2024 American Athletic Conference football season explained

2024 American Athletic Conference
football season
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League:NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport:Football
Duration:August 31, 2024 - December 14, 2024
No Of Teams:14
Tv:ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
Draft:2025 NFL draft
Draft Link:2025 NFL draft
Season:Regular season
Mvp Link:American Athletic Conference football individual awards
Finals:AAC Championship Game
Finals Link:2024 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
Prevseason Link:2023 American Athletic Conference football season
Prevseason Year:2023
Nextseason Link:2025 American Athletic Conference football season
Nextseason Year:2025

The 2024 American Athletic Conference football season is the 33rd NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). It will be the 12th season since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the 10th 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 will have 14 football members for the 2024–25 season.

Previous season

See main article: 2023 American Athletic Conference football season.

During the 2023 American Athletic Conference season, Tulane and SMU posted 8–0 conference records and advanced to the Conference Championship Game. In the Conference Championship Game, SMU defeated Tulane by a score of 26–14. SMU was invited to the Fenway Bowl, where they lost to Boston College by a score of 14–23

Conference realignment

Prior to the 2024 season, The American saw the departure of one team and the arrival of another. SMU, the 2023 Conference champions, left The American to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1] Army joins The American as a football-only member beginning in 2024 after having played as an independent school in football since 2005.[2] The conference will remain at 14 football members following these moves.

Though Army and Navy will now both be members of The American, the annual Army–Navy Game will be played as a non-conference game to ensure that its traditional date of the second weekend of December will remain.[3]

Head Coaches

Changes

Records

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolAAC record
ArmyJeff Monken11data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
CharlotteBiff Poggi2data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
East CarolinaMike Houston6data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
Florida AtlanticTom Herman2data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
MemphisRyan Silverfield5data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
NavyBrian Newberry2data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
North TexasEric Morris2data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
RiceMike Bloomgren7data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
South FloridaAlex Golesh2data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
TempleStan Drayton3data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
TulaneJon Sumrall1data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
TulsaKevin Wilson2data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
UABTrent Dilfer2data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=
UTSAJeff Traylor5data-sort-value= data-sort-value= data-sort-value=

Note:

Source:[6]

Mid-season changes

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.

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Legend
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RVReceived votes but were not ranked in top 25 of poll
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol

Regular season schedule

The 2024 schedule was released on February 29, 2024.[14]

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

Championship Game

See also: 2024 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game.

Week 16

The Army–Navy game will be played as a non-conference game and will therefore not count in the AAC conference standings.

Postseason

Bowl Games

See also: 2024–25 NCAA football bowl games.

Legend
 American win
 American loss
Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionTime (EST)AAC teamOpponentScoreAttendance
Frisco BowlDecember 17ESPN9:00 p.m.MemphisWest Virginia 
Hawaii BowlDecember 24Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics ComplexHonolulu, HIESPN8:00 p.m.South FloridaSan Jose State 

Versus other conference records

2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season

Power 4 ConferencesRecord
ACC1–2
Big Ten0–2
Big 120–4
Notre Dame0–0
SEC0–5
Power 4 Total1–13
Other FBS conferencesRecord
C-USA4–2
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)0–2
MAC0–0
Mountain West3–0
Pac-120–0
Sun Belt5–6
Other FBS Total12–10
FCS OpponentsRecord
Football Championship Subdivision13–0
Total Non-Conference Record26–23

Post Season

Power 4 ConferencesRecord
ACC0–0
Big Ten0–0
Big 120–0
Notre Dame0–0
SEC0–0
Power 4 Total0–0
Other FBS ConferencesRecord
C–USA0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)0–0
MAC0–0
Mountain West0–0
Pac-120–0
Sun Belt0–0
Other FBS Total0–0
Total Bowl Record0–0

Power 4 matchups

This is a list of games the American has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, 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 30 Big Ten Florida Atlantic Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 10–16
August 30 SEC Temple Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 3–51
September 7 ACC Charlotte North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 20–38
September 7 SEC South Florida No. 4 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 16–42
September 7 Big 12 No. 17 Kansas State Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 27–34
September 14 SEC UAB Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 27–37
September 14 ACC Memphis Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 20–12
September 14 Big 12 North Texas Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX L 21–66
September 14 Big 12 Rice Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX L 7–33
September 14 SEC UTSA No. 2 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 7–56
September 14 SEC Tulane No. 15 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 19–34
September 14 Big 12 No. 13 Oklahoma State Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 10–45
September 21 Big Ten Charlotte Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 14–52
September 21 ACC No. 8 Miami (FL) South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL L 15–50
October 26 Independent No. 12 Notre Dame No. 24 Navy MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ L 14–51
November 23 Independent Notre Dame Army Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY  

