2025 American Conference football season

2025 American Conference
football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 28, 2025–December 13, 2025
Teams14
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2026 NFL draft
Regular season
Season championsTulane
  Runners-upNorth Texas
American Conference Championship Game
DateDecember 5, 2025
VenueYulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
ChampionsTulane
  Runners-upNorth Texas
2025 American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Tulane y$^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 25 North Texas y   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Navy   7 – 1     10 – 2  
South Florida   6 – 2     9 – 4  
East Carolina   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Memphis   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Army   4 – 4     6 – 6  
UTSA   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Temple   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     5 – 7  
UAB   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tulsa   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Charlotte   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Tulane 34, North Texas 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 19, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 American Conference football season is the 34th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Conference, known before July 21, 2025 as the American Athletic Conference (AAC). It is the 13th season for the conference after the breakup of the former Big East Conference (whose charter legally belongs to the American), and the 11th season of the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the Group of Five (G5) together with Conference USA, the MAC, Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The conference has 14 football members for the 2025–26 season.

The conference was officially renamed "American Conference" on July 21, 2025, as part of a comprehensive brand initiative. The American's new website went live on July 24, coinciding with the conference's football media days.[1]

Head coaches

  • On October 20, 2024, East Carolina announced that it had fired head coach Mike Houston, citing that changes were needed to "move the program forward". Defensive coordinator Blake Harrell was named the interim head coach.[2] Harrell was promoted to the permanent head coach on November 25. 2024.[3]
  • On October 27, 2024, Rice announced that it had fired head coach Mike Bloomgren. Bloomgren had posted a 24–52 record with the school during his tenure. On November 26, 2024, Rice announced the Scott Abell would be the new head coach for the 2025 season. Abell was previously head coach at Davidson[4]
  • On November 17, 2024, Temple announced that they had fired head coach Stan Drayton. Drayton had posted a 9–25 record in 3 years with the school. On December 1, 2024, Temple announced K. C. Keeler as the new head coach. Keeler had previously been head coach at Sam Houston.[5]
  • On November 18, 2024, Florida Atlantic announced that it had fired head coach Tom Herman. On December 2, 2024, FAU announced Zach Kittley as the new head coach. Kittley had previously been the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech.[6]
  • On November 18, 2024, Charlotte announced that it had fired head coach Biff Poggi after less than two seasons at the school. On December 7, 2024, Charlotte announced Tim Albin as the new head coach for 2024. Albin had previously been head coach of Ohio.[7]
  • On November 24, 2024, Tulsa announced it had fired head coach Kevin Wilson. On December 8, 2024, Tulsa announced Tre Lamb as the new head coach for 2025. Lamb had previously been head coach at East Tennessee State.[8]

Records

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school AAC record
Army Jeff Monken 12 120–73 (.622) 82–57 (.590) 8–0 (1.000)
Charlotte Tim Albin 1 58–27 (.682) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
East Carolina Blake Harrell 2 5–1 (.833) 5–1 (.833) 4–1 (.800)
Florida Atlantic Zach Kittley 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Memphis Ryan Silverfield 6 42–21 (.667) 42–21 (.667) 23–17 (.575)
Navy Brian Newberry 3 15–10 (.600) 15–10 (.600) 10–6 (.625)
North Texas Eric Morris 3 35–32 (.522) 11–14 (.440) 6–10 (.375)
Rice Scott Abell 1 86–52 (.623) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
South Florida Alex Golesh 3 14–12 (.538) 14–12 (.538) 8–8 (.500)
Temple K. C. Keeler 1 271–112–1 (.707) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Tulane Jon Sumrall 2 32–9 (.780) 9–5 (.643) 7–1 (.875)
Tulsa Tre Lamb 1 27–25 (.519) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
UAB Trent Dilfer 3 7–17 (.292) 7–17 (.292) 6–11 (.353)
UTSA Jeff Traylor 6 46–20 (.697) 46–20 (.697) 11–5 (.688)

Note:

