2022 American Athletic Conference football season

The 2022 American Athletic Conference football season is the 31st NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the tenth 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. In September 2021, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF accepted invitations to join the Big 12 Conference.^[1] The three schools had been contractually required to remain with The American through 2024, but the conference and its departing members reached a buyout agreement that allowed those schools to leave in 2023.^[2] The entire schedule was released on February 17, 2022.^[3]

2022 American Athletic Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	September 1, 2022–January 31, 2023
Number of teams	11
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2023 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	WR Rashee Rice, SMU
Picked by	Kansas City Chiefs, 55th overall
Regular season
Season champions	Tulane
Runners-up	UCF
American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
Champions	Tulane
Runners-up	UCF
Finals MVP	Michael Pratt, QB, Tulane
Seasons
← 2021 2023 →

2022 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Tulane y$		7	–	1					12	–	2
UCF y		6	–	2					9	–	5
Cincinnati		6	–	2					9	–	4
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Houston		5	–	3					8	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Navy		4	–	4					4	–	8
Memphis		3	–	5					7	–	6
Tulsa		3	–	5					5	–	7
Temple		1	–	7					3	–	9
South Florida		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Cincinnati finished with a 13–1 (8–0 AAC) record, winning the AAC Championship Game against Houston. It was the second consecutive AAC championship and third consecutive AAC Championship game appearance in program history. The Bearcats were ranked fourth in the final College Football Playoff rankings, thus becoming the first Group of Five team to make the playoffs.^[4] After the Bearcats loss to Alabama in the Cotton Bowl, Cincinnati finished fourth in the final AP Poll marking the best finish in program history.

Seven AAC teams participated in bowl games during the 2021 season; the league finished 4–1.

Tulsa defeated Old Dominion 30–17 in the Myrtle Beach Bowl. With the win, Tulsa concluded their season with an 7–6 record.^[5] With the win, Tulsa achieved their first bowl win since the 2016 Miami Beach Bowl^[6] In the 2021 Gasparilla Bowl, UCF defeated Florida 29–17, behind standout performances by wide receiver, and game MVP, Ryan O'Keefe and running back Isiah Bowser.^[7] In the Birmingham Bowl, No. 20 Houston defeated Auburn 17–13.^[8] Cincinnati was selected to participate in the Cotton Bowl as part of the College Football Playoff against Alabama. The Bearcats lost to the Crimson Tide 27–6.^[9]

Three bowl games involving American teams were cancelled due to COVID-19: Memphis was slated to play in the Hawaii Bowl versus Hawaii. Hawaii had to withdraw from the bowl due to a shortage of available players, stemming from a combination of a COVID-19 outbreak within the team, players already out with injury, and players who transferred away from the school at the conclusion of the regular season.^[10] East Carolina was slated to play in the Military Bowl versus Boston College, the game was cancelled after Boston College said it did not have enough players to field a team because of coronavirus issues, season-ending injuries, opt-outs and transfers.^[11] SMU was originally slated to play in the Fenway Bowl versus Virginia. Virginia had to withdraw from the game due to a number of COVID cases impacting its roster.^[12]

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings

Team	ESPN^[13]	Rivals^[14]	24/7^[15]
Cincinnati		41	42
East Carolina		78	84
Houston		52	49
Memphis		47	62
Navy		92	104
SMU		85	80
South Florida		83	87
Temple			108
Tulane		68	74
Tulsa			111
UCF		53	52

American Athletic Conference media day

The 2022 American Media day was held virtually on July 28, 2022^[16]

Preseason poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 28, 2022.^[17]

• First place votes in ()

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Houston	243 (7)
2	Cincinnati	242 (10)
3	UCF	225 (7)
4	SMU	187
5	Memphis	162
6	East Carolina	157
7	Tulane	115
8	Tulsa	93
9	South Florida	71
10	Navy	61
11	Temple	28