Group-of-five matchups

The following games include American Athletic Conference teams competing against teams from C-USA, the MAC, Mountain West, or Sun Belt.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 31 Sun Belt James Madison Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 7–30
August 31 Sun Belt North Texas South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL W 52–38
August 31 C-USA Sam Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 14–34
August 31 C-USA Kennesaw State UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX W 28–16
September 7 Sun Belt UAB Louisiana–Monroe JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA L 6–32
September 7 Sun Belt East Carolina Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA W 20–14
September 7 Sun Belt Troy Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN W 38–17
September 7 Sun Belt UTSA Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 10-49
September 7 Sun Belt Tulsa Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR L 24–28
September 14 Sun Belt Appalachian State East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC L 19–21
September 14 C-USA FIU Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 38–20
September 14 Sun Belt South Florida Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 49–24
September 14 Sun Belt Coastal Carolina Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA L 20–28
September 21 C-USA East Carolina Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 24–35
September 21 Mountain West Wyoming North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX W 44–17
September 21 Mountain West Utah State Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 45–29
September 21 Sun Belt Tulane Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA W 41–33
September 21 C-USA Tulsa Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA W 23–20
September 28 C-USA Middle Tennessee Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN W 24–7
October 5 Mountain West Navy Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO W 34–7
November 2 Mountain West Air Force Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY  

FBS independents matchups

The following games include AAC teams competing against FBS independents, which includes UConn or UMass.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
September 21 Florida Atlantic UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT L 14–48
October 5 Temple UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT L 20–29
October 26 Rice UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT  
November 9 UConn UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL  

FCS matchups

Date Visitor Home Site Score
August 29 Alcorn State UAB Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL W 41–3
August 29 Southeastern Louisiana Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 52–0
August 29 Northwestern State Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 62–28
August 30 Lehigh Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 42–7
August 31 Norfolk State East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 42–3
August 31 North Alabama Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN W 40–0
August 31 Bucknell Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 49–21
August 31 Bethune-Cookman South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL W 48–3
September 7 Stephen F. Austin North Texas DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX W 35–20
September 7 Texas Southern Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 69–7
September 14 Gardner–Webb Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 27–26
September 21 Houston Christian UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX W 45–7
September 28 Wagner Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 41–10

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

WeekOffensive Defensive Special Teams
PlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPosition
Week 1[15] Chandler MorrisNorth TexasQBRayshawn PleasantTulaneCBKamdyn BenjaminTulsaWR/PR
Week 2[16] Blake HorvathNavyQBElijah HerringMemphisLBMatthew RhodesArmyP/H
Week 3[17] Seth HeniganMemphisQBChandler MartinMemphisLBMichael O'ShaughnessyCharlotteP
Week 4[18] Blake Horvath (2)NavyQBColin RamosNavyLBMaddux Trujillo
Seth Morgan
Temple
Tulsa
K
K
Week 5[19] Chandler Morris (2)North TexasQBGerrod HendersonTulaneDENoah PerezEast CarolinaK
Week 6[20] Bryson DailyArmyQBJaxson CampbellNavyLBRayshawn PleasantTulaneCB/KR
Week 7[21] Bryson Daily (2)ArmyQBChandler Martin (2)MemphisLBKali NgumaNorth TexasK
Week 8[22] Bryson Daily (3)ArmyQBDashaun PeeleNavyCBJonah DelangeUABK
Week 9[23] Cooper LegasTulsaQBChandler Martin (3)MemphisLBQuinton JacksonRiceRB/KR
Week 10[24] Jalen KitnaUABQBMartavius FrenchUTSALBKam ShanksUABWR/KR
Week 11[25] Katin HouserEast CarolinaQBKalib FortnerArmyLBRiley RiethmanNavyP
Week 12[26] Seth Henigan (2)MemphisQBSam HowardTulaneLBTate SandellUTSAK
Week 13[27] O'Mega BlakeCharlotteWRJimmori RobinsonUTSALBStephen RusnakCharlotteK
Week 14[28] Greg Desrosiers Jr.MemphisRBKourtlan MarshMemphisDBMichael O'Shaughnessy (2)CharlotteP

