| 2014 American Athletic Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 28, 2014 through January 2015 |
| Teams | 11 |
| TV partner | ESPN |
| 2015 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Breshad Perriman (UCF) |
| Picked by | Baltimore Ravens, 26th overall |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | UCF,Cincinnati,Memphis |
| Football seasons | |
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| No. 25Memphis + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF + | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2014 American Athletic Conference football season was the 24thNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivisionfootball season of theAmerican Athletic Conference (The American). The season was the second since the breakup of the formerBig East Conference, which lasted in its original form from its creation in 1979 until 2013.
The 2014 season was the first with the newCollege Football Playoff in place. From 1998 to 2013, FBS postseason football was governed by theBowl Championship Series. With the move to the new format, The American is no longer anAutomatic Qualifying conference (AQ), and is considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5) withConference USA, theMid-American Conference,Mountain West Conference, and theSun Belt Conference. Whereas under the previous system the champion of The American was guaranteed an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, now only the highest-ranked member of the "Group of Five" is guaranteed to receive a bid to one of the six major bowls.[1]
The American consisted of 11 members:Cincinnati,East Carolina,Houston,Memphis,SMU,South Florida,Temple,Tulane,Tulsa,UCF, andUConn. The regular season and conference play began on August 28, when Temple visitedVanderbilt, and Tulane visited Tulsa.[2]
TheUCF Knights were the 2013 American Champions, finishing 8–0 in conference and 12–1 overall. The Knights earned the conference's final BCS automatic bid before college football moved to a playoff system. UCF upset No. 6Baylor 52–42 in the2014 Fiesta Bowl, and finished the year ranked in the Top–10.
In other bowl games,Cincinnati lost toNorth Carolina 39–17 in theBelk Bowl. In their final years as members of The American,Louisville defeatedMiami 36–9 in theRussell Athletic Bowl, andRutgers lost toNotre Dame 29–16 in thePinstripe Bowl.
The 2013 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll was announced at the 2014 American Athletic Conference Media Day inNewport, Rhode Island on July 29, 2014.[4]
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Schedule source:[2]
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 28 | 9:15 p.m. | Temple | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium •Nashville, Tennessee | SECN | W 37–7 | 31,731 | |
| August 28 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulane | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium •Tulsa, Oklahoma | CBSSN | TULSA 38–31 2OT | 19,032 | |
| August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | BYU | Connecticut | Rentschler Field •East Hartford, Connecticut | ESPN | L 35–10 | 35,130 | |
| August 29 | 9:00 p.m. | UTSA | Houston | TDECU Stadium •Houston | ESPNU | L 27–7 | 40,775 | |
| August 30 | 8:30 a.m. | Penn State | UCF | Croke Park •Dublin, Ireland (Croke Park Classic) | ESPN2 | L PSU 26–24 | 50,304 | |
| August 30 | 8:00 p.m. | NC Central | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium •Greenville, North Carolina | ESPNews | W 52–7 | 42,758 | |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Austin Peay | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium •Memphis, Tennessee | ESPN3 | W 63–0 | 27,361 | |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium •Tampa, Florida | ESPN3 | W 36–31 | 31,642 | |
| August 31 | 8:30 p.m. | SMU | No. 10 Baylor | McLane Stadium •Waco, Texas | FS1 | L 45–0 | 45,733 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: Cincinnati
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Stony Brook | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | SNY | W 19–16 | 23,543 | |
| September 6 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | No. 21 South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium •Columbia, South Carolina | ESPNU | L 33–23 | 80,899 | |
| September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Grambling | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPN3 | W 47–0 | 30,081 | |
| September 6 | 10:00 p.m. | Memphis | No. 11 UCLA | Rose Bowl (stadium) •Pasadena, California | Pac-12 Network | L 42–35 | 72,098 | |
| September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | North Texas | Apogee Stadium •Denton, Texas | FSN | L 43–6 | 22,398 | |
