2020 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game information
Annual NCAA football Championship game
For the American Athletic Conference men's basketball championship, see 2020 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament.
College football game
2020 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
6th AAC Championship Game
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Cincinnati Bearcats
(6–1)
(8–0)
24
27
Head coach: Philip Montgomery
Head coach: Luke Fickell
AP
Coaches
CFP
20
20
23
AP
Coaches
CFP
6
6
9
1
2
3
4
Total
Tulsa
0
10
7
7
24
Cincinnati
10
7
7
3
27
Date
December 19, 2020
Season
2020
Stadium
Nippert Stadium
Location
Cincinnati, OH
MVP
Desmond Ridder (QB, Cincinnati)
Favorite
Cincinnati by 13.5[1]
Referee
Charles Lamertina
Attendance
5,831
United States TV coverage
Network
ABC
Announcers
Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)
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2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 8 Cincinnati y$
6
–
0
9
–
1
Tulsa y
6
–
0
6
–
3
Memphis
5
–
3
8
–
3
UCF
5
–
3
6
–
4
SMU
4
–
3
7
–
3
Houston
3
–
3
3
–
5
Navy
3
–
4
3
–
7
Tulane
3
–
5
6
–
6
East Carolina
3
–
5
3
–
6
Temple
1
–
6
1
–
6
South Florida
0
–
7
1
–
8
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.
The 2020 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game presented by CapitalOne was a college football game played on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The 6th American Athletic Conference Championship Game, it determined the 2020 champion of the American Athletic Conference (The American). This was the first year of the current division-less format of the game; instead of representatives from two divisions, the two teams with the best conference records earned a spot in the game.[2]
In consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio, attendance at the game was capped at 5,831 spectators by the Cincinnati Health Department, approximately 18% of the full capacity of Nippert Stadium (32,574).[3]
^"ESPN Game Summary - Tulsa vs. Cincinnati - December 19, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
^"American Athletic Conference Announces Plans for 2020 Fall Sports Seasons". theamerican.org.
^Jenkins, Keith (December 15, 2020). "Ohio approves nearly 6,000 fans at Nippert Stadium for Saturday's AAC championship game". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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