2015 American Athletic Conference football season

August 2023 2015 American Athletic Conferencefootball season American Athletic Conference logo.svg 150px #002654 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I FBS(Football Bowl Subdivision) Football September 3, 2015through January 2016 12 ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network 2016 NFL Draft 2016 NFL Draft William Jackson III (Houston) Cincinnati Bengals, 24th overall Regular season American Offensive Player of the Year East Temple Owls South Florida Bulls West Houston Cougars Navy Midshipmen The American Championship 2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game Houston Cougars Temple Owls American Football Championship MVP Football 2014 2016 The 2015 American Athletic Conference football season was the 25th NCAA Division I FBS football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season was the third since the breakup of the former Big East Conference, and was the second season with the new College Football Playoff in place. Under the playoff system, The American was no longer an Automatic Qualifying conference (AQ), and is considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5) with Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference. Whereas under the previous system the champion of the conference was guaranteed an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, now the highest-ranked member of the G5 receives a bid to one of the six major bowls.About the College Football Playoff. ESPN. The American consisted of 12 members: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, UConn, and new football-only member Navy. In June 2015, the Collegiate Commissioner's Association announced that it will postpone final rankings until after the annual Army–Navy Game if Navy or Army are in contention for a spot in the semifinals or a New Years Six bowl. If Navy is the highest-ranked Group of 5 champion and loses to Army, it would be replaced by next highest-ranked Group of 5 champion in the New Years Six Bowl.Playoff committee will wait for Army-Navy game if necessary http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/playoff-committee-will-wait-for-army-navy-game-if-necessary-061615 FOXSports FOXSports.com 16 June 2015 This ultimately did not happen, as a late-season loss to Houston left them out of title contention. Previous season Memphis, Cincinnati, and UCF were declared co-champions for the 2014 season, with each team having a conference record of 7–1. Memphis finished the season ranked 25th after defeating BYU 55–48 in 2OT in the Miami Beach Bowl. UCF was defeated by NC State in the St. Petersburg Bowl, and Virginia Tech defeated Cincinnati in the Military Bowl. With less than 11 minutes left on the game clock in the Armed Forces Bowl, Houston trailed Pittsburgh by 25 points, but the Cougars went on to win by a score of 35–34. It was the biggest fourth quarter comeback in bowl history. Florida defeated East Carolina 28–20 in the Birmingham Bowl. American Athletic Conference Media Day The 2015 American Athletic Conference Media Day was held at the Hyatt Regency Newport in Newport, Rhode Island on August 3, 2015.Cincinnati Chosen As 2015 American Athletic Conference Favorite http://www.theamerican.org/news/2015/8/3/FB_0803154740.aspx?path=football American Athletic Conference Sidearm Sports 17 August 2015American Kickoff Media Day Central Preseason poll East Division Cincinnati (29) 179 UCF (1) 135 Temple 116 East Carolina 105 South Florida 53 Connecticut 42 West Division Memphis (13) 153 Houston (10) 149 Navy (7) 148 Tulane 74 SMU 59 Tulsa 47 (First-Place Votes) Points Predicted American Championship Game Winner Cincinnati 22 Memphis 5 Houston 2 UCF 1 Points Head coaches East Division Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati – 3rd year Bob Diaco, Connecticut – 2nd year Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina – 5th year Willie Taggart, South Florida – 3rd year Matt Rhule, Temple – 3rd year George O'Leary (resigned after 8 games) / Danny Barrett (interim)*, UCF West Division Tom Herman, Houston – 1st year Justin Fuente, Memphis – 4th year Ken Niumatalolo, Navy – 13th year Chad Morris, SMU – 1st year Curtis Johnson, Tulane – 4th year Philip Montgomery, Tulsa – 1st year Coaching changes Changes after 2014 season * On December 1, 2014, Chad Morris (formerly Offensive Coordinator at