American Conference football individual awards

The Offensive Player of the Year is awarded to the player voted most outstanding at an offensive position. Winners Winners by school ==Defensive Player of the Year==

The Defensive Player of the Year is awarded to the player voted most outstanding at a defensive position. Winners Winners by school ==Special Teams Player of the Year==

The Special Teams Player of the Year award is given to the player voted best on special teams. The recipient can either be a placekicker, punter, returner, or a position known as a gunner. Winners Winners by school ==Rookie of the Year==

The Rookie of the Year award is given to the conference's best freshman. Winners Winners by school ==Coach of the Year==

George O'Leary won the first award with UCF after an 11–1 regular season in which UCF earned The American's last automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, the first major bowl appearance in school history. Winners Records reflect those at the time of selection, and do not include the conference championship game, the Army–Navy Game (which takes place a week after the conference title game), or bowl games. , the 2013 winner Winners by school ==Footnotes==