Английская Википедия:2016 American Athletic Conference football season

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Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox sports season Шаблон:2016 American Athletic Conference football standings The 2016 American Athletic Conference football season was the 25th NCAA Division I FBS football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season was the third since the breakup of the former Big East Conference, and the third season with the College Football Playoff in place. The American was 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, the highest-ranked champion member of the G5 received a bid to one of the six major bowls.

The American consisted of 12 members: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, UConn, Navy. In June 2015, the Collegiate Commissioner's Association announced that it would 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 was 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.

In the 2016 season, the American had four new coaches. Willie Fritz, formerly the head coach at Georgia Southern, was hired by Tulane to replace Curtis Johnson. After beginning the 2013 season, Johnson lost 22 of his final 27 games against FBS opponents. He finished at Tulane with a 15–4 record through four full seasons. He compiled a 7–9 conference record in the C-USA (2012–2013), and a 3–13 conference record in the American Athletic Conference (2014–2015). On December 1, 2015, UCF hired Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost. Frost replaced longtime UCF head coach George O'Leary and interim head coach Danny Barrett, who took over the Knights when O'Leary resigned following an 0–8 start. On December 3, 2015, Memphis hired Arizona State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mike Norvell, replacing Justin Fuente who took the job at Virginia Tech. On December 13, 2015, East Carolina hired Duke (Шаблон:Abbr/Шаблон:Abbr) Scottie Montgomery. replacing Ruffin McNeill who was relieved of his duties as ECU head coach after finishing the season with a record of 5–7.

American Athletic Conference Media Day

The American Athletic Conference Media Day took place August 12 in Newport, Rhode Island.

Preseason poll

Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-1-of-2 East Division

• 1. USF (15), 164 pts
• 2. Temple (9), 144 pts
• 3. Cincinnati (6), 130 pts
• 4. UConn, 89 pts
• 5. East Carolina, 55 pts
• 6. UCF, 48 pts

Шаблон:Col-2-of-2 West Division

• 1. Houston (30), 180 pts
• 2. Navy, 128 pts
• 3. Memphis, 124 pts
• 4. Tulsa, 92 pts
• 5. SMU, 65 pts
• 6. Tulane, 41 pts

• Predicted American Championship Game Winner: Houston (27) was picked to win the American Championship. Others receiving votes were USF (2), Temple (1)

Head coaches

Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-1-of-2 East

• Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati – 4th year
• Bob Diaco, Connecticut – 3rd year
• Scottie Montgomery, East Carolina – 1st year
• Willie Taggart, South Florida – 4th year
• Matt Rhule, Temple – 4th year
• Scott Frost, UCF – 1st year

Шаблон:Col-2-of-2 West

• Tom Herman, Houston – 2nd year
• Mike Norvell, Memphis – 1st year
• Ken Niumatalolo, Navy – 9th year
• Chad Morris, SMU – 2nd year
• Willie Fritz, Tulane – 1st year
• Philip Montgomery, Tulsa – 2nd year

Recruiting classes

Rankings

Team	ESPN	Rivals	Scout	24/7	Signees
Cincinnati	75	75	73	76	21
Connecticut	–	–	101	98	16
East Carolina	–	81	88	77	22
Houston	30	44	51	40	19
Memphis	72	72	69	63	22
Navy	–	–	98	83	36
SMU	67	74	61	72	22
South Florida	63	70	77	61	16
Temple	59	59	76	57	26
Tulane	–	86	100	89	24
Tulsa	–	87	85	92	20
UCF	66	58	74	66	20

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

		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			RV
	C
	CFP	Not released
Connecticut	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
East Carolina	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Houston	AP	15	6	6	6	6	6	13	11	RV	RV	RV	RV	18	RV	RV
	C	13	7	7	7	7	5	12	11	24	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released												20	24
Memphis	AP					RV
	C	RV			RV	RV		RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Navy	AP	RV	RV					25	24	22		RV	RV	RV	20	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV	25	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	RV
	CFP	Not released												25	19	25
SMU	AP									RV
	C
	CFP	Not released
South Florida	AP	RV			RV		RV	RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV	24	25
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	22
	CFP	Not released
Temple	AP													RV	RV	23
	C														RV	24
	CFP	Not released														24
Tulane	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Tulsa	AP										RV	RV			RV
	C							RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
UCF	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released

