2017 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

2017 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
3rd AAC Championship Game
Logo of the Championship Game
Memphis Tigers UCF Knights
(10–1) (11–0)
55 62
Head coach: 
Mike Norvell		 Head coach: 
Scott Frost
APCoachesCFP
161420
APCoachesCFP
121114
1234OT2OT Total
Memphis 72431470 55
UCF 17721377 62
DateDecember 2, 2017
Season2017
StadiumSpectrum Stadium
LocationOrlando, FL
MVPMcKenzie Milton
FavoriteUCF by 7[1]
RefereeAdam Savoie
Attendance41,433
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC/IMG
AnnouncersSteve Levy, Brian Griese, and Todd McShay (ABC)
Allen Bestwick and Tony Pike (IMG)
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The Knights celebrate their victory over the Tigers
2017 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 6 UCF xy$   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 21 South Florida   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Temple   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Cincinnati   2 – 6     4 – 8  
UConn   2 – 6     3 – 9  
East Carolina   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 25 Memphis xy   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Houston   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Navy   4 – 4     7 – 6  
SMU   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Tulane   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Tulsa   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: UCF 62, Memphis 55
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 9, 2018
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2017 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game was held on Saturday, December 2, 2017. This was the third year that the AAC Championship game is played. The game was a rematch of the September 30 matchup,[2] which UCF won 40-13.[3]

  1. ^ "Memphis Tigers vs UCF Knights". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Romero, Iliana Limón (November 24, 2017). "No. 15 UCF, No. 20 Memphis set for rematch in AAC title game". Orlando Sentinel.
  3. ^ "Milton, Killins lead UCF to 40-13 win over Memphis". USA TODAY. Associated Press. September 30, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.