Английская Википедия:2021 American Athletic Conference football season
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox sports season Шаблон:2021 American Athletic Conference football standings The 2021 American Athletic Conference football season was the 30th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season was the ninth since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the eighth season of the College Football Playoff in place. The American was considered a member of the Group of Five (G5) together with Conference USA (C–USA), the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The entire schedule was released on February 18, 2021.[1]
Previous season
Cincinnati secured their second consecutive championship game appearance and faced Tulsa in the 2020 AAC Championship game.[2]
Six teams participated in bowl games during the 2020 season; the league went 1–5.
Tulane lost to Nevada 38-27 in the 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.[3] UCF lost to BYU in the Boca Raton Bowl 49-23.[4] Memphis defeated Florida Atlantic 25–10 in the Montgomery Bowl.[5] Houston lost to Hawaii 28-14 in the 2020 New Mexico Bowl.[6] No. 24 Tulsa lost to Mississippi State 28-26 in the 2020 Armed Forces Bowl in a game that ended with a benches clearing brawl.[7]
In the New Year's Six Game, No. 8 Cincinnati lost in an instant classic to No. 9 Georgia 24–21 in the Peach Bowl.[8]
Preseason
Recruiting classes
Team | ESPN[9] | Rivals[10] | 24/7[11] |
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style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | 39 | 45 | |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|East Carolina | 100 | 97 | |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Houston | 85 | 84 | |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Memphis | 48 | 47 | |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Navy | 68 | 104 | |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | 61 | 51 | |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|South Florida | 56 | 64 | |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Temple | 117 | ||
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulane | 85 | 81 | |
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulsa | 127 | ||
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|UCF | 54 | 58 |
American Athletic Conference Media Days
The 2021 American Media day was held virtually August 3 and 4, 2021[12]
•2021 The American Virtual Football Media Days
Preseason media poll
The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.[13] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.
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1 | Cincinnati | 262 (22) |
2 | UCF | 241 (2) |
3 | SMU | 188 |
4 | Houston | 181 |
5 | Memphis | 168 |
6 | Tulsa | 153 |
7 | Tulane | 132 |
т-8 | East Carolina | 85 |
т-8 | Navy | 85 |
10 | Temple | 46 |
11 | South Florida | 43 |
Preseason awards
Award | Head Coach/Player | School | Position | Link |
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Lott Trophy | Coby Bryant | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | CB | [14] |
Dodd Trophy | Luke Fickell | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | HC | [15] |
Maxwell Award | Desmond Ridder | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | QB | [16] |
Calvin Austin | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Memphis | WR | ||
Ulysses Bentley IV | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | RB | ||
Reggie Roberson Jr. | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | WR | ||
Dillon Gabriel | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|UCF | QB | ||
Bednarik Award | Sauce Gardner | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | CB | [17] |
Myjai Sanders | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | DE | ||
Quindell Johnson | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Memphis | S | ||
Diego Fagot | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Navy | LB | ||
Davey O'Brien Award | Desmond Ridder | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | QB | [18] |
Dillon Gabriel | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|UCF | QB | ||
Doak Walker Award | Rahjai Harris | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|East Carolina | RB | [19] |
Mulbah Car | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Houston | RB | ||
Ulysses Bentley, IV | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | RB | ||
Cameron Carroll | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulane | RB | ||
Shamari Brooks | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulsa | RB | ||
Fred Biletnikoff Award | Calvin Austin | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Memphis | WR | [20] |
Rashee Rice | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | WR | ||
Reggie Roberson Jr. | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | WR | ||
Keylon Stokes | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulsa | WR | ||
Jaylon Robinson | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|UCF | WR | ||
John Mackey Award | Josh Whyle | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | TE | [21] |
Grant Calcaterra | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | TE | ||
Rimington Trophy | Kody Russey | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Houston | OL | [22] |
C.J. Perez | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Temple | OL | ||
Sincere Haynesworth | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulane | OL | ||
Outland Trophy | Dylan Parham | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Memphis | G | [23] |
Jaylon Thomas | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | T | ||
Corey Dublin | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulane | G | ||
Tyler Smith | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulsa | T | ||
Cole Schneider | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|UCF | DT | ||
Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Diego Fagot | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Navy | LB | [24] |
Sauce Gardner | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | CB | ||
Myjai Sanders | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | DE | ||
Jaxon Player | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulsa | DT | ||
Lou Groza Award | Blake Mazza | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | PK | [25] |
Paul Hornung Award | Tyler Snead | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|East Carolina | WR | [26] |
Tank Dell | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Houston | WR | ||
Danny Gray | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | WR | ||
Jha’Quan Jackson | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulane | WR | ||
Keylon Stokes | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulsa | WR | ||
