2019 American Athletic Conference
football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
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 pickAntonio Gibson (Memphis)
Picked byWashington 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
Conf Overall
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. The entire schedule was released on February 7, 2019.

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
Team ESPN[14] Rivals[15] 24/7[16]
Cincinnati 78 79
East Carolina 82 75
Houston 97 72
Memphis 70 59 66
Navy 82 123
SMU 65 69 69
South Florida 72 65 78
Temple 104
Tulane 91 95
Tulsa 109
UCF 50 55 57
UConn 126

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 finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UCF 169 (17)
2 Cincinnati 157 (11)
3 South Florida 107
4 Temple 101
5 East Carolina 66
6 UConn 30
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Memphis 165 (15)
2 Houston 162 (14)
3 Tulane 108
4 SMU 87 (1)
5 Navy 70
6 Tulsa 38

American Champion Voting

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

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school AAC record
Cincinnati Luke Fickell 3 32–20 (.615) 26–13 (.667) 15–9 (.625)
East Carolina Mike Houston 1 84–33 (.718) 4–8 (.333) 1–7 (.125)
Houston Dana Holgorsen 1 65–49 (.570) 4–8 (.333) 2–6 (.250)
Memphis Mike Norvell 3 38–15 (.717) 38–15 (.717) 24–8 (.750)
Navy Ken Niumatalolo 12 98–60 (.620) 98–60 (.620) 27–13 (.675)
SMU Sonny Dykes 1 56–56 (.500) 15–11 (.577) 10–6 (.625)
South Florida Charlie Strong 3 74–53 (.583) 21–16 (.568) 31–22 (.585)
Temple Rod Carey 1 60–35 (.632) 8–5 (.615) 5–3 (.625)
Tulane Willie Fritz 4 177–96 (.648) 23–27 (.460) 12–20 (.375)
Tulsa Philip Montgomery 5 25–37 (.403) 25–37 (.403) 14–26 (.350)
UCF Josh Heupel 2 22–4 (.846) 22–4 (.846) 14–2 (.875)
UConn Randy Edsall 15 102–134 (.432) 80–100 (.444) 24–48 (.333)

Source:[18]

Rankings

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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

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 7:00 p.m. UCLA Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN W 24–14   38,032
August 29 7:00 p.m. Wagner UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN3 W 24–21   19,648
August 29 7:00 p.m. Florida A&M No. 17 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL CBSSN W 62–0   44,073
August 29 7:00 p.m. FIU Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN3 W 42–14   16,361
August 30 7:15 p.m. Tulsa No. 18 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1 L 7–28   72,005
August 30 7:00 p.m. No. 19 Wisconsin South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN L 0–49   46,704
August 31 12:00 p.m. East Carolina NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry) ACCN L 6–34   57,633
August 31 12:00 p.m. Ole Miss Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (rivalry) ABC W 15–10   44,107
August 31 12:00 p.m. Bucknell Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 W 56–12   26,378
August 31 3:30 p.m. Holy Cross Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN W 45–7   28,531
August 31 7:00 p.m. SMU Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+ W 37–30   22,076
September 1 7:30 p.m. Houston No. 4 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ABC L 31–49   84,534
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 11:00 a.m. Southern Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN WMCTV W 55–24   34,487
September 7 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati No. 5 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC L 0–42   104,089
September 7 2:00 p.m. South Florida Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCN L 10–14   46,599
September 7 3:30 p.m. Illinois UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN L 23–31   23,108
September 7 6:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN3 W 48–9   34,118
September 7 7:00 p.m. No. 17 UCF Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CBSSN W 48–14   30,811
September 7 7:00 p.m. North Texas SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl) ESPN3 W 49–27   22,766
September 7 7:30 p.m. Tulane No. 10 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) ESPN2 L 6–24   85,317
September 7 8:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN3 W 37–17   29,360
September 7 8:00 p.m. Tulsa San Jose State CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA ESPN3 W 34–16   12,471
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 7 Navy Temple

Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 9:15 p.m. No. 20 Washington State Houston NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (Texas Kickoff) ESPNU L 24–31   40,523
September 14 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Maryland Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA CBSSN W 20–17   30,610
September 14 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) ESPNU W 35–13   35,526
September 14 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma State Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK (rivalry) ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 L 21–40   28,612
September 14 3:30 p.m. East Carolina Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 42–10   30,707
September 14 3:30 p.m. Stanford No. 17 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 W 42–27   45,008
September 14 3:30 p.m. Memphis South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPNU W 42–6   12,373
September 14 3:30 p.m. South Carolina State South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN3 W 55–16   31,368
September 14 7:00 p.m. Texas State SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPN3 W 47–17   17,469
September 14 7:30 p.m. Missouri State Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN3 W 58–6   18,746
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 14 UConn

