# 2022 American Athletic Conference football season

The 2022 American Athletic Conference football season is the 31st NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the tenth since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the ninth 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. In September 2021, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF accepted invitations to join the Big 12 Conference. The three schools had been contractually required to remain with The American through 2024, but the conference and its departing members reached a buyout agreement that allowed those schools to leave in 2023.

## Previous season

Cincinnati finished with a 13–1 (8–0 AAC) record, winning the AAC Championship Game against Houston. It was the second consecutive AAC championship and third consecutive AAC Championship game appearance in program history. The Bearcats were ranked fourth in the final College Football Playoff rankings, thus becoming the first Group of Five team to make the playoffs. After the Bearcats loss to Alabama in the Cotton Bowl, Cincinnati finished fourth in the final AP Poll marking the best finish in program history.
Seven AAC teams participated in bowl games during the 2021 season; the league finished 4–1.
Tulsa defeated Old Dominion 30–17 in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. With the win, Tulsa concluded their season with an 7–6 record. With the win, Tulsa achieved their first bowl win since the 2016 Miami Beach Bowl In the 2021 Gasparilla Bowl, UCF defeated Florida 29–17, behind standout performances by wide receiver, and game MVP, Ryan O'Keefe and running back Isiah Bowser. In the Birmingham Bowl, No. 20 Houston defeated Auburn 17–13. Cincinnati was selected to participate in the Cotton Bowl as part of the College Football Playoff against Alabama. The Bearcats lost to the Crimson Tide 27–6.
Three bowl games involving American teams were cancelled due to COVID-19: Memphis was slated to play in the Hawaii Bowl versus Hawaii. Hawaii had to withdraw from the bowl due to a shortage of available players, stemming from a combination of a COVID-19 outbreak within the team, players already out with injury, and players who transferred away from the school at the conclusion of the regular season. East Carolina was slated to play in the Military Bowl versus Boston College, the game was cancelled after Boston College said it did not have enough players to field a team because of coronavirus issues, season-ending injuries, opt-outs and transfers. SMU was originally slated to play in the Fenway Bowl versus Virginia. Virginia had to withdraw from the game due to a number of COVID cases impacting its roster.

## Preseason
### Recruiting classes

Rankings :
| Team | Rivals | 24/7 |
| Cincinnati | 41 | 42 |
| East Carolina | 78 | 84 |
| Houston | 52 | 49 |
| Memphis | 47 | 62 |
| Navy | 92 | 104 |
| SMU | 85 | 80 |
| South Florida | 83 | 87 |
| Temple | | 108 |
| Tulane | 68 | 74 |
| Tulsa | | 111 |
| UCF | 53 | 52 |

### American Athletic Conference media day

The 2022 American Media day was held virtually on July 28, 2022

### Preseason poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 28, 2022.
* First place votes in
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Houston | 243 (7) |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 242 (10) |
| 3 | UCF | 225 (7) |
| 4 | SMU | 187 |
| 5 | Memphis | 162 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 157 |
| 7 | Tulane | 115 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 93 |
| 9 | South Florida | 71 |
| 10 | Navy | 61 |
| 11 | Temple | 28 |

