2013 American Athletic Conference football season

August 2023 2013 American Athletic Conferencefootball season American Athletic Conference logo.svg 150px #002654 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I FBS(Football Bowl Subdivision) Football August 29, 2013through January 1, 2014 10 ESPN 2014 NFL Draft 2014 NFL Draft Blake Bortles (UCF) Jacksonville Jaguars, 3rd overall Regular season UCF Champion Football 2012 (Big East) 2014 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) was replaced by a four team playoff system. Starting in 2014, The American lost 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.http://www.bigeast.org/tabid/435/article/242501/BIG-EAST-Announces-2013-Football-Schedule.aspx BIG EAST Announces 2013 Football Schedule 2013-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20130617011111/http://www.bigeast.org/tabid/435/article/242501/BIG-EAST-Announces-2013-Football-Schedule.aspx 2013-06-17 dead 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.http://www.bigeast.org/tabid/435/article/242501/BIG-EAST-Announces-2013-Football-Schedule.aspx#composite BIG EAST Announces 2013 Football Schedule - Composite Schedule 2013-03-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20130617011111/http://www.bigeast.org/tabid/435/article/242501/BIG-EAST-Announces-2013-Football-Schedule.aspx#composite 2013-06-17 dead 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. Previous season On February 28, 2013, ESPN reported that the conference's seven schools that did not play FBS football, which had announced plans to leave the conference as a bloc no later than July 2015, had reached an agreement to leave in July 2013, and would keep the "Big East" name when they formed a new conference at that time. As a result, the football schools retained the original Big East charter and would operate under a new name in the 2013 football season.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9000502/catholic-7-schools-keep-big-east-name-new-league-next-season-according-sources Sources: Xavier, Butler also joining Brett McMurphy Andy Katz Andy Katz Dana O'Neil ESPN.com February 28, 2013 February 28, 2013 The new conference name was officially announced on April 3, 2013.http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/243706/New-Name-in-College-Sports---Current-BIG-EAST-Enters-New-Era-as--American-Athletic-Conference-.aspx New Name in College Sports - Current BIG EAST Enters New Era as 'American Athletic Conference' Big East Conference April 3, 2013 April 4, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130407022202/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/243706/New-Name-in-College-Sports---Current-BIG-EAST-Enters-New-Era-as--American-Athletic-Conference-.aspx April 7, 2013 dead mdy-all Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, and Syracuse were co-champions with identical 5–2 records. Louisville received the Big East BCS bid. As the Big East BCS representative, the Cardinals defeated Florida 33–23 in the 2013 Allstate Sugar Bowl. In other bowl games, Cincinnati defeated Duke 48–34 in the Belk Bowl 48–34 with interim coach Steve Stripling. Rutgers lost to Virginia Tech 13–10 in the Russell Athletic Bowl, while Syracuse in their final game as a Big East member defeated former Big East member West Virginia 38–14 in the Pinstripe Bowl. In Pittsburgh's final game as a Big East member, the Panthers lost to Ole Miss 38–17 in the BBVA Compass Bowl. Preseason Coaching changes Three teams have new head coaches for the 2013 season. Tommy Tuberville replaces Butch Jones at Cincinnati, Willie Taggart replaces Skip Holtz at South Florida and Matt Rhule has taken over for Steve Addazio at Temple. Preseason Poll The 2013 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll was announced at the 2013 American Athletic Conference Media Day in Newport, Rhode Island on July 30, 2013.http://theamerican.org/news/2013/7/29/FB_0729130413.aspx Louisville Tabbed As Favorite In Preseason Media Poll American Athletic Conference July 30, 2013 August 2, 2013 Louisville (28) Cincinnati (2) Rutgers UCF South Florida Houston UConn SMU Temple Memphis (first place votes) Rankings + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week RV   Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings   Pre Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Final Cincinnati AP RV RV NR RV RV RV RV NRC RV RV NR RV NR RV RV 25 23 RV RV Harris Not released RV RV