Английская Википедия:2015 American Athletic Conference football season
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox sports season Шаблон:2015 American Athletic Conference football standings The 2015 American Athletic Conference football season is the 25th NCAA Division I FBS football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the third since the breakup of the former Big East Conference, and the second season with the new College Football Playoff in place. Under the playoff system, The American is no longer an Automatic Qualifying conference (AQ), and is considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5) with Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference. Whereas under the previous system the champion of the conference was guaranteed an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, now the highest-ranked member of the G5 will receive a bid to one of the six major bowls.[1]
The American consists of 12 members: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, UConn, and new member Navy. In June 2015, the Collegiate Commissioner's Association announced that it will postpone final rankings until after the annual Army–Navy Game if Navy or Army are in contention for a spot in the semifinals or a New Years Six bowl. If Navy is the highest-ranked Group of 5 champion and loses to Army, it would be replaced by next highest-ranked Group of 5 champion in the New Years Six Bowl.[2]
Previous season
Memphis, Cincinnati, and UCF were declared co-champions for the 2014 season, with each team having a conference record of 7–1. Memphis finished the season ranked 25th after defeating BYU 55–48 in 2OT in the Miami Beach Bowl. UCF was defeated by NC State in the St. Petersburg Bowl, and Virginia Tech defeated Cincinnati in the Military Bowl. With less than 11 minutes left on the game clock in the Armed Forces Bowl, Houston trailed Pittsburgh by 25 points, but the Cougars went on to win by a score of 35–34. It was the biggest fourth quarter comeback in bowl history. Florida defeated East Carolina 28–20 in the Birmingham Bowl.
American Athletic Conference Media Day
The 2015 American Athletic Conference Media Day was held at the Hyatt Regency Newport in Newport, Rhode Island on August 3, 2015.[3][4]
Preseason poll
East Division
- Cincinnati (29) 179
- UCF (1) 135
- Temple 116
- East Carolina 105
- South Florida 53
- Connecticut 42
West Division
- Memphis (13) 153
- Houston (10) 149
- Navy (7) 148
- Tulane 74
- SMU 59
- Tulsa 47
- (First-Place Votes) Points
Predicted American Championship Game Winner
- Cincinnati 22
- Memphis 5
- Houston 2
- UCF 1
- Points
Head coaches
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- Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati – 3rd year
- Bob Diaco, Connecticut – 2nd year
- Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina – 5th year
- Willie Taggart, South Florida – 3rd year
- Matt Rhule, Temple – 3rd year
- George O'Leary (resigned after 8 games) / Danny Barrett (interim)*,UCF
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- Tom Herman, Houston – 1st year
- Justin Fuente, Memphis – 4th year
- Ken Niumatalolo, Navy – 13th year
- Chad Morris, SMU – 1st year
- Curtis Johnson, Tulane – 4th year
- Philip Montgomery, Tulsa – 1st year
Coaching changes
Changes after 2014 season
* On December 1, 2014, Chad Morris (formerly Offensive Coordinator at Clemson) was hired by SMU as its new head football coach, replacing June Jones, who resigned on September 8, 2014, citing "personal issues".
* On December 11, 2014, Philip Montgomery (previously Offensive Coordinator at Baylor) was hired by Tulsa as its new head football coach, replacing Bill Blankenship, who was fired December 2, 2014.
* On December 15, 2014, Tom Herman (formerly Offensive Coordinator at Ohio State) was hired by Houston as its new head football coach, to replace Tony Levine, who was fired after three seasons on December 8, 2014.
Changes during 2015 season
* George O'Leary resigned as UCF's head football coach after twelve seasons. Quarterbacks coach Danny Barrett was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
Rankings
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RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
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Cincinnati | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
C | RV | ||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Houston | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 8 | ||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 8 | |||
CFP | Not released | 25 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |||||||||||
Memphis | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 16 | 15 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | |||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||
CFP | Not released | 13 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||
Navy | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 18 | ||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 18 | |||||
CFP | Not released | 20 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 21 | |||||||||||
SMU | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
South Florida | AP | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Temple | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | RV | 25 | 20 | 24 | RV | |
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | RV | 24 | 21 | 24 | RV | ||
CFP | Not released | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 24 | |||||||||||
Tulane | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
UCF | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||
C | RV | ||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released |
Schedule
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The American member won |
The American member lost |
The American teams in bold |
Week 1
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Week 2
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September 12 | Navy |
Week 3
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September 19 | Houston |
Week 4
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September 26 | South Florida | Temple | Tulane | Tulsa |
Week 5
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Week 6
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Date | Bye Week | |
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October 10 | Cincinnati | Memphis |
Week 7
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October 17 | Navy | SMU |
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Week 9
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Week 11
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November 14 | UCF | Connecticut | East Carolina |
Week 12
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The American Championship
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Week 15
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Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.
