American Athletic Conference (AAC) |
Founded | 2013 |
Member Team (Football) | 11 |
Commissioner (Since) | Michael Aresco (2012) |
Headquarters | Irving, TX |
Website | theamerican.com |
2021 American Athletic Conference Standings
2021 Final Standings AAC
| Conference | All Games |
Team | W | L | Pct | Points | Against | W | L | Pct | Points | Against |
Cincinnati | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 322 | 131 | 13 | 1 | 0.929 | 516 | 236 |
Houston | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 310 | 176 | 12 | 2 | 0.857 | 502 | 286 |
Central Florida | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | 203 | 198 | 9 | 4 | 0.692 | 415 | 319 |
East Carolina | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | 247 | 197 | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 356 | 316 |
Tulsa | 5 | 3 | 0.625 | 212 | 207 | 7 | 6 | 0.538 | 343 | 346 |
SMU | 4 | 4 | 0.500 | 289 | 249 | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 461 | 341 |
Memphis | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | 205 | 224 | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 361 | 351 |
Navy | 3 | 5 | 0.375 | 208 | 220 | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 241 | 339 |
Temple | 1 | 7 | 0.125 | 93 | 330 | 3 | 9 | 0.250 | 196 | 450 |
South Florida | 1 | 7 | 0.125 | 194 | 277 | 2 | 10 | 0.167 | 279 | 416 |
Tulane | 1 | 7 | 0.125 | 185 | 259 | 2 | 10 | 0.167 | 331 | 408 |
2021 AAC Championship: Cincinnati 35 Houston 20
2021 American Athletic Conference Team Statistical Leaders
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Statistic | Team | Metric |
Team
Scoring Offense and Defense |
Points Scored Per Game-Total | SMU | 38.4 |
Average Game Margin-Total | Cincinnati | 20.0 |
Points Scored Per Game-Conf | Cincinnati | 40.3 |
Average Game Margin – Conf | Cincinnati | 23.9 |
Passing Offense |
Pass Attempts Per Game | SMU | 38.8 |
Pass Completions Per Game | SMU | 26.1 |
Completion Percentage | SMU | 67.2 |
Passing Yards Per Game | SMU | 304.5 |
Passing TDs Per Game | SMU | 3.3 |
Rushing Offense |
Rushing Attempts Per Game | Navy | 57.7 |
Rushing Yards Per Game | Navy | 226.9 |
Average Yards Per Carry | UCF | 5.4 |
Rushing TDs Per Game | Cincinnati | 2.4 |
Total Offense |
Plays Per Game | East Carolina | 74.8 |
Total Yards Per Game | SMU | 466.9 |
Average Yards Per Play | Cincinnati | 6.7 |
Penalties |
Penalties Per Game (Fewest) | Navy | 4.4 |
Penalty Yards Per Game (Fewest) | Navy | 36.2 |
Offense Turnovers |
Fumbles Per Game (Fewest) | Houston | 0.1 |
Interceptions Per Game (Fewest) | Navy | 0.3 |
Total Turnovers Per Game (Fewest) | Navy | 0.7 |
Team Scoring Defense |
Points Allowed Per Game-Total | Cincinnati | 16.86 |
Points Allowed Per Game-Conf | Cincinnati | 16.38 |
Passing Defense |
Completions Allowed Per Game | Temple | 15.3 |
Passing Yards Allowed Per Game | Cincinnati | 168.4 |
Passing Completion % Per Game | Cincinnati | 53.9 |
Passing TDs Allowed Per Game | Cincinnati | 0.9 |
Rushing Defense |
Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game | Houston | 108.2 |
Rushing Yards Per Carry Allowed | Houston | 3.4 |
Rushing TDs Allowed Per Game | Houston | 0.9 |
Total Defense |
Yards Allowed Per Game | Houston | 302.6 |
Total Yards Allowed Per Play | Cincinnati | 4.5 |
Turnovers |
Interceptions Per Game (Most) | Cincinnati | 1.4 |
Fumbles Recovered Per Game (Most) | Cincinnati | 1 |
Total turnovers Forced Per Game | Cincinnati | 2.4 |
2021 American Athletic Conference Individual Statistical Leaders
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Statistic | Player | Team | Metric |
Passing |
Completions | Tanner
Mordecal | Southern Methodist | 308 |
