2017 American Athletic Conference football season
The 2017 American Athletic Conference football season is the 26th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the fifth since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference, and the fourth season with the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5), meaning that the conference shares with the other G5 conferences one automatic spot in the New Year's Six bowl games. The conference game schedule for the 2017 season was  released on February 9, 2017. American Athletic Conference Media Day. The American Athletic Conference Media Day took place July 18– in Newport, Rhode Island. Preseason poll. East Division West Division Predicted American Championship Game Winner Head coaches. "Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2016 season "* Randy Edsall coached UConn from 1999–2010, and is returning in 2017. UConn was a member of the Big East from 2004–2012." "† Major Applewhite was hired to replace Tom Herman in December 2016 at Houston and coached the Cougars in their 2016 bowl game." Source: Schedule. The conference's schedule was released on  February 9, 2017. The regular season began on August 27, 2017, when South Florida visits San Jose State. The first conference games played on September 9. The conference season ended with the AAC Championship game on December 2, 2017. Records against other conferences. 2017 records against other college football conferences. Postseason. Bowl games. American Athletic Conference bowl games for the 2017 season are: NFL Draft. The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2018 NFL draft.