2022 American Athletic Conference football season
Sports season
2022 American Athletic Conference football season League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Sport Football Duration September 1, 2022–January 31, 2023 Number of teams 11 TV partner(s) ABC , ESPN , ESPN2 , ESPNU , and CBS Sports Network Top draft pick WR Rashee Rice , SMU Picked by Kansas City Chiefs , 55th overallSeason champions Tulane Runners-up UCF Champions Tulane Runners-up UCF Finals MVP Michael Pratt , QB, Tulane
The 2022 American Athletic Conference football season is the 31st NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the tenth 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 . In September 2021, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF accepted invitations to join the Big 12 Conference .[ 1] The three schools had been contractually required to remain with The American through 2024, but the conference and its departing members reached a buyout agreement that allowed those schools to leave in 2023.[ 2]
Previous season
Cincinnati finished with a 13–1 (8–0 AAC) record, winning the AAC Championship Game against Houston . It was the second consecutive AAC championship and third consecutive AAC Championship game appearance in program history. The Bearcats were ranked fourth in the final College Football Playoff rankings, thus becoming the first Group of Five team to make the playoffs.[ 3] After the Bearcats loss to Alabama in the Cotton Bowl, Cincinnati finished fourth in the final AP Poll marking the best finish in program history.
Seven AAC teams participated in bowl games during the 2021 season; the league finished 4–1.
Tulsa defeated Old Dominion 30–17 in the Myrtle Beach Bowl . With the win, Tulsa concluded their season with an 7–6 record.[ 4] With the win, Tulsa achieved their first bowl win since the 2016 Miami Beach Bowl [ 5] In the 2021 Gasparilla Bowl , UCF defeated Florida 29–17, behind standout performances by wide receiver, and game MVP, Ryan O'Keefe and running back Isiah Bowser.[ 6] In the Birmingham Bowl , No. 20 Houston defeated Auburn 17–13.[ 7] Cincinnati was selected to participate in the Cotton Bowl as part of the College Football Playoff against Alabama . The Bearcats lost to the Crimson Tide 27–6.[ 8]
Three bowl games involving American teams were cancelled due to COVID-19 : Memphis was slated to play in the Hawaii Bowl versus Hawaii . Hawaii had to withdraw from the bowl due to a shortage of available players, stemming from a combination of a COVID-19 outbreak within the team, players already out with injury, and players who transferred away from the school at the conclusion of the regular season.[ 9] East Carolina was slated to play in the Military Bowl versus Boston College , the game was cancelled after Boston College said it did not have enough players to field a team because of coronavirus issues, season-ending injuries, opt-outs and transfers.[ 10] SMU was originally slated to play in the Fenway Bowl versus Virginia . Virginia had to withdraw from the game due to a number of COVID cases impacting its roster.[ 11]
Preseason
Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team
ESPN[ 12]
Rivals[ 13]
24/7[ 14]
Cincinnati
41
42
East Carolina
78
84
Houston
52
49
Memphis
47
62
Navy
92
104
SMU
85
80
South Florida
83
87
Temple
108
Tulane
68
74
Tulsa
111
UCF
53
52
The 2022 American Media day was held virtually on July 28, 2022[ 15]
Preseason poll
The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 28, 2022.[ 16]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Houston
243 (7)
2
Cincinnati
242 (10)
3
UCF
225 (7)
4
SMU
187
5
Memphis
162
6
East Carolina
157
7
Tulane
115
8
Tulsa
93
9
South Florida
71
10
Navy
61
11
Temple
28
Award watch lists
Award
Head Coach/Player
School
