American Athletic Conference Championship: What Would’ve Happened Without Divisions
The AAC Championship is relatively new, and it’s been without divisions over the last two years. That doesn’t mean there wouldn’t have been a few changes.
The years when the championship would’ve been different without divisions are in bold, and the ones when the matchup would’ve been what actually happened aren’t. The records are for the regular season conference season only.
2021 Cincinnati 35, Houston 20
This was 1 vs 2 – AAC had no divisions
2020 Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
This was 1 vs 2 – AAC had no divisions
2019 Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
2018 UCF 56, Memphis 41
No Divisions Championship: UCF vs Temple
We all would’ve missed out on a blast of an American Athletic Conference championship, but Memphis was 5-3 and Temple was 7-1. The Owls would’ve faced unbeaten UCF.
2017 UCF 62, Memphis 55 OT
2016 Temple 34, Navy 10
No Divisions Championship: Temple vs USF
Yeah, there was a time when Temple, USF, and Navy were the AAC powers. 7-1 Temple beat 7-1 USF, and USF beat 7-1 Navy.
2015 Houston 24, Temple 13
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