2023 American Athletic Conference football season

Sports season

2023 American Athletic Conference
football season

League| NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport| Football
Duration| August 26, 2023–December 2, 2023
Number of teams| 14
TV partner(s)| ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2024 NFL draft
Top draft pick| Luke McCaffrey, WR, Rice
Picked by| Washington Commanders,
100th overall
Regular season
Season champions| Tulane
Runners-up| SMU
AAC Championship Game
Champions| SMU
Runners-up| Tulane
Finals MVP| Isaiah Nwokobia, S, SMU
Seasons

← 2022

2024 →

2023 American Athletic Conference football standings

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No. 22 SMU y$  |   | 8  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 11  | – | 3  |
Tulane y  |   | 8  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 11  | – | 3  |
UTSA |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Memphis |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 3  |
South Florida |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Rice |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 7  |
Navy |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
North Texas |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
UAB |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Florida Atlantic |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Charlotte |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
Tulsa |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Temple |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
East Carolina |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 10  |
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14

* $ – Conference champion
* y – Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 American Athletic Conference football season was the 32nd NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). It was the 11th season 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. The American saw significant realignment prior to the season, with three schools departing the conference and six schools joining. It will be the final season with SMU, who will be leaving to join the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 2024–2025 school year.

## Previous season

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Main article: 2022 American Athletic Conference football season

During the 2022 season, Tulane posted a 10–2 regular season record for the best regular season record in conference. Tulane and UCF advanced to the 2022 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game, where Tulane won by a score of 45–28. Tulane was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated USC, 46–45.

## Conference realignment

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The American Athletic Conference underwent significant realignment before the 2023 season. Three schools, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF, departed the conference to join the Big 12 Conference, having accepted invitations to join two years prior.[1] The American invited six schools to join the conference, all previously from Conference USA: Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA.[2] The realignment brought The American up to 14 football members for the 2023 season.

This will be SMU's final season in the American before they move to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024.[3]

In response to SMU's departure, the American announced the addition of Army as a football-only member beginning in 2024. Army currently competes as an independent and its addition will keep the conference at 14 football members.[4]

## Preseason

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### Media days

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The 2023 American Football Media days were held July 24–25, 2023 at Live! By Loews, Arlington, Texas.[5]

### Preseason poll

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The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 25, 2023.[6]

* First place votes in ()

Media poll

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Tulane | 457 (20)
2 | UTSA | 440 (9)
3 | SMU | 397 (3)
4 | Memphis | 362 (1)
5 | Florida Atlantic | 312
6 | East Carolina | 303
7 | North Texas | 261
8 | UAB | 209 (1)
9 | Navy | 199
10 | Temple | 182
11 | Tulsa | 160
12 | Rice | 138
13 | South Florida | 86
14 | Charlotte | 64

## Head coaches

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### Changes

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* On November 15, 2022, Charlotte announced that former Michigan associate head coach Biff Poggi would become their new head coach beginning in 2023, replacing Will Healy, who had been fired mid-season.[7]
* On November 30, 2022, UAB announced that they had hired Trent Dilfer as their permanent head coach, replacing Bryant Vincent, who had been the interim head coach for the entire 2022 season.[8]
* On December 1, 2022, Florida Atlantic announced that Tom Herman would take over as head coach, replacing Willie Taggart.[9]
* On December 4, 2022, South Florida announced that Alex Golesh would become the new permanent head coach starting in 2023 after the school had fired previous head coach Jeff Scott prior to the end of the 2022 season. Golesh was previously the offensive coordinator at Tennessee.[10]
* On December 6, 2022, Tulsa announced that former Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson would become the new coach for the team, replacing Philip Montgomery, who had been fired after the season.[11]
* On December 13, 2022, North Texas announced former Washington State offensive coordinator Eric Morris as their new head coach, replacing Seth Littrell who had been fired two weeks prior.[12]
* On December 19, 2022, Brian Newberry was promoted to head coach of Navy after the school declined to renew Ken Niumatalolo's contract. Newberry was the defensive coordinator for the team prior to promotion.[13]

### Records

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Team  | Head coach  | Years at school  | Overall record  | Record at school  | AAC Record

