2019 American Athletic Conference football season information
Sports season
2019 American Athletic Conference football season
League
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport
Football
Duration
August 29, 2019 through January 2020
Number of teams
12
TV partner(s)
ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2020 NFL Draft
Top draft pick
Antonio Gibson (Memphis)
Picked by
Washington Redskins, 66th overall
Regular season
East champions
Cincinnati
East runners-up
UCF
West champions
Memphis Navy
West runners-up
SMU
The American Championship
Champions
Memphis
Runners-up
Cincinnati
Football seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy
7
–
1
11
–
3
No. 24 UCF
6
–
2
10
–
3
Temple
5
–
3
8
–
5
South Florida
2
–
6
4
–
8
East Carolina
1
–
7
4
–
8
UConn
0
–
8
2
–
10
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$
7
–
1
12
–
2
No. 20 Navy x
7
–
1
11
–
2
SMU
6
–
2
10
–
3
Tulane
3
–
5
7
–
6
Houston
2
–
6
4
–
8
Tulsa
2
–
6
4
–
8
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2019 American Athletic Conference football season is the 28th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the seventh since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the sixth season of the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the Group of Five (G5) together with Conference USA (C–USA), the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.
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