2023 American Athletic Conference
football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 26, 2023–December 2, 2023
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2024 NFL draft
Regular season
Season championsTulane
  Runners-upSMU
AAC Championship Game
ChampionsSMU
  Runners-upTulane
Seasons
2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 SMU y$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Tulane y   8 – 0     11 – 3  
UTSA   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Memphis   6 – 2     10 – 3  
South Florida   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Rice   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Navy   4 – 4     5 – 7  
North Texas   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Charlotte   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Temple   1 – 7     3 – 9  
East Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 American Athletic Conference football season was the 32nd NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). It was the 11th season since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the ninth season of the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the Group of Five (G5) together with Conference USA, the MAC, Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The American saw significant realignment prior to the season, with three schools departing the conference and six schools joining. It will be the final season with SMU, who will be leaving to join the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 2024–2025 school year.

Previous season

Main article: 2022 American Athletic Conference football season

During the 2022 season, Tulane posted a 10–2 regular season record for the best regular season record in conference. Tulane and UCF advanced to the 2022 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game, where Tulane won by a score of 45–28. Tulane was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated USC, 46–45.

Conference realignment

The American Athletic Conference underwent significant realignment before the 2023 season. Three schools, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF, departed the conference to join the Big 12 Conference, having accepted invitations to join two years prior.[1] The American invited six schools to join the conference, all previously from Conference USA: Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA.[2] The realignment brought The American up to 14 football members for the 2023 season.

This will be SMU's final season in the American before they move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024.[3]

In response to SMU's departure, the American announced the addition of Army as a football-only member beginning in 2024. Army currently competes as an independent and its addition will keep the conference at 14 football members.[4]

Preseason

Media days

The 2023 American Football Media days were held July 24–25, 2023 at Live! By Loews, Arlington, Texas.[5]

Preseason poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 25, 2023.[6]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Tulane 457 (20)
2 UTSA 440 (9)
3 SMU 397 (3)
4 Memphis 362 (1)
5 Florida Atlantic 312
6 East Carolina 303
7 North Texas 261
8 UAB 209 (1)
9 Navy 199
10 Temple 182
11 Tulsa 160
12 Rice 138
13 South Florida 86
14 Charlotte 64

Head coaches

Changes

Records

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school AAC Record
Charlotte Biff Poggi 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
East Carolina Mike Houston 5 102–49 (.675) 22–24 (.478) 13–19 (.406)
Florida Atlantic Tom Herman 1 54–22 (.711) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Memphis Ryan Silverfield 4 21–16 (.568) 21–16 (.568) 11–13 (.458)
Navy Brian Newberry 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
North Texas Eric Morris 1 24–18 (.571) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Rice Mike Bloomgren 6 16–39 (.291) 16–39 (.291) 0–0 (–)
SMU Rhett Lashlee 2 7–6 (.538) 7–6 (.538) 5–3 (.625)
South Florida Alex Golesh 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Temple Stan Drayton 2 3–9 (.250) 3–9 (.250) 1–7 (.125)
Tulane Willie Fritz 8 197–114 (.633) 43–45 (.489) 23–33 (.411)
Tulsa Kevin Wilson 1 26–47 (.356) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
UAB Trent Dilfer 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
UTSA Jeff Traylor 4 30–10 (.750) 30–10 (.750) 0–0 (–)

Note:

Source:[14]

Post-season changes

Rankings

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Regular season schedule

The 2023 schedule was released on February 21, 2023.[17]

