2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
4th AAC Championship Game
Championship Game Logo
1234 Total
Memphis 241430 41
UCF 7141421 56
DateDecember 1, 2018
Season2018
StadiumSpectrum Stadium
LocationOrlando, FL
MVPDarriel Mack Jr., QB, UCF
FavoriteUCF by 1
Attendance45,176
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersBob Wischusen (Play-By-Play)
Brock Huard (Analyst)
Allison Williams (Sidelines)
American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
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2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 11 UCF x$   8 0     12 1  
Temple   7 1     8 5  
No. 24 Cincinnati   6 2     11 2  
South Florida   3 5     7 6  
East Carolina   1 7     3 9  
UConn   0 8     1 11  
West Division
Memphis xy   5 3     8 6  
Houston x   5 3     8 5  
Tulane x   5 3     7 6  
SMU   4 4     5 7  
Navy   2 6     3 10  
Tulsa   2 6     3 9  
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game was an NCAA Division I college football conference championship game for the American Athletic Conference (AAC) played on December 1, 2018.[1] It was the 4th American Athletic Conference Championship, and was played at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando, Florida.[2]

UCF hosted Memphis, the second consecutive year the Knights hosted the Tigers in the American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game, and fourth meeting between the two schools in the past two seasons. With starting quarterback McKenzie Milton out for the season, the Knights rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit behind back-up quarterback Darriel Mack Jr. and won the conference championship for the second year in a row, and fourth time overall.

  1. ^ "American Athletic Conference – The American Announces 2018 Football Schedule". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. February 13, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "American Athletic Conference – 2018–19 Championships Schedule". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. Retrieved August 27, 2018.