2024 American Athletic Conference football season
Sports season
The 2024 American Athletic Conference football season is the 33rd NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American), the 12th under its current name after the breakup of the former Big East Conference (whose charter legally belongs to The American), and the 10th 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 conference will have 14 football members for the 2024–25 season.
Previous season
During the 2023 American Athletic Conference season, Tulane and SMU posted 8–0 conference records and advanced to the Conference Championship Game. In the Conference Championship Game, SMU defeated Tulane by a score of 26–14. SMU was invited to the Fenway Bowl , where they lost to Boston College by a score of 14–23
Conference realignment
Prior to the 2024 season, The American saw the departure of one team and the arrival of another. SMU , the 2023 Conference champions, left The American to join the Atlantic Coast Conference .[ 1] Army joined The American as a football-only member beginning in 2024 after having played as an independent school in football since 2005.[ 2]
Though Army and Navy are now members of American Conference football, the annual Army–Navy Game will be played as a non-conference game to ensure that its traditional date of the second weekend of December will remain.[ 3]
Head Coaches
Changes
On December 3, 2023, Tulane head coach Willie Fritz resigned from his position to take the head coach position at Houston in the Big 12 Conference for the 2024 season.[ 4] Slade Nagle was named the interim head coach. On December 8, Jon Sumrall was announced as Tulane's new head coach for 2024.[ 5] Troy .
Records
Team
Head coach
Years at school
Overall record
Record at school
AAC record
Army
Jeff Monken
11
106–71 (.599)
70–55 (.560)
0–0 (–)
Charlotte
Biff Poggi
2
3–9 (.250)
3–9 (.250)
2–6 (.250)
East Carolina
Mike Houston
6
103–58 (.640)
24–34 (.414)
14–26 (.350)
Florida Atlantic
Tom Herman
2
58–30 (.659)
4–8 (.333)
3–5 (.375)
Memphis
Ryan Silverfield
5
31–19 (.620)
31–19 (.620)
17–15 (.531)
Navy
Brian Newberry
2
5–7 (.417)
5–7 (.417)
4–4 (.500)
North Texas
Eric Morris
2
29–25 (.537)
5–7 (.417)
3–5 (.375)
Rice
Mike Bloomgren
7
22–46 (.324)
22–46 (.324)
4–4 (.500)
South Florida
Alex Golesh
2
7–6 (.538)
7–6 (.538)
4–4 (.500)
Temple
Stan Drayton
3
6–18 (.250)
6–18 (.250)
2–14 (.125)
Tulane
Jon Sumrall
1
23–4 (.852)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
Tulsa
Kevin Wilson
2
30–55 (.353)
4–8 (.333)
2–6 (.250)
UAB
Trent Dilfer
2
4–8 (.333)
4–8 (.333)
3–5 (.375)
UTSA
Jeff Traylor
5
39–14 (.736)
39–14 (.736)
7–1 (.875)
Note:
Records shown after the 2023 season
Years at school includes 2024 season Source:[ 6]
Mid-season changes
On October 20, East Carolina announced that they had fired head coach Mike Houston , citing that changes were needed to "move the program forward". Defensive coordinator Blake Harrell was named the interim head coach.[ 7] [ 8]
On October 27, Rice announced that they had fired head coach Mike Bloomgren . Bloomgren had posted a 24–52 record with the school during his tenure. Associate head coach Pete Alamar was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[ 9] Scott Abell would be the new head coach for the 2025 season. Abell was previously head coach at Davidson [ 10]
On November 17, Temple announced that they had fired head coach Stan Drayton . Drayton had posted a 9–25 record in 3 years with the school. Defensive coordinator Everett Withers was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[ 11] K. C. Keeler as the new head coach. Keeler had previously been head coach at Sam Houston .[ 12]
On November 18, Florida Atlantic announced that they had fired head coach Tom Herman . Associate head coach Chad Lunsford was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[ 13] Zach Kittley as the new head coach. Kittley had previously been the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech .[ 14]
On November 18, Charlotte announced that they had fired head coach Biff Poggi after less than two seasons at the school. Associate head coach Tim Brewster was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[ 15] Tim Albin as the new head coach for 2024. Albin had previously been head coach of Ohio .[ 16]
On November 24, Tulsa announced they had fired head coach Kevin Wilson . Wide receivers coach Ryan Switzer was named the interim head coach for the final game of the season.[ 17] Tre Lamb as the new head coach for 2025. Lamb had previously been head coach at East Tennessee State .[ 18]
