2023 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game information
College football game
2023 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
9th AAC Championship Game
SMU Mustangs
Tulane Green Wave
(10–2)
(11–1)
26
14
Head coach: Rhett Lashlee
Head coach: Willie Fritz
AP
Coaches
CFP
25
24
NR
AP
Coaches
CFP
17
18
22
1
2
3
4
Total
SMU
7
7
3
9
26
Tulane
7
0
7
0
14
Date
December 2, 2023
Season
2023
Stadium
Yulman Stadium
Location
New Orleans, LA
MVP
Isaiah Nwokobia, S, SMU
Favorite
Tulane by 2.5
Referee
Luke Richmond
Attendance
25,206
United States TV coverage
Network
ABC
Announcers
Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
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2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 22 SMU y$
8
–
0
11
–
3
Tulane y
8
–
0
11
–
3
UTSA
7
–
1
9
–
4
Memphis
6
–
2
10
–
3
South Florida
4
–
4
7
–
6
Rice
4
–
4
6
–
7
Navy
4
–
4
5
–
7
North Texas
3
–
5
5
–
7
UAB
3
–
5
4
–
8
Florida Atlantic
3
–
5
4
–
8
Charlotte
2
–
6
3
–
9
Tulsa
2
–
6
4
–
8
Temple
1
–
7
3
–
9
East Carolina
1
–
7
2
–
10
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14
$ – Conference champion
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2023 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 2, 2023, at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans. It was the ninth American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference (The American) for the 2023 season. The game started at 4:00 p.m. EST and aired on ABC. The game featured the Tulane Green Wave and the SMU Mustangs. SMU defeated Tulane 26–14 for the program's first conference championship since it won a share of the Southwest Conference title in 1984.[1]
^Stevenson, Stefan (December 2, 2023). "SMU asserts dominance over Tulane, secures first conference championship win in 39 years". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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