Position
Ref
Lott Trophy
none
[ 17]
Dodd Trophy
Luke Fickell
Cincinnati
HC
[ 18]
Maxwell Award
Keaton Mitchell
East Carolina
RB
[ 19]
Clayton Tune
Houston
QB
Nathaniel Dell
Houston
WR
Tanner Mordecai
SMU
QB
Michael Pratt
Tulane
QB
Davey O'Brien Award
Gerry Bohanon
South Florida
QB
[ 20]
Tanner Mordecai
SMU
QB
Clayton Tune
Houston
QB
Doak Walker Award
Isaiah Bowser
UCF
RB
[ 21]
Keaton Mitchell
East Carolina
RB
Johnny Richardson
UCF
RB
Tyjae Spears
Tulane
RB
Biletnikoff Award
Nathaniel Dell
Houston
WR
[ 22]
Nick Mardner
Cincinnati
WR
Ryan O'Keefe
UCF
WR
Xavier Weaver
South Florida
WR
John Mackey Award
Christian Trahan
Houston
TE
[ 23]
James Tyrick
Tulane
TE
Josh Whyle
Cincinnati
TE
Ryan Jones
East Carolina
TE
Leonard Taylor
Cincinnati
TE
KeMore Gamble
UCF
TE
Rimington Trophy
Jacob Likes
Memphis
C
[ 24]
Sincere Haynesworth
Tulane
C
Matt Lee
UCF
C
Butkus Award
Donavan Mutin
Houston
LB
[ 25]
Deshawn Pace
Cincinnati
LB
Ivan Pace
Cincinnati
LB
Isaac Slade-Matautia
SMU
LB
Dorian Williams
Tulane
LB
Jim Thorpe Award
Davonte Brown
UCF
CB
[ 26]
Quindell Johnson
Memphis
S
Gervarrius Owens
Houston
S
Award
Head Coach/Player
School
Position
Ref
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Elijah Chatman
SMU
DT
[ 27]
Antonio Grier
South Florida
LB
Quindell Johnson
Memphis
S
Gervarrius Owens
Houston
S
Deshawn Pace
Cincinnati
LB
Ivan Pace
Cincinnati
LB
Divaad Wilson
UCF
S
Outland Trophy
Elijah Chatman
SMU
DT
[ 28]
Sincere Haynesworth
Tulane
C
Dylan O'Quinn
Cincinnati
OT
Patrick Paul
Houston
OT
Lokahi Pauole
UCF
G
Jake Renfro
Cincinnati
C
Lou Groza Award
Ryan Coe
Cincinnati
K
[ 29]
Owen Daffer
East Carolina
K
Zack Long
Tulsa
K
Spencer Shrader
South Florida
K
Ray Guy Award
Andrew Osteen
UCF
P
[ 30]
Brendan Hall
SMU
P
Joe Doyle
Memphis
P
Lachlan Wilson
Tulsa
P
Laine Wilkins
Houston
P
Paul Hornung Award
Amad Anderson
Temple
WR
[ 31]
Brian Battie
South Florida
RB
Maquel Haywood
Navy
RB
Jha'Quan Jackson
Tulane
WR
Bryan Massey
SMU
S
Ryan Montgomery
Cincinnati
RB
Ryan O'Keefe
UCF
WR
Wuerffel Trophy
Wilson Huber
Cincinnati
LB
[ 32]
Holton Ahlers
East Carolina
QB
Donavan Mutin
Houston
LB
Quindell Johnson
Memphis
S
Bijan Nichols
Navy
K
Terrance Newman
SMU
DT
Isaac Moore
Temple
OT
Nick Anderson
Tulane
LB
Davis Brin
Tulsa
QB
Isaiah Bowser
UCF
RB
Antonio Grier
South Florida
LB
All−American Teams
AP 1st Team
AP 2nd Team
WCFF 1st Team
WCFF 2nd Team
TSN 1st Team
TSN 2nd Team
ESPN
CBS 1st Team
CBS 2nd Team
CFN 1st Team
CFN 2nd Team
CFN HM
PFF 1st Team
PFF 2nd Team
PFF HM
Coaches
Coaching changes
The American will enter the 2022 season with two new head football coaches:
November 30, 2021 TCU hired Sonny Dykes of SMU as its new head coach.[ 40] On November 29 SMU hired Rhett Lashlee formally the Offensive Coordinator at Miami as its new coach.[ 41]
November 29, 2021 Temple head coach Rod Carey was fired after having an 12–20 record in three seasons at Temple, including a 3–9 record in 2021.[ 42] On December 15, Temple hired Texas associate head coach and run game coordinator Stan Drayton as its new head coach.[ 43]
Coaches
Head coaching records
Team
Head coach
Years at school
Overall record
Record at school
AAC Record
Cincinnati
Luke Fickell
6
54–22 (.711)
48–15 (.762)
29–9 (.763)
East Carolina
Mike Houston
4
94–44 (.681)
14–19 (.424)
9–15 (.375)
Houston
Dana Holgorsen
4
80–56 (.588)
19–15 (.559)
13–9 (.591)
Memphis
Ryan Silverfield
3
14–10 (.583)
14–10 (.583)
8–8 (.500)
Navy
Ken Niumatalolo
15
105–75 (.583)
105–75 (.583)
33–22 (.600)
SMU
Rhett Lashlee
0
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
South Florida
Jeff Scott
3
3–18 (.143)
3–18 (.143)
1–14 (.067)
Temple
Stan Drayton
0
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
Tulane
Willie Fritz
7
185–112 (.623)
31–43 (.419)
16–32 (.333)
Tulsa
Philip Montgomery
8