Week 4

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 19 8:00 p.m. Houston Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN  TUL 38–31   21,032
September 21 12:00 p.m. UConn Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN L 3–38   40,084
September 21 3:30 p.m. No. 15 UCF Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ABC L 34–35   42,056
September 21 3:30 p.m. SMU No. 25 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) FS1 W 41–38   41,250
September 21 3:30 p.m. Wyoming Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK CBSSN W 24–21   16,246
September 21 3:30 p.m. Temple Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPNU L 22–38   17,621
September 21 6:00 p.m. William & Mary East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN3 W 19–7   38,094
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 21 Cincinnati Memphis Navy USF

Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 26 8:00 p.m. Navy Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN  MEM 35–23   33,909
September 28 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA CBSSN W 24–2   31,094
September 28 4:00 p.m. SMU South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNU  SMU 48–21   28,850
September 28 5:00 p.m. Cincinnati Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CBSSN on Facebook W 52–14   32,192
September 28 6:00 p.m. East Carolina Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN+ W 24–21   18,643
September 28 7:00 p.m. UConn No. 22 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL (Civil Conflict) CBSSN  UCF 56–21   44,164
September 28 8:00 p.m. Houston North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX CBSSN on Facebook W 46–25   30,123
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 28 Tulane Tulsa

Week 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 3 8:00 p.m. Temple East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN  TEM 27–17   33,253
October 4 8:00 p.m. No. 18 UCF Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN  CIN 27–24   40,121
October 5 12:00 p.m. South Florida UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN  USF 48–22   18,038
October 5 12:00 p.m. Tulane Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN W 42–33   38,019
October 5 3:30 p.m. Air Force Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSSN W 34–25   37,957
October 5 3:45 p.m. Memphis Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPNU W 52–33   17,143
October 5 7:30 p.m. Tulsa No. 24 SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPNU  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]

Date Bye Week
October 5 Houston

Week 7

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 12 12:00 p.m. No. 23 Memphis Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN2  TEM 30–28   34,253
October 12 3:30 p.m. No. 25 Cincinnati Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN2  CIN 38–23   25,716
October 12 3:30 p.m. BYU South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL CBSSN W 27–23   35,375
October 12 3:45 p.m. UConn Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNU  TULN 49–7   17,040
October 12 7:30 p.m. Navy Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPNU  NAV 45–17   17,951
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 12 East Carolina SMU UCF

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 19 12:00 p.m. Houston UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPNU  HOU 24–17   19,760
October 19 3:30 p.m. Temple No. 19 SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPN2  SMU 45–21   23,132
October 19 3:30 p.m South Florida Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAV 35–3   29,774
October 19 3:30 p.m. Tulsa No. 21 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio ESPNU  CIN 24–13   33,209
October 19 7:00 p.m. East Carolina UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL (rivalry) CBSSN  UCF 41–28   42,906
October 19 7:00 p.m. Tulane Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN2  MEM 47–17   30,221
#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 24 8:30 p.m. No. 16 SMU Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN  SMU 34–31   24,543
October 26 3:30 p.m. UConn UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA (rivalry) NESN W 56–35   12,234
October 26 3:30 p.m. Tulane Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 41–38   31,118
October 26 3:45 p.m. South Florida East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPNU  USF 45–20   33,088
October 26 7:00 p.m. UCF Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN2  UCF 63–21   29,949
October 26 7:00 p.m. Memphis Tulsa Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK CBSSN  MEM 42–41   17,183
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 26 Cincinnati

Week 10

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 1 8:00 p.m. Navy UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN2  NAVY 56–10   16,659
November 2 12:00 p.m. Houston UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN2  UCF 44–29   41,361
November 2 4:00 p.m. Tulsa Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN2  TULN 38–26   27,417
November 2 7:00 p.m. No. 17 Cincinnati East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC CBSSN  CIN 46–43   32,276
November 2 7:30 p.m. No. 15 SMU No. 24 Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ABC  MEM 54–48   59,506
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 2 South Florida Temple

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 7 8:00 p.m. Temple South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN  TEM 17–7   26,214
November 8 7:00 p.m. UCF Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN2  TUL 34–31   16,331
November 9 12:00 p.m. East Carolina SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPNU  SMU 59–51   29,528
November 9 3:30 p.m. UConn No. 17 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH CBSSN  CIN 48–3   38,919
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 9 Houston Memphis Navy Tulane

