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2024 American Athletic Conference football season

The 2024 American Athletic Conference football season is the 33rd NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). It will be the 12th season since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the 10th season of the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the Group of Five (G5) together with Conference USA, the MAC, Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The conference will have 14 football members for the 2024–25 season.

2024 American Athletic Conference
football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2024–December 14, 2024
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2025 NFL draft
Regular season
Season championsArmy
  Runners-upTulane
AAC Championship Game
ChampionsArmy
  Runners-upTulane
Finals MVPBryson Daily (QB, Army)
Seasons
2025 →
2024 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Army y$   8 – 0     11 – 2  
Tulane y   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Navy   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 25 Memphis   6 – 2     10 – 2  
East Carolina   5 – 3     7 – 5  
South Florida   4 – 4     6 – 6  
UTSA   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Charlotte   4 – 4     5 – 7  
North Texas   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Rice   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Temple   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UAB   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Florida Atlantic   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Tulsa   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Army 35, Tulane 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 15, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

Previous season

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Main article: 2023 American Athletic Conference football season

During the 2023 American Athletic Conference season, Tulane and SMU posted 8–0 conference records and advanced to the Conference Championship Game. In the Conference Championship Game, SMU defeated Tulane by a score of 26–14. SMU was invited to the Fenway Bowl, where they lost to Boston College by a score of 14–23

Conference realignment

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Prior to the 2024 season, The American saw the departure of one team and the arrival of another. SMU, the 2023 Conference champions, left The American to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1] Army joined The American as a football-only member beginning in 2024 after having played as an independent school in football since 2005.[2] The conference will remain at 14 football members following these moves.

Though Army and Navy are now members of American Conference football, the annual Army–Navy Game will be played as a non-conference game to ensure that its traditional date of the second weekend of December will remain.[3]

Head Coaches

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Changes

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  • On December 3, 2023, Tulane head coach Willie Fritz resigned from his position to take the head coach position at Houston in the Big 12 Conference for the 2024 season.[4] Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Slade Nagle was named the interim head coach. On December 8, Jon Sumrall was announced as Tulane's new head coach for 2024.[5] Sumrall had previously been the head coach at Troy.

Records

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Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school AAC record
Army Jeff Monken 11 106–71 (.599) 70–55 (.560) 0–0 (–)
Charlotte Biff Poggi 2 3–9 (.250) 3–9 (.250) 2–6 (.250)
East Carolina Mike Houston 6 103–58 (.640) 24–34 (.414) 14–26 (.350)
Florida Atlantic Tom Herman 2 58–30 (.659) 4–8 (.333) 3–5 (.375)
Memphis Ryan Silverfield 5 31–19 (.620) 31–19 (.620) 17–15 (.531)
Navy Brian Newberry 2 5–7 (.417) 5–7 (.417) 4–4 (.500)
North Texas Eric Morris 2 29–25 (.537) 5–7 (.417) 3–5 (.375)
Rice Mike Bloomgren 7 22–46 (.324) 22–46 (.324) 4–4 (.500)
South Florida Alex Golesh 2 7–6 (.538) 7–6 (.538) 4–4 (.500)
Temple Stan Drayton 3 6–18 (.250) 6–18 (.250) 2–14 (.125)
Tulane Jon Sumrall 1 23–4 (.852) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Tulsa Kevin Wilson 2 30–55 (.353) 4–8 (.333) 2–6 (.250)
UAB Trent Dilfer 2 4–8 (.333) 4–8 (.333) 3–5 (.375)
UTSA Jeff Traylor 5 39–14 (.736) 39–14 (.736) 7–1 (.875)

Note:

  • Records shown after the 2023 season
  • Years at school includes 2024 season

Source:[6]