Rankings
Pre
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Final
Army
AP
RV
23
23
21
18
16
18
25
24
19
C
RV
24
23
21
19
17
17
22
23
18
CFP
Not released
25
24
19
24
22
Charlotte
AP
C
CFP
Not released
East Carolina
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Florida Atlantic
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Memphis
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
25
C
RV
RV
25
23
RV
RV
25
RV
RV
24
23
24
23
CFP
Not released
25
25
Navy
AP
RV
RV
25
24
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
24
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
North Texas
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Rice
AP
C
CFP
Not released
South Florida
AP
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Temple
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Tulane
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
20
18
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
20
18
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
25
20
17
Tulsa
AP
C
CFP
Not released
UAB
AP
C
CFP
Not released
UTSA
AP
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
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
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
Regular season schedule
The 2024 schedule was released on February 29, 2024.[ 19]
Index to colors and formatting
American member won
American member lost
American teams in bold
Week 1
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
August 29
8:00 p.m.
Alcorn State
UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+
W 41–3 21,267
August 29
8:00 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana
Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN+
W 52–0 20,143
August 29
8:00 p.m.
Northwestern State
Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPN+
W 62–28 16,483
August 30
6:00 p.m.
Lehigh
Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
CBSSN
W 42–7 23,760
August 30
7:00 p.m.
Temple No. 16 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
ESPN
L 3–51 83,329
August 30
7:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
BTN
L 10–16 70,271
August 31
12:00 p.m.
Bucknell
Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
W 49–21 28,763
August 31
3:30 p.m.
Kennesaw State
UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
ESPN+
W 28–16 25,911
August 31
5:00 p.m.
North Texas South Alabama
Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
ESPN+
W 52–38 15,559
August 31
6:00 p.m.
Norfolk State
East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN+
W 42–3 36,467
August 31
7:00 p.m.
North Alabama
Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN+
W 40–0 25,849
August 31
7:00 p.m.
Sam Houston
Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN+
L 14–34 17,298
August 31
7:00 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman
South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN+
W 48–3 36,694
August 31
8:00 p.m.
James Madison
Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
ESPNU
L 7–30 15,614
# 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
Ref.
September 7
12:00 p.m.
Army
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
CBSSN
ARMY 24–7
21,810
September 7
12:00 p.m.
Troy
Memphis
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPNU
W 38–17 23,246
September 7
12:00 p.m.
No. 17 Kansas State
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN
L 27–34 25,034
September 7
3:30 p.m.
Charlotte
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
ACCN
L 20–38 48,431
September 7
3:30 p.m.
Temple
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
NAVY 38–11
28,889
September 7
4:00 p.m.
UTSA
Texas State
Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX (I-35 Rivalry )
ESPN+
L 10–49 28,000
September 7
6:00 p.m.
East Carolina
Old Dominion
S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
ESPN+
W 20–14 21,944
September 7
7:00 p.m.
UAB
Louisiana–Monroe
JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
ESPN+
L 6–32 12,327
September 7
7:00 p.m.
Texas Southern
Rice
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN+
W 69–7 17,760
September 7
7:00 p.m.
South Florida
No. 4 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
ESPN
L 16–42 100,077
September 7
7:00 p.m.
Tulsa
Arkansas State
Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN+
L 24–28 19,316
September 7
7:30 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin
North Texas
DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
ESPNU
W 35–20 23,510
# 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
Ref.
September 14
12:00 p.m.