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Charlotte  | Biff Poggi | 1  | 0–0 (–)  | 0–0 (–)  | 0–0 (–)
East Carolina  | Mike Houston | 5  | 102–49 (.675)  | 22–24 (.478)  | 13–19 (.406)
Florida Atlantic  | Tom Herman | 1  | 54–22 (.711)  | 0–0 (–)  | 0–0 (–)
Memphis  | Ryan Silverfield | 4  | 21–16 (.568)  | 21–16 (.568)  | 11–13 (.458)
Navy  | Brian Newberry | 1  | 0–0 (–)  | 0–0 (–)  | 0–0 (–)
North Texas  | Eric Morris | 1  | 24–18 (.571)  | 0–0 (–)  | 0–0 (–)
Rice  | Mike Bloomgren | 6  | 16–39 (.291)  | 16–39 (.291)  | 0–0 (–)
SMU  | Rhett Lashlee | 2  | 7–6 (.538)  | 7–6 (.538)  | 5–3 (.625)
South Florida  | Alex Golesh | 1  | 0–0 (–)  | 0–0 (–)  | 0–0 (–)
Temple  | Stan Drayton | 2  | 3–9 (.250)  | 3–9 (.250)  | 1–7 (.125)
Tulane  | Willie Fritz | 8  | 197–114 (.633)  | 43–45 (.489)  | 23–33 (.411)
Tulsa  | Kevin Wilson | 1  | 26–47 (.356)  | 0–0 (–)  | 0–0 (–)
UAB  | Trent Dilfer | 1  | 0–0 (–)  | 0–0 (–)  | 0–0 (–)
UTSA  | Jeff Traylor | 4  | 30–10 (.750)  | 30–10 (.750)  | 0–0 (–)

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* Records shown after the 2022 season
* Years at school includes 2023 season

Source:[14]

### Post-season changes

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* On December 3, 2023, Tulane head coach Willie Fritz resigned from his position to take the head coach position at Houston in the Big 12 Conference for the 2024 season.[15] Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Slade Nagle was named the interim head coach. On December 8, Jon Sumrall was announced as Tulane's new head coach for 2024.[16] Sumrall had previously been the head coach at Troy.

## Rankings

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Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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Charlotte  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
East Carolina  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Florida Atlantic  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Memphis  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  |  |
C  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  | RV  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Navy  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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North Texas  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Rice  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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SMU  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 25  | 17  |
C  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 25  | 24  | 19  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  | 24  |
South Florida  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Temple  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Tulane  | AP  | 24  | 24  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 23  | 22  | 21  | 20  | 17  | 18  | 17  | 23  |
C  | 23  | 22  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 24  | 23  | 21  | 20  | 17  | 18  | 18  | 24  |
CFP  | Not released  | 24  | 23  | 24  | 23  | 22  |  |
Tulsa  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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UAB  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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UTSA  | AP  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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## Regular season schedule

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The 2023 schedule was released on February 21, 2023.[17]

Index to colors and formatting

American member won
American member lost
American teams in bold

### Week 0

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August 26  | 2:30 p.m.  | Navy | No. 13 Notre Dame | Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland (Emerald Isle Classic, rivalry)  | NBC | L 3–42   | 49,000 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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August 31  | 8:00 p.m.  | North Carolina A&T | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | ESPN+ | W 35–6   | 25,363 |
August 31  | 8:00 p.m.  | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPN+ | W 42–7   | 17,529 |
September 2  | 12:00 p.m.  | East Carolina | No. 2 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | Peacock | L 3–30   | 109,480 |
September 2  | 12:00 p.m.  | Louisiana Tech | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPNU | W 38–14   | 21,490 |
September 2  | 2:00 p.m.  | Akron | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | W 24–21   | 12,456 |
September 2  | 3:30 p.m.  | Rice | No. 11 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry)  | FOX | L 10–37   | 98,017 |
September 2  | 3:30 p.m.  | South Florida | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | CBSSN | L 24–41   | 15,438 |
September 2  | 4:00 p.m.  | California | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPNU | L 21–58   | 21,350 |
September 2  | 6:00 p.m.  | South Carolina State | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN+ | W 24–3   | 15,622 |
September 2  | 6:00 p.m.  | Monmouth | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN+ | W 42–20   | 20,893 |
September 2  | 7:00 p.m.  | Bethune-Cookman | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN+ | W 56–14   | 26,632 |
September 2  | 7:00 p.m.  | UTSA | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | FS1 | L 14–17   | 37,862 |
September 2  | 8:00 p.m.  | South Alabama | No. 24 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPNU | W 37–17   | 26,973 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 2

