2023 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game

2023 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
9th AAC Championship Game
1234 Total
SMU 7739 26
Tulane 7070 14
DateDecember 2, 2023
Season2023
StadiumYulman Stadium
LocationNew Orleans, LA
MVPIsaiah Nwokobia, S, SMU
FavoriteTulane by 2.5
RefereeLuke Richmond
Attendance25,206
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersRoy Philpott (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter)
American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
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2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 SMU y$   8 0     11 3  
Tulane y   8 0     11 3  
UTSA   7 1     9 4  
Memphis   6 2     10 3  
South Florida   4 4     7 6  
Rice   4 4     6 7  
Navy   4 4     5 7  
North Texas   3 5     5 7  
UAB   3 5     4 8  
Florida Atlantic   3 5     4 8  
Charlotte   2 6     3 9  
Tulsa   2 6     4 8  
Temple   1 7     3 9  
East Carolina   1 7     2 10  
Championship: SMU 26, Tulane 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 2, 2023, at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans. It was the ninth American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference (The American) for the 2023 season. The game started at 4:00 p.m. EST and aired on ABC. The game featured the Tulane Green Wave and the SMU Mustangs. SMU defeated Tulane 26–14 for the program's first conference championship since it won a share of the Southwest Conference title in 1984.[1]

  1. ^ Stevenson, Stefan (December 2, 2023). "SMU asserts dominance over Tulane, secures first conference championship win in 39 years". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved December 3, 2023.