# 2014 American Athletic Conference football season

The 2014 American Athletic Conference football season was the 24th NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season was the second since the breakup of the former Big East Conference, which lasted in its original form from its creation in 1979 until 2013.
The 2014 season was the first with the new College Football Playoff in place. From 1998 to 2013, FBS postseason football was governed by the Bowl Championship Series. With the move to the new format, The American is no longer an Automatic Qualifying conference (AQ), and is considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5) with Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference. Whereas under the previous system the champion of The American was guaranteed an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, now only the highest-ranked member of the "Group of Five" is guaranteed to receive a bid to one of the six major bowls.
The American consisted of 11 members: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, and UConn. The regular season and conference play began on August 28, when Temple visited Vanderbilt, and Tulane visited Tulsa.

## Previous season

The UCF Knights were the 2013 American Champions, finishing 8–0 in conference and 12–1 overall. The Knights earned the conference's final BCS automatic bid before college football moved to a playoff system. UCF upset No. 6 Baylor 52–42 in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl, and finished the year ranked in the Top–10.
In other bowl games, Cincinnati lost to North Carolina 39–17 in the Belk Bowl. In their final years as members of The American, Louisville defeated Miami 36–9 in the Russell Athletic Bowl, and Rutgers lost to Notre Dame 29–16 in the Pinstripe Bowl.

## Preseason
### Coaching changes

* Bob Diaco was hired to replace Paul Pasqualoni (and interim coach T. J. Weist) at Connecticut.
* George O'Leary signed a contract extension with UCF.
* September 8 – SMU Head Coach June Jones resigned Citing personal issues, Defensive Coordinator Tom Mason was interim head coach at SMU
* December 1 – Tulsa fired Head Coach Bill Blankenship

### Preseason Poll

The 2013 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll was announced at the 2014 American Athletic Conference Media Day in Newport, Rhode Island on July 29, 2014.
* Cincinnati (17)
* UCF (7)
* Houston (6)
* East Carolina
* SMU
* USF
* Memphis
* Temple
* UConn
* Tulane
* Tulsa
* (first place votes)

## Head coaches

* Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati
* Bob Diaco, Connecticut
* Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina
* Tony Levine, Houston
* Justin Fuente, Memphis
* June Jones, SMU
* Willie Taggart, South Florida
* Matt Rhule, Temple
* Curtis Johnson, Tulane
* Bill Blankenship, Tulsa
* George O'Leary, UCF

## Rankings

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | Selected for College Football Playoff |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
| | | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| Cincinnati | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | |
| Cincinnati | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| Cincinnati | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | AP | | | | RV | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | C | | | | RV | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | RV | RV | | | | | |
| East Carolina | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 23 | | | | | | | |
| Houston | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Houston | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Houston | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| Memphis | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | 25 |
| Memphis | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | | | | | | RV | RV | | 25 |
| Memphis | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| SMU | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SMU | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SMU | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| South Florida | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Florida | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Florida | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| Temple | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Temple | C | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Temple | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| Tulane | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tulane | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tulane | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| UCF | AP | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | |
| UCF | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | |
| UCF | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

* Index to colors and formatting
* American member won
* American member lost
* American teams in bold
Schedule source:

### Week 1

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 28 | 9:15 p.m. | Temple | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee | SECN | W 37–7 | 31,731 |
| August 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulane | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | CBSSN | TULSA 38–31 $^{2OT}$ | 19,032 |
| August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | BYU | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | ESPN | L 35–10 | 35,130 |
| August 29 | 9:00 p.m. | UTSA | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPNU | L 27–7 | 40,775 |
| August 30 | 8:30 a.m. | Penn State | UCF | Croke Park • Dublin, Ireland (Croke Park Classic) | ESPN2 | L PSU 26–24 | 50,304 |
| August 30 | 8:00 p.m. | NC Central | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | ESPNews | W 52–7 | 42,758 |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Austin Peay | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | ESPN3 | W 63–0 | 27,361 |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | ESPN3 | W 36–31 | 31,642 |
| August 31 | 8:30 p.m. | SMU | No. 10 Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas | FS1 | L 45–0 | 45,733 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: Cincinnati

