The American Athletic Conference today announced its plans for conference football scheduling for the 2015-2018 seasons. The highlight of the plan is the organization of the league into two six-team divisions.
The divisions will be represented as follows:
East: UCF, Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, USF, Temple
West: Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa
Three of the schools in the West Division (Houston, SMU and Tulsa) will feature new coaches.
Divisional opponents will play each other once a year, with cross-division games taking place between three of the teams in the opposite division one year, and the remaining three the next. This will, as the conference states, allow all American teams to play each other once at home and once on the road over a standard student-athlete’s four-year stay at a member institution.
The league will also sponsor a conference championship game. Much like the MAC, Conference USA and other similar leagues, the championship game will be played at the site of one of the competing institutions.
“This format is a sensible and fair model that will protect traditional rivalries and allow each school to travel across our geographic footprint on a regular basis,” said AAC Commissioner Mike Aresco in the release. “It will make for an exciting and extremely competitive regular season, adding to the drama which annually makes the college football regular season the best in all of sports, and it will produce two strong and tested teams who will then compete in our inaugural conference championship game.”
2015 AAC Matchups
EAST DIVISION
- Home: UConn, East Carolina, Houston, USF
- Away: Cincinnati, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa
- Home: UCF, UConn, Temple, Tulsa
- Away: East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, USF
- Home: East Carolina, Houston, Navy, USF
- Away: UCF, Cincinnati, Temple, Tulane
- Home: Cincinnati, USF, Temple, Tulsa
- Away: UCF, UConn, Navy, SMU
- Home: Cincinnati, Memphis, SMU, Temple
- Away: UCF, UConn, East Carolina, Navy
- Home: UCF, UConn, Memphis, Tulane
- Away: Cincinnati, East Carolina, USF, SMU
WEST DIVISION
- Home: Cincinnati, Memphis, Navy, SMU
- Away: UCF, UConn, Tulane, Tulsa
- Home: Cincinnati, Navy, SMU, Tulane
- Away: Houston, USF, Temple, Tulsa
- Home: East Carolina, USF, SMU, Tulane
Away: UConn, Houston, Memphis, Tulsa
- Home: East Carolina, Temple, Tulsa, Tulane
- Away: Houston, Memphis, Navy, USF
- Home: UCF, UConn, Houston, Tulsa
- Away: Memphis, Navy, SMU, Temple
- Home: UCF, Houston, Memphis, Navy
- Away: Cincinnati, East Carolina, SMU, Tulane
2016 AAC Matchups
EAST DIVISION
- Home: Cincinnati, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa
- Away: UConn, East Carolina, Houston, USF
- Home: East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, USF
- Away: UCF, UConn, Temple, Tulsa
- Home: UCF, Cincinnati, Temple, Tulane
- Away: East Carolina, Houston, Navy, USF
- Home: UCF, UConn, Navy, SMU
- Away: Cincinnati, USF, Temple, Tulsa
- Home: UCF, UConn, East Carolina, Navy
- Away: Cincinnati, Memphis, SMU, Temple
- Home: Cincinnati, East Carolina, USF, SMU
- Away: UCF, UConn, Memphis, Tulane
WEST DIVISION
- Home: UCF, UConn, Tulane, Tulsa
- Away: Cincinnati, Memphis, Navy, SMU
- Home: Houston, USF, Temple, Tulsa
- Away: Cincinnati, Navy, SMU, Tulane
- Home: UConn, Houston, Memphis, Tulsa
- Away: East Carolina, USF, SMU, Tulane
- Home: Houston, Memphis, Navy, USF
- Away: East Carolina, Temple, Tulsa, Tulane
- Home: Memphis, Navy, SMU, Temple
- Away: UCF, UConn, Houston, Tulsa
- Home: Cincinnati, East Carolina, SMU, Tulane
- Away: UCF, Houston, Memphis, Navy
2017 AAC Matchups
EAST DIVISION
- Home: UConn, East Carolina, Memphis, USF
- Away: Cincinnati, Navy, SMU, Temple
- Home: UCF, UConn, SMU, Temple
- Away: East Carolina, Navy, USF, Tulane
- Home: East Carolina, Memphis, USF, Tulsa
- Away: UCF, Cincinnati, SMU, Temple
- Home: Cincinnati, USF, Temple, Tulane
- Away: UCF, UConn, Houston, Memphis
- Home: Cincinnati, Houston, Temple, Tulsa
- Away: UCF, UConn, East Carolina, Tulane
- Home: UCF, UConn, Houston, Navy
- Away: Cincinnati, East Carolina, USF, Tulsa
WEST DIVISION
- Home: East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, SMU
- Away: USF, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa
- Home: East Carolina, Navy, SMU, Tulane
- Away: UCF, UConn, Houston, Tulsa
- Home: UCF, Cincinnati, SMU, Tulane
- Away: Houston, Memphis, Temple, Tulsa
- Home: UCF, UConn, Tulane, Tulsa
- Away: Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, Navy
- Home: Cincinnati, Houston, USF, Tulsa
- Away: East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, SMU
- Home: Houston, Memphis, Navy, Temple
- Away: UConn, USF, SMU, Tulane
2018 AAC Matchups
EAST DIVISION
- Home: Cincinnati, Navy, SMU, Temple
- Away: UConn, East Carolina, Memphis, USF
- Home: East Carolina, Navy, USF, Tulane
- Away: UCF, UConn, SMU, Temple
- Home: UCF, Cincinnati, SMU, Temple
- Away: East Carolina, Memphis, USF, Tulsa
- Home: UCF, UConn, Houston, Memphis
- Away: Cincinnati, USF, Temple, Tulane
- Home: UCF, UConn, East Carolina, Tulane
- Away: Cincinnati, Houston, Temple, Tulsa
- Home: Cincinnati, East Carolina, USF, Tulsa
- Away: UCF, UConn, Houston, Navy
WEST DIVISION
- Home: USF, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa
- Away: East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, SMU
- Home: UCF, UConn, Houston, Tulsa
- Away: East Carolina, Navy, SMU, Tulane
- Home: Houston, Memphis, Temple, Tulsa
- Away: UCF, Cincinnati, SMU, Tulane
- Home: Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, Navy
- Away: UCF, UConn, Tulane, Tulsa
- Home: East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, SMU
- Away: Cincinnati, Houston, USF, Tulsa
- Home: UConn, USF, SMU, Tulane
- Away: Houston, Memphis, Navy, Temple