Mid-season changes

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  • On October 20, East Carolina announced that they had fired head coach Mike Houston, citing that changes were needed to "move the program forward". Defensive coordinator Blake Harrell was named the interim head coach.[7] Harrell was promoted to the permanent head coach on November 25.[8]
  • On October 27, Rice announced that they had fired head coach Mike Bloomgren. Bloomgren had posted a 24–52 record with the school during his tenure. Associate head coach Pete Alamar was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[9] On November 26, Rice announced the Scott Abell would be the new head coach for the 2025 season. Abell was previously head coach at Davidson[10]
  • On November 17, Temple announced that they had fired head coach Stan Drayton. Drayton had posted a 9–25 record in 3 years with the school. Defensive coordinator Everett Withers was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[11] On December 1, Temple announced K. C. Keeler as the new head coach. Keeler had previously been head coach at Sam Houston.[12]
  • On November 18, Florida Atlantic announced that they had fired head coach Tom Herman. Associate head coach Chad Lunsford was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[13] On December 2, Florida Atlantic announced Zach Kittley as the new head coach. Kittley had previously been the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech.[14]
  • On November 18, Charlotte announced that they had fired head coach Biff Poggi after less than two seasons at the school. Associate head coach Tim Brewster was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[15] On December 7, Charlotte announced Tim Albin as the new head coach for 2024. Albin had previously been head coach of Ohio.[16]
  • On November 24, Tulsa announced they had fired head coach Kevin Wilson. Wide receivers coach Ryan Switzer was named the interim head coach for the final game of the season.[17] On December 8, Tulsa announced Tre Lamb as the new head coach for 2025. Lamb had previously been head coach at East Tennessee State.[18]

Rankings

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Regular season schedule

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The 2024 schedule was released on February 29, 2024.[19]