### Week 2

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Stony Brook | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | SNY | W 19–16 | 23,543 |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | No. 21 South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina | ESPNU | L 33–23 | 80,899 |
| September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Grambling | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPN3 | W 47–0 | 30,081 |
| September 6 | 10:00 p.m. | Memphis | No. 11 UCLA | Rose Bowl (stadium) • Pasadena, California | Pac-12 Network | L 42–35 | 72,098 |
| September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, Texas | FSN | L 43–6 | 22,398 |
| September 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Maryland | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | CBSSN | L 24–17 | 28,915 |
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Navy | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia | ESPN3 | L 34–21 | 28,408 |
| September 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans | ESPNews | L 38–21 | 30,000 |
| September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Oklahoma | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | ABC/ESPN2 | L 52–7 | 29,357 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: Cincinnati, UCF

### Week 3

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 11 | 9:00 p.m. | Houston | No. 25 BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah | ESPN | L 35–23 | 57,630 |
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Toledo | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati | ESPNU | W 58–34 | 31,912 |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | UCF | No. 20 Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri | SECN | L MIZ 38–10 | 60,348 |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Boise State | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | ABC/ESPN2 | L BSU 38–21 | 30,098 |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina | No. 17 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg | ESPN | W ECU 28–21 | 63,267 |
| September 13 | 3:30 p.m. | NC State | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | CBSSN | L USF 49–17 | 27,269 |
| September 13 | 8:00 p.m. | SE Louisiana | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans | ESPN3 | W TUL 35–20 | 26,358 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida | FCS | L 50–21 | 14,112 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: Memphis, SMU, Temple

### Week 4

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Connecticut | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | ESPN | USF 17–14 | 28,723 |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | ESPN3 | W UCF 41–7 | 44,510 |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati | CBSSN | W 31–24 | 41,926 |
| September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | ESPNU | W ECU 70–41 | 51,082 |
| September 20 | 8:00 p.m. | UNLV | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPN3 | W 47–14 | 23,408 |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | ESPN3 | W 36–17 | 46,378 |
| September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 6 Texas A&M | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | ABC/ESPN2 | L 58–6 | 34,820 |
| September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Delaware State | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia | ESPN3 | W 59–0 | 19,202 |
| September 20 | 12:30 p.m. | Tulane | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | ACC RSN | L 47–13 | 20,197 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: Tulsa

### Week 5

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | No. 22 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | L 58–20 | 108,362 |
| September 27 | 4:00 p.m. | Temple | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | ESPNews | TEMP 36–10 | 27,755 |
| September 27 | 6:30 p.m. | Memphis | No. 10 Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | FSN | L 24–3 | 61,291 |
| September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | TCU | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | CBSSN | L 56–0 | 23,093 |
| September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida | No. 19 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | ESPNU | L 27–10 | 78,111 |
| September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey | ESPNews | L 31–6 | 48,361 |
| September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Texas State | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | ESPNEWS | L 37–34 $^{3OT}$ | 21,353 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: East Carolina, Houston, UCF

### Week 6

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPN | UCF 17–12 | 26,685 |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Memphis | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati | CBSSN | MEM 41–14 | 25,456 |
| October 4 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | No. 22 East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | ESPNU | ECU 45–24 | 45,029 |
| October 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Colorado State | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, Colorado | MWN | L 42–17 | 25,806 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: Connecticut, South Florida, Temple, Tulane

### Week 7

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 9 | 7:30 p.m. | BYU | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | ESPN | W UCF 31–24 $^{OT}$ | 41,547 |
| October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Miami (FL) | Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida | ACCRSN | L 55–24 | 43,953 |
| October 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Connecticut | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans | ESPNews | TULN 12–3 | 23,076 |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 19 East Carolina | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | ESPNU | ECU 28–17 | 31,567 |
| October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | CBSSN | HOU 28–24 | 32,784 |
| October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia | ESPNews | TEMP 35–24 | 25,340 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: SMU

### Week 8

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 17 | 9:00 p.m. | Temple | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPNU | HOU 31–10 | 21,471 |
| October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | ESPNU | UCF 20–13 | 35,015 |
| October 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Cincinnati | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | CBSSN | CIN 41–3 | 16,849 |
| October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | USF | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | ESPNews | USF 38–30 | 18,744 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: Connecticut, East Carolina, Memphis