### Award watch lists

| Award | Head Coach/Player | School | Position |
| Lott Trophy | none | none | none |
| Dodd Trophy | Luke Fickell | Cincinnati | HC |
| Maxwell Award | Keaton Mitchell | East Carolina | RB |
| Maxwell Award | Clayton Tune | Houston | QB |
| Maxwell Award | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | WR |
| Maxwell Award | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | QB |
| Maxwell Award | Michael Pratt | Tulane | QB |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Gerry Bohanon | South Florida | QB |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | QB |
| Davey O'Brien Award | Clayton Tune | Houston | QB |
| Doak Walker Award | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Keaton Mitchell | East Carolina | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Johnny Richardson | UCF | RB |
| Doak Walker Award | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | RB |
| Biletnikoff Award | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | WR |
| Biletnikoff Award | Nick Mardner | Cincinnati | WR |
| Biletnikoff Award | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | WR |
| Biletnikoff Award | Xavier Weaver | South Florida | WR |
| John Mackey Award | Christian Trahan | Houston | TE |
| John Mackey Award | James Tyrick | Tulane | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Josh Whyle | Cincinnati | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Ryan Jones | East Carolina | TE |
| John Mackey Award | Leonard Taylor | Cincinnati | TE |
| John Mackey Award | KeMore Gamble | UCF | TE |
| Rimington Trophy | Jacob Likes | Memphis | C |
| Rimington Trophy | Sincere Haynesworth | Tulane | C |
| Rimington Trophy | Matt Lee | UCF | C |
| Butkus Award | Donavan Mutin | Houston | LB |
| Butkus Award | Deshawn Pace | Cincinnati | LB |
| Butkus Award | Ivan Pace | Cincinnati | LB |
| Butkus Award | Isaac Slade-Matautia | SMU | LB |
| Butkus Award | Dorian Williams | Tulane | LB |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Davonte Brown | UCF | CB |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | S |
| Jim Thorpe Award | Gervarrius Owens | Houston | S |
| Award | Head Coach/Player | School | Position |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Elijah Chatman | SMU | DT |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Antonio Grier | South Florida | LB |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | S |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Gervarrius Owens | Houston | S |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Deshawn Pace | Cincinnati | LB |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Ivan Pace | Cincinnati | LB |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Divaad Wilson | UCF | S |
| Outland Trophy | Elijah Chatman | SMU | DT |
| Outland Trophy | Sincere Haynesworth | Tulane | C |
| Outland Trophy | Dylan O'Quinn | Cincinnati | OT |
| Outland Trophy | Patrick Paul | Houston | OT |
| Outland Trophy | Lokahi Pauole | UCF | G |
| Outland Trophy | Jake Renfro | Cincinnati | C |
| Lou Groza Award | Ryan Coe | Cincinnati | K |
| Lou Groza Award | Owen Daffer | East Carolina | K |
| Lou Groza Award | Zack Long | Tulsa | K |
| Lou Groza Award | Spencer Shrader | South Florida | K |
| Ray Guy Award | Andrew Osteen | UCF | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Brendan Hall | SMU | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Joe Doyle | Memphis | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Lachlan Wilson | Tulsa | P |
| Ray Guy Award | Laine Wilkins | Houston | P |
| Paul Hornung Award | Amad Anderson | Temple | WR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Brian Battie | South Florida | RB |
| Paul Hornung Award | Maquel Haywood | Navy | RB |
| Paul Hornung Award | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane | WR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Bryan Massey | SMU | S |
| Paul Hornung Award | Ryan Montgomery | Cincinnati | RB |
| Paul Hornung Award | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | WR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Wilson Huber | Cincinnati | LB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Holton Ahlers | East Carolina | QB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Donavan Mutin | Houston | LB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | S |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Bijan Nichols | Navy | K |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Terrance Newman | SMU | DT |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Isaac Moore | Temple | OT |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Nick Anderson | Tulane | LB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Davis Brin | Tulsa | QB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Isaiah Bowser | UCF | RB |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Antonio Grier | South Florida | LB |
| Award | Head Coach/Player | School | Position |
| Walter Camp Award | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | QB |
| Bednarik Award | Deshawn Pace | Cincinnati | LB |
| Bednarik Award | Gervarrius Owens | Houston | S |
| Bednarik Award | Quindell Johnson | Memphis | S |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Dwayne Boyles | South Florida | LB |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Elijah Chatman | SMU | DT |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Lorenz Metz | Cincinnati | G |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Patrick Paul | Houston | OT |
| Patrick Mannelly Award | Alex Ward | UCF | LS |
| Patrick Mannelly Award | Ethan Hudak | Tulane | LS |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Davis Brin | Tulsa | QB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Sincere Haynesworth | Tulane | C |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Seth Henigan | Memphis | QB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | QB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF | RB |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Rashee Rice | SMU | WR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | JuanCarlos Santana | Tulsa | WR |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Clayton Tune | Houston | QB |
| Manning Award | Seth Henigan | Memphis | QB |
| Manning Award | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | QB |
| Manning Award | Clayton Tune | Houston | QB |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Tai Lavatai | Navy | QB |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Lokahi Pauole | UCF | OL |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Isaac Slade-Matautia | SMU | LB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Holton Ahlers | East Carolina | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Gerry Bohanon | South Florida | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Davis Brin | Tulsa | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | D'Wan Mathis | Temple | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Michael Pratt | Tulane | QB |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Clayton Tune | Houston | QB |
| Ted Hendricks Award | | | |