Memphis
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
ESPN
W 20–12 55,107
September 14
12:00 p.m.
North Texas
Texas Tech
Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
FS1
L 21–66 57,865
September 14
12:00 p.m.
No. 13 Oklahoma State
Tulsa
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK (rivalry )
ESPN2
L 10–45 30,915
September 14
2:00 p.m.
Coastal Carolina
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+
L 20–28 13,945
September 14
3:30 p.m.
Tulane
No. 15 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
ESPN
L 19–34 83,325
September 14
4:00 p.m.
Appalachian State
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN+
L 19–21 46,117
September 14
4:15 p.m.
UAB
Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
SECN
L 27–37 75,021
September 14
6:00 p.m.
Gardner–Webb
Charlotte
Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
ESPN+
W 27–26 16,715
September 14
6:00 p.m.
FIU
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl )
ESPN+
W 38–20 24,283
September 14
7:00 p.m.
UTSA
No. 2 Texas
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
ESPN
L 7–56 101,892
September 14
7:00 p.m.
South Florida
Southern Miss
M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
ESPN+
W 49–24 23,537
September 14
8:00 p.m.
Rice
Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry )
ESPN+
L 7–33 28,146
# 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
Ref.
September 21
12:00 p.m.
Rice
Army
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
CBSSN
ARMY 37–14
26,654
September 21
12:00 p.m.
Charlotte
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
L 14–52 43,109
September 21
12:00 p.m.
Tulane
Louisiana
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
ESPNU
W 41–33 22,534
September 21
2:00 p.m.
Utah State
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+
W 45–29 11,384
September 21
3:30 p.m.
Memphis
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
NAVY 56–44
31,268
September 21
3:30 p.m.
Houston Christian
UTSA
Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
ESPN+
W 45–7 20,973
September 21
6:00 p.m.
East Carolina
Liberty
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+
L 24–35 24,076
September 21
7:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
L 14–48 20,144
September 21
7:00 p.m.
Wyoming
North Texas
DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
ESPN+
W 44–17 27,049
September 21
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 Miami (FL)
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN
L 15–50 58,616
September 21
7:00 p.m.
Tulsa
Louisiana Tech
Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA
ESPN+
W 23–20 OT 18,152
# 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
Ref.
September 26
7:30 p.m.
Army
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN
ARMY 42–14
13,255
September 28
12:00 p.m.
Navy
UAB
Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
ESPN2
NAVY 41–18
21,536
September 28
12:00 p.m.
South Florida
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPNU
TULN 45–10
20,783
September 28
4:00 p.m.
UTSA
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN+
ECU 30–20
41,851
September 28
6:00 p.m.
Wagner
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN+
W 41–10 21,151
September 28
7:00 p.m.
Charlotte
Rice
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN+
CHAR 21–20
17,455
September 28
7:00 p.m.
Tulsa
North Texas
DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
ESPN+
UNT 52–20
18,529
September 28
7:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
Memphis
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPNU
W 24–7 25,266
# 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
Ref.
October 5
12:00 p.m.
Army
Tulsa
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPNU
ARMY 49–7
24,409
October 5
12:00 p.m.
Navy
Air Force
Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy )
CBS
W 34–7 39,441
October 5
1:00 p.m.
Tulane
UAB
Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+
TULN 71–20
19,724
October 5
3:30 p.m.
East Carolina
Charlotte
Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
ESPNU
CHAR 55–24
17,102
October 5
3:30 p.m.
Temple
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
L 20–29 28,921
# 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
Ref.
October 12
12:00 p.m.
UAB
Army
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
CBSSN
ARMY 44–10
29,002
October 12
3:30 p.m.
Memphis
South Florida
Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL
ESPN+
MEM 21–3
3,365
October 12
7:00 p.m.
North Texas
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN2
UNT 41–37
14,576
October 12
7:00 p.m.
UTSA
Rice
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN+
RICE 29–27
18,660
# 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
Ref.
October 19
12:00 p.m.
