2022 American Athletic Conference football season

Recruiting classes American Athletic Conference media day The 2022 American Media day was held virtually on July 28, 2022 Preseason poll The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 28, 2022. • First place votes in () Award watch lists All−American Teams ==Coaches==

Coaching changes The American will enter the 2022 season with two new head football coaches: • November 30, 2021 TCU hired Sonny Dykes of SMU as its new head coach. On November 29 SMU hired Rhett Lashlee formally the Offensive Coordinator at Miami as its new coach. • November 29, 2021 Temple head coach Rod Carey was fired after having an 12–20 record in three seasons at Temple, including a 3–9 record in 2021. On December 15, Temple hired Texas associate head coach and run game coordinator Stan Drayton as its new head coach. Coaches Head coaching records Note: • Records shown after the 2021 season • Years at school includes 2022 season Source: Mid-season changes • On November 6, South Florida fired head coach Jeff Scott after posting a record of 4–26 during his tenure at the school. South Florida named special teams coordinator Daniel Da Prato as the interim head coach. On December 4, South Florida announced that Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh would become the new head coach for the 2023 season. Post-season changes • On November 27, Luke Fickell was announced as the new head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference. In the wake of the announcement, Cincinnati named special teams coach Kerry Coombs as the interim head coach for the postseason. On December 5, Cincinnati announced that Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield would become the new head coach of the team for 2023. • On November 27, Tulsa announced that it had fired head coach Philip Montgomery. Montgomery had posted a 43–53 record over eight seasons with the school. On December 6, Tulsa announced Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson as the new head coach. • On December 11, Navy announced that it would not retain head coach Ken Niumatalolo for 2023, which would have been the last year of his contract. Niumatalolo had gone 109–83 in 15 years at the school, but ended his tenure with three consecutive losing seasons and five losses in the Midshipmen's last seven matchups against Army. Defensive coordinator Brian Newberry was named the interim head coach. ==Rankings==

The 2022 American Athletic Conference football schedule was released on February 17, 2022. The regular season begins on Thursday September 1, 2022 and will end on Saturday December 15, 2022. The American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game is scheduled to be played on Saturday December 3, 2022 at the site of the regular season champion. All times Eastern time. Regular season schedule Week one Week two Week three Week four Week five Week six Week seven Week eight Week nine Week ten Week eleven Week twelve Week thirteen Championship Game Week fifteen ==The American vs other conferences==

AAC vs Power Five matchups The following games include AAC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, BYU/Notre Dame, Pac-12, and SEC). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game. AAC vs Group of Five matchups The following games include AAC teams competing against "Group of Five" teams from C-USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt. AAC vs FBS independents matchups The following games include AAC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn and UMass. AAC vs FCS matchups The following games include AAC teams competing against Football Championship Subdivision teams, which comprises 14 conferences and two independent programs. Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game AAC Records against other conferences 2022–2023 records against non-conference foes: Regular season Postseason ==Postseason==

Bowl games Bowl games will begin on December 17, 2022, and will end with the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 9, 2023. For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The American will annually send teams to the Military Bowl, Fenway Bowl, and a third annual spot alternating between the Armed Forces Bowl and Hawaii Bowl annually. The American will have annually four appearances in the following bowls: Birmingham Bowl, Gasparilla Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl, Frisco Bowl, Cure Bowl, First Responder Bowl, Myrtle Beach Bowl and New Mexico Bowl. The American champion will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Group of Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings, American teams are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking. Rankings are from CFP Poll • All times Eastern Time Zone. Selection of teams • Bowl eligible (7): Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane, UCF • Bowl-ineligible (4): Navy, South Florida, Temple, Tulsa ==Awards and honors==

Player of the week honors American Athletic Individual Awards The following individuals received postseason honors as chosen by the league's head coaches. All-Conference Teams The following players were selected part of the All-Conference teams. List of All American Teams • American Football Coaches Association All-America Team • Associated Press All-America Team • CBS Sports All-America Team • ESPN All-America Team • Football Writers Association of America All-America Team • The Athletic All-America Team • Sporting News 2022 College Football All-America Team • USA Today All-America Team • Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team National award winners ==NFL draft==

The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL draft. ==Notes and references==