  • Records shown after the 2024 season
  • Years at school includes 2025 season

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Mid-season changes

  • On October 12, UAB announced that it had fired Trent Dilfer. Dilfer had posted a 9–21 record with the school during his tenure. Offensive coordinator Alex Mortensen was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[10]

Post-season changes

  • On November 25, North Texas's head coach Eric Morris was announced as the next head coach of Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Conference beginning in 2026. Morris will continue to coach North Texas for the remainder of 2025, including any bowl game.[11]

Rankings

See also: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Legend
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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

The 2025 season was released on February 28.[12]

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

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 28 5:30 p.m. No. 25 Boise State South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN W 34–7   34,707
August 28 7:00 p.m. East Carolina NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry) ACCN L 17–24   56,919
August 28 8:30 p.m. Alabama State UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+ W 52–42   26,294
August 29 6:00 p.m. No. 10 (FCS) Tarleton State Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN L 27–30 2OT  23,032
August 29 7:00 p.m. Appalachian State Charlotte Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic) ESPNU L 11–34   35,718
August 30 12:00 p.m. Northwestern Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNU W 23–3   22,103
August 30 12:00 p.m. VMI Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN W 52–7   30,014
August 30 12:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD BTN L 7–39   35,067
August 30 3:30 p.m. Temple UMass McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA ESPN+ W 42–10   11,565
August 30 4:30 p.m. Chattanooga Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN+ W 45–10   25,011
August 30 7:00 p.m. UTSA No. 19 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN L 24–42   107,521
August 30 8:00 p.m. Lamar North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+ W 51–0   20,594
August 30 8:00 p.m. Rice Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN+ W 14–12   22,148
August 30 8:00 p.m. No. 16 (FCS) Abilene Christian Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+ W 35–7   17,337
#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 Ref.
September 6 2:00 p.m. Howard Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ W 55–7   15,655
September 6 3:30 p.m. Texas State UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry) ESPN+ L 36–43   45,778
September 6 3:30 p.m. UAB Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 38–24   28,325
September 6 3:30 p.m. North Texas Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+ W 33–30 OT  20,051
September 6 4:15 p.m South Florida No. 13 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SECN W 18–16   89,909
September 6 6:00 p.m. Campbell East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN+ W 56–3   35,120
September 6 6:00 p.m. Florida A&M Florida Atlantic Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+ W 56–14   21,029
September 6 7:00 p.m. Army Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS ESPN W 24–21   52,723
September 6 7:00 p.m. North Carolina Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+ L 3–20   19,233
September 6 7:00 p.m. Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) ESPN+ L 9–35   30,116
September 6 7:00 p.m. Memphis Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+ W 38–16   13,625
September 6 7:00 p.m. Tulane South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+ W 33–31   16,871
September 6 9:00 p.m. Tulsa New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN+ L 14–21   10,240
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 13 12:00 p.m. No. 13 Oklahoma Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 L 3–42   24,927
September 13 12:00 p.m. Memphis Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPNU W 28–7   23,384
September 13 3:30 p.m. Washington State North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPNU W 59–10   26,837
September 13 3:30 p.m. No. 14 (FCS) Incarnate Word UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+ W 48–20   20,421
September 13 4:30 p.m. No. 18 South Florida No. 5 Miami (FL) Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL The CW L 12–49   66,591
September 13 6:00 p.m. No. 20 (FCS) Monmouth Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+ W 42–35   15,681
September 13 7:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+ W 38–17   22,260
September 13 7:30 p.m. East Carolina Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+ W 38–0   21,634
September 13 8:00 p.m. Duke Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN2 W 34–27   30,000
September 13 8:00 p.m. Navy Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+  NAVY 42–23   20,103
September 13 8:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL (Shula Bowl) ESPN+ L 28–38   17,638
September 13 8:30 p.m. Akron UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+ W 31–28   17,823
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 18 7:30 p.m. Rice Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN  RICE 28–17   13,397
September 19 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (rivalry) ESPN W 19–12   48,842
September 20 12:00 p.m. Arkansas Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ABC W 32–31   39,861
September 20 12:00 p.m. North Texas Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN  UNT 45–38 OT  28,446
September 20 12:00 p.m. South Carolina State South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+ W 63–14   28,461
September 20 12:45 p.m. UAB No. 15 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN L 24–56   101,915
September 20 3:30 p.m. Tulane No. 13 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • University, MS (rivalry) ESPN L 10–45   65,644
September 20 5:05 p.m. Temple No. 18 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA The CW L 24–45   45,123
September 20 7:30 p.m. BYU East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN2 L 13–34   47,213
September 20 9:30 p.m. UTSA Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO FS1 W 17–16   32,061
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 25 7:30 p.m. Army East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN  ECU 28–6   32,497
September 27 12:00 p.m. South Alabama North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPNU W 36–22   16,575
September 27 3:30 p.m. Rice Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 21–13   28,873