#### All−American Teams

| AP 1st Team | AP 2nd Team | WCFF 1st Team | WCFF 2nd Team | TSN 1st Team | TSN 2nd Team | ESPN | CBS 1st Team | CBS 2nd Team | CFN 1st Team | CFN 2nd Team | CFN HM | PFF 1st Team | PFF 2nd Team | PFF HM |

## Coaches
### Coaching changes

The American will enter the 2022 season with two new head football coaches:
* November 30, 2021 TCU hired Sonny Dykes of SMU as its new head coach. On November 29 SMU hired Rhett Lashlee formally the Offensive Coordinator at Miami as its new coach.
* November 29, 2021 Temple head coach Rod Carey was fired after having an 12–20 record in three seasons at Temple, including a 3–9 record in 2021. On December 15, Temple hired Texas associate head coach and run game coordinator Stan Drayton as its new head coach.

### Head coaching records

| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | AAC Record |
| Cincinnati | Luke Fickell | 6 | 54–22 (.711) | 48–15 (.762) | 29–9 (.763) |
| East Carolina | Mike Houston | 4 | 94–44 (.681) | 14–19 (.424) | 9–15 (.375) |
| Houston | Dana Holgorsen | 4 | 80–56 (.588) | 19–15 (.559) | 13–9 (.591) |
| Memphis | Ryan Silverfield | 3 | 14–10 (.583) | 14–10 (.583) | 8–8 (.500) |
| Navy | Ken Niumatalolo | 15 | 105–75 (.583) | 105–75 (.583) | 33–22 (.600) |
| SMU | Rhett Lashlee | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
| South Florida | Jeff Scott | 3 | 3–18 (.143) | 3–18 (.143) | 1–14 (.067) |
| Temple | Stan Drayton | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
| Tulane | Willie Fritz | 7 | 185–112 (.623) | 31–43 (.419) | 16–32 (.333) |
| Tulsa | Philip Montgomery | 8 | 38–46 (.452) | 38–46 (.452) | 24–29 (.453) |
| UCF | Gus Malzahn | 2 | 86–42 (.672) | 9–4 (.692) | 5–3 (.625) |
Note:
* Records shown after the 2021 season
* Years at school includes 2022 season
Source:

### Mid-season changes

* On November 6, South Florida fired head coach Jeff Scott after posting a record of 4–26 during his tenure at the school. South Florida named special teams coordinator Daniel Da Prato as the interim head coach. On December 4, South Florida announced that Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh would become the new head coach for the 2023 season.

### Post-season changes

* On November 27, Luke Fickell was announced as the new head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference. In the wake of the announcement, Cincinnati named special teams coach Kerry Coombs as the interim head coach for the postseason. On December 5, Cincinnati announced that Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield would become the new head coach of the team for 2023.
* On November 27, Tulsa announced that it had fired head coach Philip Montgomery. Montgomery had posted a 43–53 record over eight seasons with the school. On December 6, Tulsa announced Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson as the new head coach.
* On December 11, Navy announced that it would not retain head coach Ken Niumatalolo for 2023, which would have been the last year of his contract. Niumatalolo had gone 109–83 in 15 years at the school, but ended his tenure with three consecutive losing seasons and five losses in the Midshipmen's last seven matchups against Army. Defensive coordinator Brian Newberry was named the interim head coach.

## Rankings

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 |
| | | 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 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | RV | RV | RV |
| Cincinnati | C | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 19 | RV | RV | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | RV |
| Cincinnati | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | 25 | 24 | | |
| East Carolina | AP | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | C | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Houston | AP | 24 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Houston | C | 25 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Houston | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Memphis | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Memphis | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Memphis | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Navy | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Navy | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Navy | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| SMU | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SMU | C | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 9 |
| Tulane | C | | | | | | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 9 |
| Tulane | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 19 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | |
| 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 | | 25 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 22 | RV | |
| UCF | C | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | 18 | RV | 23 | RV | RV |
| UCF | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | | |

## Schedule

The 2022 American Athletic Conference football schedule was released on February 17, 2022. The regular season begins on Thursday September 1, 2022 and will end on Saturday December 15, 2022. The American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game is scheduled to be played on Saturday December 3, 2022 at the site of the regular season champion.
* Index to colors and formatting
* AAC member won
* AAC member lost
* AAC teams in bold
All times Eastern time.

