Conference record book

American Athletic Conference Top 25 Games of the 2010s

The best games involving a AAC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.

Games: 25
Top score: 63/100
Overtime: 7

National ranking

The conference's top 25

22 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2017CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWLNeutral site
UCF vs. Auburn
UCF 34, Auburn 27
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 10 UCF vs. No. 7 Auburn · 7-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
Highlight · 2017 Auburn vs. UCF (Bowl Full Game)
2017Week 142OT
Memphis at UCF
Memphis 55, UCF 62
Conference game
No. 16 Memphis vs. No. 12 UCF · 7-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 11/15
63
Game score
Highlight · 2017 UCF vs. Memphis (Regular Season Full Game)
2018PLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWLNeutral site
LSU vs. UCF
LSU 40, UCF 32
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 11 LSU vs. No. 7 UCF · 8-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
Full Game · 2018 UCF vs. LSU (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
2013TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWLNeutral site
UCF vs. Baylor
UCF 52, Baylor 42
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 15 UCF vs. No. 6 Baylor · 10-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
Full Game · 2013 Baylor vs. UCF (Fiesta Bowl Full Game)
2015Week 9
Notre Dame at Temple
Notre Dame 24, Temple 20
Nonconference
No. 9 Notre Dame vs. No. 21 Temple · 4-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
2015PostseasonNeutral site
Houston vs. Florida State
Houston 38, Florida State 24
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 14 Houston vs. No. 9 Florida State · 14-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
2013Week 8
UCF at Louisville
UCF 38, Louisville 35
Conference game
Unranked UCF vs. No. 8 Louisville · 3-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
2018Week 7
UCF at Memphis
UCF 31, Memphis 30
Conference game
No. 10 UCF vs. Unranked Memphis · 1-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
2016Week 6
Houston at Navy
Houston 40, Navy 46
Conference game
No. 6 Houston vs. Unranked Navy · 6-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
2016Week 44OT
Louisiana at Tulane
Louisiana 39, Tulane 41
Nonconference
Unranked Louisiana vs. Unranked Tulane · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 15/15
48
Game score
2014MIAMI BEACH BOWLNeutral site2OT
BYU vs. Memphis
BYU 48, Memphis 55
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 18 BYU vs. Unranked Memphis · 7-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 11/15
47
Game score
2013Week 5
South Carolina at UCF
South Carolina 28, UCF 25
Nonconference
No. 12 South Carolina vs. Unranked UCF · 3-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
2019GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSICNeutral site
Memphis vs. Penn State
Memphis 39, Penn State 53
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 15 Memphis vs. No. 13 Penn State · 14-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Penn State vs. Memphis (Cotton Bowl Full Game)
2017Week 13
South Florida at UCF
South Florida 42, UCF 49
Conference game
No. 22 South Florida vs. No. 13 UCF · 7-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
Highlight · 2017 UCF vs. South Florida (Regular Season Full Game)
2017Week 12
Navy at Notre Dame
Navy 17, Notre Dame 24
Nonconference
Unranked Navy vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 7-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
2019Week 15
Cincinnati at Memphis
Cincinnati 24, Memphis 29
Conference game
No. 21 Cincinnati vs. No. 16 Memphis · 5-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
Full Game · 2019 Memphis vs. Cincinnati (American Football Championship Full Game)
2015Week 12
Houston at UConn
Houston 17, UConn 20
Conference game
No. 13 Houston vs. Unranked UConn · 3-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
2019Week 4
UCF at Pittsburgh
UCF 34, Pittsburgh 35
Nonconference
No. 15 UCF vs. Unranked Pittsburgh · 1-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
2015Week 11
Memphis at Houston
Memphis 34, Houston 35
Conference game
No. 25 Memphis vs. No. 16 Houston · 1-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
2014Week 53OT
Texas State at Tulsa
Texas State 37, Tulsa 34
Nonconference
Unranked Texas State vs. Unranked Tulsa · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 13/15
45
Game score
2013Week 63OT
Rutgers at SMU
Rutgers 55, SMU 52
Conference game
Unranked Rutgers vs. Unranked SMU · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 13/15
45
Game score
2013Week 151OT
Louisville at Cincinnati
Louisville 31, Cincinnati 24
Conference game
No. 19 Louisville vs. Unranked Cincinnati · 7-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
44
Game score
2019Week 63OT
Tulsa at SMU
Tulsa 37, SMU 43
Conference game
Unranked Tulsa vs. No. 24 SMU · 6-point margin
Ranking 2/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 13/15
44
Game score
2014Week 2
Memphis at UCLA
Memphis 35, UCLA 42
Nonconference
Unranked Memphis vs. No. 11 UCLA · 7-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
2019PostseasonNeutral site
Navy vs. Kansas State
Navy 20, Kansas State 17
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 21 Navy vs. No. 20 Kansas State · 3-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.