2025 American Athletic Conference football season
| 2025 American Athletic Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 28, 2025–December 13, 2025 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network |
| 2026 NFL draft | |
| Regular season | |
| AAC Championship Game | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 5, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of March 9, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 American Athletic Conference football season will be the 34thNCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American), the 13th under its current name 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 will have 14 football members for the 2025–26 season.
Previous season
During the 2024 season, Army posted the best record, going undefeated in conference, while Tulane finished with the second-best record. In the Conference Championship Game, Army defeated Tulane by a score of 35–14. Army advanced to play in the Independence Bowl. They were originally slated to play against Sun Belt Conference champions Marshall, but after Marshall withdrew due to an exodus of players to the transfer portal, Army instead played against Louisiana Tech, whom they defeated by a score of 27–6.
Head coaches
- On October 20, 2024, East Carolina announced that they 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.[1] Harrell was promoted to the permanent head coach on November 25. 2024.[2]
- On October 27, 2024, Rice announced that they 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[3]
- 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.[4]
- On November 18, 2024, Florida Atlantic announced that they had fired head coach Tom Herman. On December 2, 2024, Florida Atlantic announced Zach Kittley as the new head coach. Kittley had previously been the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech.[5]
- On November 18, 2024, Charlotte announced that they 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.[6]
- On November 24, 2024, Tulsa announced they 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.[7]
Records
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | AAC record |
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| 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:[8]
Rankings
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| Improvement in ranking | ||
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| 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.[9]
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| American member won |
| American member lost |
| American teams in bold |
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 13 | Akron | UAB | Progressive Stadium • Birmingham, AL | |||||
| September 13 | Monmouth | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | |||||
| September 13 | East Carolina | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | |||||
| September 13 | Florida Atlantic | FIU | Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL (Shula Bowl) | |||||
| September 13 | Memphis | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | |||||
| September 13 | Navy | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | |||||
| September 13 | Washington State | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | |||||
| September 13 | Prairie View A&M | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | |||||
| September 13 | South Florida | Miami (FL) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | |||||
| September 13 | Oklahoma | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | |||||
| September 13 | Incarnate Word | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | |||||
| September 13 | Duke | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | |||||
| #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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18 | Rice | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | |||||
| September 20 | BYU | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | |||||
| September 20 | UAB | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | |||||
| September 20 | Army | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | |||||
| September 20 | Arkansas | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | |||||
| September 20 | South Carolina State | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | |||||
| September 20 | Temple | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | |||||
| September 20 | UTSA | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | |||||
| September 20 | Tulane | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivlary) | |||||
| September 20 | Tulsa | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (rivlary) | |||||
| #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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25 | Army | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | |||||
| September 27 | Memphis | Florida Atlantic | Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | |||||
| September 27 | Rice | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | |||||
| September 27 | South Alabama | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | |||||
| September 27 | Tulane | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | |||||
| #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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 | Charlotte | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | |||||
| October 4 | Army | UAB | Progressive Stadium • Birmingham, AL | |||||
| October 4 | Florida Atlantic | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | |||||
| October 4 | Tulsa | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | |||||
| October 4 | Air Force | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | |||||
| October 4 | UTSA | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | |||||
| #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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9 | East Carolina | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | |||||
| October 10 | South Florida | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | |||||
| October 11 | UAB | Florida Atlantic | Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | |||||
| October 11 | Charlotte | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | |||||
| October 11 | Navy | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | |||||
| October 11 | Rice | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | |||||
| #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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 16 | Tulsa | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | |||||
| October 18 | Memphis | UAB | Progressive Stadium • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones) | |||||
| October 18 | Army | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | |||||
| October 18 | Temple | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | |||||
| October 18 | Florida Atlantic | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | |||||
| October 18 | UTSA | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | |||||
| #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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 24 | North Texas | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadum • Charlotte, NC | |||||
| October 25 | Florida Atlantic | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | |||||
| October 25 | South Florida | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | |||||
| October 25 | UConn | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | |||||
| October 25 | Temple | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | |||||
| #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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30 | Tulane | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | |||||
| October 31 | Memphis | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | |||||
| November 1 | UAB | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | |||||
| November 1 | Army | Air Force | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | |||||
| November 1 | East Carolina | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | |||||
| November 1 | Navy | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | |||||
| #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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6 | UTSA | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | |||||
| November 7 | Tulane | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | |||||
| November 8 | UAB | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | |||||
| November 8 | Temple | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | |||||
| November 8 | Charlotte | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | |||||
| November 8 | Tulsa | Florida Atlantic | Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | |||||
| November 8 | Navy | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (rivlary) | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 12
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | North Texas | UAB | Progressive Stadium • Birmingham, AL | |||||
| November 15 | UTSA | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | |||||
| November 15 | Memphis | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | |||||
| November 15 | Florida Atlantic | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | |||||
| November 15 | South Florida | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | |||||
| November 15 | Oregon State | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 13
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22 | South Florida | UAB | Progressive Stadium • Birmingham, AL | |||||
| November 22 | Tulsa | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | |||||
| November 22 | Charlotte | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | |||||
| November 22 | East Carolina | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | |||||
| November 22 | UConn | Florida Atlantic | Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | |||||
| November 22 | North Texas | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | |||||
| November 22 | Tulane | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 14
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 27 | Navy | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | |||||
| November 28 or 29 | Army | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | |||||
| November 28 or 29 | Temple | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | |||||
| November 29 | UAB | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | |||||
| November 29 | Charlotte | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | |||||
| November 29 | East Carolina | Florida Atlantic | Flagler Credit Union Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | |||||
| November 29 | Rice | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Conference Championship Game
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 5 or 6 | TBD • TBD | |||||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
Week 16
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 13 | Army | Navy | M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD (126th Army–Navy Game, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
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- ^ "Albin Named Charlotte Head Football Coach". charlotte49ers.com (Press release). Charlotte 49ers. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
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- ^ American Athletic Conference Coaches. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved Feb 18, 2021.
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces 2025 Football Schedule". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.