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September 9  | 3:30 p.m.  | Wagner | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | W 24–0   | 29,798 |
September 9  | 3:30 p.m.  | No. 20 Ole Miss | No. 24 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)  | ESPN2 | L 20–37   | 30,000 |
September 9  | 3:30 p.m.  | Texas State | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry)  | ESPN+ | W 20–13   | 49,324 |
September 9  | 4:00 p.m.  | Marshall | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (rivalry)  | ESPNU | L 13–31   | 38,211 |
September 9  | 5:00 p.m.  | Tulsa | No. 8 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | L 10–43   | 63,128 |
September 9  | 6:00 p.m.  | UAB | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | L 35–49   | 20,103 |
September 9  | 6:00 p.m.  | Ohio | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL  | ESPN+ | L 10–17   | 17,934 |
September 9  | 6:00 p.m.  | SMU | No. 18 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ESPN+ | L 11–28   | 84,186 |
September 9  | 6:30 p.m.  | North Texas | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, FL | ESPN+ | L 39–46   | 15,754 |
September 9  | 7:00 p.m.  | Memphis | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl)  | ESPN+ | W 37–3   | 18,724 |
September 9  | 7:00 p.m.  | Houston  | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry)  | NFLN | W 43–41 2OT  | 23,425 |
September 9  | 7:00 p.m.  | No. 23 (FCS) Florida A&M | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN+ | W 38–24   | 36,495 |
September 9  | 7:30 p.m.  | Charlotte | Maryland | SECU Stadium • College Park, MD | NBC | L 20–38   | 32,804 |
September 9  | 7:30 p.m.  | Temple | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN | L 7–36   | 45,317 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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September 14  | 7:30 p.m.  | Navy | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN  | ESPN |  MEM 28–24   | 25,551 |
September 15  | 7:00 p.m.  | Army | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX  | ESPN | L 29–37   | 27,138 |
September 16  | 2:00 p.m.  | Norfolk State | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA  | ESPN+ | W 41–9   | 10,932 |
September 16  | 3:30 p.m.  | East Carolina | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | L 28–43   | 40,168 |
September 16  | 3:30 p.m.  | No. 10 Alabama | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL  | ABC | L 3–17   | 65,138 |
September 16  | 3:30 p.m.  | No. 19 Oklahoma  | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK  | ESPN2  | L 17–66   | 30,855 |
September 16  | 4:00 p.m.  | Tulane | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell)  | ESPNU | W 21–3   | 25,038 |
September 16  | 6:00 p.m.  | Georgia State | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC  | ESPN+ | L 25–41   | 14,410 |
September 16  | 7:00 p.m.  | Louisiana | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL  | ESPN+ | L 21–41   | 21,673 |
September 16  | 7:00 p.m.  | North Texas | Louisiana Tech  | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | ESPN+ | W 40–37   | 17,434 |
September 16  | 7:00 p.m.  | Texas Southern | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX  | ESPN+ | W 59–7   | 18,103 |
September 16  | 7:00 p.m.  | Prairie View A&M | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX  | ESPN+ | W 69–0   | 24,489 |
September 16  | 8:00 p.m.  | Florida Atlantic | Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | ACCN | L 14–48   | 81,295 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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September 23  | 12:00 p.m.  | SMU | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivlary)  | FS1  | L 17–34   | 51,243 |
September 23  | 12:00 p.m.  | Tulsa | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | CBSSN  | W 22–14   | 10,321 |
September 23  | 3:30 p.m.  | Florida Atlantic | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN  | L 17–23   | 53,512 |
September 23  | 3:30 p.m.  | No. 20 Miami (FL) | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA  | ESPN2  | L 7–41   | 17,234 |
September 23  | 4:00 p.m.  | Rice | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL  | ESPNU  |  USF 42–29   | 29,141 |
September 23  | 4:00 p.m.  | UTSA | No. 23 Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SECN | L 14–45   | 101,915 |
September 23  | 6:00 p.m.  | Gardner-Webb | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC  | ESPN+  | W 44–0   | 40,589 |
September 23  | 7:00 p.m.  | Charlotte | No. 25 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | SECN+/ ESPN+  | L 7–22   | 89,053 |
September 23  | 7:00 p.m.  | Nicholls | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | ESPN+  | W 36–7   | 22,842 |
September 23  | 7:30 p.m.  | UAB | No. 1 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPN2  | L 21–49   | 92,746 |
September 23  | 7:30 p.m.  | Memphis | Missouri | The Dome at America's Center • St. Louis, MO | ESPNU  | L 27–34   | 45,085 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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September 28  | 7:30 p.m.  | Temple | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK  | ESPN |  TLSA 48–26   | 17,538 |
September 30  | 12:00 p.m.  | UAB | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | ESPN2 |  TULN 35–23   | 20.102 |
September 30  | 3:30 p.m.  | South Florida | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD  | CBSSN |  USF 44–30   | 29,789 |
September 30  | 4:00 p.m.  | Boise State | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN  | ESPN2  | W 35–32   | 30,364 |
September 30  | 7:00 p.m.  | Abilene Christian | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX  | ESPN+ | W 45–31   | 21,494 |
September 30  | 7:00 p.m.  | East Carolina | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX  | ESPN+  |  RICE 24–17   | 19,598 |
September 30  | 7:30 p.m.  | Charlotte | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX  | ESPNU |  SMU 34–16   | 25,385 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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October 7  | 2:00 p.m.  | UTSA | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA  | ESPN+  |  UTSA 49–34   | 18,388 |
October 7  | 3:30 p.m.  | North Texas | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD  | CBSSN  |  NAVY 27–24   | 28,648 |
October 7  | 4:00 p.m.  | South Florida | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL  | ESPN2  |  UAB 56–35   | 23,792 |
October 7  | 5:00 p.m.  | UConn | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX  | ESPN+  | L 31–38   | 21,207 |
October 7  | 6:00 p.m.  | Tulsa | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL  | ESPN+  |  FAU 20–17   | 21,077 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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October 12  | 7:30 p.m.  | SMU | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC  | ESPN  |  SMU 31–10   | 33,444 |
October 13  | 7:00 p.m.  | Tulane | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN  | ESPN  |  TULN 31–21   | 35,609 |
October 14  | 12:00 p.m.  | Temple | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX  | ESPNU  |  UNT 45–14   | 13,678 |
October 14  | 2:00 p.m.  | Navy | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC  | ESPN+  |  NAVY 14–0   | 15,659 |
October 14  | 3:30 p.m.  | Florida Atlantic | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL  | ESPN2  |  FAU 56–14   | 36,670 |
October 14  | 8:00 p.m.  | UAB | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX  | ESPNU  |  UTSA 41–20   | 23,808 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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October 19  | 7:00 p.m.  | Rice | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK  | ESPN2  |  RICE 42–10   | 18,527 |
October 20  | 7:00 p.m.  | SMU | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA  | ESPN2  |  SMU 55–0   | 11,232 |
October 21  | 12:00 p.m  | No. 22 Air Force | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)  | CBS  | L 6–17   | 38,803 |
October 21  | 12:00 p.m.  | Memphis | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL  | ESPN2  |  MEM 45–21   | 20,269 |
October 21  | 2:00 p.m.  | Charlotte | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC  | ESPN+  |  CHAR 10–7   | 39,842 |
October 21  | 3:30 p.m.  | North Texas | No. 23 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | ESPN2  |  TULN 35–28   | 30,000 |
October 21  | 3:30 p.m.  | South Florida | UConn  | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN  | W 24–21   | 21,704 |
October 21  | 6:00 p.m.  | UTSA | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL  | ESPN+  |  UTSA 36–10   | 17,241 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 9