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

Week 0

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 26 2:30 p.m. Navy No. 13 Notre Dame Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic, rivalry) NBC L 3–42   49,000
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 8:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+ W 35–6   25,363
August 31 8:00 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+ W 42–7   17,529
September 2 12:00 p.m. East Carolina No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Peacock L 3–30   109,480
September 2 12:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPNU W 38–14   21,490
September 2 2:00 p.m. Akron Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ W 24–21   12,456
September 2 3:30 p.m. Rice No. 11 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) FOX L 10–37   98,017
September 2 3:30 p.m. South Florida Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY CBSSN L 24–41   15,438
September 2 4:00 p.m. California North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPNU L 21–58   21,350
September 2 6:00 p.m. South Carolina State Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+ W 24–3   15,622
September 2 6:00 p.m. Monmouth Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+ W 42–20   20,893
September 2 7:00 p.m. Bethune-Cookman Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN+ W 56–14   26,632
September 2 7:00 p.m. UTSA Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX FS1 L 14–17   37,862
September 2 8:00 p.m. South Alabama No. 24 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNU W 37–17   26,973
#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 9 3:30 p.m. Wagner Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN W 24–0   29,798
September 9 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Ole Miss No. 24 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry) ESPN2 L 20–37   30,000
September 9 3:30 p.m. Texas State UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry) ESPN+ W 20–13   49,324
September 9 4:00 p.m. Marshall East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (rivalry) ESPNU L 13–31   38,211
September 9 5:00 p.m. Tulsa No. 8 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA P12N L 10–43   63,128
September 9 6:00 p.m. UAB Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+ L 35–49   20,103
September 9 6:00 p.m. Ohio Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+ L 10–17   17,934
September 9 6:00 p.m. SMU No. 18 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ESPN+ L 11–28   84,186
September 9 6:30 p.m. North Texas FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, FL ESPN+ L 39–46   15,754
September 9 7:00 p.m. Memphis Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl) ESPN+ W 37–3   18,724
September 9 7:00 p.m. Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) NFLN W 43–41 2OT  23,425
September 9 7:00 p.m. No. 23 (FCS) Florida A&M South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+ W 38–24   36,495
September 9 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD NBC L 20–38   32,804
September 9 7:30 p.m. Temple Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN L 7–36   45,317
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 14 7:30 p.m. Navy Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN  MEM 28–24   25,551
September 15 7:00 p.m. Army UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN L 29–37   27,138
September 16 2:00 p.m. Norfolk State Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ W 41–9   10,932
September 16 3:30 p.m. East Carolina Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+ L 28–43   40,168
September 16 3:30 p.m. No. 10 Alabama South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ABC L 3–17   65,138
September 16 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Oklahoma Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN2 L 17–66   30,855
September 16 4:00 p.m. Tulane Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell) ESPNU W 21–3   25,038
September 16 6:00 p.m. Georgia State Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+ L 25–41   14,410
September 16 7:00 p.m. Louisiana UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+ L 21–41   21,673
September 16 7:00 p.m. North Texas Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN+ W 40–37   17,434
September 16 7:00 p.m. Texas Southern Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+ W 59–7   18,103
September 16 7:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPN+ W 69–0   24,489
September 16 8:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACCN L 14–48   81,295
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 23 12:00 p.m. SMU TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivlary) FS1 L 17–34   51,243
September 23 12:00 p.m. Tulsa Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CBSSN W 22–14   10,321
September 23 3:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN L 17–23   53,512
September 23 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Miami (FL) Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 L 7–41   17,234
September 23 4:00 p.m. Rice South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNU  USF 42–29   29,141
September 23 4:00 p.m. UTSA No. 23 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN L 14–45   101,915
September 23 6:00 p.m. Gardner-Webb East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN+ W 44–0   40,589
September 23 7:00 p.m. Charlotte No. 25 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SECN+/ ESPN+ L 7–22   89,053
September 23 7:00 p.m. Nicholls Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN+ W 36–7   22,842
September 23 7:30 p.m. UAB No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN2 L 21–49   92,746
September 23 7:30 p.m. Memphis Missouri The Dome at America's Center • St. Louis, MO ESPNU L 27–34   45,085
#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 28 7:30 p.m. Temple Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN  TLSA 48–26   17,538
September 30 12:00 p.m. UAB Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN2  TULN 35–23   20.102
September 30 3:30 p.m. South Florida Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  USF 44–30   29,789