American Athletic Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.[29]

Offensive Player of the YearBryson DailyArmy
Defensive Player of the YearJimmori RobinsonUTSA
Special Teams Player of the YearJonah DelangeUAB
Rookie of the YearJoseph WilliamsTulsa
Coach of the YearJeff MonkenArmy

All-Conference Teams

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

PositionPlayerTeam
First Team Offense
WRRoc Taylorstyle=Memphis
WRDT Sheffieldstyle=North Texas
WRDante Wrightstyle=Temple
OTXavier Hillstyle=Memphis
OTDerrick Grahamstyle=Tulane
OGBill Katsigiannisstyle=Army
OGShadre Hurststyle=Tulane
CBrady Smallstyle=Army
TEAnthony Landpherestyle=Memphis
QBBryson Dailystyle=Army
RBMario Anderson Jr.style=Memphis
RBMakhi Hughesstyle=Tulane
First Team Defense
DLDesmond Littlestyle=UAB
DLWilliam Whitlowstyle=Memphis
DLLandon Robinsonstyle=Navy
DLPatrick Jenkinsstyle=Tulane
LBChandler Martinstyle=Memphis
LBColin Ramosstyle=Navy
LBTyquan Kingstyle=Temple
LBJimmori Robinsonstyle=UTSA
CBDavion Rossstyle=Memphis
CBZah Frazierstyle=UTSA
SMax DiDomenicostyle=Army
SRayuan Lanestyle=Navy
First Team Special Teams
KJonah Delangestyle=UAB
PAndrew Stokesstyle=South Florida
RSKam Shanksstyle=UAB
PositionPlayerTeam
Second Team Offense
WRO'Mega Blakestyle=Charlotte
WRChase Sowellstyle=East Carolina
WRMario Williamsstyle=Tulane
OTConnor Finucanestyle=Army
OTLucas Scottstyle=Army
OGPaolo Gennarellistyle=Army
OGJosh Remetichstyle=Tulane
CVincent Murphystyle=Tulane
TEOscar Cardenasstyle=UTSA
QBChandler Morrisstyle=North Texas
RBKanye Udohstyle=Army
RBRahjai Harrisstyle=East Carolina
Second Team Defense
DLKyle Lewisstyle=Army
DLJustin Reedstyle=Navy
DLDecarius Hawthornestyle=South Florida
DLDiwun Blackstyle=Temple
LBZakye Barkerstyle=East Carolina
LBD. J. Woodburystyle=Temple
LBMartavius Frenchstyle=UTSA
LBTyler Grubbsstyle=Tulane
LBSam Howardstyle=Tulane
CBDashaun Peelestyle=Navy
CBMicah Robinsonstyle=Tulane
SGabriel Taylorstyle=Rice
SBailey Despaniestyle=Tulane
Second Team Special Teams
KMaddux Trujillostyle=Temple
PRiley Riethmanstyle=Navy
RSRayshawn Pleasantstyle=Tulane
PositionPlayerTeam
Third Team Offense
WRKam Shanksstyle=UAB
WRSean Atkinsstyle=South Florida
WRKamdyn Benjaminstyle=Tulsa
OTParker Moorerstyle=East Carolina
OTRah Greenstyle=Tulane
OGJonah Gambillstyle=Memphis
OGWalter Young Bearstyle=Tulsa
CTrent Hollerstyle=Memphis
TEAlex Baumanstyle=Tulane
QBSeth Heniganstyle=Memphis
RBLee Beebe Jr.style=UAB
RBCJ Campbell Jr.style=Florida Atlantic
Third Team Defense
DLDemon Clowneystyle=Charlotte
DLBrandon Brownstyle=UTSA
DLKam Hamiltonstyle=Tulane
DLAdin Huntingtonstyle=Tulane
LBMichael Moorestyle=UAB
LBElo Modoziestyle=Army
LBAndon Thomasstyle=Army
LBJaylen Smithstyle=North Texas
LBGavin Potterstyle=Tulsa
CBRidge Texadastyle=North Texas
CBCaleb Ransawstyle=Tulane
SOmar Rogersstyle=East Carolina
SCJ Heardstyle=Florida Atlantic
Third Team Special Teams
KStephen Rusnakstyle=Charlotte
PLogan Lupostyle=Florida Atlantic
RSDT Sheffieldstyle=North Texas