38–46 (.452)
38–46 (.452)
24–29 (.453)
UCF
Gus Malzahn
2
86–42 (.672)
9–4 (.692)
5–3 (.625)
Note:
Records shown after the 2021 season
Years at school includes 2022 season
Source:[ 44]
Mid-season changes
On November 6, South Florida fired head coach Jeff Scott after posting a record of 4–26 during his tenure at the school. South Florida named special teams coordinator Daniel Da Prato as the interim head coach.[ 45] On December 4, South Florida announced that Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh would become the new head coach for the 2023 season.[ 46]
Post-season changes
On November 27, Luke Fickell was announced as the new head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference . In the wake of the announcement, Cincinnati named special teams coach Kerry Coombs as the interim head coach for the postseason.[ 47] On December 5, Cincinnati announced that Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield would become the new head coach of the team for 2023.[ 48]
On November 27, Tulsa announced that it had fired head coach Philip Montgomery . Montgomery had posted a 43–53 record over eight seasons with the school.[ 49] On December 6, Tulsa announced Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson as the new head coach.[ 50]
On December 11, Navy announced that it would not retain head coach Ken Niumatalolo for 2023, which would have been the last year of his contract. Niumatalolo had gone 109–83 in 15 years at the school, but ended his tenure with three consecutive losing seasons and five losses in the Midshipmen's last seven matchups against Army. Defensive coordinator Brian Newberry was named the interim head coach.[ 51]
Rankings
Legend
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
Not ranked previous week
No change in ranking from previous week
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Final
Cincinnati
AP
23
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
21
21
20
RV
RV
22
21
RV
RV
RV
C
22
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
21
19
19
RV
RV
21
21
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
25
24
East Carolina
AP
RV
C
RV
CFP
Not released
Houston
AP
24
25
C
25
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Memphis
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Navy
AP
C
CFP
Not released
SMU
AP
C
RV
CFP
Not released
South Florida
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Temple
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Tulane
AP
RV
RV
RV
25
23
19
16
21
19
18
14
9
C
RV
RV
25
24
21
17
22
20
18
17
9
CFP
Not released
19
17
21
19
18
16
Tulsa
AP
C
CFP
Not released
UCF
AP
RV
RV
RV
25
22
17
25
22
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
21
18
RV
23
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
25
22
20
22
22
Schedule
The 2022 American Athletic Conference football schedule was released on February 17, 2022.[ 52] The regular season begins on Thursday September 1, 2022 and will end on Saturday December 15, 2022. The American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game is scheduled to be played on Saturday December 3, 2022 at the site of the regular season champion.
Index to colors and formatting
AAC member won
AAC member lost
AAC teams in bold
All times Eastern time.
Regular season schedule
Week one
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:00 p.m.
South Carolina State
UCF
FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPN+
W 56–10
43,810
7:30 p.m.
Temple
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
ACCN
L 0–30
20,722
September 3
Noon
No. 13 NC State
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN
L 20–21
51,711
September 3
Noon
No. 19 (FCS ) Delaware
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
L 7–14
30,542
September 3
3:30 p.m.