### Regular season schedule
#### Week one

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN+ | W 56–10 | 43,810 |
| September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Temple | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | ACCN | L 0–30 | 20,722 |
| September 3 | Noon | No. 13 NC State | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN | L 20–21 | 51,711 |
| September 3 | Noon | No. 19 (FCS) Delaware | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | L 7–14 | 30,542 |
| September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 23 Cincinnati | No. 19 Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | ESPN | L 24–31 | 74,751 |
| September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 24 Houston | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | CBSSN | W 37–35 $^{3OT}$ | 37,526 |
| September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulsa | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | FS1 | L 37–40 $^{2OT}$ | 20,574 |
| September 3 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 25 BYU | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPNU | L 21–50 | 31,521 |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | UMass | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN+ | W 42–10 | 15,101 |
| September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Memphis | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | ESPNU | L 23–49 | 54,360 |
| September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | SMU | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl) | CBSSN | W 48–10 | 25,306 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville | UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN2 | L 14–20 | 44,412 |
| September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Lafayette | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | W 30–14 | 18,430 |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 (FCS) Kennesaw State | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN+ | W 63–10 | 37,014 |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | MEM 37–13 | 30,082 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 25 Houston | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | FS1 | L 30–33 $^{2OT}$ | 56,271 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN+ | W 39–21 | 36,853 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN+ | W 52–0 | 14,501 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Lamar | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPN+ | W 45–16 | 26,509 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Howard | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN+ | W 42–20 | 28,554 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN+ | W 38–35 | 22,113 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 17 | Noon | Cincinnati | Miami (OH) | Paycor Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) | ESPNU | W 38–17 | 30,109 |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Rutgers | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | L 14–16 | 33,297 |
| September 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Tulane | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ESPN+/B12N | W 17–10 | 50,887 |
| September 17 | 4:00 p.m. | Kansas | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPNU | L 30–48 | 30,317 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Campbell | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN+ | W 49–10 | 43,036 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl) | ESPN+ | W 44–32 | 32,620 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN+ | W 54–17 | 17,311 |
| September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | SMU | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD | FS1 | L 27–34 | 31,194 |
| September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | South Florida | No. 18 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | SECN | L 28–31 | 88,496 |
| September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | UCF | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | CBSSN | W 40–14 | 30,991 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| September 17 | Navy |

#### Week four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 24 | Noon | TCU | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (rivalry) | ESPNU | L 34–42 | 35,569 |
| September 24 | Noon | South Florida | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | ACC RSN/ESPN3 | L 3–41 | 41,217 |
| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | UMass | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | W 28–0 | 14,033 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Indiana | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN2 | W 45–24 | 38,464 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | North Texas | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN+ | W 44–34 | 23,203 |
| September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Tulsa | No. 16 Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | SECN | L 27–35 | 60,641 |
| September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPNU | W 27–10 | 44,220 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Navy | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN+ | NAVY 23–20 $^{2OT}$ | 39,227 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 34–27 | 26,377 |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell) | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 20,422 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN | TULN 27–24 $^{OT}$ | 24,319 |
| October 1 | Noon | Temple | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPNU | MEM 24–3 | 23,239 |
| October 1 | Noon | Navy | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | CBS | L 10–13 | 36,947 |
| October 1 | 2:30 p.m. | East Carolina | South Florida | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | ECU 48–28 | 3,708 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPNU | CIN 31–21 | 21,111 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 1 | SMU | UCF |

#### Week six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | SMU | UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN2 | UCF 41–19 | 27,495 |
| October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Houston | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN2 | HOU 33–32 | 28,126 |
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | South Florida | No. 24 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN+ | CIN 28–24 | 38,557 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulsa | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | NAVY 53–21 | 30,658 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPNU | TULN 24–9 | 14,193 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 8 | Temple |

#### Week seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Temple | UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN | UCF 70–13 | 41,729 |
| October 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Navy | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy) | ESPN | SMU 40–34 | 24,583 |
| October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Tulane | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPNU | TULN 45–31 | 31,053 |
| October 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Memphis | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPNU | ECU 47–45 $^{4OT}$ | 38,059 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 15 | No. 21 Cincinnati | Houston | Tulsa |