September 27 4:00 p.m. Tulane Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPNU  TULN 31–14   16,311
September 27 7:00 p.m. Memphis Florida Atlantic Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN2  MEM 55–26   17,733
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 3 7:00 p.m. Charlotte South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2  USF 54–26   34,577
October 4 12:00 p.m. Army UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPNU  ARMY 31–13   22,489
October 4 12:00 p.m. Air Force Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS W 34–31   37,517
October 4 1:00 p.m. UTSA Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+  TEM 27–21   12,132
October 4 7:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+  FAU 27–21   22,999
October 4 8:00 p.m. Tulsa Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPNU  MEM 45–7   27,303
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 9 7:30 p.m. East Carolina Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN  TULN 26–19   20,035
October 10 7:30 p.m. No. 24 South Florida North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN2  USF 63–36   31,386
October 11 12:00 p.m. Charlotte Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN  ARMY 24–7   31,172
October 11 4:00 p.m. Navy Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN2  NAVY 32–31   26,149
October 11 6:00 p.m. UAB Florida Atlantic Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  FAU 53–33   20,052
October 11 7:30 p.m. Rice UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPNU  UTSA 61–13   22,058
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 16 7:30 p.m. Tulsa East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN  ECU 41–27   31,307
October 18 12:00 p.m. Army Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNU  TULN 24–17   20,027
October 18 3:30 p.m. UTSA North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN+  UNT 55–17   25,053
October 18 3:30 p.m. Temple Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+  TEM 49–14   13,618
October 18 4:00 p.m. No. 22 Memphis UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones) ESPN2  UAB 31–24   19,037
October 18 7:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic No. 19 South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNU  USF 48–13   45,169
#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 Ref.
October 24 7:00 p.m. North Texas Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN2  UNT 54–20   9,629
October 25 12:00 p.m. No. 18 South Florida Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN2  MEM 34–31   30,940
October 25 3:00 p.m. UConn Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+ W 37–34 2OT  21,122
October 25 3:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 42–32   32,175
October 25 3:30 p.m. Temple Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+  TEM 38–37 OT  16,403
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 30 7:30 p.m. Tulane UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN  UTSA 48–26   16,715
October 31 7:00 p.m. No. 25 Memphis Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN2  MEM 38–14   20,197
November 1 12:00 p.m. Navy North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN2  UNT 31–17   26,516
November 1 12:00 p.m. Army Air Force Falcon Stadium • USAF Academy, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS W 20–17   39,441
November 1 12:00 p.m. UAB UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN L 19–38   23,170
November 1 2:00 p.m. East Carolina Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+  ECU 45–14   13,168
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 6 7:30 p.m. UTSA South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN  USF 55–23   27,437
November 7 9:00 p.m. Tulane Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN  TULN 38–32   30,384
November 8 12:00 p.m. Temple Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN  ARMY 14–13   30,594
November 8 2:00 p.m. UAB Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+  RICE 24–17   22,671
November 8 3:00 p.m. Charlotte East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN+  ECU 48–22   39,096
November 8 3:00 p.m. Tulsa Florida Atlantic Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  FAU 40–21   16,170
November 8 7:30 p.m. Navy No. 10 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivalry) NBC L 10–49   77,622
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 15 12:00 p.m. No. 24 South Florida Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD ESPN2  NAVY 41–38   34,856
November 15 12:00 p.m. UTSA Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+  UTSA 28–7   9,831
November 15 1:00 p.m. Oregon State Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+ W 31–14   15,034
November 15 2:00 p.m. North Texas UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+  UNT 53–24   16,190
November 15 4:00 p.m. Memphis East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPNU  ECU 31–27   37,348
November 15 4:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN+  TULN 35–24   30,000
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 22 12:00 p.m. Tulsa Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN  TLSA 26–25   28,705
November 22 12:45 p.m. Charlotte Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SECN L 3–35   93,033
November 22 3:00 p.m. South Florida UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL ESPN+  USF 48–18   16,376
November 22 3:00 p.m UConn Florida Atlantic Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+ L 45–48   16,306
November 22 3:30 p.m. East Carolina UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+  UTSA 58–24   18,573
November 22 3:45 p.m. No. 24 Tulane Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNU  TULN 37–13   13,366
November 22 7:30 p.m. North Texas Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPNU  UNT 56–24   24,598
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 27 7:30 p.m. Navy Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN  NAVY 28–17   27,082
November 28 3:30 p.m. Temple North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN  UNT 52–25   24,492
November 29 12:00 p.m. East Carolina Florida Atlantic Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN+  ECU 42–3   14,712
November 29 3:00 p.m. UAB Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN+  UAB 31–24   13,026
November 29 3:30 p.m. Army UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+  ARMY 27–24   22,620
November 29 7:00 p.m. Rice South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN+  USF 52–3   28,813
November 29 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNU  TULN 27–0   22,245
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Conference Championship Game