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 16 12:00 p.m. Tulane Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNU  TEM 29–21   27,850
November 16 2:30 p.m. Navy No. 16 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (rivalry) NBC L 20–52   74,082
November 16 3:30 p.m. No. 18 Memphis Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN2  MEM 45–27   25,149
November 16 7:00 p.m. No. 17 Cincinnati South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL CBSSN  CIN 20–17   29,112
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 16 East Carolina SMU UCF UConn Tulsa

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 23 12:00 p.m. UCF Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA CBSSN  UCF 34–31   21,032
November 23 12:00 p.m. East Carolina UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN3  ECU 31–24   12,084
November 23 3:30 p.m. No. 25 SMU Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy) CBSSN  NAVY 35–28   33,732
November 23 4:00 p.m. No. 18 Memphis South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNU  MEM 49–10   25,136
November 23 7:00 p.m. Temple No. 19 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN2  CIN 15–13   30,101
November 23 7:30 p.m. Houston Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPNU  HOU 24–14   16,120
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 29 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Cincinnati No. 18 Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ABC  MEM 24–34   36,472
November 29 8:00 p.m. South Florida UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL (War on I–4) ESPN  UCF 34–7   45,217
November 30 12:00 p.m. Tulsa East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC CBSSN  TUL 49–24   27,978
November 30 3:00 p.m. UConn Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNU  TEM 49–17   26,068
November 30 3:00 p.m. Tulane SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPNU  SMU 37–20   20,731
November 30 7:00 p.m. Navy Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN2  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)

See also: 2019 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
December 7 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Cincinnati No. 17 Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ABC  MEM 29–24   33,008
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 16

Main article: Army–Navy Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
December 14 3:00 p.m. Navy Army Lincoln 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

See also: 2019–20 NCAA football bowl games
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) American team Opponent Score Attendance
Boca Raton Bowl December 21 FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ABC 3:30 p.m. SMU Florida Atlantic 28–52 23,187
Gasparilla Bowl December 23 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN 2:30 p.m. UCF Marshall 48–25 28,987
Military Bowl December 27 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD ESPN 12:00 p.m. Temple North Carolina 13–55 24,242
Liberty Bowl December 31 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN 3:45 p.m. No. 23 Navy Kansas State 20–17 50,515
Birmingham Bowl January 2, 2020 Legion Field • Birmingham, AL ESPN 3:00 p.m. No. 21 Cincinnati Boston College 38–6 27,193
Armed Forces Bowl January 4, 2020 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX ESPN 11:30 a.m. Tulane Southern Miss 30–13 38,513
New Year's Six Bowl
Cotton Bowl Classic December 28 AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ESPN 12:00 p.m. No. 17 Memphis No. 10 Penn State 39–53 54,828

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.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 29 Pac-12 UCLA Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 24–14
August 30 Big Ten No. 19 Wisconsin South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL L 0–49
August 30 Big Ten Tulsa No. 18 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 7–28
August 31 SEC Ole Miss Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN W 15–10
August 31 ACC East Carolina NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 6–34
September 1 Big 12 Houston No. 4 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 31-49
September 7 Big Ten Cincinnati No. 5 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 0–42
September 7 ACC South Florida Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 10–14
September 7 Big Ten Illinois UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT L 23–31
September 7 SEC Tulane No. 10 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 6–24
September 13 Pac-12 Washington State Houston NRG Stadium • Houston, TX L 24–31
September 14 Big Ten Maryland Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 20–17
September 14 Pac-12 Stanford UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL W 42–27
September 14 Big 12 Oklahoma State Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 21–40
September 21 Big 12 SMU No. 25 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 41–38
September 21 Big Ten UConn Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 3–38
September 21 ACC No. 15 UCF Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA L 34–35
September 28 ACC Georgia Tech Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 24–2
November 16 Independent Navy Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN L 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.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 29 C-USA FIU Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 42–14
August 31 Sun Belt SMU Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR W 37–30
September 7 C-USA No. 17 UCF Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 48-14
September 7 Mountain West San Jose State Tulsa CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA W 34-16
September 7 C-USA North Texas SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX W 49-27
September 14 MAC Miami (OH) Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 35–13
September 14 Sun Belt Memphis South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL W 42–6
September 14 Sun Belt Texas State SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX W 47–17
September 21 MAC Temple Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY L 22–38
September 21 Mountain West Wyoming Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 24–21
September 28 C-USA Cincinnati Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, VA W 52–14
September 28 C-USA East Carolina Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA W 24–21
September 28 C-USA Houston North Texas Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX W 46–25
October 5 Sun Belt Memphis Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA W 52–33
October 5 Mountain West Air Force Navy Navy–Marines Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 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.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
October 6 Tulane Army Mitchie Stadium • West Point, NY W 42–33
October 12 BYU South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL W 27–23
October 26 UConn UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA W 56–35
December 14 Navy Army Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 31–7

