AAC Football was back in action this weekend. Here’s the latest from the teams on the gridiron this week.
| Team | Record | This Week | Result | Up Next |
| Army | 7-0 (6-0) | — OFF — | — | vs Air Force |
| Charlotte | 3-5 (2-2) | at Memphis | L, 33-28 | vs Tulane |
| ECU | 4-4 (2-2) | vs Temple | W, 56-34 | — OFF — |
| FAU | 2-5 (0-3) | — OFF — | — | vs USF |
| Memphis | 7-1 (3-1) | vs Charlotte | W, 33-28 | at UTSA |
| Navy | 6-1 (4-0) | vs Notre Dame | L, 51-14 | at Rice |
| North Texas | 5-3 (2-2) | vs Tulane | L, 45-37 | — OFF — |
| Rice | 2-6 (1-4) | at UConn | L, 17-10 | vs Navy |
| Temple | 2-6 (1-3) | at ECU | L, 56-34 | — OFF — |
| Tulane | 6-2 (4-0) | at North Texas | W, 45-37 | at Charlotte |
| Tulsa | 3-5 (1-3) | vs UTSA | W, 46-45 | at UAB |
| UAB | 1-6 (0-4) | — OFF — | — | vs Tulsa |
| USF | 3-4 (1-2) | — OFF — | — | at FAU |
| UTSA | 3-5 (1-3) | at Tulsa | L, 46-45 | vs Memphis |
Notable Results and Storylines // (Standings)
Tulsa???
You wouldn’t be alone if you turned this game off at halftime. That’s typically what happens when one team faces a 35-7 deficit. The Golden Hurricane had other plans. Quarterback Cooper Legas threw for 333 yards and five touchdowns off the bench, rallying the home team past the reeling Roadrunners to pull off one of the more stunning finishes of the weekend.
Midshipmen mishaps
Navy hadn’t lost a fumble all season before losing five fumbles to Notre Dame on Saturday. The Middies were off their game from the start and things only continued to go downhill from there. The lone solace, the defeat came in non-conference play and Navy remains very much alive in the race for a spot in the AAC Championship Game.
Memphis keeps playing with fire
Memphis might only have one conference loss, a nailbiter to Navy, but the Tigers have struggled to get through their schedule in recent weeks, including an escape against Charlotte on Saturday. The 49ers had the lead in this game late in the fourth quarter. Mathematically, Memphis is still in the mix for a title game appearance, but they haven’t taken care of business to nearly the same degree as their one-loss-or-better counterparts.
Looking ahead – Key storylines
Rivalry game?
Things get weird when rivalries are involved. That’s part of what makes college football so endearing. Army will be hoping for no wild antics this coming Saturday when they host Air Force. The Black Knights have won three of the last four in the series and five of the last even, but Air Force won 10-of-11 before that. On paper, Arny should win comfortably, but they don’t play these games on paper.
Sun Shine State Season Savers
Despite high hopes entering the year, neither Florida Atlantic nor South Florida are going to contend for a conference championship this season. Their realities are quite the opposite, actually, with postseason trips on the line in the weeks ahead. A loss in this game would significantly impact bowl game odds for the losing program making the intra-state battle all that more intriguing.
Bowl dreams on the line
Speaking of a long offseason starting sooner than they’d like, three AAC teams enter this coming week with six losses and are in danger of seeing their bowl dreams crushed a little over the midpoint of the 2024 campaign. Temple will have hope for at least one more week as the head to a bye, but Rice (vs Navy) and UAB (vs Tulsa) are playing for their postseason dreams starting Saturday.