No. 23 Cincinnati
No. 19 Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
ESPN
L 24–31
74,751
September 3
3:30 p.m.
No. 24 Houston
UTSA
Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
CBSSN
W 37–35 3OT
37,526
September 3
3:30 p.m.
Tulsa
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
FS1
L 37–40 2OT
20,574
September 3
4:00 p.m.
No. 25 BYU
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPNU
L 21–50
31,521
September 3
7:00 p.m.
UMass
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN+
W 42–10
15,101
September 3
7:30 p.m.
Memphis
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
ESPNU
L 23–49
54,360
September 3
7:30 p.m.
SMU
North Texas
Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl )
CBSSN
W 48–10
25,306
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week two
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:30 p.m.
Louisville
UCF
FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPN2
L 14–20
44,412
September 10
2:00 p.m.
Lafayette
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+
W 30–14
18,430
September 10
3:30 p.m.
No. 19 (FCS ) Kennesaw State
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN+
W 63–10
37,014
September 10
3:30 p.m.
Memphis
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
MEM 37–13
30,082
September 10
4:00 p.m.
No. 25 Houston
Texas Tech
Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
FS1
L 30–33 2OT
56,271
September 10
6:00 p.m.
Old Dominion
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN+
W 39–21
36,853
September 10
7:00 p.m.
Alcorn State
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN+
W 52–0
14,501
September 10
7:00 p.m.
Lamar
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
ESPN+
W 45–16
26,509
September 10
7:00 p.m.
Howard
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN+
W 42–20
28,554
September 10
7:00 p.m.
Northern Illinois
Tulsa
H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPN+
W 38–35
22,113
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week three
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 17
Noon
Cincinnati
Miami (OH)
Paycor Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell )
ESPNU
W 38–17
30,109
September 17
2:00 p.m.
Rutgers
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+
L 14–16
33,297
September 17
3:00 p.m.
Tulane
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
ESPN+/B12N
W 17–10
50,887
September 17
4:00 p.m.
Kansas
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPNU
L 30–48
30,317
September 17
6:00 p.m.
Campbell
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN+
W 49–10
43,036
September 17
7:00 p.m.
Arkansas State
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl )
ESPN+
W 44–32
32,620
September 17
7:00 p.m.
Jacksonville State
Tulsa
H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPN+
W 54–17
17,311
September 17
7:30 p.m.
SMU
Maryland
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
FS1
L 27–34
31,194
September 17
7:30 p.m.
South Florida
No. 18 Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
SECN
L 28–31
88,496
September 17
7:30 p.m.
UCF
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
CBSSN
W 40–14
30,991
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 17
Navy
Week four
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 24
Noon
TCU
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (rivalry )
ESPNU
L 34–42
35,569
September 24
Noon
South Florida
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
ACC RSN/ESPN3
L 3–41
41,217
September 24
2:00 p.m.
UMass
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+
W 28–0
14,033
September 24
3:30 p.m.
Indiana
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN2
W 45–24
38,464
September 24
3:30 p.m.
North Texas
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN+
W 44–34
23,203
September 24
4:00 p.m.
Tulsa
No. 16 Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
SECN
L 27–35
60,641
September 24
4:00 p.m.
Georgia Tech
UCF
FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPNU
W 27–10
44,220
September 24
6:00 p.m.
Navy
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN+
NAVY 23–20 2OT
39,227
September 24
6:00 p.m.
Rice
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry )
ESPN+
W 34–27
26,377
September 24
7:00 p.m.
Southern Miss
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell )
ESPN+
L 24–27
20,422
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week five
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:00 p.m.
Tulane
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN
TULN 27–24 OT
24,319
October 1
Noon
Temple
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPNU
MEM 24–3
23,239
October 1
Noon
Navy
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
CBS
L 10–13
36,947
October 1
2:30 p.m.
East Carolina
South Florida
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL [ a]
ESPN+
ECU 48–28
3,708
October 1
7:00 p.m.
Cincinnati
Tulsa
H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPNU
CIN 31–21
21,111
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 1
SMU
UCF
Week six
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
[ b]
7:00 p.m.