#### Week eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulsa | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN2 | TLSA 27–16 | 13,607 |
| October 22 | Noon | No. 21 Cincinnati | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPN | CIN 29–27 | 23,566 |
| October 22 | Noon | Houston | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | ESPNU | HOU 38–20 | 32,443 |
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis | No. 25 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN2 | TULN 38–28 | 30,100 |
| October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | UCF | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPNU | ECU 34–14 | 38,245 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 22 | South Florida |

#### Week nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 28 | 8:00 p.m. | East Carolina | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | ESPN2 | W 27–24 | 55,525 |
| October 29 | Noon | South Florida | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN2 | HOU 42–27 | 24,228 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | NAVY 27–20 $^{OT}$ | 31,141 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | SMU | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN+ | SMU 45–34 | 22,993 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 20 Cincinnati | UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN | UCF 25–21 | 44,313 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| October 29 | Memphis | No. 23 Tulane |

#### Week ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 5 | Noon | No. 19 Tulane | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPNU | TULN 27–13 | 15,122 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | South Florida | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | TEM 54–28 | 13,862 |
| November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Navy | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPNU | CIN 20–10 | 38,461 |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 25 UCF | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN2 | UCF 35–28 | 28,048 |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (rivalry) | NFLN | SMU 77–63 | 23,841 |
| $^#$Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| November 5 | East Carolina |

#### Week eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulsa | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN | MEM 26–10 | 23,980 |
| November 11 | 8:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ESPN2 | CIN 27–25 | 38,199 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Notre Dame | Navy | M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Rip Miller Trophy) | ABC | L 32–35 | 62,124 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPNU | SMU 41–23 | 24,907 |
| November 12 | 3:00 p.m. | Temple | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | HOU 43–36 | 21,731 |
| November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 22 UCF | No. 17 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN2 | UCF 38–31 | 27,317 |
| $^#$Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | SMU | No. 21 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | TULN 59–24 | 20,894 |
| November 18 | 9:00 p.m. | South Florida | Tulsa | H.A. Champman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN2 | TLSA 48–42 | 13,819 |
| November 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Navy | No. 20 UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL | ESPN2 | NAVY 17–14 | 44,813 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | North Alabama | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN+ | W 59–0 | 24,154 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Houston | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN+ | HOU 42–3 | 42,475 |
| November 19 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 25 Cincinnati | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPNU | CIN 23–3 | 14,673 |
| $^#$Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Tulane | No. 24 Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | ABC | TULN 27–24 | 37,989 |
| November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | ECU 49–46 | 13,037 |
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPN2 | SMU 34–31 | 15,759 |
| November 26 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 UCF | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (War on I-4) | ESPN2 | UCF 46–39 | 32,217 |
| November 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulsa | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) | ESPNU | TLSA 37–30 | 21,785 |
| $^#$Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye Week | Bye Week | Bye Week |
| November 26 | Navy |

#### Championship Game

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 3 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 22 UCF | No. 18 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA (American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game) | ABC | TULN 45–28 | 30,118 | |
| $^#$Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

#### Week fifteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 10 | 3:00 p.m. | Navy | Army | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (123rd Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | CBS | L 17–20 $^{2OT}$ | 69,117 | |
| $^#$Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## The American vs other conferences
### AAC vs Power Five matchups

The following games include AAC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, BYU/Notre Dame, Pac-12, and SEC). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| September 2 | ACC | Temple | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | L 0–30 |
| September 3 | SEC | No. 23 Cincinnati | No. 19 Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 24–31 |
| September 3 | ACC | No. 13 NC State | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC | L 20–21 |
| September 3 | SEC | Memphis | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | L 23–49 |
| September 3 | Independent | No. 25 BYU | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | L 21–50 |
| September 9 | ACC | Louisville | UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL | L 14–20 |
| September 10 | Big 12 | No. 25 Houston | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | L 30–33 $^{2OT}$ |
| September 17 | Big 12 | Kansas | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | L 30–48 |
| September 17 | Big Ten | SMU | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD | L 27–34 |
| September 17 | SEC | South Florida | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 28–31 |
| September 17 | Big Ten | Rutgers | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 14–16 |
| September 17 | Big 12 | Tulane | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | W 17–10 |
| September 24 | Big Ten | Indiana | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 45–24 |
| September 24 | Big 12 | TCU | SMU | Gerald R. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | L 34–42 |
| September 24 | ACC | South Florida | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | L 3–41 |
| September 24 | SEC | Tulsa | No. 16 Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | L 27–35 |
| September 24 | ACC | Georgia Tech | UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL | W 27–10 |
| October 29 | Independent | East Carolina | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | W 27–24 |
| November 12 | Independent | Notre Dame | Navy | M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD† | L 32–35 |