Award watch lists

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Ref Lott Trophy none ^[18] Dodd Trophy Luke Fickell Cincinnati HC ^[19] Maxwell Award Keaton Mitchell East Carolina RB ^[20] Clayton Tune Houston QB Tank Dell Houston WR Tanner Mordecai SMU QB Michael Pratt Tulane QB Davey O'Brien Award Gerry Bohanon South Florida QB ^[21] Tanner Mordecai SMU QB Clayton Tune Houston QB Doak Walker Award Isaiah Bowser UCF RB ^[22] Keaton Mitchell East Carolina RB Johnny Richardson UCF RB Tyjae Spears Tulane RB Biletnikoff Award Tank Dell Houston WR ^[23] Nick Mardner Cincinnati WR Ryan O'Keefe UCF WR Xavier Weaver South Florida WR John Mackey Award Christian Trahan Houston TE ^[24] James Tyrick Tulane TE Josh Whyle Cincinnati TE Ryan Jones East Carolina TE Leonard Taylor Cincinnati TE KeMore Gamble UCF TE Rimington Trophy Jacob Likes Memphis C ^[25] Sincere Haynesworth Tulane C Matt Lee UCF C Butkus Award Donavan Mutin Houston LB ^[26] Deshawn Pace Cincinnati LB Ivan Pace Cincinnati LB Isaac Slade-Matautia SMU LB Dorian Williams Tulane LB Jim Thorpe Award Davonte Brown UCF CB ^[27] Quindell Johnson Memphis S Gervarrius Owens Houston S

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Ref Bronko Nagurski Trophy Elijah Chatman SMU DT ^[28] Antonio Grier South Florida LB Quindell Johnson Memphis S Gervarrius Owens Houston S Deshawn Pace Cincinnati LB Ivan Pace Cincinnati LB Divaad Wilson UCF S Outland Trophy Elijah Chatman SMU DT ^[29] Sincere Haynesworth Tulane C Dylan O'Quinn Cincinnati OT Patrick Paul Houston OT Lokahi Pauole UCF G Jake Renfro Cincinnati C Lou Groza Award Ryan Coe Cincinnati K ^[30] Owen Daffer East Carolina K Zack Long Tulsa K Spencer Shrader South Florida K Ray Guy Award Andrew Osteen UCF P ^[31] Brendan Hall SMU P Joe Doyle Memphis P Lachlan Wilson Tulsa P Laine Wilkins Houston P Paul Hornung Award Amad Anderson Temple WR ^[32] Brian Battie South Florida RB Maquel Haywood Navy RB Jha'Quan Jackson Tulane WR Bryan Massey SMU S Ryan Montgomery Cincinnati RB Ryan O'Keefe UCF WR Wuerffel Trophy Wilson Huber Cincinnati LB ^[33] Holton Ahlers East Carolina QB Donavan Mutin Houston LB Quindell Johnson Memphis S Bijan Nichols Navy K Terrance Newman SMU DT Isaac Moore Temple OT Nick Anderson Tulane LB Davis Brin Tulsa QB Isaiah Bowser UCF RB Antonio Grier South Florida LB

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Ref Walter Camp Award Tanner Mordecai SMU QB ^[34] Bednarik Award Deshawn Pace Cincinnati LB ^[35] Gervarrius Owens Houston S Quindell Johnson Memphis S Rotary Lombardi Award Dwayne Boyles South Florida LB ^[36] Elijah Chatman SMU DT Lorenz Metz Cincinnati G Patrick Paul Houston OT Patrick Mannelly Award Alex Ward UCF LS ^[37] Ethan Hudak Tulane LS Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Davis Brin Tulsa QB Sincere Haynesworth Tulane C Seth Henigan Memphis QB Tanner Mordecai SMU QB Ryan O'Keefe UCF RB Rashee Rice SMU WR JuanCarlos Santana Tulsa WR Clayton Tune Houston QB Manning Award Seth Henigan Memphis QB ^[38] Tanner Mordecai SMU QB Clayton Tune Houston QB Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award Tai Lavatai Navy QB ^[39] Lokahi Pauole UCF OL Isaac Slade-Matautia SMU LB Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Holton Ahlers East Carolina QB ^[40] Gerry Bohanon South Florida QB Davis Brin Tulsa QB D'Wan Mathis Temple QB Tanner Mordecai SMU QB Michael Pratt Tulane QB Clayton Tune Houston QB Ted Hendricks Award

