2013 American Athletic Conference football season information
Sports season
2013 American Athletic Conference football season
League
NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport
Football
Duration
August 29, 2013 through January 1, 2014
Number of teams
10
TV partner(s)
ESPN
2014 NFL Draft
Top draft pick
Blake Bortles (UCF)
Picked by
Jacksonville Jaguars, 3rd overall
Regular season
Champion
UCF
Football seasons
← 2012 (Big East)
2014 →
2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 UCF $
8
–
0
12
–
1
No. 15 Louisville
7
–
1
12
–
1
Cincinnati
6
–
2
9
–
4
Houston
5
–
3
8
–
5
SMU
4
–
4
5
–
7
Rutgers
3
–
5
6
–
7
UConn
3
–
5
3
–
9
South Florida
2
–
6
2
–
10
Memphis
1
–
7
3
–
9
Temple
1
–
7
2
–
10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2013 American Athletic Conference football season was the 23rd NCAA Division I FBS football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season was the first after the breakup of the former Big East Conference, which lasted in its original form from its creation in 1979 until July 2013. The charter of the former Big East was retained by The American, henceforth the legal status as the 23rd season overall.
UCF as The American's Champion earned the league's last automatic berth for a BCS Bowl Game. Following the 2013 college football season, the BCS (1998–2013) will be replaced by a four team playoff system. Starting in 2014, The American will lose its Automatic Qualifier (AQ) status, and fall into the "Group of Five" with Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference.
In its first year, the conference consisted of 10 football members: Cincinnati, Connecticut, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers, SMU, South Florida, Temple, and UCF.[1] Conference members began regular-season play on August 29 when UCF hosted Akron. Conference play started on September 7 when Temple hosted Houston. The regular season concluded on December 7.[2] The following match-ups were not seen in conference play in 2013: Cincinnati–UCF, Connecticut–Houston, Louisville–SMU, Memphis–Rutgers, and South Florida–Temple. Louisville–SMU and Memphis–Rutgers will not be seen in any year in The American play as Louisville and Rutgers are leaving for the ACC and Big Ten, respectively, in 2014.
^"BIG EAST Announces 2013 Football Schedule". Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
^"BIG EAST Announces 2013 Football Schedule - Composite Schedule". Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
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