carolina AP
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Houston AP RV RV RV RV
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Navy AP RV RV 25 RV
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SMU AP
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South Florida AP 19 21 22 21 18 18 18 16 17 RV 22 23 22 23 23 21
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Temple AP
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Tulane AP
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Tulsa AP RV
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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

Main article: 2017 American Athletic Conference Football 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:

See also: 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games
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

Awards and honors

Players of the week

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
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

  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.

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