2016 American Athletic Conference football season

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2016 American Athletic Conference
football season
AAC Primary Logo.png
League NCAA Division I FBS
(Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport Football
Duration September 1, 2016
through January 2017
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
The American Championship
Football seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Cincinnati   0 0         0 0  
Connecticut   0 0         0 0  
East Carolina   0 0         0 0  
South Florida   0 0         0 0  
Temple   0 0         0 0  
UCF   0 0         0 0  
West Division
Houston   0 0         0 0  
Memphis   0 0         0 0  
Navy   0 0         0 0  
SMU   0 0         0 0  
Tulane   0 0         0 0  
Tulsa   0 0         0 0  
Championship: December 3, 2016
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 American Athletic Conference football season is the 25th NCAA Division I FBS football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the third since the breakup of the former Big East Conference, and the third season with the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5) with Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference. Whereas under the previous system the champion of the conference was guaranteed an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, the highest-ranked champion member of the G5 will receive a bid to one of the six major bowls.[1]

The American consists of 12 members: Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, and new member Navy. In June 2015, the Collegiate Commissioner's Association announced that it will postpone final rankings until after the annual Army–Navy Game if Navy or Army are in contention for a spot in the semifinals or a New Years Six bowl. If Navy is the highest-ranked Group of 5 champion and loses to Army, it would be replaced by next highest-ranked Group of 5 champion in the New Years Six Bowl.[2]

In 2016 the American will have four new coaches Willie Fritz formerly the head coach at Georgia Southern was hired by Tulane, to replace Curtis Johnson After beginning the 2013 6-2, Johnson would go on to lose 22 of his final 27 games against FBS opponents. He finished at Tulane with a 15-34 record through four full seasons. He compiled a 7-9 conference record in the C-USA (2012 & 2013), and a 3-13 conference record in the American Athletic Conference (2014 and 2015). On December 1, 2015, UCF hired Oregon Offensive Coordinator Scott Frost.[3] Frost replaced long time UCF head coach George O'Leary and interim head coach Danny Barrett, who took over the Knights when O'Leary resigned following an 0-8 start. On December 3, 2015, Memphis hired Arizona State (OC/QB) Mike Norvell replacing Justin Fuente who took the job at Virginia Tech.[4] On December 13, 2015 East Carolina hired Duke (OC/QB) Scottie Montgomery.[5] replacing Ruffin McNeill who was relieved of his duties as ECU head coach after finishing the season with a record of 5-7.[6]


Head coaches

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team ESPN[7] Rivals[8] Scout[9] 24/7[10] Signees
Cincinnati 75 75 73 76 21
Connecticut - - 101 98 16
East Carolina - 81 88 77 22
Houston 30 44 51 40 19
Memphis 72 72 69 63 22
Navy - - 98 83 36
SMU 67 74 61 72 22
South Florida 63 70 77 61 16
Temple 59 59 76 57 26
Tulane - 86 100 89 24
Tulsa - 87 85 92 20
UCF 66 58 74 66 20

Rankings

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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
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Final
Cincinnati AP
C
CFP Not released
Connecticut AP
C
CFP Not released
East Carolina AP
C
CFP Not released
Houston AP
C
CFP Not released
Memphis AP
C
CFP Not released
Navy AP
C
CFP Not released
SMU AP
C
CFP Not released
South Florida AP
C
CFP Not released
Temple AP
C
CFP Not released
Tulane AP
C
CFP Not released
Tulsa AP
C
CFP Not released
UCF AP
C
CFP Not released

Schedule

All Times and Dates are Tentative,[11] The 2016 conference football schedule will be released February 9[12]

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

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 UT Martin Cincinnati Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH      
September 1 Maine Connecticut Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT      
September 1 Tulane Wake Forest BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC      
September 3 South Carolina State UCF Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL      
September 3 Western Carolina East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC      
September 3 Towson South Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL      
September 3 Army Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA      
September 3 12:00 PM Oklahoma Houston NRG StadiumHouston, TX (Texas Kickoff) ABC      
September 3 Southeast Missouri State Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN      
September 3 Fordham Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CBSSN      
September 3 SMU North Texas Apogee StadiumDenton, TX      
September 3 San Jose State Tulsa Chapman StadiumTulsa, OK      
#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 10 UCF Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI      
September 10 Cincinnati Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN      
September 10 Connecticut Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN      
September 10 NC State East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC      
September 10 Northern Illinois South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL      
September 10 Stony Brook Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA      
September 10 Lamar Houston TDECU StadiumHouston, TX      
September 10 SMU Baylor McLane StadiumWaco, TX      
September 10 Southern Tulane Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA      
September 10 Ohio State Tulsa Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 24 Memphis

Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 Houston Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH      
September 17 Maryland UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL      
September 17 Virginia Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT      
September 17 East Carolina South Carolina Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC      
September 17 South Florida Syracuse Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY      
September 17 Temple Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA      
September 17 Navy Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA      
September 17 Liberty SMU Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX      
September 17 Kansas Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN      
September 17 North Carolina A&T Tulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK      
#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 23 TCU SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Battle for the Iron Skillet) ESPN      
September 24 UCF FIU FIU StadiumMiami, FL      
September 24 Miami (Ohio) Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (121th Battle for the Victory Bell)      
September 24 Syracuse Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT      
September 24 East Carolina Virginia Tech Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA      
September 24 Florida State South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL      
September 24 Charlotte Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA      
September 24 Houston Texas State Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX      
September 24 Bowling Green Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN      
September 24 Louisiana–Lafayette Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA      
September 24 Tulsa Fresno State Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 24 Navy

Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 29 Connecticut Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN      
October 1 UCF East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (Rivalry)      
October 1 South Florida Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH      
October 1 SMU Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA      
October 1 Memphis Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS      
October 1 Navy Air Force Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)      
October 1 Tulane UMass Gillette StadiumFoxboro, MA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 1 Tulsa

Week 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 6 Temple Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN      
October 7 Tulane UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN2/ESPNU      
October 7 SMU Tulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN2/ESPNU      
October 8 Cincinnati Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT      
October 8 East Carolina South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL      
October 8 3:00 PM Houston Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN      
#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 13 Navy East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN      
October 14 Memphis Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA      
October 15 Temple UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL      
October 15 Connecticut South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL      
October 15 Tulsa Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 15 Cincinnati SMU

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 21 South Florida Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN      
October 22 UCF Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT (Civil Conflict)      
October 22 East Carolina Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH      
October 22 Houston SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX      
October 22 Memphis Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN      
October 22 Tulane Tulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK      
#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 28 Navy South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2      
October 29 UCF Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX      
October 29 Cincinnati Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA      
October 29 Connecticut East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC      
October 29 Tulsa Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN      
October 29 SMU Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA      
#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
November 4 Temple Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN2      
November 5 BYU Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH      
November 5 East Carolina Tulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK      
November 5 Memphis SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX      
November 5 Notre Dame Navy EverBank FieldJacksonville, FL CBS      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 5 UCF South Florida Houston Tulane

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 12 Cincinnati UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL      
November 12 SMU East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC      
November 12 South Florida Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN      
November 12 Tulane Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX      
November 12 Tulsa Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 12 Connecticut Temple

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 17 Louisville Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX      
November 18 Memphis Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH CBSSN      
November 19 Tulsa UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL      
November 19 Connecticut Boston College Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA      
November 19 South Florida SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX      
November 19 Temple Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 19 East Carolina Navy

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 25 Cincinnati Tulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK      
November 25 Houston Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN      
November 26 UCF South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Rivalry)      
November 26 Tulane Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT      
November 26 East Carolina Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA      
November 26 Navy SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Gansz Trophy)      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

American Athletic Conference Championship Game

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
December 3 ABC/ESPN      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 15

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
December 10 3:00 PM Army Navy M&T Bank StadiumBaltimore, MD (117th Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Bowl games

American Athletic Conference bowl games[13] for the 2016 season are:

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Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) AAC Team Opponent Score Attendance
AutoNation Cure Bowl December 17 Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL CBSSN 5:30 PM  
Miami Beach Bowl December 19 Marlins ParkMiami, FL ESPN 2:30 PM  
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl December 20 FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL ESPN 7:00 PM  
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl December 23 Thomas Robinson StadiumNassau, Bahamas ESPN 1:00 PM  
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl December 23 Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX ESPN 4:30 PM Navy  
St. Petersburg Bowl December 26 Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL ESPN 11:00 AM  
Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman December 27 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD ESPN 3:30 PM  
Birmingham Bowl December 29 Legion FieldBirmingham, Alabama ESPN 2:00 PM  
New Year's Six Bowls
Cotton Bowl Classic January 2 AT&T StadiumArlington, TX ESPN 1:00 PM  

Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.

if bowl eligible, Navy will be in the Armed Forces Bowl
highest ranked Group of 5 team goes to Cotton Bowl, if not in College Football Playoff

Selection of teams

  • Bowl eligible:
  • Bowl-ineligible:

Records against FBS conferences

2016 records against FBS conferences

Conference Record
ACC
Big Ten
Big 12
C-USA
Independents
MAC
Mountain West
Pac-12
SEC
Sun Belt
Total 0-0

The American vs. Power Conferences

Index to colors and formatting
American member won
American member loss
Date Visitor Home Winning Team Opponent
Conference
September 1 Tulane Wake Forest ACC
September 3‡ Oklahoma Houston Big 12
September 10 Cincinnati Purdue Big Ten
September 10 UCF Michigan Big Ten
September 10 NC State East Carolina ACC
September 10 SMU Baylor Big 12
September 10 Tulsa Ohio State Big Ten
September 17 Maryland UCF Big Ten
September 17 Virginia Connecticut ACC
September 17 East Carolina South Carolina SEC
September 17 Kansas Memphis Big 12
September 17 South Florida Syracuse ACC
September 17 Temple Penn State Big Ten
September 24 Syracuse Connecticut ACC
September 24 East Carolina Virginia Tech ACC
September 24 TCU SMU Big 12
September 24 Florida State South Florida ACC
September 24 Memphis Ole Miss SEC
November 5‡ Notre Dame Navy IND
November 19 Connecticut Boston College ACC
November 5 Louisville Houston ACC

‡This game was played at a neutral site

Players of the Week

Week Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Week 1

Awards and honors

Conference awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the American Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season

2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Offensive Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Special Teams Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Coach of the Year
2016 All-American Athletic Conference Football Teams
First Team Second Team
Offense Defense Offense Defense

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^ - denotes unanimous selection  Additional players added to the All-American teams due to ties in the voting

NFL Draft

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2017 NFL draft.

Player Position School Draft
Round
Round
Pick
Overall
Pick
Team

Attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Total Average % of Capacity
Cincinnati Nippert Stadium 40,000  %
Connecticut Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field 40,642  %
East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium 50,000  %
Houston TDECU Stadium 40,000  %
Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 59,308  %
Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 34,000  %
SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium 32,000  %
South Florida Raymond James Stadium 65,890  %
Temple Lincoln Financial Field 69,176  %
Tulane Yulman Stadium 30,000  %
Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium 30,000  %
UCF Bright House Networks Stadium 44,206  %

^* Games highlighted in green were sell-outs

Attendance for neutral site games

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