Wuerffel Trophy | Holton Ahlers | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|East Carolina | QB | [27] |
Marcus Jones | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Houston | DB | ||
Preston Brady | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Memphis | LS | ||
Shaine Hailey | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | LB | ||
Mitchell Brinkman | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|South Florida | CB | ||
Re-Al Mitchell | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Temple | QB | ||
Nick Anderson | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulane | LB | ||
Chris Paul | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulsa | OG | ||
Walter Camp Award | Desmond Ridder | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | QB | [28] |
Dillon Gabriel | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|UCF | QB | ||
Manning Award | Desmond Ridder | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | QB | [29] |
Michael Pratt | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulane | QB | ||
Dillon Gabriel | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|UCF | QB | ||
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Clayton Tune | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Houston | QB | [30] |
Sean Dykes | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Memphis | TE | ||
Ulysses Bentley IV | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | RB | ||
Reggie Roberson, Jr. | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU | RB | ||
Deneric Prince | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulsa | RB | ||
Keylon Stokes | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulsa | WR | ||
Jaylon Robinson | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|UCF | WR | ||
Ray Guy Award | Jonn Young | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|East Carolina | P | [31] |
Laine Wilkins | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Houston | P | ||
Daniel Davies | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Navy | P | ||
Adam Barry | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Temple | P | ||
Ryan Wright | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulane | P | ||
Lachlan Wilson | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"| Tulsa | P | ||
Andrew Osteen | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|UCF | P | ||
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Tama Tuitele | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Navy | LB | [32] |
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Desmond Ridder | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati | QB | [33] |
Clayton Tune | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Houston | QB | ||
Dillon Gabriel | style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|UCF | QB |
Head coaches
Coaching changes
On January 27, 2021 Josh Heupel departed UCF to Tennessee. Gus Malzahn was hired to serve as the new head coach on February 15, 2021.[34]
Coaches
Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2021 regular season
Source:[35]
Rankings
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
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rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Cincinnati | AP | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
CFP | Not released | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |East Carolina | AP | |||||||||||||||
C | ||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||
rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Houston | AP | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 17 | |||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 17 | |||||
CFP | Not released | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | |||||||||||
rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Memphis | AP | RV | ||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||
rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Navy | AP | |||||||||||||||
C | ||||||||||||||||
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rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |SMU | AP | RV | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 23 | RV | RV | |||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 24 | RV | RV | ||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||
rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |South Florida | AP | |||||||||||||||
C | ||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||
rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Temple | AP | |||||||||||||||
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rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Tulane | AP | |||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||
rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Tulsa | AP | |||||||||||||||
C | RV | |||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||
rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |UCF | AP | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
CFP | Not released |
Schedule
The regular season will begin on September 2, 2021 and will end on November 27, 2021. The season will conclude with the 2021 American Athletic Conference Championship Game on December 4.
At Media Day American Commissioner Mike Aresco said games will not be rescheduled this year because of COVID & if teams can’t play, they will have to forfeit[36]
Regular season
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American teams in bold |
Week One
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Week Two
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Week Three
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September 18 | Navy |
Week Four
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September 25 | UCF | No. 8 Cincinnati |
Week Five
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Week Six
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Date | Bye Week |
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October 9 | South Florida |
Week Seven
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October 16 | East Carolina | Houston | No. 23 SMU | Temple | Tulane |
Week Eight
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- Шаблон:Note This game was initially scheduled for ESPNU at 4PM ET, but moved to 9:20PM ET on ESPNews because of a rain delay..[37]
Date | Bye Week |
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October 23 | Tulsa |
Week Nine
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October 30 | Memphis |
Week Ten
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Week Eleven
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November 13 | Navy |
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Week Thirteen
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Week Fourteen (American Athletic Conference Championship)
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Postseason
