2018 American Athletic Conference football season

The 2018 American Athletic Conference football season is the 27th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the sixth since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference,[note 1] and the fifth season with the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5),[note 2] meaning that the conference shares with the other G5 conferences one automatic spot in the New Year's Six bowl games. The entire schedule was released on February 13.[1]

2018 American Athletic Conference
football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision)
SportFootball
DurationAugust 30, 2018
through January 2019
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2019 NFL Draft
Regular season
The American Championship
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 11 UCF x$  8 –0     12 –1  
Temple  7 –1     8 –5  
No. 24 Cincinnati  6 –2     11 –2  
South Florida  3 –5     7 –6  
East Carolina  1 –7     3 –9  
UConn  0 –8     1 –11  
West Division
Memphis xy  5 –3     8 –6  
Houston x  5 –3     8 –5  
Tulane x  5 –3     7 –6  
SMU  4 –4     5 –7  
Navy  2 –6     3 –10  
Tulsa  2 –6     3 –9  
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

UCF defeated Memphis in the 2017 AAC Championship game' The game was a rematch of the September 30 matchup,[2] which UCF won 40–13.[3]

Seven Teams participated in bowl games, and finished with a record of 4–3. UCF defeated Auburn 34–27 in the Peach Bowl. The Knights finished the regular season 12–0. The effort came just two years after an 0–12 winless season (2015). UCF became the first team in the history of NCAA Division I FBS to improve from a winless regular season to an undefeated regular season in only two years.[4] Memphis lost to Iowa State 20–21 in the 2017 Liberty Bowl. Navy defeated Virginia in the Military Bowl 49–7, Houston lost to Fresno State in the Hawaii Bowl 27–33. USF Defeated Texas Tech 38–24 in the Birmingham Bowl. Temple defeated FIU 28–3 in the Gasparilla Bowl, and SMU lost to Louisiana Tech 10–51 in the Frisco Bowl.

Preseason

Recruiting classes
National Rankings
Team ESPN[5] Rivals[6] 24/7[7]
Cincinnati 75 47 47
Connecticut 89 104
East Carolina 85 87
Houston 75 60 72
Memphis 81 88
Navy 91 102
SMU 81 86
South Florida 55 56 64
Temple 76 80
Tulane 72 65 68
Tulsa 86 97
UCF 70 67 70

American Athletic Conference Media Day

The American Athletic Conference Media Day took place July 18 in Newport, Rhode Island.[8]

Preseason Media Poll

AAC Champion Voting

  • UCF – 19
  • Memphis – 7
  • USF – 3
  • Houston – 1

References:[9]

Fifth Anniversary Football Team

with 2018 marking the Fifth Year of American Athletic Conference Football under the new league, the Conference announced the Fifth Anniversary Team[10]

FIFTH ANNIVERSARY FOOTBALL TEAM
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Offense Defense

QB – Keenan Reynolds, Navy
RB – D'Angelo Brewer, Tulsa
RB – Marlon Mack, USF
WR – Zay Jones, ECU
WR – Anthony Miller, Memphis
WR – Courtland Sutton, SMU
TE – Jordan Akins, UCF
OT – Kofi Amichia, USF
OT – Dion Dawkins, Temple
OT – Eric Lefeld, Cincinnati
OG – E.K. Binns, Navy
OG – Adam West, Navy
C – Kyle Friend, Temple

DL – Matt Ioannidis, Temple
DL – Justin Lawler, USF
DL – Ed Oliver, Houston
DL – Haason Reddick, Temple
DL – Marcus Smith, Louisville
LB – Genard Avery, UCF
LB – Shaquem Griffin, UCF
LB – Tyler Matakevich, Temple
LB – Auggie Sanchez, USF
CB – Jacoby Glenn, USF
CB – Mike Hughes, UCF
CB – Parry Nickerson, Tulane
S – Clayton Geathers, UCF
S – Obi Melifonwu, UConn
PK – Jake Elliott, Memphis
P – Tom Hornsey, Memphis
RS – Tony Pollard, Memphis

Head coaches

Coaching changes

There were two coaching changes after the regular season ended, On December 2, 2017 Scott Frost left UCF to take the Nebraska job, but stayed on to coach in the AAC Championship game and Peach Bowl, UCF ended up hiring Missouri Offensive Coordinator Josh Heupel. On December 7, 2017 SMU coach Chad Morris left to take the Arkansas job, on December 12, 2017 former Cal coach Sonny Dykes was hired as the new SMU coach.

Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2017 season

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school AAC record
Cincinnati Luke Fickell 2 10–15 (.400) 4–8 (.333) 2–6 (.250)
Connecticut Randy Edsall 14 99–113 (.467) 77–79 (.494) 24–32 (.429)
East Carolina Scottie Montgomery 3 6–18 (.250) 6–18 (.250) 3–13 (.188)
Houston Major Applewhite 2 7–6 (.538) 7–6 (.538) 5–3 (.625)
Memphis Mike Norvell 2 18–8 (.692) 18–8 (.692) 12–4 (.750)
Navy Ken Niumatalolo 11 84–48 (.636) 84–48 (.636) 18–6 (.750)
SMU Sonny Dykes 2 41–46 (.471) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–)
South Florida Charlie Strong 2 63–39 (.618) 10–2 (.833) 26–11 (.703)
Temple Geoff Collins 2 7–6 (.538) 7–6 (.538) 4–4 (.500)
Tulane Willie Fritz 3 163–84 (.660) 9–15 (.375) 4–12 (.250)
Tulsa Philip Montgomery 4 18–20 (.474) 18–20 (.474) 10–15 (.400)
UCF Josh Heupel 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)

Source:[11]

Rankings
Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Legend
    Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
 PreWk
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 RV RV 25 20 RV RV 25 19 RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV 25 21 RV RV 23 20 RV RV
CFP Not released 24
Connecticut AP
C
CFP Not released
East Carolina AP
C
CFP Not released
Houston AP RV RV RV RV RV 17 RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV 17 RV
CFP Not released
Memphis AP RV RV
C RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Navy AP
C
CFP Not released
SMU AP
C
CFP Not released
South Florida AP RV RV RV RV 23 21 21 RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 20 20 RV RV
CFP Not released
Temple AP
C
CFP Not released
Tulane AP
C
CFP Not released
Tulsa AP
C
CFP Not released
UCF AP 21 19 18 16 13 12 10 10 10 9 11 11 8 7
C 23 20 18 18 14 13 9 9 10 9 11 11 9 7
CFP Not released 12 12 11 9

Schedule

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

Week 1
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 30 7:00 p.m. No. 21 UCF Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPNU  UCF 56–17   23,081
August 30 8:00 p.m. Wake Forest Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA CBSSN L 17–23 OT  15,478
September 1 Noon Villanova Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup) ESPNews L 17–19   32,357 
September 1 Noon Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic) CBSSN W 45–27   26,390 
September 1 6:00 p.m. Elon South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN3 W 34–14   31,217 
September 1 7:00 p.m. Central Arkansas Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN3 W 38–27   18,356 
September 1 7:00 p.m. Mercer Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN3 W 66–14   33,697 
September 1 7:00 p.m. Cincinnati UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ESPN W 26–17   54,116 
September 1 7:30 pm SMU North Texas Apogee Stadium • Deton, TX (Safeway Bowl) Stadium L 23–46   29,519 
September 1 11:00 p.m. Navy Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI CBSSN L 41–59   29,702 
September 2 3:30 p.m. No. 14 (FCS) North Carolina A&T East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN3 L 23–28   38,640
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7 7:00 p.m. No. 16 TCU SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Rivalry) ESPN2 L 12–42   24,216
September 8 Noon Arizona Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ABC/ESPN2 W 45–18   32,534
September 8 Noon Georgia Tech South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ABC W 49–38   34,182
September 8 3:30 p.m. Memphis Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  Navy 22–21   31,762
September 8 3:30 p.m. Buffalo Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 L 29–36   25,511
September 8 3:30 p.m. North Carolina East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPNU W 41–19   39,298
September 8 6:00 pm South Carolina State No. 19 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN3 W 38–0   43,269
September 8 8:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) ESPN3 W 21–0   65,515
September 8 8:00 p.m. No. 11 (FCS) Nicholls State Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN3 W 42–17   21,092
September 8 8:00 p.m. Tulsa Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin TX LHN L 21–28   90563
September 8 10:15 p.m. Connecticut No. 20 Boise State Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPNU L 7–62   34,515
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14 7:00 p.m. Georgia State Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN W 59–22   27,678
September 15 Noon No. 18 UCF North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPNU  Cancelled[lower-alpha 1]    
September 15 Noon Rhode Island Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT (Rivalry) SNY/ESPN3 W 56–49   20,691
September 15 Noon Temple Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN W 35–14   32,057
September 15 Noon Tulane UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL Stadium L 24–31   21,991 
September 15 12:20 p.m. East Carolina No. 13 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN  Cancelled [lower-alpha 1]    
September 15 3:30 p.m. South Florida Illinois Soldier Field • Chicago, IL BTN W 25–19   21,725 
September 15 3:30 p.m. Lehigh Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN W 51–21   30,011 
September 15 3:30 p.m. SMU No. 19 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN L 20–45   110,549 
September 15 4:00 p.m. Houston Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX FOX L 49–63   53,484 
September 15 7:00 p.m. Alabama A&M Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 W 63–7   28,834 
September 15 7:00 p.m. Arkansas State Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK CBSSN L 20–29   17,349 
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
  1. This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Week 4
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 20 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN  TEM 31–17   24,217 
September 21 7:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic No. 16 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN W 56–36   44,257 
September 22 Noon Navy SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Gansz Trophy) ESPNews  SMU 31–30   17,531 
September 22 Noon Ohio Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPNU W 34–30   35,220 
September 22 3:30 p.m. Tulane No. 4 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN L 6–49   103,336 
September 22 4:00 p.m. Connecticut Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPNews L 21–51   36,632 
September 22 8:00 p.m. Texas Southern Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN3 W 70–14   29,970 
September 22 8:00 p.m. South Alabama Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN WMC/ESPN3 W 52–35   27,765 
September 22 8:00 p.m. East Carolina South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPNews  USF 20–13   34,562 
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28 8:00 p.m. Memphis Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN2  TULN 40–24   16,631
September 29 Noon Temple Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPNU L 35–45   40,111
September 29 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh No. 13 UCF Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX ESPNU W 45–14   44,904
September 29 3:30 p.m. Old Dominion East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN3 W 37–35   35,047
September 29 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN  CINCI 49–7   20,322
September 29 7:00 p.m. Houston Baptist SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX ESPN3 W 63–27   18,983
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
Sept. 29Tulsa, Navy, Houston, South Florida