All−American Teams

	AP 1st Team	AP 2nd Team	WCFF 1st Team	WCFF 2nd Team	TSN 1st Team	TSN 2nd Team	ESPN	CBS 1st Team	CBS 2nd Team	CFN 1st Team	CFN 2nd Team	CFN HM	PFF 1st Team	PFF 2nd Team	PFF HM

Coaches

Coaching changes

The American will enter the 2022 season with two new head football coaches:

• November 30, 2021 TCU hired Sonny Dykes of SMU as its new head coach.^[41] On November 29 SMU hired Rhett Lashlee formally the Offensive Coordinator at Miami as its new coach.^[42]
• November 29, 2021 Temple head coach Rod Carey was fired after having an 12–20 record in three seasons at Temple, including a 3–9 record in 2021.^[43] On December 15, Temple hired Texas associate head coach and run game coordinator Stan Drayton as its new head coach.^[44]

Coaches

Head coaching records

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	AAC Record
Cincinnati	Luke Fickell	6	54–22 (.711)	48–15 (.762)	29–9 (.763)
East Carolina	Mike Houston	4	94–44 (.681)	14–19 (.424)	9–15 (.375)
Houston	Dana Holgorsen	4	80–56 (.588)	19–15 (.559)	13–9 (.591)
Memphis	Ryan Silverfield	3	14–10 (.583)	14–10 (.583)	8–8 (.500)
Navy	Ken Niumatalolo	15	105–75 (.583)	105–75 (.583)	33–22 (.600)
SMU	Rhett Lashlee	0	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
South Florida	Jeff Scott	3	3–18 (.143)	3–18 (.143)	1–14 (.067)
Temple	Stan Drayton	0	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Tulane	Willie Fritz	7	185–112 (.623)	31–43 (.419)	16–32 (.333)
Tulsa	Philip Montgomery	8	38–46 (.452)	38–46 (.452)	24–29 (.453)
UCF	Gus Malzahn	2	86–42 (.672)	9–4 (.692)	5–3 (.625)

Note:

• Records shown after the 2021 season
• Years at school includes 2022 season

Source:^[45]

Mid-season changes

• On November 6, South Florida fired head coach Jeff Scott after posting a record of 4–26 during his tenure at the school. South Florida named special teams coordinator Daniel Da Prato as the interim head coach.^[46] On December 4, South Florida announced that Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh would become the new head coach for the 2023 season.^[47]

Post-season changes

• On November 27, Luke Fickell was announced as the new head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference. In the wake of the announcement, Cincinnati named special teams coach Kerry Coombs as the interim head coach for the postseason.^[48] On December 5, Cincinnati announced that Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield would become the new head coach of the team for 2023.^[49]
• On November 27, Tulsa announced that it had fired head coach Philip Montgomery. Montgomery had posted a 43–53 record over eight seasons with the school.^[50] On December 6, Tulsa announced Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson as the new head coach.^[51]
• On December 11, Navy announced that it would not retain head coach Ken Niumatalolo for 2023, which would have been the last year of his contract. Niumatalolo had gone 109–83 in 15 years at the school, but ended his tenure with three consecutive losing seasons and five losses in the Midshipmen's last seven matchups against Army. Defensive coordinator Brian Newberry was named the interim head coach.^[52]

Rankings

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
Cincinnati	AP	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	21	21	20	RV	RV	22	21	RV	RV	RV
	C	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	19	19	RV	RV	21	21	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released											25	24
East Carolina	AP										RV
	C				RV
	CFP	Not released
Houston	AP	24	25
	C	25	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Memphis	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Navy	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
SMU	AP
	C	RV
	CFP	Not released
South Florida	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Temple	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Tulane	AP					RV	RV	RV	25	23	19	16	21	19	18	14	9
	C						RV	RV	25	24	21	17	22	20	18	17	9
	CFP	Not released									19	17	21	19	18	16
Tulsa	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
UCF	AP	RV	RV						RV		25	22	17	25	22	RV
	C	RV	RV				RV	RV	RV	RV	25	21	18	RV	23	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released									25	22	20	22	22

Schedule

The 2022 American Athletic Conference football schedule was released on February 17, 2022.^[53] The regular season begins on Thursday September 1, 2022 and will end on Saturday December 15, 2022. The American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game is scheduled to be played on Saturday December 3, 2022 at the site of the regular season champion.