East Carolina
No. 23 Army
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
ESPN2
ARMY 45–28
29,044
October 19
2:00 p.m.
Tulsa
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+
TEM 20–10
18,721
October 19
3:30 p.m.
Charlotte
No. 25 Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
NAVY 51–17
35,094
October 19
3:30 p.m.
UAB
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN+
USF 35–25
28,154
October 19
3:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
UTSA
Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
ESPN+
UTSA 38–24
20,802
October 19
3:30 p.m.
Rice
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN+
TULN 24–10
22,897
October 19
7:30 p.m.
North Texas
Memphis
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPNU
MEM 52–44
24,110
# 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
Ref.
October 26
12:00 p.m.
No. 12 Notre Dame
No. 24 Navy
MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry )
ABC
L 14–51 76,112
October 26
12:00 p.m.
Charlotte
Memphis
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPNU
MEM 33–28
25,478
October 26
12:00 p.m.
Tulane
North Texas
DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
ESPN2
TULN 45–37
23,138
October 26
2:00 p.m.
Temple
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN+
ECU 56–34
33,744
October 26
3:30 p.m.
Rice
UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
L 10–17 23,711
October 26
3:30 p.m.
UTSA
Tulsa
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPN+
TLSA 46–45
17,439
# 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
Ref.
October 31
7:30 p.m.
Tulane
Charlotte
Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
ESPN
TULN 34–3
12,268
November 1
7:30 p.m.
South Florida
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN2
USF 44–21
20,111
November 2
12:00 p.m.
Air Force
No. 21 Army
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy )
CBS
W 20–3 30,046
November 2
12:00 p.m.
Memphis
UTSA
Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
ESPN2
UTSA 44–36
17,198
November 2
2:30 p.m.
Tulsa
UAB
Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+
UAB 59–21
17,944
November 2
4:00 p.m.
Navy
Rice
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN2
RICE 24–10
21,253
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 11
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 7
8:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN2
ECU 49–14
30,573
November 8
9:00 p.m.
Rice
Memphis
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN2
MEM 27–20
23,692
November 9
12:00 p.m.
Navy
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN2
NAVY 28–7
34,091
November 9
2:30 p.m.
UConn
UAB
Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+
L 23–31 18,351
November 9
3:30 p.m.
No. 25 Army
North Texas
DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
ESPN2
ARMY 14–3
28,519
November 9
4:00 p.m.
Temple
Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPNU
TULN 52–6
30,000
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 12
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 14
7:30 p.m.
East Carolina
Tulsa
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPN
ECU 38–31
17,979
November 15
8:00 p.m.
North Texas
UTSA
Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
ESPN2
UTSA 48–27
21,350
November 16
12:00 p.m.
No. 25 Tulane
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
ESPN2
TULN 35–0
38,914
November 16
2:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+
TEM 18–15 OT
12,291
November 16
3:30 p.m.
South Florida
Charlotte
Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
ESPN+
USF 59–24
15,030
November 16
8:00 p.m.
UAB
Memphis
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones )
ESPN2
MEM 53–18
24,225
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 13
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 22
7:00 p.m.
Temple
UTSA
Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
ESPN2
UTSA 51–27
20,121
November 23
2:00 p.m.
Rice
UAB
Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
ESPN+
UAB 40–14
16,181
November 23
3:00 p.m.
Charlotte
Florida Atlantic
FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
ESPN+
CHAR 39–27
15,066
November 23
3:30 p.m.
East Carolina
North Texas
DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
ESPN+
ECU 40–28
17,387
November 23
3:30 p.m.
Tulsa
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN+
USF 63–30
27,623
November 23
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Notre Dame
No. 19 Army
Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Shamrock Series , rivalry )
NBC
L 14–49 47,342
# 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
Ref.
November 28
7:30 p.m.
Memphis
No. 17 Tulane
Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
ESPN
MEM 34–24
25,021
November 29
12:00 p.m.
Navy
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN
NAVY 34–20
35,663
November 30
12:00 p.m.