### AAC vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include AAC teams competing against "Group of Five" teams from C-USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| September 3 | C-USA | No. 24 Houston | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | W 37–35 $^{3OT}$ |
| September 3 | C-USA | SMU | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | W 48–10 |
| September 3 | Mountain West | Tulsa | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | L 37–40 $^{2OT}$ |
| September 10 | C-USA | Old Dominion | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 39–21 |
| September 10 | MAC | Northern Illinois | Tulsa | H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | W 38–35 |
| September 17 | MAC | Cincinnati | Miami (OH) | Paul Brown Stadium† • Cincinnati, OH | W 38–17 |
| September 17 | Sun Belt | Arkansas State | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 44–32 |
| September 17 | C-USA | UCF | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 40–14 |
| September 24 | C-USA | Rice | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | W 34–27 |
| September 24 | C-USA | North Texas | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 44–34 |
| September 24 | C-USA | Southern Miss | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 24–27 |
| October 1 | Mountain West | Navy | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | L 10–13 |

### AAC vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include AAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn and UMass.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| September 3 | UMass | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 42–10 |
| September 24 | UMass | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 28–0 |
| December 10 | Navy | Army | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA† | L 17–20 $^{2OT}$ |

### AAC vs FCS matchups

The following games include AAC teams competing against Football Championship Subdivision teams, which comprises 14 conferences and two independent programs.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| September 1 | South Carolina State | UCF | FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL | W 56–10 |
| September 3 | Delaware | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | L 7–14 |
| September 10 | Kennesaw State | Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 63–10 |
| September 10 | Lamar | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | W 45–16 |
| September 10 | Howard | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 42–20 |
| September 10 | Lafayette | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 30–14 |
| September 10 | Alcorn State | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 52–0 |
| September 17 | Campbell | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 49–10 |
| September 17 | Jacksonville State | Tulsa | H.A. Champman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | W 54–17 |
| November 19 | North Alabama | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 59–0 |
Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

### AAC Records against other conferences

2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:
| Power 5 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 1–4 |
| Big 12 | 1–3 |
| Big Ten | 1–2 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 1–2 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–4 |
| Power 5 Total | 4–15 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| C-USA | 6–1 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) | 2–1 |
| MAC | 2–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–2 |
| Sun Belt | 1–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 11–4 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 9–1 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 24–20 |
| Power 5 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 0–2 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 0–1 |
| Pac-12 | 1–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 5 Total | 1–3 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| C-USA | 0–0 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 1–0 |
| Sun Belt | 2–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 3–0 |
| Total Bowl Record | 4–3 |

## Postseason
### Bowl games

Bowl games will begin on December 17, 2022, and will end with the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 9, 2023.
For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The American will annually send teams to the Military Bowl, Fenway Bowl, and a third annual spot alternating between the Armed Forces Bowl and Hawaii Bowl annually. The American will have annually four appearances in the following bowls: Birmingham Bowl, Gasparilla Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl, Frisco Bowl, Cure Bowl, First Responder Bowl, Myrtle Beach Bowl and New Mexico Bowl. The American champion will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Group of Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings, American teams are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.
Legend :
* AAC win
* AAC loss
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (EST) | AAC team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
| Fenway Bowl | December 17 | Fenway Park • Boston, MA | ESPN | 11:00 a.m. | Cincinnati | Louisville | L 7–24 | 15,000 |
| New Mexico Bowl | December 17 | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | SMU | BYU | L 23–24 | 22,209 |
| Independence Bowl | December 23 | Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA | ESPN | 3:00 p.m. | Houston | Louisiana | W 23–16 | 23,410 |
| First Responder Bowl | December 27 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX | ESPN | 3:15 p.m. | Memphis | Utah State | W 38–10 | |
| Birmingham Bowl | December 27 | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | ESPN | 6:45 p.m. | East Carolina | Coastal Carolina | W 53–29 | 15,901 |
| Military Bowl | December 28 | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | ESPN | 2:00 p.m. | UCF | Duke | L 13–30 | 17,974 |
| New Year's Six Bowl |||||||||
| Cotton Bowl Classic | January 2, 2023 | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | ESPN | 1:00 p.m. | No. 16 Tulane | No. 10 USC | W 46–45 | 55,329 |
Rankings are from CFP Poll • All times Eastern Time Zone.