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

All times Eastern time.

Regular season schedule

Week one

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN+	W 56–10	43,810
September 2	7:30 p.m.	Temple	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	L 0–30	20,722
September 3	Noon	No. 13 NC State	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN	L 20–21	51,711
September 3	Noon	No. 19 (FCS) Delaware	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 7–14	30,542
September 3	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Cincinnati	No. 19 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN	L 24–31	74,751
September 3	3:30 p.m.	No. 24 Houston	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	CBSSN	W 37–35 ^3OT	37,526
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Tulsa	Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	FS1	L 37–40 ^2OT	20,574
September 3	4:00 p.m.	No. 25 BYU	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNU	L 21–50	31,521
September 3	7:00 p.m.	UMass	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	W 42–10	15,101
September 3	7:30 p.m.	Memphis	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	ESPNU	L 23–49	54,360
September 3	7:30 p.m.	SMU	North Texas	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX (Safeway Bowl)	CBSSN	W 48–10	25,306
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	7:30 p.m.	Louisville	UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN2	L 14–20	44,412
September 10	2:00 p.m.	Lafayette	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 30–14	18,430
September 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 (FCS) Kennesaw State	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	W 63–10	37,014
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Memphis	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	MEM 37–13	30,082
September 10	4:00 p.m.	No. 25 Houston	Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field • Lubbock, TX	FS1	L 30–33 ^2OT	56,271
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN+	W 39–21	36,853
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	W 52–0	14,501
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Lamar	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN+	W 45–16	26,509
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Howard	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN+	W 42–20	28,554
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Tulsa	H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	W 38–35	22,113
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week three

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	Noon	Cincinnati	Miami (OH)	Paycor Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)	ESPNU	W 38–17	30,109
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 14–16	33,297
September 17	3:00 p.m.	Tulane	Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	ESPN+/B12N	W 17–10	50,887
September 17	4:00 p.m.	Kansas	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPNU	L 30–48	30,317
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Campbell	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN+	W 49–10	43,036
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN+	W 44–32	32,620
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Tulsa	H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	W 54–17	17,311
September 17	7:30 p.m.	SMU	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	FS1	L 27–34	31,194
September 17	7:30 p.m.	South Florida	No. 18 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 28–31	88,496
September 17	7:30 p.m.	UCF	Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	CBSSN	W 40–14	30,991
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 17	Navy

Week four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 24	Noon	TCU	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 34–42	35,569
September 24	Noon	South Florida	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ACC RSN/ESPN3	L 3–41	41,217
September 24	2:00 p.m.	UMass	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 28–0	14,033
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	W 45–24	38,464
September 24	3:30 p.m.	North Texas	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN+	W 44–34	23,203
September 24	4:00 p.m.	Tulsa	No. 16 Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	SECN	L 27–35	60,641
September 24	4:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPNU	W 27–10	44,220
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Navy	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN+	NAVY 23–20 ^2OT	39,227
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Rice	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 34–27	26,377
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell)	ESPN+	L 24–27	20,422
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week five

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 30	7:00 p.m.	Tulane	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN	TULN 27–24 ^OT	24,319
October 1	Noon	Temple	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNU	MEM 24–3	23,239
October 1	Noon	Navy	Air Force	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	CBS	L 10–13	36,947
October 1	2:30 p.m.	East Carolina	South Florida	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ^[a]	ESPN+	ECU 48–28	3,708
October 1	7:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Tulsa	H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	CIN 31–21	21,111
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 1	SMU	UCF

Week six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 5 ^[b]	7:00 p.m.	SMU	UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN2	UCF 41–19	27,495
October 7	7:30 p.m.	Houston	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN2	HOU 33–32	28,126
October 8	2:30 p.m.	South Florida	No. 24 Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN+	CIN 28–24	38,557
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Tulsa	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	NAVY 53–21	30,658
October 8	3:30 p.m.	East Carolina	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	TULN 24–9	14,193
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 8	Temple