| September 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Maryland | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | CBSSN | L 24–17 | 28,915 | |
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Navy | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field •Philadelphia | ESPN3 | L 34–21 | 28,408 | |
| September 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Tulane | Yulman Stadium •New Orleans | ESPNews | L 38–21 | 30,000 | |
| September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Oklahoma | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | ABC/ESPN2 | L 52–7 | 29,357 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: Cincinnati, UCF
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11 | 9:00 p.m. | Houston | No. 25 BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium •Provo, Utah | ESPN | L 35–23 | 57,630 | |
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Toledo | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium •Cincinnati | ESPNU | W 58–34 | 31,912 | |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | UCF | No. 20 Missouri | Faurot Field •Columbia, Missouri | SECN | L MIZ 38–10 | 60,348 | |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Boise State | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | ABC/ESPN2 | L BSU 38–21 | 30,098 | |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina | No. 17 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium •Blacksburg | ESPN | W ECU 28–21 | 63,267 | |
| September 13 | 3:30 p.m. | NC State | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | CBSSN | L USF 49–17 | 27,269 | |
| September 13 | 8:00 p.m. | SE Louisiana | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans | ESPN3 | W TUL 35–20 | 26,358 | |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Florida Atlantic | FAU Stadium •Boca Raton, Florida | FCS | L 50–21 | 14,112 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: Memphis, SMU, Temple
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Connecticut | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | ESPN | USF 17–14 | 28,723 | |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium •Orlando, Florida | ESPN3 | W UCF 41–7 | 44,510 | |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati | CBSSN | W 31–24 | 41,926 | |
| September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium •Greenville, North Carolina | ESPNU | W ECU 70–41 | 51,082 | |
| September 20 | 8:00 p.m. | UNLV | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPN3 | W 47–14 | 23,408 | |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | ESPN3 | W 36–17 | 46,378 | |
| September 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 6 Texas A&M | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium •Dallas | ABC/ESPN2 | L 58–6 | 34,820 | |
| September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Delaware State | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia | ESPN3 | W 59–0 | 19,202 | |
| September 20 | 12:30 p.m. | Tulane | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium •Durham, North Carolina | ACC RSN | L 47–13 | 20,197 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: Tulsa
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | No. 22 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium •Columbus, Ohio | BTN | L 58–20 | 108,362 | |
| September 27 | 4:00 p.m. | Temple | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | ESPNews | TEMP 36–10 | 27,755 | |
| September 27 | 6:30 p.m. | Memphis | No. 10 Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium •Oxford, Mississippi | FSN | L 24–3 | 61,291 | |
| September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | TCU | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | CBSSN | L 56–0 | 23,093 | |
| September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida | No. 19 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium •Madison, Wisconsin | ESPNU | L 27–10 | 78,111 | |
| September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium •Piscataway, New Jersey | ESPNews | L 31–6 | 48,361 | |
| September 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Texas State | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | ESPNEWS | L 37–34 3OT | 21,353 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: East Carolina, Houston, UCF
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPN | UCF 17–12 | 26,685 | |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Memphis | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati | CBSSN | MEM 41–14 | 25,456 | |