Clemson) was hired by SMU as its new head football coach, replacing June Jones, who resigned on September 8, 2014, citing "personal issues". * On December 11, 2014, Philip Montgomery (previously Offensive Coordinator at Baylor) was hired by Tulsa as its new head football coach, replacing Bill Blankenship, who was fired December 2, 2014. * On December 15, 2014, Tom Herman (formerly Offensive Coordinator at Ohio State) was hired by Houston as its new head football coach, to replace Tony Levine, who was fired after three seasons on December 8, 2014. Changes during 2015 season * George O'Leary resigned as UCF's head football coach after twelve seasons. Quarterbacks coach Danny Barrett was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings + Legend     Improvement in ranking   Drop in ranking   Not ranked previous week   No change in ranking from previous week RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll   Pre Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 FinalCincinnati AP RV RV C RV CFP Not released Connecticut AP C CFP Not released East Carolina AP C CFP Not released Houston AP RV RV RV RV 24 21 18 18 16 13 21 17 14 8C RV RV RV RV RV 22 19 18 16 14 21 18 16 8CFP Not released 25 24 19 19 18Memphis AP RV RV RV RV 18 16 15 25 RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV 25 22 17 16 16 25 RV RV RV RVCFP Not released 13 21 21 Navy AP RV RV RV RV 22 19 16 22 21 18C RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 19 15 22 22 18CFP Not released 20 16 15 23 21SMU AP C CFP Not released South Florida AP RV RV RV C CFP Not released Temple AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 21 23 21 RV 25 20 24 RVC RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 22 23 21 RV 24 21 24 RVCFP Not released 22 22 25 22 24Tulane AP C CFP Not released Tulsa AP C CFP Not released UCF AP RV C RV CFP Not released Schedule American Athletic Conference 2015 Composite Football Schedule http://www.theamerican.org/calendar.aspx?path=football&season=2014& TheAmerican.org Sidearmsports 16 June 2015 Index to colors and formattingThe American member wonThe American member lostThe American teams in bold Week 1 l September 3 6:00 p.m. FIU UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL CBSSN 14–15 39,184 w September 3 7:30 p.m. Villanova Connecticut Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT SNY 20–15 26,113 l September 3 9:30 p.m. Duke Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA CBSSN 7–37 25,470 l September 4 7:00 p.m. 4 Baylor SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPN 21–56 32,047 w September 5 12:00 p.m. Colgate Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN 48–10 28,015 w September 5 3:30 p.m. Penn State Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN 27–10 69,176 w September 5 3:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK CBSSN 47–44 OT 24,001 http://tulsahurricane.com/news/2015/9/5/FB_0905153923.aspx Tulsa tops FAU in Overtime, 47–44 Athletics Site of the University of Tulsa September 5, 2015 September 7, 2015 w September 5 6:00 p.m. Towson East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN3 28–20 40,712 w September 5 7:00 p.m. Alabama A&M Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 52–10 39,095 w September 5 7:00 p.m. Missouri State Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN3 63–7 41,730 w September 5 7:00 p.m. Florida A&M South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN3 51–3 30,434 w September 5 8:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN3 52–24 30,479 Eastern Time Week 2 l September 12 11:30 a.m. South Florida Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN 14–34 72,811 w September 12 12:00 p.m. Army Connecticut Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT CBSSN 22–17 28,260 w September 12 3:30 p.m. Houston Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY RSN 34–31 50,019 l September 12 3:30 p.m. Tulane 15 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA RSN 10–65 50,435 l September 12 7:00 p.m. East Carolina Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL ESPN2 24–31 88,034 w September 12 7:00 p.m. Memphis Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 55–23 37,798 w September 12 7:00 p.m. North Texas SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX Safeway Bowl ESPN3 31–13 25,401 September 12 8:00 p.m. Temple Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPNews TEMP 34–26 38,112 w September 12 8:00 p.m. Tulsa New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM ESPN3 40–21 24,167 l September 12 10:30 p.m. UCF Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA FS1 7–31 50,420 Eastern Time Date Bye WeekSeptember 12 Navy Week 3 l September 19 12:00 p.m. l Connecticut 20 Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO ESPNU 6–9 70,079 l September 19 12:00 p.m. South Florida Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPNews 17–35 36,827 w September 19 12:00 p.m. Temple Massachusetts Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN3 25–23 10,141 l September 19 12:00 p.m. Tulsa 16 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FS1 38–52 85,657 w September 19 3:00 p.m. Memphis Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ASN 44–41 21,178 September 19 3:30 p.m. East Carolina Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN NAVY 45–21 34,717 w September 19 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH 120th Battle for the Victory Bell ESPN3 37–33 18,484 l September 19 6:00 p.m. Furman UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPN3 15–16 36,484 l September 19 8:00 p.m. SMU 3 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Battle for the Iron Skillet FSN 37–56 48,127 w September 19 8:00 p.m. Maine Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN3 38–7 21,114 Eastern Time Date Bye WeekSeptember 19 Houston Week 4 September 24 7:30 p.m. Cincinnati Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN MEM 53–46 45,172 September 26 12:00 p.m. Navy Connecticut Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT CBSSN NAVY 28–18 33,204 l September 26 12:00 p.m. UCF South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ESPNU 14–31 78,411 w September 26 3:30 p.m. Virginia Tech East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ABC/ESPN2 35–28 50,514 l September 26 7:00 p.m. James Madison SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPN3 45–48 22,314 w September 26 8:00 p.m. Texas State Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN3 59–14 35,257 Eastern Time Date Bye WeekSeptember 26 South Florida Temple Tulane Tulsa Week 5 w October 1 7:30 p.m. Miami (FL) Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN 34–23 40,101 October 2 7:00 p.m. Memphis South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN2 MEM 24–17 22,546 w October 2 7:00 p.m. Temple Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC CBSSN 37–3 13,105 l October 2 10:15 p.m. Connecticut BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN2 13–30 56,393 October 3 12:00 p.m. UCF Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPNews TULN 45–31 20,024 October 3 12:00 p.m. Houston Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK CBSSN HOU 38–24 17,146 w October 3 3:30 p.m. Air Force Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD Commander-in-Chief's Trophy CBSSN 33–11 32,705 October 3 4:00 p.m. East Carolina SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPNews ECU 49–23 17,136 Eastern Time Week 6 October 8 8:00 p.m. SMU Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX rivalry ESPN2 HOU 49–28 25,204 October 10 12:00 p.m. Tulane Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNU TEMP 49–10 35,179 l October 10 3:30 p.m. Navy 15 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN rivalry NBC 24–41 80,795 w October 10 3:30 p.m. Syracuse South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL CBSSN 45–24 27,235 October 10 3:45 p.m. Connecticut UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPNews CONN 40–13 26,669 w October 10 6:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPN3 34–24 17,490 l October 10 7:30 p.m. East Carolina BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPNU 38–45 60,186 Eastern Time Date Bye WeekOctober 10 Cincinnati Memphis Week 7 l October 16 8:00 p.m. Cincinnati BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT ESPN 24–38 57,612 October 16 9:00 p.m. 24 Houston Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPNU HOU 42–7 21,522 October 17 12:00 p.m. South Florida Connecticut Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPNU USF 28–20 31,719 October 17 12:00 p.m. Tulsa East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNews ECU 30–17 43,065 w October 17 12:00 p.m. 13 Ole Miss Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ABC 37–24 60,241 