SMU
UCF
FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPN2
UCF 41–19
27,495
7:30 p.m.
Houston
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN2
HOU 33–32
28,126
October 8
2:30 p.m.
South Florida
No. 24 Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN+
CIN 28–24
38,557
October 8
3:30 p.m.
Tulsa
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
NAVY 53–21
30,658
October 8
3:30 p.m.
East Carolina
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPNU
TULN 24–9
14,193
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 8
Temple
Week seven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 13
7:00 p.m.
Temple
UCF
FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPN
UCF 70–13
41,729
October 14
7:30 p.m.
Navy
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy )
ESPN
SMU 40–34
24,583
October 15
4:00 p.m.
Tulane
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPNU
TULN 45–31
31,053
October 15
7:30 p.m.
Memphis
East Carolina
Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPNU
ECU 47–45 4OT
38,059
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 15
No. 21 Cincinnati
Houston
Tulsa
Week eight
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:30 p.m.
Tulsa
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2
TLSA 27–16
13,607
October 22
Noon
No. 21 Cincinnati
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
ESPN
CIN 29–27
23,566
October 22
Noon
Houston
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
ESPNU
HOU 38–20
32,443
October 22
3:30 p.m.
Memphis
No. 25 Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN2
TULN 38–28
30,100
October 22
7:30 p.m.
UCF
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPNU
ECU 34–14
38,245
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 22
South Florida
Week nine
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
8:00 p.m.
East Carolina
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
ESPN2
W 27–24
55,525
October 29
Noon
South Florida
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN2
HOU 42–27
24,228
October 29
3:30 p.m.
Temple
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
NAVY 27–20 OT
31,141
October 29
3:30 p.m.
SMU
Tulsa
H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPN+
SMU 45–34
22,993
October 29
3:30 p.m.
No. 20 Cincinnati
UCF
FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPN
UCF 25–21
44,313
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 29
Memphis
No. 23 Tulane
Week ten
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 5
Noon
No. 19 Tulane
Tulsa
H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPNU
TULN 27–13
15,122
November 5
2:00 p.m.
South Florida
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+
TEM 54–28
13,862
November 5
4:00 p.m.
Navy
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPNU
CIN 20–10
38,461
November 5
3:30 p.m.
No. 25 UCF
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN2
UCF 35–28
28,048
November 5
7:00 p.m.
Houston
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (rivalry )
NFLN
SMU 77–63
23,841
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 5
East Carolina
Week eleven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:30 p.m.
Tulsa
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN
MEM 26–10
23,980
8:00 p.m.
East Carolina
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ESPN2
CIN 27–25
38,199
November 12
12:00 p.m.
No. 20 Notre Dame
Navy
M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Rip Miller Trophy )
ABC
L 32–35
62,124
November 12
12:00 p.m.
SMU
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPNU
SMU 41–23
24,907
November 12
3:00 p.m.
Temple
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN+
HOU 43–36
21,731
November 12
3:30 p.m.
No. 22 UCF
No. 17 Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN2
UCF 38–31
27,317
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Week twelve
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:30 p.m.
SMU
No. 21 Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN
TULN 59–24
20,894
9:00 p.m.
South Florida
Tulsa
H.A. Champman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPN2
TLSA 48–42
13,819
November 19
11:00 a.m.
Navy
No. 20 UCF
FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPN2
NAVY 17–14
44,813
November 19
2:00 p.m.
North Alabama
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN+
W 59–0
24,154
November 19
2:00 p.m.
Houston
East Carolina
Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN+
HOU 42–3
42,475
November 19
4:00 p.m.
No. 25 Cincinnati
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNU
CIN 23–3
14,673
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Week thirteen
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
12:00 p.m.
No. 19 Tulane
No. 24 Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
ABC
TULN 27–24
37,989
November 26
1:00 p.m.
East Carolina
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+
ECU 49–46
13,037
November 26
3:30 p.m.
Memphis
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
ESPN2
SMU 34–31
15,759
November 26
7:00 p.m.