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October 27  | 7:30 p.m.  | Florida Atlantic | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC  | ESPN2  |  FAU 38–16   | 10,857 |
October 28  | 12:00 p.m.  | Tulsa | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX  | ESPNU  |  SMU 69–10   | 20,800 |
October 28  | 3:00 p.m.  | Memphis | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX  | ESPN+  |  MEM 45–42   | 18,062 |
October 28  | 3:30 p.m.  | East Carolina | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX  | ESPN+  |  UTSA 41–27   | 22,629 |
October 28  | 4:00 p.m.  | No. 22 Tulane | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX  | ESPN2  |  TULN 30–28   | 20,439 |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 10

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November 4  | 2:00 p.m.  | Navy | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA  | ESPN+  |  TEM 32–18   | 13,049 |
November 4  | 3:00 p.m.  | Florida Atlantic | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL  | ESPN+  |  UAB 45–42   | 20,676 |
November 4  | 3:00 p.m.  | UTSA | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX  | ESPN+  |  UTSA 37–29   | 17,354 |
November 4  | 3:00 p.m.  | South Florida | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN  | ESPN+  |  MEM 59–50   | 30,223 |
November 4  | 3:30 p.m.  | No. 24 Tulane | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC  | ESPNU  |  TULN 13–10   | 33,765 |
November 4  | 4:00 p.m.  | Charlotte | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK  | ESPN+  |  CHAR 33–26 OT  | 20,151 |
November 4  | 7:30 p.m.  | SMU | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry)  | ESPNU  |  SMU 36–31   | 21,632 |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 11