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

Week 1

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 29 8:00 p.m. Alcorn State UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+ W 41–3   21,267
August 29 8:00 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN+ W 52–0   20,143
August 29 8:00 p.m. Northwestern State Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+ W 62–28   16,483
August 30 6:00 p.m. Lehigh Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN W 42–7   23,760
August 30 7:00 p.m. Temple No. 16 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ESPN L 3–51   83,329
August 30 7:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN L 10–16   70,271
August 31 12:00 p.m. Bucknell Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN W 49–21   28,763
August 31 3:30 p.m. Kennesaw State UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+ W 28–16   25,911
August 31 5:00 p.m. North Texas South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+ W 52–38   15,559
August 31 6:00 p.m. Norfolk State East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN+ W 42–3   36,467
August 31 7:00 p.m. North Alabama Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN+ W 40–0   25,849
August 31 7:00 p.m. Sam Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+ L 14–34   17,298
August 31 7:00 p.m. Bethune-Cookman South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+ W 48–3   36,694
August 31 8:00 p.m. James Madison Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPNU L 7–30   15,614
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 7 12:00 p.m. Army Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL CBSSN  ARMY 24–7   21,810
September 7 12:00 p.m. Troy Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPNU W 38–17   23,246
September 7 12:00 p.m. No. 17 Kansas State Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN L 27–34   25,034
September 7 3:30 p.m. Charlotte North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN L 20–38   48,431
September 7 3:30 p.m. Temple Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 38–11   28,889
September 7 4:00 p.m. UTSA Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX (I-35 Rivalry) ESPN+ L 10–49   28,000
September 7 6:00 p.m. East Carolina Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN+ W 20–14   21,944
September 7 7:00 p.m. UAB Louisiana–Monroe JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN+ L 6–32   12,327
September 7 7:00 p.m. Texas Southern Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+ W 69–7   17,760
September 7 7:00 p.m. South Florida No. 4 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN L 16–42   100,077
September 7 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+ L 24–28   19,316
September 7 7:30 p.m. Stephen F. Austin North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPNU W 35–20   23,510
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 14 12:00 p.m. Memphis Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPN W 20–12   55,107
September 14 12:00 p.m. North Texas Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX FS1 L 21–66   57,865
September 14 12:00 p.m. No. 13 Oklahoma State Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK (rivalry) ESPN2 L 10–45   30,915
September 14 2:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ L 20–28   13,945
September 14 3:30 p.m. Tulane No. 15 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ESPN L 19–34   83,325
September 14 4:00 p.m. Appalachian State East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN+ L 19–21   46,117
September 14 4:15 p.m. UAB Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN L 27–37   75,021
September 14 6:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+ W 27–26   16,715
September 14 6:00 p.m. FIU Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL (Shula Bowl) ESPN+ W 38–20   24,283
September 14 7:00 p.m. UTSA No. 2 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX ESPN L 7–56   101,892
September 14 7:00 p.m. South Florida Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+ W 49–24   23,537
September 14 8:00 p.m. Rice Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) ESPN+ L 7–33   28,146
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 21 12:00 p.m. Rice Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN  ARMY 37–14   26,654
September 21 12:00 p.m. Charlotte Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN L 14–52   43,109
September 21 12:00 p.m. Tulane Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPNU W 41–33   22,534
September 21 2:00 p.m. Utah State Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ W 45–29   11,384
September 21 3:30 p.m. Memphis Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 56–44   31,268
September 21 3:30 p.m. Houston Christian UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+ W 45–7   20,973
September 21 6:00 p.m. East Carolina Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ L 24–35   24,076
September 21 7:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN L 14–48   20,144
September 21 7:00 p.m. Wyoming North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+ W 44–17   27,049
September 21 7:00 p.m. No. 8 Miami (FL) South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN L 15–50   58,616
September 21 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ESPN+ W 23–20 OT  18,152
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 26 7:30 p.m. Army Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN  ARMY 42–14   13,255
September 28 12:00 p.m. Navy UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN2  NAVY 41–18   21,536
September 28 12:00 p.m. South Florida Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNU  TULN 45–10   20,783
September 28 4:00 p.m. UTSA East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN+  ECU 30–20   41,851
September 28 6:00 p.m. Wagner Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+ W 41–10   21,151
September 28 7:00 p.m. Charlotte Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+  CHAR 21–20   17,455
September 28 7:00 p.m. Tulsa North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+  UNT 52–20   18,529
September 28 7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPNU W 24–7   25,266
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 5 12:00 p.m. Army Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPNU  ARMY 49–7   24,409
October 5 12:00 p.m. Navy Air Force Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS W 34–7   39,441
October 5 1:00 p.m. Tulane UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+  TULN 71–20   19,724
October 5 3:30 p.m. East Carolina Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPNU  CHAR 55–24   17,102
October 5 3:30 p.m. Temple UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN L 20–29   28,921
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 12 12:00 p.m. UAB Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN  ARMY 44–10   29,002
October 12 3:30 p.m. Memphis South Florida Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN+  MEM 21–3   3,365
October 12 7:00 p.m. North Texas Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN2  UNT 41–37   14,576
October 12 7:00 p.m. UTSA Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+  RICE 29–27   18,660
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 19 12:00 p.m. East Carolina No. 23 Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY ESPN2  ARMY 45–28   29,044
October 19 2:00 p.m. Tulsa Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+  TEM 20–10   18,721
October 19 3:30 p.m. Charlotte No. 25 Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 51–17   35,094
October 19 3:30 p.m. UAB South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+  USF 35–25   28,154
October 19 3:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+  UTSA 38–24   20,802
October 19 3:30 p.m. Rice Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN+  TULN 24–10   22,897
October 19 7:30 p.m. North Texas Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPNU  MEM 52–44   24,110
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 26 12:00 p.m. No. 12 Notre Dame No. 24 Navy MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (rivalry) ABC L 14–51   76,112
October 26 12:00 p.m. Charlotte Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPNU  MEM 33–28   25,478
October 26 12:00 p.m. Tulane North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN2  TULN 45–37   23,138
October 26 2:00 p.m. Temple East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN+  ECU 56–34   33,744
October 26 3:30 p.m. Rice UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN L 10–17   23,711
October 26 3:30 p.m. UTSA Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+  TLSA 46–45   17,439
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 31 7:30 p.m. Tulane Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN  TULN 34–3   12,268
November 1 7:30 p.m. South Florida Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN2  USF 44–21   20,111
November 2 12:00 p.m. Air Force No. 21 Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS W 20–3   30,046
November 2 12:00 p.m. Memphis UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN2  UTSA 44–36   17,198
November 2 2:30 p.m. Tulsa UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+  UAB 59–21   17,944
November 2 4:00 p.m. Navy Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN2  RICE 24–10   21,253
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 7 8:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN2  ECU 49–14   30,573
November 8 9:00 p.m. Rice Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN2  MEM 27–20   23,692
November 9 12:00 p.m. Navy South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2  NAVY 28–7   34,091
November 9 2:30 p.m. UConn UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+ L 23–31   18,351
November 9 3:30 p.m. No. 25 Army North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN2  ARMY 14–3   28,519
November 9 4:00 p.m. Temple Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNU  TULN 52–6   30,000
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 14 7:30 p.m. East Carolina Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN  ECU 38–31   17,979
November 15 8:00 p.m. North Texas UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN2  UTSA 48–27   21,350
November 16 12:00 p.m. No. 25 Tulane Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD ESPN2  TULN 35–0   38,914
November 16 2:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+  TEM 18–15 OT  12,291
November 16 3:30 p.m. South Florida Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+  USF 59–24   15,030
November 16 8:00 p.m. UAB Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones) ESPN2  MEM 53–18   24,225
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 22 7:00 p.m. Temple UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN2  UTSA 51–27   20,121
November 23 2:00 p.m. Rice UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+  UAB 40–14   16,181
November 23 3:00 p.m. Charlotte Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  CHAR 39–27   15,066
November 23 3:30 p.m. East Carolina North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+  ECU 40–28   17,387
November 23 3:30 p.m. Tulsa South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+  USF 63–30   27,623
November 23 7:00 p.m. No. 6 Notre Dame No. 19 Army Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Shamrock Series, rivalry) NBC L 14–49   47,342
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 28 7:30 p.m. Memphis No. 17 Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN  MEM 34–24   25,021
November 29 12:00 p.m. Navy East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN  NAVY 34–20   35,663
November 30 12:00 p.m. UTSA Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN  ARMY 29–24   22,120
November 30 12:00 p.m. North Texas Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+  UNT 24–17  
November 30 2:00 p.m. South Florida Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+  RICE 35–28   16,430
November 30 3:30 p.m. UAB Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+  CHAR 29–27   8,091
November 30 3:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+  FAU 63–16   15,243
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship Game