September 30 4:00 p.m. Boise State Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN2 W 35–32   30,364
September 30 7:00 p.m. Abilene Christian North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+ W 45–31   21,494
September 30 7:00 p.m. East Carolina Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+  RICE 24–17   19,598
September 30 7:30 p.m. Charlotte SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPNU  SMU 34–16   25,385
#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 7 2:00 p.m. UTSA Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+  UTSA 49–34   18,388
October 7 3:30 p.m. North Texas Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 27–24   28,648
October 7 4:00 p.m. South Florida UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN2  UAB 56–35   23,792
October 7 5:00 p.m. UConn Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+ L 31–38   21,207
October 7 6:00 p.m. Tulsa Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  FAU 20–17   21,077
#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 12 7:30 p.m. SMU East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN  SMU 31–10   33,444
October 13 7:00 p.m. Tulane Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN  TULN 31–21   35,609
October 14 12:00 p.m. Temple North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPNU  UNT 45–14   13,678
October 14 2:00 p.m. Navy Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+  NAVY 14–0   15,659
October 14 3:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2  FAU 56–14   36,670
October 14 8:00 p.m. UAB UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPNU  UTSA 41–20   23,808
#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 7:00 p.m. Rice Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN2  RICE 42–10   18,527
October 20 7:00 p.m. SMU Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN2  SMU 55–0   11,232
October 21 12:00 p.m No. 22 Air Force Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS L 6–17   38,803
October 21 12:00 p.m. Memphis UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN2  MEM 45–21   20,269
October 21 2:00 p.m. Charlotte East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN+  CHAR 10–7   39,842
October 21 3:30 p.m. North Texas No. 23 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN2  TULN 35–28   30,000
October 21 3:30 p.m. South Florida UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN W 24–21   21,704
October 21 6:00 p.m. UTSA Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  UTSA 36–10   17,241
#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 7:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN2  FAU 38–16   10,857
October 28 12:00 p.m. Tulsa SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPNU  SMU 69–10   20,800
October 28 3:00 p.m. Memphis North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+  MEM 45–42   18,062
October 28 3:30 p.m. East Carolina UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+  UTSA 41–27   22,629
October 28 4:00 p.m. No. 22 Tulane Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN2  TULN 30–28   20,439
#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 4 2:00 p.m. Navy Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+  TEM 32–18   13,049
November 4 3:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+  UAB 45–42   20,676
November 4 3:00 p.m. UTSA North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+  UTSA 37–29   17,354
November 4 3:00 p.m. South Florida Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN+  MEM 59–50   30,223
November 4 3:30 p.m. No. 24 Tulane East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPNU  TULN 13–10   33,765
November 4 4:00 p.m. Charlotte Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+  CHAR 33–26 OT  20,151
November 4 7:30 p.m. SMU Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) ESPNU  SMU 36–31   21,632
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 10 9:00 p.m. North Texas SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl) ESPN2  SMU 45–21   22,043
November 11 12:00 p.m. Tulsa No. 23 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN2  TULN 24–22   20,126
November 11 12:00 p.m. Temple South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+  USF 27–23   30,938
November 11 2:00 p.m. Memphis Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+  MEM 44–38 OT  8,895
November 11 3:30 p.m. UAB Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 31–6   29,078
November 11 4:00 p.m. East Carolina Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  ECU 22–7  
November 11 7:30 p.m. Rice UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPNU  UTSA 34–14   28,245
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 17 9:00 p.m. South Florida UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN2  UTSA 49–21   22,096
November 18 12:00 p.m. No. 24 Tulane Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  TULN 24–8   15,871
November 18 12:00 p.m. East Carolina Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD ESPN+  NAVY 10–0   28,708
November 18 12:00 p.m. SMU Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN2  SMU 38–34   30,313
November 18 2:00 p.m. Rice Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+  RICE 28–7   9,385
November 18 3:00 p.m. North Texas Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+  UNT 35–28   16,520
November 18 3:00 p.m. Temple UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+  UAB 34–24   17,486
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 24 12:00 p.m. Memphis Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN  MEM 45–21   10,830
November 24 3:30 p.m. UTSA No. 23 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ABC  TULN 29–16   25,103
November 25 12:00 p.m. Navy SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy) ESPN2  SMU 59–14   21,490
November 25 1:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+  RICE 24–21   19.393
November 25 2:00 p.m. Tulsa East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN+  TLSA 29–27   29,567
November 25 2:00 p.m. UAB North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+  UNT 45–42   14,628
November 25 7:30 p.m. Charlotte South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNU  USF 48–14   29,279
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship game