No. 22 UCF
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (War on I-4 )
ESPN2
UCF 46–39
32,217
November 26
7:30 p.m.
Tulsa
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry )
ESPNU
TLSA 37–30
21,785
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 26
Navy
Championship Game
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
December 3
4:00 p.m.
No. 22 UCF
No. 18 Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA (American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game)
ABC
TULN 45–28
30,118
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Week fifteen
The American vs other conferences
AAC vs Power Five matchups
The following games include AAC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the (ACC , Big Ten , Big 12 , BYU /Notre Dame , Pac-12 , and SEC ). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 2
ACC
Temple
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
L 0–30
September 3
SEC
No. 23 Cincinnati
No. 19 Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
L 24–31
September 3
ACC
No. 13 NC State
East Carolina
Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC
L 20–21
September 3
SEC
Memphis
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
L 23–49
September 3
Independent
No. 25 BYU
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
L 21–50
September 9
ACC
Louisville
UCF
FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
L 14–20
September 10
Big 12
No. 25 Houston
Texas Tech
Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
L 30–33 2OT
September 17
Big 12
Kansas
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
L 30–48
September 17
Big Ten
SMU
Maryland
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
L 27–34
September 17
SEC
South Florida
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
L 28–31
September 17
Big Ten
Rutgers
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
L 14–16
September 17
Big 12
Tulane
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
W 17–10
September 24
Big Ten
Indiana
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
W 45–24
September 24
Big 12
TCU
SMU
Gerald R. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
L 34–42
September 24
ACC
South Florida
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
L 3–41
September 24
SEC
Tulsa
No. 16 Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
L 27–35
September 24
ACC
Georgia Tech
UCF
FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
W 27–10
October 29
Independent
East Carolina
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
W 27–24
November 12
Independent
Notre Dame
Navy
M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD†
L 32–35
AAC vs Group of Five matchups
The following games include AAC teams competing against "Group of Five" teams from C-USA , MAC , Mountain West and Sun Belt .
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 3
C-USA
No. 24 Houston
UTSA
Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
W 37–35 3OT
September 3
C-USA
SMU
North Texas
Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
W 48–10
September 3
Mountain West
Tulsa
Wyoming
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
L 37–40 2OT
September 10
C-USA
Old Dominion
East Carolina
Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC
W 39–21
September 10
MAC
Northern Illinois
Tulsa
H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
W 38–35
September 17
MAC
Cincinnati
Miami (OH)
Paul Brown Stadium† • Cincinnati, OH
W 38–17
September 17
Sun Belt
Arkansas State
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
W 44–32
September 17
C-USA
UCF
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
W 40–14
September 24
C-USA
Rice
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
W 34–27
September 24
C-USA
North Texas
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
W 44–34
September 24
C-USA
Southern Miss
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
L 24–27
October 1
Mountain West
Navy
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
L 10–13
AAC vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include AAC teams competing against FBS Independents , which includes Army , Liberty , New Mexico State , UConn and UMass .
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 3
UMass
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
W 42–10
September 24
UMass
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
W 28–0
December 10
Navy
Army
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA†
L 17–20 2OT
AAC vs FCS matchups
The following games include AAC teams competing against Football Championship Subdivision teams, which comprises 14 conferences and two independent programs.
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 1
South Carolina State
UCF
FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL
W 56–10
September 3
Delaware
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
L 7–14
September 10
Kennesaw State
Cincinnati
Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
W 63–10
September 10
Lamar
SMU
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
W 45–16
September 10
Howard
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 42–20
September 10
Lafayette
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
W 30–14
September 10
Alcorn State
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
W 52–0
September 17
Campbell
East Carolina
Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC
W 49–10
September 17
Jacksonville State
Tulsa
H.A. Champman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
W 54–17
November 19
North Alabama
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
W 59–0
Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game
AAC Records against other conferences
2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:
Regular season
Postseason
Postseason
Bowl games
Bowl games will begin on December 17, 2022, and will end with the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 9, 2023.