Bowl games
In 2021 the American will send teams to the Military Bowl, Fenway Bowl, and Hawaii Bowl annually. The American will have four selections from the following bowls:Frisco Bowl, Cure Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl, Gasparilla Bowl. Birmingham Bowl, First Responder Bowl and Myrtle Beach Bowl.[38] 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.[39]
Cancelled bowls
The following bowl games tied in with the American Athletic Conference had their 2021 editions canceled :
- Шаблон:Note Memphis was originally slated to play in the Hawaii Bowl against Hawaii on December 24. Hawaii was forced to withdraw from the bowl game 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.[40]
- Шаблон:Note East Carolina was originally slated to play in the Military Bowl against Boston College on December 27. On December 26 the game was cancelled after Boston College had over 40 players unavailable to play in the Military Bowl against East Carolina. In a statement, Boston College said it did not have enough players to field a team because of coronavirus issues, season-ending injuries, opt-outs and transfers.[41]
- Шаблон:Note SMU was originally slated to play in the Fenway Bowl against Virginia on December 29. Virginia was forced to withdraw game due to the number of COVID cases impacting its roster, preventing safe participation. As a result of this withdrawal, the game and associated activities will no longer take place[42]
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American win | |
American loss |
Bowl game[43] | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | American team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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Myrtle Beach Bowl | December 20, 2021 | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN | 2:30 p.m. | Tulsa | Old Dominion | W 30–17 | 6,557 |
Gasparilla Bowl | December 23, 2021 | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | 7:00 p.m. | UCF | Florida | W 29–17 | 63,669 |
Hawaii Bowl | December 24, 2021 | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | Memphis | Hawaii | CancelledШаблон:Ref | |
Military Bowl | December 27, 2021 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | ESPN | 2:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Boston College | CancelledШаблон:Ref | |
Birmingham Bowl | December 28, 2021 | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | ESPN | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Houston | Auburn | W 17–13 | 47,100 |
Fenway Bowl | December 29, 2021 | Fenway Park • Boston, MA | ESPN | 11:00 a.m. | SMU | Virginia | CancelledШаблон:Ref | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic | December 31, 2021 | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas | ESPN | 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Cincinnati | No. 1 Alabama | L 6–27 | 76,313 |
Rankings from Final CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. American teams bolded.
Selection of teams
- Bowl-eligible (7): Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, UCF, Tulsa
- Bowl-ineligible: (4): Navy, South Florida, Temple, Tulane
American vs other conferences
American vs Power Five matchups
The following games include American teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, BYU/Notre Dame, Pac-12 and SEC). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 2 | ACC | South Florida | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | L 0–45 |
September 4 | Big 12 | Texas Tech | Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | L 21–38 |
September 4 | Big Ten | Temple | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | L 14–61 |
September 4 | Big 12 | No. 2 Oklahoma | Tulane | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 35–40 |
September 11 | SEC | South Carolina | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | L 17–20 |
September 11 | SEC | No. 13 Florida | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | L 20–42 |
September 11 | Big 12 | Tulsa | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 23–28 |
September 17 | ACC | UCF | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | L 35–42 |
September 18 | Big Ten | No. 8 Cincinnati | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 38–24 |
September 18 | SEC | Mississippi State | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 31–29 |
September 18 | ACC | Boston College | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 3–28 |
September 18 | SEC | Tulane | No. 17 Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | L 21–61 |
September 18 | Big Ten | Tulsa | No. 9 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 20–41 |
September 25 | Independent | South Florida | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | L 27–35 |
September 25 | Big 12 | SMU | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 42–34 |
October 2 | Independent | No. 7 Cincinnati | No. 9 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | W 24–13 |
November 6 | Independent | Navy | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | L 6–34 |
American vs Group of Five matchups
The following games include American teams competing against teams from C-USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt.
Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 2 | Sun Belt | East Carolina | Appalachian State | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC | L 19–33 |
September 4 | Mountain West | Boise State | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | W 36–31 |
September 4 | MAC | Miami (OH) | No. 8 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium• Cincinnati, OH | W 49–14 |
September 4 | C-USA | Marshall | Navy | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | L 7–49 |
September 11 | C-USA | Houston | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 44–7 |
September 11 | Sun Belt | Memphis | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | W 55–50 |
September 11 | Mountain West | Air Force | Navy | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | L 3–23 |
September 11 | C-USA | North Texas | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | W 35–12 |
September 11 | MAC | Temple | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | W 45–24 |
September 18 | C-USA | East Carolina | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 42–38 |
September 18 | C-USA | SMU | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | W 39–37 |
September 25 | C-USA | UTSA | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | L 28–31 |
September 25 | C-USA | UAB | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 21–28 |
September 25 | Sun Belt | Arkansas State | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | W 41–34 |
American vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include American teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn or UMass.