Schedule

All Times and Dates are Tentative, The 2016 conference football schedule was released February 9

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

Week 2

Date	Bye Week
September 10	Memphis

Week 4

Date	Bye Week
September 24	Navy

Week 5

Date	Bye Week
October 1	Tulsa

Week 6

^{Шаблон:Note}The October 7th game in Orlando between Tulane and UCF was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew and rescheduled for November 5, a date which both teams had open.

Week 7

Date	Bye Week
October 15	Cincinnati	SMU

^{Шаблон:Note}The October 13th game in Greenville, NC between Navy and East Carolina was postponed due because of flooding associated with Hurricane Matthew, the game will be rescheduled for November 19, a date which both teams had open.

Week 10

Date	Bye Week
November 5	South Florida	Houston

Week 11

Date	Bye Week
November 12	Connecticut	Temple

Bowl games

American Athletic Conference bowl games for the 2016 season are:

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	AAC team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Las Vegas Bowl	December 17	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	ABC	3:30 p.m.	Houston	San Diego State	10–34	29,286
AutoNation Cure Bowl	December 17	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	CBSSN	5:30 p.m.	UCF	Arkansas State	13–31	27,213
Miami Beach Bowl	December 19	Marlins Park • Miami, FL	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	Tulsa	Central Michigan	55–10	15,262
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl	December 20	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	ESPN	7:00 p.m.	Memphis	WKU	31–51	24,726
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl	December 23	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	#25 Navy	Louisiana Tech	45–48	40,542
Military Bowl	December 27	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	ESPN	3:30 p.m.	#24 Temple	Wake Forest	26–34	26,656
Birmingham Bowl	December 29	Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama	ESPN	2:00 p.m.	South Florida	South Carolina	46–39 OT	31,229

Rankings are from CFP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.

Selection of teams

• Bowl eligible: Houston, Memphis, Navy, South Florida, Temple, Tulsa, UCF
• Bowl-ineligible: Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Tulane, SMU

Records against FBS conferences

2016 records against FBS conferences

Through Dec 29, 2016

Conference	Record
ACC	4–6
Big Ten	1–4
Big 12	2–2
C-USA	3–2
Independents	2–3
MAC	4–0
Mountain West	2–2
SEC	1–2
Sun Belt	2–1
Total	21–22

The American vs. Power Conferences

Index to colors and formatting
American member won
American member loss

Date	Visitor	Home	Winning Team	Opponent Conference
September 1	Tulane	Wake Forest	Wake Forest	ACC
September 3‡	#3 Oklahoma	#15 Houston	Houston	Big 12
September 10	Cincinnati	Purdue	Cincinnati	Big Ten
September 10	UCF	#5 Michigan	Michigan	Big Ten
September 10	NC State	East Carolina	East Carolina	ACC
September 10	SMU	#23 Baylor	Baylor	Big 12
September 10	Tulsa	#4 Ohio State	Ohio State	Big Ten
September 17	Maryland	UCF	Maryland	Big Ten
September 17	Virginia	Connecticut	Connecticut	ACC
September 17	East Carolina	South Carolina	South Carolina	SEC
September 17	Kansas	Memphis	Memphis	Big 12
September 17	South Florida	Syracuse	South Florida	ACC
September 17	Temple	Penn State	Penn State	Big Ten
September 24	Syracuse	Connecticut	Syracuse	ACC
September 24	East Carolina	Virginia Tech	Virginia Tech	ACC
September 24	TCU	SMU	TCU	Big 12
September 24	#13 Florida State	South Florida	Florida State	ACC
October 1	Memphis	#16 Ole Miss	Ole Miss	SEC
November 5‡	Notre Dame	Navy	Navy	IND
November 17	#3 Louisville	Houston	Houston	ACC
November 19	Connecticut	Boston College	Boston College	ACC
December 27‡	Wake Forest	#23 Temple	Wake Forest	ACC
December 29‡	South Carolina	#25 South Florida	South Florida	SEC