For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The American will annually send teams to the Military Bowl , Fenway Bowl , and a third annual spot alternating between the Armed Forces Bowl and Hawaii Bowl annually. The American will have annually four appearances in the following bowls: Birmingham Bowl , Gasparilla Bowl , Boca Raton Bowl , Frisco Bowl , Cure Bowl , First Responder Bowl , Myrtle Beach Bowl and New Mexico Bowl . The American champion will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Group of Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings, American teams are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.[ 55]
Bowl game
Date
Site
Television
Time (EST )
AAC team
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Fenway Bowl
December 17
Fenway Park • Boston, MA
ESPN
11:00 a.m.
Cincinnati
Louisville
L 7–24
15,000
New Mexico Bowl
December 17
University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
ESPN
7:30 p.m.
SMU
BYU
L 23–24
22,209
Independence Bowl
December 23
Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA
ESPN
3:00 p.m.
Houston
Louisiana
W 23–16
23,410
First Responder Bowl
December 27
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
ESPN
3:15 p.m.
Memphis
Utah State
W 38–10
Birmingham Bowl
December 27
Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
ESPN
6:45 p.m.
East Carolina
Coastal Carolina
W 53–29
15,901
Military Bowl
December 28
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
ESPN
2:00 p.m.
UCF
Duke
L 13–30
17,974
New Year's Six Bowl
Cotton Bowl Classic
January 2, 2023
AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
ESPN
1:00 p.m.
No. 16 Tulane
No. 10 USC
W 46–45
55,329
Rankings are from CFP Poll • All times Eastern Time Zone.
Selection of teams
Bowl eligible (7): Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane, UCF
Bowl-ineligible (4): Navy, South Florida, Temple, Tulsa
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Week
Offensive
Defensive
Specialist
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Week 1[ 56]
Clayton Tune
Houston
QB
Macon Clark
Tulane
S
Bubba Baxa
Houston
K
Week 2[ 57]
Davis Brin
Tulsa
QB
Derek Parish
Houston
DE
De'Von Fox
Temple
WR
Week 3[ 58]
John Rhys Plumlee
UCF
QB
Nick Anderson
Tulane
LB
Mason Fletcher
Cincinnati
P
Week 4[ 59]
Tyler Scott
Cincinnati
WR
Ivan Pace Jr.
Cincinnati
LB
Daniel Davies
Navy
K
Week 5[ 60]
Holton Ahlers
East Carolina
QB
Nick Anderson (2)
Tulane
LB
Joe Doyle
Memphis
P
Week 6[ 61]
Clayton Tune (2)
Houston
QB
Macon Clark (2)
Tulane
S
Jayce Rogers
Houston
DB
Week 7[ 62]
John Rhys Plumlee (2)
UCF
QB
Julius Wood
East Carolina
S
Chris Howard
Memphis
K
Week 8[ 63]
Clayton Tune (3)
Houston
QB
Jireh Wilson
East Carolina
S
Mason Fletcher (2)
Cincinnati
P
Week 9[ 64]
Clayton Tune (4)
Houston
QB
Josh Celiscar
UCF
DE
Andrew Conrad
East Carolina
K
Week 10[ 65]
Tanner Mordecai
SMU
QB
Dorian Williams
Tulane
LB
Camden Price
Temple
K
Week 11[ 66]
John Rhys Plumlee (3)
UCF
QB
Justin Wright
Tulsa
LB
Chris Howard (2)
Memphis
K
Week 12[ 67]
Michael Pratt
Tulane
QB
John Marshall
Navy
LB/S
Ryan Coe
Cincinnati
K
Week 13[ 68]
Tyjae Spears
Tulane
RB
Brandon Crossley
SMU
S
Jsi Hatfield
East Carolina
WR
American Athletic Individual Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.[ 69]
Award
Player
School
Offensive Player of the Year
Tyjae Spears
Tulane
Defensive Player of the Year
Ivan Pace Jr.