UTSA
Army
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
CBSSN
ARMY 29–24
22,120
November 30
12:00 p.m.
North Texas
Temple
Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+
UNT 24–17
November 30
2:00 p.m.
South Florida
Rice
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN+
RICE 35–28
16,430
November 30
3:30 p.m.
UAB
Charlotte
Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
ESPN+
CHAR 29–27
8,091
November 30
3:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
Tulsa
H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPN+
FAU 63–16
15,243
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Championship Game
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
December 6
8:00 p.m.
Tulane
No. 24 Army
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
ABC
ARMY 35–14
14,016
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week 16
^note1 [ 3]
Postseason
Bowl Games
Legend
American win
American loss
Bowl game
Date
Site
Television
Time (EST )
AAC team
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Frisco Bowl
December 17
Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX
ESPN
9:00 p.m.
No. 25 Memphis
West Virginia
W 42–37
12,022
Gasparilla Bowl
December 20
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN
3:30 p.m.
Tulane
Florida
L 8–33
41,472
Myrtle Beach Bowl
December 23
Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
ESPN
11:00 a.m.
UTSA
Coastal Carolina
W 44-15
Hawaii Bowl
December 24
Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI
ESPN
8:00 p.m.
South Florida
San Jose State
Armed Forces Bowl
December 27
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
ESPN
TBD
Navy
Oklahoma
Military Bowl
December 28
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
ESPN
5:45 p.m.
East Carolina
NC State
Independence Bowl
December 28
Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA
ESPN
9:15 p.m.
No. 22 Army
Louisiana Tech 1
First Responder Bowl
January 3, 2025
Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX
ESPN
4:00 p.m.
North Texas
Texas State
1 Marshall in the Independence Bowl. However, Marshall withdrew from the bowl due to a high number of their players entering the NCAA transfer portal .[ 20]
Versus other conference records
2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:
Regular season
Post Season
Power 4 matchups
This is a list of games the American has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC , Big 10 , Big 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 30
Big Ten
Florida Atlantic Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
L 10–16
August 30
SEC
Temple Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
L 3–51
September 7
ACC
Charlotte North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 20–38
September 7
SEC
South Florida No. 4 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
L 16–42
September 7
Big 12
No. 17 Kansas State
Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
L 27–34
September 14
SEC
UAB Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
L 27–37
September 14
ACC
Memphis Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 20–12
September 14
Big 12
North Texas Texas Tech
Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
L 21–66
September 14
Big 12
Rice Houston
TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX
L 7–33
September 14
SEC
UTSA No. 2 Texas
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
L 7–56
September 14
SEC
Tulane No. 15 Oklahoma
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
L 19–34
September 14
Big 12
No. 13 Oklahoma State
Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
L 10–45
September 21
Big Ten
Charlotte Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
L 14–52
September 21
ACC
No. 8 Miami (FL)
South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
L 15–50
October 26
Independent
No. 12 Notre Dame
No. 24 Navy
MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ
L 14–51
November 23
Independent
Notre Dame
Army Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY
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
August 31
Sun Belt
James Madison
Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 7–30
August 31
Sun Belt
North Texas South Alabama
Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
W 52–38
August 31
C-USA
Sam Houston
Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
L 14–34
August 31
C-USA
Kennesaw State
UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
W 28–16
September 7
Sun Belt
UAB Louisiana–Monroe
JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
L 6–32
September 7
Sun Belt
East Carolina Old Dominion
S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
W 20–14
September 7
Sun Belt
Troy
Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
W 38–17
September 7
Sun Belt
UTSA Texas State
Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX
L 10–49
September 7
Sun Belt
Tulsa Arkansas State
Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
L 24–28
September 14
Sun Belt
Appalachian State
East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
L 19–21
September 14
C-USA
FIU
Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
W 38–20
September 14
Sun Belt
South Florida Southern Miss
M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
W 49–24
September 14
Sun Belt
Coastal Carolina
Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
L 20–28
September 21
C-USA
East Carolina Liberty
Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
L 24–35
September 21
Mountain West
Wyoming
North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
W 44–17
September 21
Mountain West
Utah State
Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
W 45–29
September 21
Sun Belt
Tulane Louisiana
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
W 41–33
September 21
C-USA
Tulsa Louisiana Tech
Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA
W 23–20OT
September 28
C-USA
Middle Tennessee
Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
W 24–7
October 5
Mountain West
Navy Air Force
Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO
W 34–7
November 2
Mountain West
Air Force
Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
FBS independents matchups
The following games include AAC teams competing against FBS independents , which includes UConn or UMass .
