American Conference Football Release/Media Services | September 30

Three teams in the American remain unbeaten through Week 5 of the 2025 season (Memphis and North Texas are 5-0, Navy is 4-0). The only conferences with multiple unbeaten teams are the American, the ACC, the Big Ten, the Big 12 and the SEC.

Ten of the American’s 14 teams are at .500 or better through Week 5.

The American ranks fifth among NCAA FBS conferences in nonconference winning percentage through five weeks of the season.

2025 Nonconference Winning Percentage
SEC	43-6	.878
Big Ten	43-9	.827
Big 12	37-9	.804
ACC	34-16	.680
American	30-16	.652
Mountain West	26-18	.591
Sun Belt	25-27	.481
Conference USA	18-24	.429
MAC	16-34	.320
Pac-12	3-7	.300

Memphis has won its last nine games after the Tigers’ 55-26 victory against Florida Atlantic. The Tigers have sole possession of the nation’s longest active winning streak.

Active FBS Winning Streaks
School	Streak	2025
Memphis	9	5-0
Missouri	8	5-0
Ohio State	8	4-0
Navy	7	4-0
Ole Miss	7	5-0
Louisville	7	4-0

North Texas improved to 5-0 for the first time since 1959 with its 36-22 win against South Alabama.

North Texas is 13-0 under head coach Eric Morris when leading after three quarters.

North Texas has scored at least 30 points in all five games this season.

Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 45 consecutive games, marking the longest active streak among FBS teams

South Florida is the only team in college football to have opened the 2025 season with three consecutive games against top-25 teams. The Bulls defeated No. 25 Boise State in Week 1, No. 13 Florida in Week 2 and fell to No. 5 Miami in Week 3.

Navy has won 75 consecutive games at home when leading after three quarters, the longest active streak nationally.

Navy has gone 30-for-30 in red zone scoring in home games since the start of the 2024 season (27 touchdowns, three field goals.

Tulsa LB Ray Coney leads all NCAA FBS players with 56 tackles in 2025.

Florida Atlantic WR Easton Messer is the NCAA FBS leader with 9.3 receptions per game in 2025.

Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall is 29-0 in his career when his team finishes with more rushing yards than its opponent.

North Texas QB Drew Mestemaker and Temple QB Evan Simon are two of just four FBS players with at least 10 touchdown passes without an interception in 2025.

Player, School	TD	INT
Drew Mestemaker, North Texas	11	0
Ty Simpson, Alabama	11	0
Luke Altmyer, Illinois	11	0
Evan Simon, Temple	10	0

Memphis RB Greg Desrosiers Jr. was named as the FWAA Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week following his 204-yard, three-touchdown performance against Florida Atlantic. Desrosiers is the fourth American player to receive FWAA weekly honors this season:

Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 3	Jhalyn Shuler, LB, South Florida
Sept. 10	Collin Matteson, LB, Army

Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week
Sept. 23	Sutton Smith, Memphis
Sept. 30	Greg Desrosiers Jr., Memphis