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November 10  | 9:00 p.m.  | North Texas | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Safeway Bowl)  | ESPN2  |  SMU 45–21   | 22,043 |
November 11  | 12:00 p.m.  | Tulsa | No. 23 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | ESPN2  |  TULN 24–22   | 20,126 |
November 11  | 12:00 p.m.  | Temple | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL  | ESPN+  |  USF 27–23   | 30,938 |
November 11  | 2:00 p.m.  | Memphis | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC  | ESPN+  |  MEM 44–38 OT  | 8,895 |
November 11  | 3:30 p.m.  | UAB | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD  | CBSSN  |  NAVY 31–6   | 29,078 |
November 11  | 4:00 p.m.  | East Carolina | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL  | ESPN+  |  ECU 22–7   | - |
November 11  | 7:30 p.m.  | Rice | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX  | ESPNU  |  UTSA 34–14   | 28,245 |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 12

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November 17  | 9:00 p.m.  | South Florida | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX  | ESPN2  |  UTSA 49–21   | 22,096 |
November 18  | 12:00 p.m.  | No. 24 Tulane | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL  | ESPN+  |  TULN 24–8   | 15,871 |
November 18  | 12:00 p.m.  | East Carolina | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD  | ESPN+  |  NAVY 10–0   | 28,708 |
November 18  | 12:00 p.m.  | SMU | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN  | ESPN2  |  SMU 38–34   | 30,313 |
November 18  | 2:00 p.m.  | Rice | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC  | ESPN+  |  RICE 28–7   | 9,385 |
November 18  | 3:00 p.m.  | North Texas | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK  | ESPN+  |  UNT 35–28   | 16,520 |
November 18  | 3:00 p.m.  | Temple | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL  | ESPN+  |  UAB 34–24   | 17,486 |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

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November 24  | 12:00 p.m.  | Memphis | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA  | ESPN |  MEM 45–21   | 10,830 |
November 24  | 3:30 p.m.  | UTSA | No. 23 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | ABC |  TULN 29–16   | 25,103 |
November 25  | 12:00 p.m.  | Navy | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy)  | ESPN2  |  SMU 59–14   | 21,490 |
November 25  | 1:00 p.m.  | Florida Atlantic | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX  | ESPN+  |  RICE 24–21   | 19.393 |
November 25  | 2:00 p.m.  | Tulsa | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC  | ESPN+  |  TLSA 29–27   | 29,567 |
November 25  | 2:00 p.m.  | UAB | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX  | ESPN+  |  UNT 45–42   | 14,628 |
November 25  | 7:30 p.m.  | Charlotte | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL  | ESPNU  |  USF 48–14   | 29,279 |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

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December 2  | 4:00 p.m.  | SMU | No. 22 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA  | ABC  |  SMU 26–14   | 25,206 |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

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#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

## Postseason

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### Bowl Games

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See also: 2023–24 NCAA football bowl games

Legend

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Frisco Bowl | December 19  | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN | 9:00 p.m.  | UTSA | Marshall | W 35–17  | 11,215
Boca Raton Bowl | December 21  | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN | 8:00 p.m.  | South Florida | Syracuse | W 45–0  | 20,711
First Responder Bowl | December 26  | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPN | 5:30 p.m.  | Rice | Texas State | L 21–45  | 26,542
Military Bowl | December 27  | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | ESPN | 2:00 p.m.  | Tulane | Virginia Tech | L 20–41  | 35,849
Fenway Bowl | December 28  | Fenway Park • Boston, MA | ESPN | 11:00 a.m.  | No. 24 SMU | Boston College | L 14–23  |
Liberty Bowl | December 29  | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN | 3:30 p.m.  | Memphis | Iowa State | W 36–26  |

## Versus other conference records

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ACC | 0–2
Big Ten | 0–4
Big 12 | 1–5
Pac-12 | 0–2
Notre Dame | 0–1
SEC | 0–6
Power 5 Total  | 1–20
Other FBS Conferences  | Record
C-USA | 2–2
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 1–3
MAC | 2–1
Mountain West | 1–1
Sun Belt | 4–5
Other FBS Total  | 10–12
FCS Opponents  | Record
Football Championship Subdivision | 13–0
Total Non-Conference Record  | 24–32

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ACC | 1-2
Big 12 | 1–0
Big Ten | 0–0
Notre Dame | 0–0
Pac-12 | 0–0
SEC | 0–0
Power 5 Total  | 2–2
Other FBS Conferences  | Record
C-USA | 0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 0–0
MAC | 0–0
Mountain West | 0–0
Sun Belt | 1–1
Other FBS Total  | 1–1
Total Bowl Record  | 3-3

### Power 5 matchups

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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). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