Bowl games
Legend | |
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The American win | |
The American loss |
Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time | American team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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Miami Beach Bowl | December 21 | Marlins Park • Miami, FL | ESPN | 2:30 PM | South Florida | WKU | 35–45 | 21,712 |
Boca Raton Bowl | December 22 | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN | 7:00 PM | #24 Temple | Toledo | 17–32 | 25,908 |
[[2015 Hawaii Bowl|HawaiШаблон:Okinai Bowl]] | December 24 | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | 8:00 PM | Cincinnati | San Diego State | 7–42 | 22,793 |
St. Petersburg Bowl | December 26 | Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL | ESPN | 11:00 AM | UConn | Marshall | 10–16 | 14,652 |
Independence Bowl | December 26 | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA | ESPN | 5:45 PM | Tulsa | Virginia Tech | 52–55 | 31,289 |
Military Bowl | December 28 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | ESPN | 2:30 PM | #21 Navy | Pittsburgh | 44–28 | 36,352 |
Birmingham Bowl | December 30 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ESPN | 12:00 PM | Memphis | Auburn | 10–31 | 59,430 |
New Years Six bowl games | ||||||||
Peach Bowl | December 31 | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA | ESPN | 12:00 PM | #18 Houston | #9 Florida State | 38–24 | 71,007 |
(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times Eastern)
Selection of teams
- Bowl eligible[6]
Cincinnati, Connecticut, Houston, Memphis, Navy, South Florida, Temple, Tulsa
- Bowl-ineligible[7]
East Carolina, SMU, Tulane, UCF
Records against FBS conferences
2015 records against FBS conferences:
Conference | Record |
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ACC | 6–4 |
Big Ten | 1–1 |
Big 12 | 1–3 |
C-USA | 3–3 |
Independents | 3–5 |
MAC | 3–1 |
Mountain West | 2–1 |
Pac-12 | 0–1 |
SEC | 2–4 |
Sun Belt | 2–0 |
Total | 22–23 |
The American vs. Power Conferences
Legend | |
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The American win | |
The American loss |
Date | Visitor | Home | Winning Team | Opponent Conference |
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September 3 | Duke | Tulane | Duke | ACC |
September 4 | Baylor | SMU | Baylor | Big 12 |
September 5 | Penn State | Temple | Temple | Big Ten |
September 12 | USF | Florida State | Florida State | ACC |
September 12 | Houston | Louisville | Houston | ACC |
September 12 | Tulane | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | ACC |
September 12 | Memphis | Kansas | Memphis | Big 12 |
September 12 | UCF | Stanford | Stanford | Pac 12 |
September 12 | East Carolina | Florida | Florida | SEC |
September 19 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
September 19 | SMU | TCU | TCU | Big 12 |
September 19 | UConn | Missouri | Missouri | SEC |
September 19 | USF | Maryland | Maryland | Big Ten |
September 26 | East Carolina | Virginia Tech | East Carolina | ACC |
September 26 | UCF | South Carolina | South Carolina | SEC |
October 1 | Miami (FL) | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | ACC |
October 10 | Navy | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | IND |
October 10 | Syracuse | USF | USF | ACC |
October 17 | Ole Miss | Memphis | Memphis | SEC |
October 31 | Vanderbilt | Houston | Houston | SEC |
October 31 | Notre Dame | Temple | Notre Dame | IND |
December 26‡ | Virginia Tech | Tulsa | Virginia Tech | ACC |
December 28‡ | Pittsburgh | Navy | Navy | ACC |
December 30‡ | Auburn | Memphis | Auburn | SEC |
December 31‡ | Florida State | Houston | Houston | ACC |
‡This game was played at a neutral site.
