THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Table Of Contents American Athletic Conference ............................... 2-3 Commissioner Mike Aresco ................................... 4-5 Conference Staff ...................................................7-11 College Football Playoff ............................................12 15 Park Row West • Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Switchboard - 401.244.3278 • Communications - 401.453.0660 American Bowl Lineup .............................................13 www.TheAmerican.org The American On Television .....................................14 The American Digital Network .................................15 American Athletic Conference Notebook ............16-18 American Athletic Conference Staff Commissioner ............................................................................................................. Michael L. Aresco The Teams Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration) ...........................................................Donna DeMarco East Division Senior Associate Commissioner (Broadcasting) .................................................................Tom Odjakjian UCF Knights ........................................................19-24 Chief Financial Officer...........................................................................................................Stacy Martin School Quick Facts .............................................19 Associate Commissioner (Communications and External Relations) .......................Bernadette Cafarelli Associate Commissioner (Football) .....................................................................................Scott Draper Storylines & Schedule ....................................... 20 Associate Commissioner (Governance and Compliance) ...................................................... Ellen Ferris Coaching Staff ................................................... 21 Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball) ....................................................................... To be named Coaching Records .............................................. 22 Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball) ...............................................................Barbara Jacobs 2015 Statistics & Results ................................... 23 Associate Commissioner (Sport Administration and Championships) ............................. James Siedliski Year-By-Year Results ......................................... 24 Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball) ...............................................................Barbara Jacobs Assistant Commissioner (Communications) ......................................................................Chuck Sullivan Cincinnati Bearcats ............................................. 25-30 Assistant Commissioner (Sport Administration and Championships) .............................Robert Weygand UConn Huskies ....................................................31-36 Senior Director of Compliance .............................................................................................Andrea Dahly East Carolina Pirates ............................................37-42 Senior Director of Communications and Digital Media........................................................ To be named USF Bulls ............................................................ 43-48 Senior Director of Football Operations .............................................................................. Michael Costa Temple Owls....................................................... 49-54 Director of Broadcast Scheduling ..................................................................................... Michael Coyne Director of Business Affairs ...................................................................................................Karen Giblin Director of Communications .................................................................................... Chevonne Mansfield West Division Director of Branding and Sport Administration .......................................................Catherine Carmignani Houston Cougars ................................................ 55-60 Director of Sport Administration and Championships ........................................................Patrick Colbert Memphis Tigers ...................................................61-66 Assistant to the Commissioner .........................................................................................Lisa Zanecchia Navy Midshipmen ...............................................67-72 Assistant Director of Digital Communications ......................................................................Jamie Corun Assistant Director of Digital Media and Reporter ................................................................Hali Oughton SMU Mustangs .................................................. 73-78 Executive Assistant for Administration ................................................................................. Lois DeBlois Tulane Green Wave ............................................. 79-84 Administrative Assistant .....................................................................................................Wanda Factor Tulsa Golden Hurricane ....................................... 85-90 Receptionist ....................................................................................................................Kathy Kirkpatrick Administrative Fellow ..............................................................................................................Kauri Black American Athletic Conference Almanac Communications Intern .......................................................................................................Taylor Alward Communications Intern ..............................................................................................Christina Anderson 2015 In Review ................................................... 92-99 Compliance Intern ................................................................................................................Lauren Doby Final Standings .................................................. 92 Video Production Intern .........................................................................................................Kyle Coulter Bowl Results ...................................................... 92 Coordinator of Football Officiating ..................................................................................... Terry McAulay Postseason Awards............................................ 93 Men’s Basketball Officiating Consortium Coordinator ...........................................................Curtis Shaw Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officiating ........................................................... Debbie Williamson All-Conference Teams ........................................ 93 NCAA Leaders ................................................... 94 Conference Individual Leaders ..................... 95-96 Conference Team Leaders .............................97-98 The American Football Championship ............... 99 Record Book Individual Records ........................................... 100-112 Team Records ...................................................113-119 Annual Leaders ................................................120-121 Annual Standings ....................................................122 Year-By-Year History ................................................123 Coaching Records ...................................................124 Series Results .................................................125-128 National Award Winners ..................................129-134 All-Time Polls ...................................................135-145 American vs. Ranked Teams ...................................146 Credits The American and the NFL.....................................147 Editor: Chuck Sullivan All-Time Bowl Appearances ............................148-149 National Bowl Results .....................................150-155 Printing: Charles Guillette - Colonial Lithograph, Inc. Attleboro, Mass. American Athletic Conference Media Services ......156 Media Relations Directory ......................................IBC Photography: Ben Solomon and member school communications offices. 2016 American Athletic Conference Football • 1 THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE The American Athletic Conference consists of 12 prestigious in- gave The American a top-10 team in the final national polls for the stitutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cin- second time in the league’s three seasons. UCF finished No. 10 in cinnati, East Carolina University, the University of Connecticut, the the 2013 rankings after the Knights’ Fiesta Bowl win against Baylor. University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the U.S. Naval In 2014, The American had the best men’s basketball postseason Academy (in football only), the University of South Florida Southern record of any league, when conference teams were a combined Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the 13-4, and the league sent four teams to the 2016 NCAA Champi- University of Tulsa. onship. Teams from The American have registered top-10 national Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, the Ameri- rankings in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, base- can Athletic Conference has written an impressive list of accom- ball, men’s soccer, men’s golf, and men’s track