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
December 2 4:00 p.m. SMU No. 22 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ABC  SMU 26–14   25,206
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. 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 Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA (124th Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS L 11–17   65,878
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl Games

See also: 2023–24 NCAA football bowl games
Legend
  American win
  American loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) AAC team Opponent Score Attendance
Frisco Bowl December 19 Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX ESPN 9:00 p.m. UTSA Marshall W 35–17 11,215
Boca Raton Bowl December 21 FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN 8:00 p.m. South Florida Syracuse W 45–0 20,711
First Responder Bowl December 26 Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPN 5:30 p.m. Rice Texas State L 21–45 26,542
Military Bowl December 27 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD ESPN 2:00 p.m. Tulane Virginia Tech L 20–41 35,849
Fenway Bowl December 28 Fenway Park • Boston, MA ESPN 11:00 a.m. No. 24 SMU Boston College L 14–23  
Liberty Bowl December 29 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN 3:30 p.m. Memphis Iowa State W 36–26  

Versus other conference records

2023–2024 records against non-conference foes:

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). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.


Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 26 Independent Navy No. 13 Notre Dame Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland L 3–42
September 2 Big Ten East Carolina No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 3–30
September 2 Pac-12 California North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX L 21–58
September 2 Big 12 Rice No. 11 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 10–37
September 2 Big 12 UTSA Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX L 14–17
September 9 Big Ten Charlotte Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD L 20–38
September 9 Big 12 Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 43–41 2OT
September 9 Big 12 SMU No. 18 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 11–28
September 9 Big Ten Temple Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ L 7–36
September 9 SEC No. 20 Ole Miss No. 24 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 20–37
September 9 Pac-12 Tulsa No. 8 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 10–43
September 16 ACC Florida Atlantic Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 14–48
September 16 SEC No. 10 Alabama South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL L 3–17
September 16 Big 12 No. 19 Oklahoma Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 17–66
September 23 SEC UAB No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 21–49
September 23 SEC Charlotte No. 25 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 7–22
September 23 Big Ten Florida Atlantic Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL L 17–23
September 23 SEC Memphis Missouri The Dome at America's Center • St. Louis, MO L 27–34
September 23 Big 12 SMU TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 17–34
September 23 ACC No. 20 Miami (FL) Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA L 7–41
September 23 SEC UTSA No. 23 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 14–45

Group of Five matchups

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

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 2 C-USA South Florida Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY L 24–41
September 2 C-USA Louisiana Tech SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX W 38–14
September 2 MAC Akron Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 24–21
September 2 Sun Belt South Alabama No. 24 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 37–17
September 9 Sun Belt UAB Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 35–49
September 9 Sun Belt Marshall East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC L 13–31
September 9 MAC Ohio Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 10–17
September 9 Sun Belt Memphis Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR W 37–3
September 9 C-USA North Texas FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, FL L 39–46
September 9 Sun Belt Texas State UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX W 20–13
September 16 Sun Belt Louisiana UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL L 21–41
September 16 Sun Belt Georgia State Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 25–41
September 16 Sun Belt East Carolina Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC L 28–43
September 16 C-USA North Texas Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 40–37
September 16 Sun Belt Tulane Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 21–3
September 23 MAC Tulsa Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL W 22–14
September 30 Mountain West Boise State Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN W 35–32
October 21 Mountain West No. 22 Air Force Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD L 6–17

FBS independents matchups

The following games include AAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, UConn, or UMass.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
September 15 Army UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX L 29–37
October 7 UConn Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 31–38
October 21 South Florida UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT W 24–21
December 9 Navy Army Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA L 11–17

FCS matchups

Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 31 North Carolina A&T UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL W 35–6
August 31 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 42–7
September 2 South Carolina State Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 24–3
September 2 Monmouth Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 42–20
September 2 Bethune-Cookman Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN W 56–14
September 9 Wagner Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 24–0
September 9 No. 23 (FCS) Florida A&M South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL W 38–24
September 16 Texas Southern Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 59–7
September 16 Prairie View A&M SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX W 69–0
September 16 Norfolk State Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 41–9
September 23 Gardner-Webb East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 44–0
September 23 Nicholls Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 36–7
September 30 Abilene Christian North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX W 45–31

