BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University’s football team’s transition into The America Athletic Conference continues with its 2023 opponents announced by the conference office on Wednesday.
The four-year football scheduling model for AAC games will be in place for the 2023-26 seasons. It was unanimously approved by The American’s athletic directors this week.
The 2023 season will be The American’s first with 14 football-playing institutions. The schedule format calls for each team to play eight conference games per year. Each team will face the remaining 13 conference teams at least twice during the four-year cycle – once at home and once on the road.
Six matchups will be played annually in this cycle: North Texas-SMU, UAB-Memphis, Rice-UTSA, Charlotte-East Carolina, Florida Atlantic-South Florida and Navy-Temple.
The American will not have a divisional format during the four-year cycle. The top two teams in the final regular season standings will qualify for the American Athletic Conference Championship Game.
The 2023 conference schedule will be announced following the completion of the 2022 season.
American Athletic Conference Football Schedule Format (2023-26)
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
2023
Home: Tulsa, UTSA, Tulane, East Carolina
Away: Rice, UAB, South Florida, Charlotte
2024
Home: North Texas, Rice, South Florida, Charlotte
Away: Tulsa, SMU, East Carolina, Navy
2025
Home: SMU, UAB, East Carolina, Temple
Away: North Texas, Tulane, Memphis, South Florida
2026
Home: Tulsa, Memphis, South Florida, Navy
Away: UTSA, UAB, Charlotte, Temple
FAU’s non-conference schedule consists of four games. The Owls will host Monmouth and Ohio while both Illinois and Clemson will be away contests.