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August 26 | Independent | Navy | No. 13 Notre Dame | Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland | L 3–42
September 2 | Big Ten | East Carolina | No. 2 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 3–30
September 2 | Pac-12 | California | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | L 21–58
September 2 | Big 12 | Rice | No. 11 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 10–37
September 2 | Big 12 | UTSA | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | L 14–17
September 9 | Big Ten | Charlotte | Maryland | SECU Stadium • College Park, MD | L 20–38
September 9 | Big 12 | Houston | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 43–41 2OT
September 9 | Big 12 | SMU | No. 18 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 11–28
September 9 | Big Ten | Temple | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | L 7–36
September 9 | SEC | No. 20 Ole Miss | No. 24 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 20–37
September 9 | Pac-12 | Tulsa | No. 8 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | L 10–43
September 16 | ACC | Florida Atlantic | Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | L 14–48
September 16 | SEC | No. 10 Alabama | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | L 3–17
September 16 | Big 12 | No. 19 Oklahoma | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | L 17–66
September 23 | SEC | UAB | No. 1 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | L 21–49
September 23 | SEC | Charlotte | No. 25 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 7–22
September 23 | Big Ten | Florida Atlantic | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 17–23
September 23 | SEC | Memphis | Missouri | The Dome at America's Center • St. Louis, MO | L 27–34
September 23 | Big 12 | SMU | TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 17–34
September 23 | ACC | No. 20 Miami (FL) | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 7–41
September 23 | SEC | UTSA | No. 23 Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 14–45

### Group of Five matchups

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September 2 | C-USA | South Florida | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | L 24–41
September 2 | C-USA | Louisiana Tech | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | W 38–14
September 2 | MAC | Akron | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 24–21
September 2 | Sun Belt | South Alabama | No. 24 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 37–17
September 9 | Sun Belt | UAB | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 35–49
September 9 | Sun Belt | Marshall | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | L 13–31
September 9 | MAC | Ohio | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | L 10–17
September 9 | Sun Belt | Memphis | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | W 37–3
September 9 | C-USA | North Texas | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, FL | L 39–46
September 9 | Sun Belt | Texas State | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | W 20–13
September 16 | Sun Belt | Louisiana | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | L 21–41
September 16 | Sun Belt | Georgia State | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | L 25–41
September 16 | Sun Belt | East Carolina | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | L 28–43
September 16 | C-USA | North Texas | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | W 40–37
September 16 | Sun Belt | Tulane | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | W 21–3
September 23 | MAC | Tulsa | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | W 22–14
September 30 | Mountain West | Boise State | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 35–32
October 21 | Mountain West | No. 22 Air Force | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | L 6–17

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September 15 | Army | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | L 29–37
October 7 | UConn | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | L 31–38
October 21 | South Florida | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | W 24–21
December 9 | Navy | Army | Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA | L 11–17

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August 31 | North Carolina A&T | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | W 35–6
August 31 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Tulsa | H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | W 42–7
September 2 | South Carolina State | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 24–3
September 2 | Monmouth | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 42–20
September 2 | Bethune-Cookman | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | W 56–14
September 9 | Wagner | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | W 24–0
September 9 | No. 23 (FCS) Florida A&M | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | W 38–24
September 16 | Texas Southern | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 59–7
September 16 | Prairie View A&M | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | W 69–0
September 16 | Norfolk State | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 41–9
September 23 | Gardner-Webb | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 44–0
September 23 | Nicholls | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 36–7
September 30 | Abilene Christian | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | W 45–31

## Awards and honors

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### Player of the week award

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Week 1[18] | Michael Pratt | Tulane  | QB  | Yvandy Rigby  | Temple  | LB  | Seth Morgan  | Memphis  | K
Week 2[19] | JT Daniels | Rice  | QB  | Trey Moore | UTSA  | LB  | Chase Allen  | UTSA  | K
Week 3[20] | Preston Stone | SMU  | QB  | Daquan Evans  | South Florida  | S  | Noah Rauschenberg  | North Texas  | K
Week 4[21] | Byrum Brown | South Florida  | QB  | Kendarin Ray  | Tulsa  | S  | Grant Gonya  | Charlotte  | P
Week 5[22] | Cardell Williams | Tulsa  | QB  | Tramel Logan  | South Florida  | DE  | Geoffrey Cantin-Arku  | Memphis  | LB
Week 6[23] | Jermaine Brown Jr.  | UAB  | RB  | Luke Pirris  | Navy  | DE/LB  | Logan Lupo  | Florida Atlantic  | K/P
Week 7[24] | Daniel Richardson | Florida Atlantic  | QB  | Trey Moore (2)  | UTSA  | LB  | Riley Riethman  | Navy  | P
Week 8[25] | Michael Pratt (2)  | Tulane  | QB  | Demetrius Knight II  | Charlotte  | LB  | Roderick Daniels Jr.  | SMU  | WR
Week 9[26] | Preston Stone (2)  | SMU  | QB  | Trey Moore (3)  | UTSA  | LB  | Valentino Ambrosio | Tulane  | K
Week 10[27] | Jacob Zeno | UAB  | QB  | Nikhai Hill-Green | Charlotte  | LB  | Collin Rogers  | SMU  | K
Week 11[28] | Seth Henigan | Memphis  | QB  | Colin Ramos  | Navy  | LB  | Andrew Conrad  | East Carolina  | K
Week 12[29] | Frank Harris | UTSA  | QB  | Colin Ramos (2)  | Navy  | LB  | Matt Quinn  | UAB  | K
Week 13[30] | Byrum Brown (2)
Preston Stone (3)  | South Florida
SMU  | QB
QB  | Kam Pedescleaux  | Tulane  | S  | Noah Rauschenberg (2)  | North Texas  | K