Week seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 13	7:00 p.m.	Temple	UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN	UCF 70–13	41,729
October 14	7:30 p.m.	Navy	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy)	ESPN	SMU 40–34	24,583
October 15	4:00 p.m.	Tulane	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNU	TULN 45–31	31,053
October 15	7:30 p.m.	Memphis	East Carolina	Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPNU	ECU 47–45 ^4OT	38,059
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 15	No. 21 Cincinnati	Houston	Tulsa

Week eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 21	7:30 p.m.	Tulsa	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN2	TLSA 27–16	13,607
October 22	Noon	No. 21 Cincinnati	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN	CIN 29–27	23,566
October 22	Noon	Houston	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	ESPNU	HOU 38–20	32,443
October 22	3:30 p.m.	Memphis	No. 25 Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	TULN 38–28	30,100
October 22	7:30 p.m.	UCF	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPNU	ECU 34–14	38,245
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 22	South Florida

Week nine

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 28	8:00 p.m.	East Carolina	BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 27–24	55,525
October 29	Noon	South Florida	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN2	HOU 42–27	24,228
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Temple	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	NAVY 27–20 ^OT	31,141
October 29	3:30 p.m.	SMU	Tulsa	H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	SMU 45–34	22,993
October 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 20 Cincinnati	UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN	UCF 25–21	44,313
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 29	Memphis	No. 23 Tulane

Week ten

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 5	Noon	No. 19 Tulane	Tulsa	H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPNU	TULN 27–13	15,122
November 5	2:00 p.m.	South Florida	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	TEM 54–28	13,862
November 5	4:00 p.m.	Navy	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPNU	CIN 20–10	38,461
November 5	3:30 p.m.	No. 25 UCF	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN2	UCF 35–28	28,048
November 5	7:00 p.m.	Houston	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	NFLN	SMU 77–63	23,841
^#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 5	East Carolina

Week eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 10	7:30 p.m.	Tulsa	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN	MEM 26–10	23,980
November 11	8:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	CIN 27–25	38,199
November 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Notre Dame	Navy	M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD (Rip Miller Trophy)	ABC	L 32–35	62,124
November 12	12:00 p.m.	SMU	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPNU	SMU 41–23	24,907
November 12	3:00 p.m.	Temple	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN+	HOU 43–36	21,731
November 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 UCF	No. 17 Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	UCF 38–31	27,317
^#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week twelve

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 17	7:30 p.m.	SMU	No. 21 Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	TULN 59–24	20,894
November 18	9:00 p.m.	South Florida	Tulsa	H.A. Champman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN2	TLSA 48–42	13,819
November 19	11:00 a.m.	Navy	No. 20 UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN2	NAVY 17–14	44,813
November 19	2:00 p.m.	North Alabama	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN+	W 59–0	24,154
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Houston	East Carolina	Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN+	HOU 42–3	42,475
November 19	4:00 p.m.	No. 25 Cincinnati	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	CIN 23–3	14,673
^#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week thirteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Tulane	No. 24 Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ABC	TULN 27–24	37,989
November 26	1:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	ECU 49–46	13,037
November 26	3:30 p.m.	Memphis	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN2	SMU 34–31	15,759
November 26	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 UCF	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (War on I-4)	ESPN2	UCF 46–39	32,217
November 26	7:30 p.m.	Tulsa	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPNU	TLSA 37–30	21,785
^#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 26	Navy

Championship Game

Further information: 2022 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 3	4:00 p.m.	No. 22 UCF	No. 18 Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA (American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game)	ABC	TULN 45–28	30,118
^#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week fifteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 10	3:00 p.m.	Navy	Army	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (123rd Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)	CBS	L 17–20 ^2OT	69,117
^#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

The American vs other conferences

AAC vs Power Five matchups

The following games include AAC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, BYU/Notre Dame, Pac-12, and SEC). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 2	ACC	Temple	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	L 0–30
September 3	SEC	No. 23 Cincinnati	No. 19 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 24–31
September 3	ACC	No. 13 NC State	East Carolina	Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 20–21
September 3	SEC	Memphis	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	L 23–49
September 3	Independent	No. 25 BYU	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	L 21–50
September 9	ACC	Louisville	UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL	L 14–20
September 10	Big 12	No. 25 Houston	Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium and Cody Campbell Field • Lubbock, TX	L 30–33 ^2OT
September 17	Big 12	Kansas	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	L 30–48
September 17	Big Ten	SMU	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	L 27–34
September 17	SEC	South Florida	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 28–31
September 17	Big Ten	Rutgers	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	L 14–16
September 17	Big 12	Tulane	Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 17–10
September 24	Big Ten	Indiana	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 45–24
September 24	Big 12	TCU	SMU	Gerald R. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	L 34–42
September 24	ACC	South Florida	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 3–41
September 24	SEC	Tulsa	No. 16 Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 27–35
September 24	ACC	Georgia Tech	UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL	W 27–10
October 29	Independent	East Carolina	BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	W 27–24
November 12	Independent	Notre Dame	Navy	M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD†	L 32–35