| October 4 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | No. 22 East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | ESPNU | ECU 45–24 | 45,029 | |
| October 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Colorado State | Hughes Stadium •Fort Collins, Colorado | MWN | L 42–17 | 25,806 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: Connecticut, South Florida, Temple, Tulane
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9 | 7:30 p.m. | BYU | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | ESPN | W UCF 31–24 OT | 41,547 | |
| October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Miami (FL) | Sun Life Stadium •Miami Gardens, Florida | ACCRSN | L 55–24 | 43,953 | |
| October 11 | 8:00 p.m. | Connecticut | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans | ESPNews | TULN 12–3 | 23,076 | |
| October 11 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 19 East Carolina | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | ESPNU | ECU 28–17 | 31,567 | |
| October 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Houston | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | CBSSN | HOU 28–24 | 32,784 | |
| October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia | ESPNews | TEMP 35–24 | 25,340 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: SMU
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17 | 9:00 p.m. | Temple | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPNU | HOU 31–10 | 21,471 | |
| October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | ESPNU | UCF 20–13 | 35,015 | |
| October 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Cincinnati | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | CBSSN | CIN 41–3 | 16,849 | |
| October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | USF | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | ESPNews | USF 38–30 | 18,744 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: Connecticut, East Carolina, Memphis
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Connecticut | No. 18 East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | ESPNU | ECU 31–21 | 40,152 | |
| October 24 | 7:00 p.m. | South Florida | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati | ESPN2 | CIN 34–17 | 30,024 | |
| October 25 | 5:00 p.m. | Temple | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | CBSSN | UCF 34–14 | 39,554 | |
| October 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Memphis | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | ESPNews | MEM 48–10 | 19,498 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: Houston, Tulane, Tulsa
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans | ESPN2 | CIN 38–14 | 21,414 | |
| October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | ESPNU | MEM 40–20 | 26,846 | |
| November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | UCF | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | CBSSN | CONN 37–29 | 28,751 | |
| November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 East Carolina | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia | ESPNews | TEMP 20–10 | 22,130 | |
| November 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Houston | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | ESPNews | HOU 27–3 | 29,782 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: SMU
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Memphis | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ESPNU | MEM 16–13 | 23,882 | |
| November 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Connecticut | Army | Yankee Stadium •Bronx, New York | CBSSN | L 35–21 | 27,453 | |
| November 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPNU | TULN 31–24 | 32,205 | |
| November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | CBSSN | TULSA 38–28 | 14,269 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: Cincinnati, East Carolina, South Florida, UCF
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 13 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio | ESPN2 | CIN 54–46 | 19,113 | |
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Tulsa | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | ESPN2 | UCF 31–7 | 35,323 | |
| November 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Memphis | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans | ESPNU | MEM 38–7 | 28,614 | |
| November 15 | 8:00 p.m. | South Florida | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas | CBSSN | USF 14–13 | 19,463 | |
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Temple | Penn State | Beaver Stadium •University Park, Pennsylvania | ESPN2 | L PSU 31–13 | 100,173 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: Houston, Connecticut