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Dodd . Dennis . Stanford, Cal, SMU join ACC: Conference membership growing to 18 schools as latest realignment domino falls . September 1, 2023 . September 1, 2023.
  2. Web site: . Army's inclusion keeps AAC at 14 in football; Navy game intact. October 25, 2023 . October 27, 2023.
  3. Web site: Why Army-Navy Will Be A Non-Conference Game In 2024 And Beyond. October 26, 2023. March 3, 2024. si.com. Sports Illustrated Media Group.
  4. Web site: Willie Fritz Named Houston Football Head Coach. December 3, 2023. December 3, 2023. uhcougars.com. University of Houston Athletics.
  5. Web site: Tulane hires Troy's Jon Sumrall on 6-year deal, sources say. December 8, 2023. December 8, 2023. espn.com. ESPN.
  6. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/american/coaches.html American Athletic Conference Coaches
  7. Web site: East Carolina fires football coach Mike Houston amid 3-4 start. Andrea. Adelson. October 20, 2024. October 20, 2024. espn.com. ESPN.
  8. News: Thamel . Pete . 2024-11-25 . Sources: ECU to elevate interim Harrell to HC role . 2024-11-25 . . en.
  9. Web site: Sources: Rice fires football coach Mike Bloomgren. Pete. Thamel. October 27, 2024. October 27, 2024. espn.com. ESPN.
  10. Web site: Temple Announces Football Leadership Change. November 17, 2024. November 17, 2024. owlsports.com. Temple University Athletics.
  11. Web site: FAU fires coach Tom Herman amid 5-game losing streak. Pete. Thamel. November 18, 2024. November 18, 2024. espn.com. ESPN.
  12. News: Vannini . Chris . 2024-11-18 . Charlotte football fires coach Biff Poggi after less than 2 seasons . 2024-11-18 . . en-US . 0362-4331.
  13. News: Thamel . Pete . 2024-11-24 . Sources: Tulsa to fire Wilson after latest blowout . 2024-11-24 . . en.
  14. Web site: American Announces 2024 Football Schedule. February 29, 2024. March 3, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  15. Web site: First Weekly Football Honors Go To North Texas, Tulane, Tulsa Standouts. September 2, 2024. September 3, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  16. Web site: Navy, Memphis, Army Players Take Weekly Football Honors. September 9, 2024. September 14, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  17. Web site: Memphis, Charlotte Players Are Weekly Football Winners. September 16, 2024. September 16, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  18. Web site: Navy, Temple, Tulsa Standouts Named Players Of The Week. September 23, 2024. September 24, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  19. Web site: North Texas, Tulane, East Carolina Standouts Win Weekly Football Honors. September 30, 2024. September 30, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  20. Web site: Army, Navy, Tulane Players Take Player Of The Week Accolades. October 7, 2024. October 7, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  21. Web site: Army, Memphis, North Texas Take Weekly Football Honors. October 14, 2024. October 14, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  22. Web site: Army, Navy, UAB Standouts Named Players of the Week. October 21, 2024. October 21, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  23. Web site: Tulsa, Memphis, Rice Players Take Weekly Football Honors. October 28, 2024. October 28, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  24. Web site: UAB, UTSA Players Take Weekly Football Honors. November 4, 2024. November 4, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  25. Web site: East Carolina, Army, Navy Players Take Week 11 Football Honors. November 11, 2024. November 11, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  26. Web site: Memphis, Tulane, UTSA Players Take Weekly Football Accolades. November 18, 2024. November 18, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  27. Web site: Charlotte, UTSA Players Take Week 13 Player Of The Week Honors. November 25, 2024. November 25, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  28. Web site: Memphis, Charlotte Standouts Take Final Weekly Awards of 2024 Season. December 2, 2024. December 2, 2024. theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference.
  29. Web site: December 3, 2024 . 2024 Football Postseason Awards . December 3, 2024 . theamerican.org . American Athletic Conference.