AAC vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include AAC teams competing against "Group of Five" teams from C-USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 3	C-USA	No. 24 Houston	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	W 37–35 ^3OT
September 3	C-USA	SMU	North Texas	Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	W 48–10
September 3	Mountain West	Tulsa	Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	L 37–40 ^2OT
September 10	C-USA	Old Dominion	East Carolina	Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 39–21
September 10	MAC	Northern Illinois	Tulsa	H.A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	W 38–35
September 17	MAC	Cincinnati	Miami (OH)	Paul Brown Stadium† • Cincinnati, OH	W 38–17
September 17	Sun Belt	Arkansas State	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 44–32
September 17	C-USA	UCF	Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	W 40–14
September 24	C-USA	Rice	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	W 34–27
September 24	C-USA	North Texas	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 44–34
September 24	C-USA	Southern Miss	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 24–27
October 1	Mountain West	Navy	Air Force	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 10–13

AAC vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include AAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn and UMass.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 3	UMass	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 42–10
September 24	UMass	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 28–0
December 10	Navy	Army	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA†	L 17–20 ^2OT

AAC vs FCS matchups

The following games include AAC teams competing against Football Championship Subdivision teams, which comprises 14 conferences and two independent programs.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 1	South Carolina State	UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL	W 56–10
September 3	Delaware	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	L 7–14
September 10	Kennesaw State	Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 63–10
September 10	Lamar	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	W 45–16
September 10	Howard	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	W 42–20
September 10	Lafayette	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 30–14
September 10	Alcorn State	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 52–0
September 17	Campbell	East Carolina	Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 49–10
September 17	Jacksonville State	Tulsa	H.A. Champman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	W 54–17
November 19	North Alabama	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 59–0

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

AAC Records against other conferences

2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season Power 5 Conferences Record ACC 1–4 Big 12 1–3 Big Ten 1–2 BYU/Notre Dame 1–2 Pac-12 0–0 SEC 0–4 Power 5 Total 4–15 Other FBS Conferences Record C-USA 6–1 Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) 2–1 MAC 2–0 Mountain West 0–2 Sun Belt 1–0 Other FBS Total 11–4 FCS Opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 9–1 Total Non-Conference Record 24–20

Postseason Power 5 Conferences Record ACC 0–2 Big Ten 0–0 Big 12 0–0 BYU/Notre Dame 0–1 Pac-12 1–0 SEC 0–0 Power 5 Total 1–3 Other FBS Conferences Record C-USA 0–0 Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) 0–0 MAC 0–0 Mountain West 1–0 Sun Belt 2–0 Other FBS Total 3–0 Total Bowl Record 4–3

Postseason

Bowl games

Bowl games will begin on December 17, 2022, and will end with the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 9, 2023.

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The American will annually send teams to the Military Bowl, Fenway Bowl, and a third annual spot alternating between the Armed Forces Bowl and Hawaii Bowl annually. The American will have annually four appearances in the following bowls: Birmingham Bowl, Gasparilla Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl, Frisco Bowl, Cure Bowl, First Responder Bowl, Myrtle Beach Bowl and New Mexico Bowl. The American champion will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Group of Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings, American teams are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.^[56]