October 17 7:30 p.m. UCF Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA CBSSN TEM 30–16 31,372 Eastern Time Date Bye WeekOctober 17 Navy SMU Week 8 October 22 7:00 p.m. 22 Temple East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN2 TEM 24–14   39,417 October 23 8:00 p.m. 18 Memphis Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPN MEM 66–42 20,216 October 24 12:00 p.m. 21 Houston UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPNews HOU 59–10 28,350 October 24 1:00 p.m. Tulane Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN NAVY 31–14 32,033 October 24 4:00 p.m. SMU South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNews USF 38–14 24,338 October 24 4:30 p.m. Connecticut Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH CBSSN CIN 37–13 40,124 Eastern Time Week 9 October 30 7:00 p.m. East Carolina Connecticut Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPNU CONN 31–10 23,168 October 31 12:00 p.m. UCF Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPNews CIN 52–7 30,131 October 31 12:00 p.m. South Florida Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN NAVY 29–17 26,766 October 31 4:00 p.m. Tulsa SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPNews TUL 40–10 18,217 October 31 7:00 p.m. Tulane 16 Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN CBSSN MEM 41–10 30,381 w October 31 7:00 p.m. Vanderbilt 18 Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN2 34–0 29,565 l October 31 8:00 p.m. 9 Notre Dame 21 Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ABC 20–24 69,280 Eastern Time Week 10 November 6 8:00 p.m. 22 Temple SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPN2 TEM 60–40 17,232 November 7 12:00 p.m. UCF Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPNews TUL 45–30 16,128 November 7 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati 25 Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN2 HOU 33–30 32,889 November 7 4:00 p.m. Connecticut Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPNews CONN 7–3 26,775 November 7 7:00 p.m. Navy 13 Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN2 NAVY 45–20 55,212 November 7 7:30 p.m. South Florida East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CBSSN USF 22–17 45,194 Eastern Time Week 11 w November 14 12:00 p.m. Tulane Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY CBSSN 34–31 31,217 November 14 3:30 p.m. SMU 20 Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD Gansz Trophy CBSSN NAVY 55–14 35,778 November 14 7:00 p.m. 21 Memphis 24 Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN2 HOU 35–34 42,159 November 14 7:00 p.m. 22 Temple South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL CBSSN USF 44–23 28,393 November 14 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPNews CIN 49–38 35,015 Eastern Time Date Bye WeekNovember 14 UCF Connecticut East Carolina Week 12 November 19 7:30 p.m. East Carolina UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL rivalry ESPN ECU 44–7 23,734 November 20 8:00 p.m. Cincinnati South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL CBSSN USF 65–27 26,522 November 21 12:00 p.m. 21 Memphis Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNU TEM 31–12 31,708 November 21 3:30 p.m. 19 Houston Connecticut Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPNU CONN 20–17 26,879 November 21 7:00 p.m. 16 Navy Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK CBSSN NAVY 44–21 22,749 November 21 8:00 p.m. Tulane SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPNews SMU 49–21 30,075 Eastern Time Week 13 November 26 7:30 p.m. South Florida UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL War on I–4 ESPN USF 44–3 25,967 November 27 12:00 p.m. 16 Navy 19 Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ABC HOU 52–31 40,562 November 27 8:00 p.m. Tulsa Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPNU TULSA 45–34 22,672 November 28 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC CBSSN CIN 19–16 40,743 November 28 12:00 p.m. SMU 21 Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPNews MEM 63–0 30,075 November 28 7:00 p.m. Connecticut Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 7:05 p.m. ESPNU TEMP 27–3 28,236 Eastern Time The American Championship December 5 12:00 p.m. 20 Temple 17 Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX The American Championship ABC HOU 24–13 35,721 Eastern Time Week 15 w December 12 3:00 p.m. Army 21 Navy Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 116th Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy CBS 21–17 69,722 Eastern Time Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone. Bowl games Legend The American win The American loss 2015–16 NCAA football bowl games Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionTime American teamOpponentScoreAttendanceMiami Beach BowlDecember 21Marlins Park • Miami, FLESPN2:30 p.m.South FloridaWKU35–4521,712Boca Raton BowlDecember 22FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FLESPN7:00 p.m.