‡This game was played at a neutral site

Players of the Week

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams
	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team
Week 1	Greg Ward Jr.	QB	Houston	Trent Martin	LB	Tulsa	Brandon Wilson	CB	Houston
Week 2	Quinton Flowers	QB	USF	Alohi Gilman	LB/DB	Navy	Sherman Badie	RB	Tulane
Week 3	Greg Ward Jr.	QB	Houston	Steven Taylor	LB	Houston	Bobby Puyol	K	UConn
Week 4	Riley Ferguson	QB	Memphis	Jeremy Brady	S	Tulsa	Andrew DiRocco	K	Tulane
Week 5	Greg Ward Jr.	QB	Houston	Haason Reddick	DE	Temple	Adrian Killins	RB	UCF
Week 6	Will Worth	QB	Navy	Josiah Powell	LB	Navy	Bennett Moehring	K	Navy
Week 7	Will Worth	QB	Navy	Jarvis Pruitt	DE	SMU	Aaron Boumerhi	K	Temple
Week 8	James Flanders	RB	Tulsa	Shaquem Griffin	LB	UCF	Jake Elliott	K	Memphis
Week 9	Riley Ferguson	QB	Memphis	Drico Johnson	DB	UCF	Aaron Boumerhi	K	Temple
Week 10	Quinton Flowers	QB	USF	Horace Richardson	CB	SMU	Dane Roy	P	Houston
Week 11
Week 12

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

2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year	Quinton Flowers
Defensive Player of the Year	Shaquem Griffin
Special Teams Player of the Year	Tony Pollard
Rookie of the Year	Ed Oliver
Coach of the Year	Ken Niumatalolo

2016 All-American Athletic Conference Football Teams
First Team		Second Team
Offense	Defense	Offense	Defense
WR – Zay Jones, East Carolina WR – Courtland Sutton, SMU WR – Keevan Lucas, Tulsa OT – Kofi Amichia, South Florida OT – Dion Dawkins, Temple OG – Adam West, Navy OG – Black Belcher, Tulsa C – Chandler Miller, Tulsa TE – Daniel Montiel, Memphis QB – Quinton Flowers, South Florida RB – Marlon Mack, South Florida K – Jake Elliott, Memphis RS – Tony Pollard, Memphis	DL – Haason Reddick, Temple* DL – Ed Oliver, Houston* DL – Tanzel Smart, Tulane DL Justin Lawler, SMU LB – Shaquem Griffin, UCF LB – Eric Wilson, Cincinnati LB – Steven Taylor, Houston LB – Genard Avery, Memphis LB – Nico Marley, Tulane CB Horace Richardson, SMU CB – Howard Wilson, Houston S – Darrion Millines, SMU S – Obi Melifonwu, UConn P – Spencer Smith, Memphis	WR – Noel Thomas, UConn WR – Anthony Miller, Memphis WR – Rodney Adams, South Florida OT – Blake Copeland, Navy OT – Evan Plagg, Tulsa OG – Dominique Threatt, South Florida OG – Tyler Bowling, Tulsa C – Maurice Morris, Navy TE – Mitchell Wilcox, South Florida QB – Greg Ward Jr., Houston RB – Jahad Thomas, Temple RB – D'Angelo Brewer, Tulsa K – Aaron Boumerhi, Temple RS – D'Ernest Johnson, South Florida	DL – Jamiyus Pittman, UCF DL – Cortez Broughton, Cincinnati DL – Deadrin Senat, South Florida DL – Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple LB – Tyus Bowser, Houston LB – Micah Thomas, Navy LB – Auggie Sanchez, South Florida LB – Avery Williams, Temple CB – Shaquill Griffin, UCF CB – Brandon Wilson, Houston CB – Deatrick Nichols, South Florida CB – Parry Nickerson, Tulane S – Garrett Davis, Houston S – Sean Chandler, Temple P – Worth Gregory, ECU
^ - denotes unanimous selection  Additional players added to the all-conference teams due to ties in the voting.

