| American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Football |
| Conference | The American |
| Played | 2015–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | SMU |
| Most championships | UCF, 4 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC |
| Official website | theamerican.org/football |
| Sponsors | |
| Roofclaim.com (2021–2022) | |
| Host stadiums | |
| Best conference team's home field (2015–present) | |
The American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game is a college football game currently held by the American Athletic Conference (The American) each year to determine the conference's season champion. The inaugural game was held on December 5, 2015, at 12:00 pm ET.[1]
The game previously pitted the champion of the Eastern Division (UCF, Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, South Florida, and Temple) against the champion of the Western Division (Houston, Memphis, Navy, SMU, Tulane, and Tulsa). The game was played at the home stadium of the division winner with the better conference record.[2]
In 2020, UConn left the conference, leading to the dissolution of the divisions. Because of new NCAA rules regarding conference championships, the game has become a matchup between the top two teams in the conference.
Television broadcast rights to the game are owned by ESPN, with the game airing on ABC.[1]
- ^ a b "The American Championship Central". American Athletic Conference. June 4, 2015.
- ^ "American Announces Football Schedule Format for 2015-18". USA Today. December 18, 2012.