#24 Temple Toledo 17–3225,908Hawaii BowlDecember 24Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HIESPN8:00 p.m.CincinnatiSan Diego State7–4222,793St. Petersburg BowlDecember 26Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FLESPN11:00 a.m.UConnMarshall10–1614,652Independence BowlDecember 26Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LAESPN5:45 p.m.TulsaVirginia Tech52–5531,289Military BowlDecember 28Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MDESPN2:30 p.m.#21 NavyPittsburgh44–2836,352Birmingham BowlDecember 30Legion Field • Birmingham, ALESPN12:00 p.m.MemphisAuburn10–3159,430New Years Six bowl gamesPeach BowlDecember 31Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GAESPN12:00 p.m.#18 Houston#9 Florida State38–2471,007 (Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times Eastern) Selection of teams Bowl eligibleCollege football 2015 bowl eligibility tracker: 41 teams have qualified http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jerry-palm/25353577/bowling-2015-bowl-eligibility-tracker CBS Sports CBS Sports 3 November 2015 Cincinnati, Connecticut, Houston, Memphis, Navy, South Florida, Temple, Tulsa Bowl-ineligibleNCAA FBS (Division I-A) Football Standings – 2015 https://www.espn.com/college-football/standings ESPN 3 November 2015 East Carolina, SMU, Tulane, UCF Records against FBS conferences 2015 records against FBS conferences: ConferenceRecordACC6–4Big Ten1–1Big 121–3C-USA3–3Independents3–5MAC3–1Mountain West2–1Pac-120–1SEC2–4Sun Belt2–0Total22–23 The American vs. Power Conferences Legend The American win The American loss Date Visitor Home Winning team OpponentConference September 3 Duke Tulane Duke ACC September 4 Baylor SMU Baylor Big 12 September 5 Penn State Temple Temple Big Ten September 12 USF Florida State Florida State ACC September 12 Houston Louisville Houston ACC September 12 Tulane Georgia Tech Georgia Tech ACC September 12 Memphis Kansas Memphis Big 12 September 12 UCF Stanford Stanford Pac 12 September 12 East Carolina Florida Florida SEC September 19 Tulsa Oklahoma Oklahoma Big 12 September 19 SMU TCU TCU Big 12 September 19 UConn Missouri Missouri SEC September 19 USF Maryland Maryland Big Ten September 26 East Carolina Virginia Tech East Carolina ACC September 26 UCF South Carolina South Carolina SEC October 1 Miami (FL) Cincinnati Cincinnati ACC October 10 Navy Notre Dame Notre Dame IND October 10 Syracuse USF USF ACC October 17 Ole Miss Memphis Memphis SEC October 31 Vanderbilt Houston Houston SEC October 31 Notre Dame Temple Notre Dame IND December 26‡ Virginia Tech Tulsa Virginia Tech ACC December 28‡ Pittsburgh Navy Navy ACC December 30‡ Auburn Memphis Auburn SEC December 31‡ Florida State Houston Houston ACC ‡This game was played at a neutral site. Players of the Week Week Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Week 1 Keevan Lucas WR TUL Tyler Matakevich LB TEM Roderick Proctor WR MEM Week 2 Greg Ward Jr. QB HOU Tyler Matakevich LB TEM Brandon WilsonJahad Thomas CBRB HOUTEM Week 3 Keenan Reynolds QB NAVY Eric Wilson LB CIN Jake Elliott K MEM Week 4 Keenan Reynolds QB NAVY William Jackson III CB HOU Spencer Smith P MEM Week 5 Greg Ward Jr. QB HOU Montese Overton LB E CAR Nick Jacobs P MEM Week 6 Greg Ward Jr. QB HOU Steven Taylor LB HOU Arkeel Newsome RB CONN Week 7 Paxton Lynch QB MEM Josh Hawkins CB E CAR Demarcus Ayers WR HOU Week 8 Gunner Kiel QB CIN Steven Taylor LB HOU Jake Elliott K MEM Week 9 Chris Swain FB NAVY Jamar Summers CB CONN Alex Barta P NAVY Week 10 Marlon Mack RB USF Elandon Roberts LB HOU Andrew DiRocco KTUL Week 11 Noel Thomas WR CONN Deatrick Nichols CB USF Davis Plowman K ECU Week 12 Paxton Lynch QB MEM Tyler Matakevich LB TEMP Andrew Gantz K CIN Awards and honors Conference awards