American Athletic Conference Football Release | November 18

The American Athletic Conference and the Big Ten are the only FBS conferences with at least three nine-win teams through Week 12.

The American Athletic Conference is one of five FBS conferences with at least three teams ranked in this week’s AFCA coaches’ poll (Army, Tulane, Memphis). The SEC has seven ranked teams, the Big 12 has five, the Big Ten has four, while The American and the ACC have three each.

Tulane and Army have clinched appearances in the 2024 American Athletic Conference Championship Game following Tulane’s 35-0 win at Navy Saturday.

The American Championship Game venue will be determined in the final week of the regular season, when Tulane hosts Memphis (Thanksgiving night) and Army hosts UTSA (Saturday, Nov. 30).

If Army and Tulane both win, then the higher-ranked team in the Nov. 26 College Football Playoff rankings would host the championship game.

If Army and Tulane both lose, then the home team would be determined by an average of computer metrics after the conclusion of all games of Nov. 30.

If one team wins and the other loses, then the outright regular-season champion would host the championship game.

Army has won its last 13 games, dating to last season, which is the nation’s longest active winning streak and Army’s longest winning streak since 1950.

Tulane tied the American Athletic Conference record with its 17th consecutive regular-season conference win. The Green Wave ties UCF (2017-19) and Cincinnati (2020-22) for the longest regular-season winning streak in conference history.

Tulane leads the nation with six defensive touchdowns, five pick-sixes and eight non-offensive touchdowns.

Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall is 25-0 in his career when his team outrushes its opponent.

Tulane had won 19 American Athletic Conference games in its first eight years in the conference and has 22 wins in The American in the last three seasons.

Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 38 consecutive games, marking the longest active streak among FBS teams

UAB WR Kam Shanks is averaging 22.3 yards per punt return, the best mark in the nation. Shanks is the only FBS player with two punt return touchdowns this season.

UTSA is 28-3 at the Alamodome under head coach Jeff Traylor. The Roadrunners have won their last nine home games.

The 44 career wins by UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor are the most of any FBS head coach hired in 2020.

North Texas has seven one-play scoring drives this season – the most among FBS teams.

East Carolina has scored a combined 143 points in three games under interim head coach Blake Harrell. That total is the best of any coach in program history in his first three games.

North Texas QB Chandler Morris is second among all FBS players with 26 touchdown passes. Morris trails only Miami’s Cam Ward (32).

Memphis QB Seth Henigan threw four touchdown passes in the Tigers’ win against UAB, becoming the only active FBS player with four seasons with at least 20 touchdown passes at the same school.

Memphis QB Seth Henigan enters Week 13 needing 173 yards to tie The American’s career passing yards record, set by East Carolina’s Holton Ahlers from 2018-22. Henigan has 13,754 career passing yards, and 14,274 yards of total offense, both good for second on The American’s career chart.

Career Passing Yards

1. 13,927 Holton Ahlers, East Carolina (2018-22)

2. 13,754 Seth Henigan, Memphis (2021-)

3, 11,996 Clayton Tune, Houston (2019-22)

4. 10,782 Dane Evans, Tulsa (2014-16)

5. 10,690 Brady White, Memphis (2018-20)

Upcoming Schedule

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22

Temple at UTSA *

Time: 7 p.m.

Television: ESPN2

Series: UTSA leads, 1-0