### Week 9

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Connecticut | No. 18 East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | ESPNU | ECU 31–21 | 40,152 |
| October 24 | 7:00 p.m. | South Florida | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati | ESPN2 | CIN 34–17 | 30,024 |
| October 25 | 5:00 p.m. | Temple | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | CBSSN | UCF 34–14 | 39,554 |
| October 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Memphis | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | ESPNews | MEM 48–10 | 19,498 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: Houston, Tulane, Tulsa

### Week 10

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans | ESPN2 | CIN 38–14 | 21,414 |
| October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | ESPNU | MEM 40–20 | 26,846 |
| November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | UCF | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | CBSSN | CONN 37–29 | 28,751 |
| November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 East Carolina | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia | ESPNews | TEMP 20–10 | 22,130 |
| November 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Houston | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | ESPNews | HOU 27–3 | 29,782 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: SMU

### Week 11

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Memphis | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ESPNU | MEM 16–13 | 23,882 |
| November 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Connecticut | Army | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York | CBSSN | L 35–21 | 27,453 |
| November 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPNU | TULN 31–24 | 32,205 |
| November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | CBSSN | TULSA 38–28 | 14,269 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: Cincinnati, East Carolina, South Florida, UCF

### Week 12

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio | ESPN2 | CIN 54–46 | 19,113 |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | ESPN2 | UCF 31–7 | 35,323 |
| November 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans | ESPNU | MEM 38–7 | 28,614 |
| November 15 | 8:00 p.m. | South Florida | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | CBSSN | USF 14–13 | 19,463 |
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania | ESPN2 | L PSU 31–13 | 100,173 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: Houston, Connecticut

### Week 13

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | ESPNews | UCF 53–7 | 30,920 |
| November 22 | 8:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | CBSSN | CIN 41–0 | 24,012 |
| November 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | ESPN3 | ECU 34–6 | 48,433 |
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPN3 | HOU 38–28 | 23,572 |
| November 22 | 4:00 p.m. | South Florida | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | ESPNews | MEM 31–20 | 34,635 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: Temple

### Week 14

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | UCF | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida (rivalry) | ESPN2 | UCF 16–0 | 36,963 |
| November 28 | 7:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | ESPNU | ECU 49–32 | 15,126 |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas (rivalry) | CBSSN | HOU 35–9 | 15,446 |
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia | ESPNews | CIN 14–6 | 21,255 |
| November 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Connecticut | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | ESPNews | MEM 41–10 | 35,102 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: Tulane

### Week 15

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 4 | 7:30 p.m. | UCF | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina (rivalry) | ESPN | UCF 32–30 | 41,259 |
| December 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati | ESPN | CIN 38–31 | 24,606 |
| December 6 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | CBSSN | SMU 27–20 | 22,921 |
| December 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Temple | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans | ESPN2 | TEM 10–3 | 20,612 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Bye Week: Memphis, South Florida, Tulsa

## Bowl games

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 22* | 2:00 p.m. | BYU | Memphis | Marlins Park • Miami (2014 Miami Beach Bowl) | ESPN | W 55–48 $^{2OT}$ | 20,761 |
| December 26* | 8:00 p.m. | NC State | UCF | St. Petersburg, Florida (Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl) | ESPN | L 27–34 | 26,675 |
| December 27* | 1:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Virginia Tech | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland (Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman) | ESPN | L 17–33 | 34,277 |
| January 1* | 12:00 p.m. | Houston | Pittsburgh | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas (Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl) | ESPN | W 35–34 | 37,888 |
| January 3* | 1:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Florida | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (Birmingham Bowl) | ESPN2 | L 20–28 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

### Bowl eligibility
#### Bowl eligible

* Memphis (9–3)
* Cincinnati (9–3)
* UCF (9–3)
* East Carolina (8–4)
* Houston (7–5)
* Temple (6–6)

#### Bowl ineligible

* South Florida (3–8)
* Tulsa (2–10)
* Tulane (3–9)
* SMU (1–11)
* Connecticut (2–10)

## Records against other conferences
### American vs. power conferences

Legend :
* American win
* American loss
| Date | Visitor | Home | Winning Team | Opponent Conference |
| August 28 | Temple | Vanderbilt | Temple | SEC |
| August 30 | Penn State | UCF | Penn State | Big Ten |
| August 31 | SMU | Baylor | Baylor | Big 12 |
| September 6 | Maryland | South Florida | Maryland | Big Ten |
| September 6 | Memphis | UCLA | UCLA | Pac 12 |
| September 6 | East Carolina | South Carolina | South Carolina | SEC |
| September 6 | Georgia Tech | Tulane | Georgia Tech | ACC |
| September 6 | Oklahoma | Tulsa | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| September 13 | UCF | Missouri | Missouri | SEC |
| September 13 | East Carolina | Virginia Tech | East Carolina | ACC |
| September 13 | North Carolina State | South Florida | North Carolina State | ACC |
| September 20 | Texas A&M | SMU | Texas A&M | SEC |
| September 20 | North Carolina | East Carolina | East Carolina | ACC |
| September 20 | Tulane | Duke | Duke | ACC |
| September 27 | Tulane | Rutgers | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| September 27 | Memphis | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | SEC |
| September 27 | TCU | SMU | TCU | Big 12 |
| September 27 | South Florida | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| September 27 | Cincinnati | Ohio State | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| October 11 | Cincinnati | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | ACC |
| November 15 | Temple | Penn State | Penn State | Big Ten |

### American vs. FBS conferences

| Conference | Record |
| ACC | 2–4 |
| Big 12 | 0–3 |
| Big Ten | 0–6 |
| C-USA | 1–3 |
| Independents | 1–4 |
| MAC | 2–0 |
| Mountain West | 1–2 |
| Pac-12 | 0–1 |
| SEC | 1–4 |
| Sun Belt | 0–1 |
| Total | 8–28 |

## Players of the week

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams | Special teams |
| Week | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position |
| Week 1 | Kevin Lucas | Tulsa | WR | Tavon Young | Temple | CB | Marvin Kloss | South Florida | PK |
| Week 2 | Paxton Lynch | Memphis | QB | Nigel Harris | South Florida | LB | Deshon Foxx | Connecticut | PR |
| Week 3 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | QB | Josh Hawkins | East Carolina | LB | Sam Geraci | Cincinnati | P |
| Week 4 | Shane Carden | East Carolina | QB | Tank Jakes | Memphis | LB | Mattias Ciabatti | South Florida | P |
| Week 5 | Chris Moore | Cincinnati | WR | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | DE | Austin Jones | Temple | PK |
| Week 6 | Shane Carden | East Carolina | QB | Tank Jakes | Memphis | LB | Kyle Bullard | Houston | PK |
| Week 7 | Justin Holman | UCF | QB | Terrance Plummer | UCF | LB | J.J. Worton | UCF | PR |
| Week 8 | André Davis | South Florida | WR | Steven Taylor | Houston | LB | Andrew Gantz | Cincinnati | PK |
| Week 9 | Shane Carden | East Carolina | QB | Jacoby Glenn | UCF | CB | Andrew Gantz | Cincinnati | PK |
| Week 10 | Brandon Hayes | Memphis | RB | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | DE | Jake Elliott | Memphis | PK |
| Week 11 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | QB | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | CB | Jake Elliott | Memphis | PK |
| Week 12 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | QB | Jacoby Glenn | UCF | CB | Andrew Gantz | Cincinnati | PK |
| Week 13 | Kenneth Farrow | Houston | RB | Jeff Luc | Cincinnati | LB | Michael Easton | UCF | KR |
| Week 14 | Paxton Lynch | Memphis | QB | Nick Temple | Cincinnati | LB | Jake Elliott | Memphis | PK |
| Week 15 | Breshad Perriman | UCF | WR | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | LB | Shawn Moffitt | UCF | PK |

### Position key

| Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | Defensive end | DE |
| Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | Guard | G | Kickoff returner | KR |
| Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | Long snapper | LS |
| Punter | P | Placekicker | PK | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |

## Awards and honors
### Conference awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the American Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season
2014 American Athletic Conference Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Shane Carden, East Carolina |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jacoby Glenn, UCF Tank Jakes, Memphis |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Jake Elliott, Memphis |
| Rookie of the Year | Marlon Mack, USF |
| Coach of the Year | Justin Fuente, Memphis |
2014 All-American Athletic Conference Football Teams :
| First Team | First Team | Second Team | Second Team |
| Offense | Defense | Offense | Defense |
| WR – Breshad Perriman, UCF WR – Justin Hardy, East Carolina OT – Eric Lefeld$^^$, Cincinnati OT – Al Bond, Memphis OG – Parker Ehinger, Cincinnati OG – Rowdy Harper, Houston C – Taylor Hudson, East Carolina TE – Alan Cross, Memphis QB – Shane Carden, East Carolina RB – William Stanback, UCF RB – Marlon Mack, USF K – Jake Elliott, Memphis RS – Deion Sanders Jr., SMU | DL – Terrell Hartsfield, Cincinnati DL – Terry Williams, East Carolina DL – Joey Mbu, Houston DL – Martin Ifedi, Memphis LB – Terrance Plummer, UCF LB – Jeff Luc, Cincinnati LB – Tank Jakes, Memphis LB – Tyler Matakevich, Temple CB – Jacoby Glenn, UCF CB – Bobby McCain, Memphis S – Clayton Geathers, UCF S – Adrian McDonald, Houston P – Mattias Ciabatti, USF | WR – Deontay Greenberry, Houston WR – Keevan Lucas, Tulsa OT – Torrian Wilson, UCF OT – Ike Harris, East Carolina OG – J.T. Boyd, East Carolina C – Kyle Friend, Temple TE – Bryce Williams, East Carolina QB – Paxton Lynch, Memphis RB – Kenneth Farrow, Houston RB – Brandon Hayes, Memphis K – Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati RS – Keiwone Malone, Memphis | DL – Jaryl Mamea, UCF DL – Thomas Niles, UCF DL – Matt Ioaniddis, Temple DL – Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple DL – Derrick Alexander, Tulsa LB – Zeek Bigger, East Carolina LB – Brandon Williams, East Carolina LB – Efrem Oliphant, Houston CB – William Jackson, Houston CB – Lorenzo Doss, Tulane CB – Brandon Alexander, UCF S – Sam Scofield, Tulane P – Spencer Smith, Memphis |
| $^^$ - denotes unanimous selection Additional players added to the All-AAC teams due to ties in the voting ||||

## Home game attendance

as of December 6, 2014.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Gm 1 | Gm 2 | Gm 3 | Gm 4 | Gm 5 | Gm 6 | Gm 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium | 65,535 | 31,912 | 41,926 | 25,456 | 30,024 | 19,113 | 24,606 | | 173,037 | 28,839 | 44.01% |
| Connecticut | Rentschler Field | 40,000 | 35,130 | 23,543 | 30,098 | 27,755 | 28,751 | 24,012 | | 169,309 | 28,218 | 70.55% |
| East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium | 50,000 | 42,758 | 51,082 | 45,029 | 40,152 | 48,433 | 41,259 | | 268,713 | 44,786 | 89.57% |
| Houston | TDECU Stadium | 40,000 | 40,775 | 30,081 | 23,408 | 26,685 | 21,471 | 32,205 | 23,572 | 198,177 | 28,311 | 70.78% |
| Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 61,008 | 27,361 | 46,378 | 32,784 | 26,846 | 34,635 | 35,102 | | 203,106 | 33,851 | 57.08% |
| SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | 32,000 | 34,820 | 23,093 | 16,849 | 19,498 | 19,463 | 15,446 | | 129,169 | 21,528 | 67.28% |
| South Florida | Raymond James Stadium | 65,890 | 31,642 | 28,915 | 27,269 | 28,273 | 31,567 | 29,782 | 36,963 | 214,861 | 30,694 | 46.61% |
| Temple | Lincoln Financial Field | 68,532 | 28,408 | 19,202 | 25,340 | 22,130 | 23,882 | 21,255 | | 140,217 | 23,370 | 34.10% |
| Tulane | Yulman Stadium | 30,000 | 30,000 | 26,358 | 23,076 | 21,414 | 28,614 | 20,612 | | 129,462 | 25,892 | 86.31% |
| Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium | 30,000 | 19,032 | 29,357 | 21,353 | 18,744 | 14,269 | 15,126 | | 117,881 | 19,647 | 65.49% |
| UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium | 45,323 | 44,510 | 41,547 | 35,015 | 39,554 | 35,323 | 30,920 | | 226,869 | 37,812 | 83.43% |
^* Cincinnati will be playing all its 2014 Paul Brown Stadium due to ongoing renovations to Nippert Stadium, capacity: 65,535. Games highlighted in green were sell-outs.