### Selection of teams

* Bowl eligible (7): Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane, UCF
* Bowl-ineligible (4): Navy, South Florida, Temple, Tulsa

## 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 | Clayton Tune | Houston | QB | Macon Clark | Tulane | S | Bubba Baxa | Houston | K |
| Week 2 | Davis Brin | Tulsa | QB | Derek Parish | Houston | DE | De'Von Fox | Temple | WR |
| Week 3 | John Rhys Plumlee | UCF | QB | Nick Anderson | Tulane | LB | Mason Fletcher | Cincinnati | P |
| Week 4 | Tyler Scott | Cincinnati | WR | Ivan Pace Jr. | Cincinnati | LB | Daniel Davies | Navy | K |
| Week 5 | Holton Ahlers | East Carolina | QB | Nick Anderson (2) | Tulane | LB | Joe Doyle | Memphis | P |
| Week 6 | Clayton Tune (2) | Houston | QB | Macon Clark (2) | Tulane | S | Jayce Rogers | Houston | DB |
| Week 7 | John Rhys Plumlee (2) | UCF | QB | Julius Wood | East Carolina | S | Chris Howard | Memphis | K |
| Week 8 | Clayton Tune (3) | Houston | QB | Jireh Wilson | East Carolina | S | Mason Fletcher (2) | Cincinnati | P |
| Week 9 | Clayton Tune (4) | Houston | QB | Josh Celiscar | UCF | DE | Andrew Conrad | East Carolina | K |
| Week 10 | Tanner Mordecai | SMU | QB | Dorian Williams | Tulane | LB | Camden Price | Temple | K |
| Week 11 | John Rhys Plumlee (3) | UCF | QB | Justin Wright | Tulsa | LB | Chris Howard (2) | Memphis | K |
| Week 12 | Michael Pratt | Tulane | QB | John Marshall | Navy | LB/S | Ryan Coe | Cincinnati | K |
| Week 13 | Tyjae Spears | Tulane | RB | Brandon Crossley | SMU | S | Jsi Hatfield | East Carolina | WR |

### American Athletic Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.
| Award | Player | School |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Tyjae Spears | Tulane |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Ivan Pace Jr. | Cincinnati |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Mason Fletcher | Cincinnati |
| Rookie of the Year | E. J. Warner | Temple |
| Coach of the Year | Willie Fritz* | Tulane |