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida | ESPNews | UCF 53–7 | 30,920 | |
| November 22 | 8:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | CBSSN | CIN 41–0 | 24,012 | |
| November 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Tulane | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina | ESPN3 | ECU 34–6 | 48,433 | |
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston | ESPN3 | HOU 38–28 | 23,572 | |
| November 22 | 4:00 p.m. | South Florida | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | ESPNews | MEM 31–20 | 34,635 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: Temple
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | UCF | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida (rivalry) | ESPN2 | UCF 16–0 | 36,963 | |
| November 28 | 7:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, Oklahoma | ESPNU | ECU 49–32 | 15,126 | |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas (rivalry) | CBSSN | HOU 35–9 | 15,446 | |
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia | ESPNews | CIN 14–6 | 21,255 | |
| November 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Connecticut | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee | ESPNews | MEM 41–10 | 35,102 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: Tulane
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 4 | 7:30 p.m. | UCF | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina (rivalry) | ESPN | UCF 32–30 | 41,259 | |
| December 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston | Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati | ESPN | CIN 38–31 | 24,606 | |
| December 6 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut | CBSSN | SMU 27–20 | 22,921 | |
| December 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Temple | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans | ESPN2 | TEM 10–3 | 20,612 | |
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
Bye Week: Memphis, South Florida, Tulsa
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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| December 22* | 2:00 p.m. | BYU | Memphis | Marlins Park •Miami (2014 Miami Beach Bowl) | ESPN | W 55–48 2OT | 20,761 | |
| December 26* | 8:00 p.m. | NC State | UCF | St. Petersburg, Florida (Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl) | ESPN | L 27–34 | 26,675 | |
| December 27* | 1:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Virginia Tech | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium •Annapolis, Maryland (Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman) | ESPN | L 17–33 | 34,277 | |
| January 1* | 12:00 p.m. | Houston | Pittsburgh | Amon G. Carter Stadium •Fort Worth, Texas (Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl) | ESPN | W 35–34 | 37,888 | |
| January 3* | 1:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Florida | Legion Field •Birmingham, Alabama (Birmingham Bowl) | ESPN2 | L 20–28 | ||
| #Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time. | ||||||||
| Legend | |
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| American win | |
| American loss | |
| Date | Visitor | Home | Winning team | Opponent Conference |
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| August 28 | Temple | Vanderbilt | Temple | SEC |
| August 30 | Penn State | UCF | Penn State | Big Ten |
| August 31 | SMU | Baylor | Baylor | Big 12 |
| September 6 | Maryland | South Florida | Maryland | Big Ten |
| September 6 | Memphis | UCLA | UCLA | Pac 12 |
| September 6 | East Carolina | South Carolina | South Carolina | SEC |
| September 6 | Georgia Tech | Tulane | Georgia Tech | ACC |
| September 6 | Oklahoma | Tulsa | Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| September 13 | UCF | Missouri | Missouri | SEC |
| September 13 | East Carolina | Virginia Tech | East Carolina | ACC |
| September 13 | North Carolina State | South Florida | North Carolina State | ACC |
| September 20 | Texas A&M | SMU | Texas A&M | SEC |
| September 20 | North Carolina | East Carolina | East Carolina | ACC |
| September 20 | Tulane | Duke | Duke | ACC |
| September 27 | Tulane | Rutgers | Rutgers | Big Ten |
| September 27 | Memphis | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | SEC |
| September 27 | TCU | SMU | TCU | Big 12 |
| September 27 | South Florida | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| September 27 | Cincinnati | Ohio State | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| October 11 | Cincinnati | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | ACC |
| November 15 | Temple | Penn State | Penn State | Big Ten |
| Conference | Record |
|---|---|
| ACC | 2–4 |
| Big 12 | 0–3 |