Players of the Week
Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | ||||||
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Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |
Week 1 | Keevan Lucas | WR | TUL | Tyler Matakevich | LB | TEM | Roderick Proctor | WR | MEM |
Week 2 | Greg Ward Jr. | QB | HOU | Tyler Matakevich | LB | TEM | Brandon Wilson Jahad Thomas |
CB RB |
HOU TEM |
Week 3 | Keenan Reynolds | QB | NAVY | Eric Wilson | LB | CIN | Jake Elliott | K | MEM |
Week 4 | Keenan Reynolds | QB | NAVY | William Jackson III | CB | HOU | Spencer Smith | P | MEM |
Week 5 | Greg Ward Jr. | QB | HOU | Montese Overton | LB | E CAR | Nick Jacobs | P | MEM |
Week 6 | Greg Ward Jr. | QB | HOU | Steven Taylor | LB | HOU | Arkeel Newsome | RB | CONN |
Week 7 | Paxton Lynch | QB | MEM | Josh Hawkins | CB | E CAR | Demarcus Ayers | WR | HOU |
Week 8 | Gunner Kiel | QB | CIN | Steven Taylor | LB | HOU | Jake Elliott | K | MEM |
Week 9 | Chris Swain | FB | NAVY | Jamar Summers | CB | CONN | Alex Barta | P | NAVY |
Week 10 | Marlon Mack | RB | USF | Elandon Roberts | LB | HOU | Andrew DiRocco | K | TUL |
Week 11 | Noel Thomas | WR | CONN | Deatrick Nichols | CB | USF | Davis Plowman | K | ECU |
Week 12 | Paxton Lynch | QB | MEM | Tyler Matakevich | LB | TEMP | Andrew Gantz | K | CIN |
Awards and honors
Conference awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the American Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season[8]
2015 American Athletic Conference Individual Awards | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Offensive Player of the Year |
Keenan Reynolds, QB, Navy | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year |
Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple | |||||
Special Teams Player of the Year |
Jake Elliott, K, Memphis | |||||
Rookie of the Year |
Tre'Quan Smith, WR, UCF | |||||
Coach of the Year |
Tom Herman, Houston |
2015 All-American Athletic Conference Football Teams | |||
First Team | Second Team | ||
Offense | Defense | Offense | Defense |
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WR – Demarcus Ayers, HOU |
DL – Will Anthony, NAVY |
WR – Shaq Washington, CIN |
DL – Silverberry Mouhon, CIN |
^ - denotes unanimous selection Additional players added to the All-American teams due to ties in the voting |
NFL Draft
The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2016 NFL draft.
Player | Position | School | Draft Round |
Round Pick |
Overall Pick |
Team |
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William Jackson III | CB | Houston | 1 | 24 | 24 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Paxton Lynch | QB | Memphis | 1 | 26 | 26 | Denver Broncos |
Tavon Young | CB | Temple | 4 | 6 | 104 | Baltimore Ravens |
Parker Ehinger | OG | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 105 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Chris Moore | WR | Cincinnati | 4 | 9 | 107 | Baltimore Ravens |
Matt Ioannidis | DT | Temple | 5 | 13 | 152 | Washington Redskins |
Keenan Reynolds | RB | Navy | 6 | 7 | 182 | Baltimore Ravens |
Elandon Roberts | ILB | Houston | 6 | 39 | 214 | New England Patriots |
DeMarcus Ayers | WR | Houston | 7 | 8 | 229 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Tyler Matakevich | OLB | Temple | 7 | 25 | 246 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Attendance
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium | 40,000 | 39,095 | 38,112 | 40,101 | 40,124 | 30,131 | 35,015 | Шаблон:Sort | 222,578 | 37,096 | 92.74% |
Connecticut | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field | 40,642 | 26,113 | 28,260 | 33,204 | 31,719 | 23,168 | 26,879 | Шаблон:Sort | 169,343 | 28,224 | 69.44% |
East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium | 50,000 | 40,712 | 50,514 | 43,065 | 39,417 | 45,194 | 40,743 | Шаблон:Sort | 218,902 | 43,780 | 87.56% |
Houston | TDECU Stadium | 40,000 | 30,749 | 35,257 | 25,204 | 29,565 | 32,889 | 42,159 | 40,562 | 195,553 | 32,592 | 81.48% |
Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 59,308 | 41,740 | 45,172 | 60,241 | 30,381 | 55,212 | 30,075 | Шаблон:Sort | 232,736 | 46,547 | 78.48% |
Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | 34,000 | 28,015 | 34,717 | 32,705 | 32,033 | 26,766 | 35,778 | Шаблон:Sort | 190,014 | 31,669 | 93.14% |
SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | 32,000 | 32,047 | 25,401 | 22,314 | 17,136 | 18,217 | 17,232 | 14,954 | 147,301 | 21,043 | 65.76% |
South Florida | Raymond James Stadium | 65,890 | 30,034 | 22,546 | 27,235 | 39,417 | 28,393 | 26,522 | Шаблон:Sort | 159,468 | 26,578 | 40.34% |
Temple | Lincoln Financial Field | 69,176 | 69,176 | 35,179 | 31,372 | 69,280 | 31,708 | 28,236 | Шаблон:Sort | 236,715 | 47,343 | 68.44% |
Tulane | Yulman Stadium | 30,000 | 25,470 | 21,114 | 20,024 | 21,522 | 26,775 | 22,672 | Шаблон:Sort | 137,577 | 22,930 | 76.43% |
Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium | 30,000 | 24,001 | 17,146 | 17,490 | 20,216 | 16,128 | 22,749 | Шаблон:Sort | 117,730 | 19,622 | 65.41% |
UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium | 44,206 | 39,184 | 36,484 | 26,669 | 28,350 | 23,734 | 25,967 | Шаблон:Sort | 180,388 | 30,065 | 68.01% |
Шаблон:Note Games highlighted in green were sell-outs. [9]
References
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