The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the American Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season2015 Football Postseason Honors http://theamerican.org/news/2015/12/2/FB_1202154553.aspx American Athletic Conference SideArm Sports 2 December 2015 2015 American Athletic Conference Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearKeenan Reynolds, QB, Navy Defensive Player of the YearTyler Matakevich, LB, TempleSpecial Teams Player of the Year Jake Elliott, K, MemphisRookie of the Year Tre'Quan Smith, WR, UCF Coach of the YearTom Herman, Houston Ken Niumatalolo, Navy 2015 All-American Athletic Conference Football Teams First Team Second Team Offense Defense Offense DefenseWR – Demarcus Ayers, HOU WR – Keyarris Garrett, TUL OT – Parker Ehinger, CIN OT – Taylor Fallin, MEM OG – E.K. Binns, NAVY OG – Eric Lofton, TEMP C – Kyle Friend, TEMP TE – Bryce Williams, ECU QB – Paxton Lynch, MEM QB – Keenan Reynolds, NAVY RB – Marlon Mack, USF RB – Jahad Thomas, TEMP K – Jake Elliott, MEM RS – Demarcus Ayers, HOUDL – Will Anthony, NAVY DL – Matt Ioannidis, TEMP DL – Nate D. Smith, TEMP DL – Tanzel Smart, TULN LB – Zeek Bigger, ECU LB – Elandon Roberts, HOU LB – Tyler Matakevich^, TEMP LB – Nico Marley, TULN CB – Jamar Summers, CONN CB – Deatrick Nichols, USF S – Trevon Stewart, HOU S – Alex Wells, TEMP P – Spencer Smith, MEMWR – Shaq Washington, CIN WR – Zay Jones, ECU OT – Alex Cooper, HOU OT – Dion Dawkins, TEMP OG – Ryan Leahy, CIN OG – Thor Jozwiak, USF C – Deyshawn Bond, CIN TE – Sean Price, USF QB – Greg Ward, HOU RB – Kenneth Farrow, HOU RB – Chris Swain, NAVY K – Andrew Gantz, CIN RS – Rodney Adams, USFDL – Silverberry Mouhon, CIN DL – Julian Campenni, CONN DL – B.J. Singleton, HOU DL – Eric Lee, USF DL – Eric Wilson, CIN LB – Montese Overton, ECU LB – Steven Taylor, HOU LB – Auggie Sanchez, USF CB – William Jackson III, HOU CB – Sean Chandler, TEMP S – Andrew Adams, CONN S – Adrian McDonald, HOU P – Caleb Houston, UCF P – Mattias Ciabatti, USF ^ - denotes unanimous selection  Additional players added to the All-American teams due to ties in the voting NFL draft The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2016 NFL draft. Player Position School DraftRound RoundPick OverallPick Team William Jackson III CB Houston 1 24 24 Cincinnati Bengals Paxton Lynch QB Memphis 1 26 26 Denver Broncos Tavon Young CB Temple 4 6 104 Baltimore Ravens Parker Ehinger OG Cincinnati 4 7 105 Kansas City Chiefs Chris Moore WR Cincinnati 4 9 107 Baltimore Ravens Matt Ioannidis DT Temple 5 13 152 Washington Redskins Keenan Reynolds RB Navy 6 7 182 Baltimore Ravens Elandon Roberts ILB Houston 6 39 214 New England Patriots DeMarcus Ayers WR Houston 7 8 229 Pittsburgh Steelers Tyler Matakevich OLB Temple 7 25 246 Pittsburgh Steelers Attendance TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Total Average% of CapacityCincinnatiNippert Stadium 40,000 39,095 38,11240,10140,124 30,131 35,0150 — 222,578 37,096 92.74%Connecticut Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field 40,642 26,113 28,260 33,204 31,719 23,168 26,8790 — 169,343 28,224 69.44%East CarolinaDowdy–Ficklen Stadium 50,000 40,71250,514 43,065 39,417 45,194 40,7430 — 218,902 43,780 87.56%Houston TDECU Stadium 40,000 30,749 35,257 25,204 29,565 32,889 42,159 40,562 195,553 32,592 81.48%Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 59,308 41,740 45,172 60,241 30,381 55,212 30,0750 — 232,736 46,547 78.48%Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 34,000 28,01534,717 32,705 32,033 26,766 35,7780 — 190,014 31,669 93.14%SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium 32,00032,047 25,401 22,314 17,136 18,217 17,232 14,954 147,301 21,043 65.76%South FloridaRaymond James Stadium 65,890 30,034 22,546 27,235 39,417 28,393 26,5220 — 159,468 26,578 40.34%TempleLincoln Financial Field 69,17669,176 35,179 31,37269,280 31,708 28,2360 — 236,715 47,343 68.44%Tulane Yulman Stadium 30,000 25,470 21,114 20,024 21,522 26,775 22,6720 — 137,577 22,930 76.43%TulsaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium 30,000 24,001 17,146 17,490 20,216 16,128 22,7490 — 117,730 19,622 65.41%UCF Bright House Networks Stadium 44,206 39,184 36,484 26,669 28,350 23,734 25,9670 — 180,388 30,065 68.01% * * Games highlighted in green were sell-outs. 2015 NCAA FBS Stats http://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=MFB&division=11 NCAA National Rankings NCAA References