RV RV BCSNot released Connecticut AP C Harris Not released BCSNot released Houston AP RV NR RV RV NRC RV RV RV RV NR Harris Not released RV RV RV RV RV NR BCSNot released Louisville AP 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 18 20 20 19 21 21 19 18 15C 9 8 7 6 7 8 8 6 16 17 16 13 15 16 16 16 15 Harris Not released 6 16 16 16 14 16 18 17 16 BCSNot released 20 19 20 20 21 20 19 18 Memphis AP C Harris Not released BCSNot released Rutgers AP RV RV RV RV NRC RV NR RV RV RV RV RV NR RV NR Harris Not released BCSNot released SMU AP C Harris Not released BCSNot released South Florida AP C Harris Not released BCSNot released Temple AP C Harris Not released BCSNot released UCF AP RV RV RV RV RV 21 19 19 15 17 17 15 15 10C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 22 21 19 20 19 17 15 12 Harris Not released RV 25 22 21 20 19 20 18 15 BCSNot released 23 23 21 17 18 19 16 15 Schedule Index to colors and formattingAmerican member wonAmerican member lostAmerican teams in bold Week 1 w August 29 7:00 p.m. Akron UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPN3 38–7 35,115 l August 29 7:30 p.m. Towson Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN3 33-18 30,689 l August 29 10:00 p.m. Rutgers Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA ESPNU 52-51 OT 33,098 l August 30 8:00 pm Texas Tech SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPN 43-21 34,790 w August 30 8:30 p.m. Southern Houston Reliant Stadium Houston, TX ESPN3 62–13 26,205 w August 31 12:00 p.m. Purdue Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPNU 42-7 36,007 l August 31 3:30 p.m. Temple 14 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN NBC 28-6 80,795 l August 31 7:00 p.m. McNeese State South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN3 53-21 35,470 w September 1 3:30 p.m. Ohio 9 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN 49-7 55,332 Eastern Time Bye Week: Memphis Week 2 w September 6 8:00 pm UCF FIU FIU Stadium Miami, FL CBSSN 38–0 15,823 l September 7 12:00 pm Cincinnati Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN2 17–45 43,031 l September 7 12:00 pm South Florida Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPNU 6–21 70,401 September 7 12:00 p.m. Houston Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA American Athletic Network HOU 22–13 27,328 w September 7 12:00 p.m. Norfolk State Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ CBSSN 0–38 49,111 w September 7 12:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky #8 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN3 7–44 53,647 l September 7 4:30 p.m. Duke Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN3 28–14 44,237 w September 7 8:00 p.m. Montana State SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPN3 30–31 10,107 Eastern Time Bye Week: Connecticut Week 3 w September 14 12:00 p.m. #7 Louisville Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY Battle for the Governor's Cup ESPN 27–13 65,445 w September 14 1:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN3 28–10 47,604 l September 14 1:00 p.m. Fordham Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 30–29 20,047 w September 14 6:00 p.m. UCF Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Big Ten Network 34–31 92,855 w September 14 7:00 p.m. Northwestern State Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 9–66 30,384 l September 14 7:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN3 28–10 33,792 l September 14 7:30 p.m. Maryland Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN3 32–21 38,916 l September 14 8:00 p.m. Memphis Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN CSS 15–17 23,992 Eastern Time Bye Week: Houston, SMU Week 4 l September 21 8:00 p.m. 15 Michigan Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ABC 24–21 42,704 w September 21 4:00 p.m. Cincinnati Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH Battle for the Victory Bell ESPN3 14–0 21,269 w September 21 3:00 p.m. Houston Rice Reliant Stadium Houston, TX rivalry FSN 31–26 34,831 l September 21 7:00 p.m. SMU Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX ESPNU 42–13 86,542 w September 21 3:30 p.m. Arkansas Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN 28–24 51,969 w September 21 4:30 p.m. Arkansas State Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN3 31–7 36,279 w September 21 12:00 p.m. FIU #7 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY American Athletic