2022 American Athletic Conference football season

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] The entire schedule was released on February 17, 2022.[3]

2022 American Athletic Conference
football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 1, 2022–January 31, 2023
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2023 NFL Draft
Top draft pickWR Rashee Rice, SMU
Picked byKansas City Chiefs, 55th overall
Regular season
Season championsTulane
  Runners-upUCF
American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
ChampionsTulane
  Runners-upUCF
Finals MVPMichael Pratt, QB, Tulane
2022 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Tulane y$  7 –1   12 –2  
UCF y  6 –2   9 –5  
Cincinnati  6 –2   9 –4  
SMU  5 –3   7 –6  
Houston  5 –3   8 –5  
East Carolina  4 –4   8 –5  
Navy  4 –4   4 –8  
Memphis  3 –5   7 –6  
Tulsa  3 –5   5 –7  
Temple  1 –7   3 –9  
South Florida  0 –8   1 –11  
Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[4] 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.[5] With the win, Tulsa achieved their first bowl win since the 2016 Miami Beach Bowl[6] 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.[7] In the Birmingham Bowl, No. 20 Houston defeated Auburn 17–13.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

Preseason

Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team ESPN[13] Rivals[14] 24/7[15]
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

American Athletic Conference media day

The 2022 American Media day was held virtually on July 28, 2022[16]

Preseason poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 28, 2022.[17]

  • First place votes in ()
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Houston243 (7)
2Cincinnati242 (10)
3UCF225 (7)
4SMU187
5Memphis162
6East Carolina157
7Tulane115
8Tulsa93
9South Florida71
10Navy61
11Temple28

Award watch lists

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.[41] On November 29 SMU hired Rhett Lashlee formally the Offensive Coordinator at Miami as its new coach.[42]
  • 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.[43] On December 15, Temple hired Texas associate head coach and run game coordinator Stan Drayton as its new head coach.[44]

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:[45]

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.[46] On December 4, South Florida announced that Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh would become the new head coach for the 2023 season.[47]

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.[48] On December 5, Cincinnati announced that Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield would become the new head coach of the team for 2023.[49]
  • 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.[50] On December 6, Tulsa announced Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson as the new head coach.[51]
  • 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.[52]

Rankings
See also: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Schedule

The 2022 American Athletic Conference football schedule was released on February 17, 2022.[53] 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.

Week one
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 7:00 p.m. South Carolina State UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN+ W 56–10   43,810
September 2 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
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 9 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 and Cody Campbell Field • 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
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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.
DateBye Week
September 17Navy

Week four
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 30 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 [lower-alpha 1] 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.
DateBye Week
October 1SMUUCF

Week six
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 5 [lower-alpha 2] 7:00 p.m. SMU UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN2  UCF 41–19   27,495
October 7 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.
DateBye Week
October 8Temple

Week seven
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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.
DateBye Week
October 15No. 21 CincinnatiHoustonTulsa

Week eight
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 21 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.
DateBye Week
October 22South Florida

Week nine
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 28 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.
DateBye Week
October 29MemphisNo. 23 Tulane

Week ten
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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 NFLN  SMU 77–63   23,841
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
November 5East Carolina

Week eleven
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 10 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN  MEM 26–10   23,980
November 11 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
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 17 7:30 p.m. SMU No. 21 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN  TULN 59–24   20,894
November 18 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
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 25 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.
DateBye Week
November 26Navy

Championship Game
Further information: 2022 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
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
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 10 3:00 p.m. Navy Army Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (123rd Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS L 17–20 2OT  69,117
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

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.


DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 2ACCTempleDukeWallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NCL 0–30
September 3SECNo. 23 CincinnatiNo. 19 ArkansasDonald W. Reynolds Stadium • Fayetteville, ARL 24–31
September 3ACCNo. 13 NC StateEast CarolinaDowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NCL 20–21
September 3SECMemphisMississippi StateDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MSL 23–49
September 3IndependentNo. 25 BYUSouth FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLL 21–50
September 9ACCLouisvilleUCFFBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FLL 14–20
September 10Big 12No. 25 HoustonTexas TechJones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field • Lubbock, TXL 30–33 2OT
September 17Big 12KansasHoustonTDECU Stadium • Houston, TXL 30–48
September 17Big TenSMUMarylandMaryland Stadium • College Park, MDL 27–34
September 17SECSouth FloridaFloridaBen Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FLL 28–31
September 17Big TenRutgersTempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAL 14–16
September 17Big 12TulaneKansas StateBill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KSW 17–10
September 24Big TenIndianaCincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OHW 45–24
September 24Big 12TCUSMUGerald R. Ford Stadium • University Park, TXL 34–42
September 24ACCSouth FloridaLouisvilleCardinal Stadium • Louisville, KYL 3–41
September 24SECTulsaNo. 16 Ole MissVaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MSL 27–35
September 24ACCGeorgia TechUCFFBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FLW 27–10
October 29IndependentEast CarolinaBYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UTW 27–24
November 12IndependentNotre DameNavyM&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.

DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 3C-USANo. 24 HoustonUTSAAlamodome • San Antonio, TXW 37–35 3OT
September 3C-USASMUNorth TexasApogee Stadium • Denton, TXW 48–10
September 3Mountain WestTulsaWyomingWar Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WYL 37–40 2OT
September 10C-USAOld DominionEast CarolinaDowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NCW 39–21
September 10MACNorthern IllinoisTulsaH.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OKW 38–35
September 17MACCincinnatiMiami (OH)Paul Brown Stadium† • Cincinnati, OHW 38–17
September 17Sun BeltArkansas StateMemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TNW 44–32
September 17C-USAUCFFlorida AtlanticFAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FLW 40–14
September 24C-USARiceHoustonTDECU Stadium • Houston, TXW 34–27
September 24C-USANorth TexasMemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TNW 44–34
September 24C-USASouthern MissTulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAL 24–27
October 1Mountain WestNavyAir ForceFalcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, COL 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.

DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 3UMassTulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 42–10
September 24UMassTempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAW 28–0
December 10NavyArmyLincoln 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.

DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
September 1South Carolina StateUCFFBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FLW 56–10
September 3DelawareNavyNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MDL 7–14
September 10Kennesaw StateCincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OHW 63–10
September 10LamarSMUGerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TXW 45–16
September 10HowardSouth FloridaRaymond James Stadium • Tampa, FLW 42–20
September 10LafayetteTempleLincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PAW 30–14
September 10Alcorn StateTulaneYulman Stadium • New Orleans, LAW 52–0
September 17CampbellEast CarolinaDowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NCW 49–10
September 17Jacksonville StateTulsaH.A. Champman Stadium • Tulsa, OKW 54–17
November 19North AlabamaMemphisLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TNW 59–0

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

AAC Records against other conferences

2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:

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.[56]

See also: 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games
Legend
 AAC win
 AAC loss
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[57] Clayton Tune Houston QB Macon Clark Tulane S Bubba Baxa Houston K
Week 2[58] Davis Brin Tulsa QB Derek Parish Houston DE De'Von Fox Temple WR
Week 3[59] John Rhys Plumlee UCF QB Nick Anderson Tulane LB Mason Fletcher Cincinnati P
Week 4[60] Tyler Scott Cincinnati WR Ivan Pace Jr. Cincinnati LB Daniel Davies Navy K
Week 5[61] Holton Ahlers East Carolina QB Nick Anderson (2) Tulane LB Joe Doyle Memphis P
Week 6[62] Clayton Tune (2) Houston QB Macon Clark (2) Tulane S Jayce Rogers Houston DB
Week 7[63] John Rhys Plumlee (2) UCF QB Julius Wood East Carolina S Chris Howard Memphis K
Week 8[64] Clayton Tune (3) Houston QB Jireh Wilson East Carolina S Mason Fletcher (2) Cincinnati P
Week 9[65] Clayton Tune (4) Houston QB Josh Celiscar UCF DE Andrew Conrad East Carolina K
Week 10[66] Tanner Mordecai SMU QB Dorian Williams Tulane LB Camden Price Temple K
Week 11[67] John Rhys Plumlee (3) UCF QB Justin Wright Tulsa LB Chris Howard (2) Memphis K
Week 12[68] Michael Pratt Tulane QB John Marshall Navy LB/S Ryan Coe Cincinnati K
Week 13[69] 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.[70]

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.[70]

* 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
For the complete All-America selections, see 2022 College Football All-America Team.

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.[71]

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 Tank Dell Houston (AFCA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
WR Rashee Rice SMU (AP, FWAA, WCFF)
Position Player School Selector
Third Team All-Americans
WR Tank Dell Houston (AP)
DT Dontay Corleone Cincinnati (AP)
P Mason Fletcher Cincinnati (AP)

List of All American Teams

NFL Draft

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Player Position School Draft
Round		 Round
Pick		 Overall
Pick		 Team
Rashee Rice WR SMU 2 24 55 Kansas City Chiefs
Tank Dell WR Houston 3 6 69 Houston Texans
Tyjae Spears RB Tulane 3 18 81 Tennessee Titans
Dorian Williams LB Tulane 3 28 91 Buffalo Bills
Tre Tucker WR Cincinnati 3 37 100 Las Vegas Raiders
Tyler Scott WR Cincinnati 4 31 133 Chicago Bears
Clayton Tune QB Houston 5 4 139 Arizona Cardinals
Josh Whyle TE Cincinnati 5 12 147 Tennessee Titans
Derek Parish FB Houston 7 23 240 Jacksonville Jaguars
Gervarrius Owens S Houston 7 37 254 New York Giants

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