Completion % | Clayton
Tune | Houston | 68.2% |
Passing Yards | Tanner
Mordecal | Southern Methodist | 3,628 |
Passing Yards Per Att | Desmond
Ridder | Cincinnati | 8.6 |
Passing TDs | Tanner
Mordecal | Southern Methodist | 39 |
Passer Efficiency | Desmond
Ridder | Cincinnati | 158.7 |
Rushing |
Rushing Attempts | Shamari
Brooks | Tulsa | 218 |
Rushing Yardage | Jerome
Ford | Cincinnati | 1315 |
Rush Yards Per Att | Anthony
Watkins | Tulsa | 7.4 |
Rushing TDs | Jerome
Ford | Cincinnati | 19 |
Receiving |
Receptions | Nathaniel
Dell | Houston | 90 |
Receiving Yards | Nathaniel
Dell | Houston | 1,329 |
Yards Per Reception | Sam
Crawford, Jr. | Tulsa | 17.5 |
Receiving TDs | Nathaniel
Dell | Houston | 12 |
Total Offense |
Yards From
Scrimmage | Jerome
Ford | Cincinnati | 1,535 |
Total Yards | Tanner
Mordecal | Southern Methodist | 3,830 |
Total Yards Per Play | | | |
Touchdowns | Jerome
Ford | Cincinnati | 20 |
TDs Responsible For | Tanner
Mordecal | Southern Methodist | 41 |
Kicking |
Extra Points Made | Dalton
Witherspoon | Houston | 60 |
Field Goals Made | Zach
Long | Tulsa | 22 |
Field Goal Pct | Zach
Long | Tulsa | 95.7% |
Avg. Punt Yards | Ryan
Wright | Tulane | 47.5 |
Defense |
Solo Tackles | JJ
Russell | Memphis | 78 |
Total Tackles | JJ
Russell | Memphis | 123 |
Tackles for Loss | Darius
Hodges | Tulane | 17 |
Sacks | Curtis
Brooks | Cincinnati | 7.5 |
Interceptions | Ja’Quan
McMillian, Marcus Jones | East Carolina, Houston | 5 |
Passes Defended | Ja’Quan
McMillian | East Carolina | 16 |
Fumbles Forced | Michael
McMorris | Navy | 4 |
American Athletic Conference All-time W-L Records (All teams)
AAC All-time Records, Sorted by Win %. Click to scroll.
Team | Seasons | W | L | Pct | Div Champs | Conf Champs | Notes |
Louisville | 2013 | 7 | 1 | 0.8750 | | | |
Cincinnati | 2013-2022 | 55 | 23 | 0.7051 | 4 | 4 | UCF, Memphis, Cincinnati shared 2014 championship |
Central Florida | 2013-2022 | 56 | 24 | 0.7000 | 2 | 4 | UCF, Memphis, Cincinnati shared 2014 championship |
Houston | 2013-2022 | 53 | 25 | 0.6795 | 3 | 1 | No Div winner in 2021, Houston earned spot in CG |
Memphis | 2013-2022 | 48 | 32 | 0.6000 | 3 | 2 | UCF, Memphis, Cincinnati shared 2014 championship |
Navy | 2015-2022 | 36 | 27 | 0.5714 | 1 | | |
Temple | 2013-2022 | 38 | 41 | 0.4810 | 2 | 1 | |
Tulsa | 2014-2022 | 32 | 38 | 0.4571 | 1 | | |
Southern Methodist | 2013-2022 | 35 | 44 | 0.4430 | | | |
South Florida | 2013-2022 | 31 | 48 | 0.3924 | | | |
Rutgers | 2013-2013 | 3 | 5 | 0.3750 | | | |
East Carolina | 2014-2022 | 26 | 46 | 0.3611 | | | |
Tulane | 2014-2022 | 20 | 52 | 0.2778 | | | |
Conneticutt | 2013-2019 | 11 | 45 | 0.1964 | | | |
American Athletic Conference Notable Seasons
AAC Notable Seasons. Click to scroll
Season | Team | Record | P5 Wins | Final Poll | Weeks in Poll | Bowl Result |
2013 | Central Florida | 12-1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | Fiesta Bowl (W) over Baylor |
2015 | Houston | 13-1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | Peach Bowl (W) over Florida State |
2017 | Central Florida | 13-0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | Peach Bowl (W) over Auburn |
2018 | Central Florida | 12-1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | Fiesta Bowl (L) to LSU |
2019 | Memphis | 12-2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | Cotton Bowl (L)) to Penn State |
2020 | Cincinnati | 9-1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | Peach Bowl (L) to UGA |
2021 | Cincinnati | 13-1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | Cotton Bowl (CFP) (L) to Bama |
2021 | Houston | 12-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Birmingham Bowl (W) over Auburn |