Awards and honors

Player of the week award

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1[18] Michael Pratt Tulane QB Yvandy Rigby Temple LB Seth Morgan Memphis K
Week 2[19] JT Daniels Rice QB Trey Moore UTSA LB Chase Allen UTSA K
Week 3[20] Preston Stone SMU QB Daquan Evans South Florida S Noah Rauschenberg North Texas K
Week 4[21] Byrum Brown South Florida QB Kendarin Ray Tulsa S Grant Gonya Charlotte P
Week 5[22] Cardell Williams Tulsa QB Tramel Logan South Florida DE Geoffrey Cantin-Arku Memphis LB
Week 6[23] Jermaine Brown Jr. UAB RB Luke Pirris Navy DE/LB Logan Lupo Florida Atlantic K/P
Week 7[24] Daniel Richardson Florida Atlantic QB Trey Moore (2) UTSA LB Riley Riethman Navy P
Week 8[25] Michael Pratt (2) Tulane QB Demetrius Knight II Charlotte LB Roderick Daniels Jr. SMU WR
Week 9[26] Preston Stone (2) SMU QB Trey Moore (3) UTSA LB Valentino Ambrosio Tulane K
Week 10[27] Jacob Zeno UAB QB Nikhai Hill-Green Charlotte LB Collin Rogers SMU K
Week 11[28] Seth Henigan Memphis QB Colin Ramos Navy LB Andrew Conrad East Carolina K
Week 12[29] Frank Harris UTSA QB Colin Ramos (2) Navy LB Matt Quinn UAB K
Week 13[30] Byrum Brown (2)
Preston Stone (3) 		South Florida
SMU 		QB
QB 		Kam Pedescleaux Tulane S Noah Rauschenberg (2) North Texas K

American Athletic Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.[31]

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year Michael Pratt Tulane
Defensive Player of the Year Trey Moore UTSA
Special Teams Player of the Year LaJohntay Wester Florida Atlantic
Rookie of the Year Makhi Hughes Tulane
Coach of the Year Willie Fritz Tulane

All-Conference Teams

The following players were selected part of the All-Conference teams.[31]

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 2023 College Football All-America Team.

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. College Football All-American 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.

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
PR LaJohntay Wester Florida Atlantic FWAA
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
LB Trey Moore UTSA AFCA
PR LaJohntay Wester Florida Atlantic FOX

Home game attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium 15,314 15,622 14,410 15,659 10,857 8,895 9,385 74,828 12,471 81.44%
East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium 50,000 38,211 40,589 33,444 39,842 33,765 29,567 215,418 35,903 71.81%
Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium 29,495 20,893 17,934 21,077 17,241 17,532 15,871 110,548 18,425 62.47%
Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium 58,862 26,632 25,551 30,364 35,609 30,223 30,313 178,692 29,782 50.6%
Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 34,000 29,798 29,789 28,648 38,803 29,078 28,708 184,824 30,804 90.6%
North Texas DATCU Stadium 30,850 21,350 21,494 13,678 18,062 17,354 14,628 106,566 17,761 57.57%
Rice Rice Stadium 47,000 23,425 18,103 19,598 21,207 20,436 21,632 19,393 143,794 20,542 43.71%
SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium 32,000 21,490 24,489 25,385 20,800 22,043 21,490 135,697 22,616 70.68%
South Florida Raymond James Stadium 65,897 36,495 65,138 29,141 36,670 30,938 29,279 227,661 37,944 57.58%
Temple Lincoln Financial Field 68,532 12,456 10,932 17,234 18,388 11,232 13,049 10,830 94,121 13,446 19.62%
Tulane Yulman Stadium 30,000 26,973 30,000 22,842 20,102 30,000 20,126 25,103 175,146 25,021 83.4%
Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium 30,000 17,529 30,855 17,538 18,527 20,151 16,520 121,120 20,187 67.29%
UAB Protective Stadium 47,100 25,363 21,673 23,792 20,269 20,676 17,486 129,259 21,543 45.74%
UTSA Alamodome 36,582 49,324 27,138 23,808 22,629 28,245 22,096 173,258 28,876 78.93%

Capacity source on all 14 stadiums:[32]

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