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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November 20 | UConn | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | W 49–17 |
November 27 | No. 19 Houston | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | W 45–17 |
December 11 | Army | Navy | MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | W 17–13 |
American vs FCS matchups
The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
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September 2 | UC Davis | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | L 17–19 |
September 4 | Abilene Christian | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | W 56–9 |
September 4 | Nicholls | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 42–17 |
September 11 | Murray State | No. 7 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 42–7 |
September 11 | Morgan State | Tulane | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | W 69–20 |
September 11 | Bethune-Cookman | UCF | Bounce House • Orlando, FL | W 63–14 |
September 18 | Grambling State | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | W 45–0 |
September 18 | Florida A&M | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 38–17 |
September 25 | Charleston Southern | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 31–28 |
September 25 | Wagner | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 41–7 |
Records against other conferences
Regular Season
Power 5 Conferences | Record |
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ACC | 0–3 |
Big Ten | 1–2 |
Big 12 | 1–3 |
BYU/Notre Dame | 1–2 |
Pac-12 | 0–0 |
SEC | 2–4 |
Power 5 Total | 5–11 |
Other FBS Conferences | Record |
C–USA | 3–1 |
Independents (Excluding BYU & Notre Dame) | 8–0 |
MAC | 1–2 |
Sun Belt | 2–0 |
Other FBS Total | 14–3 |
FCS Opponents | Record |
Football Championship Subdivision | 9–1 |
Total Non-Conference Record | 28–15 |
Post Season
Power Conferences 5 | Record |
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ACC | 0–0 |
Big Ten | 0–0 |
Big 12 | 0–0 |
BYU/Notre Dame | 0–0 |
Pac-12 | 0–0 |
SEC | 2–1 |
Power 5 Total | 2–1 |
Other FBS Conferences | Record |
C–USA | 1–0 |
Independents (Excluding BYU & Notre Dame) | 0–0 |
MAC | 0–0 |
Mountain West | 0–0 |
Sun Belt | 0–0 |
Other FBS Total | 1–0 |
Total Bowl Record | 3–1 |
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Week | Offensive | Defensive | Specialist | ||||||||||
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Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |||||
WEEK 1[44] | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | QB | Kalia Davis | UCF | DL | Joe Doyle | Memphis | P | ||||
WEEK 2[45] | Calvin Austin | Memphis | WR | William Kwenkeu | Temple | LB | Mannie Nunnery | Houston | LB | ||||
WEEK 3[46] | Tanner Mordecai (2) | SMU | QB | Deshawn Pace | Cincinnati | LB | Calvin Austin | Memphis | WR | ||||
WEEK 4[47] | Davis Brin | Tulsa | QB | Derek Parish | Houston | LB | Marcus Jones | Houston | CB | ||||
WEEK 5[48] | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati | QB | Taylor Robinson | Navy | S | Marcus Jones (2) | Houston | CB | ||||
WEEK 6[49] | Jerome Ford | Cincinnati | RB | Tatum Bethune | UCF | LB | Bryan Massey | SMU | S | ||||
WEEK 7[50] | Jerome Ford (2) | Cincinnati | RB | Justin Wright | Tulsa | LB | Brian Battie | South Florida | RB | ||||
WEEK 8[51] | Tanner Mordecai (3) | SMU | QB | Donavan Mutin | Houston | LB | Marcus Jones (3) | Houston | CB | ||||
WEEK 9[52] | Tank Dell | Houston | WR | Malik Fleming | East Carolina | CB | Marcus Jones (4) | Houston | CB | ||||
WEEK 10[53] | Clayton Tune | Houston | QB | Rodney Owens | Memphis | CB | Brian Battie (2) | South Florida | RB | ||||
WEEK 11[54] | Tanner Mordecai (4) | SMU | QB | Justin Wright (2) | Tulsa | LB | Owen Daffer | East Carolina | K | ||||
WEEK 12[55] | Desmond Ridder (2) | Cincinnati | QB | Marcus Jones | Houston | CB | Owen Daffer (2) | East Carolina | K | ||||
WEEK 13[56] | Seth Henigan | Memphis | QB | Sauce Gardner | Cincinnati | CB | David Kemp | Memphis | K |
American Athletic Individual Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.[57]
Шаблон:CollegePrimaryHeaderOffensive Player of the Year | Desmond Ridder | Cincinnati |
Defensive Player of the Year | Sauce Gardner* | Cincinnati |
Special Teams Player of the Year | Marcus Jones | Houston |
Rookie of the Year | Alton McCaskill | Houston |
Coach of the Year | Luke Fickell | Cincinnati |
All-Conference Teams
Position | Player | Team |
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First Team Offense | ||
WR | Tank Dell | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Houston |
WR | Calvin Austin * | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Memphis |
WR | Danny Gray | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| SMU |
OT | Dylan O’Quinn | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
OT | Patrick Paul | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Houston |
OG | Lorenz Metz | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
OG | Dylan Parham | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Memphis |
C | Jake Renfro | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
TE | Sean Dykes | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Memphis |
QB | Desmond Ridder | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
RB | Jerome Ford | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
RB | Keaton Mitchell | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| East Carolina |
First Team Defense | ||
DL | Big Kat Bryant | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| UCF |
DL | Curtis Brooks | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
DL | Myjai Sanders * | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
DL | David Anenih | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Houston |
DL | Logan Hall | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Houston |
LB | Darrian Beavers | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
LB | Joel Dublanko | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
LB | JJ Russell | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Memphis |