See also: 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games

Legend
	AAC win
	AAC loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	AAC team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Fenway Bowl	December 17	Fenway Park • Boston, MA	ESPN	11:00 a.m.	Cincinnati	Louisville	L 7–24	15,000
New Mexico Bowl	December 17	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	ESPN	7:30 p.m.	SMU	BYU	L 23–24	22,209
Independence Bowl	December 23	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	ESPN	3:00 p.m.	Houston	Louisiana	W 23–16	23,410
First Responder Bowl	December 27	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPN	3:15 p.m.	Memphis	Utah State	W 38–10
Birmingham Bowl	December 27	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL	ESPN	6:45 p.m.	East Carolina	Coastal Carolina	W 53–29	15,901
Military Bowl	December 28	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	ESPN	2:00 p.m.	UCF	Duke	L 13–30	17,974
New Year's Six Bowl
Cotton Bowl Classic	January 2, 2023	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ESPN	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 Tulane	No. 10 USC	W 46–45	55,329

Rankings are from CFP Poll • All times Eastern Time Zone.

Selection of teams

• Bowl eligible (7): Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane, UCF
• Bowl-ineligible (4): Navy, South Florida, Temple, Tulsa

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week		Offensive				Defensive				Specialist
		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position
Week 1^[57]		Clayton Tune	Houston	QB		Macon Clark	Tulane	S		Bubba Baxa	Houston	K
Week 2^[58]		Davis Brin	Tulsa	QB		Derek Parish	Houston	DE		De'Von Fox	Temple	WR
Week 3^[59]		John Rhys Plumlee	UCF	QB		Nick Anderson	Tulane	LB		Mason Fletcher	Cincinnati	P
Week 4^[60]		Tyler Scott	Cincinnati	WR		Ivan Pace Jr.	Cincinnati	LB		Daniel Davies	Navy	K
Week 5^[61]		Holton Ahlers	East Carolina	QB		Nick Anderson (2)	Tulane	LB		Joe Doyle	Memphis	P
Week 6^[62]		Clayton Tune (2)	Houston	QB		Macon Clark (2)	Tulane	S		Jayce Rogers	Houston	DB
Week 7^[63]		John Rhys Plumlee (2)	UCF	QB		Julius Wood	East Carolina	S		Chris Howard	Memphis	K
Week 8^[64]		Clayton Tune (3)	Houston	QB		Jireh Wilson	East Carolina	S		Mason Fletcher (2)	Cincinnati	P
Week 9^[65]		Clayton Tune (4)	Houston	QB		Josh Celiscar	UCF	DE		Andrew Conrad	East Carolina	K
Week 10^[66]		Tanner Mordecai	SMU	QB		Dorian Williams	Tulane	LB		Camden Price	Temple	K
Week 11^[67]		John Rhys Plumlee (3)	UCF	QB		Justin Wright	Tulsa	LB		Chris Howard (2)	Memphis	K
Week 12^[68]		Michael Pratt	Tulane	QB		John Marshall	Navy	LB/S		Ryan Coe	Cincinnati	K
Week 13^[69]		Tyjae Spears	Tulane	RB		Brandon Crossley	SMU	S		Jsi Hatfield	East Carolina	WR

American Athletic Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.^[70]

Award	Player	School
Offensive Player of the Year	Tyjae Spears	Tulane
Defensive Player of the Year	Ivan Pace Jr.	Cincinnati
Special Teams Player of the Year	Mason Fletcher	Cincinnati
Rookie of the Year	E.J. Warner	Temple
Coach of the Year	Willie Fritz*	Tulane

All-Conference Teams

The following players were selected part of the All-Conference teams.^[70]

Position Player Team First Team Offense WR Tank Dell Houston WR Rashee Rice SMU WR Keylon Stokes Tulsa OT Ryan Swoboda UCF OT Patrick Paul Houston OG Lokahi Pauole UCF OG Cam'Ron Johnson Houston OG Prince Pines Tulane C Sincere Haynesworth Tulane TE Josh Whyle Cincinnati QB Clayton Tune Houston RB Keaton Mitchell East Carolina RB Tyjae Spears Tulane First Team Defense DL Ricky Barber UCF DL Tre'mon Morris-Brash UCF DL Jowon Briggs Cincinnati DL Dontay Corleone Cincinnati DL D'Anthony Jones Houston DL Darian Varner Temple LB Jason Johnson UCF LB Ivan Pace Jr. Cincinnati LB John Marshall* Navy LB Dorian Williams Tulane CB Ja'Quan Sheppard Cincinnati CB Jarius Monroe Tulane S Quindell Johnson Memphis S Macon Clark Tulane First Team Special Teams K Chris Howard Memphis P Mason Fletcher Cincinnati RS Jimmy Horn Jr. South Florida