NFL Draft

The American had a conference-record 15 players selected in the 2017 NFL draft, which placed it as the fifth most prolific conference in the draft. The American made headlines by having more selections than the Big 12 Conference, a Power 5 Conference.

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2017 NFL draft.

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team
Haason Reddick	LB	Temple	1	13	13	Arizona Cardinals
Zay Jones	WR	East Carolina	2	5	37	Buffalo Bills
Tyus Bowser	OLB	Houston	2	15	47	Baltimore Ravens
Obi Melifonwu	S	UConn	2	24	56	Oakland Raiders
Dion Dawkins	G	Temple	2	31	63	Buffalo Bills
Shaquill Griffin	CB	Central Florida	3	26	90	Seattle Seahawks
Howard Wilson	CB	Houston	4	19	126	Cleveland Browns
Marlon Mack	RB	South Florida	4	36	143	Indianapolis Colts
Jake Elliott	K	Memphis	5	9	153	Cincinnati Bengals
Nate Hairston	CB	Temple	5	14	158	Indianapolis Colts
Rodney Adams	WR	South Florida	5	26	170	Minnesota Vikings
Michael Tyson	S	Cincinnati	6	3	187	Seattle Seahawks
Tanzel Smart	DT	Tulane	6	5	189	Los Angeles Rams
Brandon Wilson	CB	Houston	6	23	207	Cincinnati Bengals
Kofi Amichia	OT	South Florida	6	28	212	Green Bay Packers

Attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium	40,000	28,520	40,015†	38,112	35,108	32,022	37,522	25,796	237,095	33,870	84.68%
Connecticut	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field	40,642	29,377	31,036	31,899†	24,169	28,008	22,316	20,764	187,569	26,795	65.93%
East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium	50,000	44,161	50,719†	46,042	41,370	42,908	39,480	Шаблон:Sort	264,680	44,113	88.23%
Houston	TDECU Stadium	40,000	39,402	40,873	38,221	35,846	36,552	42,822†	Шаблон:Sort	233,716	38,953	97.38%
Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	59,308	42,876†	34,448	38,713	34,743	36,894	37,218	36,527	261,419	37,345	62.97%
Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium	34,000	28,238	31,501	34,531	35,943	36,397†	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	166,610	33,322	98.01%
SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium	32,000	22,127	30,987†	25,079	24,379	18,417	21,283	Шаблон:Sort	142,272	23,712	74.10%
South Florida	Raymond James Stadium	65,890	35,976	36,557	61,665†	30,397	30,297	31,824	36,056	262,772	37,538	56.97%
Temple	Lincoln Financial Field	69,176	34,005†	22,296	27,786	22,401	25,950	29,763	28,373	190,574	27,225	39.36%
Tulane	Yulman Stadium	30,000	27,179†	21,503	24,253	21,098	25,780	16,497	Шаблон:Sort	136,310	22,718	75.73%
Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium	30,000	18,748	16,111	20,089	22,349†	17,557	18,550	Шаблон:Sort	113,404	18,900	63.00%
UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium	44,206	36,260	43,197	38,299†	31,571	30,346	35,141	Шаблон:Sort	214,814	35,802	80.99%

• Games highlighted in green were sell-outs
• †Season High

Attendance for neutral site games

• September 3 – Houston vs. Oklahoma, NRG Stadium: 71,016
• November 5 – Navy vs. Notre Dame, EverBank Field: 50,867
• December 10 – Navy vs. Army, M&T Bank Stadium: 71,600