Cincinnati
Special Teams Player of the Year
Mason Fletcher
Cincinnati
Rookie of the Year
E. J. Warner
Temple
Coach of the Year
Willie Fritz *
Tulane
All-Conference Teams
The following players were selected part of the All-Conference teams.[ 69]
Position
Player
Team
Second Team Offense
WR
Ryan O'Keefe
UCF
WR
Tyler Scott
Cincinnati
WR
C.J. Johnson
East Carolina
WR
Xavier Weaver
South Florida
OT
James Tunstall
Cincinnati
OT
Joey Claybrook
Tulane
OG
Sam Jackson
UCF
OG
Justin Osborne
SMU
C
Matt Lee
UCF
TE
Caden Prieskorn
Memphis
QB
Michael Pratt
Tulane
RB
Isaiah Bowser
UCF
RB
Brian Battie
South Florida
Second Team Defense
DL
Elijah Chatman
SMU
DL
Darius Hodges
Tulane
DL
Patrick Jenkins
Tulane
DL
Anthony Goodlow
Tulsa
LB
Xavier Cullens
Memphis
LB
Layton Jordan
Temple
LB
Nick Anderson
Tulane
LB
Justin Wright
Tulsa
CB
Malik Fleming
East Carolina
CB
Art Green
Houston
S
Ja'Von Hicks
Cincinnati
S
Gervarrius Owens
Houston
Second Team Special Teams
K
Ryan Coe
Cincinnati
P
Casey Glover
Tulane
RS
Jha'Quan Jackson
Tulane
* Denotes Unanimous Selection
All Conference Honorable Mentions:
Cincinnati: Arquon Bush (CB), Joe Huber (OT), Dylan O'Quinn (OG)
East Carolina: Isaiah Winstead (WR)
Houston: Jayce Rogers (DB)
Memphis: Jaylon Allen (DL), Davion Ross (CB)
Navy: Jacob Busic (DL)
South Florida: Dwayne Boyles Jr. (LB), Brad Cecil (C)
SMU: Jaylon Thomas (OG)
Tulane: Larry Brooks (S), Tyrick James (TE)
Tulsa: Tyon Davis (CB)
All-Americans
The 2022 College Football All-America Team is 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), Sporting News (TSN , from its historic name of The Sporting News ), Sports Illustrated (SI ), The Athletic (Athletic), USA Today (USAT) ESPN , CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN ), Athlon Sports , Phil Steele , and Fox Sports (FOX).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least half of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans . Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN , and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.[ 70]
Position
Player
School
Selector
Unanimous
Consensus
First Team All-Americans
LB
Ivan Pace Jr.
Cincinnati
(AFCA , AP , CBS, ESPN, FWAA , The Athletic, TSN , USAT, WCFF )
*
*
Position
Player
School
Selector
Second Team All-Americans
WR
Nathaniel Dell
Houston
(AFCA , The Athletic, TSN , USAT, WCFF )
WR
Rashee Rice
SMU
(AP , FWAA , WCFF )
Position
Player
School
Selector
Third Team All-Americans
WR
Nathaniel Dell
Houston
(AP )
DT
Dontay Corleone
Cincinnati
(AP )
P
Mason Fletcher
Cincinnati
(AP )
List of All American Teams
National award winners
NFL Draft
The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL draft .
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^ The East Carolina-South Florida game was moved to Boca Raton, Florida due to Hurricane Ian impact on the west coast of Florida.[ 53]
^ Due to Hurricane Ian 's impact on Orlando and surrounding areas, the UCF versus SMU football game was moved from Saturday, October 1 to Wednesday, October 5.[ 54]
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^ "Houston's Tune, UCF's Celiscar, ECU's Conrad Named Players of the Week" . theamerican.org . American Athletic Conference. October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022 .
^ "SMU's Mordecai, Tulane's Williams, Temple's Price Named Players of the Week" . theamerican.org . American Athletic Conference. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022 .
^ "UCF's Plumlee, Tulsa's Wright, Memphis' Howard Named Players of the Week" . theamerican.org . American Athletic Conference. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022 .
^ "Tulane's Pratt, Navy's Marshall, Cincinnati's Coe Named Players of the Week" . theamerican.org . American Athletic Conference. November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
^ "Tulane's Spears, SMU's Crossley, ECU's Hatfield Earn Final Weekly Football Honors" . theamerican.org . American Athletic Conference. November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022 .
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