### American Athletic Individual Awards

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Defensive Player of the Year  | Trey Moore | UTSA
Special Teams Player of the Year  | LaJohntay Wester | Florida Atlantic
Rookie of the Year  | Makhi Hughes | Tulane
Coach of the Year  | Willie Fritz | Tulane

### All-Conference Teams

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WR  | LaJohntay Wester | Florida Atlantic
WR  | Luke McCaffrey | Rice
WR  | Joshua Cephus | UTSA
OT  | Marcus Bryant | SMU
OT  | Cameron Wire  | Tulane
OG  | Justin Osborne  | SMU
OG  | Logan Parr  | SMU
C  | Sincere Haynesworth | Tulane
TE  | RJ Maryland | SMU
QB  | Frank Harris | UTSA
QB  | Michael Pratt | Tulane
RB  | Blake Watson | Memphis
RB  | Makhi Hughes | Tulane
First Team Defense
DL  | Elijah Chatman | SMU
DL  | Darius Hodges  | Tulane
DL  | Patrick Jenkins | Tulane
DL  | Ben Kopenski  | Tulsa
LB  | Demetrius Knight II  | Charlotte
LB  | Colin Ramos  | Navy
LB  | Chandler Martin | Memphis
LB  | Trey Moore | UTSA
CB  | Kam Alexander  | UTSA
CB  | Jarius Monroe | Tulane
S  | Julius Wood | East Carolina
S  | Rashad Wisdom  | UTSA
First Team Special Teams
K  | Collin Rogers  | SMU
P  | Riley Reithman  | Navy
RS  | LaJohntay Wester  | Florida Atlantic
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WR  | Roc Taylor | Memphis
WR  | Ja'Mori Maclin | North Texas
WR  | Sean Atkins  | South Florida
OT  | Chaz Neal  | Florida Atlantic
OT  | Xavier Hill  | Memphis
OG  | Gabe Blair  | North Texas
OG  | Terrell Haynes  | UTSA
C  | Branson Hickman  | SMU
TE  | David Martin-Robinson  | Temple
QB  | Seth Henigan | Memphis
RB  | Ayo Adeyi  | North Texas
RB  | Jaylan Knighton  | SMU
Second Team Defense
DL  | Eyabi Okie | Charlotte
DL  | D'Anta Johnson  | East Carolina
DL  | Jaylon Allen  | Memphis
DL  | Elijah Roberts | SMU
LB  | Kobe Wilson  | SMU
LB  | Donyai Taylor  | UTSA
LB  | Jordan Magee | Temple
LB  | Jesus Machado  | Tulane
CB  | Shavon Revel | East Carolina
CB  | Lance Robinson  | Tulane
S  | Kam Pedescleaux  | Tulane
S  | Kendarin Ray  | Tulsa
Second Team Special Teams
K  | Chase Allen  | UTSA
P  | Lucas Dean  | UTSA
RS  | Roderick Daniels Jr.  | SMU
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WR  | Tejhaun Palmer | UAB
WR  | Chris Brazzell II | Tulane
WR  | Lawrence Keys III  | Tulane
OT  | Ernesto Almaraz  | UTSA
OT  | Rashad Green  | Tulane
OG  | Febechi Nwaiwu  | North Texas
OG  | Chester Baah  | Tulsa
C  | Jacob Likes  | Memphis
TE  | Oscar Cardenas  | UTSA
QB  | Preston Stone | SMU
RB  | Jermaine Brown Jr.  | UAB
RB  | Anthony Watkins  | Tulsa
Third Team Defense
DL  | Evan Anderson | Florida Atlantic
DL  | Brandon Brown  | UTSA
DL  | Joe Evans  | UTSA
DL  | Brandon Matterson  | UTSA
LB  | Nikhai Hill-Green | Charlotte
LB  | Jeremy Lewis  | East Carolina
LB  | Jordan Brown  | North Texas
LB  | Tyler Grubbs  | Tulane
CB  | Dontae Balfour  | Charlotte
CB  | Charles Woods | SMU
S  | Jarron Morris  | Florida Atlantic
S  | Simeon Blair  | Memphis
S  | Rayuan Lane | Navy
S  | Jonathan McGill  | SMU
Third Team Special Teams
K  | Noah Rauschenberg  | North Texas
K  | Chase Meyer  | Tulsa
P  | Ryan Bujcevski  | SMU
RS  | Jha'Quan Jackson | Tulane