Week 6
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 4 8:00 p.m. Tulsa Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN  HOU 41–26   29,823 
October 6 Noon Tulane Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPNU  CIN 37–21   32,200 
October 6 Noon East Carolina Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNews  TEM 49–6   26,681 
October 6 3:30 p.m Navy Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBSSN L 7–35   40,175 
October 6 3:30 p.m. South Florida Massachusetts Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA ELVN W 58–42   7,988 
October 6 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN CBSSN  MEM 55–14   27,581 
October 6 7:00 p.m. SMU No. 12 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPNU  UCF 48–20   40,856 
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 7
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 12 7:00 p.m. No. 23 South Florida Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN  USF 25–24   16,142 
October 13 3:30 p.m. Temple Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  TEM 24–17   30,106 
October 13 3:30 p.m. No. 10 UCF Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ABC/ESPN2  UCF 31–30   38,831 
October 13 7:00 p.m. Houston East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC CBSSN  HOU 42–20   29,851 
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
Oct. 13Tulane, SMU, Cincinnati, Connecticut

Week 8
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 20 Noon Tulsa Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN L 0–23   56,691
October 20 Noon No. 20 Cincinnati Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNU  TEM 24–17 OT  33,026
October 20 3:30 p.m. SMU Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNU  SMU 27–23   13,987
October 20 3:30 p.m. Houston Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  HOU 49–36   33,924
October 20 4:00 p.m. Memphis Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN L 33–65   52,917
October 20 7:00 p.m. No. 10 UCF East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (Rivalry) ESPN2  UCF 37–10   31,159
October 20 7:00 p.m. Connecticut No. 21 South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL CBSSN  USF 38–30   42,127
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 27 Noon Massachusetts Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT (Rivalry) ESPNU L 17–22   24,150
October 27 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX CBSSN  CIN 26–20 OT  16,121
October 27 3:30 p.m. No. 21 South Florida Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ABC/ESPN2  HOU 57–36   31,631
October 27 7:00 p.m. Tulane Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPNU  TULN 24–17   16,133
October 27 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Notre Dame Navy SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA (Rip Miller Trophy) CBS L 22–44   63,626
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
Oct. 27Memphis, UCF, Temple, East Carolina

Week 10
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 1 7:30 p.m. Temple No. 9 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN  UCF 52–40   41,153
November 3 Noon Memphis East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPNU  MEM 59–41   29,127
November 3 3:30 p.m. Tulane South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL CBSSN  TULN 41–15   31,388
November 3 3:30 p.m. Navy Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPNU  CIN 42–0   36,318
November 3 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK CBSSN  TULSA 49–19   17,451
November 3 7:00 p.m. No. 17 Houston SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX (Rivalry) ESPNU  SMU 45–31   23,654
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 10 12:00 p.m. Tulsa Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPNU  MEM 47–21   27,905 
November 10 12:00 p.m. SMU Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN3  SMU 62–50   19,096 
November 10 12:00 p.m. Navy No. 11 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN2  UCF 35–24   44,738
November 10 4:00 p.m. East Carolina Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNews  TULN 24–18   20,860 
November 10 7:00 p.m. Temple Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX CBSSN  TEMP 59–49   30,862 
November 10 7:00 p.m. South Florida No. 25 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPNU  CIN 25–23   29,310 
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 15 8:00 p.m. Tulane Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN  HOU 48–17   24,209 
November 16 9:00 p.m. Memphis SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX ESPN2  MEM 28–18   15,794 
November 17 Noon South Florida Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNews  TEM 27–17   21,029 
November 17 3:30 p.m. Tulsa Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN  NAVY 37–29   31,517 
November 17 7:00 p.m. Connecticut East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklin Stadium • Greenville, NC CBSSN  ECU 55–21   27,234 
November 17 8:00 p.m. Cincinnati No. 11 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL ABC  UCF 38–13   47,795
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 23 Noon Houston Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ABC  MEM 52–31   27,790 
November 23 3:30 p.m. East Carolina Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH CBSSN  CIN 56–6   21,230 
November 23 4:15 p.m. No. 8 UCF South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (War on I–4) ESPN  UCF 38–10   57,626
November 24 Noon Navy Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNU  TULN 29–28   20,042 
November 24 3:30 p.m. Temple Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPNU  TEM 57–7   18,203 
November 24 3:30 p.m. SMU Tulsa H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK CBSSN  TLSA 27–24   17,159 
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 1 Noon East Carolina NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ACCN Extra L 3–58   57,223 
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

AAC Championship game
Main article: 2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 1 3:30 pm Memphis No. 7 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL ABC  UCF 56–41   45,176 
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 15
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 8 3:00 p.m. No. 22 Army Navy Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) CBS L 10–17   66,729
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Bowl games
Legend
 The American win
 The American loss
See also: 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games
Bowl game Date Site Television Time American team Opponent Score Attendance
Cure Bowl December 15 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL CBSSN 2:30 p.m. Tulane Louisiana 41–24 19,066
Gasparilla Bowl December 20 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN 8:00 p.m. South Florida Marshall 20–38 14,135
Birmingham Bowl December 22 Legion Field • Birmingham, AL ESPN Noon Memphis Wake Forest 34–37 25,717
Armed Forces December 22 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX ESPN 3:30 p.m. Houston Army 14–70 44,738
Independence December 27 Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA ESPN 1:30 p.m. Temple Duke 27–56 27,492
Military Bowl December 30 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD ESPN Noon Cincinnati Virginia Tech 35–31 32,832
New Years Six bowl games
Fiesta Bowl January 1 State Farm Stadium • Glendale, AZ ESPN 1:00 p.m. No. 8 UCF No. 11 LSU 32–40 57,246

(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times Eastern)

American vs other conferences

American vs Power conference matchups

This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Notre Dame, Pac-12 and SEC) The American will playing during the 2018 season.

DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 30Wake ForestTulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA 17–23 OT
September 1CincinnatiUCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA 26–17
September 7TCUSMU Ford Staduium • Dallas, TX 12–42
September 8ArizonaHouston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX 45–18
September 8North CarolinaEast Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC 41–19
September 8Georgia TechSouth Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL 49–38
September 8TulsaTexas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX 21–28
September 15TempleMaryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD 35–14
September 15South FloridaIllinois Soldier Field • Chicago, IL 25–19
September 15SMUMichigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI 20–45
September 15HoustonTexas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX 49–63
September 22TulaneOhio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH 6–49
September 22ConnecticutSyracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY 21–51
September 29PittsburghNo. 13 UCF Spectrum Stadium • Orlando, FL 45–14
September 29TempleBoston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA 35–45
October 20MemphisMissouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO 33–65
October 20TulsaArkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 0–23
October 27Notre DameNavy SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA 22–44
December 1East CarolinaNC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC 3–58
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