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See also: 2024 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 6 8:00 p.m. Tulane No. 24 Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY ABC  ARMY 35–14   14,016
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 16

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 14 3:00 p.m. Navy Army Northwest Stadium • Landover, MD (125th Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS  NAVY 31–13  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

^note1 The Army–Navy game will be played as a non-conference game and will therefore not count in the AAC conference standings.[3]

Postseason

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Bowl Games

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See also: 2024–25 NCAA football bowl games
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Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) AAC team Opponent Score Attendance
Frisco Bowl December 17 Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX ESPN 9:00 p.m. No. 25 Memphis West Virginia  
Gasparilla Bowl December 20 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN 3:30 p.m. Tulane Florida  
Myrtle Beach Bowl December 23 Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN 11:00 a.m. UTSA Coastal Carolina
Hawaii Bowl December 24 Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI ESPN 8:00 p.m. South Florida San Jose State  
Armed Forces Bowl December 27 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX ESPN TBD Navy Oklahoma  
Military Bowl December 28 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD ESPN 5:45 p.m. East Carolina NC State  
Independence Bowl December 28 Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA ESPN 9:15 p.m. No. 22 Army Louisiana Tech1  
First Responder Bowl January 3, 2025 Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX ESPN 4:00 p.m. North Texas Texas State  
  • 1 Army was originally to play Marshall in the Independence Bowl. However, Marshall withdrew from the bowl due to a high number of their players entering the NCAA transfer portal.[20] Louisiana Tech was selected as their replacement.

Versus other conference records

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2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:

Power 4 matchups

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This is a list of games the American has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 30 Big Ten Florida Atlantic Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 10–16
August 30 SEC Temple Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 3–51
September 7 ACC Charlotte North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 20–38
September 7 SEC South Florida No. 4 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 16–42
September 7 Big 12 No. 17 Kansas State Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 27–34
September 14 SEC UAB Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 27–37
September 14 ACC Memphis Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 20–12
September 14 Big 12 North Texas Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX L 21–66
September 14 Big 12 Rice Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX L 7–33
September 14 SEC UTSA No. 2 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 7–56
September 14 SEC Tulane No. 15 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 19–34
September 14 Big 12 No. 13 Oklahoma State Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 10–45
September 21 Big Ten Charlotte Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 14–52
September 21 ACC No. 8 Miami (FL) South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL L 15–50
October 26 Independent No. 12 Notre Dame No. 24 Navy MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ L 14–51
November 23 Independent Notre Dame Army Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY  