| Big Ten | 0–6 |
| C-USA | 1–3 |
| Independents | 1–4 |
| MAC | 2–0 |
| Mountain West | 1–2 |
| Pac-12 | 0–1 |
| SEC | 1–4 |
| Sun Belt | 0–1 |
| Total | 8–28 |
| Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |
| Week 1 | Kevin Lucas | Tulsa | WR | Tavon Young | Temple | CB | Marvin Kloss | South Florida | PK |
| Week 2 | Paxton Lynch | Memphis | QB | Nigel Harris | South Florida | LB | Deshon Foxx | Connecticut | PR |
| Week 3 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | QB | Josh Hawkins | East Carolina | LB | Sam Geraci | Cincinnati | P |
| Week 4 | Shane Carden | East Carolina | QB | Tank Jakes | Memphis | LB | Mattias Ciabatti | South Florida | P |
| Week 5 | Chris Moore | Cincinnati | WR | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | DE | Austin Jones | Temple | PK |
| Week 6 | Shane Carden | East Carolina | QB | Tank Jakes | Memphis | LB | Kyle Bullard | Houston | PK |
| Week 7 | Justin Holman | UCF | QB | Terrance Plummer | UCF | LB | J.J. Worton | UCF | PR |
| Week 8 | André Davis | South Florida | WR | Steven Taylor | Houston | LB | Andrew Gantz | Cincinnati | PK |
| Week 9 | Shane Carden | East Carolina | QB | Jacoby Glenn | UCF | CB | Andrew Gantz | Cincinnati | PK |
| Week 10 | Brandon Hayes | Memphis | RB | Praise Martin-Oguike | Temple | DE | Jake Elliott | Memphis | PK |
| Week 11 | Dane Evans | Tulsa | QB | Parry Nickerson | Tulane | CB | Jake Elliott | Memphis | PK |
| Week 12 | Gunner Kiel | Cincinnati | QB | Jacoby Glenn | UCF | CB | Andrew Gantz | Cincinnati | PK |
| Week 13 | Kenneth Farrow | Houston | RB | Jeff Luc | Cincinnati | LB | Michael Easton | UCF | KR |
| Week 14 | Paxton Lynch | Memphis | QB | Nick Temple | Cincinnati | LB | Jake Elliott | Memphis | PK |
| Week 15 | Breshad Perriman | UCF | WR | Tyler Matakevich | Temple | LB | Shawn Moffitt | UCF | PK |
The following individuals received postseason honors[6] as voted by the American Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season
| 2014 American Athletic Conference Individual Awards | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Player of the Year | Shane Carden, East Carolina | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jacoby Glenn, UCF | |||||
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Jake Elliott, Memphis | |||||
| Rookie of the Year | Marlon Mack, USF | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Justin Fuente, Memphis | |||||
| 2014 All-American Athletic Conference Football Teams | |||
| First Team | Second Team | ||
| Offense | Defense | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|---|
WR – Breshad Perriman, UCF | DL – Terrell Hartsfield, Cincinnati | WR –Deontay Greenberry, Houston | DL – Jaryl Mamea, UCF |
| ^- denotes unanimous selection Additional players added to the All-AAC teams due to ties in the voting | |||
as of December 6, 2014[update].
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Gm 1 | Gm 2 | Gm 3 | Gm 4 | Gm 5 | Gm 6 | Gm 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | Paul Brown Stadium* | 65,535 | 31,912 | 41,926 | 25,456 | 30,024 | 19,113 | 24,606 | 173,037 | 28,839 | 44.01% | |
| Connecticut | Rentschler Field | 40,000 | 35,130 | 23,543 | 30,098 | 27,755 | 28,751 | 24,012 | 169,309 | 28,218 | 70.55% | |
| East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium | 50,000 | 42,758 | 51,082 | 45,029 | 40,152 | 48,433 | 41,259 | 268,713 | 44,786 | 89.57% | |
| Houston | TDECU Stadium | 40,000 | 40,775 | 30,081 | 23,408 | 26,685 | 21,471 | 32,205 | 23,572 | 198,177 | 28,311 | 70.78% |
| Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 61,008 | 27,361 | 46,378 | 32,784 | 26,846 | 34,635 | 35,102 | 203,106 | 33,851 | 57.08% | |
| SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium | 32,000 | 34,820 | 23,093 | 16,849 | 19,498 | 19,463 | 15,446 | 129,169 | 21,528 | 67.28% | |
| South Florida | Raymond James Stadium | 65,890 | 31,642 | 28,915 | 27,269 | 28,273 | 31,567 | 29,782 | 36,963 | 214,861 | 30,694 | 46.61% |
| Temple | Lincoln Financial Field | 68,532 | 28,408 | 19,202 | 25,340 | 22,130 | 23,882 | 21,255 | 140,217 | 23,370 | 34.10% | |
| Tulane | Yulman Stadium | 30,000 | 30,000 | 26,358 | 23,076 | 21,414 | 28,614 | 20,612 | 129,462 | 25,892 | 86.31% | |
| Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium | 30,000 | 19,032 | 29,357 | 21,353 | 18,744 | 14,269 | 15,126 | 117,881 | 19,647 | 65.49% | |
| UCF | Bright House Networks Stadium | 45,323 | 44,510 | 41,547 | 35,015 | 39,554 | 35,323 | 30,920 | 226,869 | 37,812 | 83.43% |
^* Cincinnati will be playing all its 2014Paul Brown Stadium due to ongoing renovations toNippert Stadium, capacity: 65,535.
Games highlighted in green were sell-outs.