2019 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

2019 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
5th AAC Championship Game
Cincinnati Bearcats Memphis Tigers
(10–2) (11–1)
24 29
Head coach: 
Luke Fickell		 Head coach: 
Mike Norvell
APCoachesCFP
212120
APCoachesCFP
161617
1234 Total
Cincinnati 7773 24
Memphis 100109 29
DateDecember 7, 2019
Season2019
StadiumLiberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
LocationMemphis, TN
MVPAntonio Gibson (RB, Memphis)
FavoriteMemphis by 9[1]
RefereeCharles Lamertina
Attendance33,008
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersDave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Tom Luginbill (sideline)
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2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 24 UCF   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Temple   5 – 3     8 – 5  
South Florida   2 – 6     4 – 8  
East Carolina   1 – 7     4 – 8  
UConn   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 20 Navy x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
SMU   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Tulane   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Houston   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 7, 2019, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, to determine the 2019 champion of the American Athletic Conference. The conference's 5th championship game featured the champion of its East Division, the Cincinnati Bearcats, against the West Division champion, the Memphis Tigers. The game was televised on ABC.[2]

The game is hosted by the divisional champion with the better winning percentage in conference games.[3] Memphis claimed hosting rights with a 34–24 home win over Cincinnati to close out the regular season on November 29. This left both teams with a 7–1 conference record, with Memphis holding the tiebreaker due to the Tigers' head-to-head win. Navy ultimately tied Memphis for the West Division crown, but the Tigers also held that tiebreaker due to a head-to-head win.[4]

  1. ^ "Cincinnati vs. Memphis - Game Summary - December 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 American Athletic Conference Football Championship to be Televised on ABC". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces 2019 Football Schedule". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "No. 17 Memphis tops No. 18 Cincinnati 34-24 to host AAC game". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 29, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.