LB | Diego Fagot | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Navy |
CB | Sauce Gardner * | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
CB | Coby Bryant | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
S | Bryan Cook | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
S | Gervarrius Owens | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Houston |
First Team Special Teams | ||
K | Owen Daffer | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| East Carolina |
P | Ryan Wright | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Tulane |
RS | Marcus Jones | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Houston |
Position | Player | Team |
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Second Team Offense | ||
WR | Ryan O’Keefe | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| UCF |
WR | Alec Pierce | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Cincinnati |
WR | Tyler Snead | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| East Carolina |
OT | Alan Ali | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| SMU |
OT | Tyler Smith | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Tulsa |
OT | Lokahi Pauole | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| UCF |
OG | Demetris Harris | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| South Florida |
OG | Hayden Howerton | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| SMU |
C | Kody Russey | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Houston |
TE | Grant Calcaterra | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| SMU |
QB | Tanner Mordecai | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| SMU |
RB | Alton McCaskill | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Houston |
RB | Ulysses Bentley IV | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| SMU |
Second Team Defense | ||
DL | John Tate IV | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Memphis |
DL | Derek Parish | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Houston |
DL | Elijah Chatman | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| SMU |
DL | Jaxon Player | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Tulsa |
LB | Bruce Bivens | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| East Carolina |
LB | Donavan Mutin | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Houston |
LB | Antonio Grier | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| South Florida |
LB | Delano Robinson | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| SMU |
CB | Ja'Quan McMillian | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| East Carolina |
CB | Marcus Jones | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Houston |
S | Divaad Wilson | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| UCF |
S | Quindell Johnson | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Memphis |
Second Team Special Teams | ||
K | Bijan Nichols | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| Navy |
P | Jonn Young | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| East Carolina |
RS | Bryan Massey | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell| SMU |
* Denotes Unanimous Selection
All Conference Honorable Mentions:
- UCF: Tatum Bethune (LB), Cole Schneider (OG), Marcus Tatum (OT)
- Cincinnati: Marcus Brown (DL), Deshawn Pace (LB), Josh Whyle (TE)
- Houston: Laine Wilkins (P)
- South Florida: Jaren Mangham (RB), Spenser Shrader (P)
- SMU: Rashee Rice (WR)
- Temple: C.J. Perez (C)
- Tulane: Sincere Haynesworth (C), Dorian Williams (LB), Macon Clark (S)
- Tulsa: Chris Paul (OG), Justin Wright (LB)
All-Americans
The 2021 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.[58]
Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
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First Team All-Americans | |||||
CB | Sauce Gardner | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle | Cincinnati | (AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT) | * | |
CB | Coby Bryant | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle | Cincinnati | (AFCA, WCFF) | ||
DB | Marcus Jones | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle | Houston | (AP) | ||
AP | Marcus Jones | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle | Houston | (CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT) | * | |
KR | Brian Battie | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle | South Florida | (FWAA, WCFF) | * |
Position | Player | School | Selector |
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Second Team All-Americans | |||
CB | Coby Bryant | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle | Cincinnati | (AP, CBS, TSN, USAT) |
CB | Sauce Gardner | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle | Cincinnati | (WCFF) |
CB | Ja'Quan McMillian | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle | East Carolina | (AP, FWAA, TSN) |
PR | Marcus Jones | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle | Houston | (AP, CBS, WCFF) |
KR | Brian Battie | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle | South Florida | (CBS, TSN) |
List of All American Teams
- American Football Coaches Association All-America Team
- Associated Press All-America Team
- CBS Sports All-America Team
- ESPN All-America Team
- Football Writers Association of America All-America Team
- The Athletic All-America Team
- The Sporting News 2021 College Football All-America Team
- USA Today All-America Team
- Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team
National award winners
Home Depot Coach of the Year Award
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati[59]
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati[60]
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati[61]
AFCA Coach of Year
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati[62]
Bear Bryant Award
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati[63]
Paul Hornung Award
Marcus Jones, Houston[64]
Jim Thorpe Award
Coby Bryant, Cincinnati[65]
Jet Award
Marcus Jones, Houston[66]
NFL Draft
The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2022 NFL Draft.
References
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