Position Player Team Second Team Offense WR Ryan O'Keefe UCF WR Tyler Scott Cincinnati WR C.J. Johnson East Carolina WR Xavier Weaver South Florida OT James Tunstall Cincinnati OT Joey Claybrook Tulane OG Sam Jackson UCF OG Justin Osborne SMU C Matt Lee UCF TE Caden Prieskorn Memphis QB Michael Pratt Tulane RB Isaiah Bowser UCF RB Brian Battie South Florida Second Team Defense DL Elijah Chatman SMU DL Darius Hodges Tulane DL Patrick Jenkins Tulane DL Anthony Goodlow Tulsa LB Xavier Cullens Memphis LB Layton Jordan Temple LB Nick Anderson Tulane LB Justin Wright Tulsa CB Malik Fleming East Carolina CB Art Green Houston S Ja'Von Hicks Cincinnati S Gervarrius Owens Houston Second Team Special Teams K Ryan Coe Cincinnati P Casey Glover Tulane RS Jha'Quan Jackson Tulane

* Denotes Unanimous Selection

All Conference Honorable Mentions:

• Cincinnati: Arquon Bush (CB), Joe Huber (OT), Dylan O'Quinn (OG)
• East Carolina: Isaiah Winstead (WR)
• Houston: Jayce Rogers (DB)
• Memphis: Jaylon Allen (DL), Davion Ross (CB)
• Navy: Jacob Busic (DL)
• South Florida: Dwayne Boyles Jr. (LB), Brad Cecil (C)
• SMU: Jaylon Thomas (OG)
• Tulane: Larry Brooks (S), Tyrick James (TE)
• Tulsa: Tyon Davis (CB)

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 2022 College Football All-America Team.

The 2022 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), Sporting News (TSN, from its historic name of The Sporting News), Sports Illustrated (SI), The Athletic (Athletic), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, and Fox Sports (FOX).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. Players are chosen against other players playing at their position only. To be selected a consensus All-American, players must be chosen to the first team on at least half of the five official selectors as recognized by the NCAA. Second- and third-team honors are used to break ties. Players named first-team by all five selectors are deemed unanimous All-Americans. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine consensus and unanimous All-Americans.^[71]

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
First Team All-Americans
LB	Ivan Pace Jr.	Cincinnati	(AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF)	*	*

Position	Player	School	Selector
Second Team All-Americans
WR	Tank Dell	Houston	(AFCA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
WR	Rashee Rice	SMU	(AP, FWAA, WCFF)

Position	Player	School	Selector
Third Team All-Americans
WR	Tank Dell	Houston	(AP)
DT	Dontay Corleone	Cincinnati	(AP)
P	Mason Fletcher	Cincinnati	(AP)

List of All American Teams

• American Football Coaches Association All-America Team
• Associated Press All-America Team
• CBS Sports All-America Team
• ESPN All-America Team
• Football Writers Association of America All-America Team
• The Athletic All-America Team
• Sporting News 2022 College Football All-America Team
• USA Today All-America Team
• Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team

National award winners

NFL Draft

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team
Rashee Rice	WR	SMU	2	24	55	Kansas City Chiefs
Tank Dell	WR	Houston	3	6	69	Houston Texans
Tyjae Spears	RB	Tulane	3	18	81	Tennessee Titans
Dorian Williams	LB	Tulane	3	28	91	Buffalo Bills
Tre Tucker	WR	Cincinnati	3	37	100	Las Vegas Raiders
Tyler Scott	WR	Cincinnati	4	31	133	Chicago Bears
Clayton Tune	QB	Houston	5	4	139	Arizona Cardinals
Josh Whyle	TE	Cincinnati	5	12	147	Tennessee Titans
Derek Parish	FB	Houston	7	23	240	Jacksonville Jaguars
Gervarrius Owens	S	Houston	7	37	254	New York Giants

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2. Due to Hurricane Ian's impact on Orlando and surrounding areas, the UCF versus SMU football game was moved from Saturday, October 1 to Wednesday, October 5.^[55]

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