2025 American Conference football season

2025 American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Tulane y$^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 24 North Texas y	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 23 Navy	7	–	1	11	–	2
South Florida	6	–	2	9	–	4
East Carolina	6	–	2	9	–	4
Memphis	4	–	4	8	–	5
Army	4	–	4	7	–	6
UTSA	4	–	4	7	–	6
Temple	3	–	5	5	–	7
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	4	–	8
Rice	2	–	6	5	–	8
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 Rankings from AP Poll

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

Source:^[9]

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

		Pre	Wk1	Wk2	Wk3	Wk4	Wk5	Wk6	Wk7	Wk8	Wk9	Wk10	Wk11	Wk12	Wk13	Wk14	Wk15
Army	AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	C	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—
Charlotte	AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—
East Carolina	AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—
	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—
	CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—
Florida Atlantic	AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—
Memphis	AP	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	23	22	—	25	22	RV	—	—	—	—
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	20	RV	25	23	RV	—	—	—	—
	CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—
Navy	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	23	22
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	25
	CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—
North Texas	AP	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	22	21	20	23
	C	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	22	20	RV
	CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	24	25
Rice	AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—
South Florida	AP	—	RV	18	RV	RV	RV	24	19	18	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	—	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	20	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released										—	24	—	—	—	—
Temple	AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—
Tulane	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	24	22	21	17
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	23	21	18
	CFP	Not released										—	—	24	24	20	20
Tulsa	AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—
UAB	AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—
UTSA	AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	C	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—

**Legend**
		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Legend
	American win
	American loss

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	15,036
Gasparilla Bowl	December 19	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	Memphis	NC State	L 7–31	13,336
First Responder Bowl	December 26	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	UTSA	FIU	W 57–20	8,671
Military Bowl	December 27	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	ESPN	11:00 a.m.	East Carolina	Pittsburgh	W 23–17	17,016
Fenway Bowl	December 27	Fenway Park • Boston, MA	ESPN	2:15 p.m.	Army	UConn	W 41–16
New Mexico Bowl	December 27	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	ESPN	5:45 p.m.	North Texas	San Diego State	W 49–47
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	L 10–41	68,251

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.

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
Week	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 Jr.	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	North Texas

All-Conference Teams

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

Position	Player	Team
First Team Offense
WR	Anthony Smith	East Carolina
	Cortez Braham Jr.	Memphis
	Wyatt Young	North Texas
OT	Jimarion McCrimon	East Carolina
OT	Travis Burke	Memphis
OG	Gabe Blair	North Texas
OG	Shadre Hurst	Tulane
C	Brady Small	Army
TE	Brody Foley	Tulsa
QB	Drew Mestemaker	North Texas
RB	Caleb Hawkins	North Texas
RB	Robert Henry Jr.	UTSA
First Team Defense
DL	Zion Wilson	East Carolina
	William Whitlow Jr.	Memphis
	Landon Robinson	Navy
	Santana Hopper	Tulane
LB	Sam Brumfield	Memphis
	Mac Harris	South Florida
	Shad Banks Jr.	UTSA
	Ray Coney	Tulsa
CB	DeShawn Rucker	South Florida
CB	Elijah Green	Tulsa
S	Jack Tchienchou	Tulane
S	Ja’Marley Riddle	East Carolina
First Team Special Teams
K	Patrick Durkin	Tulane
P	Alec Clark	Tulane
RS	Sutton Smith	Memphis
DS	Jackson Lee	Florida Atlantic
DS	Rayne Fry	Navy

Position	Player	Team
Second Team Offense
WR	Iverson Hooks	UAB
	Easton Messer	Florida Atlantic
	Eli Heidenreich	Navy
OT	Braydon Nelson	North Texas
OT	Connor McLaughlin	South Florida
OG	Emmanuel Poku	East Carolina
OG	Ben Purvis	Navy
C	Tay Yanta	North Texas
TE	Peter Clarke	Temple
QB	Byrum Brown	South Florida
RB	Alex Tecza	Navy
RB	Dominic Richardson	Tulsa
Second Team Defense
DL	JD Lampley	East Carolina
	Cam'Ron Stewart	Temple
	Tre'von Mcalpine	Tulane
	J'Dan Burnett	Tulsa
LB	Andon Thomas	Army
	Ethan Wesloski	North Texas
	Jhalyn Shuler	South Florida
	Sam Howard	Tulane
CB	Omarion Cooper	Memphis
CB	David Fisher	North Texas
S	Fred Gaskin	South Florida
S	Lento Smith Jr.	Tulsa
Second Team Special Teams
K	Nico Gramatica	South Florida
P	Caile Hogan	UTSA
RS	JoJo Bermudez	Temple
DS	Triston O'Brien	East Carolina

Position	Player	Team
Third Team Offense
WR	Javen Nicholas	Charlotte
	Yannick Smith	East Carolina
	Devin McCuin	UTSA
OT	Jimto Obidegwu	North Texas
OT	Derrick Graham	Tulane
OG	Johnny Dickson	North Texas
OG	Zane Herring	South Florida
C	Cole Best	South Florida
TE	Houston Thomas	UTSA
QB	Blake Horvath	Navy
RB	Sutton Smith	Memphis
RB	Quinton Jackson	Rice
Third Team Defense
DL	Jack Bousum	Army
	CJ Doggette Jr.	Florida Atlantic
	Pooda Walker	Memphis
	Tony Anyanwu	Rice
	Josh Celiscar	South Florida
LB	Dameon Wilson	East Carolina
	Leon Hart Jr.	Florida Atlantic
	MarcAnthony Parker	Navy
	Trey Fields	North Texas
	Andrew Awe	Rice
	Harvey Dyson	Tulane
CB	Ben Osueke	Temple
CB	Javion White	Tulane
S	Will Jones	North Texas
S	Jimmy Wyrick	UTSA
Third Team Special Teams
K	Gianni Spetic	Memphis
P	Alex Bacchetta	Rice
RS	Solomon Beebe	UAB
RS	TJ Smith	Tulane
DS	Jason Arredondo	Tulane

NFL draft

The NFL draft will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The following list includes all American players selected in the draft.

List of selections

Player	Position	School	DraftRound	RoundPick	OverallPick	Team
Travis Burke	OT	Memphis	4	17	117	Los Angeles Chargers
Anthony Smith	WR	East Carolina	7	2	218	Dallas Cowboys
Landon Robinson	DT	Navy	7	10	226	Cincinnati Bengals
Eli Heidenreich	RB	Navy	7	14	230	Pittsburgh Steelers

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League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 28, 2025–December 13, 2025
Teams	14
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
Season champions	Tulane
Runners-up	North Texas
Date	December 5, 2025
Venue	Yulman Stadium, New Orleans, LA
Champions	Tulane
Runners-up	North Texas