2019 American Athletic Conference football season

2019 American Athletic Conference
football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 29, 2019
through January 2020
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network
2020 NFL Draft
Top draft pickAntonio Gibson (Memphis)
Picked byWashington Redskins, 66th overall
Regular season
East championsCincinnati
  East runners-upUCF
West championsMemphis
Navy
  West runners-upSMU
The American Championship
ChampionsMemphis
  Runners-upCincinnati
Football seasons
← 2018
2020 →
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 season is the 28th NCAA Division I FBS Football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season is the seventh since the former Big East Conference dissolved and became the American Athletic Conference and the sixth season of the College Football Playoff in place. The American is considered a member of the Group of Five (G5) together with Conference USA (C–USA), the Mid-American Conference (MAC), the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.