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 21
Florida Atlantic UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
L 14–48
October 5
Temple UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
L 20–29
October 26
Rice UConn
Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
L 10–17
November 9
UConn
UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
L 31–23
FCS matchups
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
August 29
Alcorn State
UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
W 41–3
August 29
Southeastern Louisiana
Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA
W 52–0
August 29
Northwestern State
Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
W 62–28
August 30
Lehigh
Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY
W 42–7
August 31
Norfolk State
East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
W 42–3
August 31
North Alabama
Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
W 40–0
August 31
Bucknell
Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
W 49–21
August 31
Bethune-Cookman
South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 48–3
September 7
Stephen F. Austin
North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
W 35–20
September 7
Texas Southern
Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
W 69–7
September 14
Gardner–Webb
Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 27–26
September 21
Houston Christian
UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
W 45–7
September 28
Wagner
Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
W 41–10
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Week
Offensive
Defensive
Special Teams
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Player
Team
Position
Week 1[ 21]
Chandler Morris
North Texas
QB
Rayshawn Pleasant
Tulane
CB
Kamdyn Benjamin
Tulsa
WR/PR
Week 2[ 22]
Blake Horvath
Navy
QB
Elijah Herring
Memphis
LB
Matthew Rhodes
Army
P/H
Week 3[ 23]
Seth Henigan
Memphis
QB
Chandler Martin
Memphis
LB
Michael O'Shaughnessy
Charlotte
P
Week 4[ 24]
Blake Horvath (2)
Navy
QB
Colin Ramos
Navy
LB
Maddux Trujillo
Temple
K
Week 5[ 25]
Chandler Morris (2)
North Texas
QB
Gerrod Henderson
Tulane
DE
Noah Perez
East Carolina
K
Week 6[ 26]
Bryson Daily
Army
QB
Jaxson Campbell
Navy
LB
Rayshawn Pleasant
Tulane
CB/KR
Week 7[ 27]
Bryson Daily (2)
Army
QB
Chandler Martin (2)
Memphis
LB
Kali Nguma
North Texas
K
Week 8[ 28]
Bryson Daily (3)
Army
QB
Dashaun Peele
Navy
CB
Jonah Delange
UAB
K
Week 9[ 29]
Cooper Legas
Tulsa
QB
Chandler Martin (3)
Memphis
LB
Quinton Jackson
Rice
RB/KR
Week 10[ 30]
Jalen Kitna
UAB
QB
Martavius French
UTSA
LB
Kam Shanks
UAB
WR/KR
Week 11[ 31]
Katin Houser
East Carolina
QB
Kalib Fortner
Army
LB
Riley Riethman
Navy
P
Week 12[ 32]
Seth Henigan (2)
Memphis
QB
Sam Howard
Tulane
LB
Tate Sandell
UTSA
K
Week 13[ 33]
O'Mega Blake
Charlotte
WR
Jimmori Robinson
UTSA
LB
Stephen Rusnak
Charlotte
K
Week 14[ 34]
Greg Desrosiers Jr.
