The 2025 American Conference football season is the 34th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Conference, known before July 21, 2025 as the American Athletic Conference (AAC). It is the 13th season for the conference after the breakup of the former Big East Conference (whose charter legally belongs to the American), and the 11th season of the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the Group of Five (G5) together with Conference USA, the MAC, Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference. The conference has 14 football members for the 2025âÂÂ26 season.
The conference was officially renamed "American Conference" on July 21, 2025, as part of a comprehensive brand initiative. The American's new website went live on July 24, coinciding with the conference's football media days.
Head coaches
- On October 20, 2024, East Carolina announced that it had fired head coach Mike Houston, citing that changes were needed to "move the program forward". Defensive coordinator Blake Harrell was named the interim head coach. Harrell was promoted to the permanent head coach on November 25. 2024.
- On October 27, 2024, Rice announced that it had fired head coach Mike Bloomgren. Bloomgren had posted a 24âÂÂ52 record with the school during his tenure. On November 26, 2024, Rice announced the Scott Abell would be the new head coach for the 2025 season. Abell was previously head coach at Davidson
- On November 17, 2024, Temple announced that they had fired head coach Stan Drayton. Drayton had posted a 9âÂÂ25 record in 3 years with the school. On December 1, 2024, Temple announced K. C. Keeler as the new head coach. Keeler had previously been head coach at Sam Houston.
- On November 18, 2024, Florida Atlantic announced that it had fired head coach Tom Herman. On December 2, 2024, FAU announced Zach Kittley as the new head coach. Kittley had previously been the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech.
- On November 18, 2024, Charlotte announced that it had fired head coach Biff Poggi after less than two seasons at the school. On December 7, 2024, Charlotte announced Tim Albin as the new head coach for 2024. Albin had previously been head coach of Ohio.
- On November 24, 2024, Tulsa announced it had fired head coach Kevin Wilson. On December 8, 2024, Tulsa announced Tre Lamb as the new head coach for 2025. Lamb had previously been head coach at East Tennessee State.
Records
Note:
- Records shown after the 2024 season
- Years at school includes 2025 season
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Mid-season changes
- On October 12, UAB announced that it had fired Trent Dilfer. Dilfer had posted a 9âÂÂ21 record with the school during his tenure. Offensive coordinator Alex Mortensen was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
Post-season changes
- On November 25, North Texas's head coach Eric Morris was announced as the next head coach of Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Conference beginning in 2026. Morris will continue to coach North Texas for the remainder of 2025, including any bowl game.
Rankings
Schedule
The 2025 season was released on February 28.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Conference Championship Game
Week 16
Postseason
Bowl Games
Records vs. other conferences
2025âÂÂ2026 records against non-conference foes:
Regular season
American vs Power 4 matchups
This is a list of games the American has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
American vs other FBS matchups
The following games include American teams competing against teams from CUSA, the MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12 or Sun Belt.
American vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include American teams competing against FBS Independents, which only includes UConn for 2025.
American vs. FCS matchups
The following games include American teams competing against FCS schools.
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
American Athletic Individual Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches.
All-Conference Teams
The following players were selected part of the All-Conference teams.
References