American Athletic Conference Football Release | October 30

  • Through nine weeks of the 2023 season, American Athletic Conference teams have played 12 games against teams ranked in this week’s Associated Press top 25, including games against the Nos. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 14 teams.
  • American Athletic Conference teams have played the most challenging nonconference schedules of any FBS conference in 2023, based on opponents’ winning percentage. The cumulative record of The American’s nonconference FBS opponents is 201-206 (.494).

Nonconference FBS Opponent Winning Percentage – 2023

.494     American (201-206)

            .473     Big Ten (149-166)

            .467     Mountain West (163-186)

            .463     MAC (163-189)

            .459     Conference USA (107-126)

            .452     Big 12 (132-160)

  • Tulane has won eight consecutive road games, which ranks as the third-longest active streak nationally (Georgia- 13; Michigan-9).
  • Tulane head coach Willie Fritz ranks fifth among active FBS coaches in career wins. 

            Most Career Wins Among Active NCAA FBS Head Coaches

            287      Nick Saban, Alabama

            280      Mack Brown, North Carolina

            279      Brian Kelly, LSU

            259      K.C. Keeler, Sam Houston

            204     Willie Fritz, Tulane

                        Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

  • North Texas WR Ja’Mori Maclin has at least one touchdown reception in all eight games this season.
  • UTSA has won its last 12 regular-season conference games.
  • Memphis has scored at least 20 points in 22 consecutive games, marking the longest active streak among FBS teams
  • Tulane is 19-3 in its last 22 games. The Green Wave trails only Georgia (23) and Michigan (21) in total wins among FBS teams in the last two seasons.
  • UTSA is 26-3 in regular-season and postseason conference games under fourth-year head coach Jeff Traylor.
  • Florida Atlantic WR LaJohntay Wester enters Week 10 as the national leader in both receptions per game (9.5) and punt return average (22.6 ypr).
  • North Texas QB Chandler Rogers has thrown 265 consecutive passes without an interception which stands as the longest active streak among FBS players.
  • The American Athletic Conference has announced that Army will join the conference as a football-playing member in the 2024 season.

Upcoming Schedule

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4

Navy at Temple *

            Time: 2 p.m.

            Television: ESPN+

            Series: Navy leads, 9-8

            Last Meeting: Oct. 29, 2022 (Navy 27-20)

Florida Atlantic at UAB *

            Time: 3 p.m.

            Television: ESPN+

            Series: Florida Atlantic leads, 6-3

            Last Meeting: Oct. 29, 2022 (Florida Atlantic, 24-17)

South Florida at Memphis *

            Time: 3 p.m.

            Television: ESPN+

            Series: Memphis leads, 7-4

            Last Meeting: Nov. 7, 2022 (Memphis, 34-33)

UTSA at North Texas *

            Time: 3 p.m.

            Television: ESPN+

            Series: UTSA leads, 6-5

            Last Meeting: Dec. 2, 2022 (UTSA, 48-27)

Tulane at East Carolina *

            Time: 3:30 p.m.

            Television: ESPNU

            Series: East Carolina leads, 12-7

            Last Meeting: Oct. 8, 2022 (Tulane, 24-9)

Charlotte at Tulsa *

            Time: 4 p.m.

            Television: ESPN+

            Series: First meeting

SMU at Rice *

            Time: 7:30 p.m.

            Television: ESPNU

            Series: SMU leads, 48-41-1

            Last Meeting: Nov. 17, 2012 (Rice, 36-14)

All times Eastern