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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

Rankings
Team ESPN[9] Rivals[10] 24/7[11]
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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Media poll
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
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

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school AAC record
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Cincinnati Luke Fickell 5 data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|East Carolina Mike Houston 3 data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Houston Dana Holgorsen 3 data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Memphis Ryan Silverfield 2 data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Navy Ken Niumatalolo 14 data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|SMU Sonny Dykes 4 data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|South Florida Jeff Scott 2 data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Temple Rod Carey 3 data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulane Willie Fritz 6 data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|Tulsa Philip Montgomery 7 data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage
style="Шаблон:NCAA color cell"|UCF Gus Malzahn 1 data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage data-sort-value=Шаблон:Winning percentage | Шаблон:Winning percentage

Source:[35]

Rankings

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Legend
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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
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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
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rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Navy AP
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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
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rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |South Florida AP
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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
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rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Tulsa AP
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rowspan=3 style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |UCF AP RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV
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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

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

Week One

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Week Two

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Week Three

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Date Bye Week
September 18 Navy

Week Four

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Date Bye Week
September 25 UCF No. 8 Cincinnati

Week Five

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Week Six

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Date Bye Week
October 9 South Florida

Week Seven

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Date Bye Week
October 16 East Carolina Houston No. 23 SMU Temple Tulane

Week Eight

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Date Bye Week
October 23 Tulsa

Week Nine

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October 30 Memphis

Week Ten

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November 13 Navy

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Postseason

Bowl games

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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]
Legend
  American win
  American loss
Bowl game[43] Date Site Television Time (EST) American team Opponent Score Attendance
Myrtle Beach Bowl December 20, 2021 Brooks StadiumConway, SC ESPN 2:30 p.m. Tulsa Old Dominion W 30–17 6,557
Gasparilla Bowl December 23, 2021 Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPN 7:00 p.m. UCF Florida W 29–17 63,669
Hawaii Bowl December 24, 2021 Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HI ESPN 8:00 p.m. Memphis Hawaii CancelledШаблон:Ref
Military Bowl December 27, 2021 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD ESPN 2:30 p.m. East Carolina Boston College CancelledШаблон:Ref
Birmingham Bowl December 28, 2021 Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL ESPN 12:00 p.m. No. 20 Houston Auburn W 17–13 47,100
Fenway Bowl December 29, 2021 Fenway ParkBoston, MA ESPN 11:00 a.m. SMU Virginia CancelledШаблон:Ref
College Football Playoff
Cotton Bowl Classic December 31, 2021 AT&T StadiumArlington, 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
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
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
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
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

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Regular Season

Power 5 Conferences Record
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

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Post Season

Power Conferences 5 Record
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

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Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week Offensive Defensive Specialist
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]

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Offensive 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

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Position Player Team
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

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Position Player Team
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

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* 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

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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
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
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

National award winners

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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]

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NFL Draft

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Player Position School Draft
Round
Round
Pick
Overall
Pick
Team
Sauce Gardner CB Cincinnati 1 4 4 New York Jets
Tyler Smith OT Tulsa 1 24 24 Dallas Cowboys
Logan Hall DT Houston 2 1 33 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Alec Pierce WR Cincinnati 2 21 53 Indianapolis Colts
Bryan Cook S Cincinnati 2 30 62 Kansas City Chiefs
Desmond Ridder QB Cincinnati 3 10 74 Atlanta Falcons
Marcus Jones DB Houston 3 21 85 New England Patriots
Dylan Parham OG Memphis 3 26 90 Las Vegas Raiders
Myjai Sanders DE Cincinnati 3 36 100 Arizona Cardinals
Danny Gray WR SMU 3 41 105 San Francisco 49ers
Coby Bryant CB Cincinnati 4 4 109 Seattle Seahawks
Calvin Austin WR Memphis 4 33 138 Pittsburgh Steelers
Damarion Williams CB Houston 4 36 141 Baltimore Ravens
Jerome Ford RB Cincinnati 5 13 156 Cleveland Browns
Darrian Beavers LB Cincinnati 6 3 182 New York Giants
Grant Calcaterra TE SMU 6 20 198 Philadelphia Eagles
Curtis Brooks DT Cincinnati 6 38 216 Indianapolis Colts
Kalia Davis DT UCF 6 42 220 San Francisco 49ers
Chris Paul OG Tulsa 7 9 230 Washington Commanders

References

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