### All-Conference Teams

The following players were selected part of the All-Conference teams.
| Position | Player | Team |
| First Team Offense |||
| WR | Nathaniel Dell | Houston |
| WR | Rashee Rice | SMU |
| WR | Keylon Stokes | Tulsa |
| OT | Ryan Swoboda | UCF |
| OT | Patrick Paul | Houston |
| OG | Lokahi Pauole | UCF |
| OG | Cam'Ron Johnson | Houston |
| OG | Prince Pines | Tulane |
| C | Sincere Haynesworth | Tulane |
| TE | Josh Whyle | Cincinnati |
| QB | Clayton Tune | Houston |
| RB | Keaton Mitchell | East Carolina |
| RB | Tyjae Spears | Tulane |
| First Team Defense |||
| DL | Ricky Barber | UCF |
| DL | Tre'Mon Morris-Brash | UCF |
| DL | Jowon Briggs | Cincinnati |
| DL | Dontay Corleone | Cincinnati |
| DL | D'Anthony Jones | Houston |
| DL | Darian Varner | Temple |
| LB | Jason Johnson | UCF |
| LB | Ivan Pace Jr. | Cincinnati |
| LB | John Marshall* | Navy |
| LB | Dorian Williams | Tulane |
| CB | Ja'Quan Sheppard | Cincinnati |
| CB | Jarius Monroe | Tulane |
| S | Quindell Johnson | Memphis |
| S | Macon Clark | Tulane |
| First Team Special Teams |||
| K | Chris Howard | Memphis |
| P | Mason Fletcher | Cincinnati |
| RS | Jimmy Horn Jr. | South Florida |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Second Team Offense |||
| WR | Ryan O'Keefe | UCF |
| WR | Tyler Scott | Cincinnati |
| WR | C.J. Johnson | East Carolina |
| WR | Xavier Weaver | South Florida |
| OT | James Tunstall | Cincinnati |
| OT | Joey Claybrook | Tulane |
| OG | Sam Jackson | UCF |
| OG | Justin Osborne | SMU |
| C | Matt Lee | UCF |
| TE | Caden Prieskorn | Memphis |
| QB | Michael Pratt | Tulane |
| RB | Isaiah Bowser | UCF |
| RB | Brian Battie | South Florida |
| Second Team Defense |||
| DL | Elijah Chatman | SMU |
| DL | Darius Hodges | Tulane |
| DL | Patrick Jenkins | Tulane |
| DL | Anthony Goodlow | Tulsa |
| LB | Xavier Cullens | Memphis |
| LB | Layton Jordan | Temple |
| LB | Nick Anderson | Tulane |
| LB | Justin Wright | Tulsa |
| CB | Malik Fleming | East Carolina |
| CB | Art Green | Houston |
| S | Ja'Von Hicks | Cincinnati |
| S | Gervarrius Owens | Houston |
| Second Team Special Teams |||
| K | Ryan Coe | Cincinnati |
| P | Casey Glover | Tulane |
| RS | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane |
* Denotes Unanimous Selection
All Conference Honorable Mentions:
* Cincinnati: Arquon Bush (CB), Joe Huber (OT), Dylan O'Quinn (OG)
* East Carolina: Isaiah Winstead (WR)
* Houston: Jayce Rogers (DB)
* Memphis: Jaylon Allen (DL), Davion Ross (CB)
* Navy: Jacob Busic (DL)
* South Florida: Dwayne Boyles Jr. (LB), Brad Cecil (C)
* SMU: Jaylon Thomas (OG)
* Tulane: Larry Brooks (S), Tyrick James (TE)
* Tulsa: Tyon Davis (CB)

### All-Americans

The 2022 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), Sporting News (TSN, from its historic name of The Sporting News), Sports Illustrated (SI), The Athletic (Athletic), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, and Fox Sports (FOX).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least half of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
| First Team All-Americans ||||||
| LB | Ivan Pace Jr. | Cincinnati | (AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF) | * | * |
| Position | Player | School | Selector |
| Second Team All-Americans ||||
| WR | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | (AFCA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF) |
| WR | Rashee Rice | SMU | (AP, FWAA, WCFF) |
| Position | Player | School | Selector |
| Third Team All-Americans ||||
| WR | Nathaniel Dell | Houston | (AP) |
| DT | Dontay Corleone | Cincinnati | (AP) |
| P | Mason Fletcher | Cincinnati | (AP) |

#### List of All American Teams

* American Football Coaches Association All-America Team
* Associated Press All-America Team
* CBS Sports All-America Team
* ESPN All-America Team
* Football Writers Association of America All-America Team
* The Athletic All-America Team
* Sporting News 2022 College Football All-America Team
* USA Today All-America Team
* Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team

### National award winners
## NFL Draft

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | School | Draft Round | Round Pick | Overall Pick | Team |
| Rashee Rice | WR | SMU | 2 | 24 | 55 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Nathaniel Dell | WR | Houston | 3 | 6 | 69 | Houston Texans |
| Tyjae Spears | RB | Tulane | 3 | 18 | 81 | Tennessee Titans |
| Dorian Williams | LB | Tulane | 3 | 28 | 91 | Buffalo Bills |
| Tre Tucker | WR | Cincinnati | 3 | 37 | 100 | Las Vegas Raiders |
| Tyler Scott | WR | Cincinnati | 4 | 31 | 133 | Chicago Bears |
| Clayton Tune | QB | Houston | 5 | 4 | 139 | Arizona Cardinals |
| Josh Whyle | TE | Cincinnati | 5 | 12 | 147 | Tennessee Titans |
| Derek Parish | FB | Houston | 7 | 23 | 240 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Gervarrius Owens | S | Houston | 7 | 37 | 254 | New York Giants |