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 5 8:00 p.m. North Texas Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ABC  TULN 34–21   23,986
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 16

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 13 3:00 p.m. Army Navy M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD (126th Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS  NAVY 17–16  
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl Games

See also: 2025–26 NCAA football bowl games
Legend
  American win
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Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) American team Opponent Score Attendance
Cure Bowl December 17 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN 5:00 p.m. South Florida Old Dominion L 10–24  
Gasparilla Bowl December 19 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN 2:30 p.m. Memphis NC State  
First Responder Bowl December 26 Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX ESPN 8:00 p.m. UTSA FIU  
Military Bowl December 27 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD ESPN 11:00 a.m. East Carolina Pittsburgh  
Fenway Bowl December 27 Fenway Park • Boston, MA ESPN 2:15 p.m. Army UConn  
New Mexico Bowl December 27 University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM ESPN 5:45 p.m. North Texas San Diego State  
Armed Forces Bowl January 2, 2026 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX ESPN 1:00 p.m. Rice Texas State  
Liberty Bowl January 2, 2026 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN 4:30 p.m. Navy Cincinnati  
College Football Playoff bowl games
College Football Playoff (First round) December 20 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS TNT 3:30 p.m. Tulane Ole Miss  

Records vs. other conferences

2025–2026 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season

Power Four Conferences Record
ACC 1–4
Big 12 2–2
Big Ten 1–1
Notre Dame 0–1
SEC 2–5
Power 4 Total 6–13
Other FBS Conferences Record
CUSA 0–2
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 1–2
MAC 3–0
Mountain West 4–0
Pac-12 2–0
Sun Belt 6–2
Other FBS Total 16–6
FCS Opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 12–1
Total Non-Conference Record 34–20

American vs Power 4 matchups

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

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 28 ACC East Carolina NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 17–24
August 30 Big Ten Florida Atlantic Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD L 7–39
August 30 Big Ten Northwestern Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 23–2
August 30 SEC UTSA Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 24–42
September 6 Big 12 Army Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 24–21
September 6 ACC North Carolina Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 3–20
September 6 Big 12 Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 9–35
September 6 SEC South Florida Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 18–16
September 13 ACC South Florida Miami (FL) Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL L 12–49
September 13 SEC Oklahoma Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA L 3–42
September 13 ACC Duke Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 34–27
September 19 Big 12 Tulsa Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 19–12
September 20 Big 12 BYU East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC L 13–34
September 20 SEC UAB Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN L 24–56
September 20 SEC Arkansas Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN W 32–31
September 20 ACC Temple Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 24–45
September 20 SEC Tulane Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS L 10–45
November 8 Independent Navy Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN L 10–49
November 22 SEC Charlotte Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia L 3–35