Memphis
RB
Kourtlan Marsh
Memphis
DB
Michael O'Shaughnessy (2)
Charlotte
P
American Athletic Individual Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.[ 35]
Award
Player
School
Offensive Player of the Year
Bryson Daily
Army
Defensive Player of the Year
Jimmori Robinson
UTSA
Special Teams Player of the Year
Jonah Delange
UAB
Rookie of the Year
Joseph Williams
Tulsa
Coach of the Year
Jeff Monken
Army
All-Conference Teams
The following players were selected part of the All-Conference teams.[ 35]
Position
Player
Team
First Team Offense
WR
Roc Taylor
Memphis
WR
DT Sheffield
North Texas
WR
Dante Wright
Temple
OT
Xavier Hill
Memphis
OT
Derrick Graham
Tulane
OG
Bill Katsigiannis
Army
OG
Shadre Hurst
Tulane
C
Brady Small
Army
TE
Anthony Landphere
Memphis
QB
Bryson Daily
Army
RB
Mario Anderson Jr.
Memphis
RB
Makhi Hughes
Tulane
First Team Defense
DL
Desmond Little
UAB
DL
William Whitlow
Memphis
DL
Landon Robinson
Navy
DL
Patrick Jenkins
Tulane
LB
Chandler Martin
Memphis
LB
Colin Ramos
Navy
LB
Tyquan King
Temple
LB
Jimmori Robinson
UTSA
CB
Davion Ross
Memphis
CB
Zah Frazier
UTSA
S
Max DiDomenico
Army
S
Rayuan Lane
Navy
First Team Special Teams
K
Jonah Delange
UAB
P
Andrew Stokes
South Florida
RS
Kam Shanks
UAB
Position
Player
Team
Second Team Offense
WR
O'Mega Blake
Charlotte
WR
Chase Sowell
East Carolina
WR
Mario Williams
Tulane
OT
Connor Finucane
Army
OT
Lucas Scott
Army
OG
Paolo Gennarelli
Army
OG
Josh Remetich
Tulane
C
Vincent Murphy
Tulane
TE
Oscar Cardenas
UTSA
QB
Chandler Morris
North Texas
RB
Kanye Udoh
Army
RB
Rahjai Harris
East Carolina
Second Team Defense
DL
Kyle Lewis
Army
DL
Justin Reed
Navy
DL
Decarius Hawthorne
South Florida
DL
Diwun Black
Temple
LB
Zakye Barker
East Carolina
LB
D. J. Woodbury
Temple
LB
Martavius French
UTSA
LB
Tyler Grubbs
Tulane
LB
Sam Howard
Tulane
CB
Dashaun Peele
Navy
CB
Micah Robinson
Tulane
S
Gabriel Taylor
Rice
S
Bailey Despanie
Tulane
Second Team Special Teams
K
Maddux Trujillo
Temple
P
Riley Riethman
Navy
RS
Rayshawn Pleasant
Tulane
Position
Player
Team
Third Team Offense
WR
Kam Shanks
UAB
WR
Sean Atkins
South Florida
WR
Kamdyn Benjamin
Tulsa
OT
Parker Moorer
East Carolina
OT
Rah Green
Tulane
OG
Jonah Gambill
Memphis
OG
Walter Young Bear
Tulsa
C
Trent Holler
Memphis
TE
Alex Bauman
Tulane
QB
Seth Henigan
Memphis
RB
Lee Beebe Jr.
UAB
RB
CJ Campbell Jr.
Florida Atlantic
Third Team Defense
DL
Demon Clowney
Charlotte
DL
Brandon Brown
UTSA
DL
Kam Hamilton
Tulane
DL
Adin Huntington
Tulane
LB
Michael Moore
UAB
LB
Elo Modozie
Army
LB
Andon Thomas
Army
LB
Jaylen Smith
North Texas
LB
Gavin Potter
Tulsa
CB
Ridge Texada
North Texas
CB
Caleb Ransaw
Tulane
S
Omar Rogers
East Carolina
S
CJ Heard
Florida Atlantic
Third Team Special Teams
K
Stephen Rusnak
Charlotte
P
Logan Lupo
Florida Atlantic
RS
DT Sheffield
North Texas
National awards
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Current teams Championships & awards Seasons (1991-2012) Seasons (post-breakup)
Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans
