# 2019 American Athletic Conference football season

The 2019 American Athletic Conference football season is the 28th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the seventh since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the sixth season of the College Football Playoff in place. The American is 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.

## Previous season

After winning their first twelve games of the season, UCF extended their school record winning streak to 25 consecutive games, dating back to the start of the 2017 season. The Knights also secured their second consecutive undefeated regular season and American Athletic Conference title by defeating Memphis in the 2018 AAC Championship game, a rematch of the 2017 game.
Seven teams participated in bowl games during the 2018 season; the league went 2–5.
Tulane defeated Louisiana 41–24 in the 2018 Cure Bowl. USF lost to Marshall, 38–20, in the Gasparilla Bowl. Memphis lost to Wake Forest 38–35 in the 2018 Birmingham Bowl. Houston lost to Army 70–14 in the Armed Forces Bowl. In this game, Army tied records for the largest victory margin and most points scored in an FBS bowl game. Temple lost to Duke 56–27 in the Independence Bowl. Cincinnati defeated Virginia Tech 35–31 in the Military Bowl.
In the New Year's Six Game, No. 8 UCF lost to No. 11 LSU 40–32 in the Fiesta Bowl.

## Preseason
### Impending departure of UConn

The most significant development in the conference during the 2019 preseason was the announcement that UConn would leave The American after the 2019–20 school year to join several of its former conference rivals in the current non-football iteration of the Big East Conference. The move was first reported on June 21, 2019, by a Boston-area sports news website and quickly picked up by national media outlets. On June 27, the Big East and UConn jointly confirmed the Huskies' impending conference move, but that announcement did not specify a date. The Huskies' Big East entrance date was confirmed for July 1, 2020 after UConn and The American reached a buyout agreement. At the time this agreement was announced, UConn also announced that its football team would become an FBS independent once it joined the Big East.

### Recruiting classes

Rankings :
| Team | ESPN | Rivals | 24/7 |
| Cincinnati | | 78 | 79 |
| East Carolina | | 82 | 75 |
| Houston | | 97 | 72 |
| Memphis | 70 | 59 | 66 |
| Navy | | 82 | 123 |
| SMU | 65 | 69 | 69 |
| South Florida | 72 | 65 | 78 |
| Temple | | | 104 |
| Tulane | | 91 | 95 |
| Tulsa | | | 109 |
| UCF | 50 | 55 | 57 |
| UConn | | | 126 |

### American Athletic Conference Media Days

The American Athletic Conference conducted its 2019 American Athletic Conference media day on July 17 in Newport, Rhode Island.

#### Preseason Media Poll

The preseason Poll was released at the 2019 American Media Day on July 16, 2019.
East :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | UCF | 169 (17) |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 157 (11) |
| 3 | South Florida | 107 |
| 4 | Temple | 101 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 66 |
| 6 | UConn | 30 |
West :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Memphis | 165 (15) |
| 2 | Houston | 162 (14) |
| 3 | Tulane | 108 |
| 4 | SMU | 87 (1) |
| 5 | Navy | 70 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 38 |
American Champion Voting
* UCF (12)
* Cincinnati (8)
* Memphis (6)
* Houston (4)

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

On November 29, 2018, East Carolina fired head coach Scottie Montgomery. On December 3, 2018, ECU hired James Madison head coach Mike Houston as their new head coach.
On December 7, 2018, Geoff Collins left Temple to become head coach at Georgia Tech. On December 13, 2018, The Owls initially named Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz as the new head coach. However, on December 30, 2018, Diaz left to return to Miami as head coach after Mark Richt's retirement. On January 10, 2019 Temple announced Rod Carey as head coach.
On December 30, 2018 Major Applewhite was fired after a blowout loss in the 2018 Armed Forces Bowl. Houston replaced Applewhite by hiring Dana Holgorsen from West Virginia.

### Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2019 season
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | AAC record |
| Cincinnati | Luke Fickell | 3 | 32–20 (.615) | 26–13 (.667) | 15–9 (.625) |
| East Carolina | Mike Houston | 1 | 84–33 (.718) | 4–8 (.333) | 1–7 (.125) |
| Houston | Dana Holgorsen | 1 | 65–49 (.570) | 4–8 (.333) | 2–6 (.250) |
| Memphis | Mike Norvell | 3 | 38–15 (.717) | 38–15 (.717) | 24–8 (.750) |
| Navy | Ken Niumatalolo | 12 | 98–60 (.620) | 98–60 (.620) | 27–13 (.675) |
| SMU | Sonny Dykes | 1 | 56–56 (.500) | 15–11 (.577) | 10–6 (.625) |
| South Florida | Charlie Strong | 3 | 74–53 (.583) | 21–16 (.568) | 31–22 (.585) |
| Temple | Rod Carey | 1 | 60–35 (.632) | 8–5 (.615) | 5–3 (.625) |
| Tulane | Willie Fritz | 4 | 177–96 (.648) | 23–27 (.460) | 12–20 (.375) |
| Tulsa | Philip Montgomery | 5 | 25–37 (.403) | 25–37 (.403) | 14–26 (.350) |
| UCF | Josh Heupel | 2 | 22–4 (.846) | 22–4 (.846) | 14–2 (.875) |
| UConn | Randy Edsall | 15 | 102–134 (.432) | 80–100 (.444) | 24–48 (.333) |
Source:

## Rankings

| | | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final |
| Cincinnati | AP | RV | | | | | | 25 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
| Cincinnati | C | RV | | | | | | RV | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Cincinnati | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
| East Carolina | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Houston | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Houston | C | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Houston | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Memphis | AP | RV | | | | | | 23 | RV | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
| Memphis | C | RV | | | | RV | 23т | 20 | RV | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
| Memphis | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
| Navy | AP | | | | | | | | | RV | 25 | 21 | RV | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Navy | C | | | | | RV | | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | RV | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Navy | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 24 | 23 | | | 24 | 23 | |
| SMU | AP | | | | | RV | 24 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| SMU | C | | | | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| SMU | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 25 | | 25 | | | | |
| 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 | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Temple | C | RV | | | RV | | | RV | 25 | | | RV | | | RV | | |
| Temple | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Tulane | AP | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Tulane | C | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | RV | 24 |
| UCF | C | 17т | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV | 24 |
| UCF | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| UConn | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UConn | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UConn | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | No change in ranking from previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## Schedule

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

### Regular season

The regular season began on August 29, 2019, and will end on December 14. As a result of the calendar, all teams except Navy will have two bye weeks.

#### Week 1

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | UCLA | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN | W 24–14 | 38,032 |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Wagner | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPN3 | W 24–21 | 19,648 |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | No. 17 UCF | Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL | CBSSN | W 62–0 | 44,073 |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | FIU | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN3 | W 42–14 | 16,361 |
| August 30 | 7:15 p.m. | Tulsa | No. 18 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | FS1 | L 7–28 | 72,005 |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 19 Wisconsin | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | L 0–49 | 46,704 |
| August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry) | ACCN | L 6–34 | 57,633 |
| August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (rivalry) | ABC | W 15–10 | 44,107 |
| August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Bucknell | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN3 | W 56–12 | 26,378 |
| August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | Holy Cross | Navy | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | W 45–7 | 28,531 |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | SMU | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | W 37–30 | 22,076 |
| September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Houston | No. 4 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ABC | L 31–49 | 84,534 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week 2

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | Southern | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | WMCTV | W 55–24 | 34,487 |
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | No. 5 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | L 0–42 | 104,089 |
| September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | South Florida | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ACCN | L 10–14 | 46,599 |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Illinois | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 23–31 | 23,108 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN3 | W 48–9 | 34,118 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 UCF | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | CBSSN | W 48–14 | 30,811 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl) | ESPN3 | W 49–27 | 22,766 |
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulane | No. 10 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) | ESPN2 | L 6–24 | 85,317 |
| September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN3 | W 37–17 | 29,360 |
| September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | ESPN3 | W 34–16 | 12,471 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| September 7 | Navy | Temple |

#### Week 3

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 13 | 9:15 p.m. | No. 20 Washington State | Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (Texas Kickoff) | ESPNU | L 24–31 | 40,523 |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Maryland | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | CBSSN | W 20–17 | 30,610 |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPNU | W 35–13 | 35,526 |
| September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK (rivalry) | ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 | L 21–40 | 28,612 |
| September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Navy | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | NAVY 42–10 | 30,707 |
| September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Stanford | No. 17 UCF | Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL | ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 | W 42–27 | 45,008 |
| September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPNU | W 42–6 | 12,373 |
| September 14 | 3:30 p.m. | South Carolina State | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN3 | W 55–16 | 31,368 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas State | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPN3 | W 47–17 | 17,469 |
| September 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Missouri State | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN3 | W 58–6 | 18,746 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| September 14 | UConn |

#### Week 4

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Houston | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | TUL 38–31 | 21,032 |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | UConn | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | L 3–38 | 40,084 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 15 UCF | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ABC | L 34–35 | 42,056 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | No. 25 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) | FS1 | W 41–38 | 41,250 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Wyoming | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | CBSSN | W 24–21 | 16,246 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | ESPNU | L 22–38 | 17,621 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | William & Mary | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN3 | W 19–7 | 38,094 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| September 21 | Cincinnati | Memphis | Navy | USF |

#### Week 5

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 26 | 8:00 p.m. | Navy | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN | MEM 35–23 | 33,909 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | CBSSN | W 24–2 | 31,094 |
| September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | SMU | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPNU | SMU 48–21 | 28,850 |
| September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | CBSSN on Facebook | W 52–14 | 32,192 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 18,643 |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | UConn | No. 22 UCF | Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL (Civil Conflict) | CBSSN | UCF 56–21 | 44,164 |
| September 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Houston | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | CBSSN on Facebook | W 46–25 | 30,123 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| September 28 | Tulane | Tulsa |

#### Week 6

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 3 | 8:00 p.m. | Temple | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN | TEM 27–17 | 33,253 |
| October 4 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 18 UCF | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN | CIN 27–24 | 40,121 |
| October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN | USF 48–22 | 18,038 |
| October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | CBSSN | W 42–33 | 38,019 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Air Force | Navy | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBSSN | W 34–25 | 37,957 |
| October 5 | 3:45 p.m. | Memphis | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPNU | W 52–33 | 17,143 |
| October 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulsa | No. 24 SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPNU | SMU 43–37 $^{3OT}$ | 28,142 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
*Note: The UConn/USF Kickoff was moved to noon as a safety precaution after receiving guidance from the Connecticut Department of Public Health regarding the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus.
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 5 | Houston |

#### Week 7

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Memphis | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN2 | TEM 30–28 | 34,253 |
| October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 25 Cincinnati | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN2 | CIN 38–23 | 25,716 |
| October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | BYU | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | CBSSN | W 27–23 | 35,375 |
| October 12 | 3:45 p.m. | UConn | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPNU | TULN 49–7 | 17,040 |
| October 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Navy | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPNU | NAV 45–17 | 17,951 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 12 | East Carolina | SMU | UCF |

#### Week 8

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPNU | HOU 24–17 | 19,760 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple | No. 19 SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPN2 | SMU 45–21 | 23,132 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m | South Florida | Navy | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | NAV 35–3 | 29,774 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulsa | No. 21 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio | ESPNU | CIN 24–13 | 33,209 |
| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | UCF | Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL (rivalry) | CBSSN | UCF 41–28 | 42,906 |
| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN2 | MEM 47–17 | 30,221 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week 9

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 24 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 16 SMU | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | SMU 34–31 | 24,543 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | UConn | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA (rivalry) | NESN | W 56–35 | 12,234 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | Navy | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | NAVY 41–38 | 31,118 |
| October 26 | 3:45 p.m. | South Florida | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPNU | USF 45–20 | 33,088 |
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN2 | UCF 63–21 | 29,949 |
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Memphis | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | CBSSN | MEM 42–41 | 17,183 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 26 | Cincinnati |

#### Week 10

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 1 | 8:00 p.m. | Navy | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPN2 | NAVY 56–10 | 16,659 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston | UCF | Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN2 | UCF 44–29 | 41,361 |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN2 | TULN 38–26 | 27,417 |
| November 2 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 Cincinnati | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | CBSSN | CIN 46–43 | 32,276 |
| November 2 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 15 SMU | No. 24 Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ABC | MEM 54–48 | 59,506 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| November 2 | South Florida | Temple |

#### Week 11

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 7 | 8:00 p.m. | Temple | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | TEM 17–7 | 26,214 |
| November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN2 | TUL 34–31 | 16,331 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPNU | SMU 59–51 | 29,528 |
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | UConn | No. 17 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | CBSSN | CIN 48–3 | 38,919 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| November 9 | Houston | Memphis | Navy | Tulane |

#### Week 12

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPNU | TEM 29–21 | 27,850 |
| November 16 | 2:30 p.m. | Navy | No. 16 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (rivalry) | NBC | L 20–52 | 74,082 |
| November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 18 Memphis | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN2 | MEM 45–27 | 25,149 |
| November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 17 Cincinnati | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | CBSSN | CIN 20–17 | 29,112 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| November 16 | East Carolina | SMU | UCF | UConn | Tulsa |

#### Week 13

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | UCF | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | CBSSN | UCF 34–31 | 21,032 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPN3 | ECU 31–24 | 12,084 |
| November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 25 SMU | Navy | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Gansz Trophy) | CBSSN | NAVY 35–28 | 33,732 |
| November 23 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 18 Memphis | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPNU | MEM 49–10 | 25,136 |
| November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Temple | No. 19 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN2 | CIN 15–13 | 30,101 |
| November 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Houston | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPNU | HOU 24–14 | 16,120 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week 14

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 29 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Cincinnati | No. 18 Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ABC | MEM 24–34 | 36,472 |
| November 29 | 8:00 p.m. | South Florida | UCF | Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL (War on I–4) | ESPN | UCF 34–7 | 45,217 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulsa | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | CBSSN | TUL 49–24 | 27,978 |
| November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | UConn | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPNU | TEM 49–17 | 26,068 |
| November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | Tulane | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPNU | SMU 37–20 | 20,731 |
| November 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Navy | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN2 | NAVY 56–41 | 22,824 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week 15 (American Athletic Conference Championship)

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 7 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 20 Cincinnati | No. 17 Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ABC | MEM 29–24 | 33,008 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week 16

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Navy | Army | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | W NAVY 31–7 | 68,705 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Source:

## Postseason
### Bowl games

Legend :
* American win
* American loss
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | American team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
| Boca Raton Bowl | December 21 | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ABC | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | Florida Atlantic | 28–52 | 23,187 |
| Gasparilla Bowl | December 23 | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN | 2:30 p.m. | UCF | Marshall | 48–25 | 28,987 |
| Military Bowl | December 27 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | ESPN | 12:00 p.m. | Temple | North Carolina | 13–55 | 24,242 |
| Liberty Bowl | December 31 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN | 3:45 p.m. | No. 23 Navy | Kansas State | 20–17 | 50,515 |
| Birmingham Bowl | January 2, 2020 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ESPN | 3:00 p.m. | No. 21 Cincinnati | Boston College | 38–6 | 27,193 |
| Armed Forces Bowl | January 4, 2020 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | ESPN | 11:30 a.m. | Tulane | Southern Miss | 30–13 | 38,513 |
| New Year's Six Bowl |||||||||
| Cotton Bowl Classic | December 28 | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | ESPN | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 Memphis | No. 10 Penn State | 39–53 | 54,828 |
Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern.

### Selection of teams

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

## The American vs other conferences
### The American vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of games The American has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the ACC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. Though the American does not consider BYU a power 5 team they consider them an equally strength opponent. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 29 | Pac-12 | UCLA | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 24–14 |
| August 30 | Big Ten | No. 19 Wisconsin | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | L 0–49 |
| August 30 | Big Ten | Tulsa | No. 18 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 7–28 |
| August 31 | SEC | Ole Miss | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 15–10 |
| August 31 | ACC | East Carolina | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | L 6–34 |
| September 1 | Big 12 | Houston | No. 4 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 31-49 |
| September 7 | Big Ten | Cincinnati | No. 5 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 0–42 |
| September 7 | ACC | South Florida | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | L 10–14 |
| September 7 | Big Ten | Illinois | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | L 23–31 |
| September 7 | SEC | Tulane | No. 10 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | L 6–24 |
| September 13 | Pac-12 | Washington State | Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | L 24–31 |
| September 14 | Big Ten | Maryland | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 20–17 |
| September 14 | Pac-12 | Stanford | UCF | Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL | W 42–27 |
| September 14 | Big 12 | Oklahoma State | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | L 21–40 |
| September 21 | Big 12 | SMU | No. 25 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 41–38 |
| September 21 | Big Ten | UConn | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | L 3–38 |
| September 21 | ACC | No. 15 UCF | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | L 34–35 |
| September 28 | ACC | Georgia Tech | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 24–2 |
| November 16 | Independent | Navy | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | L 20–52 |

### The American vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include The American teams competing against teams from the C-USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 29 | C-USA | FIU | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 42–14 |
| August 31 | Sun Belt | SMU | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | W 37–30 |
| September 7 | C-USA | No. 17 UCF | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 48-14 |
| September 7 | Mountain West | San Jose State | Tulsa | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 34-16 |
| September 7 | C-USA | North Texas | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX | W 49-27 |
| September 14 | MAC | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 35–13 |
| September 14 | Sun Belt | Memphis | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | W 42–6 |
| September 14 | Sun Belt | Texas State | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX | W 47–17 |
| September 21 | MAC | Temple | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY | L 22–38 |
| September 21 | Mountain West | Wyoming | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | W 24–21 |
| September 28 | C-USA | Cincinnati | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, VA | W 52–14 |
| September 28 | C-USA | East Carolina | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | W 24–21 |
| September 28 | C-USA | Houston | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | W 46–25 |
| October 5 | Sun Belt | Memphis | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | W 52–33 |
| October 5 | Mountain West | Air Force | Navy | Navy–Marines Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 34-25 |

### The American vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include The American teams competing against FBS independents other than Notre Dame, which is universally considered a Power Five program, or BYU, which some but not all Power Five leagues consider to be a Power Five opponent for non-conference scheduling purposes. Of the remaining four independents, two are on American member schedules—Army and UMass.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| October 6 | Tulane | Army | Mitchie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 42–33 |
| October 12 | BYU | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 27–23 |
| October 26 | UConn | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA | W 56–35 |
| December 14 | Navy | Army | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 31–7 |

### The American vs FCS matchups

| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 29 | Wagner | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | W 24–21 |
| August 29 | Florida A&M | No. 17 UCF | Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL | W 62–0 |
| August 31 | Bucknell | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 56–12 |
| August 31 | Holy Cross | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 45–7 |
| September 7 | Gardner–Webb | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, SC | W 48-7 |
| September 7 | Prairie View A&M | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | W 37-17 |
| September 7 | Southern | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 55-24 |
| September 14 | South Carolina State | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 55–16 |
| September 14 | Missouri State | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 58–6 |
| September 21 | William & Mary | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 19–7 |

### Records against other conferences

| Power 5 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 1–3 |
| Big Ten | 1–5 |
| Big 12 | 1–2 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 1–1 |
| Pac-12 | 2–1 |
| SEC | 1–1 |
| Power 5 Total | 7–13 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| C–USA | 6–0 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) | 2–0 |
| MAC | 1–1 |
| Mountain West | 3–0 |
| Sun Belt | 4–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 16–1 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 10–0 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 33–14 |
| Power Conferences 5 | Record |
| ACC | 1–1 |
| Big Ten | 0–1 |
| Big 12 | 1–0 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 5 Total | 2–2 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| C–USA | 2–1 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 2–1 |
| Total Bowl Record | 4–3 |

## Awards and honors
### Player of the week honors

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Specialist | Specialist | Specialist |
| Week | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position |
| Week 1 (Sept. 2) | Justin McMillan | Tulane | QB | Bryce Huff | Memphis | DE | C.J. Sanders | SMU | WR/KR |
| Week 2 (Sept. 9) | Xavier Jones | SMU | RB | Patrick Nelson | SMU | LB | Dalton Witherspoon | Houston | PK |
| Week 3 (Sept. 16) | Dillon GabrielMalcolm Perry | UCFNavy | QB | Harrison Hand | Temple | CB | Adam Williams | Memphis | P |
| Week 4 (Sept. 23) | Jalen McCleskey | Tulane | WR | Cooper Edmiston | Tulsa | LB | Jake Verity | East Carolina | PK |
| Week 5 (Sept. 30) | Desmond RidderShane Buechele | CincinnatiSMU | QB | Benny Walls | Temple | S | Gabriel Rogers | Memphis | KR |
| Week 6 (Oct. 7) | James Proche | SMU | WR | Jarell White | Cincinnati | LB | James Smith | Cincinnati | P |
| Week 7 (Oct. 14) | Malcolm Perry (2) | Navy | QB | Ja'Von Hicks | Cincinnati | S | Will Mobley | Temple | PK |
| Week 8 (Oct. 21) | Kenneth GainwellShane Buechele (2) | MemphisSMU | RBQB | Jacob Springer | Navy | LB | Dane Roy | Houston | P |
| Week 9 (Oct. 28) | Kevin MensahJamale Carothers | UConnNavy | RB | Patrick Nelson (2) | SMU | LB | Bijan Nichols | Navy | PK |
| Week 10 (Nov. 4) | Antonio Gibson | Memphis | WR | P.J. Hall | Tulane | S | Riley Patterson | Memphis | PK |
| Week 11 (Nov. 11) | Tyler Snead | East Carolina | WR | Reggie Robinson | Tulsa | CB | Thomas Bennett | Tulsa | P |
| Week 12 (Nov. 18) | Brady White | Memphis | QB | Quincy Roche | Temple | DB | Sam Crosa | Cincinnati | PK |
| Week 13 (Nov. 25) | Malcolm Perry (2) | Navy | QB | Darrick Forrest | Cincinnati | S | Dane Roy (2) | Houston | P |
| Week 14 (Dec. 1) | Jamale Carothers | Navy | FB | Bryce Huff (2) | Memphis | DE | Chris Claybrooks | Memphis | CB/KR |

### American Athletic Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the American Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season
| Award | Player | School |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Malcolm Perry, Sr, QB | Navy |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Quincy Roche, Jr, DL | Temple |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Dane Roy, Sr., P Antonio Gibson, WR/PR | Houston Memphis |
| Rookie of the Year | Kenneth Gainwell, RB | Memphis |
| Coach of the Year | Ken Niumatalolo | Navy |

### All-conference teams

| Position | Player | Team |
| First Team Offense |||
| WR | Gabe Davis, Jr. | UCF |
| WR | Marquez Stevenson, Jr. | Houston |
| WR | *James Proche, Sr. | SMU |
| OT | Jake Brown, Sr. | UCF |
| OT | Matt Peart, Sr. | UConn |
| OG | Morgan James, Gr. | Cincinnati |
| OG | David Forney, Sr. | Navy |
| C | Matt Hennessy, Jr. | Temple |
| TE | Josiah Deguara, Gr. | Cincinnati |
| QB | Malcolm Perry, Sr. | Navy |
| QB | Shane Buechele, Jr. | SMU |
| RB | *Kenneth Gainwell, Fr. | Memphis |
| RB | Xavier Jones, Sr. | SMU |
| First Team Defense |||
| DL | Elijah Ponder, Jr. | Cincinnati |
| DL | Ifeanyi Maijeh, So. | Temple |
| DL | Quincy Roche, Jr. | Temple |
| DL | Trevis Gipson, Sr. | Tulsa |
| LB | Bryan Wright, Gr. | Cincinnati |
| LB | Perry Young, Sr. | Cincinnati |
| LB | Diego Fagot, So. | Navy |
| LB | Patrick Nelson, Sr. | SMU |
| LB | Shaun Bradley, Sr. | Temple |
| CB | Sauce Gardner, Fr. | Cincinnati |
| CB | Reggie Robinson, Sr. | Tulsa |
| S | Richie Grant, Jr. | UCF |
| S | Darrick Forrest, Jr. | Cincinnati |
| First Team Special Teams |||
| K | Riley Patterson, Jr. | Memphis |
| P | Dane Roy, Sr. | Houston |
| RS | Antonio Gibson | Memphis |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Second Team Offense |||
| WR | Damonte Coxie, Jr. | Memphis |
| WR | Antonio Gibson | Memphis |
| WR | Jaden Blue, So. | Temple |
| OT | Josh Jones, Sr. | Houston |
| OT | Jaylon Thomas, So. | SMU |
| OG | Cole Schneider, So. | UCF |
| OG | Jovahn Fair, Gr. | Temple |
| C | Dustin Woodard, Sr. | Memphis |
| TE | Joey Magnifico, Sr. | Memphis |
| TE | Kylen Granson, Jr. | SMU |
| QB | Brady White, Jr. | Memphis |
| RB | Adrian Killins, Sr. | UCF |
| RB | Michael Warren II, Jr. | Cincinnati |
| RB | Shamari Brooks, Jr. | Tulsa |
| Second Team Defense |||
| DL | Brendon Hayes, Sr. | UCF |
| DL | Kendall Futrell, Sr. | East Carolina |
| DL | Bryce Huff, Sr. | Memphis |
| DL | Delontae Scott, Sr. | SMU |
| LB | Nate Evans, Sr. | UCF |
| LB | Patrick Johnson, Jr. | Tulane |
| LB | Cooper Edmiston, Sr. | Tulsa |
| LB | Zaven Collins, So. | Tulsa |
| CB | Aaron Robinson, Jr. | UCF |
| CB | KJ Sails, Jr. | South Florida |
| S | Grant Stuard, Jr. | Houston |
| S | Rodney Clemons, Sr. | SMU |
| Second Team Special Teams |||
| K | Jake Verity, Jr. | East Carolina |
| P | James Smith, Jr. | Cincinnati |
| RS | C. J. Sanders, Sr. | SMU |
*Denotes Unanimous Selection
All Conference Honorable Mentions:
* UCF: Otis Anderson Jr. (RB), Nevelle Clarke (CB), Tre Nixon (WR), Kenny Turnier (DL)
* Cincinnati: Sam Crosa (K), Ja'Von Hicks (S)
* ECU: CJ Johnson (WR), D'Ante Smith (OT)
* Memphis: T.J. Carter (CB), Joseph Dorceus (DL), O'Bryan Goodson (DL), Austin Hall (LB), Dylan Parham (OG)
* Navy: Billy Honaker (OT), Jacob Springer (LB)
* South Florida: Mitchell Wilcox (TE)
* Tulane: Corey Dublin (OG), BoPete Keyes (CB), P.J. Hall (S)

### All-Americans

The 2019 College Football All-America Teams are 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), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
| First Team All-Americans ||||||
| DL | Quincy Roche | Temple | SI | | |
| Position | Player | School | Selector |
| Second Team All-Americans ||||||
| WR | James Proche | SMU | FWAA |
| C | Matt Hennessy | Temple | USAT |
| AP | Kenneth Gainwell | Memphis | AFCA, TSN |
| DL | Quincy Roche | Temple | USAT, TSN |
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
| Third Team All-Americans ||||||
| C | Matt Hennessy | Temple | AP | | |
*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA) *Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (WCFF) *Associated Press All-America Team (AP) *The Sporting News All-America Team (TSN) *Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA) *Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI) *Bleacher Report All-America Team (BR) *College Football News All-America Team (CFN) *ESPN All-America Team (ESPN) *CBS Sports All-America Team (CBS) *Athlon Sports All-America Team (Athlon)

### National award winners

2019 College Football Award Winners

## NFL Draft

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.
| Round # | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 3 | 66 | Washington Redskins | Antonio Gibson | RB | Memphis |
| 3 | 72 | Arizona Cardinals | Josh Jones | OT | Houston |
| 3 | 78 | Atlanta Falcons | Matt Hennessy | C | Temple |
| 3 | 94 | Green Bay Packers | Josiah Deguara | TE | Cincinnati |
| 3 | 99 | New York Giants | Matt Peart | OT | UConn |
| 4 | 123 | Dallas Cowboys | Reggie Robinson | CB | Tulsa |
| 4 | 128 | Buffalo Bills | Gabe Davis | WR | UCF |
| 5 | 155 | Chicago Bears | Trevis Gipson | OLB | Tulsa |
| 5 | 169 | Minnesota Vikings | Harrison Hand | CB | Temple |
| 5 | 173 | Chicago Bears | Darnell Mooney | WR | Tulane |
| 6 | 196 | Philadelphia Eagles | Shaun Bradley | LB | Temple |
| 6 | 201 | Baltimore Ravens | James Proche | WR | SMU |
| 7 | 223 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Chris Claybrooks | CB | Memphis |
| 7 | 230 | New England Patriots | Dustin Woodard | C | Memphis |
| 7 | 237 | Kansas City Chiefs | BoPete Keyes | CB | Tulane |
| 7 | 241 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chapelle Russell | OLB | Temple |
| 7 | 246 | Miami Dolphins | Malcolm Perry | RB | Navy |