American vs other FBS matchups

The following games include American teams competing against teams from CUSA, the MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12 or Sun Belt.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 28 Mountain West Boise State South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL W 34–7
August 29 Sun Belt Appalachian State Charlotte Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 11–34
August 30 Sun Belt Rice Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA W 14–12
August 30 MAC Temple UMass McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA W 42–10
September 6 Sun Belt Memphis Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 38–16
September 6 MAC North Texas Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI W 33–30 OT
September 6 Sun Belt Tulane South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL W 33–31
September 6 C-USA Tulsa New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM L 14–21
September 6 Sun Belt Texas State UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX L 36–43
September 13 MAC Akron UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL W 31–28
September 13 Sun Belt East Carolina Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 38–0
September 13 C-USA Florida Atlantic FIU Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL L 28–38
September 13 Sun Belt Memphis Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL W 28–7
September 13 Pac-12 Washington State North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX W 59–10
September 20 Mountain West UTSA Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO W 17–16
September 27 Sun Belt South Alabama North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX W 36–22
October 4 Mountain West Air Force Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 21–13
November 1 Mountain West Army Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 20–17
November 15 Pac-12 Oregon State Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 31–14

American vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include American teams competing against FBS Independents, which only includes UConn for 2025.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
October 25 UConn Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 37–34
November 1 UAB UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT L 19–38
November 22 UConn Florida Atlantic Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 45–48

American vs. FCS matchups

The following games include American teams competing against FCS schools.


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Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 28 Alabama State UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL W 52–42
August 29 Tarleton State Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY L 27–30
August 30 Chattanooga Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN W 45–10
August 30 VMI Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 52–7
August 30 Lamar North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX W 51–0
August 30 Abilene Christian Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 35–7
September 6 Campbell East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 56–3
September 6 Florida A&M Florida Atlantic Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 56–14
September 6 Howard Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 55–7
September 13 Monmouth Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 42–35
September 13 Prairie View A&M Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 38–17
September 13 Incarnate Word UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX W 48–20
September 20 South Carolina State South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL W 63–14

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1[13] Evan Simon Temple QB Jhalyn Shuler South Florida LB Patrick Durkin Tulane K
Week 2[14] Byrum Brown South Florida QB Collin Matteson Army S Nico Gramatica South Florida K
Week 3[15] Jake Retzlaff Tulane QB Shane Whitter North Texas LB Solomon Beebe UAB RB/KR
Week 4[16] Caleb Hawkins North Texas RB Chris Bracy Memphis DB Seth Morgan Tulsa K
Week 5[17] Greg Desrosiers Jr. Memphis RB Santana Hopper Tulane DL Alec Clark Tulane P
Week 6[18] Blake Horvath Navy QB Kamari Wilson Memphis DB Gianni Spetic Memphis K
Week 7[19] Blake Horvath (2) Navy QB Jhalyn Shuler (2) South Florida LB Patrick Durkin (2) Tulane K
Week 8[20] Iverson Hooks UAB WR Mac Harris South Florida LB Nick Mazzie East Carolina K
Week 9[21] Drew Mestemaker North Texas QB Coleman Cauley Navy LB Dane Atton Temple P
Week 10[22] Owen McCown UTSA QB Quinton Hammonds North Texas S Dawson Jones Army K
Week 11[23] Jake Retzlaff (2) Tulane QB Jarvis Lee South Florida CB Nick Mazzie (2) East Carolina K
Week 12[24] Caleb Hawkins (2) North Texas RB Phillip Hamilton Navy S Nathan Kirkwood Navy K
Week 13[25] Wyatt Young North Texas WR Shad Banks UTSA LB Patrick Durkin (3) Tulane K
Week 14[26] Caleb Hawkins (3) North Texas RB Jaydan Mayes Army CB Kali Nguma North Texas K

American Athletic Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.[27]

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year Drew Mestemaker North Texas
Defensive Player of the Year Landon Robinson Navy
Special Teams Player of the Year Patrick Durkin Tulane
Rookie of the Year Caleb Hawkins North Texas
Coach of the Year Eric Morris Tulane

All-Conference Teams

The following players were selected part of the All-Conference teams.[27]

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