The American vs FCS matchups

Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 29 Wagner UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT W 24–21
August 29 Florida A&M No. 17 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL W 62–0
August 31 Bucknell Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 56–12
August 31 Holy Cross Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 45–7
September 7 Gardner–Webb East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, SC W 48-7
September 7 Prairie View A&M Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX W 37-17
September 7 Southern Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN W 55-24
September 14 South Carolina State South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL W 55–16
September 14 Missouri State Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 58–6
September 21 William & Mary East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 19–7

Records against other conferences

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week Offensive Defensive Specialist
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1 (Sept. 2) Justin McMillan Tulane QB Bryce Huff Memphis DE C.J. Sanders SMU WR/KR
Week 2 (Sept. 9) Xavier Jones SMU RB Patrick Nelson SMU LB Dalton Witherspoon Houston PK
Week 3 (Sept. 16)
QB Harrison Hand Temple CB Adam Williams Memphis P
Week 4 (Sept. 23) Jalen McCleskey Tulane WR Cooper Edmiston Tulsa LB Jake Verity East Carolina PK
Week 5 (Sept. 30)
QB Benny Walls Temple S Gabriel Rogers Memphis KR
Week 6 (Oct. 7) James Proche SMU WR Jarell White Cincinnati LB James Smith Cincinnati P
Week 7 (Oct. 14) Malcolm Perry (2) Navy QB Ja'Von Hicks Cincinnati S Will Mobley Temple PK
Week 8 (Oct. 21)
  • Memphis
  • SMU
  • RB
  • QB
 Jacob Springer Navy LB Dane Roy Houston P
Week 9 (Oct. 28)
  • Kevin Mensah
  • Jamale Carothers
RB Patrick Nelson (2) SMU LB Bijan Nichols Navy PK
Week 10 (Nov. 4) Antonio Gibson Memphis WR P.J. Hall Tulane S Riley Patterson Memphis PK
Week 11 (Nov. 11) Tyler Snead East Carolina WR Reggie Robinson Tulsa CB Thomas Bennett Tulsa P
Week 12 (Nov. 18) Brady White Memphis QB Quincy Roche Temple DB Sam Crosa Cincinnati PK
Week 13 (Nov. 25) Malcolm Perry (2) Navy QB Darrick Forrest Cincinnati S Dane Roy (2) Houston P
Week 14 (Dec. 1) Jamale Carothers Navy FB Bryce Huff (2) Memphis DE Chris Claybrooks Memphis CB/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

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year Malcolm Perry, Sr, QB Navy
Defensive Player of the Year Quincy Roche, Jr, DL Temple
Special Teams Player of the Year Dane Roy, Sr., P
Antonio Gibson, WR/PR 		Houston
Memphis
Rookie of the Year Kenneth Gainwell, RB Memphis
Coach of the Year Ken Niumatalolo Navy

All-conference teams

*Denotes Unanimous Selection

All Conference Honorable Mentions:

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 2019 College Football All-America Team.

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]

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
DL Quincy Roche Temple SI
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
WR James Proche SMU FWAA
C Matt Hennessy Temple USAT
AP Kenneth Gainwell Memphis AFCA, TSN
DL Quincy Roche Temple USAT, TSN
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Third Team All-Americans
C Matt Hennessy Temple AP

*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 Team Player Position College
3 66 Washington Redskins Antonio Gibson RB Memphis
3 72 Arizona Cardinals Josh Jones OT Houston
3 78 Atlanta Falcons Matt Hennessy C Temple
3 94 Green Bay Packers Josiah Deguara TE Cincinnati
3 99 New York Giants Matt Peart OT UConn
4 123 Dallas Cowboys Reggie Robinson CB Tulsa
4 128 Buffalo Bills Gabe Davis WR UCF
5 155 Chicago Bears Trevis Gipson OLB Tulsa
5 169 Minnesota Vikings Harrison Hand CB Temple
5 173 Chicago Bears Darnell Mooney WR Tulane
6 196 Philadelphia Eagles Shaun Bradley LB Temple
6 201 Baltimore Ravens James Proche WR SMU
7 223 Jacksonville Jaguars Chris Claybrooks CB Memphis
7 230 New England Patriots Dustin Woodard C Memphis
7 237 Kansas City Chiefs BoPete Keyes CB Tulane
7 241 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chapelle Russell OLB Temple
7 246 Miami Dolphins Malcolm Perry RB Navy

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