Group-of-five matchups

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The following games include American Athletic Conference teams competing against teams from C-USA, the MAC, Mountain West, or Sun Belt.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 31 Sun Belt James Madison Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 7–30
August 31 Sun Belt North Texas South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL W 52–38
August 31 C-USA Sam Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 14–34
August 31 C-USA Kennesaw State UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX W 28–16
September 7 Sun Belt UAB Louisiana–Monroe JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA L 6–32
September 7 Sun Belt East Carolina Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA W 20–14
September 7 Sun Belt Troy Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN W 38–17
September 7 Sun Belt UTSA Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 10–49
September 7 Sun Belt Tulsa Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR L 24–28
September 14 Sun Belt Appalachian State East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC L 19–21
September 14 C-USA FIU Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 38–20
September 14 Sun Belt South Florida Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 49–24
September 14 Sun Belt Coastal Carolina Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA L 20–28
September 21 C-USA East Carolina Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 24–35
September 21 Mountain West Wyoming North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX W 44–17
September 21 Mountain West Utah State Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 45–29
September 21 Sun Belt Tulane Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA W 41–33
September 21 C-USA Tulsa Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 23–20OT
September 28 C-USA Middle Tennessee Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN W 24–7
October 5 Mountain West Navy Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 34–7
November 2 Mountain West Air Force Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY  

FBS independents matchups

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The following games include AAC teams competing against FBS independents, which includes UConn or UMass.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
September 21 Florida Atlantic UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT L 14–48
October 5 Temple UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT L 20–29
October 26 Rice UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT L 10–17
November 9 UConn UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL L 31–23

FCS matchups

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Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 29 Alcorn State UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL W 41–3
August 29 Southeastern Louisiana Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 52–0
August 29 Northwestern State Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 62–28
August 30 Lehigh Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 42–7
August 31 Norfolk State East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 42–3
August 31 North Alabama Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN W 40–0
August 31 Bucknell Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 49–21
August 31 Bethune-Cookman South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL W 48–3
September 7 Stephen F. Austin North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX W 35–20
September 7 Texas Southern Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 69–7
September 14 Gardner–Webb Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 27–26
September 21 Houston Christian UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX W 45–7
September 28 Wagner Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 41–10

Awards and honors

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Player of the week honors

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Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1[21] Chandler Morris North Texas QB Rayshawn Pleasant Tulane CB Kamdyn Benjamin Tulsa WR/PR
Week 2[22] Blake Horvath Navy QB Elijah Herring Memphis LB Matthew Rhodes Army P/H
Week 3[23] Seth Henigan Memphis QB Chandler Martin Memphis LB Michael O'Shaughnessy Charlotte P
Week 4[24] Blake Horvath (2) Navy QB Colin Ramos Navy LB Maddux Trujillo
Seth Morgan 		Temple
Tulsa 		K
K
Week 5[25] Chandler Morris (2) North Texas QB Gerrod Henderson Tulane DE Noah Perez East Carolina K
Week 6[26] Bryson Daily Army QB Jaxson Campbell Navy LB Rayshawn Pleasant Tulane CB/KR
Week 7[27] Bryson Daily (2) Army QB Chandler Martin (2) Memphis LB Kali Nguma North Texas K
Week 8[28] Bryson Daily (3) Army QB Dashaun Peele Navy CB Jonah Delange UAB K
Week 9[29] Cooper Legas Tulsa QB Chandler Martin (3) Memphis LB Quinton Jackson Rice RB/KR
Week 10[30] Jalen Kitna UAB QB Martavius French UTSA LB Kam Shanks UAB WR/KR
Week 11[31] Katin Houser East Carolina QB Kalib Fortner Army LB Riley Riethman Navy P
Week 12[32] Seth Henigan (2) Memphis QB Sam Howard Tulane LB Tate Sandell UTSA K
Week 13[33] O'Mega Blake Charlotte WR Jimmori Robinson UTSA LB Stephen Rusnak Charlotte K
Week 14[34] Greg Desrosiers Jr. Memphis RB Kourtlan Marsh Memphis DB Michael O'Shaughnessy (2) Charlotte P

American Athletic Individual Awards

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The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.[35]

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year Bryson Daily Army
Defensive Player of the Year Jimmori Robinson UTSA
Special Teams Player of the Year Jonah Delange UAB
Rookie of the Year Joseph Williams Tulsa
Coach of the Year Jeff Monken Army

All-Conference Teams

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The following players were selected part of the All-Conference teams.[35]

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