Network 72–0 51,586 Eastern Time Bye Week: Temple, South Florida, UCF Week 5 l September 28 12:00 p.m. South Carolina UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ABC 28–25 47,605 l September 28 12:00 p.m. Miami South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNU 49–21 47,562 l September 28 12:00 p.m. SMU TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FS1 17–48 45,111 l September 28 3:30 p.m. Connecticut Buffalo UB Stadium Amherst, NY ESPN3 12–41 20,952 w September 28 4:00 p.m. Houston UTSA Alamodome San Antonio, TX FSN 59–28 32,487 l September 28 4:00 p.m. Temple Idaho Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID Altitude 24–26 15,323 Eastern Time Bye Week: Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers Week 6 October 5 12:00 p.m. #7 Louisville Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA American Athletic Network UL 30-7  21,709 October 5 12:00 p.m. Rutgers SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPNews RU 55-52 OT  19,436 October 5 4:30 p.m. UCF Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN3 UCF 24-17  30,274 October 5 7:00 p.m. Cincinnati South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN3 USF 26-20  31,077 Eastern Time Bye Week: Connecticut, Houston Week 7 October 10 7:30 p.m. Rutgers #8 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN UL 24-10  55,168 October 11 8:30 p.m. Temple Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN CIN 38-20 32,220 October 12 12:00 p.m. Memphis Houston BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX ESPNews HOU 25–15 20,103 October 12 12:00 p.m. South Florida Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT American Athletic Network USF 13–10 37,861 Eastern Time Bye Week: SMU, UCF Week 8 October 18 8:00 p.m. UCF #8 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN UCF 38–35 55,215 October 19 12:00 p.m. Connecticut Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPNU CIN 41–16 28,847 October 19 12:00 p.m. SMU Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN American Athletic Network SMU 34–29 16,241 w October 19 1:00 p.m. Army Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 34–29 25,333 l October 19 3:30 p.m. BYU Houston Reliant Stadium Houston, TX ESPNews 47–46 33,115 Eastern Time Bye Week: Rutgers, South Florida Week 9 October 26 12:00 p.m. Connecticut 21 UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL American Athletic Network UCF 62–17 37,924 October 26 12:00 p.m. Houston Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPNews HOU 49–14 52,200 October 26 12:00 p.m. 18 Louisville South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN2 LOU 34–3 35,782 October 26 3:00 p.m. Temple SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPN3 SMU 59–49 15,786 Eastern Time Bye Week: Cincinnati, Memphis Week 10 October 30 8:00 p.m. Cincinnati Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN2 CIN 34–21 22,571 October 31 7:00 p.m. South Florida Houston Reliant Stadium Houston, TX ESPN HOU 35–23 22,707 November 2 12:00 p.m. Temple Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ American Athletic Network RUT 23–20 46,447 Eastern Time Bye Week: Connecticut, Louisville, SMU, UCF Week 11 November 8 8:30 p.m. #20 Louisville Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN2 LOU 31-10 27,104 November 9 7:00 p.m. Houston #19 UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPN2 UCF 19-14 44,665 November 9 12:00 p.m. SMU Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH American Athletic Network CIN 28-25 28,069 November 9 3:30 p.m. UT Martin Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN3 MEM 21-6 24,487 Eastern Time Bye Week: Rutgers, South Florida Week 12 November 16 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ   CIN 52-17 40,870 November 16 3:00p.m. Connecticut SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX   SMU 38-21 14,639 November 16 7:00 p.m. Houston #19 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY ESPNU LOU 20-13 53,027 November 16 7:00 p.m. Memphis South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL   MEM 23-10 30,831 November 16 12:00 p.m. #15 UCF Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA American Athletic Network UCF 39-36 20,174 Eastern Time Week 13 November 21 7:30 p.m. Rutgers #17 UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPN UCF 41-17 41,244 November 23 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Houston Rice Stadium Houston, TX ESPNews CIN 24-17 20,197 November 23 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA CONN 28-21 20,045 November 23 12:00 p.m. Memphis #21 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY American Athletic Network LOU 24-17 46,421 November 23 7:00 p.m. SMU South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL   SMU 16-6 28,397 Eastern Time Week 14 November 29 8:00 p.m. South Florida #17 UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL War on I-4 ESPN UCF 23-20 45,952 November 29 12:00 p.m. SMU Houston Reliant Stadium Houston, TX rivalry ESPN2 HOU 34-0 23,210 November 30 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPNU CONN 28-17 22,163 November 30 12:00 p.m. Temple Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN   TEM 41-21 25,671 Eastern Time Bye Week: Cincinnati, Louisville Week 15 December 5 7:30 p.m. #19 Louisville Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Battle for The Keg of Nails ESPN LOU 31-24 OT 35,097 December 7 7:30 p.m. South Florida Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ESPN2 RUTG 31-6 37,645 December 7 1:00 p.m. Memphis Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT   CONN 45-10 17,086 December 7 12:00 p.m. #15 UCF SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPN UCF 17-13 12,589 Eastern Time Bye Week: Temple, Houston Reference:The American 2013 Football Schedule Bowl games l December 28 yes 12:15 p.m. y Rutgers Notre Dame Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY Pinstripe Bowl ESPN 29-16 47,122 l December 28 yes 3:20 p.m. y Cincinnati North Carolina Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC Belk Bowl ESPN 39-17 45,211 w December 28 yes 6:45 p.m. y 18 Louisville Miami Hurricanes Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL Russell Athletic Bowl ESPN 36-9 51,098 w January 1 yes 8:30 p.m. yes 15 UCF 6 Baylor University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ Fiesta Bowl ESPN 52-42 65,172 l January 4 yes 1:00 p.m. yes Vanderbilt Houston Legion Field Birmingham, AL BBVA Compass Bowl ESPN 41-24 42,717 Eastern Time Note: The American Athletic Conference did not have enough bowl eligible teams to send a representative to the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl. Bowl Eligibility Bowl Eligible Louisville (11-1): Became bowl eligible on October 10 after defeating Rutgers. Houston (8-4): Became bowl eligible on October 26 after defeating Rutgers. UCF (11-1): Became bowl eligible on October 26 after defeating Connecticut. Cincinnati (9-3): Became bowl eligible on October 30 after defeating Memphis. Rutgers (6-6): Became bowl eligible on December 7 after defeating South Florida. Bowl Ineligible Connecticut (3-9): Lost the ability to become bowl eligible on October 26 after losing to UCF. Temple (2-10): Lost the ability to become bowl eligible on October 26 after losing to SMU. South Florida (2-10): Lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 16 after losing to Memphis. Memphis (3-9): Lost the ability to become bowl eligible on November 23 after losing to Louisville. SMU (5-7): Lost the ability to become bowl eligible on December 7 after losing to UCF. Records against other conferences American vs. BCS conferences Legend American Win American Loss Date Visitor Home Winning team OpponentConference August 30 Texas Tech SMU Texas Tech Big 12 August 31 Purdue Cincinnati Cincinnati Big Ten September 7 Cincinnati Illinois Illinois Big Ten September 7 Duke Memphis Duke ACC September 7 South Florida Michigan State Michigan State Big Ten September 14 Louisville Kentucky Louisville SEC September 14 Maryland Connecticut Maryland ACC September 14 UCF Penn State UCF Big Ten September 21 Michigan Connecticut Michigan Big Ten September 21 Arkansas Rutgers Rutgers SEC September 21 SMU Texas A&M Texas A&M SEC September 28 SMU TCU TCU Big 12 September 28 Miami South Florida Miami ACC September 28 South Carolina UCF South Carolina SEC American vs. FBS conferences ConferenceRecordThrough week 5.ACC1-3Big 121-2Big Ten2-3Independents1-3Pac-120-0SEC2-3Total7-14 Players of the week Following each week of games, American Athletic Conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams. Week Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position TeamAug 31Teddy BridgewaterQBLouisvilleTerrance PlummerLBUCFRichie LeonePHoustonSept 7Deontay GreenberryWRHoustonCalvin PryorSLouisvilleJaBryce TaylorWRSMUSept 14Blake BortlesQBUCFLorenzo MauldinDELouisvilleQuron PrattWRRutgersSept 21Gary NovaQBRutgersMartin IfediDEMemphisJanarion GrantWRRutgersSept 28John O'KornQBHoustonWilliam JacksonCBHoustonBrandon WilsonDBHoustonOct 5Garrett GilbertQBSMUTerrance PlummerLBUCFMarvin KlossKUSFOct 12Brendon KayQBCincinnatiCalvin PryorSLouisvilleJake ElliottKMemphisOct 19Storm JohnsonRBUCFDerrick MatthewsLBHoustonPaul LaytonPTempleOct 26Garrett GilbertQBSMUTrevon StewartSHoustonShawn MoffittKUCFNov 2Gary NovaQBRutgersZach EdwardsSCincinnatiMarvin KlossKUSFNov 9Garrett GilbertQBSMUBrandon AlexanderSUCFCharles GainesCBLouisvilleNov 16J. J. WortonWRUCFBobby McCainCBMemphisJake ElliottKMemphisNov 23Brandon KayQBCincinnatiYawin SmallwoodLBConnecticutRichie LeonePHoustonNov 30P. J. WalkerQBTempleTaylor MackCBConnecticutRannell HallWRUCF Position key CenterCCornerbackCBDefensive backDBDefensive endDEDefensive linemanDLDefensive tackleDTGuardGKickoff returnerKROffensive tackleOTOffensive linemanOLLinebackerLBLong snapperLSPunterPPlacekickerPKPunt returnerPRQuarterbackQBRunning backRBSafetySTight endTEWide receiverWR Awards and honors Conference awards The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the American Athletic Conference football coaches 2013 American Athletic Conference Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearBlake Bortles, UCFDefensive Player of the Year Marcus Smith, LouisvilleSpecial Teams Player of the Year Tom Hornsey, Memphis Demarcus Ayers, HoustonRookie of the Year John O' Korn, HoustonCoach of the Year George O' Leary, UCF 2013 All-American Athletic Conference Football Teams First Team Second Team Offense Defense Offense DefenseWR - Deontay Greenberry, Houston WR - DeVante Parker, Louisville OT - Eric Lefeld, ^ Cincinnati OT - Jamon Brown, Louisville OG - Jordan McCray, UCF C - Jake Smith, Louisville TE - Blake Annen, Cincinnati TE - Tyler Kroft, Rutgers QB - Blake Bortles, UCF RB - Storm Johnson, ^UCF RB - Paul James, Rutgers K - Jake Elliott, Memphis RS - Ralph David Abernathy IV, Cincinnati RS - Demarcus Ayers, HoustonDL - Jordan Stepp, Cincinnati DL - Marcus Smith II, Louisville DL - Martin Ifedi, Memphis DL - Aaron Lynch, USF LB - Terrance Plummer, UCF LB - Yawin Smallwood, UConn LB - Tyler Matakevich, Temple CB - Jacoby Glenn, UCF CB - Charles Gaines, Louisville S - Calvin Pryor, Louisville S - Hakeem Smith, Louisville P - Tom Hornsey, MemphisWR - Anthony McClung, Cincinnati WR - J.J. Worton, UCF WR - Jeremy Johnson, SMU OT - Chris Martin, UCF OT - DeAnthony Sims, Houston OG - Sam Longo, Cincinnati OG - John Miller, Louisville C - Betim Bujari, Rutgers QB - Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville TE - Mike McFarland, USF RB - William Stanback, UCF RB - Marcus Shaw, USF K - Shawn Moffitt, UCF RS - Janarion Grant, RutgersDL - Silverberry Mouhon, Cincinnati DL - Shamar Stephen, UConn DL - Lorenzo Mauldin, Louisville DL - Luke Sager, USF LB - Greg Blair, Cincinnati LB - Preston Brown, Louisville LB - DeDe Lattimore, USF CB - Deven Drane, Cincinnati CB - Zach McMillian, Houston CB - Kenneth Acker, SMU S - Clayton Geathers, UCF P - Trevon Stewart, Houston P - Richie Leone, Houston ^ - denotes unanimous selection  Additional players added to the All-AAC teams due to ties in the voting American Athletic Conference Announces 2013 Postseason Football Honors American Athletic Conference Home game attendance TeamStadiumCapacityGm 1Gm 2Gm 3Gm 4Gm 5Gm 6Gm 7TotalAverage Cincinnati Nippert Stadium 35,000 36,007 30,384 32,220 28,847 127,458 31,864 Connecticut Rentschler Field 40,000 30,689 38,916 42,704 37,861 150,170 37,542 Houston Reliant Stadium, BBVA Compass Stadium 46,846 (Average of Stadiums) 26,205 1 20,103 2 33,115 1 79,243 26,474 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium 55,000 55,332 53,647 55,168 55,215 270,948 54,190 Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 61,000 44,237 36,279 30,274 16,241 127,031 31,758 Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium 52,454 49,111 47,604 51,969 148,684 49,561 SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium 32,000 34,790 10,107 19,436 14,639 78,972 23,111 South Florida Raymond James Stadium 65,857 35,470 33,792 47,562 31,077 147,091 36,975 Temple Lincoln Financial Field 68,532 27,328 20,047 21,709 25,533 94,617 23,654 UCF Bright House Networks Stadium 45,323 35,115 47,605 37,924 44,665 41,244 45,952 252,505 42,084 1 @ Reliant Stadium 2 @ BBVA Compass Field UH vs Rice (34,481) a neutral site game does not count towards attendance References