### All-Americans

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For the complete All-America selections, see 2023 College Football All-America Team.

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. College Football All-American 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.

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LB  | Trey Moore  | UTSA  | AFCA |  |
PR  | LaJohntay Wester  | Florida Atlantic  | FOX  |  |

## Home game attendance

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Charlotte  | Jerry Richardson Stadium | 15,314  | 15,622  | 14,410  | 15,659  | 10,857  | 8,895  | 9,385  |  |  | 74,828  | 12,471  | 81.44%
East Carolina  | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium | 50,000  | 38,211  | 40,589  | 33,444  | 39,842  | 33,765  | 29,567  |  |  | 215,418  | 35,903  | 71.81%
Florida Atlantic  | FAU Stadium | 29,495  | 20,893  | 17,934  | 21,077  | 17,241  | 17,532  | 15,871  |  |  | 110,548  | 18,425  | 62.47%
Memphis  | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium | 58,862  | 26,632  | 25,551  | 30,364  | 35,609  | 30,223  | 30,313  |  |  | 178,692  | 29,782  | 50.6%
Navy  | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | 34,000  | 29,798  | 29,789  | 28,648  | 38,803  | 29,078  | 28,708  |  |  | 184,824  | 30,804  | 90.6%
North Texas  | DATCU Stadium | 30,850  | 21,350  | 21,494  | 13,678  | 18,062  | 17,354  | 14,628  |  |  | 106,566  | 17,761  | 57.57%
Rice  | Rice Stadium | 47,000  | 23,425  | 18,103  | 19,598  | 21,207  | 20,436  | 21,632  | 19,393  |  | 143,794  | 20,542  | 43.71%
SMU  | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | 32,000  | 21,490  | 24,489  | 25,385  | 20,800  | 22,043  | 21,490  |  |  | 135,697  | 22,616  | 70.68%
South Florida  | Raymond James Stadium | 65,897  | 36,495  | 65,138  | 29,141  | 36,670  | 30,938  | 29,279  |  |  | 227,661  | 37,944  | 57.58%
Temple  | Lincoln Financial Field | 68,532  | 12,456  | 10,932  | 17,234  | 18,388  | 11,232  | 13,049  | 10,830  |  | 94,121  | 13,446  | 19.62%
Tulane  | Yulman Stadium | 30,000  | 26,973  | 30,000  | 22,842  | 20,102  | 30,000  | 20,126  | 25,103  |  | 175,146  | 25,021  | 83.4%
Tulsa  | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium | 30,000  | 17,529  | 30,855  | 17,538  | 18,527  | 20,151  | 16,520  |  |  | 121,120  | 20,187  | 67.29%
UAB  | Protective Stadium | 47,100  | 25,363  | 21,673  | 23,792  | 20,269  | 20,676  | 17,486  |  |  | 129,259  | 21,543  | 45.74%
UTSA  | Alamodome | 36,582  | 49,324  | 27,138  | 23,808  | 22,629  | 28,245  | 22,096  |  |  | 173,258  | 28,876  | 78.93%

Capacity source on all 14 stadiums:[32]

## NFL draft

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See also: 2024 NFL draft

The NFL draft was held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit. The following list includes all AAC players in the draft.

### List of selections

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Player  | Position  | School  | Draft
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Luke McCaffrey | WR | Rice | 3  | 36  | 100  | Washington Commanders
Jordan Magee | LB | Temple | 5  | 5  | 139  | Washington Commanders
Jha'Quan Jackson | WR | Tulane | 6  | 6  | 182  | Tennessee Titans
Tejhaun Palmer | WR | UAB | 6  | 15  | 191  | Arizona Cardinals
Michael Pratt | QB | Tulane | 7  | 25  | 245  | Green Bay Packers

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